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I've been busy for so long and it's only noon.

Jiusu was so sleepy that after lunch she climbed onto the bed to rest. She nudged the man's chest and asked, "Aren't you going to the Third Prince's Mansion?"

"Not for now." Jiang Jing lay down beside her and looked at her quietly.

He added as she was about to fall asleep.

"Why not have a tryst with the Madam?"

Jiusu's eyes were clear as day: "Ah Jing, you are not jealous of Xu Cairong, are you?"

Jiang Jing pulled her into his arms and said in a muffled voice, "No."

She habitually put her feet on his legs. The intimacy of skin was the most touching. Jiang Jing placed his hand on her waist and slowly moved it upwards.

I slept until dusk.

Tonight, we are going to the main courtyard for dinner.

As soon as she arrived at the front hall, she saw the dishes already served. She was late, and Jiusu said embarrassedly: "I don't know why, I overslept. I'm late, please don't blame me, my parents-in-law."

Jiang Jinyou didn't mind at all.

Zhou Nuanmei smiled gently, asked her daughter-in-law to sit next to her, and glared at her son angrily. However, as a mother, she was very happy because they had a good relationship.

She scooped a bowl of red date soup and placed it in front of her daughter-in-law.

"We're all family, so what's the big deal? The food just arrived." She asked again with concern, "I heard you guys pulled an all-nighter last night and went to the palace this morning. Can you handle it?"

Jiusu responded: "Don't worry, mother. We will catch up on some sleep after we return home."

However, this sleep made her feel sore all over and even more tired.

Thinking of this, she kicked Jiang Jing lightly.

Jiang Jing looked at her lovingly and put a lot of food into her bowl.

Jiusu felt that he was feeding her like a pig.

After dinner, they moved aside to drink tea.

Jiang Jinyou looked at the tea leaves floating in the cup and said, "I'm afraid there will be bloodshed at tomorrow's morning court session. I just don't know which family the emperor will target this time."

The father and son looked at each other.

I have a deep experience of the cold-bloodedness of the imperial family.

Jiang Nianyin tilted her head and whispered, "Last time it was our family."

Jiusu suddenly realized that the Jiang family had not made any mistakes last time, but their opinions were different from the emperor's. The emperor targeted the Jiang family even though he knew it was wrong.

This is what many honest officials do.

"We'll know tomorrow."

The next day.

Before arriving at the palace, he could smell an aura of fearlessness in the face of death. Jiusu hadn't been to work for a long time. After all, the salt official was really an idle official who had nothing to do all day.

Enter the main hall.

After a while, supported by Eunuch Shang, Emperor Xu sat upright on the dragon throne, and all the ministers knelt on the ground to pay their respects, except for Jiusu, who was quite abrupt. She bent down silently, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible.

"Long live the emperor!"

Emperor Xu raised his hand and said, "My dear ministers, please stand up."

He glanced at Jiusu indifferently. For some reason, he found him quite annoying. He felt that the imperial power was being challenged, and sometimes ministers with outstanding abilities could be quite annoying.

he said.

"I have been ill these past few days. I am grateful to Changrong and Qi Huai for helping me handle my affairs, and also to all the ministers."

After the greetings, some people couldn't wait any longer.

Zhuo Ruiming knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Your Majesty, now that the truth has been revealed, you have wrongly deposed the Crown Prince. I beg Your Majesty to reinstate him as soon as possible, so that the whole nation can be united."

Emperor Xu pursed his lips and didn't respond.

"We'll discuss this later..."

"Your Majesty!" Another old minister knelt down, "Please make a decision soon and give the Third Prince a fair go."

Emperor Xu was furious: "Qi Huai, I have just recovered, and you are trying to form cliques and force me to appoint a crown prince? How about I just give you the throne directly?"

Xu Qihuai knelt on the ground and said calmly, "Father, please calm down. I dare not do that."

At this time, urgent news came from the palace gate.

Eunuch Shang stepped forward, learned more about the situation, and then walked to the emperor's side and whispered, "The people of Fengyang City sent something, which seems to be a merit umbrella."

Merit Umbrella? Xu Huang's eyes flashed.

"Xuan!"

Eunuch Shang trotted to the palace gate and shouted, "Summon the guards from Fengyang City to see you!"

After a while, the dusty guard was seen walking into the hall with a bent back and an umbrella on his shoulder. Under the gaze of the ministers, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"I, Zhang An, greet the Emperor."

Emperor Xu smiled and asked, "The prefect of Fengyang City asked you to come here. What's the matter?"

"I'm here to deliver an umbrella of merit." Zhang An carefully handed the umbrella to Eunuch Shang. The umbrella was very large and needed one person to hold it before it was brought to the emperor.

Xu Huang smiled broadly: "It's the Merit Umbrella, you guys are really thoughtful."

Zhang An breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the emperor so kind.

He was moved and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is young and promising, with great talent and ability. He cured the flood and even paid out of his own pocket to subsidize the severely affected areas, so that we can have food to eat and houses to live in. The people of Fengyang City are extremely grateful to the Emperor and the Crown Prince!"

He kowtowed again.

After a while, he realized that the atmosphere around him was not right. He thought that he had said something wrong. He kept thinking, would he lose his head if he came to give the merit umbrella?

Emperor Xu laughed dryly, and the umbrella in his hand suddenly lost its fragrance.

He threw it to Eunuch Shang before telling Zhang An.

"The prince has been deposed."

Zhang An's eyes widened, speechless with surprise. He wanted to ask why, but he didn't dare. He could only shrink his body and said, "I don't know. Your Majesty, please punish me."

Why? Why would such a good prince be deposed?

How is he going to explain to his fellow villagers when he returns?

Emperor Xu was obviously displeased. "Ignorance is not a crime. You can go down first."

Zhang An felt relieved and walked out of the hall on his knees.

The merit umbrella was like a hot charcoal, and Eunuch Shang was at a loss.

Li Ningwan clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, for the greater good, it is better to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible."

"My Lord, are you going to force me too?" Emperor Xu frowned and lowered his voice. He glanced at the ministers. Those familiar faces seemed to be the prince's men.

Only at this moment did he realize.

The prince's power far exceeded his imagination.

Li Ningwan said, "Your Majesty, please don't be confused. The Third Prince has suffered an unprovoked disaster. He has not committed any moral misconduct. The Meritorious Umbrella is enough to prove that the Third Prince is capable of becoming the Crown Prince."

Zhuo Ruiming and others knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please reinstate the Crown Prince."

Xu Cairong was anxious. He stepped forward and demanded, "Are you so careless in deposing and enthroning the Crown Prince? In my opinion, you are treating the Crown Prince as a joke!"

Is this a joke? Zhuo Ruiming asked back.

"When the Emperor deposed the Crown Prince, it was done on impulse, without consulting us. The Crown Prince is a matter of great importance to the nation, so how could he not think twice before deposing him?"

Xu Cairong was extremely anxious: "The Emperor abolished it only after thinking it over!"

Compared to his instability, the prince seemed much calmer.

Prime Minister Zhou walked over to Prince Shen and signaled with his eyes that he should not be anxious. Then, he bowed and said, "This old minister believes that the emperor is in his prime and the princes are all excellent. There is no need to rush the matter of the crown prince."

With the support of the Prime Minister, Prince Shen's faction also began to make efforts.

Finally, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Emperor Xu's face: "It's time to establish a crown prince, but I already know who to establish. I want to establish..."