After Qingyu returned from the palace, he began to discuss with the housekeeper about the shops and properties owned by the prince and princess, and called all the shop owners under the prince and princess.
Looking at everyone, the butler finally spoke: "Now that the prince is out fighting, and the atmosphere in Kyoto is weird, what do you think?"
The shopkeepers didn't know what the housekeeper meant by this. Looking at the housekeeper, the chief shopkeeper asked, "Does the housekeeper want us to temporarily close the business?"
When the stewards heard this, they wondered if the situation had gotten so serious. The steward sighed, and even Concubine Qing was recalled to the palace by the emperor for protection.
But now that the prince is not here, the situation this time is different from the past. No one knows what the other party will do and when. Thinking of this, the butler thought.
Even if the business is a little worse, we still have to keep these people, so we decided to stick to the original plan: "If possible, this is what I plan to do."
"The atmosphere in Kyoto has been tense recently, and many shops have closed down. This is normal. It's not good for people to find opportunities to frame you."
After the housekeeper said this, the shopkeeper at noon had nothing to say and could only go back and close the shop. Only Yue Niang smiled and said, "Housekeeper, my two shops cannot be closed."
After listening to Yue Niang's words, the housekeeper was stunned for a moment: "Why? But your Yangsheng Hall and Shengyan Hall are definitely one of the shops that people want the most."
Qingyu also coughed twice and said, "Sister Yue Niang, let's close the shop for now, but don't disband the medical team. Let them go back to the countryside."
"The reason for closing is that the princess is away and we are out of stock, that's all."
Yue Niang frowned and looked at Qingyu: "It must be closed. This is the princess's intention. Take advantage of this time to give you a holiday and go out and have some fun."
This was the news from Qian Jiujiu. They would not take this step unless it was absolutely necessary. However, the housekeeper and Qingyu discussed it and decided to take it when it was absolutely necessary.
It was too late. These people in front of them were the backbone of the palace and could not be lost. Everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
After dealing with the noise outside, Qingyu reported everything to Qian Jiujiu, including the matter of Concubine Qing entering the palace, and Qian Jiujiu was looking at the news.
He felt relieved. Losing money or something like that didn't matter at all, as long as no one was hurt. Hongyue even stopped the construction of the hot spring manor over there.
The masters of the hot spring manor refused to leave and waited there, waiting for the princess to return to continue their work, while Hongyue invited Chen Da to the palace.
If we have to retreat at that time, we can retreat together. Because Qian Jiujiu took Xiaoman away from the palace, the two people who were supposed to get married did not get married.
All business in the palace stopped overnight. Some were out of stock, some were deserted. It was as if all the power belonging to the palace had been hidden overnight.
When this happened, the first people to know about it were of course Mu Yesheng and the Liu family. However, when he found out that everyone in the palace was still there, Mu Yesheng just sneered twice.
"These people are quite capable. They knew that I was going to take action, and they all evacuated in advance. Find them for me, even if I have to dig deep into the ground."
"Then kill them all without mercy! The palace and Mu Yexiao's forces must all be wiped out by this prince."
Of course, the emperor also got the news. He didn't think that Mu Yesheng had such great ability to eliminate the forces belonging to Xiaowang Mansion at the same time. It must be an arrangement of Xiaowang Mansion.
All he had to do now was to guard the palace, the queen and Concubine Qing. When Mu Yexiao came back, Mu Yesheng and his gang would not be able to make any more noises.
However, when the emperor learned that the general's mansion had gathered tens of thousands of troops outside Kyoto, his mood became unhappy.
General Liu actually went to the palace to ask for an audience and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you."
The emperor looked at General Liu and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, the issue of the crown prince concerns the foundation of the country. Your Majesty is no longer young. Isn't it time to appoint a crown prince?"
The emperor's face turned red with anger, and he sneered at General Liu: "I wonder who the candidate for the crown prince is that General Liu is talking about? Tell me, and I will take it into consideration."
General Liu curled his lips and said, "Of course it's the Third Prince Mu Yesheng. The Third Prince is young and promising, and very talented. Of course, he is the best candidate for the Crown Prince."
The emperor looked at General Liu and said, "I will think about it. How about I give you an answer during the morning court tomorrow?"
General Liu did not expect the emperor to agree immediately, so he nodded and said, "Then please consider it carefully. I will wait for your good news at the morning court tomorrow."
After saying that, General Liu didn't even bother to say anything. He just turned around and walked out. The emperor was so angry that he threw his nose to the ground.
The eunuch beside him immediately stood beside the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. The news here should be passed on to Prince Xiao as soon as possible."
The emperor snorted coldly: "Of course I know, but now is not the time."
The eunuch did not speak, but remained silent, and at the next morning's court session, as expected by the emperor, General Liu also came to the court session.
And the first thing he did was to mention the matter of appointing a crown prince: "Your Majesty, I wonder what your Majesty thinks about this matter of appointing a crown prince?"
The emperor's eyes shuttled back and forth among these ministers: "My dear ministers, do you also think that I should appoint a crown prince? Let's speak freely today. Express your opinions."
When the ministers heard the emperor say this, they were all stunned for a moment. Some of them didn't understand what the emperor meant by this? Did he agree to enthronize him or not
A minister on General Liu's side received General Liu's signal and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, the matter of appointing a crown prince is related to the foundation of the country."
"It is naturally a good thing to be able to confirm it early."
The emperor looked at the minister and said, "Who do you think I should choose as the crown prince? Please recommend one to me."
The ministers were worried. What was wrong with the emperor today? Why did he speak so strangely? As Peng Aiqing listened to the emperor's words, he was pushed out by General Liu again.
There was only one way to go, looking at the emperor: "Your Majesty, I think the third prince Mu Yesheng is naturally intelligent and will definitely make our Great Zhou Kingdom even stronger."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, glanced at Lord Peng, and said nothing. However, these words made the people from the Ren family very unhappy, because the people from the Ren family.
But the one who always supported Xiao Wang Mu Yexiao, Lord Ren was very dissatisfied when he heard this: "Born smart? Can he become the crown prince?"
"I think Prince Xiao Mu Yexiao is the best candidate for the crown prince. This is obvious to everyone. Prince Xiao is the most outstanding among all the princes."
"Regardless of his military achievements or contributions to the Great Zhou, the position of Crown Prince must belong to King Xiao."
The ministers on both sides began to argue about this. One side said that Prince Xiao Mu Yexiao should be the crown prince, while the other side from General Liu's mansion insisted that Mu Yesheng was the crown prince.
So the two groups began to argue in the hall, while another group, the royalists, just watched silently like the emperor.
The eunuch beside the emperor suddenly shouted, "Dismiss the court."
The ministers who were still arguing were stunned for a moment before they realized that the emperor had left. Now that the emperor had left, it was useless to say anything.
On the other side, Qian Jiujiu also received the news that the emperor was being forced by General Liu to appoint a crown prince. After receiving the news, Qian Jiujiu came to Mu Yexiao.
"Your Highness, this is the news that has just been sent from Kyoto. The Emperor is being forced to make Mu Yesheng the Crown Prince. Do you have any ideas?"
Mu Yexiao glanced at Qian Jiujiu and said, "We don't need to do anything about this matter. Father will take care of it. But our matter seems to be more urgent."
"The catapult you invented has been made and used on the battlefield. It works very well, but it is obviously impossible to throw it directly into the enemy camp."
Qian Jiujiu blinked and looked at Mu Yexiao with a smile: "Mu Yexiao, have you ever released a Kongming lantern?"
Mu Yexiao nodded: "On the Queen Mother's birthday again, let her go once, what's wrong?"
Qian Jiujiu curled his lips and said, "Then have you landed the Kongming lantern at the granary of the enemy camp? Then you can burn the enemy's granary."
The corner of Mu Yexiao's mouth twitched: "Where do you get such a weird idea? I can't control the Kongming lantern, and the Kongming lantern will fly higher and higher."
Mu Yexiao rubbed Qian Jiujiu's head while talking, and expressed some helplessness towards Qian Jiujiu's idea. Qian Jiujiu curled her lips and said, "What can we do then?"
"How about making the trebuchet longer? The longer it is, the farther it can throw. Do you want to try it?"
"You'd better go to bed early. I will find a way to deal with this matter myself. This time it must be ended early."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao and said that. She had no choice. After all, she would not agree to make the bomb. So she closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Mu Yesheng watched Qian Jiujiu fall asleep, and then he continued to deal with things. He didn't go to bed until the person who came to die again at night was killed.
Looking at Qian Jiujiu's big belly, Mu Yexiao had a flash of worry in his mind. Then he was about to sleep next to Qian Jiujiu, but he saw Qian Jiujiu suddenly open her eyes.
"Mu Yexiao, my leg is cramping."
This was the first time Qian Jiujiu had leg cramps since she became pregnant! Mu Yexiao quickly rubbed her legs.