Chapter 846: Thunderclap
At the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the Emperor and Prince Heping ignored the Empress Dowager's opposition and forced Xiao Yeyang to be the Crown Prince, which made the Empress Dowager faint on the spot. The officials could not help but talk about it in private.
Daxia ruled the world with filial piety. Although it was inappropriate for the Queen Mother to interfere with Prince Ping's decision to establish a crown prince, as a son, he should not ignore his mother's feelings and act on his own. He should use reason and emotion to persuade her to agree.
For this reason, many officials are preparing to report Prince Ping during the morning court session tomorrow.
They did not dare to blame the emperor, but Prince Ping could still say something, which could just imply the emperor and make him reflect on himself.
Duke Cheng'en did not attend the palace banquet, but this did not prevent him from knowing what happened in the palace.
As soon as he learned that the empress dowager had fainted from anger, he sent someone to pass a message to the censors and officials of the Jiang family's party, asking them to jointly report Prince Ping the next day and make the matter a big deal.
If the emperor's unfilial behavior is exposed, many things can be done about it.
That night, all the officials did not sleep well. Everyone knew that the next morning's court would definitely not be peaceful.
The next morning, the officials all cheered up and went to the palace to attend court. However, as soon as they entered the palace gate, they heard the palace servants talking. They walked over and listened, and then they were all dumbfounded.
The Queen Mother is not the Emperor's biological mother!!!
Boom!
A sudden thunderclap came out of nowhere, catching all the officials off guard and leaving them dumbfounded.
Thus, such a scene appeared in the morning court. The officials who usually argued like black-eyed chickens stood in the hall like sleepwalkers, with dazed expressions and no one knowing what they were thinking.
The Emperor sat on the Dragon Throne, looking at the officials below in a leisurely manner. "Why, does no one have anything to report today?"
Officials: They need to take it slow.
The news that the Empress Dowager is not the Emperor's biological mother is too shocking. Considering the chaotic harem of the late Emperor, if one is not careful, the secrets of the previous dynasty may be exposed. It will cause too much trouble and one cannot act rashly.
Seeing the officials like this, the emperor announced in a good mood that Xiao Yeyang would be appointed as the crown prince of Prince Ping's Mansion.
Even officials from Chiang Kai-shek's party did not say a word about this.
If the Queen Mother was not the Emperor's biological mother, the Jiang family would be in danger based on what they have done in the court since the Emperor ascended the throne, such as forming cliques for personal gain and excluding dissidents!
Today's morning court went surprisingly smoothly. As soon as it ended, the officials, regardless of being still in the palace, began to whisper with their friendly officials.
At this moment, the officials showed off their skills and used their own methods to find out the source and authenticity of the news.
When the officials learned that the news first came from Kunning Palace, they were shocked again, but this also indirectly confirmed the authenticity of the news.
The Queen came from the Jiang family, so it was impossible for her to seriously injure the Jiang family. Therefore, it was most likely true that the Queen Mother was not the Emperor's biological mother.
At this point in time, when such news came out, all the officials felt nervous when they thought about the Queen Mother's intervention in Prince Ping's appointment of the Crown Prince last night.
The Emperor doesn't want to indulge the Empress Dowager and the Jiang family anymore!
The eldest prince and his companions walked at the end in a daze. Thinking of how diligently they had tried to please the empress dowager recently, they felt a slight chill down their spines.
The one with the ugliest expression among them was the third prince, because he had been dragged onto the boat by the Jiang family.
The fourth prince was the calmest. He was secretly glad that he listened to Xiao Yeyang and didn't run to the Queen Mother all the time.
The Empress Dowager is not my father's biological mother, and the Jiang family has been domineering in recent years. It is conceivable that my father must hate the Jiang family deeply.
Prince Ping's Mansion.
After Luo Qiong's death, Xiao Yechen had locked himself in Chenyuan and had not gone out. It was only after he received a letter from the Ma family that he learned that Prince Ping had appointed Xiao Yeyang as the crown prince.
The Ma family also wrote down what Prince Ping said at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet in the letter. When Xiao Yechen learned that Prince Ping had never thought of making him the crown prince, and even the reason why he made his mother the legitimate concubine was because of the Queen Mother, he immediately laughed out loud.
As he laughed, he started smashing things in the house madly.
He didn't fall to the ground until he was too tired to smash it anymore.
Xiao Yechen stared at the roof with dull eyes, muttering, "It's gone, everything is gone."
He has lost his mother, his position as crown prince, and even his offspring. What is the point of him living?
Just then, Xiao Yechen heard a commotion outside the yard and struggled to get up and walk out of the house.
As soon as he came out, Gao Yuan and Gao Fang immediately stepped forward to support him.
"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"
Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment before lowering his head and saying, "The prince has received the imperial decree to confer the title of Crown Prince, and everyone has gone to congratulate the Second Master."
Hearing this, Xiao Yechen shook his body and laughed at himself: "Xiao Yeyang is really lucky. My mother and I drove him out of the palace, but I didn't expect that he would inherit the title of the palace in the end."
As he spoke, he looked up at the sky.
"Am I really that inferior to him?"
On the other side, Pingxi Hall.
Daohua asked Wang Man'er to take gold and silver to reward the servants who came to congratulate her. She carefully put away the imperial edict and looked at Xiao Yeyang: "How do you think the emperor won over the queen?"
The Queen announced that the Queen Mother was not the Emperor's biological mother. This move was truly brilliant.
Even if the empress dowager is not the emperor's biological mother, she is still his legal mother. According to etiquette, the emperor should be respectful and filial to her.
If this news was spread by the emperor himself or through other channels, it might be interpreted as the emperor being unfilial to the empress dowager.
But since it was announced by the queen who came from the Jiang family, no one could throw dirty water on the emperor.
Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment: "The Queen probably did this for Princess Le Kang."
Daohua nodded and said nothing more, but changed the subject: "Let's go over and have dinner with father later."
The Empress Dowager is not the Emperor's biological mother, so she is definitely not Prince Ping's biological mother. Daohua is worried that Prince Ping will be depressed, so she wants to spend more time with him with Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang said "hmm".
Although his father was not reliable, he had done many things for him. Now when facing him, the resentment in his heart had dissipated a lot, and he no longer resented him as much as he did when he was a child.
On the way to Pingxi Hall, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang were greeted by maids and servants who all stopped to greet them: "Master Crown Prince, Princess Crown Prince!"
When they arrived at Pingxi Hall, Concubine Jiang, Concubine Ji and others were there.
When these people saw Daohua and Xiao Yeyang, they changed their names.
Prince Ping was in good spirits and didn't seem to be affected much. He smiled and asked Xiao Yeyang and Daohua to sit down: "Yan girl, you are the Crown Prince's Consort now. You should take charge of the affairs of the palace in the future."
As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Jiang and Concubine Ji's expressions froze.
After Princess Ma died, all matters in the palace were managed by the two of them. Although it was not right, neither of them wanted to give up the power in their hands.
The two of them couldn't help but look at Daohua, both hoping in their hearts that she would refuse.
However, the two were disappointed. Compared with the excuses she made when Princess Ma died, this time, Daohua agreed generously.
As the saying goes, one should do his job well while in a position. Since Xiao Yeyang has become the crown prince, as his wife, she has the obligation to help him manage the palace.
Daohua smiled at Prince Ping and said, "Don't worry, Father. I will take good care of the palace." Then, she looked at Concubine Jiang and Concubine Ji and said, "You two have worked hard these past few months. Leave the palace to me in the future."
In the past, Concubine Jiang would definitely not hand over the power in her hands so easily, but at this moment, the news that the Queen Mother was not the Emperor's biological mother had just been spread, and she was feeling unsure, and did not want to displease Prince Ping at this time.
Although Concubine Ji felt a little regretful, she still handed over the account book and warehouse key happily.
(End of this chapter)
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