Yuan Bohua responded with a smile and gave Yuan Chaokang some instructions, mainly telling him not to get too close to the lake, as catching a cold in this weather would be very serious.
Yuan Chaokang knew that his father was going to do some serious work, so he didn't get angry with his father or the other one. He just nodded his little head quickly.
Yuan Bohua reached out and rubbed Yuan Chaokang's hair before leaving in a hurry again.
Yuan Bohua walked out a few steps, then remembered that the Fifth Prince was still living in the front yard. He fell back and said, "The Fifth Prince is living in the front yard. I won't invite him for lunch. We can have dinner together in the evening!"
"I understand!" Zhou Qiongyue nodded.
The prince returned to the Eastern Palace and first comforted the officials of the Eastern Palace and those who were part of the prince's party, asking them not to act rashly.
After he dealt with these things, he went straight to the emperor's study.
Regardless of whether his father truly wished to abdicate, he still had to review today's memorials. The Crown Prince was anxious to read them. If he delayed any longer, he worried he wouldn't be able to finish reading them.
When the prince arrived at the imperial study, the emperor was already leisurely leaning back on the dragon chair, drinking tea, and he looked very comfortable.
The prince bowed to the emperor and sat down in his usual spot, where he would sit and read memorials. Looking at the pile of memorials on the table, which was higher than ever before, the prince said helplessly, "Father!"
"Why are you shouting? I've been reviewing memorials for so many years. From now on, this job will be completely yours. Work hard. Father has high hopes for you."
After the emperor finished speaking, he shook his legs proudly and shook the teacup in his hand. His intention to show off was very obvious.
The Crown Prince looked at his father like this, and the outrageous words came out immediately, "Father, have you ever heard the saying, 'Your Majesty, you are a monk for a day, but you ring the bell for a day'?"
The prince responded by having the emperor throw a priceless pen at him.
The emperor was in a good mood at the moment and didn't want to argue with this unfilial son. "Look carefully at your memorial. Stay out of your father's business!"
"Father, you don't have to abdicate. You can stay in Yuan'an while I lead the army to fight!
I haven't been out and seen it yet!"
Prince Li Jingchen indeed thought so. When the time comes, he will go to the battlefield with Fu'an to kill the enemy, and he will feel that life will be very interesting.
As for his own safety, even without him, there was still the Fifth Prince! Even if he stayed in Yuan'an, there was no guarantee that he would die of old age. The Crown Prince felt that this was all fate and there was no need to worry too much.
The emperor waved his hand and said, "We don't need you in the war. Just stay in Yuan'an and raise some food and military pay for me."
"Then you should let your son go to war! Tianyuan Kingdom is in such a state. The national treasury barely breaks even every year. Where can your son get more food and military pay for you?"
Crown Prince Li Jingchen kept his hands and eyes busy while he was talking to the Emperor. If he didn't finish reading these memorials today, who knows how much more things would be delayed!
The emperor took out another brush from the dragon table and threw it at Li Jingchen, "Are you stupid? Aren't you guarding a god of wealth?"
"Your Majesty, I'm talking about my cousin! Do you know how difficult it is to ask someone who just wants to live in retirement to come out and earn money?" The prince felt that he really couldn't ask his cousin.
Seeing his son speak so seriously, the emperor's curiosity was instantly piqued. He had a rough idea of how much money Zhou Qiongyue had earned in the past few years. "So how did you get the job a few years ago?"
The prince was silent for a moment, but finally replied truthfully, "I promised Yuan Chaokang the title of a prince."
"That's very generous." The emperor did not say that the prince was wrong. If it were him, he would probably give it too! The main reason was that Shuxian was too capable and earned too much.
The prince thought he was being stingy. "Originally, I promised you the title of princess, but my cousin and Fu'an said they wouldn't have a daughter, so there's nothing we can do."
When the Emperor heard what the Crown Prince said, he was stunned for a moment. "Oh? How can they be sure they won't have a daughter in the future?"
The prince glanced at his father and said, "How about you, Father, think about it again?"
The emperor was silent for a while, then said only one sentence, "Fu'an is indeed a good match!"
The prince was not happy when his father said this. He said it as if his cousin was marrying up to Fu'an, "My cousin is not bad, is she?"
The emperor thought about the silver still in Shuxian's hand, hesitated for a moment, and then changed his words, "Well, they are a pair made in heaven. I have seen that boy Yuan Chaochang, he is a smart one.
The two of them will have successors in the future."
It was just a small talk, so of course the topic would be discussed. The prince also shared what he had heard, "Yu'er said Kang'er is even smarter, but I haven't noticed after just a few interactions."
"Yu'er has trusted his cousin since he was a child, so his words cannot be trusted. I guess he thinks the ducks in Shuxian's house are more 'prettier' than those in other houses."
The emperor thought he understood his son's character.
When the emperor got to this point, he seemed to remember something. He stood up and pulled out a memorial from under the dragon table and asked Eunuch He to pass it to the prince.
The Crown Prince asked before he even received the memorial, "Father, what's in it?"
"When the events of this morning's court unfolded, everyone reacted, especially your brothers. Take a look!"
The emperor said such frightening words in a casual tone, causing Crown Prince Li Jingchen's hands to tremble as he was about to open the memorial.
The Crown Prince put the memorial aside and asked the Emperor, "This doesn't look good, does it? If I bear grudge against my brothers, wouldn't you be worried, Father?"
"If they are restless, you can deal with them! The dealing I mean is confinement or imprisonment in the clan house." The emperor added the last sentence after thinking about it.
The prince was satisfied with his father's words. He opened it and took a look, and basically had an idea of the entire Yuan'an situation.
The prince couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the power of his father's intelligence network.
The prince did not hide his admiration and appreciation, so the emperor saw it easily.
The emperor boasted with a smile, "These are all taken care of by the Marquis of Cheng'en. I didn't have to worry about it much."
"My son's uncle?" The prince felt that his uncle was constantly changing his opinion of him. How could someone hide so deeply?
The emperor really liked Zhou Wencan, a capable minister. "Why else do you think he could beat his brother whenever he wanted? He was so confident! Your grandfather couldn't do anything to him."
"Hehe, Father, why don't you tell Fu'an the truth? If he does anything to let his cousin down, he'll probably be killed by his uncle."
The prince was so happy at this moment. Fortunately, he didn't marry his cousin, otherwise he would definitely be on his uncle's blacklist.
The prince was also thinking in his heart, no wonder his cousin was so fierce, it turned out that she looked like her uncle.
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