She deliberately mentioned Concubine Xiao and the Crown Princess together, but she knew that these were just pale and perfunctory words. The Emperor already believed in Lin Tianqi, so no matter what she said, it sounded like cover-up to him.
The emperor was already paranoid and extremely suspicious, "Leng Xiao has eliminated traitors for the court and established a reputation for justice. Doesn't this count as participating in political affairs?"
"It's a pity that the Crown Princess killed Leng Zhenhuan. Although the court and the people applauded for a short time, they later cursed and slandered her, saying that she was cruel and unfilial by killing her father. I am afraid she will lose more than she gains. If she is really good at strategy, she has thought carefully about it. Yes, how could it be so?"
Even though this was a common sense analysis, the emperor could no longer listen to it. He believed that the rise of the prince was a threat, and his concern for imperial power made him lose his mind.
He expressed his disappointment with Ming Wudao, "You should be on my side. This is your duty as a concubine. In the past..."
He wanted to say that no matter what he said to the imperial concubine in the past, the imperial concubine would agree with him and never talk back to him about court matters.
But when he talked about the imperial concubine, he remembered that terrifying baby, which was the beginning of all his nightmares. It was an ominous sign, a warning from heaven, telling him that the imperial power would be unstable.
He shuddered.
"Do you know what's scary about Leng Xiao? The child born to the imperial concubine was known to be a deformity even before he was born. She can either count or see. Do you think she is an ordinary person? Do you think she just went through all kinds of hardships just to get to Ayi? If she doesn’t want anything, who can believe it? "
Ming Wudao looked at the fear in his eyes and knew that the child born to the imperial concubine had a great impact on him. As the emperor, he actually believed in destiny the most. The scandals in the emperor's family were warnings from God.
Therefore, his temperament changed drastically and he became suspicious of everything.
Ming Wudao couldn't tell him why Leng Xiao could see the child's condition. It was impossible for a person who believed in fate to believe in knowledge that he never knew.
She could only convince him that no one was seeking his throne, and sighed: "As far as I know, the only thing the prince wants to do now is to implement the New Deal."
The emperor waved his hand, "The New Deal won't work either. If it doesn't succeed, it will waste people and money. If it succeeds, the people will only know that there is a prince and not me, so it can never be implemented."
"Since you are so worried, do you want to depose the prince?"
The emperor immediately denied it, "No, I will not depose the prince, never. I have never denied his talents. No one is more suitable to be emperor than him. However, he is still the prince now but has lost the sense of submission to me." Heart."
Ming Wudao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, you made a lot of confusing decisions because of fear. The so-called omens will not become reality as long as you ignore them, but you were disturbed by them and gradually fell into this so-called omen. If you take the bad luck with you, you will eventually go down a path that you can't turn back. At that time, you will regret it too much. This is what I calculated. If you rein in the situation now, it's still too late to turn back."
The emperor's expression was cold, "So, that omen is true, that omen of great misfortune. From the birth of that child, everything has been doomed. I am the emperor, and I will be wrapped up by destiny, but I cannot give up so quickly. "
"Why do you always misinterpret my meaning? You could have pretended that nothing happened. It's a good thing that the prince is talented. He can solve your problems and calm the world for you. No one will forget who the emperor is today, no matter how outstanding the prince is. , it was established by you, it was educated by you, you should be proud of it, and you are on the same front, not against each other."
The emperor seemed moved, "The prince was indeed taught by me. I have been proud of him for a long time."
"This is a normal father's mentality."
Perhaps the word "father" touched the emperor a little, but he said nothing more.
After being silent for about half a cup of tea, the emperor said, "Is it time for the Crown Princess to give birth? Go and have a look."
"Yes!" Ming Wu Daofu resigned.
