"Long live the Lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kneeling outside the palace, and I have something important to ask to see!" Wang Zhiwen, the eunuch of the East Political Palace, bent down and lowered his voice to report to the emperor who was criticizing the music.

The emperor on the dragon chair is named Xiang Ding, forty years old, the sky is magnificent, the eyes are shining, there is a very shallow dimple at the corner of the right mouth, the handsome face has the majesty of the son of heaven and the innate nobility, and the body exudes the spirit of a king. Due to his diligence, his body under the dragon robe is slightly thin.

Xu was dazzled by the folding, and the emperor rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand from time to time, and spoke without raising his head: "Xuan-"

"His Royal Highness Prince Xuan enters the palace—" Wang Zhiwen waved his dust stick, and his sharp voice called out.

Crown Prince Xiang Jingyang lifted his brocade robe, raised his legs and stepped into the huge Dongzheng Palace, knelt down in front of the throne and said, "Son, see my father." ”

"The prince is flat." Xiang Ding raised his head and stared at the emperor kneeling in the middle of the hall.

"Thank you, Father." Xiang Jingyang Xie stood up.

Putting down the recital, Xiang Ding didn't wait for the prince to speak, and said: "The emperor has reached the age of twelve and has been canonized as the crown prince. Although he is younger, his father hopes that the prince will start a family as soon as possible, take charge of himself, and share his father's worries. ”

"Father, my sons are here for this matter." Xiang Jingyang said bravely.

He raised his head and met his father's gaze firmly.

The emperor looked at the recently rising prince: "Yang'er, your mother should inform you that I am ready to choose the crown princess for you and marry the crown princess into the palace." After the wedding, the crown prince followed me to deal with state affairs......"

When people are middle-aged, Xiang Ding's heirs are thin, and there is only the only seedling of the crown prince Xiang Jingyang.

The emperor looked forward to the prince being able to get married as soon as possible, firstly, to share state affairs for him, and secondly, to give birth to a group of little imperial grandchildren, but the queen mother's heart was sick. He was an unfilial emperor who failed to make the royal heirs prosperous. The royal family is full of children and grandchildren, which is the wish of the queen mother and the foundation of the royal family.

"Father, it's not that Erchen doesn't want to marry the crown princess......" The prince, who has always been docile and obedient, his eyes became deep and resolute, "Erchen doesn't want to marry Dongfang Ruoling, the daughter of Dongfang Jing'an of Shangshu Mansion, as the crown princess, and Erchen has a heart, so she won't marry." ”

After a few seconds of silence, Xiang Ding asked his emperor: "Who does the prince want?" ”

As soon as I heard my father's tone, there was room for negotiation.

Xiang Jingyang raised his head and said solemnly: "Back to my father, my son is the lord of Anping, the daughter of Prince Rong." ”

Xiang Ding was overjoyed in his heart, then his brows tightened, he stood up, and paced back and forth behind his hands. The decree has not been given, and there is a place of maneuver, but ...... The prince wants to change the candidate, but I am afraid that the concubine will not agree.

"Prince, I discussed your marriage with your mother yesterday, and the concubine said that you and Miss Ruoling are in love. I have listened to it, and I have been preparing to draft a decree these days. After a night's work, how did the prince change his hexagram? Marriage is not child's play. Xiang Ding said earnestly.

"Father, the son has not changed. Saying that Erchen and Dongfang Ruo are in love is only the words of the mother concubine. Erchen has liked the county lord of Anping since he was a child, and he is a childhood sweetheart with the county lord. Erchen Weifu went to Prince Rong's mansion to visit the county lord. In the past few days, the county lord has lived in Dongfang Mansion, and his sons have also chased after him......" Xiang Jingyang boldly spit out the truth in front of his father for the first time, and the prince felt a burst of relief.

"I don't know that the prince already has a sweetheart, if you choose the princess of Anping as the princess, I am agreeable, but your mother is ......" Xiang Ding was left and right.

"The father is the sky, the world is the world of the father, and the father is full of words. As long as the father agrees, the mother concubine will be free to persuade the ministers. The docile Xiang Jingyang added loudly for love: "Father, the son has made up his mind, and he will not marry if he is not the lord of Anping." Father, son and son love the county lord, just as father and emperor love ......"

The crown prince knows that his father also has a sweetheart.

Since he can remember, it has been rumored in the palace that the emperor does not favor his mother, but loves him deeply......

This side of the Floating Palace.

When the palace people who went out to inquire about the news said that the prince's favorite candidate was "Xiang Yuxin, the lord of Anping County", Qi Yuwan's face turned as white as paper, and she was in a hurry, clutching her chest and panting.

Qi Yuwan's heartache recurred.

"All retreat!" Qi Yuwan waved her hand and retreated from all the palace people.

She needed to take a good break, be still.

Hongling helped Qi Yuwan, who was so excited to stand up, to sit down, and comforted: "Guifei Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is your son, and after a few days of trouble, I figured it out, so naturally I still marry Ruo Ling'er as the crown princess." ”

frowned, and his heart tightened: "I tried my best to give birth to the crown prince, the crown princess is the future queen, giving birth to the future little prince - the successor to the throne, how can the supreme imperial power fall into the hands of others?" ”

"Concubine Niangniang, take a sip of tea." Hongling only sent tea to calm Qi Yuwan's anger.

She stroked the belly under the gorgeous robe embroidered with thousands of strands of gold and silver thread, and murmured: "My Yang'er, my prince, how can you not have the same heart as your mother?" As soon as you landed, my mother took care of you and grew up. In this life and this life, I am your mother, and you are my emperor......"

The Emperor of the Ninety-Five Honored Ones fell into deep thought...... He understood the love of the prince as he did with ...... He is the Son of Heaven, but he can't help himself, and like ordinary people, he has ups and downs.

How many late nights, he had so many thoughts that he couldn't sleep. When night comes, it is another night full of stars shining brightly, like a dream.

Emperor Xiang Ding walked outside the hall and looked at the brilliant stars in the sky, his heart was broken, shattered into light and shadow cut by leaves......

His mind was pulled back to fifteen years ago......