He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

However, this trick is very effective, especially if you time it well. When the emperor's birthday banquet is imminent, the emperor's anger will be doubled.

The strife among the princes would not be as simple as letting each other get a slap in the face and a fine in salary. They must be aiming for the position of crown prince.

No, in the morning of the next day, the people of Duke Mao stood up again and asked the emperor to appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince. It was because the king of Jin was punished. He was still recovering from his injuries in the palace. The left minister did not have the confidence to speak for him. Who could I would have thought that the newly renovated Ancestral Temple would leak. The people from Dali Temple climbed up the ladder to remove the tiles, and the evidence was conclusive. Even though Prince Jin would not do such a small thing as buying tiles, he was responsible for it, under his nose. If there was such a mistake, who would the emperor look for if not him?

In the past, when asking for a crown prince, Duke Mao and the Zuo Prime Minister would argue endlessly. Today, the Left Prime Minister has stopped playing, and Duke Mao's voice has become louder and louder. The eldest prince is a direct descendant and the eldest son, so he is the best choice for the crown prince.

In the early morning, Shen Wan woke up at the same time as usual, but today she was lazy and lay in bed without thinking.

Xie Jingyan came back from morning exercise and saw that Shen Wan hadn't gotten up yet. He sat on the edge of the bed, pinched Shen Wan's nose and said, "Why aren't you up yet?"

What responded to him was Shen Wan's eyesight. Why hadn't she gotten up yet? Didn't this bastard have any idea at all?

Xie Jingyan thought of his tenderness last night, touched his nose, and sat up Shen Yuan, "After eating, sleep for a while."

I couldn't sleep now. It was strange that I was still sleepy after breakfast.

But it was indeed time to get up. Shen Wan opened the quilt and was about to get out of bed. Yin Shuang ran in from outside and said with excitement, "Prince and concubine, this morning, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment petitioned the emperor to appoint the prince as the crown prince..."

Shen Wan, "...???"

Xie Jingyan, "...???"

Obviously what Yinshuang reported was more shocking than joyful to the two of them.

After Concubine Chen's accident, the Minister of Punishment was the second person to ask the emperor to appoint Xie Jingyan as the crown prince. The first one was King Cheng.

But they all knew that King Cheng was not sincere. King Cheng just didn't want to expose his secret support for King Jin, so he used Xie Jingyan as a shield, but how could the Minister of Punishment cause such trouble?

Young Master Xu has been getting close to Tang Ze and others recently, but the Minister of Punishment will not stand up and openly support Xie Jingyan just because his son has a good relationship with them, especially since tomorrow is the emperor's birthday, King Cheng thinks Xie Jingyan is more suitable, and the emperor is angry. He rolled his sleeves and didn't go to court for a long time. King Cheng was the biological brother of the emperor's mother, the kind who broke bones and connected tendons.

King Cheng couldn't even mention a word. How could the Minister of Punishment dare to say this? Aren't you afraid that the emperor would demote him in anger?

No matter how she thought about it, Shen Wan felt that this move by the Minister of Punishment was abnormal. In the morning, the civil and military officials watched the Minister of Punishment come out and said that they agreed with King Cheng that King Ling was more suitable to be the crown prince, and then praised King Ling. Civil and military officials The first reaction of all the officials was that they felt that the Minister of Punishment was evil, and then they broke out in a cold sweat for the Minister of Punishment.

Can you say this casually?

Just a few days ago, the emperor was so angry at King Cheng that he dragged the Minister of Punishment down and beheaded him. No one was surprised.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy expression. King Yanping came out and said that he also thought King Ling was more suitable to be the crown prince.

After King Yanping, came the Minister of Rites, then the Right Prime Minister, and then King An, Marquis Xuanping and others.

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If there was just one person who was the Minister of Punishment, the Emperor would really punish him severely, but with so many people suddenly showing up to support Xie Jingyan, the Emperor had no choice but to punish him all together.

The emperor said with a cold face, "Why are you so anxious to appoint me as the heir apparent? I don't have much time left to live?!"

All the officials immediately knelt down in fright and said, "Your Majesty is in the prime of his life and may you live long."

At present, no one dares to mention the establishment of a crown prince, otherwise it will really be suspected that he does not expect the emperor to live long.

The dispute over the appointment of the crown prince in the morning dynasty ended here, and other matters were discussed until the end of the morning dynasty.

But today, the Minister of Punishment stood up, and then a bunch of ministers who were close to Xie Jingyan agreed to make him the crown prince. This still shocked the left prime minister and Duke Mao. What they feared most happened after all. They couldn't win over these things. All the forces were won over by King Ling.

Both Prime Minister Zuo and Duke Mao wanted to mention Concubine Chen, but Prince Ling was not qualified to be established as the crown prince. However, thinking that tomorrow was the emperor's birthday, they both held back and did not dare to mention it, or they expected the other party to bring trouble to the emperor.

After the court came down, Prime Minister Zuo and Duke Mao attacked the Minister of Justice one by one, "No one else knows about Concubine Chen's case, but the Minister of Justice knows best. You should know that King Ling is not qualified to be established as the crown prince. Do you dare to ask the emperor to make Prince Ling the crown prince?"

The Minister of Punishment said, "There are still doubts about Concubine Chen's case. Putting aside Concubine Chen's disaster, Prince Ling is the best candidate for the crown prince in terms of talent, courage, and strategy."

"Can the disaster of Concubine Chen be ignored?" Zuo Xiang said coldly.

The Minister of Punishment said, "What if Concubine Chen was plotted against?"

Duke Mao Guo's eyes narrowed, "Did the Minister of Punishment find evidence to overturn Concubine Chen's case?"

The Minister of Punishment said, "I don't need to explain this matter so clearly to you two."

After leaving this sentence, the Minister of Punishment left.

Prime Minister Zuo and Duke Mao were left staring at the back of the Minister of Punishment as he left.

The Minister of Punishment stood up to support Xie Jingyan today. He was already standing opposite Prime Minister Zuo and Duke Mao. It was not a big deal to treat them with a bad attitude. However, when King Yanping and others came to say hello, the Shangshu of the Punishment Department felt tired.

King Yanping had wanted to do this for a long time, but the emperor was majestic and did not dare to offend easily. The relationship between him and the emperor could not be compared with that of the emperor and King Cheng. Unexpectedly, the Minister of Punishment quietly came forward and called him Very ashamed.

King Yanping wanted to invite the Minister of Punishment to dinner, but Shangshu declined because he had something to do in the palace today. King Yanping made an appointment after the emperor's birthday banquet, but Shangshu of Punishment had no choice but to accept.

Before the Minister of Punishment returned home, the news that he had asked the emperor to appoint Xie Jingyan as the crown prince in the court was reported back to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, which almost frightened Mrs. Xu to death.

When the Minister of Punishment came back, Mrs. Xu asked him, "King Cheng said that King Ling is suitable to be the crown prince, and the emperor was so angry. How dare you say this? Aren't you afraid of what the emperor will do to you?"

The Minister of Punishment said, "The Emperor will not do anything to me."

Mrs. Xu couldn't see that the Minister of Punishment didn't take it seriously. It would be a light thing to risk such power and lose his official position, but she was afraid that the whole family would be harmed.

Mrs. Xu held her breath and said, "Is the master so sure?"

There were no outsiders in the room, so the Minister of Punishment did not hide anything from her and told the truth, "The emperor asked me to do this."

Mrs. Xu's face was filled with shock and disbelief. She thought she had heard wrongly, "Your Majesty? Why did Your Majesty ask you to do this?"

The Minister of Punishment shook his head, "How do I know this? I don't dare to ask any more questions. I just follow the instructions."

It's not like he can't refuse what the emperor asked him to do. Madam Xu said worriedly, "With this opening, the master will completely side with Prince Ling. If in the future..."

How could the Minister of the Ministry of Justice not know what Mrs. Xu was worried about? He also thought about it carefully, "There are great doubts in Concubine Chen's case."

"Before the emperor decides to establish a heir, Prince Ling may not be able to reverse the case for Concubine Chen."