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Chapter 1645 Substitute Bride 49
Moreover, the eldest prince's child, according to his current status, is the son of a prince. Of course, now that the eldest prince is gone, he has already inherited the title of prince, but he is not the emperor. He is dead, so they can certainly confirm that the eldest prince's line has died out after his death and immediately find another member of the royal family to inherit the throne. After all, the eldest prince's son is not the emperor, so why should they go through any funeral procedures after his death?

When a prince dies, the prince's residence can handle the funeral arrangements themselves, and the court can continue with its own affairs.

To be honest, Prince Qinghe never imagined that the court officials wanted to welcome his eldest son to be emperor, because he felt that their royal family was far removed from the royal family, so why should they adopt his child?
Moreover, the capital has been quite turbulent these past few years, and he was afraid of getting into trouble, so he kept to himself and his family at home tending to their flowers and plants, fearing that some misfortune might befall them.

But no matter how much they hid, they still couldn't escape—the royal family had died out and needed their branch of the family to adopt a child.

The Prince of Qinghe's first reaction was the same as that of the Prince of Wei's family: to refuse.

After all, how many people have died in the royal family over the years? It's too dangerous. He dotes on his eldest son. After all, his eldest son is the legitimate eldest son and was originally going to be the heir of the royal family. Naturally, he wants to raise him well so that the child can manage the royal family well in the future and not be like his third brother who is a good-for-nothing. How could he want him to face those dangers?

Of course, he liked other children too, but he didn't want any of them to be adopted.

Moreover, he shared the same thought as the Prince of Wei's family: not only was the child in trouble, but his own family might also be implicated in the power struggle and suffer the same fate.

Therefore, when court officials came to discuss the adoption, Prince Qinghe naturally refused immediately and told them to find another family.

But the court officials didn't want to look for other families, because there were many more members of the imperial clan above them. Which family would they choose then? They didn't want to start fighting again.

The previous three princes had already caused the various factions within the royal family to fight each other to the death, resulting in countless deaths. Now, no more deaths are possible. After all, most of the people from the major factions in the court have died. If more people die, these major factions will truly perish.

With so many deaths, the various factions no longer wanted to fight, since no one wanted to perish. So they wanted to find a safe and peaceful place where nothing would happen.

The branch of Prince Wei is the most suitable because they are the only branch closest to the royal family, unlike the previous generation, which had many more members. Choosing one or the other would lead to conflict.

As for the branch of Prince Wei, it was difficult to have offspring. Counting down, only the Prince Qinghe's family had someone, and the child was still very healthy. They took a liking to him at first sight and felt that he was the best candidate to be adopted into the royal family.

In addition, although the children are healthy, there is no need to worry about them being selected like the eldest prince's branch, where they might not be able to keep up after a few days and have to be reselected, which would be troublesome. At the same time, they are still children, and they can still hold power in the court. Isn't that great? They are simply perfect candidates.

Seeing that Prince Qinghe was afraid of royal infighting and refused, he immediately said that this time they were the ones chosen, there was no one else, and there would be no infighting, so he could rest assured.

Then he said that if they disagreed, and the selection continued upwards, there would be several branches closest to the imperial clan, which would lead to fighting like before, which would be detrimental to the country. He urged the Prince of Qinghe to agree to this for the sake of the country, so as to avoid further trouble and prevent fighting. If someone became too aggressive, he could send military men to the capital, which would turn the capital into a bloodbath.

A heavy burden of responsibility for the sake of the country was placed upon him, along with the threat that if the infighting continued and the court declined, how would he face his ancestors in the afterlife? This left the Prince of Qinghe speechless. Firstly, he genuinely feared that the world would descend into chaos, and he would lose his leisurely life as a prince; secondly, he also feared that if the dynasty fell, history would say it was all because he had disagreed with the adoption.

After hesitating for a while, he asked his wife and son for their opinions and finally agreed.

At least their son is ten years old now. He and his wife have raised him well, preparing him to be the heir apparent. Although he is young, he already has his own ideas, so it's time to ask him for his opinion.

When the child heard that if he didn't adopt the child, there might be fighting again, and even more people might die, he naturally agreed.

However, the child said he didn't want to be separated from his parents and live alone in the palace.

Linlang also said that the child was too young and she couldn't bear to let him live alone in the palace. She said that if they were to adopt him, the whole family would have to live in the palace. When the child grew up and no longer needed their protection, they would return to their own palace. She said she was afraid that their previous conflicts would be encountered by their child, and that their claim that there would be no conflicts was a lie. They wanted to enter the palace to protect their son.

In short, they were afraid and uneasy because the fighting had been too fierce before.

The Prince of Qinghe told the court officials about his wife and children's requests, and expressed that he had always loved his son very much and was reluctant to be separated from him.

The ministers were naturally unwilling. After all, if only the Prince of Qinghe's child entered the palace, they could easily control the government. Now that the Prince of Qinghe was also going to live in the palace, how could that be allowed? What if, on the surface, his son was the emperor, but in reality, he was the emperor?
They completely ignored Linlang, never considering what abilities she might have to interfere in important political affairs; their main concern was the Prince of Qinghe.

However, the Prince of Qinghe was adamant, stating that if they were not allowed to enter the palace, they would not allow their child to be adopted, as they could not bear to see their child suffer.

After deliberation, the court officials finally agreed to the demands of the Prince of Qinghe's family.

There was no way around it; they had a long history of misdeeds, so it's no wonder they said there wouldn't be any fighting. They couldn't trust the people from the Qinghe Prince's Mansion, which made them worry that something might happen to their child, so they requested to enter the palace to protect their son.

They also investigated the Prince of Qinghe's residence. The Prince of Qinghe loved his wife and son dearly, had no concubines, and was a harmonious and loving family. It's understandable that he would be reluctant to let his son go to the palace.

If someone with many concubines and children said they loved their children and couldn't bear to be separated from them, people would definitely think they had ulterior motives. But when it's Prince Qinghe saying these things, given his actions, people believe him.

Then they thought that Prince Qinghe had always stayed at home tending flowers and plants and had never been involved in court politics. What could he possibly know? He was not worth worrying about. If he wanted to go to the palace to accompany his son, so be it. Could it be that people as shrewd and calculating as them couldn't outwit a lazy prince who knew nothing?
They agreed because they realized that the Prince of Qinghe's family posed no real threat.

Since the ministers had agreed to his request, the Prince of Qinghe had no objection and agreed to the adoption.