Chapter 138
Prince Li of the First Rank and the six ministers had guessed most of the Emperor’s decision, but they didn’t expect the Emperor to decide on the Crown Prince so quickly. The Emperor hadn’t officially appointed a Crown Prince in the past few decades. Even if he did treat a prince differently, the Emperor would nurture and guard against him. He wouldn’t announce it so early.
Prince Li of the First Rank and the ministers were very satisfied with King Jing. They didn’t have any objections when the Emperor appointed King Jing as the Crown Prince, but as ministers, they couldn’t directly agree. The Emperor’s heart was hard to predict. Prince Li of the First Rank and the ministers thought about it, and could only kneel in unison and say, “Your Majesty is still young. Please reconsider.”
The Emperor smiled but didn’t say anything.
He used to think he was young, but this change in the palace made him realize that he was no longer young. Faced with Princess Langya’s surprise attack, he didn’t have the strength to resist. This was a shame, but also a helplessness. Although he was only trapped for a while, and the other party was too sinister and disguised as someone he didn’t expect, he was already showing signs of old age after being escorted here and there. No matter how much he nurtured, his energy couldn’t return to the past.
He didn’t want to admit that life was rare. According to this calculation, he had already lived for more than half of his life. He didn’t know how many years he had left. The truth of Empress Xiaohui and the Fourth Prince’s deaths was also a heavy blow to him.
He had been the Emperor for a long time, but he was still powerless in certain matters. Power and position couldn’t replace his dead wife and children, and couldn’t replace the lost years. The imperial power that had been in his hands for so long, it was time to let it go.
He had previously tried to let King Jing handle government affairs and found that King Jing was doing well. The Emperor was very satisfied. He thought that since he had already decided to be King Jing, why not announce it early and happily let go of power? In any case, he didn’t care about government affairs. It was more justifiable for the Crown Prince to take over, and he wouldn’t be in a hurry when he ascended the throne in the future.
The Emperor only thought about it for a moment, but he was stunned when he thought about the Crown Prince ascending the throne in the future.
However, appointing King Jing as the Crown Prince was something that would happen sooner or later, so the Emperor quickly let it go.
Prince Li of the First Rank and the ministers pleaded several times, but the Emperor didn’t change his mind. In the end, Prince Li of the First Rank and the ministers expressed that they would support the Emperor’s decision.
In the following court session, the Emperor ordered Prince Li of the First Rank to read out the prepared edict in front of everyone, officially appointing King Jing as the Crown Prince.
This time, the Emperor did not tell King Jing anything. King Jing himself did not expect that the Emperor would make him the Crown Prince in what seemed like an ordinary morning court session. King Jing was stunned for a while. Then, under the constant urging of King Li of the First Rank, he knelt down and accepted the edict in front of all the officials.
At this moment, many thoughts flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern. When he came back to his senses, he had just finished kowtowing to the Emperor.
In order to show the importance of the Crown Prince, the Emperor smiled and pulled the newly minted Crown Prince to give him a round of encouragement. He also ordered the ministers to help the Crown Prince familiarize himself with the affairs of the various ministries and help the Crown Prince handle the affairs of the court.
When the Ministry of Rites received the order, they immediately began to prepare for the coronation ceremony.
After the court session ended, the Emperor asked the Crown Prince to stay behind.
“Tian Chi, how do you feel?” The Emperor asked.
On this day, when Mu Tianchi attended court, the people around him still called him His Highness King Jing. After the reading of the edict, he became “His Highness the Crown Prince”. He felt that it was too sudden, but he couldn’t say it in front of the Emperor. He could only nod his head with mixed feelings.
“… Do well.” The Emperor smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
In fact, the Emperor had a lot to say, but he didn’t know where to start.
It was about the position of the Crown Prince, about the father-son relationship that they had painstakingly built.
The Emperor once heard that during the rebellion of Princess Langya, Da Bao carried a small slingshot and wanted to save him.
The Emperor felt warm at the words of the child, but he also felt strange. How could such a young child have such courage? Could it be that he wanted his reward?
When he asked Da Bao, Da Bao himself couldn’t explain it clearly. However, Li Yu said, “You are his grandfather. This is a matter of course.”
The Emperor was used to seeing all kinds of schemes in his life. He was also used to doing things with ulterior motives, but he forgot that there were also things in the world that didn’t ask for anything in return.
For example, kinship. It was precisely because he was a grandfather and a relative that Da Bao tried his best to save him.
Da Bao was like this, and so was King Jing. Although King Jing himself didn’t mention it, the Emperor knew very well that if King Jing didn’t save him that day and allowed him to be killed by Princess Langya, no one would blame King Jing. King Jing might have directly ascended the throne.
However, King Jing didn’t. This was also the father-son relationship between King Jing and him.
The Emperor deliberated and said something he wouldn’t say in the past.
“Tianchi, if you don’t disappoint me, I won’t disappoint you either.”
The Crown Prince didn’t expect the Emperor to confide in him so sincerely. He also tried and slowly nodded.
“By the way, there’s one more thing that I’ve been thinking about for a long time.” The Emperor looked kindly at the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince was already appointed, the Emperor felt that there was no need to beat around the bush. He directly said what was on his mind.
“Back then, your wedding was held at the western border. I was unable to attend and always felt regretful. I want to hold a make-up wedding for you and the Crown Princess after the coronation ceremony … Tianchi, what do you think? ”
The Crown Prince: “…”
At King Jing’s residence.
On a whim, Li Yu was teaching Dabao how to write.
Although Dabao was only a little more than a year old, he could already recognize many words. The Emperor specially appointed a teacher for Dabao, and the teacher would assign homework to Dabao every day and ask Dabao to write at home.
Although Dabao was young, he was the most hardworking child in the imperial study. Whatever the teacher assigned him, he must complete it. When other children came back from school, they would eat snacks and go to sleep. Dabao slept for a short while before getting up and asking Wang Xi to carry him to the study to write.
He usually had a teacher to teach him, and the Emperor often gave him special treatment. His small and tender hands were already good at holding a brush, but the words he wrote really couldn’t be considered good-looking.
However, this didn’t affect Dabao’s love for learning.
Li Yu was originally passing by and saw Dabao writing with his butt sticking out. His little chubby face was solemn, and for some reason, he thought of Old Gong, who had the same expression. He held back his laughter until his stomach hurt.
When he took another look at Dabao’s words, Li Yu really laughed out loud.
After being laughed at by his father, Dabao pouted his lips so high that an oil bottle could be hung from them.
“Be good, Dabao. Father will teach you.”
After Li Yu laughed, his son immediately tried to salvage the situation. He carefully recalled how King Jing taught him to write. Li Yu’s heart was filled with sweetness, and he copied King Jing. He wrapped Dabao’s little tender hands and began to write. As he wrote, he said, “Dabao, just write according to what Father wrote.”
Recently, Li Yu didn’t have to worry about being a secondary consort, so he was in a good mood and wrote very quickly. After writing one piece, he stopped and let Dabao watch.
Dabao was originally looking forward to Li Yu’s writing. King Jing’s father’s writing was praised by even the Great Scholar, so Dabao felt that his father shouldn’t be bad either. However, after his father taught him to write one piece, Dabao’s dream was shattered.
His father’s writing was worse than his. Dabao, who felt cheated, didn’t want his father to teach him how to write anymore.
However, his father’s hands were itching and he didn’t notice it at all. He wanted to continue teaching Dabao, but Dabao turned his body and faced his father with his butt, firmly refusing.
Li Yu, who suddenly realized that his son was disdainful of him, was speechless.
The word ‘disdain’ didn’t exist in a fish’s dictionary.
Li Yu sneered and threw Dabao’s brush away. He was ready to teach this fish cub a lesson for daring to disdain his father.
Dabao realized that something was wrong. He quickly slid down from the table and tried to run away with his short legs.
Li Yu pounced forward and forcefully twisted Dabao’s body over. He blew into his palm and began to crack Dabao.
Dabao giggled. Just when the adults and children were having fun, Wang Xi suddenly rushed in as if he didn’t care about his life. He held onto the door and took a long breath. He said ecstatically, “Wangfei, there’s, there’s great news — — His Highness has been appointed as the Crown Prince by His Majesty!”
Li Yu, “!!!”
No way, the Crown Prince was appointed just like that?
He thought that the Emperor would wait a little longer, at least one or two years, or at most four or five years. After all, the Emperor placed great importance on power and position. Perhaps he would test King Jing again. Last time, he sent King Jing to the western border. In the future, he might go to the southern border. He didn’t expect that the Emperor would directly appoint the Crown Prince …
Well, in the past, the Emperor always let King Jing take over the government. Li Yu more or less got a glimpse of the Emperor’s intentions.
In the novel, King Jing wasn’t appointed as the Crown Prince, but his son, Old Gong, did.
Although it wasn’t an official ascension, he was very close to that position.
Li Yu’s eyes were a little moist, but he was happy for Old Gong from the bottom of his heart. Just when he was thinking about how to celebrate King Jing’s return, Wang Xi said, “His Highness has been appointed as the Crown Prince, so you will be the Crown Princess. The imperial edict will arrive soon. The Emperor also said that after the ceremony, he will personally hold another wedding for His Highness and you … ”
Li Yu: “…”
Li Yu originally felt very happy, but when he heard this, he was instantly horrified. It couldn’t be. He had already given birth to four fish sons, and he was still carrying a small cotton-padded jacket in his stomach. How could he still want to get married?
“What did His Highness say?”
Li Yu really hoped that Old Gong would refuse. It was a little shameful to get married while pregnant. Moreover, they had already consummated their marriage twice and had even gotten married once. It felt weird to do it again.
“His Highness, he …”
Just as Wang Xi was about to answer, he caught a glimpse of the main character entering the room from the corner of his eye. He smiled and corrected himself, “You can ask him yourself.”
Recently, Wang Xi had become more and more familiar with his master’s mood. As soon as his master returned, Eunuch Wang immediately retreated with his little master.
“Tian Chi, are you the Crown Prince?”
Li Yu was happy to see Old Gong. He held his stomach and walked over happily.
His lower abdomen had begun to protrude. Mu Tianchi was worried when he saw him walking. He quickly stopped him and strode forward to support Li Yu so that he could lean on him at all times.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince!” Li Yu proudly winked at him.
Mu Tianchi was originally a little reserved, but Xiaoyu’s lively appearance made him want to laugh.
Becoming the Crown Prince was a big step forward. He knew very well that if it weren’t for Xiaoyu, he was afraid that he would still be a mute prince. He didn’t even know where his position as the Crown Prince would be.
“Xiaoyu, it’s all thanks to you. Thank you too,” King Jing said.
This was what he thought the most during the morning court.
“Hm, hm? Are you being polite? I heard from Wang Xi. Congratulations, Your Highness … I heard that Father is going to hold a wedding for us? ”
Li Yu panicked when he thought of the scale of the battle in the west and the crowd.
King Jing thought that he was dissatisfied, so he nervously held his hand. “You’re not feeling well, so I didn’t agree … Do you feel slighted?”
“Really? Of course not! ”
Li Yu couldn’t help but laugh. So King Jing really rejected him? He was indeed the man he liked. Even his rejection was telepathic.
Li Yu praised his man in his heart. Just as he was praising him, his man said, “I’ve already told Father. It won’t be too late to hold the wedding after you’ve given birth and your body has recovered. You won’t feel wronged.”
King Jing’s lips were full of a satisfied smile as he promised Li Yu. Li Yu was speechless.
He still wanted to hold the wedding after giving birth? He might as well not have rejected it!
Princess Jinjue said that after giving birth, it was like a cloth bag that had been emptied. He was afraid that he would become a cloth bag and marry Old Gong …
However, when he saw King Jing’s expression, he felt ashamed. Did King Jing like it very much?
After all, they could consummate their marriage again.
… Forget it. Since Old Gong liked it, they could talk about it later.
It was just fitting, red bedding, and wearing a wedding dress. He was very familiar with the idea of marriage. At most, he would lose weight after giving birth.
Li Yu touched his thin waist and slowly looked forward to the wedding.
Li Yu’s reaction to Old Gong becoming the Crown Prince seemed normal.
The Crown Prince himself also felt that the Crown Princess was very calm. She was indeed a carp spirit.
Who knew that in the middle of the night, something would happen.
The sleeping fish woke up several times and pushed Old Gong awake. He shouted anxiously, “Tianchi, are you really the Crown Prince?”
Mu Tianchi nodded for the nth time. He patted Li Yu’s back and hugged him.
This fish wasn’t really calm. He just reacted too slowly.
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