HLnovel Chapter 368 5 decrees!
Chapter 368 5 decrees!
Apart from the "dog-raising" episode, the entire palace was still shrouded in the incident of the Queen Mother.
Just when everyone was wondering whether Situ Qing would forgive the prince or severely punish Xie Yuantang, Situ Qing issued an imperial decree:
1. Depose the Crown Prince Situ Lang! Punish him to guard the sea and never return to the capital.
2. Depose Jiang Suirui from the position of Queen and imprison her in the cold palace for life.
3. There will be no crown prince, and the supervision of the deposed crown prince will be under the full charge of the Second Prince Situ Ran for the time being.
4. From now on, the fifth prince Situ Yan and the sixth prince Situ Xu will enter the court to attend government affairs.
5. Prime Minister Xie Zhaoqing deceived his superiors and subordinates and committed many evil deeds. For the sake of the Fifth Prince's wife, he was given a cup of poisoned wine to keep his body intact. The entire Xie family was exiled to Dongchuan.
As soon as the five imperial edicts came out, everyone in the court was in an uproar!
The first two imperial edicts were within expectations, but the one about "not appointing a crown prince for the time being" made everyone think.
Although there was no crown prince, the second prince was put in charge. In fact, it was not much different from directly appointing the second prince as the crown prince. But the emperor chose to let the fifth prince and the sixth prince attend the court at this critical juncture.
In particular, several princes were given explanations, but the third prince Situ Mo was missed. There are so many things to figure out!
As for the ending of the Xie family, Situ Qing specifically mentioned Xie Yuantang to tell everyone that the Xie family is the Xie family, and Xie Yuantang is Xie Yuantang, the two have nothing to do with each other, and no one can use the Xie family to bully his daughter-in-law!
Yueying Palace.
For the first time, Situ Mo was so angry that he threw things: "Isn't it obvious that Father favors Second Brother? Why? During the Autumn Martial Arts Competition, he clearly... cough cough cough!"
Halfway through his words, Situ Mo couldn't hold back and started coughing violently. Ying Fei anxiously supported him and said, "Mo'er, you are not feeling well, don't get angry."
"Cough cough... How could I not be angry, I..." Before he could finish his words, Situ Mo looked at the blood coughed out from his palm and was slightly stunned.
Princess Ying was immediately shocked: "How could this happen? Haven't you been feeling much better recently? Why are you coughing up blood again?"
Situ Mo thought of something, narrowed his eyes and turned to look at her: "Mother, since the Queen Mother's accident, has the Emperor never summoned you again?"
Princess Ying was slightly stunned. Actually, Situ Qing seldom came here before, but he cared about his sons, so he would come over occasionally. But he has not come over and has not asked about anything during this period of time.
Princess Ying pursed her lips: "Now that you mention it, I just remembered that the emperor seemed to have gone to Wenxian Palace the day before yesterday... Maybe he was too busy..."
Situ Mo shook his head and said coldly, "No, Father recently summoned my second brother and my sixth brother, but he didn't call me. Even the matter of Princess Cang Que that I was responsible for before has now been given to my second brother."
Princess Ying's face changed slightly, and she looked up in shock: "Why is this? But what have you done recently, or has your father discovered something?"
Situ Mo clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "I didn't do anything, but... it's possible that someone deliberately made Father think that I did something."
He was too confident before, so he ignored the doubts in the matter of the Queen Mother. Now it seems that there may be something he doesn't know.
Situ Mo's eyes were dark and his voice was cold: "Mother, please look carefully to see if there is anything missing in your palace, especially that kind of medicine. I'm going to go out for a while."
After saying this, he strode out the door without waiting for Princess Ying's consent.
He wants to check which link has gone wrong!
Wenxian Palace.
Without outsiders around, Concubine Xian dared to show her smile: "Ran'er, look, your mother said that your father is a wise ruler. He can see your efforts."
Situ Ran smiled bitterly and said, "If only it were that simple."
If the emperor was really satisfied with him, why didn't he just make him the crown prince? He also deliberately mentioned the fifth and sixth brothers at this time. It was obvious that he wanted them to check and balance each other!
Seeing her son's expression, Empress Xian was stunned: "Ran'er is unhappy?"
Situ Ran shook his head and sighed, "If my father really makes me the crown prince one day, I will be happy, but... now I am stuck in this position, and I am more like a living target. If I am not careful, I will end up as the former crown prince!"
Concubine Xian's face turned pale immediately, and she hurriedly grabbed her son's sleeves and said, "What should we do? How about I send a message to your uncle..."
"Absolutely not!"
Situ Ran interrupted her immediately and said sternly, "Mother, the more we have to stay calm at this time, we must not follow the path of our eldest brother and fourth brother, abusing power for personal gain and making the relatives of the emperor powerful. This is the bottom line that our father cannot tolerate and must not be crossed."
Concubine Xian nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, mother is confused, you are right, then mother will not look for it, I will tell your uncles and others to behave themselves and not cause trouble for you."
Situ Ran hummed, and said solemnly: "The third brother will definitely not accept this. Whether my son can sit in this position safely or not, it cannot be done by me alone."
Empress Xian was stunned for a moment, thinking of Situ Yan and Situ Xu, and tried to suggest: "Why don't you get along well with Situ Yan? After all, your father loves him the most. If he can help you..."
Situ Ran shook his head again: "Fifth brother and his wife are not the kind of people who can be easily flattered. Besides, they have no ill will towards me. If I deliberately get close to them, it will annoy them. It is better for me to do my job well. As for the rest..."
He rubbed his temple with a headache and said, "Let's leave it to fate."
When Empress Xian heard this, she clenched her son's hand with heartache.
Situ Qing is good to all of his children, but he always scolds and punishes his own Ran'er!
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Royal study room.
After reading the secret letter in his hand, Situ Qing snorted coldly and handed it to Yan Guanqing: "Take a look, I thought that only Princess Cangque would come this time, but I didn't expect that some people would come uninvited. They are really thick-skinned!"
Yan Guanqing took the letter with suspicion, glanced at it, and frowned immediately: "The Qingyao Buddhist disciple Jiayan secretly came to the capital? What is he doing here?"
Situ Qing's face was gloomy: "I don't care what he comes to do, but it's better not to let me catch him, otherwise he won't be able to leave Xuanzhao alive!"
Yan Guanqing secretly took a deep breath, lowered his eyes, and his mind worked rapidly.
It seems that he needs to remind his good nephew not to have any contact with Jiayan!
Situ Qing looked at Yan Guanqing, glanced at his face, and changed the subject, asking, "Taifu, what do you think of my letting Ran'er take over the responsibility of the crown prince?"
Yan Guanqing was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said cautiously: "I think the emperor wants to avoid the factional disputes that may be caused by appointing a crown prince too early. However, although this will temporarily balance the parties, it is not a long-term solution, and..."
He paused and said, "Forgive me for speaking frankly, but the Second Prince was suddenly put in this position, like a target, I'm afraid he might have some thoughts in his mind..."
Situ Qing snorted with a half-smile, "Not just him, which of my sons doesn't have ideas? If Ran'er can hold on to this position, then the position of Crown Prince will be his. If he doesn't have the ability, even if I make him the Crown Prince, I'll be harming him."
To put it bluntly, this was a test from Situ Qing to Situ Ran.
Yan Guanqing was slightly startled, and bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
I just don’t know if Situ Ran can understand Situ Qing’s painstaking efforts, and whether he can hold on and keep his seat steady!