Chapter 464: Let Prince Lan Break Off the Engagement
The old emperor turned to look at Mo Yunzhu and said with a smile: "I am in good health now. Lan Yan's medical skills are indeed good."
"That's good. The emperor is in good health, which is a blessing for the people of Qingyun." Mo Yunzhu smiled very officially.
"Yunzhu, do you think I'm old?"
As he spoke, he puffed out his chest towards Mo Yunzhu.
Mo Yunzhu almost vomited, but she smiled and said, "How can the emperor be old? The emperor is now old and strong, and can kill a cow."
"Hahaha, I haven't hunted for a long time. I'm afraid I can't hunt with this body. But I can expand my harem."
His gaze towards Mo Yunzhu contained an obvious hint.
"I don't have a queen, and none of my concubines can be the queen. Yunzhu, do you think I should marry another queen?"
Mo Yunzhu deliberately looked like she was thinking.
"Your Majesty, isn't the Queen in the Cold Palace? Are you really not going to let her out?"
"You are late. The Empress is no longer called Empress, but Concubine Zhao. After all, she and I are the original couple, and I cannot let her live in the cold palace for the rest of her life. As long as she behaves herself in the future, I will still take care of her."
The old emperor sighed deeply and looked like a man with a conscience.
"Your Majesty is merciful." Mo Yunzhu's lips curled slightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
The Zhao family is very powerful. Even if Queen Zhao does not become the empress, as long as she is in the harem, the Zhao family will have a chance, after all, there is still a crown prince.
A lot of the power of the prince's uncle was taken away by Jun Huolan and the fourth prince, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the Zhao family will not accept that.
As long as the crown prince remains in power, the Zhao family's ambition will never be extinguished.
The same thing is that the Fourth Prince is safe and sound. Although Concubine Xiu is no longer a concubine, she still has the support of the Xiu family. Moreover, Concubine Xiu has given a beauty to the emperor. The emperor is not tired of her yet and has begun to be friendly to her.
The Fourth Prince's life also became better.
On the surface, it was indeed a situation of confrontation between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
"Alas, I am not cruel. I just can't suppress what Concubine Zhao did before. Between deposing the empress and deposing the crown prince, Concubine Zhao would rather be deposed."
"Yes, every mother in the world cares about her own children." After Mo Yunzhu said this, she thought of Jun Huolan's mother, Concubine Hui.
She is not even worthy of being a mother. I wonder how she is living in the backyard of Prince Lan's mansion.
"How has the prince been lately?" Mo Yunzhu deliberately changed the subject to the prince.
"I have been a little more focused in the past six months, but my brain is not working very well due to handling government affairs."
"Ah, how could that be?" Mo Yunzhu almost laughed out loud. She didn't expect the old emperor to describe the prince like this, but it sounded quite refreshing.
Isn't the prince just a person with a bad brain?
"The prince is easily impulsive and soft-hearted, alas." The emperor is actually very complicated about who will succeed him.
Although he does not want to abdicate now, he will abdicate sooner or later, so he also hopes that the next emperor of Qingyun will be a capable person.
But now, apart from the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, the other Sixth Prince, Seventh Prince and others are playboys and not very good. In addition, their mother's family is weak, so even if they take the throne, there will probably be variables.
In fact, he knew very well in his heart that Jun Huolan was the most suitable.
But his legs are not good, and even if they were, he wouldn't dare let him succeed to the throne. This child looks indifferent, and deep down he hates his father so much.
"Your Majesty, aren't people taught? No, just teach them well. By the way, what does Your Majesty think of the Fourth Prince?"
"Alas, Fourth Son is still a little immature and easily deceived, but he is better than the Crown Prince in government affairs.
If the two brothers could be united, I wouldn't have to worry so much."
Mo Yunzhu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the prince wants to marry Miss Dai Yaohe, right?"
"Well, the Crown Princess should be chosen in the spring of next year. But that little bastard still can't forget you. He has begged me many times to let you break off the engagement with Lao Wu. He still wants you to be the Crown Princess."
"Haha, the prince is really thinking, letting us sisters share the same husband, is this to make us sisters become enemies? Besides, he didn't believe me at first, and I had completely given up on him."
"Don't get excited. I will not agree to this. Besides, his intentions in marrying you are not pure."
"Because of my father?" Mo Yunzhu asked deliberately.
The emperor nodded and said, "Your father obviously favors you the most. Even if your sister is the prince's concubine, she cannot get your father's favor. The prince wants your father to help him, so naturally he wants to start with you, hum."
Seeing the emperor's angry look, Mo Yunzhu thought that the prince was asking for trouble this time.
"My father won't listen to me. I asked him before, and he said that he is only loyal to the royal family. He will be loyal to whoever the emperor passes the throne to in the future."
The emperor immediately smiled and nodded, saying, "I know your father very well. Don't worry, I won't treat him badly."
"Hehe, thank you very much, Your Majesty."
"Yun Zhu, I don't think your engagement with the fifth brother is very suitable." The emperor's old eyes flashed.
"Ah, Your Majesty, I don't want to cancel the engagement anymore. Otherwise, how can I stay in Qingyun? What kind of person do the royal family think of me? Are they going to let their sons take turns one by one?"
Mo Yunzhu suddenly felt so sad that she wanted to cry.
"No, no, Yunzhu, don't cry." The old emperor immediately became anxious, but he thought in his heart that these words did sound a bit harsh.
"Your Majesty, do you want Yunzhu to die?" Mo Yunzhu's eyes were filled with tears. "I have already been said to have broken off the engagement with the Crown Prince in such a bad way, and now the whole Qingyun knows about my relationship with Prince Lan. If I break off the engagement again, will I still be able to survive? Your Majesty, do you royal family members look down on me? If I don't marry Prince Lan, I think I can only go to Baoguo Temple to accompany Qingdeng."
"Hey, hey, hey, no, no, no, it's not necessary." The emperor was frightened.
A woman's reputation is of vital importance, and the emperor knows this. Half a year is still not enough.
This matter is indeed difficult to deal with, so should I look for a solution from Jun Huolan?
Let Jun Huo Lan take the initiative to cancel the engagement?
The old emperor began to think about this possibility. If he wanted Jun Huolan to cancel the engagement, what kind of benefits should he give to Jun Huolan to make him agree?
After all, it was Mo Yunzhu who saved Jun Huo Lan's life and took good care of her after he came back. The two of them were already the most suitable couple in everyone's eyes.
All that’s missing is a wedding.
Jun Huolan also has deep feelings for Mo Yunzhu. From the fact that he occasionally mentions Mo Yunzhu, one can see how much Jun Huolan misses Mo Yunzhu.
The tenderness in his eyes could not be hidden.
So what benefits should be given?
Now he has helped him to review some memorials, and his ability is indeed outstanding, making him want to throw all the government affairs to him.
If he was not wanted now, the court would probably oppose it. After all, with Jun Huolan joining, many problems that had not been solved before were solved one by one.
If Jun Huolan had not been disabled, he would indeed be a good emperor who could have succeeded to the throne.