Chapter 313: Determined

Chen Hai frowned, turned around and scolded: "Didn't you see that the emperor is tired and wants to rest?"

The little eunuch turned pale and turned to exit.

"Let the queen come in." The emperor sat up and glanced sideways out of the window. The sky had darkened, announcing that the day was about to pass again. "Has Tiankuo left the palace?"

Chen Hai quickly replied, "Yes. His Royal Highness King Xuan has accompanied the princess back to the palace."

The emperor hummed and said nothing more.

The queen quickly walked in with her personal maid. The maid held a jade tray with an exquisite bowl on it.

The queen bowed with a dignified and calm smile on her lips: "I know that the emperor is tired, so I asked the small kitchen in the harem to stew a bowl of bird's nest porridge. The emperor can eat a little."

The emperor glanced at her, with a smile on his face: "The queen is interested."

"This is what I should do." The queen turned around and took the bird's nest porridge on the jade plate, then dismissed the maid, "You guys go down first."

The palace man bowed his eyebrows and bowed his eyes as he left.

The Queen walked to the Emperor's side with the bird's nest in hand and sat down, stirring it with a spoon, as if she was preparing to serve the Emperor.

The emperor glanced at her, raised his hand and waved: "Chen Hai, please step aside first, I will stay with the queen for a while."

Chen Hai hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, I will resign."

The palace was quiet for a long time. The queen served the emperor with a spoonful of porridge, and occasionally wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, showing her virtuous and gentle manner.

"How does this bird's nest porridge go?"

"Not bad." The emperor smiled lightly, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Serving the Emperor and his concubine is a job that is hard to say the least." The Queen put down the bowl and reached out to squeeze his shoulders, "It seems that I haven't served the Emperor like this for a long time."

The emperor smiled and said: "We are an old married couple, how can we have so much leisure time?"

Yes, they are an old married couple.

When they were young, the concubines in the harem competed for favor in order to gain the favor of the emperor and give birth to a son and a half daughters.

Now at this age, all he wants is the chair under the emperor.

"Princess Xuan is happy, I am very happy." The queen lowered her eyes and said lightly, "Is the emperor happy?"

"Of course I am happy." The emperor raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, and sighed deeply, "There have been too many troubles recently, the harem is not peaceful, and neither Tianyin nor Tianzheng can worry about it. I am simply exhausted mentally and physically."

After a pause, "Don't take Tiankuo's being demoted to the county king too seriously. The man has made a promise. Since he has made a bet, he must abide by the bet. Let him stay in the palace for these two days. Stay with your daughter-in-law well, and when the opportunity comes, let her accumulate political achievements and earn back the title of prince."

The queen was silent for a moment, closing her eyes to cover up the haze in her eyes, "Your Majesty."

"Um?"

"There are a few words that I, my concubine, would not be happy to say."

The emperor turned to look at her, and after a moment, he slowly sat upright: "Do you want to talk about establishing a heir apparent?"

The queen nodded: "I have always ignored the disputes in the harem, not because I have no thoughts in my heart, but because I don't want to embarrass the emperor."

"I understand what you are thinking."

"Tiankuo is the emperor's legitimate son, but the emperor has never considered making him his heir apparent. I feel aggrieved."

The emperor and empress have been married for so many years, and they have never expressed their inner thoughts so frankly. The emperor was not angry after hearing this, but just pondered for a moment and said calmly: "Not only are you wronged, the Queen Mother and Concubine Duan also feel wronged. "

The queen made a move but said nothing.

"I know what you are thinking in your heart." The emperor closed his eyes, "You all think that I was forced to make Qinghuang the crown prince because of the pressure from Dongling and the Kingdom of Shu, right?"

The queen was silent.

"Queen, I have some heartfelt words for you today." The emperor sighed, "I made the decision to appoint Qinghuang as the heir apparent after careful consideration, and I also expected what I would face, but I had no other choice. "

"I was young when I ascended the throne, and the regent Lin Ao was in charge of the government. I was just a puppet. Even at the age of pro-government, the Lin family was not willing to hand over the power of regent. As a result, the vitality of Xiqi was seriously damaged after several years of civil strife. "

"I have worked hard over the years, diligently caring for the people, and caring for the country. I have always wanted to make Xi Qi prosperous, but I have always been unable to do so. The foreign enemies are strong, and tribute is paid year after year. The officials of Xi Qi form cliques, and the national treasury is empty and unable to support troops. This is Under this vicious cycle, I once had strong doubts about my abilities."

"Queen, I am actually not a jealous emperor, nor do I care about the powerful family behind the prince, but I do care about whether my son has the ability to control the powerful family behind him." The emperor tilted his head and smiled bitterly, "The answer is no."

As long as the emperor is strong and courageous, it doesn't matter if his relatives are more powerful. The emperor has many ways to check and balance.

But his sons have no such ability at all.

The queen lowered her eyebrows and remained silent, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Xiqi has reached a critical moment and cannot withstand another turmoil. If another powerful enemy attacks now, Xiqi will have no power to resist."

A look of exhaustion appeared on the emperor's eyebrows: "Whether it is a powerful enemy attacking the country or a civil strife in Xiqi, the consequences will be terrible."

The queen's expression was gloomy: "So in the eyes of the emperor, all of his sons are useless?"

"I know in my heart what their abilities are." The emperor said calmly, "If one of my five sons has the courage and ability of Qinghuang, let alone the appointment of a heir apparent, I would be willing to abdicate the throne immediately in favor of someone more worthy."

He knew that making Qing Huang the heir would be opposed by many people, but for the sake of Xiqi and the people of the world not to suffer from the war, he had no choice but to do so.

The queen understood.

She stood up and bowed respectfully and knelt down: "I will take my leave, Your Majesty, take a good rest."

The emperor had made up his mind, and it was impossible to persuade him to change his mind.

In this case...

The queen sneered coldly, straightened her back, turned around and left the Yugan Palace.

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