Quick Wear: Everyone knows I am a good person

"Cough cough..."

Perhaps because he had taken a deep breath of cold air, the emperor coughed with some difficulty.

The Queen walked up to him and patted him on the back.

For a moment, the couple felt somewhat affectionate.

"Just one thing."

After a while, the emperor returned to normal and gently held the queen's hand. "I don't have much time left, and I can't stop you anymore. You have to promise that this country will still belong to my Xiao family."

He felt that he didn't have much time to live.

As for the people around him, except the queen, he could not trust anyone else, let alone entrust them with the important task of ruling the country.

So even though he knew that the queen was very ambitious, he had no choice but to compromise for the stability and development of his country.

"I promise you."

The Queen responded.

"The crown prince is dead, the second son is seriously ill, the third son is too stubborn to know how to keep people in check, and the fourth son..."

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

The fourth prince's mother came from a noble family. Just because of this, it was impossible for him to pass the throne to the fourth prince.

It just so happens that Lao Wu has given him the "evidence" of plotting to murder the prince, so just lock him up later.

"Lao Wu..."

When it comes to the fifth prince, the emperor fell silent again.

This child is too timid and is not worthy of being used in important positions.

"Lao Liu..."

The emperor's mouth twitched.

The sixth son is his youngest. He is only five years old. What can he do?

Thinking about it, the emperor looked at the queen again, "Let's go with the fifth child. The third child is a very upright child, so you should spare his life. The same goes for the fifth child."

"Old Five is timid. He will be obedient when he takes over. Ahem…"

If he insisted on letting the third son take the throne, given the third son's temperament, he would inevitably have a dispute with the queen.

Moreover, the third brother cannot defeat those greedy families.

At present, the aristocratic families are still powerful, the external threats have not been eliminated, and the royal family cannot afford internal strife. The only thing they can do is let the fifth son suffer a little and become a puppet.

In just a few breaths, the emperor had thought a lot and felt a dull pain in his head.

"Your Majesty~"

The Queen raised her eyes and looked deeply at the Emperor, "I understand. I promise you that the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince will live a life of wealth and safety."

The emperor relented and refused to cause her any more trouble.

Then she would have to give some rewards, such as saving the lives of several princes.

This is a necessary exchange of interests, which the empress and the emperor understand.

If the emperor could live another three to five years, he would not have done this. Unfortunately, God did not give him enough time.

Seeing the queen agreed, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief and patted the back of her hand, "Go. By the way, I heard that Ning Ping has been very close to the eldest daughter of Marquis Taiping recently."

Queen: "Does the Emperor know?"

"Isn't that all the things going on in the capital? I see Ning Ping has made a lot of progress."

The emperor said, coughing and laughing, "Marquis Taiping has been claiming to be ill recently and has not been able to go out. It seems that he has made up his mind to be loyal to you after my death. It's really..."

"At first, I tried every means to test him, but Marquis Taiping pretended to be deaf and dumb. Now that it's your turn, Marquis Taiping is willing to express his opinion."

"I guess it's not the credit of me and Ning Ping."

The Queen sat on the dragon chair with him, "Your Majesty, you don't know that Princess Anle is really smart. I think the Marquis of Taiping might want to fight for a future for Princess Anle."

"Princess Anle?"

The emperor half leaned against her and thought for a moment, "That girl is indeed quite talented."

“It’s more than just talent.”

The queen chuckled and shook her head, "I think that girl has the talent to be a prime minister."

"The Queen thinks so highly of her?"

"She does have some skills."

"Hahaha... If you put it that way, it's not impossible. After all, it's not surprising that Taiping Hou, that old wily guy who loves his daughter, can do anything... It would be good if I could take over Taiping Hou's mansion..."

"Does the Emperor want to see her?"

"That's fine... that's all."

The emperor agreed at first, then thought about it and shook his head, "No need. Since I have voted for you, you should use me well. If I see you, I'm afraid you will have to think twice."

"It's a pity that she's not in good health. I heard from Ning Ping that Shu Jiao is often sick and always has medicine with her."

Thinking of this, the queen couldn't help but shake her head, "Too much wisdom will lead to harm~"

This royal couple, seemingly chatting lightly, was actually full of schemes.

The emperor really kept his word.

The fourth prince was imprisoned that afternoon.

The fifth prince was released and moved into the East Palace.

However, the third prince, the best investor in the eyes of the court officials, was transferred to the border to fight by an imperial decree from the emperor, and the old subordinate of Marquis Taiping was in charge of leading him.

Fifth Prince: ???

He became the prince?

he?

Prince?

Is he worthy?

The fifth prince was trembling with fear. On the first night after entering the Eastern Palace, he did not close his eyes all night. The next day, with dark circles under his eyes, he stood in the court to receive the imperial decree to appoint him as the crown prince.

Fifth Prince: ...

"My sons and ministers accept the order."

Wuwuwu——

What to do? ! !

The previous prince had someone backing him up, but he still died miserably.

There is no one behind him!

All his maternal family members were dead, and he collected the remains yesterday afternoon and buried them.

Save me, someone save me!

The Fifth Prince looked at the bright yellow imperial edict but did not dare to show it on his face. He returned to the East Palace with a sad face.

The emperor summoned him and asked him to read the memorial.

The fifth prince knelt on the ground with a bang, knocking his head loudly, "Father, I dare not!"

"I allow you to watch."

"Your Highness, Your Highness dares not."

emperor:……

How could he have such a cowardly son?

It must be that the child’s mother’s bloodline is not good!

Since the fifth prince didn't read it, the emperor began to ask, "The governor of Jiangzhou sent an urgent report saying that Jiangzhou is suffering from floods and it has been raining for a month. He requested the court to allocate 500,000 silver coins for disaster relief. Will you give it or not?"

"Give!"

The fifth prince agreed first, then glanced at the emperor secretly and immediately stammered, "Give it, give it or not?"

"You ask me?"

The emperor asked back.

"Your son... you should give it to me. After all, the disaster is serious and the people are displaced. I'm afraid there will be trouble."

"Do you know how serious the flood in Jiangzhou is? Do you know how much money was allocated for disaster relief in the past? Do you know how much silver is left in the Ministry of Revenue? Do you know who the governor of Jiangzhou is and what his personality is like? Will he lie about the news and embezzle money?"

"Gudong..."

The Fifth Prince swallowed and said, "I don't know."

"You don't know, won't you ask me?"

The emperor shook his head in disappointment. "You said you wanted to send disaster relief money. Do you think the Ministry of Revenue has an inexhaustible supply of gold and silver that you can be so merciful?"

Fifth Prince: ...

Then I really don’t know.

Besides, I have never learned it before.

You suddenly asked me to be the crown prince and to handle state affairs. Aren't you forcing me to do something I cannot do?

You still scold me!

The fifth prince lowered his head and complained in his heart, but he didn't say a word, for fear of being scolded by the emperor.

The emperor then asked him some more questions about state affairs and found that the child really knew nothing about them.

Oh~there's no hope!

He shouldn't bother making any second-hand preparations.

Lao Wu is like a piece of useless shit.

If he continued to teach, he was afraid that he would be so angry that he would die prematurely.

The emperor waved his hand and asked the fifth prince to leave. "From now on, just listen to your mother."

"My son, I obey."

Just for this one sentence, the Fifth Prince answered very quickly and fluently.

The emperor was so angry that he laughed, but then he said helplessly, "Forget it, it's good to be able to save my life and live a life of wealth and glory for the rest of my life."