After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor looked calm as he watched the farce in the hall, with no intention of stopping it.

Meng Yi stood in the distance, not quite sure what the emperor was up to, and even less sure what his disciple was doing.

After a while of fighting, the ministers became really angry.

The attacks were rather rough. One Lord Wang was hit in the mouth by General An's elbow, and one of his front teeth fell out, with blood foaming out.

"An family boy, I will fight you to the death!"

Lord Wang pounced forward with his teeth bared.

General An dodged and explained, "Lord Wang, I didn't mean it."

He just does it out of habit, I don't know if his front teeth will fall out.

The hall was becoming increasingly lively, and finally, a young man with a stern face and an extraordinary temperament was supported by someone and walked in.

It was the prince. His face was pale and he looked very weak, but his aura was undiminished.

"My dear ministers, are you treating the morning court as a vegetable market?"

His light words made many people with red faces and angry necks stop.

"According to palace rules, if you violate etiquette in front of the palace, you will be punished with a beating. General Cen, why don't you drag everyone away?"

Qing Yan's eyes were indifferent, and his tone did not reveal any sadness or joy.

Cen Huo knelt on the ground, facing the dragon throne: "This humble official has failed in his duty."

Led by him, the other ministers reacted and knelt down to apologize: "Your Majesty, we have lost our minds and behaved inappropriately in front of the palace. Please forgive us."

They have to say this, they all know what kind of person the prince is.

A bit... unworldly.

If they don't admit their mistakes, the prince will really punish everyone.

"It's hard for you to still remember me." The emperor said sarcastically.

The ministers lowered their heads even lower, seeming a little ashamed.

"Get up, this will not happen again." said the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace." All the ministers said in unison.

The emperor's gaze fell on Qing Yan, and he frowned slightly: "The Crown Prince is not well yet, why is he here at the morning court?"

Qing Yan saluted him and said, "Father, I heard that the court is very lively. I wanted to come and see it. Maybe it can cheer me up."

Civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty:...

Are you treating them like monkeys?

"Oh? Are you satisfied with this excitement?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and said in an unclear tone.

"I'm not very satisfied. You gentlemen present here are supposed to be the pillars of the court, carrying the hopes of the common people and contributing to the prosperity of the court. Yet, you're acting like ordinary people, fighting and quarreling. It's really disappointing."

Qing Yan coughed and looked very thin.

All the ministers lowered their heads, feeling really embarrassed this time.

"Well, now that the excitement is over, the prince should go back to the East Palace to recuperate." The emperor was in mixed feelings.

Prince, you are really smart.

With just one sentence, he can suppress these officials. If he is determined, he will definitely do better than him if he sits in his position in the future.

"No hurry, Father. Seeing you all so incompetent, as the crown prince, I am deeply troubled."

Qing Yan said this without any expression on his face, making it hard to believe that he was sincere.

"I am willing to share your father's worries. I will personally lead people to the southwest to investigate whether the Marquis of the Southwest has any intention of rebellion."

The emperor looked at him deeply, suppressed his displeasure, and casually refused.

"Nonsense, how can you go to the southwest when you are in such a bad condition?"

The fact that the Crown Prince was seriously ill was no longer a secret the day before yesterday.

Others believe that the poison was not completely removed after Prince Ning poisoned the prince last time, causing the prince's health to be fundamentally damaged.

Today I saw that the prince needed someone to support him when he went to court, which shows that the rumors are true.

"I heard that some people in the court want to depose the crown prince." Qing Yan said bluntly.

This made the ministers who came to the palace that day to force an audience with the emperor feel guilty, and they all tried to reduce their presence.

"I'm thinking, if I don't work harder, what will happen if Father really becomes interested in me?"

Qing Yan sighed and said it out loud.

The ministers were confused. No, shouldn't such a small thought be dealt with privately and carefully by thinking of a solution?

By asking directly in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, are you trying to test whether the emperor intends to depose the prince?

Is the prince so brave? Is he still the same as when he was a child, without any change?

"Nonsense, the most important thing for you now is to take care of your health so that the country can be stable." The emperor scolded on the surface, but the meaning of his words was very clear.

His Majesty is very satisfied with the Eastern Palace and has no intention of changing the crown prince.

Inside the hall, the ministers had different thoughts.

"However, it's not good for you to worry about state affairs and work so hard while you're ill. So, why not let your cousin Qingyao run the trip for you?"

The emperor spoke again.

Ministers:...

Everyone knows that the Crown Prince and Prince Ning have been at odds with each other for a few years now, with new and old grudges.

By letting Prince Ning go to the southwest in place of the Crown Prince, do you really want to ease the relationship between the royal brothers and give Qingyao a chance to redeem himself?

Or do you want Qingyao to die in the southwest?

Their hearts were in turmoil, but they could not figure out the emperor's thoughts and did not dare to speak carelessly.

"I will obey my father."

Qingyan readily agreed.

In this way, the matter of sending envoys to the southwest was completely decided.

After the court session, the ministers all took action.

Some people think that today's morning court session was full of incidents, from the Wen brothers' corruption to rebellion, and even the involvement of the Marquis of Southwest, which was really strange.

Even if Mr. Wen has a preference for Longyang and his reputation is ruined, he won't be the one to be blamed for his actions.

So he sent someone to investigate the Wen family.

Then they found out about the farce that Mrs. Wen and Mr. Wen Er caused in front of the gate of General Meng's mansion.

Everyone was shocked. How could Madam Wen and the Second Master be so stupid?

The Wen family had already fallen on hard times, yet they were actually dreaming of marrying General Meng's only daughter in this way? Did they really think Meng Yi was a pushover?

Mrs. Wen was also a big shot when she was young, but now she is so stupid.

With this incident, it is normal for Meng Yi to take action and suppress the Wen family.

However, falsely accusing someone of treason is a bit too much.

In addition, considering Fang Yin’s attitude in the court, could it be that Meng Yi wants to pave the way for his future son-in-law?

Meng Yi is His Majesty's man. Maybe there is some hint from His Majesty behind this?

The Crown Prince came out for no apparent reason and got involved, but ended up sending Prince Ning to the southwest?

Could it be that this was ostensibly aimed at the Marquis of Southwest, but was actually aimed at Prince Ning?

They thought so, and even Prince Ning and his son thought so after receiving the imperial edict.

"Yao'er, when you go to the southwest, you must be careful everywhere."

Prince Ning frowned, feeling that the wind direction in the capital was unpredictable and could always blow to Prince Ning's mansion in unexpected ways.

It made him a little unable to control himself.

"Father, are you saying that the prince wants my life?"

There were only father and son in the study, and Qingyao had no taboos.

"Not necessarily." Prince Ning rubbed his brows. "From what I've heard, although I don't know what the Crown Prince's illness is, it's likely he won't have much time left."

"The Crown Prince has passed away, and the other princes are definitely unable to contain themselves. Yao'er, you were too outstanding before and offended them a lot."