Late at night, Lan Qian walked into the room carrying ginseng soup, and what caught her eyes was Jian Chao with a wrinkled face. She walked to Jian Chao's side, put the plate in her hand aside, and said softly: "Second Prince, take a rest first, and drink some ginseng soup to warm your body."
Upon hearing this, Jian Chao immediately put down the book in his hand, and his brows relaxed. He rubbed his eyes, then looked at Lan Qian and smiled at her.
"Why haven't you rested yet?"
Lan Qian smiled, and she passed the ginseng soup to Jian Chao, "I'm not tired, Second Prince, drink some ginseng soup."
Jian Chao took the ginseng soup, drank several mouthfuls in a row, and then put down the bowl, "Hmm, delicious!"
Lan Qian put the bowl back on the plate, turned around and saw Jian Chao picked up the book again, so she reminded him, "Second Prince, now that things are settled, you should pay more attention to your health." Jian Chao
nodded, his eyes fixed on the book, "He is cruel and ruthless, I really don't want him to sit in that seat for a moment." Lan
Qian nodded, no longer speaking, stretched out her hand to tidy up the messy desk.
The two figures looked particularly warm under the candlelight.
Jian Chao looked at the evidence, the anger in his eyes grew more and more intense. Can the throne really make people lose their conscience? In order to secure his throne, he actually did so many unscrupulous things!
Thinking of this, Jian Chao's heart became even more irritated. He raised his hand and slammed it on the table, trying to vent his anger.
"So many lives, including his closest relatives, how could he have the heart to do it?"
Lan Qian put the sorted books aside. She looked at Jian Chao's hand slapping on the table, and said gently and considerately: "Second Prince, calm down and don't hurt yourself again."
Jian Chao raised his hand and took a look, then looked at Lan Qian, "It's okay, Lan Qian, go and have a rest."
Lan Qian saw that Jian Chao's palms were red, and she couldn't help but frowned.
At this time, a sound of footsteps came to the ears of the two from far away.
Jian Chao looked up, and after seeing who it was, he was a little surprised at first, and then hurried over with Lan Qian.
"Mother..."
Lan Qian saluted, "Concubine..."
The Concubine nodded, her eyes swept over Jian Chao and Lan Qian, and then said to Lan Qian: "Lan Qian, you leave first."
Lan Qian saluted, "Yes..." After Lan
Qian walked out, Jian Chao asked in surprise: "Mother, it's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"
The Concubine sighed lightly, with a faint smile on her face, "I came to see you."
Jian Chao helped the Concubine sit down, "Don't worry, mother, the evidence has been prepared. All right, just wait for tomorrow morning court."
The concubine nodded, she looked at Jian Chao, "You must be careful tomorrow."
Jian Chao nodded, "I will, mother don't worry."
The concubine said again: "After tomorrow, your status will change greatly, you...really want to marry Lan Qian?"
Jian Chao smiled, "Of course I am serious."
The concubine nodded, but the words she said still had the meaning of persuasion, "Lan Qian is older than you, and she was born in poverty. Although she was adopted by the eldest princess of Nantong Kingdom, she is not as good as you..."
"Mother." Jian Chao interrupted the concubine.
The concubine swallowed her words back, she looked at Jian Chao.
Jian Chao lowered his eyes, his voice a little cold, "Everyone knows that Lan Qian and I grew up together, but they don't know how important Lan Qian is in my heart." At this point, Jian Chao looked at the concubine, "Mother, you don't know either."
The concubine sighed, "Your father passed away early, and I did neglect you in the early years. I know it was Lan Qian who stayed by your side and took care of you."
At this point, the concubine smiled and said, "Forget it, as long as you are happy, that's enough."
Jian Chao also smiled, "Thank you, mother."
The concubine stood up, "Go to bed early."
"Okay..."
After the concubine left, Jian Chao prepared everything, and he looked up at the window.
Tomorrow, the sky of Baiqing Kingdom will change!
A new round of sun rose, and just when the morning court was halfway through, the door of the main hall opened.
Jian Chao walked into the main hall alone, holding a book in his hand.
When the civil and military officials heard the voice, they all turned their heads to look. When they saw Jian Chao, they were all stunned and surprised. They all lowered their heads and whispered to the people around them.
"Why is the second prince here?"
"The second prince is holding a book in his hand."
"Did something big happen?"
The emperor sitting on the dragon chair was suddenly startled. He didn't understand why, but he was very panicked.
Jian Chao walked forward with a solemn face. He did not kneel down, but stood straight in front of him, raised his eyes to glance at the emperor, and turned to look at the civil and military officials.
The emperor was very angry. He shouted in a stern voice: "Jian Chao, this is the main hall, what are you doing here?"
Jian Chao sneered and did not answer. Instead, he showed the book in his hand and said calmly without any emotion: "Ministers, please take a look."
Those ministers were very confused. What did the second prince want them to see?
The prime minister took the book first, and then the other ministers took it. They all lowered their heads and read it, and their expressions slowly changed.
The emperor secretly said that it was not good. He had a bold suspicion in his heart. Could it be that Jian Chao found out what happened that year?
How could it be? He asked himself if he had handled it thoroughly that year.
After the ministers finished reading, they handed the booklet back to Jian Chao. The way they looked at the emperor changed, and they no longer had the respect they had before.
Jian Chao handed the booklet to the eunuch again and said sarcastically, "Take it and let the emperor have a good look at it. Look carefully."
When the emperor heard Jian Chao's words, his face changed drastically. He reached out to take the booklets, opened them and just glanced at them. His pupils instantly dilated and he immediately closed the booklet.
The ministers watched the emperor's expression change, and they were more certain in their hearts that the current emperor had really done those unscrupulous things for the throne.
After closing the booklet, the emperor paused for a moment, then threw the booklet at Jian Chao's feet, and said very forbearingly, "Jian Chao, these... where did you find them? It's ridiculous!"
Jian Chao didn't take it seriously. He smiled, "I have all the evidence and witnesses of what is recorded in this book. Your Majesty... do you want to see it?"
"Jian Chao, you..."
The emperor's face turned pale and bloodless. He forced himself to calm down. Jian Chao dared to break into the hall alone today. He must have made sufficient preparations.
He looked at Jian Chao with ruthlessness in his eyes. He really should have gotten rid of him earlier.
Jian Chao looked at the emperor's appearance and couldn't help laughing a few times.
The emperor's face became even gloomier, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care where you found these, but these things have nothing to do with me!"
Jian Chao snorted coldly, "Haha... nothing to do?"
He glanced at the ministers, and then walked forward step by step, "Father, aunt, third uncle, fifth uncle, eighth uncle, so many lives, you say... it has nothing to do with you?"
The emperor's face changed completely, becoming extremely ferocious. He glared at Jian Chao, "How dare you! Someone, drag him to jail for me."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the imperial guards rushed in.
Jian Chao stopped and looked over, shouting, "How dare you point a sword at this prince?"
The body of the imperial guard trembled, and they all looked at the leader of the imperial guard.
The leader couldn't make a decision. He looked at the emperor, and seeing the emperor's face was grim, he was very surprised at what happened.
Thinking about it, the leader looked at the ministers who all looked unhappy. Seeing
this, Jian Chao raised a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth, "Why, after so long, have you all forgotten that the emperor passed the throne to me?"
This word awakened the dreamer;
when Jian Chao said this, everyone suddenly understood, yes, the edict left by the late emperor said that the throne was passed to the second prince.
It's just that the second prince was young at the time, so the current emperor handled state affairs on his behalf. Now that the second prince has grown up, and the current emperor has done such a stupid thing, then the throne should be returned to the second prince.
Thinking of this, the ministers looked at each other and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, now that the second prince has grown up, please obey the late emperor's will and return the throne to the second prince."
"Please obey the late emperor's will and return the throne to the second prince."
The emperor's face turned ashen, he clenched his fists, and looked at the ministers kneeling on the ground with hatred. He now wished he could kill these dogs and slaves immediately.
Thinking of this, he shouted to the guards: "Your duty is to protect me. I now order you to arrest Jian Chao."
The guards were relieved. Just as they were about to do as he said, they saw Jian Chao took out the late emperor's edict.
Jian Chao held the edict in his hand and shouted loudly: "The late emperor's edict is here. Who dares to be presumptuous!"
For a moment, the guards in the hall, the ministers, and even the eunuchs beside the emperor all knelt on the ground and lowered their heads.
The emperor stood up and stared at the edict in Jian Chao's hand. There was resentment in his eyes. He had been looking for this thing for more than ten years, just to fear the scene today.
Jian Chao raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, "This prince brings the late emperor's edict, please give up the throne."
At this moment, the emperor knew that he was finished. He could imagine his fate. As long as he gave up the throne, he would be held to the ground by the imperial guards.
Jian Chao never took out the edict. He thought that Jian Chao had no intention of becoming the emperor. But he never thought that Jian Chao wanted to wait until all the evidence was collected before taking him down in one fell swoop.
After that, the country of Baiqing changed drastically, and Jian Chao ascended the throne and became the emperor.
A new official takes three major actions when he takes office. As soon as Jian Chao took office, he abolished many systems and established new ones.
That night, Jian Chao was dealing with memorials, and Lan Qian walked in with ginseng soup. She put the ginseng soup aside, then walked to the table silently and started grinding.
After a long time, Jian Chao put down the book, and he reached out to take the teacup, but ended up touching Lan Qian's hand.
Jian Chao was stunned, and immediately turned his head to look, "Lan Qian?"
Lan Qian pulled her hand out embarrassedly, and smiled as she picked up the ginseng soup, "Your Majesty, drink some ginseng soup."
Jian Chao took it, drank it all, and put the bowl aside. He looked at the very gentle and moving Lan Qian, and reached out to hold her hand.
Lan Qian froze, and looked at Jian Chao. Seeing that Jian Chao was staring at her closely, her face flushed, and she immediately lowered her head, allowing Jian Chao to pull her.
Jian Chao smiled and said, "Lan Qian, marry me."
Lan Qian's heartbeat inexplicably stopped for two beats. She was very happy in her heart, but there was still some concern on her face, "Your Majesty, I..."
Before Lan Qian finished her words, Jian Chao gently pulled Lan Qian into his arms.
In an instant, Lan Qian's face turned red, her heart was about to jump out of her throat, and she struggled twice.
Jian Chao not only did not let go, but hugged her tighter.
Jian Chao looked down at Lan Qian, very gentle, and with a hint of coquettishness, "Lan Qian, you said when you were a child that you would take care of me for the rest of my life."
Lan Qian pursed her lips and nodded.
Jian Chao smiled and said, "Then marry me, marry me and become the queen of Baiqing. From now on, we will live together and die together."
To be honest, these words broke Lan Qian's defense. She looked straight into Jian Chao's eyes and said one word: "Okay..."
Jian Chao smiled happily and lowered his head to kiss Lan Qian's lips.