Chapter 650: Establishing a
Crown Prince Therefore, the emperor could not issue an edict immediately until this set of procedures were completed. Now, it is finally possible.
On the fifth day of May, which was the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor finally issued this decree.
"...Appoint the sixth prince Qi Yan as the crown prince and let him move into the East Palace today..."
No one is listening to all the compliments. They just need to hear the number six.
In an instant, there were voices of shouting "Long live the emperor".
Of course, there is another sentence at the end: May His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years.
In Taiji Palace, many princes were attending the morning court for the first time. They had different expressions on their faces.
In fact, if you came this morning, you should have known that today is the day that your fate will be decided.
Although anyone can say whether the prince can become the emperor is still unknown, the prince is a legitimate prince, recognized by the whole world.
Their kneeling meant that they would have to make a hundred or a thousand times more effort to raise their heads again.
The fourth prince clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves. He really didn't understand. Wasn't he good enough? His father obviously doted on him, so why didn't he think of making him the crown prince?
He is obviously older than Lao Liu. He ranks ahead of Lao Liu!
The fifth prince was somewhat unwilling, but he had no choice but to accept it.
The Ninth Prince lowered his head gloomily. He had known for a long time that he would not be able to become the Crown Prince. But he really hated it, why it was the Sixth Prince!
The third prince felt relieved. That was good, it was settled. There was no need to stare at it like a black-eyed chicken.
As for the second prince, he felt a little dazed, a little relieved, and a little unwilling and sad.
Perhaps the only one who was truly happy for the Sixth Prince was the silly Eighth Prince, who smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed.
Qi Yan was not surprised about what happened today. This was what he should have.
He had felt it since last year.
Now that it was confirmed, he was in a good mood. Not only was he in a good mood because he was the crown prince, he was thinking about more.
He knew that he and all the princes and princesses were not born from the same mother, and there was no child who did not want his or her parents to be partial to him or her.
Of course his mother would only love him.
But he also hoped that his father would be equally partial to him.
Now, he understood that his father was like this. He was biased towards him.
So he felt happy. This kind of happiness was not simply the happiness of being a prince, but the happiness that my father gave me the best because he loved me.
So Qi Yan smiled as he knelt down, the kind of smile that one would give to an emperor: "I, your son, bow to thank you, father. Long live the emperor!"
This was just an imperial decree, and the official ceremony of enthronement had not yet been held. He couldn't say too much.
"Get up, you will be the crown prince in the future, so you need to think more, read more, and learn more about everything." Qi Yixiu also smiled. He seemed to understand Qi Yan's thoughts strangely...
Maybe he understood, or maybe it was just a feeling, but he felt happy anyway.
"Yes, Father." The newly crowned prince stood up with a smile. He kept smiling, even without restraint. According to common sense, he should be terrified or moved, but he couldn't smile.
But he didn't want control at all, he wanted to face the change of identity realistically.
Qi Yixiu looked at his face which was similar to his own, with a happy smile on his face. He sighed in his heart and said nothing.
All the ministers finally put their worries to rest. At first, those who chose the wrong side were trembling with fear, but most of them were happy.
The Shen family also breathed a sigh of relief, and then they were happy. Finally, finally.
The Pei family was calmer, as if they had anticipated this.
The news had spread throughout the harem, and Shen Chuliu slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Change your clothes and go to the Queen Mother's palace." Shen Chuliu said.
Today is Dragon Boat Festival.
The emperor had to go to court early in the morning just for this matter, but they still had to go to the empress dowager to celebrate the festival.
I don’t know how other people felt about the news, but Shen Chuliu, who had known about it for a long time, was quite indifferent.
So, after a while, when the emperor issued another decree, officially registering the eighth prince under the name of the queen, many people in the harem were shocked.
Shen Chuliu raised an eyebrow: "It seems that the emperor has been waiting for this day for a long time."
Without appointing a crown prince, the eighth prince naturally cannot be adopted by the queen.
That means that if the queen already has a legitimate son, there will always be some explanation if she appoints a concubine's son as the heir.
In fact, over the years, there have been ministers who have suggested that the queen adopt a son.
And today, this decree was issued after the Sixth Prince became the Crown Prince, which shows that the Eighth Prince's opinion is even more important.
And the queen also had a son.
Everyone in the court knew that the Eighth Prince was suffering from a serious illness.
The queen was also surprised, but she didn't object.
She didn't mind the Eighth Prince being stupid, but to say they could be close was impossible.
It's just that I ask you to take care of me more. I called you mother before and I will still call you mother in the future.
After she passes away, the Eighth Prince and the Second Princess can still take care of each other, which is better than nothing.
So in Ci'an Palace, the Queen Mother talked about this with a smile, and everyone looked happy.
Soon, the emperor arrived with the crown prince, princes, and clan relatives.
In the past, I paid my respects to the Emperor, and today I have to pay my respects to the Crown Prince.
Qi Yan also kowtowed to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother called out and smiled: "Yan'er is the Crown Prince now. You must study hard and learn how to govern the country. The teachers your father has found for you are all good. You are still young, so you must study hard."
"Yes, grandson will remember grandma's teachings." Qi Yan said with a smile.
"The enthronement ceremony has not been decided yet. I will ask someone to go to the East Palace to take a look tomorrow. There is no rush to move in. We need to arrange everything first." said the Queen.
"Thank you for your concern, mother. I thank you very much."
"Don't be anxious. They are still young. Although the crown prince has been appointed, it is not yet time for them to attend the morning court. Wait in two years, and then it will be time to attend the court. In the next two years, if Yan'er doesn't want to move, he can continue to live in his Ruiqing Palace." Qi Yixiu said.
"It's okay to live at both ends," said the Queen Mother.
"Yes, when my studies were busy, I lived in Ruiqing Palace, which was close to Hongwen Hall." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
Everyone sat down, and many people couldn't adapt for a while, so they were too nice to Shen Chuliu and Qi Yan.
Fortunately, the emperor didn't care, which is normal.
Think about how others treated him when he and his mother were still a concubine and an unfavored prince?
But once King Hua died and he became the crown prince, what would happen to those people? It was not so bad now. After all, Shen Chuliu had always been powerful and had never been disappointed. Others had always dared not to provoke her.
Now it's just a little more lively.
Thinking back on the past, it was disgusting how he and his mother had experienced all that.
Qi Yixiu glanced at Qi Yan casually and saw that the boy was the same as before, without any airs.
He hasn't even changed his self-proclaimed name. Thinking of this, Qi Yixiu smiled.
Silly child, take your time.
(End of this chapter)
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