As soon as the imperial edict to appoint the crown prince was read out, eunuchs from Kunning Palace and Cining Palace naturally came to report.
The Empress Dowager knew the news that Yu Jin became the Crown Prince before Emperor Jingming arrived.
"Queen Mother, the Emperor is here."
The empress dowager, who had been as still as a clay statue since she heard the news, suddenly came to her senses after hearing the palace maid's reminder. She used some strength to clench the Buddhist beads and nodded.
As the eunuch announced, Emperor Jingming strode in.
"How was your breakfast today, mother?"
The Queen Mother moved her lips and said, "When you get older, you still eat the same way."
Emperor Jingming sat down beside the Empress Dowager, smiling broadly, "My son came here today because he has something happy to tell you."
The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Jingming quietly.
Emperor Jingming said with a smile: "My son has made the seventh son the crown prince."
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows.
At her age, her eyebrows have turned white, like falling snow. This action seems a bit cold: "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
"Congratulations, congratulations." Emperor Jingming was in a very good mood.
He thought that some ignorant ministers would jump out to threaten him in the court, but he didn't expect that he could leave the court smoothly without any commotion.
Even though he had prepared a speech in his mind and could curse back at anyone who dared to speak, it was still good that no one bothered him.
He is not a belligerent man.
The empress dowager took the teacup offered by the palace maid and handed it to Emperor Jingming, signaling the palace servants to leave.
Emperor Jingming took a sip of the tea and said with a smile, "The tea here is still the best."
The Queen Mother said calmly, "That's because the Emperor is filial."
Emperor Jingming said modestly: "My son has not done enough."
The Queen Mother suppressed the urge to grit her teeth and asked calmly, "How come such a big thing has been decided so suddenly?"
Emperor Jingming smiled and said, "It was not decided suddenly. The relationship between the Crown Prince and the future of the Great Zhou has always been a top priority in my son's mind. I have actually been thinking about it for a long time."
"I really didn't expect it to be the seventh brother... I haven't heard the emperor mention it before..."
Emperor Jingming looked at the Queen Mother and said sincerely, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. I thought that if I discussed this with you, it would be embarrassing for you, so I didn't bother you."
The Queen Mother couldn't help but grit her teeth.
How could I not bear to put her in an awkward position!
Looking at the earnest face of Emperor Jingming, the empress dowager was a little dazed.
Sometimes she would wonder if the emperor was just pretending to be filial to her!
It was like this last time when the Prince of Yan was registered under the name of the Empress, and it was like this this time when the Prince of Yan was made the Crown Prince. Each time, the matter was settled with lightning speed, leaving no room for interference.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Emperor Jingming asked with concern when he saw that the empress dowager was silent.
The Queen Mother came back to her senses and said dejectedly, "I am old and not in good spirits. I can be distracted at any time. Who knows when I might -"
Emperor Jingming hurriedly comforted her, saying, "Your Majesty, you are in good spirits and will live a long life."
The Queen Mother smiled and asked, "Has the auspicious date for enthroning the Crown Prince been set?"
Emperor Jingming touched his nose and shook his head: "Not yet, I'll ask Qin Tianjian to report the auspicious date later."
"Well, the emperor has just appointed a crown prince, so he must have many things to do. Don't waste your time here."
Emperor Jingming stood up and said, "I will come back to see you later."
As soon as Emperor Jingming left, the empress dowager's face darkened and she put the teacup heavily on the table, making a sound.
The Prince of Yan, the prince registered under the Empress' name, unexpectedly became the Crown Prince, which caught her off guard.
Fuqing always avoids disasters, and the Prince of Yan becomes the crown prince again...
The Queen Mother's eyes turned cold.
Want to be crowned the crown prince smoothly? It's not that easy.
Emperor Jingming quickly summoned the director of the Qintianjian and ordered him to select an auspicious day as soon as possible to perform the ceremony of enthroning the prince.
After the crown prince has undergone the enthronement ceremony, he will move into the Eastern Palace and his status will be finalized.
Supervisor Qin Tian had just returned to the yamen and immediately assigned this important task.
The auspicious day for enthroning the crown prince cannot be neglected and needs to be chosen carefully.
There was a spirit observer named Zhu Duohuan in the Qintian Observatory, who was responsible for observing the changes in the celestial phenomena in summer. On this day, he climbed up to the observatory to observe the celestial phenomena at night, and then speculated all night long without sleep, his eyes staring with fear.
Tengu swallows the sun, Tengu swallows the sun...
Stay calm, maybe he calculated wrongly.
Zhu Duohuan returned home and fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, what greeted him was not hot tea or hot food, but his wife's calm face.
"Awake?" Zhu's wife handed over a wet handkerchief.
Lingtailang was only a minor official of the seventh rank, and life in the capital was quite hard. There was naturally no need to hire a maid for such a small matter, so Zhu's wife did it all herself.
Zhu Duohuan took the handkerchief, wiped his face, and hurried out.
"Where are you going?"
"I have something important to do at the government office."
Zhu's wife called him back and said, "I have something important to do, too."
Zhu Duohuan returned and asked his wife in surprise, "What's the matter?"
"My boss contacted me."
As soon as Zhu's wife said this, Zhu Duohuan shuddered and all sleepiness disappeared.
"What?"
"I'm asking if you've had any bad days recently."
Zhu Duohuan was stunned for a moment, and after a long while he exhaled a foul breath: "Yes."
The heavenly dog swallowing the sun indicates that the emperor's virtue and decision-making are flawed, and great disaster will befall the people. Is there any day more ominous than this?
After hearing this, Zhu's wife pursed her lips and said, "The higher-ups asked you to designate an unlucky day as an auspicious day to enthrone the crown prince."
Zhu Duohuan was silent for a while, then said in a muffled voice, "I understand."
There was a longer silence.
The couple looked at each other in silence. After an unknown amount of time, they suddenly hugged each other and burst into tears.
They are chess pieces, death warriors, people whose fate is not in their own hands. Even their combination is arranged by the superiors, and once the superiors give the order, it must be carried out without compromise.
But their days had been peaceful for too long, and no one had contacted them in more than a decade since they got married. It was so peaceful that they had an illusion that they could live together in such a plain and ordinary way until old age.
They are also human beings. Even if there was no affection between them at the beginning, it is inevitable that they will have extravagant hopes after keeping the same secret for so long.
But dreams are just dreams after all, and one day you will wake up from them.
The Qintian Prison Chief quickly announced an auspicious date: June 26th.
Emperor Jingming certainly didn't think much about it and ordered Pan Hai: "Send someone to the Prince of Yan's mansion to tell him so that the Crown Prince of Yan can be prepared."
Pan Hai agreed and sent Xiao Lezi to deliver the letter to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Xiao Lezi is his favorite disciple. Now that Prince Yan is the Crown Prince, there are countless benefits to letting Xiao Lezi show up more often.
Xiao Lezi did not dare to delay for a moment and rushed to the Prince of Yan's Palace. Looking at the plaque of the palace, he was filled with emotion: He knew that he had boarded the Prince of Yan's ship. Judging from the speed at which the Prince of Yan became the Crown Prince, it might not take too long for him to -
Well, by then the master will be able to retire and he can totally take over the master's position and share the worries for him.
Xiao Lezi was happily invited in and explained his purpose to Yu Jin.
Hearing that the auspicious day was set for June 26, Yu Jin thought that it would not be long until that day. It would not be so convenient to go out after moving into the East Palace. Why not ask Ah Si if he wanted to go boating in the next few days.