Ye An formally brought up the matter of establishing a crown prince and a queen in the court. Since he had made all the necessary arrangements in advance, several important ministers did not object. However, Ye An dealt with old lady Li because two older ministers thought it was inappropriate. In this dynasty, wet nurses must be honored. It was a misconduct for the emperor to withdraw the title to Li.
Of course, they were more tactful and would not directly accuse Ye An like Qin Yushi did. Instead, when Ye An proposed to establish a queen, they turned to question the character of Concubine Chen. If the emperor had behaved immorally, Concubine Chen, as the emperor's concubine and favorite concubine, would certainly not have fulfilled her responsibility to admonish the king. The position of queen emphasizes virtue and must be able to assist the emperor. To be crowned queen simply by being favored by the emperor would not convince the public.
Then someone suggested the selection of the crown prince. The eldest prince, Ye Xi, was not even one year old, so his qualifications were still unclear. The emperor was young, so he could wait until he had a few more princes.
However, this person was quickly refuted by everyone. After all, the eldest prince is the only son of the emperor, and the position of crown prince cannot be left vacant. Does it mean that we have to wait seven or eight years before appointing a crown prince? This is simply irresponsible!
Faced with doubts, Master Mu could only worry. He knew the character of Concubine Chen best, but he was her biological father, and no matter what he said, he would be accused of favoring her.
Mu Taifu looked at Qiao Taibao, hoping that Qiao Taibao could help him. Their two families now have a good relationship. However, Qiao Taibao said tactfully: "The selection of the queen is very important, and we should be very careful."
Ye An was angry that these ministers changed their minds so quickly. It was obviously him who punished Old Madam Li, but he wanted Mu Ci and Dou Dou to take the blame. He wanted to have a big quarrel with them and dismiss them all from their posts. However, having been the emperor for so long, he also knew very well that illogical quarrels were useless, and he could not be really dismissed. If he did so, he would become a tyrant, and these people would have even more to say, and might even continue to blame Mu Ci for being the evil concubine.
Ye An suppressed his anger and first revealed the fact that Li Guiji had framed the eldest prince. He then pointed to an eloquent eunuch and told him the whole story of how Old Lady Li had made a scene outside the Yunguang Palace.
Qin Yushi, the pioneer of public opinion, sided with the emperor for once: "In my opinion, the emperor had his reasons for dealing with Li. It's not that the emperor didn't want to honor the wet nurse, but Li took advantage of the favor and became arrogant."
This old lady Li is so brave. If it were someone else, she would have been beheaded long ago.
Ye An took the opportunity to say, "Qin Qing has spoken my mind. The entire palace and the entire court are watching me, and I have to convince everyone. Just because she is my wet nurse, should I let her continue to run rampant? I only took away her title and gave her a slight punishment. As for other rewards, I did not take them back. I will still give her money and silk every month so that she has no worries about food and clothing."
Qin Yushi said in front of everyone: "Your Majesty's words remind me of the disaster of the wet nurse in the previous dynasty. Could it be that you all have forgotten it? Your Majesty's actions clearly distinguish between public and private affairs. How can it be said that you are immoral?"
The disaster of wet nurses mentioned by Qin Yushi was that the emperor of a certain dynasty before the Wei Dynasty listened too much to his wet nurse's words, and was controlled by the wet nurse.
The result was of course not good, and the emperor was also called a tyrant by later generations. This shows that a tyrant emperor is not necessarily caused by a witch concubine.
Ye An nodded, and with a stern face and a hint of majesty, he glanced at the ministers: "So it's not that the Concubine Chen didn't advise me well?"
Qin Yushi said: "The Concubine Chen is not at fault in this matter."
The ministers who questioned the Concubine Chen all remained silent. Qiao Taibao curled his lips, and the smile on his face was a little stiff.
Ye An made a victory gesture in his heart, thinking, I won the argument again, I will get double the chicken legs when I go back.
As all the ministers had no objections, the positions of empress and crown prince were finally decided, and the day for the enthronement ceremony was chosen by the Grand Tutor. Such a big day was not an ordinary auspicious day, and the enthronement ceremony also required time to prepare. Although it could not be held before Mu Ci's birthday, Ye An's formal decree was enough as a gift.
Ye An forgot one thing. Although he had three palaces and six courtyards, he had not yet had a grand wedding. The emperor's grand wedding was only when he married his first empress. Now that he had named Mu Ci the empress, he should also have a grand wedding with Mu Ci.
Ye An was happy to marry Brother A Ci, but some court officials felt it was inappropriate. Concubine Chen was promoted from a concubine to the position of queen. In the common people, this would be like a concubine being promoted to the position of queen. No one would hold a wedding when a concubine is promoted to the position of queen. Moreover, Concubine Chen had already entered the palace, so how could the emperor marry her?
Ye An glared at the minister who accidentally shouted out the word "concubine". Isn't it just getting on the bus first and buying a ticket later? Is it necessary to be so fussy?
Ye An said: "Of course I will marry the Queen. The Queen can marry from Zhaoyang Palace, and the Crown Prince can also attend the wedding between me and the Queen."
When you really get married, Dou Dou might even leave, so you can just follow behind and scatter flowers.
Ye An was daydreaming alone, and the ministers felt a little embarrassed. They had never heard of a couple getting married after having a child.
But the emperor can’t never get married again in his life, right?
There was still some time before the enthronement ceremony, so the details of the wedding could be discussed later. After Ye An left the court, he hid in Huanhua Hall to write and draw. He personally drafted an imperial edict, sealed it with the jade seal, put it in a brocade box, and found a piece of red silk and tied a beautiful bow on it.
Ye An ordered Li Yao to find Wang Xingren. Wang Xingren is actually Ye An's lackey. Ye An handed the brocade box to Wang Xingren and told him that it was a very important thing and that Mu Ci must open it personally. Wang Xingren nervously held the brocade box and walked away.
Ye An wanted to slow down so that he could go back and see his brother A Ci's face change with emotion. Unfortunately, Li Yao came to report that the Queen Mother wanted to ask him to go to Changle Palace for something. Ye An had no choice but to sit on the dragon chariot and wait until he returned from Changle Palace.
The emperor's decree had spread throughout the harem at this time. The Concubine Chen became the future empress, and the eldest prince was the future crown prince. All the people working in Zhaoyang Palace puffed out their chests, and the concubines who came to congratulate almost broke down the threshold of Zhaoyang Palace. The Concubine Chen still had an indifferent face, and used the excuse that the little prince liked quietness, and sent everyone away with a few words. The days when Zhaoyang Palace was closed would remain the same as before.
Wang Xingren hurried into the hall holding a brocade box tied with red silk, and said that it was given by the emperor and asked Mu Ci to take a look at it personally.
Mu Ci didn't understand what was going on, so he carefully unwrapped the red silk and opened the brocade box, only to see a bright yellow scroll inside.
Wang Xingren remembered the emperor's instructions that as long as the concubine alone saw it, it must be a secret decree. Wang Xingren was very observant and left the room.
Mu Ci opened the imperial edict and found that Ye An had written a marriage certificate for the two of them on it in a very formal manner. At the bottom was a line of small words: Happy birthday and a happy marriage.
Although Mu Ci is a son of a noble family, he has not had the habit of celebrating his birthday since he joined the army. On Ye An’s last birthday, she was still pregnant and Mu Ci was too busy taking care of her to even mention it. It seems that Ye An had discovered it.
When Mu Ci heard about the emperor's decree to establish a queen and a crown prince, he was a little surprised. It would be safest to make the young prince the crown prince at the moment. Why would Ye An mention establishing a queen and a crown prince together? And it was finally done because of this unexpected reason!
It has been almost two years since he entered the palace, and Ye Xiaoan is still so annoying. Mu Ci was secretly criticizing this little bastard in his heart, but he didn't realize how gently his smile was.
Wang Xingren just poked his head in from outside the house, and when he saw Mu Ci laughing, he was obviously startled and quickly retracted his head back.
Mu Ci stopped smiling and asked, "What's the matter?"
Wang Xingren said softly: "The little prince is coming."
Mu Ci nodded, and the wet nurse carried Dou Dou into the hall.
After learning that the little prince would become the crown prince in the future, wet nurse Wang took even better care of Doudou. Today, I taught the little prince a simple bowing gesture, and he actually mastered it after a few tries. As today happened to be the day when Concubine Chen received good news, the wet nurse thought of letting the little prince try to bow to congratulate Mu Ci.
The nurse brought the little prince to Mu Ci, wrapped his hands around his body and moved them a little, then said in a gentle voice, "Little prince, please follow me - father and queen."
Bowing and addressing someone together means congratulations.
For a moment, Mu Ci thought his son could actually speak, and looked at Dou Dou in surprise.
Being led like this, Doudou actually arched his paws, raised his little face, opened his mouth, and a string of water drops fell from his mouth. He said seriously, "Hu, hu."
Doudou has been drooling a lot lately, and it seems like he is about to grow teeth. The nurse helped him wipe his mouth clean and then said, "It's the father."
Doudou raised his paw again: "Huh...Huh?"
Mu Ci: “…”
Mu Ci held Dou Dou on his lap. He thought that there were two different characters for father and queen, both of which were difficult to pronounce. It was too difficult for a child of only a few months old, so Mu Ci personally taught him: "Dou Dou, come and call daddy."
Doudou laughed and clapped his hands randomly: “Yes, yes.”
Another large string of water droplets fell on Mu Ci's clothes.
Mu Ci: “…”
etc.
Mu Ci was closer and found that the child was holding something tightly in his hand, which flashed by and seemed to be golden.
Because his hands were in a cupping position before, his little paws were covered and no one could see it. Mu Ci's eyelids jumped and he quickly pried open Doudou's hand. What Doudou was holding was a golden bead with a style and pattern that was very familiar to him. The golden bead that he failed to find in the Yunguang Palace actually appeared in his son's hand!
When the wet nurse saw the bead, her face turned pale and she quickly knelt down to apologize. The little prince was at this age and liked to put anything he could get into his mouth. If he swallowed the bead by mistake, it would be disastrous. But she had been watching the little prince with her own eyes and no suspicious person approached him. She didn't know how the little prince got this thing.
But she was sure that when she was teaching the little prince alone in her room before, the little prince did not have the golden bead in his hand, otherwise she would have discovered it by holding his hand.
Mu Ci immediately called out the secret guards, who had been following Dou Dou, and confirmed what the wet nurse had said, saying that they had not found any strangers in contact with Dou Dou. However, even the secret guards did not realize how the little prince got the golden bead.
"Will it be then?"
The nurse thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Before I came in, the little prince was clamoring to get down to the ground, so I let him crawl in his usual place for a while... Only then!"
The little prince was too small and liked to crawl around on the ground. If he took something while crawling, it would be difficult for the wet nurse and the secret guards to detect it. The blankets in various places in Zhaoyang Palace were changed every day. Today, many people came to Zhaoyang Palace to congratulate. Someone must have secretly dropped this golden bead in the place where the little prince often crawled while there were so many people.
Mu Ci was a little worried when he failed to find the golden bead in Yunguang Palace. Now that the golden bead appeared again and Li Guiren had been driven out of the palace, it proved that Li Guiren was not the person behind the scenes that he had been looking for. The person behind the scenes was still seizing every opportunity to harm Ye Xiaoan and Doudou...
Who, who could it be?
Concubine Qiao, Concubine Yang and Concubine Li. Among the three people mentioned by Ye An, one is dead and one has left the palace. Qiao Yunting has tried it and it is not Concubine Qiao.
Unconsciously, all three of them have been ruled out. The person behind the scenes should be someone very familiar to both him and Ye An. He is so familiar with him that he has not yet suspected the other person, and Ye An has not even included this person in the list of suspects.
The first time Ye An was tripped by Jinzhu, there must have been someone else present. The reason why he was not told was probably because Ye An ignored it.
Mu Ci could only try his best to immerse himself in the situation. If he were Ye An, who would be present at the occasion where he could meet Concubine Qiao, Concubine Yang and Li Guiji?
This person must not be a concubine. Ye An was afraid of male concubines at that time because he was afraid that he would not ignore any male concubine. The person who could be ignored by Ye An and was familiar to Ye An should be someone who stood beside Ye An and saw him every day... a person who made him feel at ease.
A servant, a eunuch.
It’s Li Yao!
Mu Ci thought about it, his eyes suddenly turned cold. Although the people around the emperor had investigated countless times, they had never investigated this person's background in depth. He asked the wet nurse to take Doudou away and called An Er directly.
"Second An, send someone to follow Li Yao, and go to Li Yao's residence to check if there are any suspicious clues... Remember not to alert the enemy. Where is the emperor?"
An Er said: "The dragon chariot has gone to Changle Palace."
Changle Palace should be safe, but Mu Ci couldn't wait any longer: "I'll go over right now..."
We must find Ye Xiaoan as soon as possible!
Ye An was sitting on the dragon chariot, feeling a little sleepy for some reason. He squinted his eyes for a while, and when he woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar palace, lying on a bed covered with plain white bedding.
Ye An was startled and thought for a moment that he had traveled through time again. He quickly sat up and tentatively called out "Li Yao" a few times towards the closed door.
Li Yao immediately pushed the door open and walked in. Ye An felt relieved and asked hurriedly, "Li Yao, where is this place?"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten?" Li Yao chuckled and said, "This is Feiluan Palace."
Feiluan...Palace? Sounds somewhat familiar.
If you think about it carefully, isn't this Su Qinghuai's former bedroom?
Ye An respected his original body and had never been to Feiluan Palace once.
Ye An said: "I was going to Changle Palace, why am I here?"
Li Yao's smile was a little strange.
"This is the bedroom of your beloved. Where else can you go if not here?"
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Shh, no spoilers!
This one is also buried. In fact, Ye An had suspected Li Yao at first, but he felt that Li Yao had no reason to do so.
But what if Li Yao has a reason?
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