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Chapter 243 Reserved ([-])

King Qin was the eldest son of Emperor Long'an, and was originally the most favorable contender for the reserve position.Now the King of Qin gave in willingly and elected the King of Yan as the crown prince.

Once this memorial is released, who else can compete with King Yan?
The King of Han's expression changed at that moment, and he gave King Qin a hard look.

King Qin ignored it.

As long as the green hills are kept, there will be a possibility of a comeback in the future.

As a prince, it is difficult to say whether he can survive until the emperor dies and ascends the throne safely.

Right now, let's take advantage of this move to restore his father's bad impression of him, and regain his place.

After King Qin presented the memorial, Wang Zhang, a doctor in the Ministry of officials, also presented the memorial.Then, General Yuan, who had never said a word, also took out a memorial, asking the emperor to make King Yan the heir apparent.

All the ministers recommended them one after another, but King Yan did not show any emotion, he stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "I know that my talents are mediocre, not as good as my elder brother and two younger brothers, so I dare not take on this important task."

No one would take such self-deprecating words to heart.

Among the four princes, the one who is the most diligent and capable on the errand is King Yan.

Emperor Long'an stretched his brows and said with a smile: "Even King Qin is willing to take you as the leader, so you don't have to belittle yourself."

"I'm old, and it's imperative to establish a crown prince. Someone here, draw up a decree on my behalf, and announce it to the world. King Yan is my second son. He was smart when he was young, but now he is calm and prudent, filial to me, friendly and brotherly. A model for Prince Qi. Today, I make King Yan the crown prince. I hope that King Yan will live up to my high hopes!"

The Zhongshu Ling on the side respectfully accepted the order, and immediately drew up a decree, and the servant in charge of keeping the imperial seal stamped the emperor's seal, and then Prince Fu read out the imperial decree.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty bowed together and saluted the prince of Daqi.

With King Yan's city mansion and calmness, his hands trembled slightly at this time.

From the age of 14, he secretly plotted. After more than 20 years, this day finally came.

All forbearance will eventually pay off.

King Yan settled down, knelt down, accepted the imperial decree, and respectfully said to Emperor Long'an: "Thanks to my father's great love, I am ashamed to accept it. In the future, I will definitely do my best to be a qualified prince. Don't let my father The emperor is disappointed!"

A smile flashed in Emperor Long'an's eyes, he got up from the dragon chair, walked up to King Yan, and supported King Yan with his own hands: "I believe in you, and I also believe in my own vision. I have chosen a good prince for Daqi!"

Prince Fu was the first to open his mouth to congratulate: "Congratulations to the emperor, you have established an excellent heir for Da Qi!"

Emperor Long'an was in a good mood, and he laughed: "For today's great event, I will pass on my order to order the imperial dining room to prepare meals, and I will hold a palace banquet for the joy of all the officials."

Eunuch Shen hurriedly accepted the order with a smile, and went to the imperial dining room to deliver the order.

Enduring the severe pain, King Qin cupped his hands to congratulate King Yan: "Congratulations, second brother!"

King Yan's acting skill was second to none, and he said with a smile: "I should thank elder brother. If elder brother hadn't tried his best to recommend him, father would not have ordered me to be the crown prince so quickly."

Zhao Wang hurriedly answered the question with a smile: "We four brothers, in terms of ability and openness, none of them is as good as the second brother. We are all convinced that the second brother will be the crown prince. From now on, I will work hard and assist the second brother."

The king of Han was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but he had no choice but to say congratulations: "I think the same as the third brother. If anything happens in the future, the second brother can just send me, the fourth brother. I have no choice but to say anything."

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The good news of Li Chu spread to the harem.

Concubine Cao, who had been prepared for a long time, suddenly heard the news, her heart sank uncontrollably.His face was pale, and he sat for a while before he recovered.

After sitting for a long time, I got up and went to the Compassionate Ning Palace to say my congratulations.

As soon as she entered the Palace of Compassion, Concubine Cao regained her former composure, and smiled affectionately at Empress Dowager Cao: "The state has a crown prince, and people's hearts are at peace. The emperor ordered Yan Wang to be the crown prince, which is a great joy in both the court and the palace. My concubine came here specially to congratulate the queen mother."

Empress Dowager Cao was also really happy, she took Concubine Cao's hand and said, "It's best if you can figure it out."

"The princes are all sons, and the emperor is also a human being. There is no reason not to love his son. However, the family business passed down from the ancestors can only be passed on to one. The emperor is also difficult!"

"There are no princes from the first line, and the four princes are all from the concubine. A few years ago, the emperor favored the eldest son. However, looking at it coldly in the past few years, King Qin has become narrow-minded and lacks the bearing of a ruler."

"Yan Wang, on the other hand, is calm and composed, shrewd and capable. The most rare thing is that he is broad-minded and tolerant."

"To tell you the truth, in fact, when King Yan came back from Pingjiang Mansion last year, the emperor made up his mind to make King Yan the crown prince. It dragged on for another year because he wanted to see how good King Yan was."

"You, I didn't understand it before, but there was so much commotion. The king of Han jumped up and down to ask the emperor to be the queen. Can the emperor order you to be the queen? If you become the queen, the king of Han will become the heir. How can you make a queen?" Is King Yan the crown prince?"

"So, it's impossible for the emperor to make you queen."

Concubine Cao: "..."

Why didn't you say these words earlier?
Concubine Cao was so stunned that she wanted to vomit blood, she forced a smile and said: "As a son, I have a lot of filial piety, and I hope my mother can sit on the phoenix throne and become the emperor's wife. How can I refuse."

Empress Dowager Cao's eyesight is not as good as before, her old eyes are dim, but her mind is very clear: "In front of Ai's family, you are still secretive. You can't even hide your thoughts from Ai's family, let alone the emperor."

"You are a noble concubine, holding the phoenix seal. Except for one name, what is the difference between the other and the queen?"

"You are just greedy and want the King of Han to be the prince. You don't even think about it. With the appearance of the King of Han, Cheng Huan is just a dutiful son. How can you be a prince?"

"I don't even understand the errands of the household department. Last year, there was such a big ink corruption case in the household department, and half of the officials were involved. He was caught by King Yan, and the emperor had to clean up the mess for him."

"If a prince like him is allowed to be the crown prince, it will be a disaster for Daqi. The country is not enough for him to lose."

"The emperor dotes on you, and he also dotes on the King of Han. However, he is the emperor of Daqi, and he wants to choose the most suitable and outstanding heir for Daqi."

Concubine Cao's face turned red and white, and she tightened the veil tightly, trying to say something, but all the words were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word.

It turned out that Empress Dowager Cao knew everything.

On the contrary, she and the Hanwang mother and son, like clowns, made people watch jokes and liveliness.

Empress Dowager Cao said she was tired, drank a cup of tea, cleared her throat, glanced at the embarrassing Concubine Cao, and said slowly: "These things are over."

"Now the emperor has issued a decree to appoint King Yan as the crown prince. King Yan has a rightful name. Both of you, mother and son, put away all the thoughts you shouldn't have. You can live in peace in the future."

"There is Ai's family, and the emperor is here. The wealth and comfort of your mother and child are indispensable."

Concubine Cao lowered her head, answering in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)