After the princess entered the palace, the war god prince broke his back

As soon as the empress dowager's filial piety ceremony came out, an imperial edict spread throughout the capital again.

That was the imperial edict to appoint the crown prince.

This is what the imperial edict said.

According to heaven’s destiny, the emperor issued an edict:

The third prince, Prince Yu Xiao Jun'an, is virtuous, upright, and talented, and can serve as a role model for the world. I respectfully inform the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country, and grant him a royal seal and make him the crown prince. He will live in the East Palace to inherit the throne for ten thousand years and to reassure the people of the world.

Announce it to the world and let everyone know.

July of the twenty-second year of Tianyou.

As soon as this imperial edict was issued, the capital was in an uproar again, and the people were all discussing it. After all, who would succeed the next emperor was directly related to their livelihood, how could they not care? The emperor was known as a wise king among the people, and he must love the people like his own children. Therefore, they all applauded the wise decision of the old emperor.

Of course, there were also some people who occupied the throne of King Yan or had received favors from him, and they felt extremely disappointed. However, when they thought about the predicament King Yan was in now, and the fact that the imperial edict had been issued and there was no turning back, they were reluctant to give in and soon felt relieved.

After the emperor issued this decree, he felt relieved.

He let out a long sigh and planned to get up and go to the prince's mansion to take a look.

As soon as he went out, he bumped into Concubine Yin, who had a bitter face. She started with the same topic that she hadn't said for thousands of years: "Your Majesty, Ce'er wrote to say that he missed you. Why don't you summon him to the palace to see you?"

It has been a while since Xiao Liangce contacted her. The last time he contacted her, he complained that Shen Meng'er had contracted a serious disease and wanted to divorce her. When she disagreed, he threatened to burn down the Shen Mansion. As a result, a few days later, the Shen Mansion really caught fire.

The prefect of Yanzhou has also confirmed that Shen Meng'er was infected with an internal disease, and the stench was constant. She couldn't bear the pain, so she burned herself to death. Among the bodies found, her Ce'er was not found. According to eyewitnesses, on the day the fire broke out in Shen's mansion, someone saw Xiao Liang riding a horse out of Yanzhou...

I don’t know where her Ce’er has gone.

No, the day before yesterday the Fifth Princess received a letter from her Ce'er asking her to bring some silver over.

Alas, she lived frugally in the palace, but could not even support her son's expenses outside the palace.

The old emperor got angry when he heard this: "No, I'm afraid he will burn me to death again!"

Ji Qingfeng sent him a secret letter, euphemistically explaining the cause of the fire at Shen's Mansion and apologizing to him for not playing a supervisory role.

What did he use to punish him?

Under Ji Qingfeng's governance, Yanzhou had long since gotten rid of its former poverty, and the taxes it paid each year were no less than those of prosperous prefectures and counties.

This time, in the matter of the plague in Youzhou, it played an excellent leading role for other states and counties.

All of this is inseparable from Ji Qingfeng's ability and extraordinary ability as an official.

He cherishes and loves talented people, so he is reluctant to punish him.

Moreover, it was his son who disregarded the court's laws and regulations, so how could he vent his anger on Ji Qingfeng?

Seeing the emperor speak so bluntly, Concubine Yin couldn't help but choke: "Your Majesty... Ce'er is too late to be filial to you, he won't..."

The emperor snorted coldly, ignored her and walked towards the prince's mansion.

Seeing the emperor so cold and heartless, Concubine Yin couldn't help but curse him in her heart, saying that even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs, but she had to follow him and continued to flatter him, "Your Majesty, please go take a walk in the Imperial Garden. I'll accompany you!"

If she can please the emperor and make him sleep well, maybe he will reward her with some good things.

Only in this way can she guarantee her son a good life of luxury.

Perhaps, one day the emperor would be so pleased to restore her status as Prince Cer.

Thinking of this, she worked even harder, her voice even more charming: "Your Majesty, you still walk with the same vigor and majesty as when you were young. I can't even keep up with you."

Although the old emperor disliked her, he could not resist her flattery. He had few concubines in his harem. After Yao's death, although he ordered Hua Fei to temporarily take charge of the harem, he actually looked down on Hua Fei, who was too dignified and cautious, and had no interest at all.

In comparison, she is not as useful as the simple-minded Concubine Yin.

So, he really changed his route and went to the Imperial Garden.

When Imperial Concubine Yin saw this, she tried her best to flatter the Emperor. She patted his back and fanned him. As she was fanning him vigorously, she ran into the nanny and Princess Changning who had arrived at the Imperial Garden at some point.

Whenever the emperor saw Changning, he would tease her, and today was no exception.

He immediately brushed off Concubine Yin, and personally leaned over to pick up Changning, pinching her pink little face and saying, "Changning, why didn't you smile at Grandpa Huang today?"

After that, he looked at Changning for a while and said, "Changning has lost weight."

His unintentional words made the nanny tremble with fear and kneel down, saying: "Your Majesty... The weather is hot... Princess Changning ate less just now..."

The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said, "The hot weather is not an excuse. The princess is a delicate woman, so she must be taken care of carefully and not be careless in the slightest."

The nanny nodded repeatedly, her voice trembling as she said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my best to take good care of Princess Changning!"

The emperor nodded slightly, and looked at Princess Changning again. Seeing that she looked more and more like Ouyang, he couldn't help but feel a surge of pity in his heart. He gently stroked Changning's head and said softly: "Changning, you are my eldest granddaughter, and you are the most noble princess in the world. Grandpa will always protect you!"

Concubine Yin, who had just stood up after being vigorously pushed away by the Emperor, couldn't help but secretly curl her lips when she heard this.

Humph! Her son is the eldest prince, and her daughter is the eldest princess. I have never seen the old emperor care so much about them. He is really partial.

Suddenly, looking at the figure in the distance, her eyes lit up and she shouted, "Princess Changle!"

Xiaotao and Sizhu, who were passing by, turned back stiffly after hearing this.

The 30-day mourning period for the Empress Dowager had passed, and they were planning to leave the palace with their princess. Their princess went to the Imperial Study to kowtow to the Emperor, but who would have thought that they would meet him there by chance? They had wanted to hide away quietly, but Concubine Yin came and called them. Seeing that they could not avoid her, they could only kowtow and kneel down in obedience.

"Your servant pays respect to His Majesty. Long live the emperor!"

"Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine. Best regards, Imperial Concubine!"

The emperor waved his hand casually: "Get up!"

Just as Xiaotao and Sizhu were about to quickly leave again, Concubine Yin said again, "Your Majesty, look, Princess Changle is waving her little arms and asking you to hug her."

After saying this, she smiled and wanted to take Princess Changle over...