The emperor's face darkened. "You are only the imperial physician. It is taboo to interfere in the selection of the crown prince."
"I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Old Ding kowtowed.
"That's all." The emperor raised his hand. "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Old Ding stood up.
"Go and tell Chi An to come to the palace so I can have a few words with him."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Mr. Ding stepped back.
When he arrived at the Princess's Mansion, he went straight to Long Chi'an.
Long Chi'an noticed that he looked unhappy and had come in a hurry, so he asked, "Is there something urgent?"
Elder Ding then recounted what he had said in the emperor's bedroom and apologized, saying, "I was anxious and asked questions I shouldn't have asked."
Long Chi'an coughed twice, gathered his cloak, and said gently, "You are wrong on two counts. First, you asked about the new crown prince. On this point, you shouldn't have directly asked the emperor, your uncle, whether he would give me the crown prince position. Second, you mentioned Fu Ning. You shouldn't have mentioned Fu Ning as my medicine."
"But what I said is the truth, Your Majesty. Second Miss Yan is indeed your medicine."
"You mentioned this, what do you want from your uncle, the Emperor? Do you want him to order Fu Ciyi and Fu Ning to divorce again?"
"I..." Old Ding choked.
"It's impossible for them to divorce now. Uncle Long Yi and the Yan family are incompatible. Under such circumstances, Fu Ciyi and Fu Ning have not separated. Therefore, this is an extremely difficult matter."
"But Your Highness, if you become the new emperor, wouldn't it be a simple matter of asking for Miss Fu Ning? Furthermore, if the Emperor intends to make you the Crown Prince, he must resolve your illness. If your illness becomes a stumbling block to your succession, the key to resolving the problem lies in Second Miss Yan. In my opinion, as long as Second Miss Yan is by Your Highness's side, all problems will be solved."
The prince recovered from his illness and successfully became the crown prince, and later became the new emperor.
Everything is good.
"Alright." Long Chi'an stood up from the couch, "Follow me into the palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After walking a few steps, Long Chi'an reminded: "Old Ding, please don't say anything in front of the emperor's uncle later."
"I see."
The two entered the palace.
When they arrived at the bedroom, the emperor was drinking medicine under the care of another imperial physician.
"Achi is here." The emperor's eyes swept towards the door.
"Yes, Uncle the Emperor."
Long Chi'an clenched his fist, coughed softly, and took a few quick steps.
"I hear you're still coughing. Is your condition not improving?"
The emperor pointed to the chair beside him and motioned him to sit down.
Long Chi'an nodded respectfully and sat down politely. "It's always the same. I don't feel like moving when it's cold. It was okay in Jinzhou before. It's warmer there than in Beijing, and it doesn't snow as often."
The emperor waved his hand to let the imperial doctors leave, and glanced at Old Ding, indicating that he should leave as well.
Eunuch Song bowed and retreated with several imperial physicians, leaving the room and closing the door.
The emperor then said, "Achi, I believe you already know that the crown prince has been deposed. What are your thoughts?"
Long Chi'an said, "Long Yaodong has committed so many crimes that it's only a matter of time before he's deposed."
The emperor got straight to the point: "I have no biological children, so I have been training you as my heir. The royal family has too much power these days, and I'm afraid you won't be able to control them if you become heir. I'm even more afraid that after you ascend the throne, your throne will be taken away before you even secure it."
Let’s not talk about how long Long Chi’an can live in this physical condition.
Don’t die before leaving behind any offspring.
In this case, why would he pass the throne to him?
Long Chi'an said with a smile: "My uncle is the emperor, and the royal family has too much power, so why not abolish it?"
When the emperor heard this, he knew that he still wanted to be the crown prince.
Yes, who in the world doesn’t want to be emperor if given the chance?
Seeing the emperor's expression, Long Chi'an quickly changed his tone, "But a nephew is still a nephew. My uncle has granted me the Chinese surname, and the royal family is already unhappy about it. If my uncle appoints me as the crown prince, I'm afraid the opposition will never be suppressed."
The emperor then nodded and said, "That's the problem. Although I have granted you the imperial surname, you are still a descendant of the Shi family."
To put it bluntly, will the Long family's kingdom be transferred to the Shi family in the future?
Then after he passes away, he will have no face to face the ancestors of the Long family.
He had never thought about this problem before.
Now that I feel that time is running out, I have thought things through more thoroughly.
He cannot become a sinner of the Long family.
As soon as Long Chi'an understood, he immediately stated: "My nephew never dared to aspire to that position. My uncle gave me the surname of our country because he had high hopes for me."
The emperor nodded: "I'm glad you understand."
Since the matter had been brought to light and he no longer had the qualifications to be the crown prince, Long Chi'an simply took the risk and asked, "Uncle, may I ask, who can be the new crown prince?"
"Well..." The emperor paused and smiled, "I haven't thought about it yet."
"Uncle, have you taken the medicine? Is he feeling better?"
"Better now." The emperor adjusted his posture on the couch. "By the way, regarding your illness, I will order the young lady from the Fu family to treat you several more times."
"Thank you, uncle." Long Chi'an was startled.
What the emperor's uncle meant was that he could no longer have any illusions about Fu Ning.
"I know you like her, but she saved me before, and I can't do anything to separate us."
"Uncle, my nephew does treat her differently, not to mention that she and I have such a connection..."
He is unwilling to accept this.
The emperor waved his hand and said, "If there is nothing else, please leave."
"yes."
Long Chi'an stood up and coughed, and soon left the bedroom.
As we walked with Mr. Ding in the snow, his cough became more and more severe.
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