Zhang Yongjin stuffed the abortion pill into Shen Liqing's mouth and pressed Shen Liqing's acupuncture points. Shen Liqing was forced to swallow the abortion pill.
Shen Liqing's eyes were red as she looked at Zhang Yongjin, "Who are you? How dare you murder the eldest prince's flesh and blood!"
Zhang Yongjin had a stern face, without any unnecessary expression, and said calmly, "General Zhang Yongjin, I am here to carry out the execution on the orders of the Emperor."
Zhang Yongjin!
Hearing this name, Shen Liqing was stunned for a moment.
She remembered this name, this was the person Shen Liyue wanted to introduce to her at the beginning!
So this is what Zhang Yongjin looks like.
Shen Liqing stared blankly at Zhang Yongjin in front of her. The pill she had just taken had not yet taken effect, so she did not feel any pain.
Zhang Yongjin looked unhappy. He stretched out his hand and called two old maids to drag Shen Liqing away.
After a while, the effect of the medicine that Shen Liqing took took effect. It would be better to stay in the room to deal with it. You can't let her have an abortion in the yard.
Shen Liqing reached out and grabbed Zhang Yongjin's trouser leg tightly: "Do you know who I am?"
Zhang Yongjin withdrew his foot impatiently and did not answer Shen Liqing.
How could he not know who Shen Liqing was? He was here on orders, so how could he not know?
When Princess Yi first approached him and said she wanted to marry Chen Liqing to him, he was tempted, thinking that the person Princess Yi introduced could not be wrong.
But later, Prince Yi found him and told him apologetically that the marriage was no longer valid and that he would introduce him to a better one in the future.
He guessed that it was probably because Princess Yi's sister did not like him, but he also felt that it was okay. He had never seen it anyway, so it was probably because this incident had never happened.
But when he heard the eldest prince say in the hall that day that Shen Liqing was pregnant with his child, Zhang Yongjin finally understood. No wonder Shen Liqing didn't like him. It turned out that she had climbed up the high branch of the eldest prince.
But he had climbed up the high branch, but now he ended up like this. Zhang Yongjin didn't know what to say.
Emperor Jingkang issued this imperial decree in a hurry. Overnight, the eldest prince's mansion was flooded with blood, and all the female members of the family were sent to serve as military prostitutes. In just one night, the eldest prince's mansion was empty.
After Zhang Yongjin finished all this, he sent someone to Prince Yi's Mansion to deliver the news. Lu Xingzhou and Shen Liyue learned about the emperor's decision, and they knew in their hearts that Emperor Jingkang did this to eliminate Lu Xingzhou's future troubles. They just sighed heavily and said nothing else.
On the second day in the court, Emperor Jingkang seemed to have aged ten years overnight. The day before, he still had a few white hairs, but overnight, half of his hair had turned white.
Emperor Jingkang calmly told the ministers what happened last night and how Lu Linfeng was dealt with. The hall fell silent for a moment.
Emperor Jingkang had already dealt with Lu Linfeng, and even the Jiang family had no time to react.
Without any warning, Emperor Jingkang issued an imperial edict during the morning court session.
Lu Xingzhou was named the Crown Prince, and Shen Liyue became the Crown Princess. The enthronement ceremony was held on the same day as the Crown Prince.
As soon as Emperor Jingkang said this, even the ministers who wanted to raise objections kept silent.
The reason is that even if those ministers did not want Lu Xingzhou to ascend the throne, there was no better candidate at the time.
Lu Linfeng and Lu Yu'an were both imprisoned, waiting to be executed in autumn. Emperor Jingkang only had one prince, Lu Xingzhou.
All the ministers were in a panic for a while. Those who had supported Lu Xingzhou in the past were confident and steady, but those who had supported the eldest prince and the second prince in the past, as well as those who were close to the Jiang family, were all in a panic at this moment.
Now I don’t know if it’s too late to join Lu Xingzhou.
Emperor Jingkang waved his hand. He finally had to admit that he was old. After the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince, he also planned to gradually hand over the government affairs to Lu Xingzhou.
Emperor Jingkang and the empress had a son and a daughter. Lu Xingzhou was now capable of standing on his own, and Lu Yun was about to get married, so he and the empress had nothing to worry about anymore.
After working hard in this position for most of his life, Emperor Jingkang felt relieved for the first time, but this feeling was also very heavy because he had lost two sons in succession.
Emperor Jingkang could understand that Lu Xingzhou was unwilling to remarry.
He and the Queen had a deep affection for each other. If the Queen Mother had not forced him to marry Jiang in his early years, his first two sons would not have been born, and none of the current events would have happened.
Now Emperor Jingkang and the Queen only hope that the baby in Chen Liyue's belly will be a grandson of the emperor. Then they will have no worries, and Emperor Jingkang can safely hand over the country to Lu Xingzhou.
Lu Xingzhou was not surprised that he was named the crown prince. He had always had the throne in his heart, but it was just a little early now. However, it was not a difficult thing for him. He had been trained as the crown prince by Emperor Jingkang since he was a child. Since he came of age, he had gradually taken over and handled many government affairs. For him, his ability to handle these things was more than enough.
As soon as the emperor issued the decree, many people began to rush to Prince Yi's mansion to send gifts.
It was not right for Chen Liyue to accept or not accept these gifts. If she did not accept them, those who had not stood on Lu Xingzhou's side before would inevitably be frightened. However, as the crown prince, it was also inappropriate for Lu Xingzhou to openly accept the gifts.
Chen Liyue thought about it and decided to accept all the gifts. However, she ordered people to carefully register them and asked Manager Jin to personally copy a copy. The gift list was then sent to the palace in its entirety.
Chen Liyue originally wanted to organize the gifts and send them to the palace together, but looking at the mountains of gifts in the warehouse, Chen Liyue was in trouble again. If she sent all these gifts together, it would attract too much attention, and those who gave gifts would inevitably feel uncomfortable when they saw it.
Emperor Jingkang laughed out loud when he saw the gift list, and thought that Princess Yi was really interesting in doing things.
Emperor Jingkang waved his hand and said, "Tell them to keep it for themselves. They'll need it when they reward others in the future. But this is just one time, and it won't happen again."
After learning that the gifts did not need to be handed in, Chen Liyue and Manager Jin were troubled by the piles of things in the warehouse. With so many things, what else could they do? They had to pack them up slowly.
A few days later, Shen Liyue received two more special gifts.
Both gifts were sent urgently from the northern border, one from Wang Wentian and Wei Rushu, and the other from He Zan.
Wang Wentian and Wei Rushu only sent a package, which was filled with a whole bag of children's clothes, from bellybands to underwear, and various stuffed dolls. It didn't look like a gift for Lu Xingzhou's promotion to the crown prince, but rather it was all prepared for the baby in Shen Liyue's belly.
Hezan presented a piece of jade of superb quality. The Jin Kingdom was rich in jade. Ever since the Great Chu and the Jin Kingdom began trading, Hezan had heard about this poem from somewhere: "Throw me a wooden peach, and I will repay you with a jade. It's not a reward, but a token of our everlasting friendship!"
So this piece of jade was presented to him, and Lu Xingzhou naturally understood that He Zan wanted to be friends forever, so he smiled and asked Chen Liyue to put it away.
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