"King Yue, can you tell us what His Majesty had a separate conversation with you just now?" At this time, I saw that Empress Dowager Gao glanced at Zhao Yan, and then asked in a solemn tone, Empress Xiang beside her also showed a concerned expression, after all, they definitely hoped that Zhao Ji's son would inherit the throne, which was not only related to the inheritance of the throne by Zhao Ji's lineage, but also related to their vital interests.

Zhao Yan heard Empress Dowager Gao's question, and after thinking for a while, he spoke: "The reason why the eldest brother talked to me alone was actually mainly about the matter of Lichu......

"To whom does the emperor plan to pass the throne?" Zhao Yan was interrupted by the Empress Dowager Gao before she finished speaking, and the expression on her face was also very eager, before Zhao Yan left Zhao Yan alone, she and Empress Xiang were almost sure that Zhao Yan was passing the throne to Zhao Yan, but there was still a bit of extravagance in her heart, hoping that things would turn around.

Seeing the anxious appearance of the Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Yan thought about her expression again, and finally slowly said under the gaze of the Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Xiang: "The matter of the establishment of the prince is very important, the eldest brother only told me one person, as for when to announce it, it is up to me to decide!" ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, the last trace of extravagant hope on the faces of Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Xiang also disappeared, because in their opinion, Zhao Yan's words almost announced that Zhao Yan would pass the throne to him, and even Empress Dowager Gao suspected that Zhao Yan was lying, maybe Zhao Yan had already set up a certain prince as the prince, and let Zhao Yan, who he trusted, announce, but after Zhao Yan fell into a coma, Zhao Yan became the only person who knew the candidate for the prince, so he said that whoever the prince was was whoever he was, and it was even possible to directly say that he was the prince.

Thinking of the above, Empress Dowager Gao looked at Zhao Yan with a little suspicion, in contrast, Empress Xiang was relatively simple, and she did not doubt Zhao Yan because of this. just showed a pleading expression and said to Zhao Yan: "Third brother, I know that you have a deep relationship with Your Majesty, and it is normal for Your Majesty to hand over such an important matter as the Prince to you, but the Queen Mother and I are also close relatives around Your Majesty, so I don't know if you can tell me, who Your Majesty will appoint as the prince?" ”

"This ......," Zhao Yan also showed a hesitant expression when he heard this. Originally, he didn't want to reveal to anyone about the prince, but now that he thought about it carefully, the matter of the prince couldn't bypass the queen and the queen mother at all, so he finally said again, "Sister-in-law, as for who to appoint as the prince, I really can't disclose it......"

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Empress Xiang and Empress Dowager Gao also showed disappointed expressions, but then Zhao Yan's words made them hopeful. Even ecstatic. I saw Zhao Yan continue to speak at this time: "But I can tell you that the prince is one of the princes, as for who this prince is, I will never say!" ”

"Really...... Are you sure? Is the prince really one of the princes? Even if she was as steady as the Empress Dowager Gao, she couldn't help but show a gaffe expression when she heard this, and asked first, she had already decided that Zhao Yan was the prince, but she didn't expect it to turn around. The prince became a certain prince, that is, her own grandson. In this way, no matter who ascends the throne, her position as the empress dowager will definitely not be able to escape.

"It is indeed one of the princes!" Zhao Yan nodded again and said in affirmative, Zhao Yan handed over the important task of selecting the crown prince to him, and then he definitely needed to contact the princes, and during this period, he definitely needed the cooperation of Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Xiang. So now we must reassure them, otherwise if they are really suspicious, I am afraid that he will not even be able to see the faces of those princes.

Empress Dowager Gao is not only arrogant by nature, but also a little suspicious, and she is still a little suspicious of Zhao Yan's words. However, Empress Xiang didn't have too much of a deep city mansion, and she was also convinced of Zhao Yan's words, and even showed a somewhat surprised expression and said: "I see, then I will trouble the third brother next!" ”

Because Zhao Yan was already in a coma, and it seemed that it was impossible to wake up again in a short period of time, plus Zhao Yan was forced into a heavy task by Zhao Xu, which also caused his brain to be very confused, and he wanted to be quiet alone, so he said goodbye to the Empress Dowager Gao and the Empress Xiang, and the Empress Dowager Gao did not keep him anymore, and it is estimated that they also need to think about how to deal with the next situation, so they asked Huang Wude to personally send Zhao Yan out.

On the way, Huang Wude chatted with Zhao Yan while walking, and when he was about to walk out of the palace gate, Huang Wude suddenly looked around, and after finding that there was no one, he said in a low voice: "Old slave, congratulations to His Royal Highness King Yue!" ”

"Congratulations on what?" Zhao Yan didn't react at first, but asked a little strangely.

"Hehe, where does this kind of thing need to be said by the old slave, the first thing Your Majesty will do after he wakes up is to leave you alone to talk, isn't the meaning of this obvious?" Huang Wude grinned and said, for him, Zhao Yan left Zhao Yan naturally to pass on to him, and he has always been friendly with Zhao Yan, so at this time, he had the courage to congratulate Zhao Yan, and at the same time, he was also expressing his surrender to Zhao Yan.

Hearing this, Zhao Yan showed a helpless smile, originally he was too lazy to explain this matter, but suddenly thought that Huang Wude, as the big leader of the Imperial City Division, and also an internal servant, lived in the palace all the year round, and must know Zhao Yan's sons very well, so he might be able to get a general understanding of those princes from him.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but stop, and then asked Huang Wude: "Old Huang, among the dozen or so sons of the eldest brother, who do you think has the best character and is most likely to become a good emperor?" ”

"Huh?" Huang Wude was also stunned when he heard Zhao Yan's words, just now he was convinced that Zhao Yan would definitely take over the throne, but now Zhao Yan actually asked him which of Zhao Yan's sons could become a good emperor, and now even he, the commander of the Imperial City Division, was a little unclear about the situation.

"What are you stunned about? I haven't been back in Guangzhou for a few years, and I'm not very familiar with my eldest brother's sons, so you stay in the palace all year round, you won't know the temperament of my nephews, right? Seeing that Huang Wude was stunned, Zhao Yan reached out and patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

At this time, Huang Wude finally came to his senses, looked at Zhao Yan with an incredible face, opened his mouth and wanted to ask something, but in the end he still didn't ask, because he knew that when he knew something, Zhao Yan would definitely tell him, but there were some things that he shouldn't know, so he shouldn't ask more, otherwise it would only cause more trouble for himself.

Thinking of this, Huang Wude couldn't help but show a little frustration, although he didn't ask, but from the analysis of the meaning of Zhao Yan's words, it seems that the crown prince was still elected by the prince, not by Zhao Yan as he guessed, which made him suddenly change from extreme excitement to extreme disappointment.

However, although Huang Wude was disappointed, he still answered Zhao Yan's question, and told him all the information about the princes, including the physical condition of these princes, as well as their temperament and morality, etc., Zhao Yan also listened very carefully, and interjected from time to time to ask a few words, and finally finally made a general understanding of Zhao Yan's sons, and then said goodbye to Huang Wude, left the palace and took the carriage back to his home.

Zhao Yan stayed in the palace for almost a day and a night, during which not only did he not close his eyes, but he didn't even eat, so after returning home, the first thing he did was to eat a big meal, and then returned to the study to sleep.

Zhao Yan didn't know how long he had slept this night, but he had instructed Xiao Dou Sprouts before going to bed, and no one would disturb him, until he woke up from his sleep, but found that the sun was shining outside the window, and it seemed that he had slept for a long time, and it was noon the next day.

At that moment, I saw Zhao Yanyi turn over and sit up from the bed, and then stretched out his hand and rubbed his face, but it may be because he slept for too long, he felt groggy like a lump of paste in his head, and he couldn't think at all in this state, so he shouted to the little bean sprouts outside, let her make a basin of water, he would serve him to wash, and then prepare a little food, and then he would think about the matter of Lichu.

However, what Zhao Yan didn't expect was that as soon as his words fell, he saw a woman push the door in, but it was not his personal maid Xiaodou Sprouts, but his wife Cao Ying, I saw that Cao Ying was holding a copper basin in her hand at this time, and walked in with a smile and said to Zhao Yan: "Husband wakes up, hurry up and wash up, the meal is ready, and you can eat it immediately." ”

Seeing Cao Ying come in, Zhao Yan also showed a few surprised expressions on her face, but she quickly figured it out, she stayed in the palace for a day and a night, and after she came back, she ate and slept heavily, and she knew that something big must have happened without asking, with Cao Ying's intelligence, she could definitely guess some, and maybe she had already been guarding herself outside the study.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but be a little moved in his heart, put on his shoes and got out of bed at the moment, at this time Cao Ying was very gentle and personally served him to dress and wash, and he didn't ask a word during the period, and Zhao Yan didn't know how to tell Cao Ying about it, so he didn't take the initiative to speak.

After a while, the little bean sprouts and Mi Xue and other maids sent in a table that was light, but they were very suitable for Zhao Yan's appetite of the meal, Zhao Yan sat down to eat breakfast, Cao Ying served carefully on the side, and waited until the meal was almost eaten, Zhao Yan put down the dishes and chopsticks, and then asked the little bean sprouts and other maids to retreat, and then said: "Lady, I ...... it"

"Hehe, do you want to talk about Your Majesty's serious illness and the matter of Lichu?" didn't wait for Zhao Yan to finish speaking, but Cao Ying spoke first, looking at her appearance, it seemed that she already knew what Zhao Yan was going to say. (To be continued......)

PS: Today's daughter was discharged from the hospital.,There's too much to do.,There's no time to code words.,This chapter is coded when I get home in the afternoon.,The second chapter may be in the evening.。