What does it mean that the fate of the nation is in danger if the crown prince cannot be suppressed? Doesn't this mean that the current dynasty might be overthrown?
The crown prince's fate is bad, can't he be replaced?
He also has a son!
"The abbot can conveniently calculate the birth chart of the Second Prince."
The abbot lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Amitabha. Previously, Her Majesty the Empress had asked me to calculate the Second Prince's birth chart. The Second Prince has the appearance of a leisurely prince."
It means that Your Majesty should stop making trouble, mainly because you can't outmaneuver your eldest son.
If you push yourself too hard, you might lose your life. Wouldn't it be better to just lie down and relax?
Chu Haoxuan's face was icy cold. Damn it, why did he only have these two sons?
His family really does have a throne to inherit!
A wise king? If he can be a wise king, why can't he govern the world?
"Doesn't his ability to become a wise king prove that he has some competence?"
Abbot Tianyan smiled and said, “Your Majesty, the point is not how capable the Second Prince is, but that if His Highness the Crown Prince cannot be with his destined one, it will truly affect the fate of the nation.”
Chu Haoxuan's expression grew even colder, implying that Yu'er, the crown prince, could not be deposed.
"I've heard that the abbot is not only proficient in Buddhism but also skilled in medicine. May I ask if the abbot could take my pulse?"
Tianyan nodded.
Chu Haoxuan extended his wrist, allowing Tianyan to take his pulse.
After a long while, Abbot Tianyan frowned and stopped. "His Majesty's health is severely depleted, and it is really not advisable for him to exert too much energy. This humble monk will prescribe a medicine for His Majesty. Please take two doses and try it first."
Chu Haoxuan was helpless. His body was depleted again, just like the imperial physician said. But was it really because he was overworked?
Regardless of whether it's true or not, having the Crown Prince help with government affairs is currently in his best interest, and he won't change his mind.
We'll talk about what happens next later.
"I forgot to ask, does the abbot know who that person with such an extraordinary destiny is?"
Tianyan sighed and then gave his name.
Chu Haoxuan's lips twitched repeatedly.
He was now starting to believe that the rumors circulating in the capital had nothing to do with the Crown Prince.
His son was carefully educated from a young age and strictly adhered to etiquette, so he would never do anything to covet his aunt.
How could he possibly be so distraught as to still be thinking about a woman who is seven years older than him and a divorced woman?
Even when they had just returned from the north, the Empress praised Princess Fushan, but that was only out of gratitude for saving her life. The Crown Prince always addressed Princess Fushan as Aunt Ning, which was a sign of respect for an elder and benefactor. He would never have used that term if he had even the slightest ulterior motive.
Destiny?! What exactly is destiny?
If it is truly destiny, why would Heaven allow a nephew to marry his uncle's wife?
Therefore, he absolutely did not believe Abbot Tianyan's speculation!
Abbot Tianyan has left.
However, just one day later, the capital received an urgent message that floods had occurred in Jiangnan, causing riverbanks to breach and affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
The ministers offered their opinions and discussed how to solve the flood, but the man sitting on the dragon throne frowned instantly.
The floods are not scary; what is scary is that Abbot Tianyan just said that if the Crown Prince cannot marry that woman, it will affect the fate of the country and cause natural disasters.
It's only been a few days, and a natural disaster has already occurred. If it can really affect the fate of the country, then what about me, the emperor?
Two days later, when the emperor went to Consort Zhao's palace in the evening, he suddenly vomited blood and fainted.
When the emperor woke up again, half of his body was paralyzed.
The emperor was frightened by what Abbot Tianyan had said.
He'd only been emperor for less than four years; he really didn't want to die!
Soon after, rumors began to circulate in the capital.
The second young lady of the Duke of Cheng's mansion, Princess Fushan, has an extremely noble destiny. As long as she marries the Crown Prince, she can protect the people of the world from disasters!
The moment this rumor spread, the Duke of Cheng was so frightened that he went to the palace that very day to apologize to the Emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, please understand. I am just an ordinary woman, while His Highness the Crown Prince is an exceptional person. I would never dare to covet His Highness!"
"I guarantee that I will have my daughter leave the capital tomorrow, go far away, and never return. The rumors circulating in the capital should dissipate within two days."
The Emperor grimaced, cursing inwardly: "You bastard! You must let your daughter covet it! Otherwise, the empire I fought so hard to build might be lost!"
However, he was quite ill and spoke slowly. Before he could utter two words, the eunuch came in to report, "Your Majesty, Prince Jin requests an audience."
"Please, please come in."
The young eunuch immediately went out to fetch someone.
Soon Prince Jin stormed in, and after kneeling and bowing, he flew into a rage: "What a coincidence, the Duke of Cheng is here too. I was just about to settle accounts with you!"
You must have heard the rumors circulating in the capital. What exactly is the Duke of Cheng's mansion up to?
If Ning wants wealth and status, for Lin'er's sake, I wouldn't mind taking her back. But she shouldn't have set her sights on the Crown Prince! "Damn it, they're even from different generations!"
Duke Cheng: ...Heh, you don't mind taking my daughter back? But my daughter does mind!
“Your Highness Prince Jin is right. This old minister has come to the palace to plead guilty.”
Before entering the palace, the old minister had already instructed his daughter to pack her luggage. She would be leaving the capital tomorrow, and he promised that she would never have any further contact with His Highness the Crown Prince.
"After all, Brother Lin is His Highness the Crown Prince's cousin. Even if my daughter wanted to remarry, she would never have such feelings for His Highness."
King Jin choked on his words. His former father-in-law's words didn't seem to be false. Could it be that someone else was behind this?
"So you're saying this matter has nothing to do with your Duke Cheng's mansion?"
The Duke of Cheng raised three fingers to the sky and swore an oath: "If these rumors were spread by me or my daughter, may I rather die a horrible death and be struck by lightning!"
The emperor lying in bed: ...It wasn't him who swore it! It wasn't him who swore it! Heaven, please have eyes when you strike me with lightning, please don't strike me, it wasn't me who swore it!
At this moment, the young eunuch came in again to report, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience."
The Emperor leaned against the headboard, his heart filled with frustration. "Please."
As soon as Chu Yu entered the hall, he knelt on the ground. "Father, you must do justice for your son!"
"Someone in the capital has suddenly started spreading rumors, saying things about me, about me... in short, extremely offensive things. I beg Your Majesty to issue an edict to thoroughly investigate who is spreading these lies and bring the person behind it back. I will definitely tear him to pieces!"
The emperor on the dragon bed coughed violently. What an unfilial son!
"Shut up! The fate of Princess Fushan was determined by Abbot Tianyan. He said that if you don't get married soon, the world will not be peaceful and unjust."
You only care about yourself and completely disregard the people. Do you really deserve to sit in this position of Crown Prince?
"But I cannot do such a thing for the sake of the people, something that would damage my reputation. I have always respected Princess Fushan, she is my elder..."
"Father, why don't you just depose me? After all, you have more than one son. I'd rather lead troops out to war and expand the territory of our Great Gan Dynasty!" (End of Chapter)
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