The ministers of the court have their own opinions, and if they don't maintain their sanity, they will be like shrews in the market, and they will be red-faced.

The emperor looked at the ministers indifferently, and look, this is the good thing that his good sons have done, and they are constantly hooking up with the ministers for their own interests.

But he also knew in his heart that when he won the heir before, he was also like this, but when he was really in the center of the whirlpool, the feeling of being high and powerless made him at a loss.

Among them, the third prince is better, although there are ministers to help him, all he can do is practical things, as for the eldest prince...... The emperor looked at him indifferently, this unfilial son who wanted to rebel, he was really chilled.

Especially now that he is still acting complacent, do you really think that he has the chance to win?

Above the court, there are no longer a few people who speak for the eldest prince, and more people are lobbying for him by the forces of Huaying. Seeing that there were so many people who supported him, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden, and it became even more profound.

But an indifferent gaze swept in front of him, and the eldest prince's body was suddenly stunned, and he looked up at his father on the throne, but his father's face remained unchanged, and he seemed to be listening to the minister's opinion very seriously.

Could it be that he was wrong? The eldest prince comforted himself, in his opinion, his father took the initiative to mention this matter in front of so many people, that is, he had the idea of making a prince, if his father really had the heart to make him the prince, then he would let the queen mother stop what he was doing immediately, so that his father could have a stable late life.

"Quiet." The emperor spoke, and the court fell silent, his gaze swept over the ministers, and said, "I understand. ”

The eldest prince's heart was beating suddenly, expecting his father to say that the crown prince was him.

But I didn't expect the emperor to wave his hand and say, "What you said is right, the prince wants to share the state affairs, he must have the ability, and he must have the ability to become the prince only if he has the heart of the world, this matter is a major matter of the country, and it is easy to decide. ”

The eldest prince is like being drenched in a basin of cold water, and his whole body is cold, so does his father think he has no ability? Don't have the world in mind?

What else needs to be considered, he has been a father and son for so many years, and his performance is not good enough?

Could it be that the father and the emperor are more interested in the three princes in their hearts, so they will say such a thing of shirk. It must be like this, the more the eldest prince thought about it, the more he felt that it was wrong, he immediately walked to the queen's palace, called the palace maids everywhere, and immediately asked the queen, "Queen Mother, how did I let you do?" ”

What is the matter, the mother and son know it well, and the queen said, "I am already preparing, but your father and the emperor have only trusted me recently, and I can't do it too obviously, don't worry, the queen mother will definitely help you." ”

The eldest prince nodded, his face was not very good, and said, "Today, my father mentioned the matter of establishing a prince. ”

"Then what did the emperor say?" The queen hurriedly asked, in her opinion. Her son is the best candidate for the crown prince, and anyone else is a villain who breaks free from the crown prince's position.

The eldest prince said in a deep voice, "The father didn't say it explicitly, but the sons felt that the father still wanted the third prince in his heart. The blood on the queen's face immediately turned a little pale, "How can this be?" ”

"How is the situation of my father's visit to the harem recently?" The eldest prince asked.

The queen's face was not very good-looking, she turned her head and said, "It's not good, the emperor has been to Concubine Li's palace for the past few days, I don't know what method that slut used, he actually let the emperor die like this, even I sent a few young and beautiful palace maids in front of the emperor, he was unmoved." ”

The eldest prince sighed and said, "Queen Mother, this is the good thing Concubine Li did for the third prince, since my father has no affection for our mother and son, you don't need to care about the feelings of husband and wife, just hold on to what should be held in your hand." ”

The queen nodded, "You're right. She told the eldest prince about the punishment of Concubine Li kneeling in the imperial garden a few days ago, and the eldest prince said, "Queen Mother, you should also let Concubine Li know who is the most noble woman in this palace." ”

The queen nodded, and suddenly remembered that the eldest prince married the daughter of General Wu a few days ago, and couldn't help asking, "How are you and the daughter of General Wu's family doing now?" ”

The eldest prince remembered the flamboyant woman, and said with a smile on his face, "She is very considerate, and the retainer likes it very much." ”

"If you like it, it's fine." The queen also nodded with satisfaction, as a mother, she naturally hoped that her son would live well, and couldn't help but say, "You are not young, it is time to have an heir, and there are concubines and side concubines in the house, but you have to give it a hand, the queen mother I am still waiting to hold the little emperor grandson, if the women in the house don't like it, the queen mother is rewarding you with a few palace maids." ”

"Queen Mother, don't worry, Erchen will definitely let you hug the little emperor and grandson as soon as possible." The eldest prince said with a smile, but muttered in his heart, he and Lin Chen'er have been married for so long, why hasn't Lin Chen'er seen movement in his stomach?

Could it be that he wasn't trying hard enough? Thinking like this, the eldest prince decided to go back and work hard with Lin Chen'er.

After the eldest prince left, the queen said coldly to the people in the palace, "Give the palace makeup and hair." "She wants to bring soup to the emperor, and if she meets Concubine Li, she must be punished.

The palace maid brought the simmered soup, the queen nodded, let them go down, and put some powder in it, she didn't know what it was, the eldest prince only said that it was colorless and tasteless, and it was difficult to detect.

She took a group of people to the imperial study, and sure enough, the emperor was still looking at the excerpts in it, these days, the emperor has slept in the palace of nourishing the heart, and rarely goes to the harem, and this is only going to Concubine Li's palace, and she also has a grudge in her heart, but she can't say it clearly.

Slowly, there was less resentment against the emperor, that is, there was no affection for the emperor, so then she poisoned this kind of thing, and the queen could easily do it.

A decent smile appeared on her face, and she wanted to go directly into the imperial study, but the eunuch with long eyes actually stopped her, "This palace is going to deliver soup to the emperor, why are you blocking this palace?" ”

"Back to the queen's mother, Concubine Li is inside." The eunuch replied cautiously, I heard that the current master is not very good-tempered, and even the emperor's favored concubine Li dares to punish him, not to mention their minions.

Sure enough, the queen's brows furrowed, "Concubine Li can go in, why can't this palace go in?" ”

That's the emperor's message, Concubine Li's mother doesn't need to pass it on when she comes, and the eunuch can't say it, so she can only bend over and bow her head.

The queen smiled coldly, now even these eunuchs are starting to look at each other, Concubine Li has really attracted a lot of people, if she doesn't have the heart to take the throne of the third prince, the queen won't believe anything.

The eunuch is in a dilemma, the matter between the master and the son, it is still them who are slaves, just when he didn't dare to gasp, the emperor's words came out like a life-saving straw, "Let the queen come over." ”

The eunuch opened the door for the queen, and was glared at by her coldly, and as soon as he walked into the imperial study, he saw Concubine Li standing behind the emperor, massaging his temples.

Seeing that the queen was coming, Concubine Li immediately asked for peace, "The queen is auspicious." Her movements were thoughtful, and the queen was embarrassed but couldn't find fault with her, so she could only let Concubine Li kneel for a while, and then let her get up.

"The concubines attend the emperor." The queen asked the emperor to say goodbye, and immediately got up, "The concubine made soup for the emperor, the emperor might as well drink it while it's hot." ”

But the emperor looked at her gaze and even had some ...... Fickle? The queen's heart jumped, what's wrong with the emperor? She only heard the emperor say, "Empress." I heard that Concubine Li's etiquette was not thorough enough last time, and you punished her for kneeling? ”

Does the emperor want to find a place for Concubine Li? The queen's heart was very uncomfortable, and she said, "The concubine just wants to do everything according to the rules." ”

"I understand." The emperor said lightly, "It's just that the queen, as the mother of a country, should set an example, and you saw me just now, and you also didn't have my consent." ”

The queen was very aggrieved in her heart, when she asked the emperor to say goodbye before, she was like this, but looking at the emperor's majestic gaze, the queen could only kneel on the ground with one foot.

She didn't kneel for long, and the emperor let her get up, with a little smile on her face, and said, "Queen, I don't want to punish you for kneeling, it's just that you, as the mother of a country, many people should set an example, but don't be caught by the tail." ”

The queen nodded, "The concubine knows." ”

"Okay, let's put the decoction there." The emperor waved his hand and said, "I will drink, but I am still busy with state affairs, so you all should step down." ”

The queen and Concubine Li left quickly, and the emperor called the eunuch in, pointed to the bowl of soup brought by the queen and said, "Try it with a silver needle." ”

"Yes." The eunuch did so, but the silver needle did not turn black, and the eunuch said, "Your Majesty, there is no poison in this soup." ”

The emperor's eyes did not show a trace of waves, and said, "Catch a cat and feed the soup to the cat." ”

The eunuch quickly caught a cat and poured the soup to the cat, and the cat drank all the bowl of soup and was running around on the floor of the imperial study, and the eunuch hurriedly grabbed the cat and looked up at the emperor with the same complexion.

I only heard the emperor say, "In the future, as long as it is the decoction brought by the queen, it will be poured into this cat to drink." Take care of it. ”

The eunuch replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." But I know from the bottom of my heart that the emperor is completely wary of the queen's mother, not so much raising cats, but using cats to test poison, but also to test people's hearts.

The eldest prince returned to his mansion after a busy day, he was originally tired, and he traveled to several places, but remembering what the queen mother said, he went to Lin Chen'er's courtyard smartly.

The fragrance on her body tickled his heart, but it really made the eldest prince haunt his dreams, and he didn't know how to eat it.