Chapter XIX
"According to the opinion of the three princes, what should Huai Jin do?"
Seeing that Xiao Che was silent, Emperor Chongming asked again.
Seeing that his father seemed to really plan to make decisions for himself, a burst of ecstasy overwhelmed Xiao Che's not very bright brain.
Or perhaps, he was finally able to raise his eyebrows once in front of Xiao Jue, who he had been secretly jealous of since he was a child. So Xiao Che ignored the queen who was making eyes at him, looked at Xiao Jue mockingly, and said arrogantly:
"As the saying goes, 'the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die', today Xiao Jue is disrespectful to the prince, and he should hit the twenty boards to set an example."
I don't know when, the dancing girls who were originally dancing in the hall have quietly retreated, and everyone who was drinking and feasting also held their breath, and the surrounding silence seemed to be stagnant.
Only Xiao Che's voice echoed in this hall.
On the high platform, Empress Li's face was pale, her whole person was shaky, and she almost didn't dare to look at Emperor Chongming's face.
I saw that on the bright yellow dragon chair, the emperor was furious, and repeated with a sneer,
"The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die."
"What a gentleman. Well said, he is really a good son of mine. ”
Xiao Che didn't feel anything wrong at first, but when he saw that the queen's face was already visible to the naked eye, he slowly reacted.
Recalling what he had just said, Xiao Che knelt down with a soft leg and said incoherently:
"Father...... Father, Rao ...... Spare ......"
"Erchen...... Child...... Child...... Minister...... Not intentionally. ”
Since ancient times, only the Son of Heaven can be called a king.
In addition, the prince of the king and the second of the country are all called princes.
The crown prince, the prince also.
Emperor Chongming has never set up a prince.
Even if the third prince is now the only concubine, today's events are enough to see that he is not the preferred candidate of Emperor Chongming.
At least not for now.
Which of the important ministers present was not a thoughtful person, just looking at His Majesty's attitude at the moment, everyone understood.
The third prince, Xiao Che, has no hope for the time being.
It's just that Emperor Chongming is still young now, and it is when he is in the prime of life, so everyone is naturally not in a hurry to stand in line.
Only the right prime minister, the Li family, had no choice at all, and had long been firmly tied to the chariot of the queen and the third prince.
Seeing that the third prince was going to be bad, the queen's father, right minister Li Chun, hurriedly got up, took a few steps forward and knelt beside the third prince, looking at the grandson in front of him, Li Xiang could only bite the bullet and say:
"Your Majesty is angry."
Li Chun was an important minister in the court, and Emperor Chongming didn't refute his face, but he didn't tell him to get up, but just said lightly:
"What do you want to say?"
Li Chun is already over sixty years old and is the queen's biological father. In the past, Emperor Chongming treated them like old ministers preferentially, but today he could only kneel here in public, and Li Chun felt that his old face was about to be lost.
However, in the face of the emperor's coldness, for the sake of his daughter and grandson, but also for the future......
Li Chun could only continue to speak: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is a descendant of the Middle Palace, and his status is noble. Today's events are also because of the humiliation of others, and they are so angry that they do not choose to speak. ”
"I hope that Your Majesty will spare him once for the sake of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, who is young and ignorant, and there is a reason for it."
can mix with today's high position and power, Li Chun is naturally not simple.
In just a few words, it seems that he is interceding for the three princes, but in fact, he is emphasizing the identity of the three princes' sons-in-law, and Xiao Jue's rudeness first.
The emperor's son-in-law or the prince's son, who is more noble, in the eyes of some people, is very obvious.
So as soon as his words fell, other ministers echoed him.
Shen Qiaoshen glanced at it and knew in his heart that these were basically the three princes and a party, or a family that wanted to climb to the Li family by starting from the beginning.
I couldn't help but flash a hint of sarcasm in my eyes.
"Huh."
The young man's deep voice sounded in his ears, and Shen Qiaoshen raised his head, just in time to meet the man's eyes.
"Found ......"
Under Xiao Jue's somewhat knowing gaze, Shen Qiao subconsciously showed a well-behaved smile.
The girl in front of her was still young, her expression was delicate, and even the fluff seemed to be clearly visible on her porcelain-white face.
Her smile was soft and genuine, like a newborn beast, stubbornly trusting the first person she saw when she opened her eyes.
was looked at by her like this, for the first time in her life, Xiao Jue, the little prince of Yongwangfu, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, had the feeling of wanting to run away from the wilderness.
The two of them were thinking a thousand times here, but Emperor Chongming, who was sitting above, saw the expressions of the ministers in the palace.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, everyone gradually quieted down.
Seeing this, the queen sitting on the side also relaxed a little, but heard Emperor Chongming suddenly say:
"So, you are strange that I did not make Xiao Che the crown prince."
As soon as these words fell, the right minister just wanted to speak, and he heard Emperor Chongming continue:
"Didn't you say that? The middle palace is a descendant, and his status is noble. That's not a bad thing. ”
Hearing this, the queen and the three princes kneeling on the side were all happy, only the right minister, who had been in the court for many years, trembled in his heart, and suddenly felt bad.
Soon, Emperor Chongming's deep voice came from the Qingliang Palace.
"The decree is that Xiao Duo, the eldest son of the emperor, the eldest son of Empress Xiaoxianchun, is the heir of the clan and belongs to the will of heaven. He is hereby awarded the book treasure, established as the crown prince, nicknamed Jingde, and is in the middle palace to calm the world. ”
As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around.
Hooking the corners of his mouth, Emperor Chongming said lightly:
"Guys, take the order."
……
The first to get up was Shen Guifei, I saw that she ignored the complicated palace clothes, pushed away the handmaiden's hand, and bowed down respectfully.
"The concubine receives the order, long live my emperor, long live long live."
Her voice was soft but firm, and by the end she was close to choking.
Then Old Madam Shen also walked out with Shen Qiao and his brothers, Shen Qiao Shen hurriedly went over to support Old Madam Shen, and then knelt down deeply together, and Old Madam Shen's hoarse voice sounded in everyone's ears:
"The courtiers and the Shen family, on behalf of Empress Xiaoxianchun and Prince Jingde, thank you, long live my emperor, long live long live, long live ......"
Immediately afterwards, the sixth princess Xiao Mingwei also walked out silently, no longer pampered on weekdays, and knelt beside Shen Guifei steadily, with the appearance of a princess of a country on her young face.
One after another, people continued to come out one after another, but some were voluntary, and some were taken by Huangwei.
Even a few people in the second room of the Shen family were forced by Shen Congwu to kneel out reluctantly.
In the end, there were only a few people in the hall who firmly supported the three princes, and they were still hesitating.
The queen sat down in the phoenix chair, her expression hideous and her face pale.
Emperor Chongming didn't care about the others, he just got up and personally helped up the tearful Shen Guifei.
The sixth princess also got up with the support of the palace people, silently walked to Shen Qiaoshen's side, watched Shen Qiaoqi and Shen Qiaoran help the old lady Shen who was physically exhausted, and hurriedly ordered the palace people around her to take the old lady Shen to the side hall to rest, and then followed closely by Shen Qiaoshen's side, grabbing her sleeve and refusing to let go.
Looking at the little cousin who stubbornly followed him, Shen Qiao stroked her head and looked in the direction of Old Madam Shen's departure, a little worried about her grandmother's emotions, but the scene in front of her already involved Aunt Guifei and the Shen family, the two brothers were still too young, and there were some places that they were afraid of not being able to worry about. I must stay here at all times.
After thinking about it again and again, Shen Qiaoshen rubbed the little face of the sixth princess and whispered to her: "Your Highness, can you trouble Your Highness to accompany my grandmother for a while?" My grandmother is old, and I'm always a little worried. ”
The sixth princess likes her fragrant and soft cousin very much, and her grandmother has always loved her very much. So he rubbed his little face in Shen Qiaoshen's hand again, then nodded, glanced at his father and mother who were in a bad mood, and turned around and followed the palace people to the side hall.