Chapter 314 The Crown Prince Regent
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Rou was so shocked that she hurried over and took a handkerchief to wipe Emperor Minghe.
Eunuch Shun next to him also hurried over to serve.
Jiang Wanran was even more frightened. She knelt on the ground and kept apologizing.
"It's all my fault for being careless. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
She knelt there, revealing her slender white neck.
She looked so weak and vulnerable that she could be bullied at will.
Your Majesty, are you really willing to punish me?
The Queen Mother, who was sitting on the other side, was watching the scene quietly, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand.
Even if it wasn’t Jiang Nanqing.
But he was someone who looked so much like her and was a member of the Jiang family.
You know, His Majesty loved Concubine Rou so much because she was Jiang Nanqing's half sister.
Later, His Majesty always indulged Su Tanxin because Su Tanxin looked like Jiang Nanqing.
Now, the girl kneeling on the ground in front of him was a combination of Concubine Rou and Su Tanxin.
The Queen Mother didn't believe that Emperor Minghe was not tempted!
As long as Emperor Minghe was moved, and she proposed to marry Wanran to Jingyu...
"She is so careless that she can't even serve a cup of tea properly. How did the Jiang family teach their daughter?"
"You have brought shame to Empress Yuan and Concubine Rou!"
Emperor Minghe stood up suddenly, his face full of anger.
After saying the above, he raised his head and said to the Queen Mother:
"Mother, my son's clothes are wet. I have to go back and change. I won't chat with you any more."
"Also, although you like this girl from the Jiang family, you can't allow someone who doesn't know the rules to be in the palace."
"Isn't Madam Jiang the best at teaching rules? Let her teach this girl from the Jiang family a lesson!"
After saying this, Emperor Minghe turned and left.
Concubine Rou thought about it, bowed to the empress dowager, and followed Emperor Minghe.
After being scolded, Jiang Wanran covered her face and started crying.
The Queen Mother would be so angry that she would tremble all over.
The son was disobedient, and his father was even worse!
"Everyone is so bewildered by women that they forget that they are not ordinary men, but emperors!"
"How can an emperor be influenced to such an extent by a woman?"
Emperor Minghe, who had just left the Cining Palace, asked Concubine Rou to go back first.
Concubine Rou asked with concern: "Your Majesty, how about I accompany you for a while?"
Emperor Minghe shook his head. "No need. You have worked very hard to host the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. Go back home early to rest."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Emperor Minghe changed his clothes, he asked someone to carry a lantern and walked to Luoyan Pagoda...
The next day, news came from the palace that Emperor Minghe was ill, and Lu Jingyu was summoned to the palace.
Gu Qingning asked worriedly, "Your Majesty's illness, could it be related to that Jiang family girl?"
Lu Jingyu: "My father has always been in good health. I think this time, maybe the Queen Mother plotted against him. He planned to go with the flow and make me the crown prince."
If you are sick, you cannot take care of state affairs.
Only the crown prince can regent.
Gu Qingning: "Didn't you say before that you would only go to the East Palace after you have dealt with the Ninth Prince's affairs?"
Lu Jingyu sighed, "But I didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so troublesome."
He himself was fine, but he was worried when he thought about the Queen Mother putting pressure on Qing Ning.
Gu Qingning: "Jing Yu, no matter what decision you make, I support you!"
Lu Jingyu's heart softened when he saw her, and he held her in his arms.
"It's the end of the year, and it's freezing cold. Just stay at home and don't go anywhere."
Gu Qingning nodded.
She knew that, especially at this time, she had to keep her footing.
All she could do was to stay in the mansion and let Jing Yu have no worries.
Watched Lu Jingyu get on the carriage and head to the palace.
Gu Qingning murmured, "It seems that we may not be able to move to the Lin Mansion."
After hearing this, Mo Yu turned around and frowned, "Why not move?"
Gu Qingning said patiently: "Everything depends on Jingyu's arrangements. No matter what, you must work hard to carry forward the Lin family in the future."
"Because that is my forever home."
Mo Yu nodded heavily.
"I'll be your backup!"
He has begun to understand many things.
For example, if his aunt were to become the Crown Princess or even the Queen in the future, he and the Lin family would be his aunt's maternal family.
You must not embarrass your aunt!
Gu Qingning reached out and touched his head.
"Let's go and start today's treatment. I will try my best to make you able to resist the control of that flute sound."
"Um!"
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In the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The smell of ambergris filled the bedroom.
Emperor Minghe was wearing a middle-length robe, leaning back on the bed, coughing from time to time.
Lu Jingyu: "Father, are you really sick?"
Emperor Minghe glared at him unhappily, "Do you think I am pretending to be sick?"
Lu Jingyu: "No, how about asking Divine Doctor Bai to come to the palace to check on you? He will be going back to Medicine Valley after the New Year."
Emperor Minghe shook his head. "It's just a cold. It's not a big deal."
"If the imperial doctors in the palace can't even cure such a minor illness, their Imperial Hospital should be closed down."
Lu Jingyu: "That's true."
"By the way, did the Empress Dowager say anything to you yesterday?"
"I've made it clear in advance. Whether it's a girl from the Cui family or a girl from the Jiang family, I don't want any of them!"
Emperor Minghe: "The Queen Mother asked me to have dinner with her, and then asked the daughter of the Jiang family to pour tea for me."
Lu Jingyu: "One moment she said she wanted to let the girl from the Jiang family be my concubine, and the next moment she asked the girl from the Jiang family to seduce you?"
"Is the Imperial Grandmother planning to let us, father and son, love and hate each other?"
"What good will this do her?"
Emperor Minghe sighed helplessly, "She probably didn't intend for us to love and hate each other, but she wanted us to restrain each other."
"My mother always wants to take control of the situation."
Lu Jingyu: “Heh.”
He remained silent, waiting for Emperor Minghe to make his move.
Sure enough, after waiting for a long time for Lu Jingyu to respond, Emperor Minghe suddenly started coughing violently.
Eunuch Shun and others were so frightened that they became very nervous.
Lu Jingyu had no choice but to sit beside the dragon couch and support him.
"Father, is it really necessary to ask Divine Doctor Bai to come to the palace to check on you?"
Emperor Minghe shook his head and said, "I just caught a cold. I just need to rest for a while."
"However, there are too many memorials piled up on the desk, and state affairs cannot be delayed."
Lu Jingyu sighed: "Then I will help you to share your worries."
Emperor Minghe's eyes lit up, "No one else can review the memorials, unless..."
Lu Jingyu finished the sentence for him.
"The crown prince is the regent."
Emperor Minghe was overjoyed, "Jingyu, do you agree?"
Lu Jingyu: "You are so sick now, I can't refuse anymore."
"But I have a promise. I can be the crown prince, but the crown princess can only be Qing Ning."
"And don't try to shove any women into my backyard."
"Otherwise, I will not be the crown prince anymore and let someone else be the regent."
Emperor Minghe was so angry that he laughed.
With so many people wanting the throne, why is it his turn? Or is it because the boss is unwilling and is forced to sit on it?
However, I am also afraid that he will quit again.
Emperor Minghe said:
"Whether or not you want to recruit new players to the backyard is up to you. When you want to recruit new players, we will hold a draft."
"I will first issue an imperial decree to appoint you as the crown prince. After the New Year, you and your family can move into the East Palace."
"Then we will hold your crown prince enthronement ceremony and Qing Ning's crown princess enthronement ceremony."
Lu Jingyu stood up and knelt on the ground.
"My son, obey your order."
Emperor Minghe breathed a sigh of relief and his mood became much better.
Before leaving, Lu Jingyu looked at his face and whispered:
"Father, I have no interest in the girl from the Jiang family. It was the Empress Dowager who arranged the match."
"If you want to marry her..."
Emperor Minghe wanted to hit him with the imperial seal again, "You knew it was a trap, but you didn't jump in yourself, but made me jump in?"
"Is there a son as filial as you?"
Lu Jingyu smiled brightly, "Father, I am the most filial son. You will know it in the future."
Emperor Minghe really had a headache. He waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and review the memorials first."
"But I will have someone deliver the imperial edict to your house first."
Lu Jingyu was also very speechless, "Do you have to be so anxious?"
Emperor Minghe closed his eyes and didn't want to pay any more attention to him.
With the words "I'll leave", the palace fell silent again. Emperor Minghe opened his eyes and told Eunuch Shun:
"You personally deliver the imperial edict to the Qin residence and have Gu Qingning come out to receive it."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"When you read the imperial edict, see Gu Qingning's reaction."
Is it a pleasant surprise, or is it indifferent?
Now his son only recognizes Gu Qingning, while the empress dowager has always been concerned about Gu Qingning's background.
Emperor Minghe thought that he had to find some way to raise Gu Qingning's status.
Eunuch Shun took the imperial edict, bowed his waist and retreated.
Not daring to delay, he immediately went to Qin's Mansion with his guards.
When Eunuch Shun arrived, Gu Qingning had just finished treating Mo Yu and was planning to ask Chen Fenfang and others to come and report on matters at the mansion.
If they didn't have to move to the Lin Mansion, they might have to move into the East Palace.
The Eastern Palace is naturally many times larger than the current Qin Mansion, and even than the original Qin Duke Mansion.
There are many things to do.
It has to be said that the strict teaching of Nanny Jiang and the others did have a certain effect.
But what a crown princess has to do is far from enough.
Gu Qingning thinks she still needs to study.
Chuan Gu came in to report that someone from the palace had come to read the imperial edict, and Gu Qingning hurriedly brought people out to receive the edict.
Eunuch Shun: "The Emperor of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven decrees that the Crown Prince Jingyu is a man of both virtue and talent, pure kindness and filial piety... He is now appointed Crown Prince and will be canonized in due course."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the mansion was shocked and couldn't hide the joy in their eyes.
Although everyone knows that this matter is 90% certain.
But until there is certainty, no one can rest assured.
But Gu Qingning was very calm and composed. Just as she was about to accept the order, Eunuch Shun said:
"Princess, there is another imperial decree."
Next, Eunuch Shun read out the imperial edict appointing Gu Qingning as the Crown Princess.
Granny Liao and the others looked at each other and became even happier.
You know, they all know that His Highness will be crowned the Crown Prince, that is a foregone conclusion.
But during this period of time, I have been troubled by others.
Not to mention the distant past, what the Queen Mother said in the palace yesterday made people very worried.
I am worried that when Your Highness becomes the Crown Prince, there will be someone else as the Crown Princess.
Now they can finally rest assured.
Gu Qingning remained calm and took the imperial edict with both hands, "Thank you, Lord."
Eunuch Shun handed both imperial edicts to her and said gently:
"His Majesty said that it is almost the end of the year and the Ministry of Rites will need some time to prepare for the enthronement ceremony."
"After the New Year, the two masters will move into the East Palace, and the enthronement ceremony will be held together at that time."
Gu Qingning smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Eunuch Shun."
Chen Fenfang, who was standing next to him, stepped forward immediately, wrapped a huge red envelope, and handed it to Eunuch Shun.
Eunuch Shun accepted it with a smile and reminded: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now in the palace, helping His Majesty to share his worries, so he will be back later."
"I have to go back to the palace to report now."
Gu Qingning nodded and personally escorted the person out the door.
At the same time, this matter was also reported to the Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother looked at Sun Fuhai in shock.
"Did you hear correctly? His Majesty really appointed Jing Yu as the Crown Prince?"
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