The next day, a touch of morning light fell on the bright red doors and windows, and the festive window paper refracted the red light and fell to the ground.

Chu Yechen woke up early, personally went to the kitchen and returned to the room with a basin of warm water, tiptoeing very lightly, for fear that the noise would disturb the delicate sleep on the bed.

He put the basin of water, returned to the bedside, squatted down, and looked at the sleeping Yang Qiaoyue with endless doting on his face, looking at her so closely for the first time.

Her face was round, her cheeks looked bulging, and her skin was as soft as mutton fat, which could be broken by blowing. Her hair was scattered on a red pillow, revealing a broad forehead, and her eyebrows were as slender as green feathers.

Chu Yechen chuckled at the corner of his mouth, all this was not a dream, Yang Qiaoyue was her wife, and couldn't help but get close to the bright red lips on the kiss.

Soft, fragrant, warm and refreshing.

Yang Qiaoyue woke up at the touch, opened her eyes wide, first tightened her body, and then relaxed when she saw a familiar face, and hugged him with her arms.

The two looked at each other, Chu Yechen had an embarrassment of not being able to catch it, his lips were separated, and he coughed lightly: "You're awake!" ”

"Yes, if you don't wake up, how can you see Xianggong stealing food." Yang Qiaoyue laughed.

Chu Yechen's old face flushed: "I asked my wife to get up and wash, and we will go into the palace to ask my father for peace in a while." ”

Yang Qiaoyue saw that he had a thin face, so she didn't tease her anymore, and was about to get up and get out of bed, when there was a pain in her lower body, and she couldn't help but let out an "oops".

Chu Yechen hurriedly stepped forward to help her, looking nervous: "What's wrong with the lady?" Do you need to call a doctor? ”

"Are you a fool! This kind of thing is also called a doctor. Yang Qiaoyue waited angrily, because he moved too much last night.

The second monk of Chu Ye Chen was confused, and it took half a beat to know what Yang Qiaoyue said, and blamed himself: "It's all me, can I still get out of bed?" Otherwise, I will rest at home today, and I will go to the palace and say okay. ”

Yang Qiaoyue reluctantly got up, feeling a little weaker, "It's okay, just slow down, if you don't enter the palace on the first day of your wedding, you will say that there are no rules at best, and if you are big, you will be contemptuous of the emperor, and you must enter the palace." ”

Chu Yechen knew that he just felt sorry for her.

Yang Qiaoyue was just about to wash herself, she didn't have the habit of letting the maid serve, Chu Yechen came to her side: "I'll help you." ”

Chu Yechen used warm water to help her wash and make up, her movements were clumsy, but she was careful, Yang Qiaoyue's heart was warm, and happiness was so simple.

At the end of the day, the two of them went out of the palace and entered the palace.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, due to the lack of peace in the Holy Body of Emperor Xuande, the concubines would come to him every day to greet him, and Zhang Xing'er and Chu Xuanyan were waiting in front of the bed.

Emperor Xuande kept his eyes closed, the atmosphere in the hall was awkward, and the concubines didn't know what to do, and looked at each other.

Gonggong Gao came in from outside the palace and broke the solemn atmosphere: "Your Majesty, the king and princess of Nanping have entered the palace to ask for peace." ”

Emperor Xuande slowly opened his eyes, the tiredness in his eyes did not decrease, and his cloudy pupils raised a trace of spirit: "Let them come in." ”

After a while, Yang Qiaoyue and Chu Yechen came to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

When the two arrived, Emperor Xuande said lightly: "Concubine Liang and Xiao Yan stay, and the others will go back to the palace separately." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The other concubines breathed a sigh of relief and responded in unison. Exit the Temple of Heart Nourishment.

Chu Ye bowed in the morning: "The son and his wife greet their father." ”

Yang Qiaoyue followed Chu Yechen closely and then saluted Emperor Xuande: "The concubine asks for peace to the father, and the father is blessed with gold." ”

"Get up." Emperor Xuande said weakly.

Chu Yechen took the initiative to ask Gonggong Gao, whether the imperial doctor had come over every day in the past two days, how Emperor Xuande's appetite was, and how his body felt.

Emperor Xuande heard that Chu Yechen rarely cared so much about his body, his eyes softened, and he felt that he was a father at this moment.

Gao Gonggong told Chu Yechen that Emperor Chu Yechen's appetite was not very good, and he only ate a few mouthfuls of lotus seed porridge in the morning, and there was a lot left.

Chu Yechen picked up the porridge that was still a little warm, and saw that Emperor Xuande's face was haggard, and he had lost a lot of weight compared to a few months ago, so he stepped forward to feed him more.

Emperor Xuande didn't expect to be able to enjoy the joy of family at the end of his life, with the prince's son and grandson by his side, he was in a good mood, so he finished eating the rest of the porridge.

Zhang Xing'er and Gao Gonggong both showed joy on their faces, this meal was the most eaten by Emperor Xuande today.

"Alright, let's take it." After Emperor Xuande finished eating, his voice became louder, "Gao Fu, go to Xuanda University, the old ministers of the cabinet, and the old prince An They enter the palace, while I still have the strength to speak, it is time to establish a prince." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall was shocked, Chu Yechen and Yang Qiaoyue glanced at each other, Zhang Xing'er glanced at Chu Xuanyan, and then at Chu Yechen, seeing that the latter had no joy at all, he frowned.

This kind of thing naturally women can't participate in, and Emperor Xuande then asked Zhang Xing'er to take Yang Qiaoyue to the Imperial Garden for a walk.

The two naturally understood, and exited the Heart Cultivation Hall together, Chu Yechen followed, and told Yang Qiaoyue that he would go over to find her when he was done.

Yang Qiaoyue nodded slightly and sighed: "Lord Wang, you choose according to your heart, I am already married to you, no matter how you choose, I will accompany you." ”

This can be regarded as a concession for her, even if he chooses to become the prince, she will give up the freedom she yearns for to accompany him into the palace wall.

Chu Yechen didn't say much, and nodded gently: "Okay!" ”

Half an hour later, the people summoned by Emperor Xuande all came to the Heart Cultivation Palace, everyone saw that Chu Yechen and Chu Xuanyan were there, and then saw the people who were summoned, they seemed to guess what happened when they were suddenly summoned into the palace today.

After saluting, Emperor Xuande said directly: "Today, summoning all the clan relatives and the cabinet into the palace is for the prince. ”

Rumble! All the officials were not surprised, but Chu Yechen and Chu Xuanyan were there, and they didn't know what would happen. No matter who the two are, they can have a convincing argument. Everyone didn't dare to express their opinions casually for a while, and listened to Emperor Xuande quietly.

"I've been getting worse and worse lately...... I'm afraid time is running out. ”

Everyone wanted to say something to comfort, but Emperor Xuande raised his hand and didn't let them speak, and continued: "My body is clear to me, and Zhongqing doesn't need to be comforted. ”

He then looked at Chu Xuanyan: "Xiao Yan said to me some time ago that he has always wanted to travel all over the mountains and rivers of Great Chu and increase his knowledge...... As for state affairs. ”

Speaking of which, everyone already understands what Emperor Xuande meant, he wants to set up Chu Yechen as the prince and supervise the country, and after he returns to heaven, it is logical that Chu Yechen will ascend to the throne.

The ministers had different faces, in fact, according to the ancestral system, it should be the son of the eldest prince who ascended the throne, but Chu Yechen's ability and prestige were indeed more suitable at this moment, no one objected, and no one spoke first.

Chu Yechen didn't wait for Emperor Xuande to finish speaking, he hurriedly said: "Father, the affairs of the imperial court should be carried out according to the ancestral system, and it should be done as it should be, this is the cornerstone of Great Chu, and it is also the iron law set by the ancestors, and it should not and cannot change." ”

The loyal ministers were stunned, King Nanping was refusing to become the prince when he said this!

Emperor Xuande's face was anxious, and he coughed violently a few times, his face was extremely ugly: "What do you mean by this?" Do you mean to be disobedient? ”

"Father, the son does not mean to disobey you, but to remind you that you should not ignore the ancestral system, although the benefits of doing so will outweigh the disadvantages in the short term, it will bury an irreparable crisis for Da Chu in the long run." Chu Yechen said firmly.

This is also what he said in his heart, if he is the emperor, unless he kills Chu Xuanyan, even if this generation is fine, the next generation will have an accident, and violating the law of etiquette is the original sin. And Chu Xuanyan is the only bloodline left by the emperor's eldest brother, and it is impossible for him to be a killer.

Emperor Xuande was so angry that he was short of breath, it was the first time that someone refused to become a prince, and he didn't even listen to Chu Yechen's words.

With a gloomy face, he looked at Chu Yechen: "Is it because of Concubine Yue that you are so resolute!" ”