Chapter 301: A tough decision, a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Xiao Jinyan raised his head abruptly and looked at the emperor, retorting: "Father, Shen Liangdi has done nothing wrong, why are you putting her in the cold palace?"
Compared to Xiao Jinyan's nervousness, Shen Chuwei was much calmer. She secretly glanced at the emperor with a murderous look on her face.
He must be angry.
The emperor took a glance at Shen Liangdi. He had met her several times before and found that she was no less beautiful than Princess Xueyan in terms of appearance. The spirit between her eyebrows and eyes could not be compared with Princess Xueyan's beauty.
This is probably the capital to seduce the prince.
"The only fault of Concubine Shen Liang is that she cannot get pregnant and she also seduced the prince into favoring her, leaving him childless." The emperor's voice was cold, with an undeniable strength.
Xiao Jinyan was stunned when he heard this. He tried to explain, but when he thought about the fact that Xiaojiu was not pregnant yet, any explanation he gave would only make his father angrier.
The only way to prove that Xiaojiu is fine is to make her pregnant.
Xiao Jinyan suppressed his dissatisfaction and looked at the emperor standing tall in front of him, "Father, what about the second one?"
The emperor said in a cold voice: "You are unwilling to send Shen Liangdi to the cold palace, unless you no longer serve as the crown prince. For the time being, I can ignore whether you have children or not."
Although Xiao Jinyan guessed that the emperor would threaten him with the position of crown prince, he pursed his lips tightly. It took him five years to get the position of crown prince. How could it be easy to give it up now?
Shen Chuwei is not a fool. He can tell that the emperor is threatening Xiao Jinyan with the position of crown prince.
She raised her hands, but then she remembered that this was ancient times, not a classroom, so she put her hands down, stepped forward and bowed.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the cold palace."
The emperor was surprised. He didn't expect Shen Liangdi to ask to be sent to the cold palace. "You want to go to the cold palace voluntarily?"
Shen Chu lowered her eyes and replied, "Your Majesty, I am willing to enter the cold palace."
No matter how hard Xiao Jinyan tried to restrain himself, he couldn't let Xiaojiu go to the cold palace, so he stepped forward and bowed.
"Father, the Cold Palace is a place where women who have made mistakes go. Shen Liangdi did nothing wrong. The fault lies with me. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Shen Chuwei raised her delicate little face and looked at Xiao Jinyan, surprised that he would give up the position of crown prince, a position he had obtained with great difficulty.
"Your Highness, I can go to the cold palace."
Xiao Jinyan said coldly: "Shut up for me."
Shen Chuwei: "..." and fierce to her again~
She glanced at the emperor, then moved closer to Xiao Jinyan and whispered, "Your Highness, it is better for me to go to the cold palace than for you to be punished.
She couldn't say too much in front of the emperor.
She is not afraid of going to the cold palace. At worst, she can expand her agriculture and plant vegetables.
The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the crown prince. He was also shocked. He was shocked that his son would give up his position as crown prince for a woman. He didn't know whether he should be angry or happy that his son was so loyal.
There is nothing wrong with being loyal, but the mistake is forgetting that you are a prince, a crown prince, and you cannot put your children's personal affairs first.
"Prince, have you thought it through?"
Shen Chuwei tugged at Xiao Jinyan's sleeve and whispered, "Your Highness, after I go in, you can still get me out. If you are not the crown prince, it will be difficult to get me out."
Xiao Jinyan was stunned when he heard this.
He only gave up the position of crown prince temporarily, which did not mean that he would not take it back in the future.
But what Xiaojiu said made sense. If he gave up for Xiaojiu, it would make his father even angrier.
The father was angry and took out his anger on Xiaojiu...
The Queen thought that the Dog Emperor had only mentioned it last time, but she didn't expect that the Dog Emperor would actually let the Prince choose between these two paths.
After receiving the news, she hurried to the East Palace. After hearing what the dog emperor said, she did not rush in, so she heard most of the second half of the content.
It is said that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity. Not everyone can voluntarily go to the cold palace as Shen Liangdi did.
She was really surprised that the prince was willing to take the second path for Shen Liangdi. Who did he inherit this infatuation from?
The dog emperor doesn't have such good genes.
The queen walked in, flicking her handkerchief, and bowed, "May the emperor be blessed with good health."
Xiao Jinyan and Shen Chuwei leaned forward to salute the empress.
The emperor was turned away two or three times by the empress. When he saw the empress coming, he snorted in his heart and said, "It's useless to plead for mercy. I won't listen to you!"
He picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and said calmly, "Why is the Queen here?"
The empress took two steps forward and stood beside the emperor. If she said she was afraid of the emperor, she was afraid too. If she said she was not afraid, she was not afraid either.
Perhaps she dares to be so presumptuous because she relies on the powerful family behind her.
"I heard that the emperor was in a bad mood recently, so I came to see him."
The emperor snorted in his heart. Do you care about me now? I tell you, it's too late!
He said quietly, "I am in a very good mood. I am sorry to have made the Queen worried."
The Queen: "..." Even when she is in a good mood, she goes to Fengyi Palace every day to complain about her in this and that, and compares her with Concubine Ning in everything. The dog emperor is sick in the brain!
"That's good. I was worried that the emperor would get angry."
Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes and listened to the inner thoughts of his father and mother. If his mother knew that his father had deep feelings for her, she probably wouldn't call him "dog emperor" all the time.
He turned his head to look at Shen Chuwei. Xiaojiu would definitely not call him like that in the future.
Shen Chuwei raised her head and saw Xiao Jinyan looking at her, she smiled slightly.
When Xiao Jinyan saw this smile, he somehow had a bad feeling.
After the emperor and the empress had finished their open and secret struggles, they began to discuss whether Xiao Jinyan had any children and the issue of his excessive favoritism.
The Queen insisted that Shen Liangdi just had difficulty conceiving and had not done anything wrong, and that it was inappropriate to lock her up in the cold palace.
Finally, the emperor took a step back and said, "Concubine Shen Liangdi did not commit any serious fault. She is confined to Xiaoxiang Pavilion and the prince is not allowed to visit her. She will be released after she has a child."
The emperor looked at the queen after he finished speaking, "What do you think, Queen?"
The queen couldn't help rolling her eyes. You've already made the decision, and you're asking me?
"Listen to the emperor."
After the queen finished speaking, she looked at Shen Chuwei and sighed helplessly. This was how the royal family was. She had no offspring, and yet she was favored by the emperor. Naturally, the emperor couldn't stand it.
After the emperor and the empress left, only Xiao Jinyan and Shen Chuwei were left in the restaurant.
Shen Chuwei pulled Xiao Jinyan to sit down at the mahogany round table and served him a bowl of rice. "Your Highness, let's continue with lunch."
How could Xiao Jinyan have any appetite at this moment? He raised his eyes to look at Shen Chuwei, only to see her serving him a bowl of rice, picking up some dishes and eating. No matter what time it was, she would not be stopped from eating.
Shen Chuwei had rice in her mouth. Seeing Xiao Jinyan staring at her, she tried hard to swallow the food in her mouth.
"Your Highness, don't just look at me. People are like iron and food is like steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. Your Highness is busy every day. Only when you are full can you have the energy and physical strength to deal with those things."
Xiao Jinyan was silent for a long time, then asked, "You will be moving to Xiaoxiang Pavilion soon, why aren't you worried at all?"
Shen Chuwei had just eaten a piece of braised pork: "Why should I worry? It's not like he's going to be beheaded, he's just moving to a new place. The most important thing is that His Highness is still the Crown Prince."
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PS: The dragon and phoenix babies that the babies have been looking forward to have been arranged.
Emperor: I am here to see my grandchildren.
Queen: Get out!