After a hearty conversation with Song Chi, Song Chen finally strengthened his thoughts, and unsurprisingly, the next morning, when he expressed his intention to abolish the reserve, he immediately attracted a storm in the court.

Kneeling into a fierce opposition were all the Xu faction, including the crown prince and the assistant ministers of the East Palace, and even Song Chi's quasi-father-in-law An Pinghou was also listed, and more than 20 people fell to the ground and wept bitterly to protect the prince, asking to take back the holy order, and the scene was very shocking.

Song Chen expected this kind of scene, and did not immediately express his stance to them, but turned his gaze to Chu Lin and asked, "What does Chu Qing think?" ”

Fools know that if Song Chi is deposed, the biggest beneficiary is the Chu family, their daughter is the queen, even if the nephew Song Xuan is only one year old, he is also the king's son-in-law, the eldest brother comes down, he is the most justifiable successor, of course Chu Lin will be in favor of abolishing the prince.

But Chu Lin only bowed his waist and said in a deep voice: "The old minister respectfully obeys His Majesty's will, but ...... Scrapping the reserve is not a trivial matter, please think twice about it. ”

The attitude was not impatient, although he agreed but expressed his concern, the king was quite satisfied, and then looked away and continued to ask the rest of the ministers, their attitude was no different from Chu Lin.

The king nodded, and said lightly to the people who were lying on the ground mourning and crying, "I have thought it through, this is not child's play, and I will not take back my fate, so you don't need to advise, just calm down." ”

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please think again! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been intelligent and studious since he was a child, and you can't depose him because he accidentally lost his manners after drinking! Taifu Yao Shu still pleaded in pain.

Drunken disgrace?

There was no need for the king to say anything, the great eunuchs around him sneered in their hearts.

Although the prince did not get to that point with Concubine Ning, it was undoubtedly a big scandal to get drunk and flirt with his mother, in order to maintain the reputation of the prince, the emperor blocked this matter and did not spread it outside the palace, but yesterday Concubine Ning was abolished and sent to Xuanmiaoguan, and today the prince will be abolished, but anyone who has a clearer mind can guess some reasons.

Taifu can simply say that he is drunk and lose his manners, but he can really turn a big thing into a small one.

Liangxi was still admiring Mrs. Yao, and saw that Pei Guogong, who had been leading the pleading, also opened his mouth.

"Please think twice! Although the prince's biological mother is guilty, but now she has been punished, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is your flesh and blood, with your blood, please take care of the father-son relationship for more than ten years, and don't anger Your Highness again! ”

Song Chen frowned.

Xu Jilin's intention was too obvious, and it was clear that Song Chen was deposing Song Chi because of his biological mother Xu Jinhe, and he was angry. But does Song Chen think so?

Xu Jinhe's mistakes were enough to cause her own death penalty, but Song Chen kept her as the crown prince until she died. Abolishing a prince who is not suitable for the succession is that as a king, he thinks about the long-term of the world, but now he is being pulled by Xu Jilin, and Song Chen has to be angry.

What made him even more angry was that as soon as Xu Jilin finished speaking, there was still a group of people who echoed him, which was really fanning the flames.

As a father, the deposition of the eldest son already made him feel bad, but at this time, in the face of these foolish ministers, he really didn't want to endure it, so he directly said with a cold face: "This matter is not negotiable, retreat from the dynasty!" ”

The king walked away, unexpectedly not over.

After the dispersal of the imperial study, another group of old ministers asked for their lives.

said that it was a request for life, but it was actually persecution, Song Chen sneered, and announced that a few leaders came in.

So Peiguo Duke Xu Jilin, Yao Taifu and others knelt in front of the king again.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince is from my Xu family, and now that he has made a mistake, the minister's uncle is also responsible, and the minister is willing to take responsibility for him, please ask Your Majesty to confess, and only ask Your Majesty to take back his life."

As soon as Xu Jilin finished speaking, as discussed, Yao Shu also knelt down and said: "The minister is also derelict in his duty as a prince, and I ask the emperor to condemn him, please give the prince another chance." ”

The rest of the auxiliary ministers did the same and seconded the proposal.

Anping Hou Zheng also wanted to speak, but he heard the king slam his hand, and said angrily: "Okay, since you have to take responsibility, I will fulfill you, the prince made a mistake, and Taifu Yao Shu was seriously derelict in his duties, so from now on, he will be cut off from his official rank and return to his hometown to recuperate!" All the officials in the Zhan Mansion were demoted to three levels and fined for one year; Duke Peiguo gathered to force the palace, picked quarrels and provoked trouble, cut off the title of duke from now on, and returned to Pingnanhou! ”

His eyes coldly swept over Marquis Anping at the end of the team, and the king said coldly: "Who else?" ”

An Pinghou bowed his head and did not dare to say anything.

But those who were stabbed by the king were foolish. They thought that if more than a dozen of them coerced together, the king would always compromise, so how could they lose their official position in the blink of an eye?

Taifu Yao Shu couldn't believe his ears, Song Chen's words, he is the position of Taifu, this, this is gone?

Only Xu Jilin Tie's face was blue, and even his body was trembling slightly, anyone could see how much he hated!

"Stand down!" Song Chen scolded.

"Minister, retire!"

The others were still a little at a loss, but Xu Jilin, who had been stripped of his dukedom, responded angrily, and then got up and stepped out of the palace gate. Seeing him like this, the rest of the people didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and they all bowed down and retreated.

After such a play, Song Chen, who originally planned to officially issue the edict at a later date, immediately sent the cabinet scholar over and ordered him to draw up an edict to abolish the prince, and the scholar Su Qin saw that the king was angry, and did not dare to say much, and after returning for half a day, the edict was drafted.

So on the second day, the matter of abolishing the storage was officially announced in the world.

Regardless of the wind and rain outside, when the holy decree reached the East Palace, Song Chi calmly kowtowed and thanked him.

Ignoring the regret in the eyes of the palace people around him, the young man's heart was relieved.

He was finally freed from the shackles and no longer had to take on responsibilities that he had not wanted to bear, and he finally experienced a sense of ease that he had never felt before.

Also, isn't it nice that she's still alive too?

And in the Funing Palace, his imperial grandmother and stepmother are discussing his future.

"I have never been able to keep the position of the crown prince of Chi'er, and the concubine is derelict in her duties, and she begs her mother for forgiveness." Chu Xue lowered her eyes, her face full of guilt.

The Queen Mother sighed: "The major event of the previous dynasty is the emperor's decision, and the mourning family knows that you can't be the master, so I don't blame you." ”

"Empress Dowager Xie." She said.

"But since Chi'er is no longer the crown prince, it is no longer suitable to live in the East Palace, and the important thing at the moment should find him a place to go." The Queen Mother said.

Chu Xue nodded and told her arrangement, "Chi'er is seventeen, you can go out of the palace to build a mansion, the concubine asked the emperor, the emperor meant, he will give him the original Hengwang Mansion, the old mansion has always been watched, and it is comfortable to live." ”

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, quite satisfied, Chu Xue said again: "According to the rules, the prince will be crowned king when he is eighteen, and the emperor said last night that he has already called the Ministry of Rites to be crowned, and he will be canonized for Chi'er earlier." ”

The Queen Mother sighed, "I hope this child can understand his father's heart." Next year's marriage, you look at it early, make good preparations, Mo Jiao people look down on it. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Xue was a little embarrassed, after the marriage was set for Song Chi in the past, the Ministry of Rites hired the Marquis of Anping with the number of ceremonies to marry the crown princess, and now Song Chi is no longer the prince, so the former family affairs are naturally invalid. I had the intention to renegotiate with the Marquis of Anping, but unexpectedly there were rumors that there was a repentance in the Marquis of Anping's Mansion.

The Queen Mother asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Chu Xue said the truth.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother snorted coldly, "It's really trending!" That's it, there are so many good women in the world, he is embarrassed, we don't need it, this family business, if it is abolished, it will be abolished! Go back and find an opportunity, and then choose a good door for Chi'er! ”

In fact, if the emperor's order is pressed down, even if Marquis Anping is unwilling, this marriage will be successful, but they can't tolerate a grain of sand in their noble eyes, let alone see their children suffer a little grievance. Chu Xue said in her heart, no matter whether the rumors are true or not, if they are abolished, they will be abolished, anyway, Song Chi does not have the Miss Hou Mansion in his heart, and it may not be a good thing to insist on getting together with her and asking her to choose another good son-in-law.

In the past, there were people cooking in the Hengwang Mansion, so although there was no master living in it for several years, it was still in order. So within a few days, Song Chi moved out of the East Palace and lived in the Hengwang Mansion.

When leaving the East Palace, the young man finally looked around the East Palace, where he had lived for five years, and then smiled slightly and left without any nostalgia.

Finally free.

~~

After Song Chi left the palace, he looked for a day, and Chu Xue went over to look at him.

Although she will enter the palace from time to time to say goodbye, as the queen mother, she also wants to show her care. After a brief turn, she asked Song Chi, "It's been a month since I lived here, can I still adapt to everything?" ”

Song Chi bowed his head and said respectfully: "Mother Lao is worried, everything is fine." ”

Chu Xue smiled and nodded, "That's good, the people who are serving here are still the old people in the former mansion, this is not bad, if you need anything in the future, just mention it to the palace." ”

"Yes." The boy bowed his head.

After the abolition of the reserve, he was obviously much calmer, looking at the young man who was already much taller than himself, and recalling that he was only eleven years old when he first entered this mansion, and sighed for a while, Chu Xue said: "The previous marriage has been annulled, after a while, when your canonization ceremony is over, the palace will reorganize it for you......"

"Queen Mother's ......"

A young man who was listening quietly suddenly raised his head, interrupted her, coughed lightly again, and said: "Erchen knows that the queen mother is for the good of the son, but Erchen has the courage to ask the queen mother for one more thing, can the marriage be postponed temporarily...... Erchen felt that his current state of mind was not suitable for starting a family. ”

Chu Xue was stunned, and when she saw the young man's almost begging gaze, she shook her head and said, "It's okay, since you have an idea, this palace will not be reluctant first." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Chi'er, now that you've come to this point, have you ever regretted it?" She asked suddenly.

"She's still alive, I'm worth it, and Erchen doesn't regret it."

The young man lowered his voice and said what was in his heart, but it made people feel a trace of bitterness.

It's not too early, and it's time to go back to the palace. Song Chi accompanied her out of the courtyard, seeing that the carriage was not far ahead, Chu Xue suddenly whispered a sentence, "People are in Xuanmiao Palace, they are safe for the time being, wait for a while, and figure it out yourself." ”

Song Chi was stunned for a moment, and immediately looked at her with grateful eyes after reacting, but he didn't know what to say for a while, Chu Xue smiled and raised his voice: "It's time to go back to the palace, I heard that the Ministry of Rites has prepared the title, you should prepare first and wait for the king." ”

"Yes. The son sent off his mother. As he spoke, the young man lifted his robe and kowtowed heavily for her.

She smiled slightly, turned and boarded the gilded carriage.

~~

A year later.

Beijing.

Song Chi, the king of Yu, who was dressed in ordinary cloth but still couldn't hide his noble body, was walking slowly up the stone steps.

After walking the last part of the mountain road, he could see the man, the figure that he had never forgotten.

Feeling timid, he suddenly felt a little apprehensive, and his pace slowed down.

Seeing this, the entourage around him thought he was tired, and asked in a low voice, "Master, do you want to take a break?" ”

He waved his hand, sank his breath, and finally finished the last stretch of the road.

A small stone courtyard, located in the back mountain of Xuanmiao Palace, a month ago, Gu Pingjiao, who died of a sudden illness, was placed here.

There was a sudden knock at the door, and she tightened her heart, hesitated, and finally walked to the door.

The outstretched hand trembled a little, and she steadied herself and opened the door.

Then I saw that person really appeared in front of him. Tears fell defenselessly, and when she saw the man in front of her, her eyes were red.

The mountains and forests were silent, as if there were only two people left, and he sighed: "166 Reading Network."