Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 1041 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (163)

Chapter 1041 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (One hundred and sixty-three)

Royal affairs are not just the emperor's affairs, but also state affairs, which concern the candidates for the crown prince. The ministers who are slightly more informed know that several imperial doctors have been invited to the eldest prince's mansion, and it is said that the eldest prince is ill.

The Ye family was getting impatient. Concubine Ye's father sent someone to inquire about the situation. Upon learning that the eldest prince was ill and needed to rest in bed, he was so anxious that his mouth was bubbling. He even sent a message to the palace. Unfortunately, Concubine Ye was too sad to care about her father's anxiety. She also couldn't possibly tell him the truth about her son's serious illness.

The royal family, civil officials, and military commanders were also worried. Some ministers united to present their petitions to the emperor, hoping that he would appoint a crown prince as soon as possible to stabilize the people's hearts. The emperor was dissatisfied with neither of the remaining two princes. Although he doted on Zhao Yu, it was a sentiment similar to that of teasing a cat or a dog.

Would you expect your cat or dog to inherit your status, wealth, and business? Most people wouldn't think that way. You'd just want your cute cat or dog to be happy every day.

The emperor hoped that Zhao Yu would be a carefree and idle prince, because he could see that his son was a very stupid person, and all his energy had been focused on eating, drinking and having fun. Anyway, the emperor had no other requirements for him, so he was naturally happy to pamper such a naive prince.

But when his sons died, became disabled, or defected, he was not happy to see Zhao Yu still being useless.

At the beginning, when Zhao Lan had not yet thought of rebelling, the emperor lifted Zhao Lan's house arrest in order to balance the forces in the court. Another important point was that the emperor felt that his third son was not too stupid, and he had ambition and some strength.

Zhao Jian and Zhao Yu were arrogant and had low expectations. Although they both coveted the position of crown prince and even the throne, they were cowardly and indecisive, and were completely unable to control the forces that supported them.

If Zhao Jian or Zhao Yu ascended the throne, the emperor could be sure that they would be puppet emperors and would be manipulated by those clan members, aristocratic families, civil officials and military generals.

The emperor rejected the petition to establish a crown prince. Why couldn't he raise a satisfactory prince?

Come to think of it, Zhao Lan is quite similar to him, but unfortunately he is still alive and it is impossible for him to give up his throne for his son who is plotting a rebellion.

It is impossible to let Zhao Lan return to Beijing now. He is just a commoner and not his son anymore.

At this time, even if the emperor was not satisfied with Zhao Jian and Zhao Yu being the crown prince, he could not push his youngest son, the one who was raised as a princess, to the position of crown prince.

The child was so young that the emperor didn't dare let him leave the palace for fear of an accident.

The emperor dismissed the ministers, retaining only Prime Minister Song, and asked him what he thought about the crown prince. "Qing'er is seriously ill, and I only have two healthy princes left. Prime Minister Song, do you think I should make the seventh prince or the eighth prince the crown prince?"

This is not an easy question to answer.

Especially when Zhao Qing got into trouble, many people suspected that it was Concubine Shu who did it, just to pave the way for her son.

As soon as the rumor came out, Concubine Shu came to the emperor crying and begging him to investigate thoroughly, but was comforted by the emperor and sent back to the palace.

Although many criticisms were directed at Concubine Shu, the court officials still submitted memorials one after another, urgently urging His Majesty to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible.

Prime Minister Song would not favor any of the princes.

He only said:

"The matter of appointing a crown prince concerns the very foundation of the nation and is a matter of great importance to the state. Your Majesty should proceed with extreme caution and careful consideration. If a decision is truly difficult, it may be wise to shelve it for now and wait and see for a few more years."

In fact, in my opinion, Your Majesty is in good health. Even if Your Majesty makes a decision twenty or thirty years later, it will not hinder state affairs. Instead, it would be best to wait until the princes are both virtuous and talented and have grown up, and then select the most capable ones to serve as the new emperor. This would be the best policy."

"You old boy, you are so cunning."

The emperor laughed, and his mood, which had been messed up by Zhao Qing's illness and the issue of appointing a crown prince, suddenly improved.

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