Emperor Shi Yuan waved his hand and asked the palace servants who were serving him to leave. He then took a deep breath of the sweet fragrance from the incense burner in front of him.
Lu Ze stepped forward and extinguished the incense in the incense burner with tea.
The First Emperor frowned instantly and shouted angrily: "Ze'er!"
Lu Ze knelt on the ground and said, "Grandfather, although this incense can temporarily relieve the pain of illness, it is also addictive and is poisonous!"
The Emperor Shi Yuan said angrily: "This item was given by the emperor's son. Everyone in Persia knows that this incense is a divine item that can prolong life..."
Qi Yuning stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, three kings of Persia have died in the past ten years. It is hard to imagine how this sweet grass can prolong life.
This sweet herb, also known as opium, is a poison known to all Persians. Although it can make people feel as comfortable as ecstasy when used, it also damages the body's qi and blood. Not only will it not prolong life, but it will also greatly shorten life."
The Emperor Shi Yuan angrily shouted, "How could I not know my own body? After smelling this fragrance, I just felt comfortable all over. Ze'er, Yuning, the two of you should stop talking nonsense."
Qi Yuning said: "Prince Jin also used this thing for Princess Jin for two years. Princess Jin has passed away. Your Majesty, this thing is really harmful! It will only make you sicker and sicker, your addiction will become more and more serious, and your body will become thinner and thinner..."
Emperor Shi Yuan looked at the incense burner and said, "Don't talk nonsense. My son has always been filial. How could he possibly harm me?"
Lu Ze knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, because the prince is not my uncle at all."
Emperor Shi Yuan stood up in panic and asked, "What did you say?"
Qi Yuning knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, when the Queen gave birth, the Qin family replaced the fetus. The Queen was supposed to give birth to a daughter, but the Qin family replaced it with a boy."
Emperor Shi Yuan frowned and said, "Ze'er, Yuning, you two should know that your nonsense is a great disrespect to the Queen and the Crown Prince!"
Lu Ze raised his eyes and said, "Grandfather, I'm really not talking nonsense. Do you still remember Princess Qi Ping? You named her Princess Nianxia because she looks like Great Aunt Qixia, right?"
Emperor Shi Yuan narrowed his eyes, wrinkled at the corners of his eyes, and said, "Are you saying that Ah Ping is the daughter of me and the queen?"
Lu Ze responded, "Yes!"
Emperor Shi Yuan angrily rebuked, "Ridiculous! Ze'er, you can't resent your uncle for not giving you the position of Dali Temple Minister! You actually lied and slandered your uncle's life just because A Ping looks like Qi Xia."
Qi Yuning said, "Your Majesty, Master Lu did not lie or slander anyone. There is also a witness from that year, Nanny Qin..."
Emperor Shi Yuan said, "Madame Qin? Is she the Madame Qin who betrayed her master? How can I still trust her?"
Emperor Shi Yuan said impatiently, "Lu Ze, I will just pretend that you never said anything you said today. If you dare to mention it again, I will never let you off easily! Go away."
Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty..."
The First Emperor shouted angrily, "Get out!"
Lu Ze kowtowed and said, "Grandfather, the Qin family's ambition is obvious. I only regret that I didn't expose the Qin family's conspiracy sooner because I was worried about Ping's pregnancy, which led to your addiction to opium. Everything I said is true. I dare to swear. If I am false, God will punish me..."
"Shut up!" Emperor Shi Yuan looked at Lu Ze and said, "Go away, and pretend this never happened!"
Qi Yuning pulled Lu Ze up and left.
Emperor Shi Yuan looked at Lu Ze's back and sighed. When he saw the palace maid coming in, he ordered her to light a new piece of sweet grass incense.
Smelling the sweet aroma, Emperor Shi Yuan gradually calmed down.
"Father."
When Emperor Shi Yuan heard Zhao Chong's voice, he looked up at Zhao Chong. He had the shadow of Qin's uncle. The nephew looks like his uncle, so how could he not be the queen's son?
Emperor Shi Yuan thought that he had really spoiled Pingrou's children.
Pingrou was the first child he had after he ascended the throne, and he had doted on her since she was a child. When Pingrou married Prince Consort Lu, it was more for the military power of the Lu family so that she could protect her newborn younger brother Zhao Chong.
Apart from his good looks, Prince Consort Lu only knew how to write poetry and songs about love and romance, and had made no achievements in the court.
Emperor Shi Yuan felt that he had treated his daughter unfairly, and he loved her three children more than his own grandchildren since they were young.
Especially Lu Ze, when he was only eighteen years old and wanted to enter the court, Emperor Shi Yuan allowed him to choose an official position.
He even went against the majority's opinion and made an exception to allow Lu Ze to enter the Dali Temple as a Shaoqing at a young age.
Lu Ze, who has always been favored, even framed his own uncle because he failed to become the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. He should reflect on himself!
Zhao Chong said: "Father, how are you today?"
Emperor Shi Yuan said: "After smelling the sweet fragrance of this herb, my body has become much better."
Zhao Chong smiled and said, "Father, you are not attending the morning court today, so you have less worries and your health will be better. This is the Heart Sutra that I asked Taoist He for. Burn sweet grass incense and eat longevity pills. Combined with the Heart Sutra, you can meditate in seclusion for 49 days, and you will be able to have a body like a Taoist cultivator, and all diseases will be cured."
When Emperor Shi Yuan heard that he would be in seclusion for 49 days, he was a little worried and asked, "This seclusion? Doesn't it mean that I can't take care of the affairs of the court?"
Zhao Chong said: "With the three dukes and nine ministers, and the two prime ministers here, your father can rest assured about the affairs of the court. Your health is the most important thing now. After forty-nine days, when all your illnesses are gone, you will be able to better handle state affairs, benefit the people, and make the great prosperity last for thousands of years!"
Emperor Shi Yuan took a deep breath of the sweet fragrance and said, "Okay, after the Qingming Festival, I will go into seclusion..."
Zhao Chong said: "Father, it is better to do it sooner rather than later. Now is the best time for spring when everything is reviving and growing. You should cherish the time."
Emperor Shi Yuan calculated the days and said, "If this is the case, I won't be able to catch up with your wedding."
Zhao Chong said: "Father is in good health and can live a thousand years, which is my child's blessing."
"You are still the most filial! Ze'er, I really love him for nothing."
Emperor Shi Yuan was very pleased and said, "Then I will issue an order that you will be the regent for the next forty-nine days."
Zhao Chong knelt down and said, "I accept your order."
After Zhao Chong left, Emperor Shi Yuan ordered the seal of the Taiji Palace. No one was allowed to enter and disturb him no matter what important matters were. Except for delivering meals and sweet grass incense, no one was allowed to disturb his practice.
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Lu Ze and Qi Yuning had just returned to the palace and were trying to comfort Lingling, who was upset because she woke up and didn't see her parents, when they received news from the palace.
Your Majesty will be in seclusion for 49 days to practice cultivation and recuperate. The Crown Prince will be the regent and no one is allowed to enter the Taiji Palace to disturb him.
Lu Ze frowned and said, "Your Majesty actually believed the Crown Prince's nonsense."
Qi Yuning looked at Xiao Lingling beside him and said, "Lingling, do you want to go see your uncle and aunt? And go to North City to play sandboarding?"
"Yes!" Little Lingling kept nodding her head, "Lingling wants to play sand sliding!"
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Yes, it's better for you and Lingling to go to North City. Too many things have changed in these forty-nine days."
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling, go alone. I will stay here with you. Our wedding is coming soon. If I go to North City now, you will not have a bride."
Lu Ze said: "Can you rest assured that Lingling will go alone?"
Qi Yuning said, "Haven't Baoshuang and Baoxue always wanted to visit the North City military camp? I can rest assured that the two of them are escorting Lingling to the North City."
Lingling said at the side: "Mom, let's play with the sand. Lingling likes to slide down from the sand. It's so fun."
Qi Yuning chuckled, "But Lingling, this time when you go to North City, your parents won't be with you. Only your third and fourth aunts will be with you, as well as Aunt Chunfen and Aunt Jingzhe. Your parents can't go with you, but when you get to North City, your uncle and aunt will take care of you."
Lingling hugged Qi Yuning's thighs and said in a wronged voice: "No, no, Lingling wants to be with mother!"
Lu Ze touched Lingling's head and said, "Lingling, be good. Daddy and Mommy can't leave."
Lingling shed tears and said, "Lingling, don't leave mom and dad. Lingling wants to be with mom and dad, wuwuwu."
Qi Yuning comforted Lingling and said, "If you stay in Shengjing City, you don't know what the bad guys will do to you. Be good, Lingling, and go to Beicheng to play with the sand. Lingling, mother will agree to whatever you want."
Lingling sniffed, wiped her tears with her little hands and said, "If Lingling wants a brother or sister, Mommy and Daddy will give Lingling a brother or sister, and Lingling will be obedient and follow the third and fourth aunts to the north city to play rustling."
Qi Yuning agreed: "Okay, Lingling, go to Beicheng obediently, and mother will give you a brother or sister!"
Lingling said with tears in her eyes: "But when Daddy and Mommy have brothers and sisters, they still have to love Lingling the most!"
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and said, "Yes, mother loves Lingling the most."
Lingling looked at Lu Ze and asked, "Where's Daddy?"
"Daddy loves Lingling and Lingling the most."
Qi Yuning held Lingling reluctantly and said to Lu Ze, "You can't announce Lingling's departure. You have to send her away secretly." (End of this chapter)
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