At the eldest prince's mansion, Xiao Conghui had just received news from the envoys from Northern Liang.
Two days later, the envoys arrived in Beijing.
There was also another piece of news: The second princess slept with the prince of Beiliang!
At the same time, the spy he sent to Beiliang to investigate the prince came back.
The seventh prince Liu Yi's mother was of humble status and was not valued in the harem... He had been looked down upon since he was a child...
Xiao Conghui frowned. He had heard of this seventh prince a long time ago. If he was a favored prince, why would he be sent as an envoy and ask to marry the princess?
Any prince who had the slightest hope of ascending the throne usually married a princess from another country through marriage with an aristocratic family...
It means that he has no chance of becoming an emperor.
But, how could his sister Xiao Jiaxi be like this?
Didn’t that little guy say that the second princess hated the Prince of Beiliang and broke into his house in the middle of the night and castrated him?
Did they sleep together? A lot of things have changed, they are different now!
"Your Highness, the Queen requests that you enter the palace immediately."
The palace maid from the Pepper Room came hurriedly to report.
"What's the matter? Why are you so anxious?" Xiao Conghui asked.
The person replied, "When Concubine Liang was paying her respects to the Empress, she suddenly went mad and tried to assassinate the Empress... Chunlan blocked the knife for her master..."
The palace maid spoke fluently and briefly described what happened in the Pepper Palace.
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Pepper Room Palace.
Queen Wang had taken off her makeup and looked somewhat haggard without makeup.
"Mother, what's going on?" Xiao Conghui asked.
Concubine Liang suddenly went crazy? What a lame excuse! Not only did Xiao Hanyi not believe it, he didn't believe it either!
Queen Wang recounted the story of Concubine Liang.
The more he listened, the darker his expression became. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and he interrupted Queen Wang, "Mother, after all these years, why did Concubine Liang suddenly discover this?"
Queen Wang was stunned. She had never thought about this question... It was strange to say this.
"Father already knows, but he is just holding back and not taking any action," Xiao Conghui murmured in a low voice.
He could feel that Xiao Hanyi would definitely take action. How could he save his mother?
"Mother, after your son's wedding, please go to Ci'en Temple to practice Buddhism under the pretext of praying for the country..."
"no"
Queen Wang interrupted Xiao Hanyi and asked her to go to Ci'en Temple?
The royal temple, Ci'en Temple, was where most of the childless concubines went after the emperor's death. They would stay there for the rest of their lives. She was the empress, and even if she was... she was also the honorable empress dowager, she had to live in the palace.
Xiao Conghui looked serious, and Queen Wang felt a little uneasy.
Does it have to be like this? There was no evidence left for what she did before, so the emperor can't do anything.
Xiao Hanyi knew what Queen Wang was thinking, "Mother, you're overthinking it. If Father wants to take action, why would he need any real evidence? There's no excuse that can be used."
Besides, he is a prince and will be an emperor in the future. He knows the cruelty of emperors.
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The next day, morning.
Xiao Hanyi said coldly, "Tomorrow, the Beiliang envoys will come to the capital. They are sending the prince. We need to receive him at a higher level."
ah!
The court officials were whispering to each other, wondering what the emperor meant by this. Was he going to appoint a crown prince?
Minister of Rites Cui Dong was the first to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is right to send the Crown Prince to greet him."
As soon as these words were spoken, another wave came.
Of course we sent the prince to welcome him. Both the inside and the outside were in place, but now there is no prince!
"I dare to ask the emperor to establish the foundation of the country as soon as possible, and I ask that the eldest prince be appointed as the heir apparent."
Cui Dong knelt down and shouted loudly.
According to his intuition, Xiao Hanyi was going to appoint a crown prince, and in his mind, the crown prince was none other than Xiao Conghui.
"I reconsider"
"I reconsider"
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Voices for reconsideration came one after another.
Xiao Hanyi narrowed his eyes, feeling uncomfortable.
At this time, the Minister of Works said something different, "Second Prince..."
Well, that's right. If all the court officials support Xiao Conghui, wouldn't he, the emperor, be sidelined?
The court officials expressed their opinions.
The second prince went to a brothel and showed his bad moral character...
Xiao Conghui violently murdered an imperial official...
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Finally, an imperial decree to appoint a crown prince was issued from the hall!
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