Why did he suddenly feel like everyone was forcing him to kill Mu Yesheng? Looking at the Queen Mother, the Emperor sighed, "Mu Yesheng is my son after all."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she snorted coldly: "They are going to kill you, but you still think of him as your son. Forget it, I am an old man anyway."
"I don't know how many times I'll have to go through something like this. This is my fate. But that's another matter. Let me ask you, do you really want to make Mu Yexiao the crown prince?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment: "Does your mother think I have any other choice?"
The Queen Mother opened her mouth but said nothing. She just sighed and no one knew what she was thinking. After a long while, she finally spoke.
"So what do you think of the Fourth Prince Mu Yezhe?"
The emperor subconsciously retorted: "No, Mu Yezhe's personality is not suitable for being an emperor. As for your mother, I have already made up my mind. It is Xiao'er."
During the morning court session the next day, the emperor asked the eunuchs to reward a number of meritorious ministers in front of everyone, and also named Mu Yexiao the crown prince.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that the Sixth Prince Mu Yexiao, who possesses both talent and virtue, is hereby appointed the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom."
Everyone began to congratulate Mu Yexiao, and from today on Mu Yexiao was no longer a prince, but a crown prince.
Just after Mu Yexiao was named the Crown Prince, news came out from the harem that a concubine would be chosen for the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince currently only wanted a princess, who must be of concubine's birth.
Although she had some reputation among the people, she was still not qualified to be named the Crown Princess. At most, she was a concubine of the Crown Prince. And this time, the Crown Princess had to be chosen from among the legitimate daughters of the ministers.
Of course, the Emperor didn't know about this. It was all the Empress Dowager's idea. When the Empress Dowager had just finished reading the imperial edict to appoint the Crown Prince, she asked the eunuchs around her to come to the palace to read out the imperial edict.
When Qian Jiujiu and the others learned that an imperial decree had arrived, they were still a little surprised, and then they heard the eunuch's voice reading: "The Queen Mother's imperial decree has arrived. In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Princess Qian Jiujiu, who is kind and virtuous, is specially appointed as the Crown Prince's concubine..."
Qian Jiujiu no longer heard what followed, but she heard the four words "Emperor's concubine". Not only Qian Jiujiu heard it clearly, but everyone in the palace heard it clearly.
This imperial decree meant that Qian Jiujiu was changed from a princess to a concubine of the crown prince? What the hell was this? Qian Jiujiu, a modern person, was a little confused.
These songs were sung by ancient people who were born and raised there. The housekeepers in the palace were all confused. Since the prince had become the crown prince, the princess should be the crown princess.
How did she suddenly become the prince's concubine
After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, he looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Crown Prince Consort, please accept the edict."
Qian Jiujiu then realized that from today on, she was the prince's concubine, and she couldn't help but put on a show. The old thing, the Queen Mother, really found the right time to make things difficult for her.
She had just been appointed as the prince's concubine, and the other side immediately chose a wife from a famous family for Mu Yexiao. Qian Jiujiu was so depressed.
But she didn't take it seriously. After all, the actual situation of the matter still depended on Mu Yexiao's decision.
Qian Jiujiu also has to express her stance, but she can't be too stingy, otherwise, her reputation among the people will be compromised.
Xiaoman was different. She exploded on the spot and looked at the eunuch: "Are you the chief eunuch of the Queen Mother?"
The eunuchs around the Queen Mother hated to hear someone say that he was a eunuch. Now when they heard Xiaoman's words, they were immediately displeased: "Who are you?"
Xiao Man snorted coldly: "I am the Princess of Yongxi County. I have something to ask you. Has Prince Xiao been named the Crown Prince?"
"My Lord, yes."
"Then does the prince know about this imperial decree? Also, does the queen mother want to choose a princess consort for the prince who is from a noble family and is decent and generous?"
"Yes."
Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, then looked at the eunuch in front of him and said, "Kick her out."
The eunuch was stunned for a moment and looked at Xiaoman: "Princess Yongxi, what do you mean by this?"
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Xiaoman and knew that Xiaoman was venting his anger for her. She ignored her and just watched the people in the mansion beat the little eunuch out.
Xiaoman looked at Qian Jiujiu with some dissatisfaction: "Sister, aren't you angry at all?"
Qian Jiujiu rolled her eyes and said, "Can you calm down? This is just the Queen Mother's order. I will make sure she takes back the decree as she issued it."
"Don't worry, Mu Yexiao will handle this matter."
Xiaoman was not satisfied: "Although my brother-in-law will handle it, I am still very angry. No, I must teach that old woman a lesson, but what should I do?"
Qian Jiujiu looked at Xiaoman and felt warm in her heart: "Okay, don't think too much. If you have any requests, you can throw them to Mu Yexiao."
"I believe him, he will handle it. Besides, let's go out of town for a while. Let's pick up the kids while we're at it. I miss them a little."
Xiaoman curled her lips: "Okay."
Qian Jiujiu looked at Xiaoman and saw that she agreed, but she had a burden hanging on her lips, so she couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, I'm not angry anymore."
"To be frank, the Queen Mother is just a stranger to us. There is no need to get angry over a stranger."
Of course, this was because Qian Jiujiu completely trusted Mu Yexiao, otherwise, by now, the situation would have been turned upside down.
The news of the imperial decree was known to all the major families at once. Mu Yexiao was named the crown prince, and the position of the crown prince's wife was beckoning to them.
The position of the maternal relative is now in front of them. How could these noble families not be tempted? They are all preparing and rubbing their hands, wanting to send their daughters to the prince's palace.
After Princess Qin Yu got the news, she immediately came to the Xiao Palace, which had not changed, and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Princess, I heard about this. Is this true?"
"You are just the prince's concubine?"
In fact, Qin Yu was also very angry in his heart. He thought that the relationship between Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu was very good and no one could interfere. However, he did not expect Mu Yexiao to be so shameless.
Now it seems that letting her second brother take Qian Jiujiu away is definitely for Qian Jiujiu's own good. Qian Jiujiu couldn't help but laugh when she saw Qin Yu coming.
"Princess Yu, are you also doing this for Jiujiu? That's not necessary, but Jiujiu has something to do now, so I won't keep you any longer."
Qin Yu was stunned for a moment and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "What are you going to do?"
Qian Jiujiu was stunned for a moment before answering: "The danger is over, so I'm going to go get my child back. I'll leave first."
In fact, Qian Jiujiu and Xiao Man were worried that Mu Yexiao would come back and they would have to go together, so it would be difficult to explain, so they were in a hurry! The one driving here was Gu Xiangning.
Qian Jiujiu blinked and looked at Gu Xiangning, and Xiaoman spoke: "Sister, Master only sent us to the entrance of the valley."
After hearing this, Qian Jiujiu didn't say anything else. She got into the carriage with Xiaoman. When they waited for the housekeeper to come out with a few maids, they saw that the carriage had already left.
The housekeeper suddenly became worried, as he was holding the Queen Mother's edict in his hand. It was obvious that the princess ran away from home because she was unhappy with the edict.
What should I do? Although they said they were going to pick up the young master, they didn't bring anyone with them. What if there was danger? No, the housekeeper thought about it and still felt that he should go find the prince.
That is the current Crown Prince Mu Yexiao. When Mu Yexiao received the imperial edict and expressed his gratitude, he was still a little conflicted. He knew that Qian Jiujiu had no intention of becoming the Crown Princess at all.
What should I do with this imperial edict? They haven't figured it out yet, but the other side is already discussing when to appoint the crown prince and the crown princess.
Mu Yexiao didn't hear whether the Crown Princess was Qian Jiujiu. He just saw a young eunuch coming in from outside and winking at him.
Mu Yexiao suddenly became even more worried. Before anyone could say anything, the young eunuch saw that the prince ignored him, and he couldn't help but get anxious and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
When the emperor was having a heated discussion with everyone, he was suddenly interrupted by a servant. Of course, he was a little unhappy, but he had to obey because of his majesty.
He still spoke: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The young eunuch then spoke: "The Queen Mother has issued an imperial decree, appointing Princess Xiao as the Crown Prince's concubine, and has also asked all the ministers of the noble families to prepare to select a concubine for the Crown Prince."
The emperor's expression instantly turned bad, and Mu Yexiao's eyes widened. He had only one thought in his mind: he was in trouble.
At this time, he walked out regardless, and just happened to see the butler at the palace gate: "Butler, why are you here? Where is the princess?"
What the hell is the Crown Prince's concubine? He didn't want to call her Qian Jiujiu like that. The housekeeper looked at Mu Yexiao with a bitter face and said, "My Lord, the princess has received the imperial decree."
"And then? How was the expression?"
Mu Yexiao looked a little anxious, so the housekeeper simply told him everything in one breath; "The princess's expression was very calm, but she turned around and left the palace with Master Yongxixian."
"She said she was going to pick up the two young masters, but in my opinion, the princess ran away from home."
When Mu Yexiao heard this, an idea suddenly emerged in his mind. He thought about what Qian Jiujiu said last time, to send the two children to the safest place in the world.
Which place is the safest, the place where no one else can find you, which is the place Qian Jiujiu has gone to now
What should he do then? He was left alone in Kyoto by Qian Jiujiu, and Qian Jiujiu actually ran away by himself.