PFC Chapter 113 The Emperor's Abacus
Chapter 113 The Emperor's Abacus
Song Qingwan gently tore off a little of the paper she had found and put it back, put the flower back in its place, and quietly left Zhengyang Palace. She wanted to hurry back to the palace to study it carefully.
The Queen would never have thought that Song Qingwan would find out the clues because of her carelessness. At this moment, she was crying to the Emperor in the imperial study.
"I am Huaiyuan's legal mother, why can't I raise him? Besides, Huaiyuan fell ill after only a few months at Shun Guifei's place. Doesn't this just prove that Shun Guifei is not good at raising him?"
"Huaiyuan has already recognized the person. There is no need to transfer him to your place. You have just made the child cry for no reason."
"But will Your Majesty allow Jiayi and Noble Concubine Shun to frame me like this without any punishment?"
The emperor could no longer tolerate this. He had been suppressing his anger. The seventh prince was his son, and he was giving the queen face by not punishing her.
"Shut up! Stop making trouble and go back to your own palace!"
"Your Majesty! Why do you always side with those two bitches? I am your wife and Jun'er's mother!"
"Pa!" The emperor slapped the queen on the face. Obviously he used a lot of force, and the queen collapsed to the ground.
"You still dare to mention Jun'er? I've said before that you and the Lan family can rest easy because you gave birth to a good son!"
"emperor…"
"I warn you, if you do anything to Huaiyuan again, I will definitely destroy you! You don't want to become a stain on Jun'er, do you?"
The queen was so frightened that she shrank to the ground and dared not speak. She did not expect that the emperor valued Zhao Huaiyuan to this extent. He always thought that Zhao Yujun was irreplaceable.
Obviously, the queen was thinking in the wrong direction. Zhao Yujun was certainly irreplaceable at the moment, but the Lan family actually dared to reach out to the harem and harm the prince, which the emperor could not tolerate.
Next, the emperor will find an opportunity to suppress the Lan family, so that the Lan family will not think that he, the emperor, is being manipulated by them.
A few days later, the opportunity came. Yan Yu's mother came to the court wearing armor and wanted to sue the Lan family for sending assassins to assassinate her son Yan Yu.
"Oh? Do you have any evidence?"
"Your Majesty, the injuries on my son Yan Yu's body are the best proof of this."
At this time, the ministers of the Lan family could no longer sit still and jumped out to confront Madam Yan.
"Mrs. Yan is being too arbitrary. Can we prove that it was the Lan family who did it just based on General Yan's injuries?"
"My Yan family has always stayed away from court disputes and never made enemies with anyone. We only assisted His Royal Highness Prince Huai in catching the corrupt Second Master of the Lan Family in Gusu City. Do you think I should be suspicious?"
"Humph, so Madam Yan has no evidence to prove that it was the Lan family who did it. The old Duke of the Lan family was a founding hero who made great contributions to our dynasty. Madam Yan shouldn't have casually speculated about the old Duke's descendants."
"Oh? From what you said, you look down on the military achievements of my Yan family? If so, I'll give you this armor. I'm sure you are more capable than my Yan family and can handle it."
"You...a woman's words are unreasonable."
"I am a woman who can fight for my country, but you are a man who can only quarrel with women. I think you should just stop being a man!"
"You...are simply disgracing the civilized world, with long hair and little knowledge!"
The emperor had been coerced by the Lan family using the old duke for many years and had long been fed up with it. Today, this dog official brought it up again, and he naturally felt annoyed and angry when he heard it.
"Okay! I believe that Madam Yan would not wrongly accuse someone for no reason, but it is a blessing in disguise that Yan Yu is fine."
"Your Majesty, my son was stabbed several times. If it weren't for Princess Huai's rescue, he would have met his death long ago. Please, Your Majesty, take care of the Yan family."
"Well, Song Qingwan has also made great contributions. How about this? Yan Yu will be given the title of the General's Mansion's Crown Prince, and his descendants can inherit the title. Yan Hui will be allowed to enter the Imperial College. Will Madam Yan be satisfied?"
"My wife thanks the Emperor for his kindness."
The ministers began to feel nervous. Although the title of "Prince of the General's Mansion" might seem like just a title, it actually contains a lot of information.
Yan Yu's father, Yan Shuxiang, was only the second generation general of the Yan family. Logically, his son was not eligible to be named the crown prince, because according to the laws of this dynasty, the title could be inherited after three generations.
That is to say, according to the rules, only Yan Yu's grandson has the opportunity to be named the crown prince, and the prerequisite is that three generations of the Yan family must have served the country and done an outstanding job.
But now that Yan Yu has been named the crown prince, his descendants can all inherit the title, which indirectly shows that the Yan family has become an aristocratic family from now on.
There is also Yan Hui. Few people know Yan Hui. Even those who know him understand that he is just a greedy and lazy little fat boy. This time the emperor showed mercy and allowed him to enter the Imperial College, which greatly increased his chances of becoming an official in the future.
What is the Imperial College? It is where the princes and princesses, as well as the princes and princesses of various royal palaces, go to school. If you enter here, you can imagine the connections you will have in the future. As long as Yan Hui is not a fool, he can become an official.
"I believe that the Lan family is unlikely to do such a heinous thing. So, I will appoint Duke Chu as the Prince's Guardian and let him live out his days at home."
Now everyone started to get uneasy, and some began to discuss among themselves whether they should give up the Lan family. Otherwise, why would they make such a decision?
Taifu, Taibao and Taishi seem to be the highest officials in the court, but in fact they are all honorary titles. This is how Pang Chunzhi was stripped of his military power.
This official position sounds good, but in fact it has no power at all. To put it nicely, it means that it is responsible for protecting the prince, but there is no prince in the current dynasty.
Besides, Duke Chu is already over seventy years old, who can he protect? This is a disguised way of destroying the first-class meritorious family of Duke Chu.
After the current crown prince dies, his son can't inherit his title, right? So the emperor's move was really cruel.
Of course the Lan family understood, but they could only grit their teeth and thank him. What else do you want now that you have been promoted?
Duke Chu, oh no, Grand Tutor Chu fainted again when he heard the news. Now the Lan family is completely at odds with the Yan family.
However, Lan Xiaoxiao in the backyard of the Lan family was very happy. Her grandfather's power had been stripped away, and perhaps the daughter of the Lan family would have a better life in the future.
"That's great that Brother Yan Yu is okay. I hope he can be safe and sound in the future."
Now Lan Xiaoxiao has given up her fantasy of marrying Yan Yu. She has compromised under her mother's pleading and agreed to marry into Prince Yu's Mansion.
However, her heart died from the moment her father burned her things. Even if she married into Prince Yu's Mansion, she would not do anything for the Lan family, and certainly would not compete for favor with the princess.
But Lan Xiaoxiao at this moment would not have thought that although she had no desires, there were people who were not. There was now a crazy concubine Jin in Prince Yu's mansion who was trying to win favor.
I just don't know who will win when these two face off.