With the sound of the voice, in the Zhaixin Palace, the smile on the face of the Empress Dowager Li decreased a few points.

The cheerful atmosphere in the hall changed suddenly, and Cheng Guang was keenly aware of it, and quietly took a few steps back, hiding his body behind the Wu clan.

It seems that Empress Dowager Li is also close to her family, even if it is just a family banquet, her attitude towards everyone is different.

Obviously, Cheng Guang himself and Princess Wu's Yuemei have a very high status in Empress Dowager Li's heart.

"This family banquet held by the emperor, if only the two of you came over, the old woman and I would be relaxed." Empress Dowager Li was a little helpless.

"Queen Mother, what happened?"

Princess Yuemei noticed something, and she looked at Empress Dowager Li with a little curiosity.

"What else can it be, it's nothing more than the matter of establishing a prince."

"Recently, hundreds of officials in the imperial court have begun to urge the emperor to establish a prince, and it is also because of the old woman that I abolished the nostalgic prince of the year and established Wushang as the emperor, resulting in the existence of the system of inheritance of the eldest son."

"Now these people below are starting to fight over the matter of establishing the crown prince......

Empress Dowager Li closed the Buddhist scripture in her hand and frowned slightly: "In this family banquet, the emperor probably wants to gather everyone together to see which prince I think is used by the old woman to take the position of the crown prince." ”

As soon as these words came out, Princess Yuemei immediately understood.

Now that the emperor is over 100 years old, judging from the long life span of cultivators, he is still in the prime of life, but even if the Great Zhou Emperor can live for a thousand years, when it is time to upside down the crown prince, he still has to set up a prince.

During the Taizu period, the deposed prince who missed the prince had been the prince for three hundred years, if it wasn't for the accidental death of Taizu, the road of missing the prince is estimated to have to go for a while.

After three hundred years of nostalgia as the crown prince, the throne did not fall to him in the end, and he waited for nothing.

Therefore, it can be seen that becoming a prince does not necessarily mean that he will be able to become an emperor.

So what are they fighting about the prince?

Princess Yuemei was puzzled.

Empress Dowager Li noticed Yuemei's expression, and just said slowly, "The blood pool once in thirty years is about to open, and only the crown prince of the current dynasty can be the first to enter, and the other princes and princesses will be in the back row." ”

Empress Dowager Li's words made Yuemei suddenly think about it, and her face was slightly shocked and amazed.

"If it's for the blood pool, it's really worth fighting for."

The blood pool, also known as the blood pool of the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is a secret treasure cultivated by the ancestors of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The royal bloodline is the most noble bloodline in heaven and earth.

The royal families of the major dynasties in the four sides of the world are said to have the same lineage in ancient times, but due to historical reasons, they have diverged in the long history, and the bloodlines of each royal family have produced subtle differences, but one thing is the same.

That is, only the royal bloodline can practice the spiritual path among the thousands of cultivation paths.

Monks of the same realm, spiritual monks can often crush martial arts monks, which also creates the transcendent status of the royal family in heaven and earth.

In addition to looking at one's understanding, the more important thing in spiritual practice is to pay attention to the concentration of blood and blood.

The higher the concentration of the royal bloodline, the better the qualifications for cultivating the spiritual path, and the blood pool is a secret treasure that can increase the concentration of the bloodline, which shows how precious it is.

The blood pool needs to consume a large amount of heaven and earth elixir to nourish, and it is only opened once every thirty years, and only a few people can enter each time.

This opportunity was missed, and the remaining royal descendants who had not entered the blood pool could only wait for another thirty years.

The gap of 30 years cannot be bridged by overnight efforts.

At this time, whether it is the crown prince or the blood pool, the harem is no longer as calm as usual.

Princess Yuemei also understood why her mother looked troubled when she heard the arrival of the queen and several concubines.

No matter which prince it is, she loves it very much, but a bowl of water can't be leveled after all.

Who doesn't want their children to be the crown prince, and who doesn't want their children to be the first to enter the blood pool?

Anyway, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and the royal family is like this, so there is nothing unusual.

Cheng Guang only listened to a few words, and he probably knew it in his heart.

But he didn't want to participate in this matter at all, and he couldn't participate in it, he should be a transparent person at this time, and not letting people notice his existence was the ultimate goal of his trip.

The slightly smaller goal is to find the future empress Wu Ling, and see what kind of person Wu Ling is at this time, and if he can complete the system task, he will complete it easily.

Cheng Guang set his eyes on the temple gate.

Soon, a group of people walked in.

"The concubines see the Queen Mother, may the Queen Mother enjoy the blessings of the Queen Mother forever, and live with the sky."

The voice sounded, and Cheng Guang looked over.

It was a woman dressed in Yonghua, her appearance was extremely well maintained, the years had only left a trace on her face, and her eyebrows revealed full of dignity and beauty, and it was not difficult to see that she was a first-class beauty.

This is the Great Zhou royal family, the queen of the king.

She is the daughter of the first assistant of the cabinet of the dynasty, Queen Wang has a gentle temperament, followed by a man wearing a golden python robe, her appearance does not look big, and there is a sense of calmness between her eyebrows.

This is the eldest son of Empress Wang and the eldest son of the current emperor, Wu Ming.

Wu Ming is nearly thirty years old, but his long-term cultivation has made him look extremely young, but in his early twenties, he looks slightly older than Cheng Guang.

Even if this Wu Ming is not a candidate to be appointed as the crown prince in the future, there is no doubt that he must be a man who stands at the top of the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In addition to following Wu Ming, a small head appeared behind Queen Wang, this is the fourteenth prince Wu Ji, but seven or eight years old, after all, it is a family banquet, this time I came to take him to have a good time, and the matter of establishing the prince obviously does not have his share.

At this time, the queen asked well, and several other concubines also stepped forward to say hello one after another.

I don't know these concubines Cheng Guang, but they are all top beauties, and they are all followed by a group of princes and princesses.

Cheng Guang swept around, and his gaze suddenly skipped over the princes and princesses, and fell on a slightly lonely figure.

Unlike other princes and princesses.

There was no noble concubine around the man, and a person wearing a somewhat old bright yellow Luo skirt followed behind everyone with his head down.

Cheng Guang's mind immediately reacted, this is probably the future Empress Wu Ling of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Who would have imagined that the future Empress of the Great Zhou would be so angry now.

Although she was silently following everyone, it could be seen that all the princes and princesses had faintly distanced themselves from her, as if they were rejecting her.

Cheng Guang can also understand the mood of these princes and princesses, except for Wu Ling, everyone grew up in the palace, only Wu Ling did not grow up in the palace, and was picked up by the emperor from the outside I don't know which ravine a year ago and was named the princess.

Maybe it's xenophobia, maybe it's disgust, or maybe it's simple ignorance, for various reasons, it caused the scene of Wuling being alone.

Cheng Guang watched this scene silently.

Cheng Guang didn't notice that while he was looking at Wu Ling, some princes and princesses were also quietly looking at Cheng Guang, and a trace of curiosity flashed in their eyes.

seems to feel that today's Cheng Guang is a little different from Cheng Guang in the past, but I can't tell what is different.

"I've seen the queen's sister-in-law."

Princess Yuemei's voice rang out and smiled at Queen Wang.

"Sister Yuemei, it turns out that you have arrived, and I still want to send someone to pick you up."

Hearing Yuemei's voice, Queen Wang suddenly smiled, she had a good relationship with Yuemei, after all, she was the emperor's sister.

"Guang'er, come, this is your queen's aunt, come and say hello."

After a few words of greeting between Princess Yuemei and Queen Wang, she pulled Cheng Guang who was hiding in the corner.

Cheng Guang's heart tightened slightly, and he smiled quietly on his face.

"Guang'er has seen the queen's aunt."

After Cheng Guang finished speaking, he paused slightly, remembering the reaction of Empress Dowager Li just now, and then said good things cheekily again.

"Aunt Queen, you have become so good lately?"

Maybe the prince gave people the impression of being a cold and stuffy gourd in the past, so at this time, he casually praised it, which could surprise the queen and others, and he didn't have time to take a closer look at the difference between Cheng Guang at this time and the past.

And this is exactly what Cheng Guang is aiming for.

Sure enough, what women love to hear the most is the praise of others for their appearance, especially the praise of sincere juniors like Cheng Guang.

As soon as these words came out, Queen Wang's face was suddenly filled with a heartfelt smile.

Recently, in order to let the emperor stay with her more, she has spent more time on her beauty, but except for the palace maids around her who will sincerely praise her, other people's praise is very perfunctory.

Queen Wang didn't expect that Cheng Guang would be the first to praise at this time, and what he said was so interesting, and his heart was full of joy for a while.

"Oops, Light."

"I haven't seen you for a few days, your little mouth has become a lot sweeter, in spring, quickly take out the Wanhua Beauty Cake refined by the palace, and give it to the queen mother and Guang'er to taste."

Queen Wang was full of joy, walked straight in front of Cheng Guang, and pinched Cheng Guang's face lovingly.

This move surprised him again, as if he was afraid that the queen would find something, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

However, Cheng Guang soon discovered that Queen Wang didn't have any other thoughts, just to express her liking for him.

As soon as Cheng Guang came along, he originally belonged to the handsome type.

Second, Empress Dowager Li is very fond of Cheng Guang.

Third, Cheng Guang's family background is extraordinary, and he is particularly pleasing to her today.

Based on these points, Queen Wang will naturally react in this way.

The maid took out the cake and respectfully placed it on the table.

Empress Dowager Li had no interest in this, but looking at Cheng Guang, she couldn't help but smile and pick up a piece and hand it to Cheng Guang.

It can be seen from this point that even in front of the princes and princesses, the Empress Dowager Li also expressed her love for Cheng Guang without hesitation.

Cheng Guang respectfully took the pastry, tasted it, and felt that the taste was unexpectedly good, so he finished it at once.

Empress Dowager Li saw that Cheng Guang was eating fast, thinking that he was hungry, so she handed the whole box to Cheng Guang.

"Come, good grandson, you can eat this if you like, and then ask your queen's aunt to give it to you after eating."

This scene attracted the attention of many concubines, princes and princesses in the palace.

Cheng Guang secretly complained, he just wanted to keep a low profile at this time, and it was really uncomfortable to be held up by Empress Dowager Li like this.

Cheng Guang laughed, decided not to participate in the conversation of these big people, quietly took a few steps back, and ate while holding the cake box.

Only Princess Yuemei secretly pulled Cheng Guang's sleeve, "Guang'er, if you eat less, there will be more delicious things at the family banquet for a while, and it is easy to gain weight if you eat too much of this thing." ”

Cheng Guang hurriedly sighed.

Before I came, I said that I had lost weight, but now I am afraid that I will gain weight, and my parents' thoughts are really strange.

Everyone didn't care about Cheng Guang's actions, they just thought he was hungry, and then chatted a few words and got to the point.

"Everyone came here today, in the name of the family banquet, just to establish the prince."

Empress Dowager Li spoke directly, straight to the point, there was nothing to hide.

As soon as she said this, Queen Wang was not embarrassed, smiled gently, and then nodded.

"Queen Mother, the prince's matter is very important, and it has determined who will be able to enter the blood pool this year, my family is not small anymore, other princes can afford to wait, he can't afford to wait."

"Besides, my family Ming'er is the eldest son, and it is justified to become a prince according to the ancient system."

Queen Wang spoke, perhaps because she had mentioned it several times before, but this time it was straightforward.

Having said this, Empress Dowager Li frowned slightly.

Princess Yuemei knew that Empress Dowager Li frowned not because she had any opinion on what Queen Wang said, but she didn't want to be contaminated with the rights and wrongs of the court.

Although Empress Dowager Li didn't care about the opinions of the officials, she didn't want to meddle in the matter of establishing the prince after all.

The emperor's martial arts merchants respect the Empress Dowager Li very much, and it is normal to want to ask the Empress Dowager Li's opinion on this matter, but the Empress Dowager Li is obviously not willing to meddle in this matter, and she will still kick the ball back to the emperor's side in this matter.

Princess Yuemei knew that Empress Dowager Li would most likely analyze the situation in the court and the pros and cons of all parties, and hand over a bowl of water to the emperor to deal with later.

There are children here, and some of them involve the imperial court, so I can't say too much.

Therefore, Princess Yuemei looked at Cheng Guang, "Guang'er, you and a few brothers and sisters go out to play, just go around, and when it's time to eat, I'll call you back." ”

The queen and several other concubines also spoke.

Cheng Guang put down the pastry in his hand, said "oh", saluted the elders present one by one, and turned to leave.

A group of princes and princesses also walked out of the hall with Cheng Guang's footsteps.

At the same time, several eunuchs in the hall also hurriedly walked out and followed behind everyone carefully.

Whether it is Cheng Guang or these princes and princesses, each of them is noble and extraordinary in the eyes of the slaves, if something happens, then the nine clans of their family may not be able to protect it.

After Cheng Guang walked out of the main hall.

Several princes and princesses came over to greet Cheng Guang.

Cheng Guang didn't know any of these princes and princesses, so he chatted a few words and went over perfunctorily, and found a gazebo to sit down and rest.

These princes and princesses did not pester him, and soon went to have fun on their own.

Obviously, those princes and princesses are not very familiar with Cheng Guang, and in their eyes, Cheng Guang is still the usual cold son.

This is also what Cheng Guang wants.

The more he talked, the more likely he was exposed, and he had to be careful.

The other princes and princesses quickly walked away, leaving only a helpless Wu Ling in the clearing.

This family banquet, for Wu Ling, is completely like a gathering of strangers, and it has little to do with her.

Everywhere is full of awkwardness and raw points.

Cheng Guang can also understand Wu Ling's feelings, after all, he is also an outsider, but he exists here as a stand-in for the prince, and his situation is very similar to Wu Ling's.

"Hey." Cheng Guang sat in the pavilion and beckoned to Wu Ling.

Wu Ling was stunned for a moment when she heard the voice, as if she didn't think that someone was calling her, but she heard it wrong, she still walked with her head down, walked to the lake and squatted down, looking at the golden carp in the lake, and lost her mind for a while.

Cheng Guang saw that Wu Ling didn't care about himself in the slightest, so he rubbed his nose a little embarrassedly and spoke again.

"Wu Ling."

At this time, Wu Ling heard someone calling her name, looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Cheng Guang, who was wearing a brocade jacket and had a handsome face in the pavilion, and when he beckoned to her, he was even more at a loss for a while.

I didn't know how to deal with it, so I was stunned in place.

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