Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua comforted their youngest son Yuan Chaokang the night before.
The next morning, before dawn, he took Yuan Chaochang into the palace.
When they set out in the morning, Yuan Chaochang was still asleep. At first, it was the servants who carried him to wash and pack.
When they were about to go out, Yuan Bohua personally took it, wrapped it in his cloak, and carried it all the way to the carriage.
Later on the way to the palace, Yuan Bohua held her in his arms all the way.
After Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua arrived at the designated location, Yuan Bohua gently shook Yuan Chaochang:
"Chang'er, Chang'er, get up."
Yuan Bohua called out a few times under his breath, but Yuan Chaochang didn't even make a sound, sleeping like a little piglet.
Yuan Bohua could only look helplessly at Zhou Qiongyue beside him.
Zhou Qiongyue knew her son's personality too well. She turned sideways and whispered to Yuan Chaochang, "Yuan Chaochang, if you don't get up, your egg custard will be eaten by your brother."
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, Yuan Bohua saw Yuan Chaochang, who had been sleeping soundly just now, suddenly opened his eyes, which scared Yuan Bohua who was standing next to him.
Yuan Chaochang immediately looked at Zhou Qiongyue beside him and said, "Mother, I have to eat my egg custard by myself!"
Zhou Qiongyue coaxed Yuan Chaochang in a gentle voice, "Do you remember that we are going to the palace today? We are already in the palace now. We can only eat the egg custard after our Chang'er returns."
Yuan Bohua was very direct. He pinched Yuan Chaochang's face and laughed softly, "You're just like a little piglet, always thinking about eating."
Yuan Chaochang snorted at his father and reached out for his mother Zhou Qiongyue to hold him.
Yuan Bohua patted Yuan Chaochang's butt and scolded him softly: "Behave yourself, you look like a little piglet, your mother can't hold you."
Zhou Qiongyue looked at her outfit today, which was very complicated and heavy. She really couldn't hold the child at this moment.
Zhou Qiongyue also reached out and patted Yuan Chaochang's little butt, "Be good, your mother can't hold you today."
Yuan Chaochang looked around and resigned himself to his fate before throwing himself back onto his father's shoulder, muttering softly, "I need to tell my brother!"
When Yuan Bohua heard Yuan Chaochang say this, if it weren't for the wrong occasion, the smile on his face would have disappeared completely.
He hopes that the two children will be wonderful when they grow up, and he can't let Chang Ge'er be so dependent on the second child.
Yuan Chaochang will be the heir to the royal title in the future. He can listen to other people's suggestions, but he cannot ask others for everything.
Yuan Bohua taught him softly, "You're useless! That's all you can say. You're the eldest brother, why do you always ask your younger brother for everything?"
Seeing his father being so stern, Yuan Chaochang opened his mouth and was about to howl.
Yuan Bohua gave her a stern look and she swallowed it back.
Children are the most sensitive to people's emotions. Yuan Chaochang saw that his father was not easy to deal with. He then turned his expectant gaze to his mother beside him.
Zhou Qiongyue couldn't possibly disagree with Yuan Bohua on education. Instead, she agreed, "Your father is right. No matter how capable your brother is, he's not as capable as our Chang'er. In the future, our Chang'er should study hard and become as capable as his brother, okay?"
Zhou Qiongyue spoke for a long time, but Yuan Chaochang only understood one sentence, "Mother thinks father is right."
Yuan Chaochang lay on Yuan Bohua's shoulder with a wronged look, looking around. He didn't want to pay attention to his mother and father for the time being.
But the child was very impatient. One second he was still angry with Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua. The next second he started to ask in a low voice, "What is this? What is this?"
Soon the three of them arrived at the designated location of Prince Fu'an's Mansion and stood there, but Yuan Bohua was still holding Yuan Chaochang, so there was still some time before the event officially started.
Yuan Bohua held the child in one hand and supported Zhou Qiongyue with the other. Zhou Qiongyue was so heavy today that not only was her formal dress heavy, but even the hairpins on her bald head were not light.
When the auspicious time arrives, people from the Ministry of Rites will sing: "The auspicious time has arrived!"
As soon as the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, music and rituals filled the air all around.
Yuan Bohua immediately helped Zhou Qiongyue kneel down, then put Yuan Chaochang down and let Yuan Chaokang kneel beside him.
At this time, Yuan Bohua and other meritorious ministers were kneeling at the bottom of a long ladder, while the respected royal family members were kneeling on both sides of the ladder in turn.
Of course, the higher your status, the higher you kneel, and the closer you will be to the emperor and the prince.
Afterwards, the emperor personally came out holding the hand of the second prince Li Jingchen and stood directly at the bottom of the ladder.
Everyone knelt and shouted, "Welcome the Emperor! Welcome the Second Prince!"
Then Prince Zhaoxian of the Zongling clan stood up and read out the emperor's decree to appoint the crown prince in front of all the noble ministers.
As soon as Prince Zhaoxian stood up, the second prince knelt down immediately.
When Prince Zhaoxian finished reading the long imperial edict, the Second Prince immediately kowtowed and said, "Your son accepts the order!"
After the second prince kowtowed, he respectfully took the imperial edict with both hands.
Afterwards, the second prince held up the imperial edict in his hand for everyone present to see.
Anyway, everyone else basically knelt from beginning to end, shouting slogans when necessary, and had basically no chance to stand up.
Yuan Chaochang followed Yuan Bohua and shouted, "Your Highness and I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Because Yuan Chaochang spoke unclearly and stumbled, the people around him laughed wildly.
But in this kind of situation, no one really dares to laugh.
Finally, the emperor held the second prince's hand and walked step by step to a higher place, which represented inheritance.
After the two of them stood at the highest place, they began to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.
Yuan Bohua and the others knelt below, waiting for the ceremony to be completed. The rest of the process was basically handled by the Crown Prince and the Emperor.
Although it sounds simple, it took a very long time. Yuan Bohua could only support Zhou Qiongyue with one hand and the little guy Yuan Chaokang with the other hand.
Zhou Qiongyue felt that her innermost clothes were wet and her legs were almost numb.
She kept praying in her heart that she must not fall ill when she returned home today, as that would be so unlucky!
When Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaochang were almost unable to hold on, the sacrifice was finally over.
This time everyone shouted especially loudly, "Congratulations to the Emperor on becoming the Crown Prince, Congratulations to Tianyuan on becoming the Crown Prince!"
The emperor was in a very good mood when he saw his beloved son become the crown prince. He thought to himself, "He will take care of the crown prince for a few more years, and then he will abdicate and become the emperor. When the Tianyuan Kingdom and the Shenggan Kingdom go to war, he will lead the army to fight without any worries."
He will definitely have a significant place in future history books.
The more the emperor wanted to see the prince's eyes, the more satisfied he became, "The prince was carefully selected by me for you and for the Tianyuan Kingdom.
I hope that you all can assist the Crown Prince just as you have assisted me, and together we can create a new era of peace and prosperity."
Of course, everyone quickly responded, "We obey your order!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
