Chapter 502: Decree
Xiao Pan's dark and gloomy face was a little clearer because of these words, and then he set off for the court first, and Chu Qingli also got into the carriage and prepared to go home.
Now the power of the second prince cannot be fully exposed, so Xiao Pan set off first, walking through the side gate of the second prince's mansion, so as not to be found out that he stayed in the second prince's mansion for one night, sent the prince back to the mansion and stayed in the prince's mansion for one night, these two natures are too different.
Xiao Pan and the second prince entered the hall one after another, and other ministers also came one after another, and when the people arrived, the emperor's figure slowly appeared, Xiao Pan secretly glanced at the emperor, and saw that the emperor had a trace of fatigue on his face, and it seemed that he had not rested well.
Xiao Pan secretly guessed that it seemed that after they left the palace, the queen must have made some moves for the sake of the eldest prince, but this one was ironclad, and Xiao Pan also secretly instructed the officials of his faction to make this matter bigger.
On the way to the palace just now, Xiao Pan had already heard the people on the side of the road talking about the eldest prince and Heng Yan, thinking of this, Xiao Pan's thin lips slightly hooked a smile of victory, but it was only for a moment, and it disappeared in the next moment.
Sure enough, after routinely asking about other political affairs, the emperor sighed and slowly spoke: "Last night, the affairs of the eldest prince, the secretaries must have heard about it. ”
The hundred officials who were still whispering about the political affairs just now, after listening to the emperor's words, immediately fell silent, and changed from a vegetable market to a forbidden classroom.
The first to stand up was naturally the official of the Great Prince's faction: "Your Majesty, there must be something hidden in the matter last night." ”
When the emperor heard this, he thought of the queen last night, and snorted angrily: "I have already found out the hidden secret, how can I question me?" ”
The official was choked by the emperor, looked at the eldest prince who was standing without speaking, and felt a chill in his heart: "The emperor forgives the sin, but the ministers don't dare." After saying that, he stood back and did not speak.
Seeing this, the officials of the Six Princes' faction naturally wanted to fan the flames, so they stood up and said: "The emperor is wise, and the ministers are also in the side hall, and I have seen with my own eyes that the eldest prince and Princess Jiang Guo are treacherous...... The tryst. He swallowed back the adultery that came to his lips, and only said that it was a tryst, but no one present knew what had happened between them.
Another official belonging to the Six Princes' faction hurriedly echoed: "Weichen also saw it with his own eyes, the emperor Shengming, he must have found out the inside story." ”
Doctor Yu Shi looked at the silent prince with panicked and slightly worried eyes, thinking that their years of hard work were about to end here?
Doctor Yu Shi was unwilling, so he refuted the two officials who had just spoken from the Six Princes: "The marriage of the eldest prince is a family affair of the emperor, and you dare to discuss it at will." ”
The official positions of the two of them are not as high as that of the imperial doctor, so they only snorted unconvinced, and the two of them thought that when the emperor really only got married, I see what are you still arrogant.
The sixth prince quietly looked at the eldest prince who didn't say a word, there must be a demon when something goes wrong, why didn't the eldest prince defend himself? Then he secretly glanced at Xiao Pan again, Xiao Pan also stood quietly, motionless and did not speak, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and other members of King Mu's faction did not speak, is there something in this.
However, the eldest prince who was standing quietly, just because he had begged the queen and the emperor all night last night, the emperor investigated overnight and made it clear that he did appear in the side hall for no reason, but it is indeed a fact that he has a skin-to-skin relationship with Heng Yan, in order to maintain the relationship between Daqi and Jiang Guo, he must marry Heng Yan.
The queen's eyes were about to cry and swollen, and she didn't change the emperor's thoughts, and threatened the queen: "You don't want the emperor to marry Hengyan so much, do you covet my position." ”
The queen was shocked at the moment, not to mention the queen, even the eldest prince who listened to the queen's story, and a wave of fear flashed in his heart, afraid that his wolf ambition would be known by the emperor, and even more afraid that the emperor would know what he and the queen had done for the throne before.
Therefore, the eldest prince of the early dynasty has already given up, if he stands up and continues to quibble at this time, it will make the emperor more suspicious of his intentions, he can only accept it first, and leave Qingshan without worrying about no firewood.
After a long discussion, the emperor finally announced the results of the investigation, in order to protect the queen's face, he added some so-called "hidden feelings" to it, but the emperor said: "Although there is a hidden feeling, but the eldest prince and the princess of Jiang Guo are husband and wife. "What is the mutual affection between the two people, it is just a fig leaf for the emperor to the royal family.
The eldest prince stood up a little numbly and slowly knelt down: "The son of the minister accepts the order." ”
The six princes on the side, the smile on their lips can't be suppressed anymore, the eldest prince married Princess Jiang Guo, for him, then the throne is his, and no one fights with him anymore!
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, now the eldest prince and the princess of Jiang Guo, the two are happy, and the two of them are specially ordered to ......" The great eunuch read the emperor's prepared holy decree, but the eldest prince was gradually desperate, and he couldn't listen to it......
After the holy decree was recited, the hundred officials also knelt down one after another: "Weichen congratulates the eldest prince!" At this moment, except for the ministers of the Great Prince's faction, the ministers of the other factions shouted very willingly.
The kneeling six princes, the second prince, Xiao Pan and others also sincerely congratulated the eldest prince.
The eldest prince laughed twice, his face was numb, and his eyes stared at Xiao Pan and the six princes, that was his last unwillingness, he would not fall like this.
The six princes looked back without showing weakness, with ambition in their eyes, and almost didn't say directly, the throne is mine.
Seeing that someone was carrying hatred, Xiao Pan didn't pay for the fun, and the second prince was a few steps away, looking at each other, the matter of the eldest prince was in the dust, and now it was his turn to marry Liu Ningxi, but within one day, let the emperor make a will to marry the two children, I am afraid that something is wrong, and it is not appropriate for either the emperor or the six princes to be suspicious at that time.
Don't be impatient, this is the information that the second prince saw in Xiao Pan's eyes just now, but he has promised to make peace with Liu Ningxi, and after struggling for a long time, he still swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, but now is not a good time, in case the fire burns on Liu Ningxi, it will not be good for her, his wings are not full enough, so he can't expose his weakness and find a more suitable opportunity to mention it.
Xiao Pan secretly observed the second prince, for fear that he would say it impulsively, but fortunately he didn't, but when he returned to the house, he wanted to talk to Chu Qingli, and by the way, let her see Liu Ningxi again and explain the reason clearly, so as not to cause misunderstanding between the two.