Chapter 325 Angry
The Yuhe Palace was right in front of him, and Emperor Tai'an stood there hesitantly with an inexplicable expression.
Liu Chuan bent his body slightly and kept quiet.
The sky was overcast, and heavy clouds pressed down, as if pressing on Emperor Tai'an's heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
After a while, he strode over and raised his hand to stop the palace servant from reporting.
The room was warm, instantly dispelling the cold air from outside. Emperor Tai'an strode in, and the palace maids who noticed the emperor's arrival hurriedly greeted him.
"Where is the Empress?" asked Emperor Tai'an.
A palace maid bravely replied, "The Queen is in the warm room..."
Emperor Tai'an subconsciously frowned. Concubine Zhuang, who had heard the noise, rushed over and said, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Tai'an held her arm and waved his hand, and the palace servants in the room retreated silently.
"How is he?" Emperor Tai'an asked after a while.
Perhaps it was because she was at an age where she particularly liked children, and the maternal love that had been left without a place to turn after her son died when she was young was awakened. Although she still felt disgusted and scared when she thought of the tail, Concubine Zhuang developed some feelings for the little baby.
She heard not only confusion but also coldness from Emperor Tai'an's question.
Concubine Zhuang's heart trembled.
Did the Emperor still decide to execute the child?
This thought flashed through her mind, but her expression remained calm, and she smiled slightly: "He is a well-behaved child. He goes to sleep after eating and rarely makes trouble."
"Hmm." Emperor Tai'an squeezed out a word from his throat and stopped talking.
After so many years together, Concubine Zhuang might not be the most beloved by Emperor Tai'an, but she understood him best. She knew that if Emperor Tai'an spoke again, it would probably be irreversible.
"Your Majesty, would you like to go to the warm room and take a look? The child is sleeping."
Emperor Tai'an's frown relaxed, then frowned again. His expression changed several times before he finally nodded.
Concubine Zhuang felt relieved a little, but she didn't dare show it on her face as she accompanied Emperor Tai'an to the warm room.
It was even hotter in the warm room. As soon as the door curtain was lifted, the heat hit me in the face.
Emperor Tai'an saw the little baby on the kang by the window at a glance.
He was wrapped in a small quilt, his hands clenched into fists and raised on both sides of his head, sleeping soundly.
It is true that there is no father and son in the royal family, but the old emperor who is almost fifty years old and has only one useless son left, was filled with murderous intent, and most of it dissipated when he saw with his own eyes this little baby with his blood flowing in his veins.
Concubine Zhuang silently observed Emperor Tai'an's expression and breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew that no amount of persuasion would be as effective as letting the emperor take a look.
How many people in this world can bear to kill a baby who is only a few days old, especially their own flesh and blood?
When the little prince moved his mouth slightly, Emperor Tai'an turned around abruptly and fled from the warm room as if someone was chasing him.
Concubine Zhuang hurriedly followed him out.
The main room was a bit colder than the warm room, and Emperor Tai'an calmed down, his expression once again stern and stern. "The little prince is weak and needs to rest. After the full moon, he will be allowed to live in Yungui Palace. Except for my beloved concubine, no one else is allowed to disturb the little prince."
He could save the child's life, but he couldn't let him live with Concubine Zhuang. If he wanted to keep the secret, the fewer people who had access to the child, the better.
"Yes." Concubine Zhuang understood that the little prince was lucky to be alive. After thinking for a moment, she said, "The Queen Mother has been here these past two days."
Emperor Tai'an's expression tightened: "Has the Queen Mother seen the child?"
"I heard from the imperial physician that the little prince is too weak to be in contact with others. Even the servants must bathe and change clothes frequently, and wash their hands and faces. The Queen Mother didn't see the child the first time she came, but she took a look at him at the door of the warm room the second time."
Emperor Tai'an nodded: "Well, you must not give in on this matter. The Queen Mother is a sensible person and will not embarrass you."
"I understand."
Emperor Tai'an returned to court, and the ministers dared not ask, secretly guessing that the little prince was not in good condition. You know, although the emperor used to be serious, he would occasionally smile, but now he had a sullen expression from beginning to end, which made people tremble with fear.
In this way, no one would be stupid enough to offend the emperor, so Emperor Tai'an found that his ministers became much more honest.
In this case - when the little prince moved to Yungui Palace after his full moon, Emperor Tai'an couldn't help but take another look. After being frightened by the tail again, he made up his mind.
A thunderclap exploded among the ministers: The emperor wants to adopt a prince from the royal family!
At the same time, some were happy, some were frightened, and more were confused.
It would be fine if the emperor couldn't have children, but he clearly just had a little prince. Even if the little prince was sickly, he could still have other princes in the future. Why would he leave this vast kingdom to his nephew instead of his own son?
No matter what the ministers thought, the voices advising the emperor to think twice dominated.
Unexpectedly, the emperor refused to listen and started asking the clan leader to compile a list of royal sons who were suitable for adoption.
"So many?" Emperor Tai'an was shocked when he took the list from the clan leader.
There are fifty or sixty people ranging from three to thirty years old!
The clan leader smiled and thought to himself that it was normal to have so many. The emperor had more than ten brothers in his generation, and these princes could just give birth to a few sons, so there would be so many.
Emperor Tai'an also thought of this and sighed deeply in front of the clan leader.
If he had inherited some of his father's ability in having sons, he would not have ended up in such a helpless situation.
Emperor Tai'an really didn't dare to have another child. A son with a long tail cut off all his resentment, leaving only awe.
Reverence for God's will.
He felt that this was a warning from God. If he continued to act on his own, he might even lose his country.
Discovering that the emperor had made up his mind, voices calling for the reinstatement of Prince Liang as the crown prince emerged again.
"Reinstate the King of Liang? Have you forgotten that the King of Liang ran naked in front of Prince Yu Liu and Princess Yu Liu during the Dragon Boat Festival last year?" Emperor Tai'an was so furious that he felt dizzy.
The scandals of Prince Liang were not spread for the sake of the royal family's reputation, but whenever he thought about them, he would feel dizzy and his heart would ache.
The person being scolded knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I just thought that the King of Liang was you——"
"Shut up!" Emperor Tai'an knew without listening any further what nonsense these people who supported Prince Liang were going to say. It was nothing more than that Prince Liang was his only adult son.
But no one knew better than him that if that bastard succeeded to the throne, the Great Zhou would surely perish.
He was selfish. Everyone wants his own bloodline to inherit everything, but he couldn't let this bastard ruin the foundation laid by Taizu for his own selfish reasons and cause the people of Da Zhou to become livestock to be slaughtered by the people of Qi.
If this is the case, what is the difference between him and his imprisoned elder brother?
Emperor Tai'an glanced at the several people kneeling on the ground, sneered, and walked away.
Were these people really thinking about him? They had simply boarded the Liang King's ship before, and knowing there was nowhere to go after getting off, they preferred to go down with him.
Emperor Tai'an walked inside angrily, but his eyes went dark and he fell down.
"emperor--"
Seeing Emperor Tai'an faint, the palace was immediately thrown into chaos.
Prince Jing, who always acts like a statue in such situations, was also shocked.
What happened to fourth brother!
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