Chapter 365 The Eve of the Festival (Part II)
The prince dressed up carefully early in the morning, and brought the little eunuch and the guards to Queen Kate's bedroom. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info saw the crown prince, and in a panic, he pushed the door and rushed into the palace. Seeing this, the crown prince frowned, and then quickened his pace. When the prince walked to the gate of the palace, the old eunuch looked nervous and blocked in front of the prince.
"Your Highness, wait a moment, Her Majesty is discussing with the captain of the Imperial Guard......"
The prince's face sank immediately when he heard the words of the captain of the imperial guard, and before the old eunuch's words were finished, the prince flew up and kicked him in the stomach. The old eunuch groaned, slammed open the door of the palace on his back, and lay on the ground curled up and convulsed. The crown prince stepped over him, looked along the red carpet towards the inside of the hall, and saw his queen mother walking out of the side door accompanied by two palace maids.
Queen Kate had a ruddy complexion, a light step, and a smile on her pretty face, which was slightly powdered. She walked over to the prince without hurry, her eyes swept over the old eunuch who was moaning on the ground, and then fell on the prince's face: "Why does the emperor have time to come to me today?"
The smile seemed to be controlled by a switch, and immediately appeared on the prince's cold face, "The son came to greet the queen mother, how is the queen mother doing lately?"
Queen Kate bowed slightly and sat down on a chair, "Originally, I wanted to discuss something with you, but since you are here, I will save a lot of trouble." Today, our mother and son will get straight to the point," Queen Kate motioned to the palace maids beside her to retreat, and the crown prince also glanced at the eunuchs beside her, and there were only two people left in the palace, so Queen Kate said: "The current financial deficit of the empire is very serious, so your enthronement ceremony has to be postponed!"
Hearing this, the prince's face changed suddenly, and Cologne's words immediately rushed into his brain: Before you sit on the Iron Throne, your trust will not play any role. The crown prince stood in place in a daze, watching his queen mother's movements soothingly, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip gently, and then placed it firmly on the table. The teacup and the table collide with each other, making a crisp sound. The prince couldn't hold back and didn't have a seizure, and he knew very well in his heart that he was no longer the person who could be coquettish casually.
After waiting for himself to calm down, the crown prince sighed and asked, "In this case, the son can't object, after all, I can't let the empire's finances fall into a slump because of my accession to the throne!"
Queen Kate looked surprised, she didn't expect the prince to behave like this, which made her even more convinced of her thoughts. Queen Kate stood up and walked over to her son, who was almost as tall as herself, only to realize that he was only a ten-year-old. There is no shortage of precedents in the history of the Empire and even in the history of the Commonwealth for emperors who ascended the throne at the age of seven or eight, but most of these people were mere puppets. However, when she looked at her son, it could be seen from his gaze that he was no longer the sick man who got sick at every turn.
"Emperor, you have to understand that the throne will be yours sooner or later, and no one will be able to snatch it. At present, there is a big problem with the empire's finances, as long as the space channel is opened and the trade is circulated, the pressure on the empire can be greatly relieved. At that time, it is the best time to ascend the throne!"
The prince nodded, "My son understands!" The prince said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, twisted his face to the side, and suddenly remembered something and said: "Oh, by the way, Queen Mother, the night after tomorrow, I will hold a dinner in my palace, if you have time, you must attend, I invited the most famous circus and acrobatic troupe in the region to perform, and you must not miss the final finale!"
When Queen Kate heard this, the smile on her face faded some of her disguise and became softer, she wanted to touch her son, but her hand just raised and put it down, "Okay, I will definitely participate!" Queen Kate learned from LaBelle that the crown prince still maintained his previous interest, that is, watching the circus fight crickets, so she didn't pay much attention to the grand event in his mouth, thinking that it was just a trick of the prince as a child, and perfunctory.
"Okay, then, I will definitely wait for the queen mother, oh, when the time comes, I will also invite other ministers and princes and nobles!" After adding the last sentence, the prince turned around and left the palace with a bright smile on his face. After going out, the prince asked the little eunuch beside him if he had seen anyone else coming out of the palace. The little eunuch shook his head and said no.
LaBelle was very satisfied with Snow Duncan's attitude today, but he didn't expect him to agree to his request so easily, and directly ordered the transfer of the pirate ship near the solar system to the vicinity of Centauri without any objections at all. LaBelle's purpose in doing this was definitely not out of pity for Lord Qin Xiangtian, he was one of the few people who most hoped that Lord Qin Xiangtian would have some accidents, but at this critical juncture, Qin Xiangtian might be the only person who could control the situation of the entire empire. Moreover, now that the situation on Earth has gone according to his expectations, all that remains is Centauri.
LaBelle had just received the news last night that Tom Cologne's friend of Lasloviki Air Harbor had raided Mayer's Samueld family with his men, driven Achino Samueld out of Mayers Airport, and captured Todd Rensemill on Rhônata. This lightning action has brought about a drastic change and further instability in the northern hemisphere of Saipan. And in the southern hemisphere, with the fall of the Samueld family, all the airports have united and are preparing for a general counteroffensive against Laslovich. This, like Tommen's death, was unexpected. However, according to the current development trend, it is not far from the original idea.
LaBelle was about to meet the Crown Prince with his thick "account book" clutched tightly under his armpit to explain to him the preparations for the enthronement ceremony, when he met Prince Rossley and Cabinet Minister Ryker Sriel near a side hall not far from the Prince's palace. LaBelle was of course aware that the two of them had been busy searching for their illegitimate child during this time, and it is said that there was a tragic incident not long ago, when two illegitimate children fought at the identification site, one of them died on the spot, and the other is still being held in prison.
LaBelle greeted him with a bright smile from afar, "Hehe, His Royal Highness, Lord Sriel, are you also here to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Rosley had been jealous and contemptuous of LaBelle before, but then he thought carefully that a eunuch who could hold the position of Minister of the Interior for so long must have something special about him, so his attitude towards him changed a lot, and of course he was also seen by LaBelle himself.
"Hehe, Lord Berryman, you also went to see the crown prince? What a coincidence! Why, how are the preparations for the enthronement ceremony? If there are any difficulties, I can help, you are welcome, after all, my own nephew has ascended the throne, and I, the imperial uncle, cannot be ambiguous!"
LaBelle heard the meaning of his words, smiled even brighter, and said: "Of course, but hasn't His Royal Highness heard about it? Because of the financial problems of the empire, as well as various expenses such as building space passages and exterminating pirates, Her Majesty the Queen has decided to postpone the enthronement ceremony!"
"Delayed?" Roserie said in surprise, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know?"
"This morning he went to the Queen's palace to say goodbye, and His Majesty has already consulted with him. The prince has no objections, no, I came over to discuss the specific matters with the prince, His Majesty means to postpone it for a year, I don't know if the prince can accept it. As you know, there has been a lot of discussion in the DPRK and China recently, thinking that the crown prince is still young and unsuitable to ascend the throne!"
"Lord Berryman, you can't say this nonsense in front of the Prince!" said Rose, with a deep look on his face.
"Hehe, of course, of course," LaBel's face was still bright, "I'm not telling you that, with me, how dare I!" LaBelle didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, and changed his words and said, "I don't know about His Majesty's illegitimate son, what's wrong?"
"I believe that nothing can escape your eyes!" said Ryke, who had not spoken.
"Lord Sriel's words are interesting!" Although Lake is a peacemaker in the cabinet, RaBel's fear of his father and family makes him have to be careful when he speaks, "I am also doing my best to serve the Empire." Indeed, you are not wrong at all. However, for the two adults, I still don't dare to think about those little thoughts!"
"That's the best!" said Prince Ross coldly, his attitude far from before.
The three of them entered the prince's palace one after the other, and as usual, this time was the prince's "rest" time. Sure enough, there was a vague moan from the inner sanctum. The three of them stood in the outer hall, quite embarrassed, but LaBelle suggested that the autumn flowers bloom outside the hall, so it is better to go to the outer hall and wait. The Prince and Lake nodded repeatedly.
The outside of the prince's palace is covered with large chrysanthemum flowers, this specially cultivated variety only blooms in late autumn and near winter, and is said to be quite delicate in the early morning when the frost falls, hence the name "frost red". The prince liked this pink chrysanthemum flower very much, just as he liked pink and delicate girls.
Listening to the sound of Jiao 3 panting 3FG from inside, looking at the pink chrysanthemum QR flower in front of them, the three of them felt that the atmosphere had become strange.