The news of the establishment of the crown prince quickly spread throughout the harem.
When the queen heard the news, she stood up subconsciously: "Seriously?"
"Really." Eunuch Baoyuan said with joy on his face, "Congratulations to the Queen."
The Queen breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on her lips: "It's finally settled."
Aunt Cai led the palace people to congratulate her: "Congratulations to the Queen! Congratulations to the Queen!"
The queen smiled and said: "It is indeed worthy of congratulations. Ah Cai, everyone in Shuhuang Palace will be rewarded with ten taels of silver and extra dishes for lunch. Let everyone celebrate."
The palace people were overjoyed and all knelt down to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Queen!"
The Queen sat down slowly, took a sip from the tea cup, and a dark color flashed across her narrowed eyes.
The matter of establishing the crown prince has been decided. All we have to do is choose an auspicious day to hold the ceremony of establishing the crown prince. Should she go to see the Queen Mother tonight or after the ceremony?
No.
She should go see Concubine Gu first.
The queen put down the tea cup and said calmly: "Ah Cai, come to Zhaochen Palace."
"yes."
…
After Rong Cang went to court, he left the palace directly and returned to Prince Zhan's Mansion.
The Prince of Qi followed Rong Cang step by step as if he were the chief minister of the Zhan Palace. As soon as he entered the door, he summoned the palace stewards, maids and servants: "Come, come, everyone, listen up! His Royal Highness, the Prince of War, is officially established as the crown prince today. , I will call you His Highness the Crown Prince from now on! The imperial edict has been issued, and we are just waiting for the auspicious day to be held to establish the crown prince, and then we will move into the East Palace. Did you hear clearly?"
The housekeeper and the nanny were overjoyed and quickly kowtowed with everyone: "Congratulations to His Highness the Crown Prince! Congratulations to His Highness the Crown Prince! Your Highness is a thousand years old!"
Others followed and kowtowed: "See His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
Chu Yunfei, who hurriedly walked out after hearing the news, looked at the scene in front of him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and bowed slightly: "I am here to see His Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Prince's ten thousand blessings——"
Before she finished speaking, her body was embraced into a broad embrace, and the Minghuang Imperial Edict was thrust into her hand. Rong Cang said in a low voice, "From today on, you are the Crown Princess."
Qi Jin looked up at the sky, wanting to remind him of the majesty of a country's crown prince, but today is a happy day, and His Royal Highness can be forgiven for his occasional misbehavior.
"It's finally settled." Chu Yunfei sighed, but was not surprised. "In the future, the people who accompany me when I go shopping can be arranged from the south of the city to the north of the city?"
Rong Cang raised the corners of his lips and said in a soft voice, "Yes."
When Qi Jin heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised: "The princess became the princess, is it just to have someone to go shopping with you? Isn't this requirement too low?"
Chu Yunfei glanced at him: "You don't understand."
This is a funny thing between her and Rong Cang. How can outsiders understand it?
"I will go into the palace with the princess later, Qi Jin, you go back first." Rong Cang looked at Qi Jin, "I have been keeping an eye on King Chen for the past two days."
"Yes." Qi Jin nodded in agreement, "I leave."
Chu Yunfei raised her eyes and looked at Rong Cang's handsome face: "How do you feel?"
Rong Cang was silent for a moment: "It's quite calm."
"It's good not to be surprised by honor or disgrace." Chu Yunfei smiled, turned around and announced, "Mother Xiong, the palace will reward each person with five taels of silver and an extra meal in the evening."
This is undoubtedly another surprise.
Everyone was given two taels a few days ago, and today they were given another five taels. The money they have given out these days is quite considerable.
Everyone expressed their gratitude together: "Thank you, Princess!"
Aunt Xiong corrected: "Thank you, Your Highness, Crown Princess."
The servants quickly changed their words: "Thank you, Your Highness, Crown Princess!"
Everyone in the palace was busy with excitement.
The master was established as the crown prince, and their servants followed suit, especially those who served in the inner courtyard, who would inevitably become the eldest maids of the East Palace in the future.
These well-trained guards in the palace will also become the guards of the East Palace in the future. Their status will increase with their masters, and they can hold their heads high when they go out.
Although they were tough enough in Zhanwangfu, the toughness before was still a little different from the toughness now.
Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei returned to Jinlin Courtyard. Chu Yunfei said in a gentle voice, "The queen mother should be very happy to hear this news."
Rong Cang nodded: "Yes."
The two changed their clothes and quickly entered the palace in a carriage to see the queen.
…
Some are happy and some are sad.
After King Chen returned to the palace, he couldn't control his bad mood. He smashed almost everything that could be smashed in the house, but he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
Jiang Ying stood aside and watched calmly, silent for a long time, with no expression on her face, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.
King Chen's mood swings have been too high recently, and it can make her uneasy once or twice. The more times he does it, the more she seems to have become numb.
This was the once high-spirited King Chen. After losing his favor and illustrious aura, he was even less stable than Prince Heng and the Seventh Prince. He was as irritable as a trapped animal on the verge of death every day.
It wasn't until King Chen calmed down that Jiang Ying asked, "What happened again?"
King Chen walked over the mess on the floor and sat down on the chair. His tone was a bit dejected: "Rong Cang has been made the crown prince."
As soon as the words fell, the room fell into silence.
Jiang Ying looked slightly startled, then turned pale: "Really?"
"But I won't let him go so smoothly." A gloomy look flashed across King Chen's face, "Father, the Emperor summoned the Heavenly Supervisor to the Qinzheng Hall to choose an auspicious day to hold the crown prince ceremony."
Jiang Ying said calmly: "Is the imperial decree to establish the crown prince issued?"
"Awarded."
"Now that it's over, what else can the prince change?" Jiang Ying said in a calm tone, "Let's hide our capabilities and bide our time for the time being. Have you forgotten what my mother and concubine said?"
"I haven't forgotten." King Chen said in a gloomy tone, "But this doesn't mean that I really have to do nothing and just watch Rong Cang's glory go down."
Jiang Ying asked, "What else can the prince do?"
King Chen's eyebrows were covered with gloom, and his voice was cold: "I have people in Qintian Prison."
Jiang Ying was surprised: "Prince?"
King Chen sneered darkly: "It's time for a chess piece that was buried many years ago to be put to use."
Jiang Ying pursed her lips for a long time before speaking calmly: "Even if there are no auspicious days recently, it is impossible to delay it indefinitely."
"It's not procrastination." King Chen closed his eyes, "I want my father to realize that the prince he chose is wrong and will be opposed by God."
Jiang Ying had an ominous premonition in her mind: "Your Majesty, the ninth brother is being favored now, should we quietly wait for the opportunity?"
Why do you have to do those dangerous things when you know you can't do them?
"What do you, a woman, know?" King Chen cast his gaze over and looked at her coldly, "If I am really bewitched by that bastard Qianqi, will I be able to make my own decisions in everything in the future? If Rongcang can use Qianqi comes to deal with me, do I still have room to compete with him? I have no choice but to fight back!"
The poison will slowly grow in the body. The longer it takes, the worse the situation will be.
He didn't have much time to wait for the prince to die. The seventh and eighth children had now taken refuge in Rong Cang, and the third child had no reason to fight for him, and there was no reason to put him to death.
What's more, there are two royal brothers in the fiefdom.
The concubine's words were so easy that all the princes died.
How can princes die so easily?
Even if they could be allowed to die one by one, by then Rong Cang's throne would have been secure, who could shake his status and power?
If his father dies suddenly, Rong Cang will be the legitimate emperor. So what if his life experience is revealed?
Who would believe it?
What if you believe it?
Those important ministers and aristocratic families looked majestic and could easily decide life or death with a single word of promise. However, in front of an army of 150,000 people, they were not even ants.
Wait, wait, the longer he waits, the worse the situation will be for him.
King Chen really regrets not taking action earlier to seize the throne.
Jiang Ying looked at King Chen who seemed to be possessed by a maniac, and felt chills in her heart. At this time, she had no time to think about whether King Chen could defeat Rong Cang. What she was thinking about was how to protect herself.
If King Chen ends up dead, will she and her father be dragged to death together by him?
