Emperor Jinde first met the prince and praised him highly.
The prince was a little flattered.
Although my father was gentle, he had high expectations of him and rarely praised him.
Sometimes he didn't know what he should do to gain his father's approval.
This time, the epidemic was eradicated in Fuzhou, and his father, the emperor, was very pleased and praised him sincerely.
The prince suppressed his joy and said, "This is what I, your son, should do."
"I am happy to share my father's worries and bring benefits to the people."
Emperor Jinde nodded slightly, walked over and held the prince's shoulders, showing a rare warmth.
His deep voice rang out: "Yao'er, there's no need to be modest. You've done very well. I wasn't wrong about you."
The prince's heart trembled, "Father..."
Emperor Jinde rewarded the prince generously, but gold, silver and treasures were only material possessions. The most important thing was that the prince's achievements were recorded and left a mark in Emperor Jinde's heart.
His position as crown prince became more secure.
After a moment's silence, Emperor Jinde suddenly asked, "It's easy for me to reward you, but what should I reward Xie Qingyao with?"
The prince thought for a moment, "The wife of the Marquis of Anguo has no shortage of riches these days. I think it would be wise for the Emperor to make an exception and confer the title of Princess on her."
"The Marquis An's wife's contributions to Fuzhou are worthy of this reward."
Conferring the title of Princess on Xie Qingyao...
Emperor Jinde did not express his opinion immediately. He seemed to think for a moment before nodding and saying, "This is a good suggestion."
He turned the ring on his thumb and smiled with satisfaction: "Then I will make her a princess."
The prince also looked happy.
After leaving the Purple Extreme Palace, he couldn't help but mutter, "Father really favors her."
There was nothing more that could be rewarded to Xie Qingyao, so the only option was to confer a title on her to elevate her status. Currently, Xie Qingyao's status was almost that of a princess.
The prince made this suggestion because he saw that Emperor Jinde had such thoughts.
What he can think of, his father can naturally think of.
But he didn't want others to think that he was too partial to Xie Qingyao.
So the idea was proposed by the prince, and Emperor Jinde naturally adopted it.
It sounds like the prince has contributed a bit, but in fact he is just following the emperor's wishes.
When Xie Qingyao entered the palace and received the imperial edict, she was a little confused.
No, she really didn't do anything, so why was she canonized as a princess?
She held the scroll of the imperial edict in both hands, showing a confused expression, but she still said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
This look is really cute.
Emperor Jinde waved his hand and let her go.
Since there are rewards, there are naturally punishments. The main point is to clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments.
The reward went to the Crown Prince and Xie Qingyao, while the punishment was for the loyal prince.
The efforts to help the king and eliminate the epidemic were a complete mess.
He was in Shangjing, thousands of miles away from Fuzhou. Without finding out the local situation, he was eager to gain merit and ordered the village to be burned.
His actions are reckless and foolish, disregarding human life.
Emperor Jinde kicked Prince Qin and beat him up.
He was beaten with a stick thirty times in front of all the civil and military officials.
He ordered Qin Wang to write a letter of repentance and was punished to go to Ci'en Temple to reflect on his past.
King Qin lay on the couch. This time he was punished so severely that his buttocks were about to break.
His face was pale and his lips were blue.
Concubine Yin stood aside, tears streaming down her face, her voice trembling as she asked, "How could Your Majesty punish me so severely?"
"You are His Majesty's son. If a son makes a mistake, I will just scold him. But His Majesty still wants to..."
"And I have to punish you with a stick in front of so many people. How will you maintain your authority in the future?"
Prince Qin's face turned stern, and he gritted his teeth: "The emperor favors the prince. No matter what I do, the emperor won't even look at me."
The thousand-word letter of repentance requires him to state his crimes himself.
Isn't this just contradicting himself?
Today, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame and everyone will laugh at him!
Even if he ascended the throne in the future, all the civil and military officials would still remember the scene of him being beaten, and his dignity would be completely gone.
"The emperor is still trying to confer the title of princess on Xie Qingyao. He is really getting old and confused."
Concubine Yin's eyelids twitched. "Yu'er, don't say such treasonous words. If others hear it, the consequences will be disastrous."
All this bad luck stems from Xie Qingyao.
It's really weird.
One of her two children was sent to Qingxin Temple for recuperation, and the other was punished to go to Ci'en Temple for reflection.
If Xie Qingyao had not developed the antidote this time, the prince would not have been able to succeed so smoothly, make great contributions, and receive the praise of His Majesty.
The medicinal tea prepared by Xie Qingyao turned out to be an antidote. Even a storybook wouldn't dare to write it like that. It's outrageous.
Concubine Yin was so depressed that she died.
The king's eyes were full of sinister intent.
It was all He Huaixuan’s fault, that loser. His bad idea ruined him.
An idea flashed through his mind.
Ask He Huaixuan to do something. If he fails to do it well, this chess piece will be useless and can be discarded.
At the same time, great changes took place in the court, and the original balance of power was broken.
The Wei family smelled something unusual.
The Duke of Zhenguo frowned secretly, "First it was the Qiao family, now it's the Li family's turn..."
"Your Majesty, are you planning to completely purge the aristocratic families of the past? That would be too heartless to destroy the bridge after crossing it."
"Could it be that they are going to wipe out our Wei family next?"
"Haha, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you really think you are fully grown and fearless."
Aide: "Your Majesty cannot touch the Wei family. The Wei family is deeply rooted. The Qiao and Li families are incomparable."
"Not to mention that the Wei family also has two kings of different surnames, the King of Longxi and the King of Dongping, sitting in the Wei family and holding military power. Your Majesty would be wary of them."
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