This was the first time since the founding of the dynasty that no court ceremony was held, because at this moment Feng Linyuan was wearing a yellow robe and a small golden crown on his head. He sat on the dragon throne and accepted the court worship from civil and military officials. But before he could even get comfortable in his emperor's chair, he asked the eunuch beside him to bring the little prince over. In fact, the child looked quite good, with a hint of nobility between his eyebrows. He also wore a small black jade crown on his head and a blue-gray robe embroidered with a four-clawed golden dragon.
Feng Linyuan held the little prince in his arms and said in a resounding voice, "The prince is still young. I am only in charge of the empire on his behalf. When the prince reaches the age of twenty, I will return the throne to him."
"We will obey the emperor's decree!" All the officials in the hall knelt on the ground with great respect and said in unison.
The young prince looked timidly at the people in the hall, tugged at Feng Linyuan's sleeve, and said, "Uncle..."
Feng Linyuan held the little prince's sweaty hand and said softly, "Don't talk."
The little prince looked at Feng Linyuan as if he understood something, but he saw a lonely and cold smile on Feng Linyuan's lips.
After the court session, Feng Linyuan looked at the mountain of memorials and covered his forehead with his hands in pain. However, he could not bear to see the empire built by his ancestors fall into the hands of other people. He had to be patient, picked up the brush dipped in ink, and quietly reviewed the memorials. But when one pile was over, the eunuch in charge brought another pile. He simply put down the pen and asked the palace maid serving beside him to massage his shoulders.
There are too many women in the emperor's harem, and they are buried alive with the emperor... Even the emperor's body cannot be found. This is also a very tricky matter, but what bothers Feng Linyuan the most is that Tang Wan got angry with him last night and ran away overnight. He knows that she has returned to the Imperial Master's Mansion, but now he is hesitant. On the one hand, it is for the foundation laid by his ancestors. Is it really true that after sitting on the throne, children can no longer have extramarital affairs!
Well, he would rather not have the throne. As if he had thought of something, Feng Linyuan hurriedly drafted an edict and handed it to the eunuch. Then he changed into casual clothes and wished he could grow wings and fly to the Imperial Master's Mansion. However, in reality, he could only sit in the sedan chair in the palace and slowly sway out of the palace.
The five-year-old prince was completely bewildered when he received the imperial decree. Was it really okay for his uncle, who had betrayed his nephew, to pass the throne to him now? He still had a lot of childhood to enjoy! Fortunately, the queen accepted the imperial decree with great joy. She patted the little prince's head and said affectionately, "My son, from today on, you are the emperor. You can no longer slack off. Forget your afternoon Cuju class. Come with your mother to the imperial study to learn how to handle government affairs!"
The little prince curled his lips and said bitterly, "Mother... I'm only... I'm only five years old!"
I haven’t recognized all the characters yet!
But the queen obviously did not listen to the little prince's protest. She picked up the little prince and took a group of palace maids and eunuchs into the imperial study.
Feng Linyuan, who had been rushing all the way to the Imperial Master's Mansion, was stopped outside. He jumped off the carriage with a roar and said to the guard who stopped him, "You dare to stop me?"
The guard laughed coquettishly, "I'm stopping you, Your Highness. The master said that if you let Your Highness in, he'll break our legs!"
It was Jiuxi. Feng Linyuan gnashed his teeth in hatred and glanced at the scene inside the door from time to time. He saw Jiuxi sitting on the armchair. She had taken off her shoes and socks in this cold winter and was comfortably soaking her delicate feet. She kept cracking melon seeds in her mouth. She was still wearing the usual gray cloth robe, with a big black mole on her face. She leisurely withdrew her feet and asked the maids to put on her shoes and socks.
Then he ordered the two guards beside him, saying, "Go and ask the prince to drink my foot washing water!"
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