This is also one of the reasons why Wei Fu likes to hang out with the emperor whenever he has nothing to do. There are always unexpected "surprises"!
She held the gold with a smile on her face. It was so heavy, it was all her uncle's love!
She couldn't be stingy either. She put the gold down on the emperor's desk with a bang, and took out two amulets from her small pocket and stuffed them into Prince Zhong's pockets: "Uncle, take them. Keep one for yourself and give one to the prince!"
Prince Zhong carefully kept it and kept chanting.
"Thank you so much, Fu'er. Fu'er is such a considerate and filial child."
Wei Fu no longer sells talismans. Previously, someone wanted to buy a talisman from Liao Qing for 100,000 taels of silver, but Liao Qing refused to sell it.
Why did they buy from Liao Qing? Because as far as they knew, Liao Qing bought the most talismans from Wei Fu.
Nowadays, Wei Fu’s talisman is worth a fortune.
Prince Zhong felt that the bag of gold he had just given Wei Fu was too little. He said amiably, "Fu'er, come to your uncle's house when you have time! Your uncle will give you some gold to play with."
Wei Fu nodded repeatedly.
Prince Zhong did not linger, knowing that many ministers were waiting to see him. He hummed a little tune as he left the palace. At the palace gate, he encountered Prince Zhao, who had a gloomy face. Prince Zhong was in a good mood at the moment, and he showed a rare bit of kindness. Seeing his nephew like this, he asked, "Nephew, are you here to ask for the emperor's decree again?"
"Hey, the emperor has already promised to confer the title of Crown Prince. When I went in just now, the emperor was writing an imperial edict. You should stop looking so gloomy. It will damage the brotherhood."
When Prince Zhao heard that the emperor was actually writing an imperial edict, he was worried that he would not be able to stop him, so he hurried to the imperial study.
Seeing that King Zhao's face turned even worse after hearing this, King Zhong was worried that King Zhao would do something rash, so he hurriedly followed him.
When King Zhao saw the emperor, he knelt down and said, "I am guilty and have misjudged people. Please revoke the imperial decree to confer the title of Crown Prince."
King Zhong: “???”
Wei Fu: “(??ω??)?”
Squatting until the follow-up.
She sat beside the emperor, silently dragged a plate of snacks in front of her, and took a bite of the snacks.
The emperor has been so busy these days that he even forgot to ask about the spies stationed in Prince Zhao's Mansion, so Wei Fu has never known what is going on in Prince Zhao's Mansion.
The emperor caught a glimpse of his little niece's actions out of the corner of his eye and found it amusing.
But his face was serious and he asked, "Brother, why is this happening?"
"A gentleman's word is as good as gold. Are you asking me to go back on my word?"
King Zhao said shamefacedly, "It's my fault. I didn't know people well. I thought Tong'er was a good person, but I didn't expect him to be two-faced. He always asks others to help him with his homework. He himself is actually just like me, an uneducated person."
"He's even worse off when it comes to martial arts. He can't even lift a spear. How can he be worthy of being the Crown Prince of Zhao?"
"I was deceived earlier, by the combined forces of mother and son. I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order."
The emperor did not speak immediately, but remained silent.
King Zhao knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the emperor's expression.
He felt humiliated. Although he was not good at studying, he was strong in martial arts, which was why he had a place in the capital.
But in his heart he hoped that his son could study. This was probably because he himself was not good enough, so he placed his hopes on his son.
The rest of his children were not good at studying, but Meng Tong looked like a scholar and was also very good at studying. His mother, Lady Lan, was gentle and considerate, which was very different from Princess Zhao, who was of noble birth and had a hot temper and was cruel.
Therefore, he naturally favored Mrs. Lan and her son.
He thought that if he had studied better, the throne might have fallen on him instead of the emperor.
But now he found out that he had been deceived, and he absolutely could not tolerate a son who had deceived him and had no talent or morals to ascend to the position of crown prince.
Although he had some delusions in his mind, he would not do anything rash, and would not let Prince Zhao's Mansion be destroyed in his hands.
Prince Zhong himself knew the pain of feeling that the Crown Prince was a hopeless loser, so he pleaded, "Your Majesty, this... the Crown Prince's success isn't just a matter for Prince Zhao's family. If he fails, innocent people will suffer as well. When Prince Zhao came to you for help, there were probably no outsiders around. Now that the imperial decree hasn't been issued, outsiders still don't know. It's not impossible for us to retract what we said behind closed doors."
"Even if it gets out, it's because Your Majesty is considerate of your brother and close to his brothers."
"How about, Your Majesty, revoke your order and let Prince Zhao properly train his other children?"
"Otherwise, if Meng Tong gets into trouble outside and someone reports it to the emperor, it will be difficult for the emperor to deal with it."
The Emperor had not originally intended to appoint Meng Tong as the heir apparent. He hadn't spoken previously in order to intimidate Prince Zhao, lest he change his mind in the future. Now that Prince Zhong had spoken, he retreated and said in a cold voice, "Uncle, you have a point. I will not have the Ministry of Rites issue this imperial decree. Brother, please think twice before you act in the future."
Prince Zhao bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will follow your instructions."
King Zhao felt a little uncomfortable when the elder brother was scolded by the younger brother, but since his goal had been achieved, it was okay.
The emperor didn't want to talk to Prince Zhao in such a sarcastic official tone, so he let him go back.
Prince Zhong and Prince Zhao left the imperial study together. Prince Zhao said sincerely, "Thank you, uncle, for speaking up for me."
Prince Zhong patted Prince Zhao on the shoulder and said, "Well, we are one family, there is no need to be so polite. You should listen to the emperor more from now on. The emperor is a true dragon emperor, and he is a good judge of people."
Previously, many people in the court opposed the emperor's favoritism towards Wei Fu. If the emperor had not favored Wei Fu, his Prince Zhong's Mansion would have become someone else's.
Prince Zhao was somewhat surprised by Prince Zhong's attitude. Prince Zhong had never been so sincere in his admiration for the emperor before. He couldn't help but ask, "Why does the emperor's uncle treat the emperor this way now?"
Prince Zhong shared his views and sighed at the end: "The emperor is really good at judging people. Fu'er is the lucky star sent by heaven to our Meng family and to our Dazheng!"
King Zhao knew that Wei Fu had gone to Prince Zhong's Mansion to look at the house, but even if he helped to look at the house, Prince Zhong's Mansion still made a fool of itself!
Logically speaking, Prince Zhong should not be praised so highly.
He asked tentatively: "Besides looking after the house for your uncle, what else did Fu'er do?"
Prince Zhong then told Prince Zhao about his request to Wei Fu to appoint a new crown prince and how satisfied he was with the candidate.
Then he patted King Zhao on the shoulder and said, "If you don't know which son in your family is outstanding, why don't you go and look for Fu'er?"
"Fu'er is a kind and generous child. He won't refuse you."
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