Chapter 152 The Crown Prince ascends the throne
Chapter 152 The Crown Prince ascends the throne
The Zhengda Guangming Hall is where the morning court meetings are held. The hall is large and spacious, and is also decorated with carved beams and painted rafters.
There was a red carpet on the ground, and a nine-dragon red gold dragon chair stood on a two-meter-high golden nanmu platform.
Behind the dragon throne are seven gold-painted screens carved with cloud and dragon patterns, dotted with several rubies.
In front of both sides of the throne are displayed precious elephants, cranes, incense burners and other items, all of which have beautiful meanings.
There are six golden pillars with coiled dragons in the middle of the hall, leading straight to the top of the hall.
The prince sat on the dragon throne.
Qin Wuyi took the imperial edict of Emperor Xuanwu and read it out, and everyone knelt down.
After reading it, all the officials understood that the emperor was seriously ill and wanted the prince to succeed him.
They no longer worried about it. The Crown Prince had been acting as regent for some time, and the Emperor only attended court occasionally when he felt better.
Crown Prince Leng Xiaoran sat on a nine-dragon red-gold chair, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe. He wore a red-gold crown on his head, with twelve golden pearl tassels dangling in front of him, obscuring his features and making it impossible to discern his expression.
The ministers knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live our emperor!"
Leng Xiaoran said in a low voice: "Everyone, please stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the ministers stood up, and civil and military officials lined up on both sides.
Leng Xiaoran's voice was sonorous and powerful: "I have just ascended the throne. This was also my father's sudden decision. He wanted to enjoy his old age and let me ascend the throne.
As the crown prince, I must share my father's worries.
Some of you old ministers can go to Taichen Palace to visit your father.
Now my father is the Supreme Emperor, and Queen Chu is the Empress Dowager.
I appoint the War Prince Leng Jiuyuan as Regent, and the former Crown Princess as Empress."
Leng Jiuyuan knelt down and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I have a request. Can I not attend the court? When there is something, Your Majesty can call me."
Leng Xiaoran said calmly, "Then don't go traveling around, I won't be able to find you."
Leng Jiuyuan clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I won't go too far."
"That's right!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Among his many brothers, Leng Xiaoran has the best relationship with Leng Jiuyuan. When Leng Jiuyuan was poisoned, Leng Xiaoran went everywhere to look for famous doctors.
When I learned that he was my brother from the same mother, I was even more delighted.
He would be in charge of the court, and Leng Jiuyuan would be responsible for border affairs.
The young eunuch shouted, "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court!"
Then, the court began to discuss matters...
Taichen Palace
Leng Aotian was already the emperor, he sat on the couch thinking, then said: "Qin Wuyi, do you think Princess Zhan is a monster?
She can vanish with others in a flash, going thousands of miles away, and can also conjure things out of thin air."
Qin Wuyi felt relieved at this time. The old emperor had become the emperor emeritus and had no power to kill the Ninth Prince. His mission had been completed.
He said respectfully, "Your Majesty, you think too much!
You know that although Xiaoqi is the princess of Zhennan Palace, she is also the closed disciple of Qingyang Sect.
The Qingyang Sect is now the largest sect in the world. Xiaoqi is Ouyang Ziyin's last disciple and has also studied metaphysics.
It is normal to have some skills and know some unusual tricks.
She is known among the people as the Divine Calculator Xiaoqi, who can catch ghosts and exorcise demons."
Leng Aotian sighed: "Alas, there is really no way to cure her.
I was wrong at that time. How could I have given her to the Ninth Brother in marriage? This gave him a powerful boost."
“Grand Emperor, the Ninth Prince and the Emperor are brothers, and they have had a close relationship since childhood.
When the emperor was still the crown prince, he protected the ninth prince.
The Ninth Prince will not seize the throne from the Emperor, and will continue to protect the land of East Qin."
Leng Aotian's face was gloomy: "Old Nine's wings have grown strong. We haven't been able to bring him down for so many years, and several assassination attempts have ended in failure.
This last time, she wanted to use the dragon robe issue to get rid of him, but she didn't expect it to be ruined by the queen.
Now he has Xiao Qi as his backer, I can't do anything to him!"
"Your Majesty, please don't think about the affairs of the court in this Taichen Palace. When you have time, I will accompany you for a walk. It will be so much more carefree.
Since you took the throne, you haven't been out for fun."
Leng Aotian agreed with this suggestion: "Okay, in a few days, when the ministers in the court have settled down, you will accompany me to Jiangnan to take a look. We will go on a private visit in disguise."
Qin Wuyi saw that the emperor had figured it out, and nodded with a smile: "Then I will order people to prepare things."
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Queen Mother Chu was extremely happy. The emperor became the emperor emeritus. He no longer had the power to punish the ninth prince.
I don't know how he came up with the idea of letting the prince ascend the throne in just one afternoon without any preparation.
At this time, Nanny Qin walked in and bowed, "This old servant greets the Queen Mother."
Queen Mother Chu said, "Please sit down. Nanny Qin has worked hard and made great contributions. I originally sent you to be with Old Nine. You have worked hard over the years.
Now he has a family, if you want to come back, the position is still reserved for you."
Nanny Qin hurriedly explained: "Thank you, Empress Dowager. In the past few years, the prince has assigned me to the princess, and I have to take good care of her.
I will take care of the young prince and the little princess in the future and will not come back."
Queen Mother Chu smiled and said, "Everything is safe in Prince Zhan's mansion with Nanny Qin. Since you want to stay in the mansion, then stay there."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
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War Prince's Mansion
In the evening, Ye Qingyan and Leng Jiuyuan sat at the table, which was filled with various delicacies.
Leng Jiuyuan, as usual, picked up a piece of fish and placed it in the empty bowl in front of Ye Qingyan.
When Ye Qingyan smelled the fish, she suddenly felt nauseous. She hurried out of the house and began to dry heave.
Leng Jiuyuan quickly chased after him, his face tense and concerned, "Xiao Qi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ye Qingyan patted her chest and said, "I smell fish and suddenly feel nauseous. It's okay, let's go back."
The two returned to their seats and said, "Try this mouth-watering chicken, it tastes good too."
Leng Jiuyuan picked up another piece of chicken and placed it in the empty bowl.
Ye Qingyan picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up the piece of chicken, but before she could eat it, she started retching again.
When Leng Jiuyuan chased out, his attitude changed, "Come, go get the imperial physician."
Ye Qingyan hurriedly stopped him: "No need to look for the imperial physician, I am the doctor."
"Then take his pulse and see what's wrong!" said the War King anxiously.
Nanny Qin came over with a bowl of porridge and said with a smile: "Your Highness, the princess may be pregnant."
"No way, she's pregnant already!" Ye Qingyan was a little unconvinced, and she put one hand on her pulse.
She was a little unconvinced by the diagnosis and went for another one.
Then he said with a look of despair: "No way!"
Leng Jiuyuan looked at Ye Qingyan, who looked like she had an incurable disease, and became even more worried: "Xiao Qi, don't worry, no matter what happens to you, I will never give up on you. If you are sick, we will treat you."
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