After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

At this moment, the hall was eerily quiet.

The eldest prince looked like he was about to cry. If the emperor said a few more words, he would burst into tears.

The Third Prince's face was filled with shock. He had never lost his composure like this in front of the Emperor before. He had always been indifferent to praise or criticism.

Xiang Hongxuan stood to the left, and his sleeve touched the sleeve of the third prince, and the third prince came to his senses a little.

Shen Maoshan had just recovered from the shock of the Shen family's restoration of their title, but he fell into confusion again because of the emperor's words.

Is this still the emperor he knows?

Shen Zhixin lowered his head and dared not speak. He felt that the emperor was too unfamiliar today.

The eldest prince curled his lips and said a little aggrievedly: "Father, are you serious?"

The emperor frowned and scolded with a smile: "What are you talking about? Your Majesty is not joking."

After hearing this, the eldest prince glared at the third prince angrily, his anger not concealed at all.

The emperor naturally noticed the eldest prince's actions, which was exactly what he wanted.

He glanced at the Third Prince who was standing there in a daze.

I sneered inwardly: He is still so young, he can lose his composure in just a few words.

"Third brother, why don't you thank me? A prince shouldn't lose his composure like this."

The third prince quickly controlled his emotions.

He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, Father. I will definitely be a good Crown Prince."

Xiang Hongxuan lowered his head slightly, listening to the emperor's admonitions to the new prince, while thinking about what the emperor had done tonight.

The Shen family was framed and convicted of treason, so the emperor confiscated their property and exiled them to Quzhou.

Now the Shen family has become famous in Quzhou, and the Shen family has persuaded the Qiang people to surrender. With the emperor's words "merits and demerits offset each other", the grievances of the Shen family were exposed.

How could the Shen family not feel aggrieved?

But who can avenge them?

This is nothing more than the Shen family's "silent loss".

Before today, everyone thought that if the emperor appointed a crown prince, he would definitely make the eldest prince the crown prince.

The eldest prince's biological mother is the queen, and her maternal family is extremely powerful.

The emperor doesn't even consider the queen?

What does the emperor want to do?

At this time, the third prince was talking to the emperor, and the eldest prince on the side kept interrupting with sarcasm.

Looking at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, although there was a look of blame on his face, his eyes were full of smiles.

Xiang Hongxuan's brows relaxed.

Is this what the emperor wants to see?

The emperor wants the eldest prince and the crown prince to fight each other?

If the crown prince position is given to the eldest prince, it may arouse the hatred of the third prince.

It would be bad if the third prince led the soldiers to force the emperor to abdicate.

However, if the crown prince position is given to the third prince, the eldest prince will not be able to do the "clearing the court" thing.

The reason is also very simple.

After all, the eldest prince has nothing except the blind support of the queen's mother's family.

The eldest prince is not proficient in either talent or virtue, but he is ahead of the other princes in everything from eating, drinking and having fun.

The third prince is different.

Although he was not as competitive as the second prince, his reputation was better than that of the eldest prince.

The current Third Prince has military power, money, minerals, the support of the Qiang people, and the protection of the Shen family and Xiang Hongxuan...

The Second Prince was "dead", and the Fourth Prince not only had no place to stay, but he didn't even come today. It was obvious that he was nothing in the eyes of the Emperor.

Only the eldest prince and the third prince are left. If the emperor does not appoint a crown prince, there is a high possibility that the throne will be usurped by one side.

The emperor wants to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers!

Originally, there was no conflict between the eldest prince and the third prince, and both of them looked down on the second prince.

Now that the third prince has become the crown prince, how could the eldest prince spare the third prince?

Even if the problem with the eldest prince is easy to solve, how could the queen and her family just let it go?

Xiang Hongxuan finally understood why they had to hold meetings in the hall so late at night.

If it were announced directly in the hall tomorrow, it would definitely cause another uproar.

The emperor must want to "execute first and report later".

Although he is the king of a country, the civil officials under him are no joke.

Anything that the civil officials disliked would be reported to the emperor, and they were not afraid even of death row prisoners.

Xiang Hongxuan sighed quietly in his heart.

That's a good thing.

Although he was used by the emperor, it was much better than letting the eldest prince become the crown prince and the third prince lead an uprising.

After all, he killed his father to seize power, so it is better not to bear such a stigma if you can avoid it.

As for the prince's future...

Xiang Hongxuan narrowed his eyes and watched how the prince would proceed.

Another good news is that the Shen family has restored their title.

He couldn't help but think of Shen Jinyao.

In this way, Shen Jinyao can return to Shangjing.

Then is there still a possibility between him and Shen Jinyao?

At that time, the Xiang family tore up the engagement letter privately without notifying him.

This time when he came back, he wanted to solve this matter.

Thinking of the Xiang family...

Xiang Hongxuan felt cold all over.

He went to war in place of his father because his father suddenly became seriously ill. His stepmother and grandmother begged him with tears, so he had no choice but to lead the troops to war.

However, when he returned home a few times, Xiang Hongxuan saw that his father's health seemed to have improved.

Every time Xiang Hongxuan returned home, he felt like an outsider.

But that's okay.

Since the emperor allowed him to enter the palace, he must be rewarded.

Even the eldest prince received some rewards for his inspection of the Western Regions, even though he had done nothing wrong.

Not to mention that the third prince was made the crown prince, the Shen family restored their titles, and Shen Zhizheng and Shen Maoshan restored their official positions, so he would definitely be rewarded.

When the time comes, he will ask the emperor to give him a house.

We can't split up, but at least we can avoid seeing each other.

He also thought about whether to change the reward into a marriage with Shen Jinyao, but he knew that Shen Jinyao would definitely not be happy about it.

Shen Jinyao yearns for freedom very much and naturally doesn't like a life that is arranged for her.

not to mention……

Over the past few months, he has observed...

Between him and Shen Jinyao, it must be his wishful thinking.

But he will not give up. Since Shen Jinyao is going back to Shangjing in the future, he still has a chance.

The expression on Xiang Hongxuan's face was very gentle.

The newly appointed crown prince was stunned.

What is Xiang Hongxuan doing?

Why don’t you want the reward?

The emperor naturally also saw Xiang Hongxuan's expression.

He sneered.

Having seen enough of the fight between the eldest prince and the crown prince, he half leaned back on the dragon throne, staring at Xiang Hongxuan below.

"General Xiang, do you admit your guilt?"

New Crown Prince:?

The eldest prince: What?

Shen Maoshan and Shen Zhizheng were both shocked.

How come everyone gets a reward, but General Xiang is punished?

What's the penalty?

Xiang Hongxuan knelt on the ground and whispered, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Everyone knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

The hall was eerily quiet.

The eldest prince, who had just been arguing with his neck red, did not dare to speak anymore.

"Come here, invite General Xiang to the side hall!"

The prince said urgently, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible."

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