The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

The eldest princess caused a huge uproar.

Not only were the people talking about it, but even Li Ruijing, Liu Zhiheng, Yang Ziliang and others could not help but stand up.

"Princess, what do you mean? Is there something wrong with the late emperor's decree of succession?"

When Emperor Huiren was seriously ill, Li Zhaoning was always in the palace. Did she know something?

Li Zhaoning was crying and shaking all over. Li Zhaoying tried to support her, but she pushed him aside.

She knelt on the high platform, raised her head and cried bitterly: "Father, I am sorry for you, for Zhaoying, and for Concubine Qi..."

Li Zhaoying and Li Zhaojie hugged her and said, "Royal sister, get up. Don't make the Royal Grandmother sad."

The Empress Dowager almost fainted from crying and was supported by Li Jixin and Li Jiren.

Han Huaixi took a pill and stuffed it into her mouth. After a long time, the Empress Dowager stopped crying.

Han Huaixi looked at Li Zhaoning again: "Aunt, you should take some medicine too."

Li Zhaoning rubbed her hair and said, "No need, the Royal Aunt can handle it."

As she spoke, she pushed her two younger brothers aside and walked to the center of the platform, facing Cen Tao and the others.

"Since Ruan Xinyu said that a minister should not serve two masters, then today we will first try Li Zhaocai for violating the will of the late emperor. Right now, today, you should not be his, Li Zhaocai's, subjects!"

For a moment, all the noises were silent. What exactly did Li Zhaoning mean? Why now?

Li Zhaocai's face turned pale.

Ruan Qingyao stared at Li Zhaoning fiercely: "Unfilial and rebellious daughter, no wonder she is so close to that bitch."

Li Zhaoning looked at her biological mother. In the past, any word from this woman could make her heartbroken, but today, she no longer wanted this mother.

"Seventh Uncle, Lord Liu, tell me, did the Emperor propose to make Zhaoying the Crown Prince in the thirty-third year of the Huiren reign?"

Li Ruijing nodded: "The late emperor did mention it, but for some reason, it was forgotten later."

Liu Zhiheng, Wang Wenxuan and others also nodded.

Li Zhaoning's eyes reddened again. "Father didn't let it go. The imperial edict appointing Zhaoying as the crown prince was drafted at the beginning of that year."

Li Ruijing grabbed Li Zhaoning's arm and asked, "How could this be? Why hasn't the imperial edict been made public?"

Li Zhaoning's voice was low but his words were remarkably clear: "By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I, under the divine providence of Heaven and the legacy of our ancestors, believe that the most important national policy is to establish a crown prince. Here is our prince, Li Zhaoying, gifted with intelligence, wise, benevolent, filial, accomplished in civil and military affairs, and of pure character, worthy of inheriting the throne. I hereby issue a special decree, appointing him Crown Prince, to show the world and to establish the foundation of the nation. You, the ministers, both internal and external, shall each do your utmost to guide and guide the Crown Prince, so that his virtue and achievements may grow day by day, fulfilling my wishes. Announce this to the whole nation, and let all be aware of it."

Following Li Zhaoning's voice, Li Zhaoying recalled what happened that year.

That year, when he was about to return to Jiyang, his father suddenly said to him, "My son has been in Jiyang for many years. It's time to return to Luocheng to help your father."

He knew what it meant, but he could only ask his father not to make the imperial edict public for the time being.

If he had known this would happen today, he would not have been bound by the teachings of his ancestors. He should have conquered the Northern Rong, Qiang and Yan Kingdoms long ago, and all this would not have happened later.

Perhaps, my father and mother are still alive.

"Five years ago, Zhaoying was attacked in Qiang territory. My father was bedridden and sent a message to me, asking me to return to the capital. At his bedside, he handed me three imperial edicts."

Three edicts?

The discussion started again.

Li Zhaoning didn't continue speaking until the discussion died down.

"The first one is the imperial edict establishing Zhaoying as the crown prince, which was drafted on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the thirty-third year of Huiren."

Li Ruijing and Liu Zhiheng burst into tears.

"On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the late Emperor summoned us to the Yangxin Palace and said he wanted to make Prince Lin the Crown Prince. It turns out the late Emperor had already made the decision the next day."

"Yes, he wrote it down then. I was a little resentful of my father at the time. He had clearly appointed a crown prince long ago, so why didn't he announce it to the world? Zhaoying wouldn't have to stay in Jiyang and wouldn't have been injured.

But my father told me that it was Zhaoying himself who did not want to make it public. At that time, the border was unstable, Ren'er and Xin'er were still young, and Zhaoying did not dare to leave Jiyang.

My father originally planned to wait until Ren'er was fifteen years old and able to resist the three kingdoms in the north, and then publicize this edict to the world and let Zhaoying return to Beijing.

But who would have thought that before Ren'er turned fifteen, news of Zhaoying and Ren'er's death would arrive, hence the two other imperial edicts."

Death news?

Everyone was shocked. At that time, there was only news that Prince Lin was seriously injured, so where did the news of his death come from?

Li Ruijing cried so hard that he couldn't even stand up, and Li Zhaojie helped him sit on a chair.

"Tell me clearly, what's going on?"

"My father told me that Zhaoying's adopted son, Ji Siyuan, came to the palace at night with the pass token that my father gave to Ren'er. He told him that Zhaoying had died of his injuries and that Ren'er had been killed by bandits from Pulu Mountain on his way back to the capital.

My father was already seriously ill at that time. When he suddenly heard that his beloved son and grandson had died young, he fainted three times.

At that time, Ji Siyuan was so seriously injured that he could hardly stand. The token in his hand was pierced by the sword and there was blood on it.

Ji Siyuan has been raised by Zhaoying for twenty years. Everyone knows that Zhaoying treats him like his own son. Even his father has some pity and love for him.

The emperor never thought that Ji Siyuan would use the method of self-torture to deceive people.

Ji Siyuan said that only Xin'er was guarding Jiyang, and Xin'er was less than twelve years old. If this news were to be known by the enemy in the northern border, Xin'er would probably...

Therefore, no one knew this fake news except my father and his personal palace maids.

At that time, the Empress Dowager Ruan tricked the Empress Dowager into going to the Huguo Temple to pray for blessings, and Concubine Qi fell ill because of Zhaoying's serious injury.

My father knew that he would not live long, so he called me back.

The two edicts were written at the same time, the first one was to establish Li Zhaocai as emperor.

The second one is that when Xin'er turns fifteen, Li Zhaocai will return to Prince Lin's mansion!"

Li Ruijing cried out loudly: "Stupid! The late emperor was stupid!"

Isn't that just confusion? Li Zhaoning wiped away his tears and stared at Li Zhaocai.

"My father knew that Li Zhaocai was not a good person, but he still wrote such a will. He did not trust Li Zhaocai, so he gave me Zhaoying's edict to establish him as the crown prince and the edict to establish Xin'er as the emperor.

I didn't understand at the time why it had to be so roundabout? Although Xin'er was young, he was much better than Li Zhaocai, so it would be fine even if he gave it to Zhaojie.

But my father told me that Concubine Qi is simple and kind, and Xin'er is still young. If she inherits the throne now, she might be plotted against by the Ruan family.

Zhaoying and Ren'er are no longer around, and the border cannot be without someone in charge. Zhaojie has a very good relationship with Zhaoying. He can guard Yucheng and also protect Jiyang.

Chen Xinrong sneered, "Li Zhaoning, everyone knows that you and Li Zhaoying are closer than siblings. You'd tell any lie for him. But do you have any evidence? Queen Mother Ruan, how come your daughter isn't on your side at all?"

Ruan Qingyao snorted heavily: "How can she still have me, her biological mother, in her eyes? She was taken away by that bitch Qi Miaowan a long time ago."

As soon as the word "bitch" came out, Li Jixin flicked out a coin and hit Ruan Qingyao in the face.

"Speak disrespectfully to my grandmother again, and I'll pull out all your teeth."

Just one copper coin left Ruan Qingyao's lips bruised and bloody.

Ruan Qingyao looked like a madman. When she saw Li Jixin's face which was almost exactly the same as Qi Miaowan's, she wanted to kill him, but she had to lower her head because of the cruelty in Li Jixin's tone.