Chapter 184: Urging
The emperor faltered. This news was revealed by the Queen Mother to the eldest princess of Yongning, and the eldest princess of Yongning wrote it in a secret letter to inform King Yan.
Both the Queen Mother and the eldest princess of Yongning look down on what Concubine Xiao Guifei is doing now. Regardless of whether Xiao Rui's background is bright or not, he is the only son of King Yan. For the emperor, King Yan made great contributions and made many sacrifices. He never complains about anything, doesn't ask for anything, just hopes that his only flesh and blood can inherit his family business, what's too much about that? The emperor was able to agree to come down because of his pity and love for this younger brother who was passed out early. Concubine Xiao Guifei even has to provoke the feelings between their brothers, and in order to seek benefits for her son, she disregards the interests of King Yan, which is too selfish and ruthless!
The Queen Mother disagreed, and the eldest princess of Yongning also objected, but they looked at the emperor's hesitant appearance, and it was not easy to say more. After all, the third prince is the emperor's biological son, if the father has to favor his own biological son, leave his nephew aside, and be a grandmother and aunt, what can he persuade?
Xiao Guifei dared to make such an excessive request to the emperor, and she probably felt that even if Xiao Rui was the only son of King Yan, she could not compete with the fact that the third prince was the emperor's biological son. As long as the emperor makes a will, what can King Yan do if he is reluctant? You can't rebel, can you? In the end, didn't you pinch your nose and admit it? As long as Yan Wangfu can calmly accept this result, Xiao Guifei feels that she has won the final future for her son. After the third prince enters the palace of King Yan and holds the real power, his life may not be much worse, but the territory of the rule is not as big as the emperor.
The eldest princess of Yongning wrote a secret letter to King Yan to remind him to be vigilant. The Yan Wangfu is too far away from the capital, some things happen in the deep palace, the ears and eyes of the Yan Wangfu in the capital may not be able to hear it, and when they receive the news, the emperor may have to make an order to succeed, at that time, even if the Yan King rushes back to the capital to ask the emperor to take back his order, it is too late! The eldest princess of Yongning advised King Yan to make plans as soon as possible, and it was best to quickly settle Xiao Rui's status before the emperor made up his mind, so as not to have too many dreams at night.
As for the three princes, whether it is the eldest princess of Yongning or the queen mother, they don't think it's a problem. Xiao Guifei did something bad, no matter whether she was the real murderer of Empress Cao's assassination or not, she couldn't be whitewashed. In that case, it is only natural that she will be punished. As long as the third prince did not mix with his biological mother, he was still an innocent prince, but he made some painless mistakes in the matter of women, and the emperor reprimanded him and fined half and a half of the money, and it was over. When he leaves the palace and opens the mansion, he officially marries the concubine Lan, and he can be crowned king. If he can't be the prince or the prince of Yan, he will also have his own princely title, and he will be rich and comfortable all his life, and he will need Xiao Xiang to think about anything else?
It can only be said that the thoughts of the third prince and Xiao Guifei's mother and son are different from those of the queen mother and the eldest princess of Yongning. If you are willing to be only a small rich and idle king, there is no need for the three princes to toss for so many years, playing tricks openly and secretly. The most important thing at the moment is the emperor's thoughts. The eldest princess of Yongning reminded King Yan to prepare early and set the status of her son as soon as possible, and King Yan sent an urgent letter to Princess Yan and Xiao Rui, which also meant the same thing.
King Yan didn't think that the emperor would easily overturn his promise and shoehorn the three princes he didn't agree with to be his heir, but he didn't want his heir to continue to be thought of by Xiao Guifei and the third prince Xiao. He hoped that Xiao Rui could go to Beijing as soon as possible, and under the banner of welcoming the Queen Mother and the eldest princess of Yongning, and perhaps the fourth prince, he announced his true identity by the way. Even if he can't get the emperor's will to canonize him as the prince of Yanwang, he still has to find a formal canonization of the children of the palace, such as the name of a certain county king or something. Even if the emperor has any other ideas, the son of King Yan will not get nothing, and he will have to rely on the charity of his heirs in the future.
Regarding King Yan's thoughts, Xiao Rui behaved calmly: "If the Queen Mother decides to go north, I, as a grandson, will personally go to Beijing to greet her old man, which is right." I have never had the opportunity to be filial to the Queen Mother, so I have to show my performance. It's just that...... If it is for the position of the prince of Yan Wang, he only went to Beijing for this trip, then there is no need. Although Xiao Niangniang's idea is a bit excessive, it does have her reason. I know that my father has always trusted and respected the emperor, but the emperor must have a good idea of who is closer to his own son and the nephew who he just recognized. every day
"Yan Wangfu has always had a tradition of succeeding the prince as the heir, and now the father and the princess have no sons-in-law, and my life experience is not on the stage, even if it is the only son of the father, what qualifications do you have to say that you are the only candidate for the position of the son? If this matter becomes a big problem, the emperor will inevitably be criticized, and his father's reputation will be damaged, so why bother? Regardless of whether I am the son of the world or another knight in the future, I have the same respect for my father and princess, and the same love for my sister. I will fulfill my responsibilities as a son of man and a brother, and I dare not hope for anything else. ”
Princess Yan was sad when she heard this, and her face stopped talking.
The Queen Mother, the eldest princess of Yongning, and Concubine Xiao all thought that Xiao Rui was only the emperor's nephew, and it was impossible for him to be heavier than the third prince in the emperor's heart, so he was sure that the emperor would be more inclined to let his own son, the third prince, become the future master of the Yan Palace. However, Princess Yan knew very well in her heart that there was no difference between Xiao Rui and the third prince, both of them were the sons born to the emperor by the daughter of the Xiao family. Although Xiao Rui can't see the light of day in his background, the character of the three princes is also despicable, no matter which of them becomes the heir of King Yan, it is the same for the emperor. If it's the same, why change people? It also made the Queen Mother angry and disappointed, thinking that the emperor had broken the contract with King Yan, a fellow brother, and wanted to break his brother's heart for his own selfish interests!
In the past, Princess Yan was not worried at all that the emperor would replace Xiao Rui, the real "heir" from the third prince. But today, King Yan got the letter from the eldest princess of Yongning, but he hurriedly urged his son to go back, and hoped that Xiao Rui could go to Beijing to seek a formal canonization, even if he couldn't be crowned the prince immediately, he had to determine a title. This made Princess Yan suspicious in her heart.
She suspected that the emperor really wavered in his mind and intended to let the third prince enter the Yan Palace, I am afraid that the real root cause is still in Xiao Mingzhu. The emperor did not allow the Yan Wangfu to make Xiao Rui's life experience public, was it really to confuse the other princes, or was it because he was unwilling to let Xiao Mingzhu become the woman of the Yan King in terms of etiquette from the bottom of his heart?
If the emperor still has such thoughts in his heart, he is afraid that he also has the same idea of recognizing Xiao Rui one day. But how is this possible?
The Queen Mother is still there!
The emperor can't pull this face!
But there are some things, the emperor can drag it out day by day, until the day he dies, how can Xiao Rui keep delaying it so namelessly?!