Hidden in the court

Su Mengyang didn't know what to say at this moment, but his affection for this sister grew rapidly. It wasn't because she supported him, but because what she said also touched him.

To be honest, in Su Mengyang's opinion, being the crown prince is no different from taking over someone else's property. In short, he just feels guilty about it.

Nangong Bian had no idea that he had returned from the gates of hell.

"Come, eat. Eat more, don't waste it."

Soon, all six dishes were finished.

Nangong Lin changed to a comfortable position and turned sideways, and instructed Nangong Bian: "Take your brother to live in the East Palace. It's only a matter of time anyway."

"Yes."

"Mengyang, you should also prepare yourself. I will bring up the issue of appointing a crown prince at the morning court tomorrow. Someone will definitely make things difficult for you then."

"My son understands."

"Well, go ahead"

After the two children went down, Nangong Lin called Su Youde, but his voice sounded muffled.

"Su Youde, help me up, I'm a little tired..."

Su Youde was startled, and immediately helped Nangong Lin sit up straight and brought him a cup of tea.

After drinking the tea, Nangong Lin felt a little better and calmed down.

"Your Majesty, are you trying to scare me to death?"

"It's okay. I just swallowed my rice in a hurry. It's okay. I'm just happy today."

"Your Majesty should pay more attention to the dragon's body."

Nangong Lin waved his hand, "Okay, but you're right, they are both good kids."

The next morning

Everyone could probably guess what would happen today, and the unified front had already been formed outside the palace, just waiting for His Majesty to speak.

"I believe you all know that this year's top scholar is, after investigation, of my royal bloodline. This is a blessing bestowed by the heavens."

"Your Majesty, we congratulate you. The reunion of father and son is a great blessing to the world!"

Luo Wei and Mr. Hu took the lead in shouting, and everyone followed suit, not daring to offend others.

Nangong Lin saw that his goal was almost achieved, so he called Su Mengyang out from behind.

Su Mengyang was dressed in gorgeous clothes, looking even more like a young hero. Today is different from the past. Yesterday, I was a colleague of these people, but today, I have to worship him.

At this moment, all living beings are in various states...

There were those like Luo Wei and Mr. Hu who had eyes full of admiration, there were those like the King's Uncle who had complicated expressions, and the strangest one was... the Minister of Revenue Jia Qian, um... how to put it?

Jia Qian lowered his head, his old face tensed, the corners of his mouth raised, his upper lip covering his lower lip, but his eyes were staring at Su Mengyang, making faces, as if... uh, communicating with his eyes?

Luo Wei turned his head and glanced at Jia Qian, and he unconsciously recalled a face that gave him a headache. He cursed in his heart, what's wrong with this Jia Qian, he's so old, why is he always obsessed with ghosts?

On the other side, Mr. Hu was laughing.

Nangong Lin saw that the atmosphere was about right, and said, "Uncle."

The prince's uncle in the crowd shuddered and stood out timidly.

"I'm here..."

"My uncle is kindhearted and cares about the world. It is often said that a country cannot be without reserves for a day. It is right, absolutely right!"

Nangong Lin spoke louder and louder, and his tone became increasingly hostile, frightening the prince's uncle again.

"Ugh……"

He sighed, then softened his tone, "It's just that I'm busy with state affairs, and the queen is too busy with the harem, and she hasn't given birth to a prince for many years.

Now, my blood relatives are all around me. He is also a top scholar. I want to make Nangong Xiao the crown prince. What do you think, uncle?"

Everyone present understood what His Majesty meant, and it all depended on how the King's uncle would respond.

Many people have winked at him, but only the king's uncle knows what they mean.

The prince's uncle stood there, sweating profusely. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and looked at Nangong Lin with a determined look, as if he had made up his mind and shouted out loud.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

……

Silence all over...

I don't know how many people were shocked by this sound. After all, I thought you were holding back something big, and I thought you could poop a lot, but in the end it was nothing.

After a while, everyone calmed down.

"So the uncle agrees?"

"I agree. Since ancient times, the heir has always been the legitimate heir, not the illegitimate son, and the eldest son, not the youngest son. It is legitimate to make the eldest son the crown prince. Moreover, the eldest prince is a top scholar, with both talent and virtue. He is the only choice for the crown prince."

Isn’t he the only choice? Is there anyone else qualified besides him?

"What do the old general and the prime minister think?"

Nangong Lin asked Luo Wei and Mr. Hu again. As long as these two agreed, there would be no problem.

"I have no objection, the uncle is right."

"I agree with your majesty's idea. I think this kid can do it."

The old man agreed with Nangong Lin's idea and gave Su Mengyang a thumbs up.

It has to be said that at this moment, everyone's eyes were more or less showing goodwill towards Su Mengyang, and the one who showed the most goodwill was... uh, the Minister of Revenue Jia Qian.

How can I describe Jia Qian's look? Disgusting! Fortunately, Jia Qian stood close enough to the front. The only people who could see his face were Nangong Lin, Su Mengyang, Mr. Hu and Luo Wei. Otherwise, he would have disgusted the others as well.

At this moment, Jia Qian was extremely grateful that he had worked with Su Mengyang and had given him an opportunity. A man with noble morals like the prince would surely remember his kindness.

What? You said he wanted to trick Su Mengyang at first. That's not true. Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation! Prince, that's my dearest friend.

"Then it's settled. Luo Wei has received the decree to appoint a crown prince in three days. You shall immediately draft a decree and announce it to the world."

"The minister accepts the order."

Nangong Lin glanced around and his eyes fell on Jia Qian who was looking down and trying not to laugh. He held his forehead helplessly. Sometimes he really didn't want to use this embarrassing thing.

"Jia Qian, you will be in charge of the ceremony of establishing the crown prince."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jia Qian lowered his head, secretly delighted. See, the blessing came so quickly.

Others also cast envious glances, after all, such things showed His Majesty's attitude. In addition, such things would be profitable and there was a lot of room for maneuver.

Feeling their gazes, Jia Qian was very pleased. Naturally, he knew what they were thinking, but Jia Qian didn't think so.

I thought to myself, you are so short-sighted. Not only should you not be greedy, you should also do your best to get it done.

This is like someone trusts you and gives you the key to their house, but you force them to change the locks. Isn't that despicable?

"Okay, next thing, the Northern Army is marching towards the Western Regions. What do you think?"

As soon as the words came out, the scene became lively. Everyone expressed their opinions, and it was very lively.

After a quarter of an hour of heated discussion, the Emperor finally made the final decision: "Peace is hard-won, and we must rest with the people. The North is fighting the West. What do you think? Just lie down and watch."