After entering the book, I emptied the warehouse of my foster mother's house to farm

Have something to ask him?

He has been lingering on for nearly twenty years. Now he knows nothing about who is on whose side, who is on whose team, who the emperor likes, or what the court situation is like.

Is there anything I can ask him?

King Ning sneered in his heart, but remained calm and waited for what would happen next.

Emperor Suwen did not notice Prince Ning's abnormality. He stood up from the dragon throne, walked to Prince Ning, looked at his son who was also no longer young, patted his shoulder, and then slowly said: "Although I don't want to admit it, my health is getting worse and worse. I know it very well in my heart."

Prince Ning's body visibly stiffened.

His Majesty noticed it.

However, he still placed his hand on Prince Ning's shoulder and continued, "I have so many sons, and they are all very capable. Except for the fourth son who died young, you all grew up healthy."

Prince Ning had no idea what the emperor meant by these words, so he could only listen patiently.

"The late emperor once lamented that he had few offspring and often sighed. In the end, I was lucky enough to grow up and inherit the throne."

"But, even though I have many children, I still have troubles."

"There is only one throne in this world..."

Prince Ning moved, and he wanted to kneel down immediately in panic.

The emperor was pointing out the open and secret struggles among the brothers over the years.

The emperor's big hand pressed heavily on his shoulder, motioning him to sit down. Looking at Prince Ning's panicked and pale face, he finally felt a little relieved: "The commoner Yuqi framed you, Ji Yan did his best to overturn the case for you and bring him down, and the third and fifth brothers also scrambled for my position... In front of the throne, family affection is not worth mentioning."

"I know a little bit about what the third and fifth brothers did behind their backs. But in order to balance the dominance of the deposed crown prince's party, I can only turn a blind eye."

"But, Yuzhang, I am old."

The emperor sighed deeply, feeling that time flies by so quickly, but he had to admit defeat unwillingly.

"You are very much like your mother. No matter what I say, she listens patiently..."

When mentioning the deceased Queen Ji, Prince Ning clenched his hands into fists under his sleeves.

He actually dared to mention his mother?

However, His Majesty did not notice the change in Prince Ning's aura at all. It might also be that he did not care at all whether Prince Ning wanted to kill him when he mentioned his first wife or his mother.

"I am reluctant to give up this kingdom, but I have to be willing to give it up."

The emperor said so much and laid such a long groundwork before finally getting to the point: "In order to prevent the kings from fighting each other in the future, causing unrest in the court and giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage, I plan to secretly appoint a crown prince."

Secret succession?

Upon hearing this, Prince Ning raised his head in shock and looked at his father in disbelief.

As expected, the imperial family is the most ruthless. The words "secretly appointing a crown prince" can be mentioned to anyone, but definitely not to him!

This is like him using a sharp knife to cut open his heart, then reaching in and taking out the bloody past.

ruthless!

Prince Ning hated Emperor Suwen in his heart because he was still talking to himself.

"Father, did you summon me to ask me who I think is the most suitable candidate?"

This time, Prince Ning suppressed his anger and asked calmly.

Emperor Suwen glanced at Prince Ning with a little surprise. After the father and son looked at each other, he smiled and nodded: "Yan Zuo is right. You have been smart since you were young and you understand everything at once."

Yan Zuo, Ji Yan's close friend and King Ning's teacher.

After the witchcraft case occurred, Yan Zuo went to the emperor to plead for mercy but to no avail, and then he hit his head against the wall and died in the hall.

When talking about Yan Zuo, Prince Ning avoided the sight of Emperor Suwen.

The father is still the same father!