The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 123

After a chat with Song Chi, Song Chen finally became firm in his mind, and as expected, the next morning, when he expressed his intention to abolish the storage, the court was immediately full of storms.

Those who knelt and fiercely opposed were all from Xu's faction, including the prince's Taifu Donggong Fuchen, and even Song Chi's prospective father-in-law, Anpinghou. More than [-] people fell to the ground and cried bitterly to protect the prince, begging to take back the holy order. shocked.

Song Chen expected this kind of scene to happen, so he didn't express his opinion to them immediately, but turned his gaze to Chu Lin, and asked, "What does Chu Qing think?"

All fools know that if Song Chi is abolished, the biggest beneficiaries will be the Chu family. Their daughter is the queen, and even if their nephew Song Xuan is only one year old, he is also the king's son. When the eldest brother comes down, he will be the most legitimate successor. Of course, Chu Lin would agree to abolish the reserve.

But Chu Lin only bowed his waist and said in a deep voice: "The old minister will follow His Majesty's will, but... abolishing the reserve is not a trivial matter, please think twice, Your Majesty."

His attitude was neither hasty nor impetuous, and he expressed his concern even though he agreed. The king was quite satisfied, so he turned his eyes away and continued to ask the other ministers. Their attitude was no different from that of Chu Lin.

The king nodded, and said lightly to the people who were lying on the ground mourning and crying, "I have considered it clearly, this is not a child's play, and I will not take back my life. You don't need to persuade me, let's live in peace."

"Your Majesty! Please think twice, Your Majesty! Your Highness the Crown Prince has been smart and studious since he was a child, and he is dignified. You can't depose him because of his accidental misbehavior after drinking!" Grand Tutor Yao Shu still begged in pain.

Drunk and misbehaved?

No need for the king to say anything, the eunuch Liangxi beside him sneered in his heart.

Although the crown prince did not get to that level with Concubine Ning, it is undoubtedly a big scandal to molested the concubine while drunk. Go to the title and send Xuanmiaoguan, the prince will be abolished today, but anyone with a clearer mind can guess some reasons.

The Tai Tu can actually overshadow it with a simple sentence of drunken disrespect, which is really able to make a big problem into a small one.

Liangxi was still admiring Taifu Yao, when he saw Duke Pei who had been leading the begging also opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, please think twice! Although the crown prince's birth mother is guilty, she has been punished now. His Highness the Crown Prince is your flesh and blood, and shed your blood. Please remember the family relationship between father and son that has lasted for more than ten years, and don't anger His Highness again!"

Song Chen frowned.

The intention of Xu Jilin's words is too obvious, it is clear that Song Chen deposed Song Chi because of his biological mother Xu Jinhe, and he was expressing his anger.But does Song Chen think so?

The mistakes Xu Jinhe committed were long enough to cause him to die, but Song Chen kept her because he always cared about Song Chi's crown prince until she committed suicide.Abolishing a prince who is not suitable for succession is because he, as a king, thinks about the long-term interests of the world, but now Xu Jilin is involved in this, and Song Chen has to be angry.

What made him even more angry was that once Xu Jilin had finished speaking, there were still a group of people echoing him, which was really fanning the flames.

As a father, deposing the eldest son already made him feel bad. At this moment, facing this group of foolish officials, he really didn't want to bear it anymore, so he directly said with a cold face, "This matter cannot be discussed any further, retreat from the court!"

The king left with a flick of his sleeves, unexpectedly the matter was not over.

After the imperial study was over, another group of old ministers pleaded for orders.

It was said to be begging, but it was actually persecution, Song Chen sneered, and announced a few leaders to come in.

So Duke Xu Jilin of Peiguo, Taifu Yao and others knelt down before the king again.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince is born of my Xu family. Now that he has made a mistake, this uncle is also responsible. I am willing to take the responsibility for him. I beg your majesty to commit the crime, and I only ask your majesty to take back his order."

As soon as Xu Jilin finished speaking, Yao Shu also knelt down and said, "As a grand tutor, I also dereliction of duty. I also ask the emperor to punish me. I beg you to give the prince another chance."

The rest of the assistant ministers followed suit and seconded their proposals one after another.

Anping Houzheng also wanted to speak, but when the king dropped his hand, he said angrily: "Okay, since you have to take responsibility, I will fulfill you. The crown prince made a mistake, and Taifu Yao Shu seriously dereliction of duty. From now on, he will lose his official rank and return to his hometown to recuperate." Let's go! Everyone in Zhan Shi's mansion will be demoted to three ranks and fined for one year; Duke Pei Guo will gather people to force the palace to provoke troubles, and he will lose his title of duke immediately and return to Marquis of Pingnan!"

Looking coldly at Marquis Anping at the end of the team, the king said coldly, "Who else?"

Anpinghou lowered his head and dared not make a sound.

Those who were cut by the king were stupid.They thought that if a dozen of them threatened together, the king would always compromise. How could they lose their official position in the blink of an eye?
Grand Tutor Yao Shu couldn't believe his ears even more. Song Chen said that he was a first-rank Grand Tutor. This, this is gone?
Only Xu Jilin's face was ashen, and even his body was trembling slightly. Anyone could see how much he hated him!

"Back off!" Song Chen scolded.

"Sir, retire!"

The others were still at a loss, but Xu Jilin, who had been stripped of his duke position, responded angrily, then got up and stepped out of the palace gate.Seeing him like this, the rest of the people didn't dare to hesitate any longer, they all bowed and retreated.

After such an incident, Song Chen, who originally planned to issue a formal edict at a later date, immediately sent a cabinet scholar to come over and order him to draw up an edict to abolish the crown prince. In less than half a day, the imperial edict was drawn up.

So in the early morning of the second day, the waste storage was officially announced to the world.

Regardless of the wind and rain outside, when the imperial decree was delivered to the East Palace, Song Chi calmly kowtowed to thank him.

Ignoring the regretful eyes of the palace people around him, the young man felt relieved.

He finally got rid of this shackle, and he didn't have to take on the responsibilities that he didn't want to take. He finally realized an unprecedented ease.

Also, she's still alive, isn't it great?

In Funing Palace, his imperial grandmother and stepmother were discussing his future.

"I haven't been able to keep Chi'er's position as the crown prince. The concubine has neglected her duties and asked her mother to forgive her." Chu Xue lowered her eyes, her face full of guilt.

The Empress Dowager sighed: "The important matter of the previous dynasty was also the emperor's decision. The Ai family knows that you can't be the master, so I don't blame you."

"Thank you, Queen Mother," she said.

"However, since Chi'er is no longer the crown prince, it is no longer appropriate to live in the East Palace. The most important thing right now is to find a place for him," said the Queen Mother.

Chu Xue nodded, and told her arrangement, "Chi'er is already seventeen, and she can go out of the palace to build a mansion. The concubine asked the emperor, and the emperor meant that he should give him the original Hengwang mansion. The old mansion has always been occupied by people." Look at it, it’s comfortable to live in.”

The queen mother nodded slightly, she was quite satisfied, Chu Xue said again: "According to the rules, the prince can only be crowned king when he reaches eighteen. The emperor said last night that the Ministry of Rites has already asked the Ministry of Rites to prepare a title, and Chi'er should be canonized earlier."

The queen mother sighed, "I hope this child can understand his father's heart. For next year's marriage, you should start early and prepare well. Don't let others look down on you."

When mentioning this matter, Chu Xue was a little embarrassed. After the marriage was arranged for Song Chi in the past, the Ministry of Rites engaged the Anping Marquis with the ceremony of marrying a prince concubine. Now that Song Chi is no longer the prince, the previous marriage is naturally invalidated.He wanted to discuss it again with the Marquis of Anping, but there were rumors that the Marquis of Anping wanted to regret the marriage.

The Queen Mother asked, "What's the matter?"

Chu Xue told the truth.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Sure enough, she's really stalking her! Forget it, there are so many good women in the world, he's in trouble, we don't need it, this marriage, if it's abolished, let's just abolish it! Look for opportunities later, and then choose a door for Chi'er OK!"

In fact, if the emperor's order is forcibly suppressed, even if Marquis Anping is unwilling, this marriage will still be possible, but they cannot tolerate a single grain of sand in their eyes, let alone their children being wronged.Chu Xue thought to herself, no matter whether the rumors are true or not, let it be abolished. Anyway, Song Chi doesn't have the lady of the Houfu in his heart, so instead of insisting on getting together and asking her to find another husband, it may not be a bad thing.

In the past, Hengwang Mansion was always taken care of by people, so even though there was no master living there for a few years, it was still in good order.So within a few days, Song Chi moved out of the East Palace and moved into Hengwang Mansion.

When leaving the East Palace, the young man took a final look around the East Palace where he had lived for five years, then smiled slightly, and left without any regrets.

finally free.

After Song Chi left the palace, after looking for a day, Chu Xue went to look at him.

Although she would go to the palace to pay her respects from time to time, as the queen mother, she also wanted to show her concern.After briefly turning around, she asked Song Chi, "It's been a month since I've lived here, are you getting used to everything?"

Song Chi stood still and bowed his head, respectfully said: "My mother is concerned, everything is fine."

Chu Xue smiled and nodded, "That's good. The old people from the former mansion are serving here. That's not bad. If you need anything in the future, just ask me."

"Yes." The young man lowered his head and said yes.

After the waste storage incident, he was obviously calmer. Looking at the young man who was already much taller than himself, he recalled that when he first entered this mansion, he was only 11 years old. It has been invalidated, after a while, after your canonization ceremony, I will organize it again for you..."

"Mother..."

A boy who was listening quietly raised his head suddenly, interrupted her, coughed lightly again, and said: "My son knows that the queen mother is for my son's good, but my son dares to ask my mother one more thing, whether the marriage can be done or not?" Temporarily postponed... Erchen feels that his current state of mind is not suitable for starting a family."

Chu Xue was stunned, seeing the young man's almost begging gaze, she nodded her head and said, "Alright, since you have an idea, I won't force it."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Chi'er, have you ever regretted it at this point?" She suddenly asked.

"She's still alive, so I'm worth it. My son doesn't regret it."

The young man lowered his voice and said what was in his heart, but it made people feel a little bitter.

It's getting late, and it's time to go back to the palace.Song Chi accompanied her out of the yard, and seeing the carriage not far ahead, Chu Xue suddenly said in a low voice, "You are in Xuanmiao Palace, you are safe for the time being, wait a while, and figure out your own way."

Song Chi was taken aback, and immediately looked at her gratefully after realizing it, but didn't know what to say for a moment, Chu Xue smiled, and said loudly: "It's time for me to go back, I heard that the Ministry of Rites has already drawn up a title, you go first Get ready and wait for the title of king."

"Yes. My son respectfully sent off his mother to the empress." As he spoke, the young man lifted his robe and kowtowed heavily for her.

She smiled, turned around and boarded the gilded carriage.

One year later.

Suburbs of Beijing.

Yu Wang Song Chi, who was dressed in ordinary civilian clothes but could not conceal his nobleness, was slowly walking up the stone steps.

After walking the last section of the mountain road, he will be able to see that person, that figure he has never forgotten.

Feeling timid near the hometown, he suddenly became a little apprehensive, and his pace slowed down.

Seeing this, the attendants around him thought he was tired, and asked in a low voice: "Master, do you want to take a rest?"

He waved his hand, took a deep breath, and finally walked the last part of the way.

A small small stone courtyard is located in the back mountain of Xuanmiao Palace. A month ago, Gu Pinnian who "died suddenly" of a sudden illness was placed here.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, her heart tightened, she hesitated again and again, and finally walked to the door.

The outstretched hand trembled a little, she stabilized herself with all her strength, and opened the door.

Then I saw that that person really appeared in front of me.Tears fell down unpreparedly, and when she saw the man in front of her, her eyes were also red.

The forest was silent, as if there were only two people left, he sighed: "My dear, I finally see you."

She bit her lip and trembled, unable to say a word.

"Come with me, okay?" He stared at the girl in front of him.

After dying once, she is no longer Concubine Ning, what else can she do?In this lifetime, you can finally be your own master, right?

She nodded tearfully.

What awaited her was a belated hug.

But no matter how late, it finally came.

(End of this chapter)