Chapter 703 Public
In Yimei Pavilion, Mu Qing was sitting next to the cradle and teasing the little girl.
He had already heard the footsteps outside, so he deliberately sighed: "Tuanzi, your mother left us and ran away. What should we do?"
"Hasn't run away yet!" Hu Xiner pushed open the door and burst into laughter.
She was just about to tell Mu Qing what had just happened, but she heard the little girl in the cradle crying loudly.
When the child cried, it was either because he was hungry or wanted to pee. The couple hurriedly took him out of the cradle, but he still peed all over Mu Qing.
After that, he lay back in the cradle and went to sleep, feeling refreshed, leaving the couple staring at the changed diaper.
Mu Qing frowned, held his breath, and lifted the diaper. He then looked at the wet part of his body and said helplessly, "This kid is really going too far."
Even though he was wearing a diaper, all his clothes were ruined. It's really disgusting.
Hu Xiner was delighted beside him. After returning to her room, she took out the green bamboo pen from her sleeve and her thoughts flowed like a spring.
At night, the couple chatted. When Mu Qing heard what she had said today, he couldn't help but frown. "So, Your Majesty is really seriously ill?"
"It seems so." Hu Xiner was also a little worried.
Just as the eldest princess said, the succession of the throne is a major event, and in a situation like this dynasty, bloodshed and war are inevitable.
There is a crown prince outside, eyeing the throne covetously, and seven princes inside, vying for the throne. Among these eight favorite candidates for the throne, none of the Mu family has a chance to take it.
"If they succeed to the throne, it would be better to let the eldest princess become emperor," Hu Xin'er commented. "At least Yue'er won't harm us, and she won't do anything to harm the people."
Mu Qing thought the same thing. "So, His Majesty has been taking the elixirs Zhao Yunxuan gave him to stay alert for court, trying not to show any signs of weakness. But medicine is always toxic, and even the best elixirs eventually wear off. He's probably at the end of his rope, with nothing left to do, so he resorted to this method."
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes warming and nourishing the body. Even if there is a strategy of fighting poison with poison, it is very rare to use strong medicine on someone of the emperor's status.
Therefore, the emperor's use of this medicine that overdrafts his life energy means that he has not much time left.
Hu Xiner only thought that the eldest princess could help them, but she did not expect the greater crisis that would follow.
"If war breaks out across the country and we're in the capital, we'll have no choice but to side with the victor." He squeezed Hu Xin'er's hand. "I have a feeling His Majesty's death is imminent. We must make plans early."
Now that they are facing the storm in the capital, they cannot retreat or escape.
Listening to Mu Qing's analysis, Hu Xiner suddenly thought of the scene of six armies approaching the city, and her heart couldn't help but feel a chill.
Maybe he wanted to join in the fun in the last moments of his life, or maybe there was some other purpose.
The emperor forced himself to hold on and convened the parliament.
There was singing and dancing, and the music was melodious. Dancers slowly entered the stage from both sides and began to perform with all their might.
However, there was no prince present, only the old emperor.
At the banquet, after the emperor finished his opening remarks, he looked at Duke Xuanyuan.
The two nodded in tacit understanding. It turned out that the emperor had already discussed with the Duke what he would say today.
He was about to talk about conferring the title of Crown Princess on the eldest princess and conferring the title of Crown Princess on Hu Xiner!
At this moment, Zhao Yunxuan received the hint and said, "Your Majesty, although I haven't found the elixir of immortality, I have found a lucky woman in Qingzhou. This woman can ensure the stability of the country for a hundred years."
Following the direction of his finger, Hu Xiner, who was eating, was exposed to everyone's sight.
"Oh my god..." someone exclaimed softly, "Isn't this the village girl?"
"Look, isn't that the masked man Lu Lang? Why is he back? Didn't he say he absconded with the Lu family?"
"Where did you get this information? It's clear that Lu Lang was instrumental in saving the emperor, but he wasn't interested in fame and fortune, so he left the capital and retired to the mountains."
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"My dear ministers," the emperor raised his glass with some difficulty, "Lord Zhao has found a blessed girl. I wish to confer the title of princess upon her. What are your opinions?"
Suspicious glances were directed at Hu Xiner. Most people simply didn't understand how this ordinary woman in front of them could be the legendary lucky girl.
However, no one dared to give His Majesty any advice on such a great day.
Just then, an uninvited guest spoke up, "The matter of enthroning a princess should naturally be decided by Your Majesty. However, I seem to have heard some rumors that Your Majesty intends to make the eldest princess the Crown Princess. Is this true?"
This man had a big belly and two black bean-like eyes on his round, fleshy face. Although he had an ordinary appearance, he was covered in makeup and gold.
When he said this, his eyes were a little vague, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.
Zhao Yunxuan frowned slightly. This person was none other than Zhao Yunhe, the second son of the Zhao family.
Logically speaking, the Zhao family's genes must be perfect to give birth to a child with such appearance, but Zhao Yunhe is an exception.
It was simply because Zhao Yunhe's mother was an ordinary slave who used to wash feet for the wife of the Zhao family and was born very ordinary.
But Lord Zhao still defiled her after drinking one time and left Zhao Yunhe behind.
Zhao Yunhe has loved eating, drinking and having fun since he was a child. He never takes serious matters to heart and never laments about his mother's fate. Instead, he goes straight on the path of Master Zhao.
However, his character is very mediocre. If there is no one behind the scenes instigating him, he would never come forward and say such provocative words.
Sure enough, it would have been fine if he hadn't spoken. Once he opened his mouth, the others started whispering or talking openly.
"What? The Crown Princess? Are you kidding me?"
"What is the Crown Princess?" Some military officers were confused.
The civil servant scoffed, "The man who inherits the throne is the Crown Prince, and the woman who inherits the throne is the Crown Princess."
"What?!" Even the military officer's eyes widened. "You have to be joking, right? How could a woman inherit the throne?"
"Is this an attempt to do what the Emperor did?" The old, undisciplined people in the Ministry of Rites shook their heads. "This is simply a reversal of yin and yang, and a violation of morals."
Almost everyone opposed the eldest princess's inheritance to the throne.
The eldest princess had been eating melon seeds listlessly all day, but upon seeing this, she perked up and gestured to His Majesty: "See, I told you it wouldn't work."
A few more scholars jumped out and began to accuse the eldest princess of not observing the virtues of a woman and showing her face in public.
When the emperor saw them come out, his face became even gloomier, because these were the thorns planted by the princes in the court.
As the saying goes, when the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Normally, the emperor would not pay attention to these criticisms from his own son, but today he had to pay attention!
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