At the end of the summer of the 24th year of Tiantong, Emperor Li Zuo made Xiang Nan the crown prince, crowned him, granted him his seal, and entered the East Palace.
Li Shiqing was appointed as the prince's young master, Zhao Jingyu was appointed as the prince's young protector, and Fang Shiqing was appointed as the prince's young tutor; the captain of Prince Yi's palace was appointed as Zhan Shi of the prince's palace, in charge of the affairs of the prince's palace; Pei Zhao was appointed as the commander of the prince's palace, in charge of the guards of the prince's palace; He also appointed several people from Prince Si Zhi and Prince Zuo Chunfang Si Zhi, Prince Si Yilang to several people from Shizhong, and several people from Prince Neifang to be in charge of affairs.
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Qingning Palace.
Xiang Nan supported Gao Ming and entered the palace with Zhang Meiniang.
"In the past, in order to prevent His Majesty from becoming suspicious, I didn't invite my uncle to the palace more often," Zhang Meiniang said with a smile, "Now it's better. We can openly and openly invite my uncle to share the joy of entering the East Palace."
She was quite proud at this time.
Xiang Nan has ascended to the position of crown prince, which means that her throne as queen and queen mother will never waver again. She is the most beloved mother in the world and the most beloved one in the world. There is no woman in the world who can compare with her.
Therefore, it is inevitable to be a little arrogant.
"His Royal Highness has been crowned the prince. He is much calmer than before, right?" Gao Mingye said with a smile, but there was something in his words.
Xiang Nan heard the meaning of his knocking. After Zhang Meiniang and Gao Ming sat down, he straightened his robe sleeves and bowed respectfully, "Mother and uncle, Cheng Yin was awarded the East Palace Seal and became the prince. This journey was not easy, and I relied on the support and help of my mother-in-law and uncle. Cheng Yin will never forget it, and he will definitely repay it with the help of his mother and uncle!"
"Silly boy, we are all a family, why bother talking about this." Zhang Meiniang smiled immediately after hearing this.
Gao Ming also smiled and nodded.
But he never believed what he said. All the talk is false. Only actual actions are real.
"Mother, uncle, what should I do in the future?" Xiang Nan asked again.
"In a few days, it will be your wedding day. You should have a good relationship with the Ninth Princess and have a son soon." Zhang Meiniang warned with a smile.
She supports her son to stay with Qu Xiaofeng. In this way, her son's power in the Western Region will be consolidated, which will be very helpful for him to inherit the throne in the future.
However, Gao Ming actually didn't want Xiang Nan to get too close to Qu Xiaofeng. Because the Gao family also has power in the Western Territory, if Xiang Nan controls the Western Territory through Qu Xiaofeng, it will be a threat to the Gao family's power.
However, in front of Zhang Meiniang, he couldn't say it bluntly, "By the way, the prince also promised to take the Zhao family's daughter as his concubine. In my opinion, I can't break my promise."
"Uncle, if Yin'er can't accept any good girl, why should she accept a daughter from the Zhao family?" Zhang Meiniang curled her lips when she heard this.
She quite looked down upon Zhao Sese. Although Zhao Jingyu is the Marquis of Zhenbei, he is still just a Marquis after all. What's more, it's still as far away as Danchi, so you can't count on anything.
What's more, after Xiang Nan marries Qu Xiaofeng, he will naturally be able to make friends with the King of Xizhou, and then he can control the Western Region. Therefore, Zhao Jingyu, who was in charge of Danchi, became dispensable.
Therefore, Zhang Meiniang very much hopes that Xiang Nanda will accept several ladies from the princes' families in the capital.
For example, she was more optimistic about the granddaughter of Wei Guogong. Not only was she beautiful, but she also came from a famous family. She could assist Xiang Nan very well and help him consolidate his power in the court.
"It was originally to win over Zhao Jingyu, so we agreed to the marriage. Although we have made it happen now, it's hard to keep our word." Gao Ming explained.
In fact, he was willing for Xiang Nan to marry Zhao Sese, which would cost him the position of a concubine. The Zhao family didn't have much influence in the capital, so marrying Zhao Sese would not have much effect on Xiang Nan.
On the contrary, if he marries the daughters of other princes, Xiang Nan can completely rely on their power to build his own team. By then, the importance of their Gao family will be greatly weakened.
When Zhang Meiniang saw what he said, she had no choice but to give it up.
After all, mother and son now have to rely on Gao Ming for support.
"I am also very optimistic about the granddaughter of Wei Guogong. Uncle, look..." Zhang Meiniang said again.
Although she and Gao Ming were in alliance and both wanted to seek benefits through Xiang Nan, their intentions were not exactly the same.
For Zhang Meiniang, as long as Xiang Nan ascends the throne, she will benefit. After all, she is his mother and has raised him for twenty years. This emotion is difficult to let go of.
Therefore, she is still somewhat sincere towards Xiang Nan and hopes that he will get better and better.
But for Gao Ming, the family relationship between him and Xiang Nan is actually quite weak.
Xiang Nan is Zhang Meiniang's adopted son, and he is already a layer apart from her. And he was just Xiang Nan's uncle, so the relationship was another layer apart.
Therefore, he must strengthen his control over Xiang Nan to ensure that Xiang Nan listens to his instructions. The weaker and more confused Xiang Nan is, the more beneficial it is to him.
"Don't think about it for the time being. The prince has just got married. He just married three people in one go and spread the news. It doesn't look good." Gao Ming advised.
Seeing what he said, Zhang Meiniang had no choice but to nod.
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Just when Xiang Nan, Zhang Meiniang, and Gao Ming were discussing the appointment of a concubine, something happened to the crown princess Qu Xiaofeng.
It turned out that she knew the news that King Tiedal had passed away, and her mood suddenly fell into a low point.
King Tiedal was her Aweng and her most trustworthy person, but now he died in the prison of Feng Dynasty, which naturally made her very sad, and she didn't even want to get married to Xiang Nan.
After all, it was Xiang Nan who captured him alive in the first place.
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As soon as Xiang Nan returned to the East Palace, Qu Xiaofeng came over to investigate.
"My Aweng is dead, is this true?" She asked angrily with tears in her eyes.
"Who told you?" Xiang Nan was stunned and asked quickly.
He ordered this news to be kept secret.
"You don't need to care who told me, I just want to ask you, is this true?" Qu Xiaofeng asked.
Xiang Nan hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
"You murderer, you were the one who caught him, you were the one who sent him to court, and you were the one who caused his tragic death!" Seeing that he actually admitted it, Qu Xiaofeng immediately ran forward excitedly and said, "Why are you doing this? Do, what grudge does he have against you?!"
"There's something wrong with you!" Xiang Nan pushed her away, "Dan Chi has repeatedly invaded our borders for decades, kidnapped our people, robbed our caravans, and massacred our people... ...It can be said that there are so many crimes that it is difficult to describe them.
I led the troops to attack Danchi in order to maintain border security and protect the people of Toyochao. This is what every conscientious minister should do.
You think I am like you, eating, drinking, and playing around all day long. Let me ask you, if Dan Chi were to attack Xizhou, wouldn't your father and your brother not lead an army to resist, but let them slaughter them? "
"I, Aweng, don't know how to attack Xizhou!" Qu Xiaofeng was overwhelmed by his momentum, and his momentum was reduced by half, and then he muttered softly.
"You in Xizhou are marrying Danchi. You are the granddaughter of King Tiedal, so they will not attack you." Xiang Nan said angrily, "Then we, the people of Fengchao, deserve to die. We deserve to be massacred, robbed, and raped by the Danchi people." , Slavery?! Shouldn’t we resist?”
