As soon as Prime Minister Liu said this, the Liu family immediately found their backbone and all agreed with him. The hall was in chaos and it was as messy as a vegetable market.
Xu Junzheng also stood up. He was now less aloof and arrogant than when he was young, and more worldly-wise and smooth, but his words were still sharp and every one of them hit the nail on the head.
"Since ancient times, the eldest son has been respected. Now that the Empress has no children, the eldest son is naturally the Crown Prince. The eldest son is Your Majesty's only son. Is Prime Minister Liu's remarks implying that the eldest son will die young?"
"You keep saying you're doing this for the country, but you're inciting court officials to obstruct His Majesty from appointing a crown prince. Your Majesty has been childless for years, and you've complained a lot. Now that Your Majesty has appointed a crown prince, what else do you have to say?"
"Or do you want to establish the Liu family's crown prince, rather than the Dazhao Kingdom's crown prince? You eat the emperor's salary, but don't understand loyalty. How is your behavior different from treason?"
The whole place was in dead silence, and no one dared to speak first.
The emperor feigned reprimand, saying, "Lord Xu, your words are too harsh. The ministers are devoted to the country and must have been confused for a moment. I believe they will figure it out."
"The crown prince is the foundation of the country and must be established. My mind is made up. If anyone still has dissatisfaction, please feel free to raise it. Since you are unwilling to assist the future monarch, I will not force you. I will specially allow you to retire and return home."
"As for my Imperial Consort, that's my family affair. You should all focus on the people's livelihood and the country. If anyone still keeps staring at my family affairs, I think this position doesn't need to be held!"
Xu Junzheng immediately knelt down with a group of officials, shouting in unison, "Your Majesty is wise!"
The rest of the people looked at each other, and then looked at Prime Minister Liu, whose face was red with anger. In the end, they did not dare to confront the emperor head-on and risk losing their jobs, so they could only shut up and pretend to be dead.
The emperor is becoming more and more difficult to deal with. The former Minister of Rites has returned to his hometown with his family, and he has no way to express his grievances. In the officialdom, everyone has their own position. If they really lose their jobs, Prime Minister Liu cannot help them get their jobs back.
Prime Minister Liu knew that the situation was hopeless and he could not stop the emperor today. He could only endure it and knelt down with the remaining officials, shouting "Long live the emperor!"
Prime Minister Liu lowered his head, hiding the cruel light in his eyes.
His Yan'er was murdered, but his enemy became the Imperial Consort, and a baby who was less than a month old actually became the Crown Prince! How ridiculous!
What's the point of giving birth? Raising a child is the real skill!
Prime Minister Liu knelt on the ground, his fists clenched and creaking. Sooner or later, he would let Ji Yunhuan taste the pain of losing a child!
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A month later, the eldest son Qin Yunhan was officially canonized as the crown prince. The imperial edict was announced to the world and delivered to every inch of land in Dazhao Kingdom at full speed.
The people all knew that the emperor finally had a son, and those high-ranking officials no longer had to fight over who to adopt as the emperor. The prince would become the emperor in the future.
Ji Yunhuan became the Imperial Noble Consort, but apart from changing into a new dress, she didn't feel any difference.
Although Hui Changzai was demoted, she was still a favorite of the Imperial Noble Consort.
She was busy every day and finally helped the imperial concubine to sort out the personnel in the harem. The imperial concubine took pity on her hard work and promoted her to a noble lady.
When she was canonized as the Imperial Noble Consort, she rewarded the six palaces and found a reason to promote her back to the position of concubine from a noble lady. The speed of her promotion was simply extraordinary.
Many people who were waiting to see her make a fool of herself are now dumbfounded. The imperial concubine also promised to promote her to the position of concubine this year and to grant her mother an imperial decree so that her mother could enter the palace to see her.
Her father was just a scholar and had found a job in Beijing. Her younger brother received guidance from Lord Xu and is expected to pass the imperial examination this year. He will definitely have a bright future.
Huipin now understands what it means when one person succeeds and everyone around him benefits. In the past, she lived in fear and caution in the palace. It was already difficult for her to survive, so how could she help her family?
Huipin now wishes she could worship Ji Yunhuan. The emperor is moody and would beat or kill people at any time. He is not as easy to please as the imperial concubine. As long as she helps her take care of the palace affairs, she will be rewarded like crazy.
With the combination of kindness and force, the harem is now peaceful and Ji Yunhuan has a lot more free time. She can focus more on her son.
Ji Yunhuan teased her son with a rattle, "Han'er, come here, come here and give your mother a hug."
Qin Yunhan is already three months old. He is very skilled at rolling over. He chases the rattle and rolls around with his little butt twitching, which makes Ji Yunhuan laugh out loud.
He finally rolled in front of his mother, but instead of grabbing the rattle, he crawled into his mother's arms and opened his lotus-like arms to ask for a hug.
Ji Yunhuan picked up his son. His son was no longer wrinkled like when he was just born. Instead, he was as delicate as a piece of jade. His big round eyes were rolling around, and his calves were kicking, looking very strong.
"Okay, okay, kiss Han'er. Han'er, be good. If you move again, mother won't be able to hold you." Ji Yunhuan kissed her son on the face.
Qin Yunhan was finally satisfied. If it wasn't for making his mother happy, he wouldn't have played such a boring game.
He already eats a lot, when will he grow up?
When he was in his mother's belly, he was looking forward to coming out so that he could fight the bad guys and protect his mother.
When he couldn't help but crawl out early, he seemed to scare everyone. Even after he came out, he still couldn't protect his mother. He was too young and couldn't do anything...
Qin Yunhan was thinking in a daze, but his body began to feel sleepy. He soon fell asleep in his mother's arms.
When the emperor came in, he saw that his son was already asleep. He immediately ordered Taohong to take the child away!
"Wow! Wow!" Qin Yunhan suddenly burst into tears. He didn't want to leave his mother. He wanted to sleep with his mother!
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