She was in a state of constant fear. As soon as the morning court session started, her heart felt as if it was hanging in mid-air and could fall at any time.
What she was most worried about was that the "Emperor" would be exposed on the first day. Once his identity was revealed, she and her son would probably be in danger of losing their lives.
"Don't worry, Madam. Everything went smoothly. As you expected, Prince Rong was strongly opposed, but fortunately the Prime Minister came out to smooth things over, and your position as concubine has been restored. I will go to the Imperial Study and have someone draft an edict in a moment."
"Okay, thank you Mr. Cang for your help."
Wanpin breathed a sigh of relief, with a look of gratitude on her face.
She didn't expect that the people left by her third brother were not only capable, but also truly devoted to her.
For this plan, almost all of them were mobilized and so many subordinates were sacrificed.
Before, she had been worried that these people were vindictive.
After all, the death of their third brother left them without support, and she knew that they must have resentment in their hearts.
In order to test Mr. Cang's loyalty, she specially found a poison and made him take it in front of her to ensure his sincerity.
At that time, Mr. Cang took the poison and swallowed the pill without hesitation, then said to her calmly: "Your Majesty, I am loyal to the Third Prince and have no second thoughts. You can rest assured."
Since then, Mr. Cang regularly asked the Third Emperor for the antidote and never had any complaints.
His loyalty and responsibility made Wanpin completely put aside her doubts.
She secretly thanked her luck that she had not misjudged the people. These people left behind by her third brother were truly her and the emperor's greatest support.
"We can't act too hastily, otherwise Prince Rong will notice something. Let's wait for two days before the Third Prince is named Crown Prince." Concubine Wan said again.
"My queen said yes."
The two discussed for a while before the "Emperor" went to the imperial study to read the memorials.
In order to impersonate the emperor, Mr. Cang also learned the emperor's handwriting and practiced for many days before he learned it to be about 100% similar. If you are not a professional handwriting reader, ordinary people can't tell it.
He spoke as little as possible and handled the memorials to the emperor in an orderly manner.
Eunuch Hai watched the nose and the heart, standing quietly by the side serving.
The "Emperor" personally wrote the imperial edict, stamped it with the great seal, and asked Eunuch Hai to personally go to Concubine Wan's palace to announce the edict.
Eunuch Hai has followed the emperor for many years. Today he felt that the emperor was a little different from before, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
When he received the imperial edict, he respectfully withdrew.
The emperor went to the harem to announce the decree, but when he opened the imperial edict and prepared to read it, he found something wrong. Why was the handwriting a little bit different from usual?
He often read the emperor's handwriting and was most familiar with the emperor's notes.
However, this was not the time to discuss this matter, so he announced the decree in a formal manner, offered congratulations, and returned to the imperial study to continue his duty.
But normally, the emperor could finish a cup of tea every half an hour.
He would also refill the emperor's cup with hot water from time to time so that he could always have hot tea.
But today, an hour has passed and the emperor has not even had a sip of tea.
"Your Majesty, is today's tea not to your liking?" Eunuch Hai asked respectfully when the "Emperor" stopped writing.
The "Emperor" then noticed that the tea on the imperial desk had already gone cold.
"Eunuch Hai, you are also serving my father. The tea is cold, why don't you change it?" The "Emperor" suddenly shouted in a cold voice.
Eunuch Hai was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will change it for you right away."
Eunuch Hai did not dare to delay at all, and immediately stood up and poured the "Emperor" another cup.
Then he walked out of the hall and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The emperor would never scold him like this for a cup of tea.
What's wrong with the emperor today?
At this moment, the seventh prince came over in a hapless manner.
"Eunuch Hai, is father here?" The Seventh Prince was already thirteen years old, the age when even cats and dogs disliked their parents.
Although he was born of a legitimate wife, he knew that he had no chance of becoming an emperor, so he had already determined a position for himself: just be a playful prince.
When I study in the study room, I often work for three days and rest for two days.
Fortunately, he was smart, so he passed every test. The emperor just turned a blind eye.
"Greetings, His Majesty the Seventh Prince. The Emperor is here. It's just that..."
"Just what?" The Seventh Prince was puzzled. When did this old servant start to speak hesitantly?
"The emperor seems to be in a bad mood today." Eunuch Hai whispered.
"Oh?" The Seventh Prince's eyes turned, "Father likes Prince Ni to tell him jokes the most. Prince Ni will come in and make some jokes, which will surely make Father laugh."
The Seventh Prince straightened his clothes and tiptoed into the imperial study with a confident smile on his face.
Inside the house, the "Emperor" was holding a cup of fresh tea served by Eunuch Hai, with a scroll of memorials in his hand, and seemed to be worried about something.
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor." The Seventh Prince bowed, with a hint of mischief in his voice.
The "Emperor" looked up and saw that it was the Seventh Prince. His expression eased a little, but his brows were still not completely relaxed: "No need for formalities. Why are you here instead of studying in the study?" The "Emperor" asked in a serious tone.
The Seventh Prince chuckled, came up to the Emperor, and said mysteriously, "Father, I brought a treasure with me today. I guarantee it will make you laugh."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked with pretended interest, "Oh? What treasure is it?"
The Seventh Prince blinked and took out a small booklet from his sleeve. The cover had the words "Xiao Lin Secret Book" written in large letters.
"This is because I have visited the people and collected all kinds of jokes. I guarantee that every one of them will make your father laugh out loud!"
The "Emperor" was amused by his exaggerated expression and twitched his lips, but still pretended to be serious and said: "If you can't make me laugh, watch out for your skin!"
The Seventh Prince nodded rapidly, opened the booklet, cleared his throat, and began to tell the first joke.
“One day, a crab and a shrimp were walking on the beach when they suddenly saw a dolphin leaping out of the sea.
The crab said to the shrimp: "My friend, look at how powerful the dolphin is. It can jump out of the water so high in an instant!"
The shrimp heard this and replied calmly: "Humph, that's okay, if you put me in the pot, I can not only jump out of the water, but also jump out of the pot lid!"
The emperor did not laugh heartily after hearing this. He just curled his lips and said, "You are such a clever kid! This joke is fresh, but it's not funny at all."
Seeing that his trick didn't work, the Seventh Prince quickly told a few more humorous jokes.
Some are interesting about the palace animals.
Some of them imitate the daily embarrassments of ministers in the court.
Some of it was simply made up by him.
But he performed every joke very hard.
When the palace maids heard this, they tried to hide their laughter with their hands covering their mouths, but none of them could make the "Emperor" laugh.
The seventh prince was very puzzled.
Normally, the emperor would laugh heartily when he heard him tell jokes, but today, he racked his brains but the emperor didn't show any response.
The Seventh Prince looked at the "Emperor" pitifully.
"What are you doing? Why are you looking for me?" The "Emperor" had long seen that this kid had something to ask of him, which was why he was working so hard.
But he couldn't laugh out loud, because he was in disguise, and if his expression changed too much, people would notice something.
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