Chapter 620: Northern Tour
The Queen still brought the concubines to see him off, but they also stood outside the Taiji Palace for a while.
The emperor took the princes away.
This time, all the princes from the second to the tenth were taken away.
Most of the concubines knew that the emperor had officially started to make the matter of appointing a crown prince public.
Of course there are some who don’t understand, but those who don’t understand should now understand from the performance of others.
As long as that thought remains in their minds, the concubines in the harem will not remain calm.
Even Shen Chuliu understood this.
She thought again about what the emperor had said last night.
When she returned to Yufu Palace, she kept thinking, if Yan'er wanted to become the crown prince, what would be the biggest obstacle?
Yan'er is very outstanding, and the emperor knows it.
But if Yan'er has any shortcoming, it's that he is a relative by marriage.
It is strong to some extent, but not too strong.
The emperor was actually a very good person. After all, he had not yet developed the suspicious nature that was typical of emperors.
But if there is none now, will there be one in the future? Then, will Yan'er's natural advantage of the Shen family and the Pei family become a disadvantage one day?
But the Emperor...
A few years ago, Shen Chuliu thought that the emperor wanted the Shen family to gradually withdraw.
But not only did the emperor not call for a retreat, he even brought two generations of the Shen family before his eyes.
In fact, Shen Qingling's face in front of the emperor has become more and more embarrassed in recent years.
Such a person who can carry weapons in front of the emperor is highly trusted by the emperor.
And the Pei family.
Pei Jiancheng is an old minister who has entered the cabinet, and Pei Ji is still young, but he is likely to be a future Minister Pei.
Shen Chuliu suddenly thought that the Sixth Prince’s status was actually enough to make him the Crown Prince.
In the past few years, she has been in the situation but has not had this awareness.
Yes, no matter whether the Shen family and the Pei family are only loyal to the emperor, their blood relationship with Shen Chuliu cannot be severed.
They would not take the initiative to say that the Sixth Prince could become the Crown Prince.
But what if another prince is recommended? Why has there been no movement in the past few years? Does no one want to take sides? No...
no.
Instead, most people dare not move.
The Pei family is the leader of the civil servants and the teacher of the prince.
Although the Shen family no longer controls a large number of troops, Shen Qingling stands before the emperor.
And Shen Zhong also entered Wuhua Pavilion.
Shen Chuliu shook his head gently. Under such circumstances, would those who wanted to support other princes dare to act easily? After getting off the carriage, Shen Chuliu entered the small garden again.
It is quiet and beautiful here, perfect for thinking.
She wondered, what did the emperor mean? Did he also want Yan'er to be the heir? Or...
But if someone like the emperor doesn't want to think about it, why bother mentioning it?
Shen Chuliu thought calmly that the emperor had been very good to her and her son in recent years. He was indeed very good.
If we don't talk about love or hate, the emperor really treated them well.
To put it bluntly, if it was just a show, there would be many things the emperor wouldn't have to do.
She knew very well that the emperor was not putting on an act.
Emperor Suoran always calls his concubine bad in front of others, but that was actually more of a habit.
A habit the emperor maintained since his youth.
The emperor has actually changed more and more. For example, he is now too lazy to say a word to people he is not interested in or annoyed with.
But in the past few years, the emperor could still play tricks on concubines who did something wrong.
Shen Chuliu took a deep breath and decided not to think about it anymore.
Wait, wait a few more months, until the emperor comes back, then there should be signs of right and wrong.
She began to tidy up the flowers and plants. Sure enough, doing this kind of thing can make one calm down.
This time, the emperor took the princes to inspect farmland and water conservancy along the way.
By the time we reached Liaocheng Prefecture, it was already the end of May when we headed north.
The princes were all tanned like monkeys.
But they were in high spirits and had to pretend to be well-mannered even if they were not good enough. In fact, the prince knew better what they were facing.
Of course, some people pretend to be calm, while others can hardly sit still.
At times like this, Shen Chuliu would be worried, and so would Qi Yan.
Although he knew he had a chance of winning, it was hard to say without a result.
For example, the second prince is obviously impetuous.
Even to local officials, he acted like he was easy to talk to, which was really irritating to watch.
The younger brothers couldn't bear to watch, but they were the least worried about him. If this man could accomplish anything, there would be no hope for the Dayi Dynasty.
Qi Yixiu has not made any comments on the behavior of the princes since leaving the palace.
It means very casually.
But in fact, this is even more difficult, and the princes don’t know what to do to satisfy their father.
At this time, Qi Yan's strengths are reflected.
After all, Shen Chuliu has different ideas and has had a great influence on children since childhood.
For example, she once said that if you don’t know whether what you are doing is right, don’t worry about whether it is right or not, just do what you think is right.
Be more open.
So at this time, he was very calm, and if he was not sure, he would ask.
He doesn't have to ask Qi Yixiu, as there are many officials accompanying him. He can ask people from the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Works.
If you want to ask anything related to agriculture and sericulture, feel free to ask.
Besides, Qi Yan’s positioning of himself was very accurate, he just wanted to understand the lives of ordinary people.
Could it be that a prince would learn farming from common people? This was putting the cart before the horse.
Perhaps they thought what he did was right, so the other princes gradually followed his example.
The accompanying officials were very busy along the way.
He was afraid that if he said something wrong the princes would misunderstand him and make the emperor unhappy.
Arriving at Liaocheng Prefecture in fear, the officials accompanying them finally breathed a sigh of relief. When asked further, they all felt that they had served in office for nothing all these years.
Qi Yixiu naturally had a notebook in his mind, in which he recorded the affairs of the princes.
The Ninth Prince was very nervous along the way. He followed his brothers in doing these things, but he was actually a little confused in his heart.
Before leaving, his mother gave him many instructions and told him to behave well.
But he actually didn't know how to behave.
He has always been afraid of his father, and now that he is out, he is even more afraid.
My mother said that my father was about to appoint a crown prince, and if he couldn't perform well, he would not be appointed.
His mother also said that if he did not become the crown prince in the future, his fate would be the same as that of the Deer King.
The more he said this, the more nervous the Ninth Prince became.
He was really afraid of his father and his brothers.
But he wanted to be the crown prince, and the crown prince would be the future emperor, so of course he wanted it.
These thoughts made him very confused and uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, you should spend more time around the Emperor," the eunuch reminded him.
These were all Zhen Chongyi's orders.
In the past few years, as the niece of Empress Dowager Li, Zhen Chongyi naturally could not be looked down upon.
The Ninth Prince is also different.
But now...
No one in the harem dared to say this with certainty.
Therefore, no one dared to say whether it would be useful for them to do things according to Zhen Chongyi's wishes.
The Ninth Prince had a bitter face and had to agree, but he had to struggle for a long time about how to go and what to do.
Fortunately, the servants did not rush him, which made him feel better.
But he didn't know that the servants didn't urge him simply because they had no confidence either.
(End of this chapter)
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