After a fierce battle, Princess Mingzhu was unfortunately kidnapped by the fourth prince of the Nu Khanate and fell into the moat together. When she was rescued, she had drowned.
The princess was killed and the emperor was furious. He imposed martial law throughout the city, searched for the fugitive, and thoroughly investigated the cause of the prison fire.
Princess Corning's wedding also ended hastily. For a moment, the atmosphere in the imperial city became unprecedentedly tense.
However, what was worse was that the other princes, Princess Mingbao, and all the guards, palace maids, and eunuchs all fell ill after returning to the palace.
Fever, panic, and delirium.
The Imperial Medical Bureau could not find the cause of the disease. Three days later, two palace maids and a guard died one after another. Princess Mingbao also lost her life due to a high fever.
For a time, whether in the court or in the capital, there was a feeling that a storm was about to come.
Zhu Beichen led the Imperial City Division to arrest people everywhere, and all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau looked pale.
The emperor, who had always been diligent in his work, sat in the court, absent-minded.
On this day, Cui Qiu, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, with his hair all white because he was said to have turned white overnight in order to spy on the secrets of heaven, knelt in the court and shouted:
"Your Majesty, for the sake of the royal bloodline, I have sacrificed my life and gained a glimpse of the secrets."
Liu Renxiu frowned: "Oh? What did you see?"
Cui Qiu prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed with his white hair on top, and said: "The secret of heaven shows that the evil star is in power and is threatening the royal bloodline. Now we should appoint a crown prince, who will take the right position and suppress the evil star, otherwise Liujiajiang will be in danger."
Someone asked: "What do you mean by that? The evil star is in power, who is it?"
Cui Qiu raised his old bark face, looked at Nanye with his gray-brown eyes, and said in an old voice like the friction of rubble: "The evil star is in Nanye, and is driving Taiweiyuan away. We must appoint a crown prince as soon as possible so that Taiwei Heng can take the right position."
At this time, someone exclaimed: "Oh, the demon star is in the south, could it be Princess Kangle?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a "bang" sound, and a memorial paper was thrown by the emperor and hit the man on the head.
The emperor's face turned pale, and he said sternly: "He slandered the princess in the court, committed treason, and spread rumors to confuse the people. Come, take him out and behead him."
The man rolled his eyes, held his breath and fainted from fright.
That man was just a minor official who had just been promoted by the Princess. Today was his first time attending court. He had wanted to follow the Princess's instructions to show off, but he didn't expect to die after showing his face once.
Cui Qiu also didn't expect that His Majesty would protect Song Jinxiu so much that he wouldn't even allow her to be mentioned. Is it possible that his plan to frame Song Jinxiu will fail before it even begins?
His hair didn't turn white overnight, but turned white slowly over the past few days because of the consumption of drawing the lucky charm.
He seldom went out before, and when he did he wore a hat. He didn't want people to guess what he was doing, so no one had ever seen his white hair.
Originally, he thought that when the prince got married, the emperor would definitely summon him to the palace to choose an auspicious day for the prince, and the white hair would not be hidden.
If the emperor saw him like this, would he think of selecting a new director of the Imperial Observatory?
However, their Cui family has no successors, and no one can take on this important task. Then, will the position of the Director of the Imperial Observatory fall into the hands of another family?
Therefore, he said that for the sake of royal bloodline, he was willing to shorten his life and turn his hair white overnight in order to gain insight into the secrets of heaven.
I have devoted all my white hair to the royal family. Emperor, you can't just think of changing someone, can you?
In this way, he can hold on to this position for a few more years.
Wait for the prince to succeed to the throne, wait for the granddaughter to become the queen, wait for the Cui family to turn their fortunes around...
As for the evil star in power, that was also his fabrication.
That Song Jinxiu had always been his confidant and trouble. He wanted to use her to change his luck, and had tried several times with the luck-changing talisman, but found that it had no effect.
Later he understood that this person's luck was too good to be shaken by a small lucky charm. If you want to use it for your own use, you have to use the formation.
So these days he has been concentrating on drawing lucky charms. If he can gather 9,999 lucky charms to change his luck again, he will surely succeed.
The minor officials were dragged away, and the whole court was filled with the sound of a pin drop. Some of the timid ones dared not even breathe.
Everyone knew that the lives of several princes were at stake at this time. His Majesty was in a bad mood and no one dared to say anything, for fear that their lives would be in danger like that small official.
Even Cui Qiu felt that it was not the right time to bring up the matter of the demon star.
The director of the Imperial Hospital also felt that his head might not be saved.
Several princes have been suffering from high fevers. If this continues, they will not die but will be burned into fools.
Finally, he bit his tongue and used strong medicine regardless of the consequences. At least the princes' fever finally subsided.
However, strong medicine is good for reducing fever, but it will hurt the lungs. Although all the princes managed to save their lives, they all suffered from sequelae of lung disease to varying degrees.
The Seventh and Eleventh Princes, who were particularly young, drank Chuanbei loquat water every day, but they still coughed constantly.
In this state, it is naturally not suitable for him to go to the imperial study to "serve tea and pour water".
The current emperor has three sons and two daughters. Some died or were injured at one time. Only the first prince went to court every day with high spirits and vigor.
Therefore, the calls for Prince 꺶 to be crowned as the heir became louder. Even the royal family expressed their agreement.
"Your Highness is born a noble, blessed by the fate of the country, and in good health. He is the only choice for the future crown prince."
To be an emperor, the first requirement is to have a good body. In view of the health problems of the Seventh Prince and the Eleventh Prince, Liu Renxiu had to turn his attention back to his eldest son.
He looked at his eldest son calmly.
He remembered that when his son was a child, he always wore gorgeous clothes, a golden crown on his head, and was surrounded by servants, with the style of a typical wealthy prince.
At that time, he also lamented that the queen was kind and treated this motherless eldest son equally.
놆 from what? The child was dressed in plain clothes and a jade crown that was simple but not disrespectful to his status.
Liu Renxiu nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the child had grown up. He used to be handsome, but now he had a broad face and thick eyebrows, a straight figure, and a steady manner. He was becoming more and more like...
Liu Renxiu frowned. How come this kid with a broad face and thick eyebrows looks more and more like his elder brother, the King of Wei?
Thinking of this, Liu Renxiu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. For the first time, I searched my memory for memories about my eldest son’s biological mother, Concubine Zhou.
When Concubine Zhou was the crown prince, her mother arranged for her to be taken into her life. At that time, the King of Wei was still in Huainan. During the Rebellion of King Xiao, the King of Wei led his troops in a rebellion. The eldest son was already seven years old at that time.
Therefore, this child cannot be related to the King of Wei.
Perhaps the incident with Prince Dong Yin had made him a little paranoid.
However, for a prince without the protection of his maternal family, there are so many people calling for the eldest son to be made the heir. This child must be really outstanding, or is there someone behind the scenes fanning the flames?
Could it be that this child's usual honest and non-confrontational appearance is just an act? In fact, he was very resourceful, and he had won over a group of court officials to stand behind him early on?
If so, he would be relieved.
Just then, the eunuch came to report: Princess Shou passed away.
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