Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

Wuzhang Wang Liying learned that the emperor was seriously ill and dying, so he immediately put on a cloak and went out.

He personally visited the left and right prime ministers, as well as the Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, and Taiwei, and informed them of the emperor's serious illness.

Everyone was so anxious that they hurriedly changed into court clothes and braved the wind and snow to enter the palace with King Wu Zhang.

In addition, Li Ying also sent someone to notify the generals in charge of the defense of Shangjing, asking them to enter the palace as soon as possible.

Bian Ziming, who is the general of Xiaoqi, naturally also received the notice.

He learned that the emperor was seriously ill and might not last long, so his first thought was to enter the palace as soon as possible, even if he couldn't help, at least he should take this opportunity to show his loyalty.

But he quickly remembered Princess Zhao's reminder.

He hesitated for a while, and finally decided to follow Princess Zhao's suggestion, not to enter the palace for the time being, and to wait and see before talking.

Inside the sleeping hall.

Concubine Shu and Hua Qingqing have each selected a bamboo stick.

Both of them were very nervous, and the knuckles holding the bamboo sticks were a little white.

Others in the hall were also very nervous.

Everyone held their breath and looked at Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen.

Concubine Shu gritted her teeth, and took the lead in revealing the bamboo stick she was holding in her hand.

At first glance, the end of the bamboo stick is empty.

She immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, and then she turned to look at Concubine Zhen.

At this time, other people's eyes also fell on Concubine Zhen.

There are only two bamboo sticks in total.

Since Concubine Shu didn't write on the bamboo stick, the bamboo stick in Concubine Zhen's hand must have written on it.

Hua Qingqing's heart speeded up, and her nervousness and uneasiness surged, making her almost crumbling.

With a 1/2 chance, why was she bumped into him?

Why is her luck so bad? !

The emperor said hoarsely: "Concubine Zhen, did you win the draw?"

Even though she didn't want to face it, Hua Qingqing still had to let go of her sweaty fingers, revealing the word "Prince" written on the end of the bamboo stick.

Concubine Shu was the first to react and said quickly.

"Congratulations sister!"

The others also followed suit.

However, Hua Qingqing didn't feel happy at all.

She even wanted to cry a little bit.

The Seventh Prince is still so young, and he wants to be involved in the vortex of fighting for the throne.

If something happens to him in the future, she will hate herself to death.

The emperor had already ordered someone to write the imperial edict to enshrine the crown prince, and now it is only necessary to fill in the names of the seventh princes on the imperial edict, and then stamp it with the jade seal.

He ordered someone to bring the imperial edict, sat up with a sigh of relief, held the brush with his weak right hand, and tremblingly wrote the word "Li Qiong" on the edict.

Zuo Ji respectfully held the jade seal in front of the emperor.

The emperor picked up the jade seal, dipped it in ink pad, and was about to drop it when he heard a knock on the door.

His movements paused.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Wang's voice came in through the door.

"His Majesty, King Wu Zhang and the left and right prime ministers are here."

The emperor thought that they came at the right time, and the appointment of the crown prince had to be witnessed by the court ministers present, so as to avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings and guesses.

He put down the jade seal, leaned back on the soft pillow, and uttered a word weakly.

"Xuan."

Wuzhang Wang Li Ying walked in first, followed by the left and right prime ministers, in addition to the Taishi Taifu Taibao Taiwei.

The heads of civil servants of the entire imperial court were all present.

In addition, there are two military generals in charge of patrolling Beijing.

All of them are important people with real power.

Seeing the emperor's frail appearance, they were all very worried, and they all stepped forward to express their condolences.

The emperor's spirit is very low now, and he has no strength to talk nonsense with them.

He opened his mouth and said.

"You guys came just in time. I have something to announce, and I need your help to be a witness."

All the people present were smart people. As soon as they heard this, they knew that what the emperor wanted to announce was probably related to the throne.

as predicted.

The emperor said that he planned to appoint the seventh prince, Li Qiong, as the crown prince.

If something happens to him in the future, Li Qiong will inherit the throne.

Several courtiers were shocked.

The Prime Minister on the right exclaimed in astonishment: "I remember that the Seventh Prince is not yet one year old."

Li Ying lowered her eyes, suppressing the haze deep in her eyes.

Father would rather hand over the throne to a little baby who has not been weaned than to him.

From this it can be seen how much his father didn't want to see him.

The emperor said in a hoarse voice: "The Seventh Prince is a little younger, that's why you need to pay more attention to assist him, and with the help of King Wuzhang and King Zhao, the situation in the court must be stable."

Taibao couldn't help asking.

"Why doesn't Your Majesty consider making His Royal Highness Wu Zhang Wang a crown prince? Compared with the seventh prince who is still in his infancy, His Highness Wu Zhang Wang is obviously more suitable to be a crown prince."

Although the other ministers did not speak, it could be seen from their expressions that they had the same thoughts as the Taibao.

Letting a baby who is still in its infancy be the emperor, this thing is too childish!

If the emperor had only one son, the Seventh Prince, and had no other choice, then that would be fine.

But isn't there a King Wuzhang here?

Apart from his biological mother's lower background, he doesn't have any other problems!

The emperor took advantage of the situation to look at Li Ying, and was silent for a long time before speaking hoarsely.

"Do you want to be a prince?"

Li Ying still lowered his head, looking extremely submissive.

"I don't care who is the crown prince, I just hope that my father's condition will get better as soon as possible."

The emperor slowly spit out two words.

"lie."

He has been in a high position for so many years, how could he fail to see Li Ying's true thoughts?

If Li Ying really had no idea about the throne, how could he bring so many courtiers to the palace in the middle of the night?

Li Ying knelt down: "Please forgive me, Father."

Emperor: "You are both civil and military, brave and resourceful. You are indeed a good candidate to be the crown prince. It's a pity..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone in the center of the court knew what he was going to say.

...It's a pity that Li Ying's biological mother's status is too humble to be on the stage.

Li Ying remained silent, and gradually gathered his fingers hidden in his sleeves.

He's heard it too much.

Everyone looked down on his origin. It seemed that from the moment he was born, dirty blood flowed in his body, and he was born to be inferior.

Those people beat him, scolded him, tried their best to humiliate him, and stomped him hard into the mud.

He hates those people.

But what he hated the most was the superior emperor in front of him.

Occupying the identity of his biological father, he never cared about his life or death, allowing him to be bullied, and even watched his biological mother die from illness.

Li Ying desperately wanted to gain power and status, because only by obtaining these two things could he step down on the man in front of him whom he called Father Emperor.

He wants those who bullied him and killed his mother to pay with their blood!

At this time, Wu Wang walked in with the soup and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to take medicine."