Vol 4 Chapter 5: Deposed the prince (one more)

On the second day, Liu Yan, the eldest grandson of the Jin Dynasty, entered the palace by order to accompany the king.
When the emperor met Liu Yan that day, he took him with him and arranged his residence in the outer hall of the emperor's bedroom.
Before Liu Yan entered the palace, the King of Jin taught him a good life, so that he was not allowed to play and mischief as before. Inside the high walls of the palace, unlike the palace of the Jin Dynasty, there must be no slight mistakes.
As a descendant of the clan, Liu Yan has been in the palace countless times since he was young, but this is the first time he has lived in the palace. Can't help but drum up. Although he was younger than Ye Chang, Xu Yunchu and others, he was not a child like Su Chi. He faintly felt the deep meaning behind the emperor's letting him into the palace.
He had begged the king of Jin, saying that he should not enter the palace to accompany the king to drive, because he was afraid of not doing well.
King Jin touched his head and said, "This is the emperor's imperial decree. You can just do it according to the emperor's will. The imperial decree must not be violated."
Seeing that there was no way to tell King Jin, Liu Yan could only play the drums and entered the palace.
After he entered the palace, the emperor was in the next morning. He saw him very kind, like a loving elder, and ordered Koizumi to place him for his needs, and then took him to the Cian Temple to greet the Queen Mother.
Yesterday, the queen mother heard that the emperor ordered Liu Yan to enter the palace to accompany the king and drive, and did not sleep well for half the night.
In her thoughts, she had long believed that the emperor could not count on the prince, and the most preferred candidate should be Ye Shang. Although Ye Chang had a reputation for being a ridiculous dude in the early years, since this year, no matter his skill, skill, or courage, he can be this candidate.
Moreover, Ye Chang is now befriending Xu Yunchu, and Xu Jia accepts his salvation. As the heir, he will not be bad to the Xu family.
Although Ye Chang is not his grandson, but the queen did not give birth to a baby in her belly, she was helpless, who is not pushing? None of those little bean sprouts can become a climate, so it is better to choose Ye Shang.
Although Ye Chang was born in the clan, but in truth, he was the only one living in the huge Rong'an Palace. Suitable for this chair. And he and Su Fengnuan have already made a marriage contract with the imperial decree. The General Mansion of Suzhou University, the Ye Family of Jiangnan, the Scholar Mansion of King University, and the Su Family of Yanbei are all his support. In his body, the ruling and the opposition will surely be smooth and without criticism, and she will not object.
But she did not expect that Ye Chang and the emperor fell out, and after the king of Jin entered the palace to persuade, the emperor made an order to let Liu Yan enter the palace to accompany the king.
Liu Yan, the queen mother, couldn't tell that he was not good, but he was protected too well by King Jin, and he was still a child without wind and rain.
Can he take on the big responsibility?
Even though the queen mother is close to the Xu family, her surname is no longer the Xu family's surname, but the daughter-in-law of the royal family during her life in the deep palace. In her heart, apart from hoping that the Xu family will always be the pillar of her glory, half of her heart is also towards the rivers and mountains of Nanqi.
She felt that Liu Yan could not be a great responsibility.
The heirs of the royal family and the clan were combined, and she felt that Ye Shang was the most suitable if she didn't talk about it by private letter.
The queen didn't sleep well either, so she came to the Queen Mother's residence in the morning, sat next to her, and said to her, "Mother, what does the emperor mean? I want Liu Yan..."
The queen mother said, "Isn't it obvious?"
The queen frowned and said, "Isn't the emperor without heirs? I remember to raise one under my name, and I will cultivate and support him as a prince in the future. Liu Yan is so old, even if he is recorded in my name, I am not familiar with him. ."
The queen mother turned her head and glanced at her and hummed, "Imperial heirs, those born of concubines, are either timid, cowardly, or crying. You control your harem strictly, a good family and a well-bred woman, you Don’t give them face and don’t allow them to give birth to a child. As a result, none of these lowly prostitutes can get their hands on them? How can they support this huge Nanqi River?"
The queen knew that she was guilty, and she said nothing.
The empress dowager said regretfully, "The mistake of the Ai family was to support you in the back position. In the future, under Jiuquan, the Ai family will also be sorry to the ancestors. So now there is no one to inherit the emperor and can only choose from the clan. People." When the words fell, she said, "Fortunately, the same surname is Liu."
The queen whispered, "But Liu Yan...is it appropriate?"
"Liu Yan, this child... is appropriate, the emperor has the final say." The queen mother waved her hand. "Fortunately, the emperor's body is good, and he can support it for a few years. He chooses Liu Yan and just follows Him."
The queen nodded.
After the emperor brought Liu Yan to Ci'an Palace, the empress dowager and the empress also regained their expressions. The queen mother lovingly took Liu Yan's hand to talk, telling him what he needed, even if he could speak, the minions could not handle it, come and look for her. He also said that when he first came to live in the palace, he might not get used to it for a while, but he would get used to it after a while.
The queen should also talk to the queen mother.
There is harmony in Cian Palace.
The emperor's hand was tied with white silk and wrapped like a zongzi. Seeing that it was his right hand that was injured, the queen mother said to him angrily, "Why doesn't the emperor cherish the dragon body? Your hand is hurt, how can you review the memorial?"
The emperor said, "It's my fault. I was so angry by Ye Chang's for a while, and I forgot my scruples." After the words fell, he glanced at Liu Yan. The child sat there cleverly, he said, "Liu Yan Now follow me by my side and let him ghostwriter."
The queen mother was startled, she just wanted to blurt out how it would work, but seeing the emperor's face smiling, the emperor's majesty and not anger and prestige, she withdrew her words.
The queen was not as good as the queen mother, and immediately said, "This... ghostwriting is rare in ancient times. Can't the emperor?"
The emperor said, "It's okay, I'm just aside, so-called teaching, nothing more than that, let him take this opportunity to get acquainted."
The queen also fell silent.
Liu Yan bit his lip, wondering if he should say that he could not do it, and the matter was finalized during the conversation.
After greeting the Queen Mother, the emperor took Liu Yan out of the Ci'an Palace, but did not return to the Imperial Study Room, so he took him to the Prince's residence, Mingjing Garden.
There were not a few people waiting in Mingjingyuan. Hearing that the emperor had arrived, the people in Mingjingyuan hurried to the door to greet him.
The prince came out supported by a woman. He looked pale and thin. He coughed every step he took. The woman holding him has a beautiful appearance, her arms are like snow, and the deep palace cannot hide her beauty.
The prince knelt on the ground to greet the emperor.
The emperor looked at the prince, then at the woman, and asked, "Who are you? What's your name?"
The woman's head almost fell to the ground, and she whispered, "The slave servant was transferred to the prince's waiter two months ago, and her name is Qingqing."
"Qing Qing?" The emperor had no impression.
Koizumiko approached the emperor and whispered, "The emperor, she is the only survivor of the shipwreck of the East Lake painting boat in Lingyun Town. When Ye Shizi was rescued, she was rescued by the way. When the king of Jin investigated the case, she took her into the palace and kept her The grandmother next to the Queen Mother is trained." After the words fell, she said puzzledly, "I don’t know why I was sent to the Prince’s side..."
The emperor nodded and waved to the prince, "Flat yourself!"
The prince stood up while coughing.
The emperor asked the prince, "Sick?"
The prince bowed his head and said, "Going back to the emperor, it's okay to catch the cold."
The emperor asked, "Can you get a doctor?"
The prince was silent.
Qingqing said with red eyes at this time, "Going back to the emperor, more than ten days ago, the prince became ill. Because this Mingjingyuan had a ban, slaves and maidservants were not allowed to go out at will, so they could not go out to ask the prince for a doctor. The people who deliver meals every day send a letter to the hospital, but there is still no news and no doctors come..."
The emperor looked at Koizumi.
Koizumiko quickly said, "The minion has been with the emperor these days, and I don't know that the prince is sick..." When the words fell, he said again, "This Mingjingyuan is located in the harem. The emperor has not set foot in the harem for a long time. After the emperor didn’t come, I didn’t expect the prince to be sick for many days, but..."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Send someone to ask the emperor." After the words fell, he added, "Emperor Meng."
"Yes!" Xiaoquanzi should be, and quickly raised his hand to beckon a little eunuch, and ordered to go down.
The emperor entered the inner hall, sat down, and said to the prince, "You have lost your memory since you woke up, and it has been nearly half a year. What can you tell me?"
The prince whispered to the emperor, "According to the people who waited next to him, before the child minister had lost his memory, he had a wish to become a monk and asked his father for permission."
"Lingyun Temple?" the emperor asked.
The prince nodded, "Lingyun Temple is also fine, maybe a temple further away is fine."
The emperor asked again, "Are there any more?"
The prince tilted his head to look at Qing Qing and said, "Qing Qing didn't enter the palace voluntarily, let her father let her out of the palace."
Qingqing suddenly knelt on the ground when she heard the words, "Although the slave and maid did not enter the palace voluntarily at the beginning, but the slave and maid's life experience has drifted away and is already homeless. The slave is willing to wait for the prince for the rest of his life. Please don't drive the slave away..."
The prince coughed twice, and said, "I want to become a monk, so I don't need you to wait."
Qing Qing burst into tears.
The prince saw that although Qingqing kept crying, but did not cry, he turned his head and said to the emperor, "Qing Qing has suffered a lot of crying since entering the palace, otherwise the father will place her in her! The heart of a person has no strength to pity others. It is so wasteful that you will lose your care when you become a monk."
The emperor took a look at Qingqing when he heard the words, the beautiful pear blossoms brought rain, and I felt pity, he said without moving his face, "Are there any more?"
The prince shook his head, "No more!"
The emperor was silent for a moment, and instructed Koizumi, "Spread my will, abolish the prince, be demoted to a general, and send Lingyun Temple to become a monk after he recovers." After a pause, he said, "Qing Qing waits for the prince to have merit, seal For the beauty, give Huarongyuan."
Qingqing raised her head and looked at the emperor with watery eyes, seemingly shocked.
The prince got up, knelt and kowtowed, "Thanks to the emperor's grace."