The ninth elder brother didn't expect the emperor to let himself make a statement, to be honest, in his heart, he would prefer to let the eighth elder brother ascend to the throne in the future.

The talent of the eighth elder brother is obvious to all, and his own brother fifth elder brother is good to be an idle prince, and as for the major affairs of the court, there may not be the means of the eighth elder brother.

After thinking for a moment, Brother Jiu pulled the corners of his mouth, and then glanced at the surrounding ministers and imperial brothers, and finally his eyes fell on Huang Ama sitting on the Jinluan Palace, and then he spoke slowly.

"Huang Ama, Erchen thinks that the starling brother is more suitable for the crown prince than the fifth brother, not to mention that the fifth brother has no intention of the throne. And the rumor that spread in the capital before"

The official who recommended Yinqi moved his cheeks when he heard this, and glanced at the fourth elder brother Lian who was standing next to Yinqi with some apprehension, and found that the fourth elder brother did not have any instructions on his hands, feet, or face, and the official had to swallow back the words that he was about to say again.

turned to look at the emperor sitting on the Jinluan Hall with a respectful look, but the expression on the emperor's face was very calm, and the official couldn't see anything that could make him wonder.

After a while, the emperor asked in a deep voice, "What rumors?" ”

The officials and several princes below were stunned, and they had a good memory and remembered the nursery rhyme that had been passed on in the capital a long time ago, and those who didn't know the rumor looked at each other.

"Who of you knows?" Seeing that no one answered, the emperor hurriedly asked again.

As a result, the fourteenth elder brother stood up and replied with a frown: "Huang Ama, I know, it is a rumor that 'the nine sons of the dragon are different, the fourth son took the dragon chair to sit, the eighth son and the ninth son lost their lives, and the other six sons were not happy'. ”

The fourth elder brother's face immediately darkened when he heard this, and he hurriedly walked to the center of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace and knelt down, the expression on his face was also a little uneasy, and then he said with some trepidation: "Huang Ama, such rumors are clearly rumors to confuse the public, and I am afraid that there is a suspicion of sowing discord." ”

When this nursery rhyme first came out, the fourth elder brother was really shocked, and the nursery rhyme showed the contradictions between him and the eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother inside and out, I am afraid that anyone who has a little knowledge will associate this nursery rhyme with him and the two imperial brothers.

After the emperor heard the words of the fourteenth elder brother, he also remembered the scene when Liang Jiugong reported this nursery rhyme to him in the past, and the emperor also sent a secret guard to check it in private, and found that the fourth elder brother was indeed wary of the eighth elder brother and the ninth elder brother.

Coupled with the absurd behavior of the prince at that time, the emperor decided that this nursery rhyme might have a hint, and he had a lot of suspicion about the fourth elder brother, and when he thought of the situation of the other eight sons in the rumor, the emperor looked at the fourth elder brother kneeling on the ground with a black line.

Then he said angrily: "Fourth elder brother, get up, it's a rumor, why don't you take it to heart." ”

The fourth elder brother hurriedly got up, but looking at the emperor's expression and seemed to be a little displeased, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

After he stood still, he sighed helplessly in his heart: I am afraid that I will not have a chance to win the throne in this life.

Next, what the emperor said made the fourth elder brother fall to the bottom.

"Since all the ministers have elected the eighth elder brother, the Ministry of Rites will draft the statute for the canonization of the prince as soon as possible."

Suddenly, the voice of congratulating the eighth elder brother in the court was not broken, and the eighth elder brother was also very surprised, he didn't expect that Huang Ama would canonize him as the crown prince, his efforts in the court and politics in the past few years have not been in vain, and the emperor has naturally been impressed by him.

The fourth elder brother naturally joined the team to congratulate the eighth elder brother, although he tried his best to hide his emotions, but it could still be seen from his eyes that he was in a very unhappy mood.

After Wanyue heard Yinqi talk about the emperor's announcement of Yinqi as the crown prince in the palace, her mouth suddenly opened into an O-shape, a little unbelievable, she thought that it would take at least three or five years for the emperor to dispel her prejudice against the eighth elder brother, but she didn't expect the emperor to make him the crown prince so soon.

Yinqi saw that Wanyue seemed to be at a loss, thinking that she didn't believe it, so she said solemnly again: "This matter is true, Huang Ama has already instructed the Ministry of Rites to handle the matter of canonizing the prince." ”

Wanyue was stunned for a while, blinked her eyes at Yinqi, and replied: "I didn't expect the eighth brother to be canonized as the crown prince so soon, I think the fourth brother should also be dead set on the throne, right?" ”

When Yinqi heard this, he tugged Wanyue's hand, "Don't worry about the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law, the emperor has already established a prince, and I believe that the fourth brother will not refute the decision of the emperor on the surface." ”

Wanyue smiled sullenly, Yinqi really didn't understand him, the fourth brother, and didn't know that he was a ruthless character at all.

While being happy for the eighth elder brother, Wanyue thought about it for a while, and asked Yinqi: "The eighth brother has been made the crown prince by the emperor, why don't we bring some congratulatory gifts to the eighth brother's mansion to congratulate him, if he moves into the palace, we won't be able to see it often." I also stopped by to see Siyan. ”

Yinqi was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Wanyue's stomach with strange eyes, "You are still pregnant, and it is not close to the Eighth Brother's Mansion, or forget it?" ”

Mama Li, who was standing behind Wanyue, couldn't help but say: "Yes, Miss, what the prince said is very true, you are pregnant now, and I used to celebrate and worry that your body would not be able to bear it." ”

Wanyue saw that Yinqi and Mama Li didn't want to go to Prince Yong's mansion to congratulate themselves, so she hurriedly waved her hand and began to say: "Lord, you just let me go, the fetal image in my belly is already stable, and it will be fine. ”

Yinqi couldn't resist her, thinking that Wanyue was still close to the eighth brother's mansion on weekdays, so she had to reluctantly nod and agree.

As a result, the two arrived a few zhang away from Prince Yong's mansion, and found that the carriage had stopped for a while, and the coachman looked around anxiously at the crowded crowd in front of him, and couldn't help sighing.

Yinqi glanced at Wanyue and asked worriedly: "It seems that the carriage will not be able to move forward for a while, let's get off the horse and walk over." ”

Wanyue nodded, Yinqi helped her get out of the carriage, and the two of them seemed to be noticed by the officials who came to congratulate them and were blocked in Prince Yong's mansion as soon as they got out of the carriage.

The officials first bowed politely to Yinqi and Wanyue, and then gave way one after another, and the two were able to enter Prince Yong's mansion.

However, the officials at the door were stopped by Prince Yong's guards, and bluntly said that Prince Yong should not contact the ministers now, as long as the ministers care about the people, Prince Yong will naturally not treat them badly in the future.

The ministers listened to the words of the guards at the gate of Prince Lian's mansion, and then left in a huff.

(End of chapter)