Chapter 1081, Breaking Through
The eldest prince, the second prince, and the fifth prince were imprisoned one after another. Three of the princes who were expected to become the crown prince were gone, and the sixth prince naturally became the biggest winner.
After a few days of peace in the court, officials began to bring up old issues again and submitted memorials to the emperor requesting him to appoint a crown prince.
At the beginning, everyone mentioned it in a rather obscure way and did not directly say to make the Sixth Prince the Crown Prince. Later, seeing that the Emperor had no reaction, the officials of the Sixth Prince's party could no longer bear it and directly submitted a memorial requesting the Emperor to make the Sixth Prince the Crown Prince.
At the morning court session, the Emperor looked at the Sixth Prince with an indifferent expression and asked directly in front of all the court officials, "Sixth Prince, do you think you are qualified to be the Crown Prince?"
This question was quite impolite, which not only made the Sixth Prince feel nervous, but also caused ripples in the hearts of the court officials.
The emperor's behavior clearly shows that he is dissatisfied with the Sixth Prince!
Looking at the Sixth Prince, who was at a loss as to how to respond, the Emperor smiled and said, "Go back and think about it carefully. Everyone likes good things, but if you don't have that golden diamond, don't take on porcelain work."
When these words came out, all the officials were no longer calm. The emperor almost said directly that the sixth prince was not capable of being the crown prince.
The Sixth Prince's face also turned pale. He thought that after his elder brothers fell, the position of Crown Prince would definitely be his. He didn't expect that his father had never thought of making him the crown prince.
What should he do?
He and his mother had planned so much, but was it all in vain?
After the court session, the Sixth Prince came to Changchun Palace in a panic again.
Seeing him so unsteady, Concubine Shu's face darkened again: "Stand still for me! You don't look like someone who can accomplish anything great."
The Sixth Prince, with a sullen face, told Concubine Shu what had happened at the morning court: "Mother, do you think that Father never intended to make me Crown Prince?"
Concubine Shu also frowned and snorted, "I've said it before, plotting for the crown prince's position is no easier than the throne, but you just didn't believe me before."
The Sixth Prince's expression changed: "Mother."
Concubine Shu said coldly, "The Emperor is still healthy. How could he give up his power too early? Establishing a crown prince is a way to decentralize power."
"Before, you and the eldest prince were fighting each other, and the emperor was happy to watch the show. Now that the eldest prince and his men have fallen, and seeing your voice growing louder and louder, he can't help but want to suppress you."
The Sixth Prince's face turned pale: "What should we do then?"
Concubine Shu glanced at the Sixth Prince and said nothing. After a while, she said, "Okay, it's time for you to leave the palace. Do what you did before and don't worry about other things."
The Sixth Prince moved his lips, wanting to ask Concubine Shu if she wanted to do anything, but he swallowed the words back.
Looking at the departing Sixth Prince, Concubine Shu shook her head in disappointment, and thought of the Third Prince again.
If the eldest son were still alive, why would she worry about everything?
The Fourth Prince's Mansion.
Looking at his eldest son who seemed to be restless, the fourth prince looked a little dissatisfied: "A real man should remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses before his eyes. Look at yourself now, how can you have the temperament to accomplish great things?"
Xiao Morong quickly stood up and admitted his mistake: "Father, it was the child who lost his composure."
The Fourth Prince snorted, "Father knows what you're thinking, but don't forget, even if your grandfather doesn't appoint the Sixth Prince as the heir, you still have several uncles."
Xiao Morong frowned and looked at the Fourth Prince, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
The Fourth Prince said calmly, "Don't think too much. If you think too much, your mind will be confused. Once your mind is confused, you will easily make mistakes. At this moment, you just need to do the task at hand well. As for the rest, you can't control it, and the same goes for your father."
Xiao Morong was a little discouraged. Yes, the Fourth Prince's Mansion really did not have the strength to compete for the position of Crown Prince.
Seeing that his eldest son seemed a little shocked, the Fourth Prince thought for a moment and said, "Everything our family, including your great uncle and his family, has is given by your grandfather. Sometimes external forces are not very important. Do you understand?"
Xiao Morong looked at the Fourth Prince with a confused look.
The Fourth Prince said nothing more. The eldest son was still too immature. If he said too much, it would be counterproductive. "Think more about why your grandfather loves Moxi and his two siblings so much."
The light in Xiao Morong's eyes reappeared, and he seemed to understand what his father meant.
When he entered the palace again, Xiao Morong went to pay his respects to the emperor with Daozi as usual. Apart from showing his filial piety, he did not show much else, and did not even stay in the Qianqing Palace for long.
This is in stark contrast to Xiao Mokuan, who always stays to play with the twins for a while.
The emperor noticed their behavior. When Xiao Moleng came to pay his respects again, he asked, "Why don't you stay in the Qianqing Palace more like Mo Kuan?"
Xiao Morong replied shyly, "Grandpa Emperor, the things the Master has been teaching lately are a bit obscure. I need to spend more time studying them."
The emperor nodded and said: "It is a good thing to thoroughly understand the book. The most terrible thing is to only read half of it."
Xiao Morong smiled and said, "Grandpa Emperor, I will work hard."
The emperor nodded, then personally asked Xiao Morong about the problems he encountered. After answering them one by one, he tested him on some other subjects.
Seeing that Xiao Morong had his own opinions on everything, the emperor showed satisfaction on his face. He talked to Xiao Morong for a long time before letting him leave.
The emperor's attitude made Xiao Morong very excited, but he soon calmed down and left the palace with a calm expression.
The emperor publicly denied the ability of the sixth prince at the morning court. The officials did not dare to go against the emperor, but the issue of establishing a crown prince could not be shelved directly. Therefore, some officials began to submit memorials requesting the emperor to enthrone other princes as crown princes.
This made Concubine Shu and the Sixth Prince very angry.
The Sixth Prince said, "Mother, what should we do? If Father appoints someone else as the Crown Prince, then won't everything we have done before be in vain?"
Concubine Shu looked coldly at the Sixth Prince, who only knew how to ask her what to do when encountering problems. She felt angry and helpless. After thinking for a while, she did not answer. Instead, she asked, "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. Hasn't Xiao Yeyang decided when to return to Xiliang?"
The Sixth Prince shook his head: "No."
Concubine Shu asked again, "I asked you to keep an eye on him. Have you found out what he has been doing recently?"
The Sixth Prince said: "He didn't do anything. He just often accompanied Yan Yi to the Yan family. Whenever he had something to do, he would get together with Yan Wentao to drink tea and chat."
As he said this, he looked at Concubine Shu in confusion.
"Mother, why are you so concerned about Xiao Yeyang?"
Concubine Shu snorted coldly, "Because he controls over 200,000 border troops. I don't want to confront him unless it's absolutely necessary."
The Sixth Prince's heart trembled, and he asked with a pale face: "Mother, what do you want to do?"
Concubine Shu did not answer, but looked in the direction of the Qianqing Palace, wondering what she was thinking.
"Brother, come quickly. There is a dog hole here. Let's hide in it and see how long it takes for others to find us."
The twins came to the South Study to look for Daozi, but unfortunately, Daozi was still in class and they didn't see him.
Seeing a dog hole under the corner of the wall next to him, Daomang suddenly wanted to play hide-and-seek, so he pulled the rice seedlings and crawled in.
After entering the cave, the rice awns and rice seedlings raised their little heads and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs looking for them everywhere, covering their mouths and laughing.
After a while, seeing the palace maids and eunuchs running away, Dao Miao asked, "Should we go out? They will be punished if they can't find us."
Dao Mang nodded: "Okay, let's go out."
Just as the twins were about to go out, they saw Xiao Mokuan walking out from the gate of the South Study and walking straight towards them.
The twins were startled, thinking that Xiao Mokuan knew they were hiding here, and they quickly shrank back after crawling out.
Just when the twins were staring with their eyes wide open, waiting for Xiao Mokuan to catch them, Xiao Mokuan walked past the dog hole and sneaked into the yard where they were hiding.
The rice awns and rice seedlings looked at each other and carefully hid under the shade of the trees near the cave entrance.
"It feels like Sixth Brother is going to do something bad!" Dao Mang was a little excited.
Dao Miao quickly covered her mouth: "Keep your voice down, if we are discovered, we won't be able to see Sixth Brother doing bad things."
This is the first time they have ever spied on someone doing something bad, so they can’t miss it!
Not long after, a palace maid hurried into the yard and gave Xiao Mokuan two exquisite sachets.
"The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. The palace will distribute sachets today. Princess Chun'an and Prince Moyan like to wear these items. The Queen wants you to replace their sachets with these two. Remember, no one can see it."
"What's this?"
The maid didn't answer and quickly turned and left.
Xiao Mokuan looked at the sachet in his hand, hesitated for a moment, then carefully put it away and strode out of the yard.
Beside the dog hole, the rice stalks and rice seedlings looked at each other in surprise.
"Sixth brother wants to exchange our sachets. Does he want to harm us?" Dao Miao said with a frown.
Thanks to the stories told by Daohua, the two little guys, like their brother, have a strong sense of crisis since childhood.
Daomang snorted angrily: "Let's go and tell Grandpa Huang."
If you have any problems, go to the Emperor and he will protect them.
(End of this chapter)
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