I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

The so-called ceremony of enthroning the crown prince must first be based on astronomical calendar, yin and yang, the five elements, and then combined with the crown prince's own birthday to predict good or bad luck, so as to select an auspicious day.

Secondly, the production of the Golden Book and the Golden Seal was done. The Golden Book would be engraved with the imperial edict that conferred the title of Crown Prince, and the Golden Seal was a seal made of gold. The production process of these two items was very delicate and took a lot of time.

Then, a general order must be issued to invite officials, clan members, and others from across the country to participate in the enthronement ceremony.

The entire process will take at least a month.

Such a long time is enough for anything to happen.

This is the key point why Xie Xingyuan brought up this matter.

After realizing this, Prime Minister Kang was no longer anxious.

But at the same time, Concubine Xian also realized it.

She immediately stopped him and said, "No."

This time, the person who frowned was the old prince.

He glanced at Consort Xian and said, "Why not? This is the official procedure for enthroning the Crown Prince. Only in this way can the Crown Prince's position be firmly established."

"But this will delay it for too long and it's easy for something to go wrong."

"What could possibly happen?" The old prince frowned even deeper. "Are you worried that the emperor will change his mind? How is that possible? Conferring the title of crown prince is a big deal. The emperor always acts with reason and would not joke about this. So, you can rest assured."

Concubine Xian quickly calmed down: "Old Prince, I'm not worried about this. It's just that His Majesty has been ill recently, and the Prime Minister and Prince Xie are eyeing us so covetously. I'm worried that they will cause trouble and it will be bad for Da Qi."

"Don't worry, they dare not." After saying that, the old prince deliberately glanced at Xie Xingyuan and Prime Minister Kang.

Prime Minister Kang immediately put on a big smile and said repeatedly: "As long as the ceremony of enthroning the prince is in accordance with the rules, how dare we act rashly?"

Seeing this, the old prince spread his hands and said, "Look, they said they don't dare."

Concubine Xian still didn't want to compromise: "Old Prince, the longer the night, the more dreams there are."

Seeing that Concubine Xian was getting anxious, the old prince couldn't help but look at her a few more times: "Women's opinions are just that. How can there be so many dreams? When you came to see me, you said that I was the one who valued rules the most. Why, now you dislike me for being too rule-abiding?"

"No, old lord, that's not what I meant. I was just too worried."

"Just keep your mind at ease, nothing will happen. I will ask the Imperial Clan Bureau, the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Rites to handle this matter together. Everything must be done according to the rules and no mistakes can be made."

"Old Lord, this..."

"What's this? You have the imperial edict, so what are you afraid of? Well, I won't talk to you anymore. The ceremony of enthroning the prince is very complicated, and I have to go back to prepare."

After saying this, the old prince didn't even look at Concubine Xian, he just flicked his sleeves and left.

For a moment, Concubine Xian was in tears.

She never expected that this matter would turn out like this.

Once the old prince left, the person with the highest status here became the queen.

Mu Ling immediately followed the Queen's previous order and sent Emperor Zhaowu back to the bedroom.

At this time, Consort Xian looked at the ministers and said, "Although the enthronement ceremony has not yet taken place, His Majesty has already issued an edict to appoint the Sixth Prince as the Crown Prince. In this case, now that His Majesty is ill, the Crown Prince should be the regent."

Prime Minister Kang and Xie Xingyuan looked at each other, and Prime Minister Kang immediately said, "Of course, Your Highness the Crown Prince should be the regent."

"You are not allowed to trip up the prince."

"Look at what the Imperial Concubine said. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be enthroned in a little over a month. How dare we trip up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

The more Prime Minister Kang said this, the more unsure Concubine Xian felt.

But Prime Minister Kang was so slippery that there was not a single flaw in him. Even if she wanted to find fault with him, she couldn't.

But, having said that, Concubine Xian had no reason to stay any longer and had to leave.

When they passed each other, the Queen noticed that Concubine Xian had heavy makeup on her face and her eyes looked very tired with red bloodshot.

Moreover, just a moment ago, she clearly felt that Concubine Xian was about to vomit, but she held it back.

Thinking of her previous guess, the queen immediately called her: "Noble Consort Xian, wait a minute."

Concubine Xian stopped and looked at the Queen warily.

The queen took her hand, with a slight smile on her face, and said, "Yuan'er will be the crown prince in the future. Your good fortune is still to come."

Concubine Xian smiled politely: "You are joking, Queen. I am a concubine, and you are the Queen, Yuan'er's mother. No matter what happens in the future, your status will not change."

"Really? That's great. I thought that the imperial concubine remembered the past and had a grudge against me."

"How could that be? You are the queen, how dare I have a grudge against you?"

The queen smiled slightly: "That's good. The imperial concubine is really generous. But why are your teeth a little red? They look like blood."

"No, how could that be?" Although she said so, when Concubine Xian spoke, her mouth was not opened as wide as before.

These words seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth.

The Queen also held the other hand of Consort Lianxian, "Sister Consort, I have something to say to you. I am a few years older than you, and I know a lot about taking care of your teeth. Bleeding gums are not a small matter. You should go see the doctor later. Don't let a minor illness turn into a major one, otherwise it will be more trouble than it's worth."

"Okay... woooo..."

As she was speaking, Concubine Xian suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

But both of her hands were held by the Queen, and she had no hands free to take the handkerchief.

The blood was spit onto the ground, a bright red patch that looked scary.

"Ah!" The Queen let go of Concubine Xian's hand, covered her mouth and took a step back, her eyes full of horror. "What happened to you? Why are you vomiting blood out of nowhere?"

Concubine Xian covered her chest with her hands, unable to speak.

Su Xin was thoughtful. She first stuffed a handkerchief into Concubine Xian's hand, and then said to the Queen, "Queen, our Queen has probably been overly worried recently, but it's okay."

"Your health is not a joke, and you must not avoid seeing a doctor. Someone, pass on my order to ask the court judge to come and treat the imperial concubine."

Meng Shouzheng, the chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau, was a man of Emperor Zhaowu.

Concubine Xian immediately refused: "I appreciate your kindness, Your Majesty. I know my own health condition well, and there is nothing serious. Please don't worry about it, Your Majesty."

After saying this, Concubine Xian ignored even the most basic etiquette and strode forward, forgetting even to bow and take her leave.

The Queen stood there and watched Concubine Xian leave in a hurry, her eyes darkened a little...