Chapter 385 Abdication
"I intend to abdicate."
Ye Wan was stunned for a moment.
Emperor Jing was so young, and the crown prince was still so young. Why did he abdicate at this time?
Is the Emperor out of his mind?
The next second, Emperor Jing spoke, "I have something growing in my brain, I'm mentally ill."
Ye Wan: ?
Was she still dreaming or hadn't woken up properly? Or was she entering the Hall of Diligent Governance incorrect? Thinking of this, Ye Wan pinched Lin Anyuan next to her.
"Hiss... What's wrong?"
Lin Anyuan looked at the bewildered Ye Wan.
Ye Wan said, "It's nothing. I was just checking if I was dreaming. This dream is too absurd."
"It's not a dream, it's real, it couldn't be more real."
Emperor Jing poured himself a cup of tea and slowly said, "I don't know how many more years I have left to live, so don't tell your mother about this."
Emperor Jing felt that it was truly a matter of timing and fate.
He suddenly started having headaches lately, and the entire Imperial Hospital couldn't find the cause. It was a doctor from Langzhong who diagnosed him.
He has something growing in his brain.
To cure this disease, you would have to cut open the brain and remove the lesions inside.
What's the difference between that and being dead? It's better to live well and take it one more day at a time.
In fact, someone had divined his fate long ago, and Emperor Jing, who did not believe in fate, now had no choice but to believe it.
Ye Wan felt a pang of unease.
Emperor Jing was a wise ruler; it was thanks to his reign that the couple was able to live such a comfortable life.
A different monarch would make a difference. Ministers are most wary of their superiors' suspicions. The next crown prince might also be wary of them.
"Lin Anyuan, I've always wanted you to call me 'Father.' Now that you know I'm about to die, why don't you say it and let me hear it?"
Ye Wan: ...
Lin Anyuan: ...
Talking about this at this time has dispelled my initial sadness.
"Hahaha, I was just teasing you."
Emperor Jing was laughing, but he wasn't joking; he felt his lifespan had come to an end.
"In these last few years, I want to take Yiyi to see the beautiful landscapes of our country. I don't want her to be trapped in the palace for the rest of her life, so I entrust this country to you."
Lin Anyuan knelt down, "Your subject will do his utmost to assist the Crown Prince."
Ye Wan also knelt down.
Emperor Jing looked at the couple, his tone somewhat bewildered, "When did I say I wanted to pass the throne to the Crown Prince?"
“He’s too young. He can’t sit on the throne properly. Letting him sit on it so early will only make him lose himself. That would be harming him.”
Ye Wan: !
Her heart suddenly started beating very fast.
That's not what she meant, is it?
Sure enough, the next second, Emperor Jing spoke, "I intend to pass the throne to you."
Lin Anyuan suddenly looked up.
"emperor……"
"Now that things have come to this, you should call me Father Emperor."
Emperor Jing personally helped Lin Anyuan up, then looked at Ye Wan and said, "I am at ease entrusting this empire to you two."
Ye Wan and Lin Anyuan don't know how they got home that day; it all felt like a dream.
"The Emperor's move is putting you on the hot seat."
Ye Wan thought it was outrageous.
Lin Anyuan remained silent for a long time before saying, "Wanwan, I really wish he were my father."
Ye Wan laughed. "If you want to acknowledge him, he's your father."
Isn't he still my father? Even a stepfather is still a father.
...
...
Emperor Jing was never a procrastinator.
After making the decision, he announced the succession to Lin Anyuan at the morning court session the following day.
The civil and military officials were like madmen, wishing they could bang their heads against the wall.
"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"
Emperor Jing said, "Why not? He is my son-in-law and has made great contributions to this country."
"Your Majesty, this statement is tantamount to shaking the very foundation of Jian Sheng!"
Emperor Jing said, "Am I the emperor or are you the emperors? Do you decide, or do I?"
"I never said I would depose the Crown Prince. He is still the Crown Prince. I'm not dead yet, and I'm more focused on Lin Anyuan than any of you. What are you all jumping around for? Do you want to sit in this wheelchair too?"
Emperor Jing's insults were as sharp and offensive as ever.
Yes, it's at times like this that he's most like Lin Anyuan, almost like a father and son.
Has the Emperor been cursed?
Lin Anyuan must have used some kind of sorcery!
When they heard the news, everyone went crazy, and they basically made the two guesses mentioned above.
Only Prince Ning remained calm in the imperial palace.
“When he came that day, I actually guessed it, which is why I pointed my finger at him and scolded him.”
"But I didn't expect it to be so fast."
After having lunch, Prince Ning was writing. When he had nothing else to do, he would write a few words to calm his mind.
I've been writing for quite a while now.
The eunuch serving nearby couldn't help but speak up, "Your Highness, has Emperor Jing gone mad? How could he hand over the throne to someone else so easily?"
Prince Ning sneered and threw down the brush in his hand. "He's been a madman all along. You wouldn't believe me when I told you, but now you see. A madman's brain is just different from a normal person's. Let him do whatever he wants. He'll get himself killed sooner or later. I'll just wait and see him make a fool of himself."
Prince Ning originally felt that life was meaningless, but now he feels that it is meaningful again.
You have to live well, otherwise what will you do if you don't see what happens to Murong Jingyi and his son?
...
The Yu family.
Madam Yu paced anxiously in the main hall, saying, "I told you to get engaged sooner, but you refused no matter what. You insisted on looking down on other people's daughters, saying they were from the countryside and had no manners. Later, you said you wouldn't shamelessly try to climb the social ladder, like a weather vane. Now look what's happened! You want to be a weather vane, but you can't be one now."
The throne should be passed to Lin Anyuan. Once he ascends the throne, his daughter will be a princess.
In this dynasty, there was no rule that one could not enter officialdom if they married a princess; no one could be closer than one's own family.
Once you become the emperor's son-in-law, who else would you appoint if not your son-in-law?
"You regret it now, but it's too late!"
Yu Guangzhong looked grim.
Regret is not limited to their family; many others feel the same way. However, at this moment, they are truly filled with deep regret.
Who knew the Emperor would go so mad? This is just too crazy.
At the Pei family residence, Madam Pei's expression was also extremely unpleasant.
She had just been scolded by her own son.
She felt that some uncouth, unambitious country girls were about to transform into true noblewomen.
Three years ago...
"Mother, let's not dwell on the past. Look at my face now." Pei Zhixuan arrived, dressed in a dazzling outfit.
Madam Pei was in a bad mood. "What are you looking at? What can you possibly see in your face?"
Pei Zhixuan turned around and said, "With my looks, could I become the princess's male concubine?"
Everyone said his third brother was famous throughout the capital, and he felt that he was no less than his third brother.
Madam Pei was so angry that she almost fainted.
How could she have given birth to such an infuriating child?
It wasn't just the Yu and Pei families; countless other families were filled with deep regret.
The princess's residence remained as peaceful as ever, except that the number of secret guards had doubled.
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