The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

"Since the throne has been passed to Prince Jing, why not simply make Prince Jing's son the Crown Prince? Does the late emperor really think highly of me? Or is there something else going on?"

"Of course it's because the late emperor doted on Crown Prince Shaojun, and you're his only son! Do you know how worried he was about you? Back then, when you were learning to walk and accidentally fell and broke your head, the late emperor was so distressed! He was so angry that he threw the teacup, and unexpectedly, he broke his finger. He immediately summoned Feng Zhishang. We thought the late emperor had sent for the imperial physician himself, but he only asked about your condition and sent Feng Zhishang away."

Yun Qing naturally didn't know about these things. After listening to them, he fell into deep thought.

Cang Xu suddenly leaned over and whispered, "Young Master, I have a big secret. Do you want to hear it? Actually, I was going to tell you two years ago, but who knew you would be ambushed and fall into a drunken dream, so the secret was put on hold."

A secret? Yun Qing's thoughts raced back. The secret he'd been planning to tell him two years ago! Had he decided not to tell him because he was dying? Ha! Yun Qing was furious. So, he didn't want to know now.

Cang Xu looked very proud, his eyebrows and eyes flying around, as if to say, come and ask me, come and ask me! But Yun Qing closed his eyes again, looking indifferent.

Cang Xu was dumbfounded: "It's really a big secret, you really don't want to know?"

Yun Qing gritted his teeth, swallowed his breath, and shook his head.

Cang Xu was anxious: "How can you be so naive, kid? Aren't you curious why the current emperor doesn't dare to depose you as the crown prince and appoint his own son as the heir?"

This matter is indeed unusual. Yun Qing really wants to know, but he doesn't want to give Cang Xu the face he deserves, otherwise he will be very proud. Even if he doesn't ask, can he hold it in and not tell it?

As expected, Yun Qing heard Cang Xu talking to himself, "You don't know, before the late emperor passed away, he actually wrote two edicts. One was given to four ministers in the court, stating that he would pass the throne to Prince Jing and make you the crown prince. Furthermore, the crown prince could not be deposed without reason. This edict was read out in front of all the civil and military officials after the late emperor's death."

Yun Qing certainly knew about this. The will stated that the Crown Prince could not be deposed without cause. However, what if the Crown Prince unfortunately died? Could a new Crown Prince be appointed? It seemed that the will left by the late Emperor was actually his death warrant.

However, Yun Qing had never heard of a second will.

Cang Xu said slowly, "Rather than calling it a will, it would be more appropriate to call it a decree of succession!"

Yun Qing didn't understand. Cang Xu paused and whispered, "It's clearly written in the imperial edict that when Xuanyuan Yun Qing turns eighteen, the current emperor will immediately abdicate the throne to the crown prince!"

"Shut up!" Yun Qing suddenly interrupted Cang Xu. He sneered with disdain, "Your fabricated story is so ridiculous that even a child wouldn't believe it. How could such a ridiculous thing exist in the world? If this will really existed, I would have died long ago. How could I be alive today?"

Yun Qing truly didn't believe it. The bloodbath at Chonghua Palace after the late emperor's death was still fresh in his memory. The tragic scene of blood flowing like a river was always vivid in his mind. At the time, Emperor Shengwu hadn't really intended to kill him; he simply wanted to force his aunt to hand over the secret forces left by his father.

If there really was such a so-called decree of succession, he would have died in the palace coup long ago, and no one would have been able to protect him.

Cang Xu understood Yun Qing's thoughts and continued, "Back then, only a few people knew about this will. It was written by Imperial Tutor Rong, supervised by the late Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and Princess Shao Yue, and the four of us were responsible for its safety. Therefore, apart from us, no one else in this world knew about it!"

Emperor Shengwu actually didn't know about this will. Seeing Cang Xu speak so confidently, Yun Qing was horrified.

"Where is the will now?"

"It's at the foot of Kanyun Peak on Dongling Mountain, inside the bronze-doored secret room. We were the ones who put it there ourselves back then."

Yun Qing's eyes widened in shock. He straightened his body and looked at Cang Xu solemnly, saying, "Aren't my parents buried inside that bronze door? Why did you put the will in my parents' tomb? Even if there really is a will, I won't open the tomb and disturb them!"

Cang Xu's unserious face finally turned serious. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Your parents are not buried there."

"What? What did you say?" Yun Qing was so shocked that he almost fell off the carriage seat. "Then where were they buried?"

"We don't know this either!"

Cang Xu spoke righteously, and Yun Qing was furious. What kind of secret guard was this? He knew nothing at the critical moment.

Seeing Yun Qing's expression about to change, Cang Xu hurriedly smiled awkwardly, "However, the four of us have been investigating this matter! However, everyone who knew the truth back then is dead, so... uh! Uh!... Now, now... we have some clues..."

Yun Qing: “…”

"What did you just say? I can forgive you for not knowing about my mother's affairs, but what about my father? He was poisoned by the Drunken Dream and hanged himself in Chonghua Palace. Why do you say you don't know where he's buried? The more I listen, the more confused I become! You must tell me everything truthfully!!!"

Yun Qing was truly furious. He continued, "The story I heard was this: My mother died shortly after I was born, and my father returned to the capital with me in his arms. Later, he was poisoned by a drunken dream, and unable to bear the torture, he hanged himself in Chonghua Palace. After his death, the late emperor, heartbroken for his son, secretly buried my parents together in Dongling Mountain.

Come on, come on, tell me something, I want to hear what story you can make up for me!!!"

Seeing that Yun Qing was really angry, Cang Xu felt uneasy and didn't dare to act so carelessly anymore.

He said seriously, "This story! No, no, no, I mean it was Feng Zhishang who told you this! Actually, what he said is not wrong, but not entirely. Some of the things the late emperor said were deliberately made up to stabilize the court and to deceive outsiders. It was a trap set for those with ulterior motives."

"Then what is the truth?" Yun Qing asked immediately.

“It’s true, and the story begins when Crown Prince Shaojun traveled around the world.

That year, the prince met a girl while traveling. They hit it off immediately and went traveling around the country together.

Your Highness has been gone for a year. They were so busy enjoying the beautiful scenery that they forgot to return. The late emperor was worried and furious about this, so he sent the four of us to find Your Highness and bring him back to the capital.

So, the four of us split up and traveled all over the country, finally finding His Highness's whereabouts in a remote mountain village.

The four of us will never forget that scene. His Highness was with a very beautiful girl, and it was obvious that they were deeply in love.

The four of us knew that this mission was doomed to fail.

His Highness was not surprised to see us. He said he would not make things difficult for us and that he would handle the matter himself.

His Highness immediately sent a letter to His Majesty by carrier pigeon, in which he requested His Majesty's permission to marry the girl as the Crown Princess, and solemnly promised to marry only her in his lifetime and never take a concubine.

One can imagine how furious this letter infuriated His Majesty. How could a woman of unknown origin be worthy of the distinguished Crown Prince Shaojun? His Majesty rejected the Crown Prince's request without hesitation and issued three urgent secret decrees, ordering the Crown Prince to return to the capital immediately.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is different from ordinary people. He will never compromise. For the sake of his beloved girl, he would rather give up his status as a crown prince and all the glory and wealth to live in seclusion in the mountains with his beloved.

The Crown Prince ignored the secret decree of His Majesty and directly wrote a letter to His Majesty, abdicating and resigning the position of Crown Prince.

The late emperor was furious after seeing this, and his anger was directed at the girl. He believed it was her fault and accused her of seducing His Highness. So, His Majesty gave the four of us a secret order, requiring us to kill the girl, otherwise we would not be allowed to return to the capital.

Unexpectedly, His Highness had already received the news, and the four of us were attacked before we could even take action, and we almost lost our lives.

His Majesty anticipated that the four of us would fail, and secretly sent countless assassins to kill your beloved."

When Yun Qing heard this, his blood suddenly boiled. He remembered the legend of the white fox that was circulating in Daxi Village.

Legend has it that one night, the Zhulin mansion was ablaze with blood, the cries of killing raging throughout the night. That night's bloody storm was merely a contest between father and son, and what about her mother? She was completely innocent.

Yun Qing thought of Mu Qingcheng again. He could never let his little girl face such a thing.