Qiao Yi

The servant girl brought the tea, and Lu Chongbu ordered everyone to go down and guard the door to prevent anyone from entering.Seeing this, Xie An also asked the people around him to stand at the door, knowing that Lu Chongbu had something to say to him.

The two met in this place in the past, and there were very few people around to wait on them.

"Your Highness, this tea is not bad, try it." Lu Chongbu picked up the teacup and signaled Xie An to drink it.

Xie An picked up the tea, took a sip, hummed, and said, "It's not bad."

Lu Chongbu took a sip slowly, and then mentioned the things that King Ming had done outside, and said worriedly: "Your Highness, King Ming is deliberately taking this opportunity to get rid of our people. We have carefully arranged for so many years, After so many years of operation, there are only so few people, he is good, and he wants to uproot our people in one breath."

"Your Highness, think about it, if it wasn't for the last time King Ming took the opportunity to read a book in front of the Emperor, why would the Emperor be so angry with you? Now it's good, King Ming has taken advantage of everything, and we have nothing to do with it." Lu Chong Bu Shi resolutely never mentioned what he himself did. Among them, whose hands are clean?

Even if he was on the same boat as Xie An, there was no guarantee that Xie An would kick him, his father-in-law, out for his own status and interests. Lu Chongbu had to guard against this.Even if he married his daughter to Xie An, Lu Chongbu did not trust Xie An safely.

Lu Chongbu's every sentence stuck in Xie An's heart.

Ever since Xie Yin returned to the capital, the emperor has used Xie Yin more and more and put his son aside. Xie An had long been dissatisfied in his heart. He clenched his hands into fists and hammered on the table. Distorted, he gritted his teeth and said: "Xie Yin! It's him again, he just wants to make things difficult for me, it's really unreasonable."

Since Xie Yin came back, he has been controlled by Xie Yin everywhere, and he has been messed up by Xie Yin several times, and all the people under him have been wiped out by him.

They have managed a lot of contacts in the capital over the years, and now these people have been scooped up one by one by Xie Yin.This time, the matter of the 10 million taels of official bank was very involved. If Xie Yin took the opportunity to uproot their people, it would be a piece of cake. Lu Chongbu was quite right about this.

"Your Highness, this is our last chance." Lu Chongbu was talking, observing King An's expression, and then injected a strong dose of medicine, "Your Highness, I heard it, I heard it..."

"What did you hear?" Xie An turned his head to look at Lu Chongbu, and said impatiently, "Speak up if you have something to say, don't hesitate.

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"I heard that the emperor intends to appoint King Ming as the heir apparent." Lu Chongbu lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, you also know that with the emperor's current body, the imperial physicians can't guarantee how long the emperor will have a good life."

"The candidate for the crown prince will have to be decided sooner or later. I heard that the emperor means that when King Ming returns to Beijing this time, then..." He didn't say the latter words, but the meaning was already very clear.

Lu Chongbu has someone at the imperial hospital, who knows a little about the emperor's current body.Presumably, Wang An knew this better than him.

The emperor has been reluctant to establish a prince for a long time. He used to say that these ministers had different opinions.But if the emperor really wanted to make who was the crown prince, wouldn't the emperor have the final say?In fact, the crown prince has not been established for a long time, and the emperor himself is unwilling to do so.

But given the physical condition of the emperor, the candidate for the crown prince should be established as soon as possible.Seeing what the emperor meant, he decided on the candidate for the crown prince after King Ming returned to Beijing this time.

After King Ming returned to the capital, many officials in the court stood on King Ming's side.In terms of parentage, not only did King Ming come out successively, but he also occupied the heirloom and the head. The most likely candidate for the crown prince is King Ming.

King An loses because of his birth, Concubine Xiao's natal status is low, and now she is just a concubine, not a real queen.If Concubine Xiao was established as the Empress, King An would compete with King Ming for the crown prince position, and his identity would be a little tougher, and he could even compete with King Ming.

In the past, the emperor only loved Concubine Xiao Gui, and he also loved Wang An's son very much.But it's different now, Concubine Xiao has lost power in the palace, and the emperor still favors Concubine Gu, but don't forget that Concubine Gu herself has a son, so it's hard to guarantee that Concubine Gu will not want her son to be the crown prince.

As long as the emperor is fairer, the position of the crown prince will most likely fall on King Ming's head.Once the crown prince is confirmed, they will have no chance. Xie An understands this better than anyone else.

"Your Highness, King Ming is still thousands of miles away. If he wants to rush back to the capital, he won't be able to come back in a short while. At that time, as long as we control the capital side, your Highness will have the final say?" Lu Chong Bu stared at Xie An closely, and said.

"You mean, let me..."

Xie An understood the meaning of Lu Chongbu's words, and he hesitated in his heart. He wanted to be a prince, he wanted to be an emperor.But he never thought that one day he would use this method to get what he wanted. If he failed, not only would he not be able to be a prince, but he might even lose what he has now.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Xie An was afraid in his heart, afraid that he would fail.

"Your Highness, since ancient times, if you want to win the world, you can't be benevolent as a woman. You have to be decisive and don't hesitate. Once you hesitate, you just give the other party a chance." Lu Chongbu had already seen clearly. As far as Wang is concerned, Xie An is good everywhere, but he is too timid and short-sighted.

If it were anyone else, with such a good opportunity in front of him, he would have acted already, why would he wait until the other party returned to Beijing?King Ming was not here in the capital for more than ten years, Concubine Xiao Gui and Xie An would waste such a good opportunity.

Concubine Xiao is fine with competing for favor with a group of women in the harem, but if it is placed above the court, that means is not enough at all.Xie An's timidity was taught by that woman, Concubine Xiao. Lu Chongbu added a dose of heavy medicine and said, "Your Highness, when the game is settled, we will have no chance to turn around."

"Now, this is our last chance, you have to think about it."

"This game of chess is decided by me!" Xie An put the cup in his hand on the table and let out a clang.He stood up and said, "I've had enough of having Xie Yin on top of my head, for ten years, ten years..."

He remembered the way Xie Yin looked at him when he was young, with disdain and contempt.

Yes, Xie Yin looked down on him, no matter when he was a child or now.He didn't want to rely on Xie Yin's breath for the rest of his life and live in Xie Yin's shadow. This time, he must not let Xie Yin be on his head anymore.

"Your Highness, so, I wish Your Highness all wishes come true!" Lu Chongbu smiled slightly, stood up, bowed deeply, and said.

"Borrowing auspicious words from the Prime Minister." Xie An's eyes revealed ambition and desire, that position must be his!

Not long after, King An and Lu Xiang left the small courtyard one after the other.

After they left, one person lying on the beam made a gesture, and the two shadows on the left and right in the corner were moving.

The two of them didn't know just now that while they were talking, someone was hiding in this yard.

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Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation

After parting from Lu Chongbu, Xie An entered the palace, uncontrollably walking towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.The father-in-law guarding the door saw the master coming, and said apologetically: "Unfortunately, the emperor went to Xianglian Garden, and I don't know when he will be back."

"I don't know what your highness wants to do with the emperor, but this servant will report it for you."

"No need, this king wants to come over to say hello to my father. Since my father is not here, then forget it." Knowing that his father has gone to Concubine Gu, Xie An will naturally not go to Xianglianyuan. You don't even know the rules.

He just remembered, yes, in this palace, his father would not only go to his mother, but also to many concubines.Now one of the places his father often goes to is Xianglian Garden, where Concubine Gu is.

If he was still hesitating on the way into the palace, then by now, his heart has become firm.There are too many women in this palace, his mother has never been the only one of the emperor, and his son is not the only son of the emperor, there are many princes above him and below him.

If he doesn't fight, the candidate for the crown prince may not necessarily choose him, the biggest possibility will be Xie Yin, and it is also possible that it will be someone else!

Taking a deep breath, Xie An turned around and walked towards his mother's place.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince An is here." The maid came to inform her that her son was here. Concubine Xiao Gui was very happy and hurriedly asked someone to invite her to come in. "Quick, please come in." Ji, felt that her hair was a little messy, so I asked the maid to help her comb it.

"The two children, An'er and Ning'er, don't see anyone all day long. Ning'er runs outside all day, and An'er doesn't come to this palace once for ten days and a half."

Regarding her two sons, Concubine Xiao was very worried.

"Servants/servants have seen His Highness King An." The maids and eunuchs outside knelt down to salute one after another.

Xie An entered the hall, saluted and said: "My child has seen mother."

"Hey, what kind of courtesy is there, there are only two of us, mother and son." Concubine Xiao asked her son to sit down.Xie An sat down, and a maid served tea.Concubine Xiao Gui saw that her son's complexion didn't look very good, she waved her hand and asked the maids who were serving beside her to go down, and asked, "Did something happen?"

"I just came over from the Hall of Mental Cultivation." Xie An said.

"Have you seen your father?" Concubine Xiao Gui asked after a pause.

Xie An shook his head, his eyes were cold.

Concubine Xiao Gui understood what was going on, she sighed, and said: "Your imperial father is at Concubine Gu's place every day, and he doesn't come to my place once a month." Concubine Xiao Gui didn't care if the emperor came to her place or not. When she got up, she didn't even want the emperor to come to her.She has never liked that man, if it wasn't for the fact that this man is the emperor, the most noble man in the world, she would not have spent so much effort to seduce him back then.

What's more, now that she has found the man she loves, she wants to stay with the man she loves forever, instead of facing an old emperor every day and serving that old emperor with her body.

"An'er, let's make plans early." Concubine Xiao Gui could feel that the emperor's heart was no longer with her. Once she lost the emperor's favor, her position in the harem would be lost.And her son's crown prince.

What did she serve and coax the old emperor all these years for?

Isn't it just to let her son sit in that position, as long as her son becomes the emperor, she will be the most honorable woman in the world.

What is a queen, can she be compared to the queen mother, the emperor's own mother?In the future, among the queens, even the queen will kneel down and salute when she sees her. The position of a mere queen is nothing.Most importantly, she will be able to be with the one she loves forever by then.

"Mother, I have already made up my mind." Xie An turned to look at Concubine Xiao Gui, and said.

"You mean?" Concubine Xiao Gui asked with joy on her face.

Xie An nodded, with determination in his eyes.

"Wait a minute." Concubine Xiao Gui touched her lips with her fingers, and brought her son into the inner room. The mother and son talked for a long time.

By the time Xie An came out of the palace, the sun in the west was about to set.

The high palace walls were erected, and many people dreamed of living in this place, sitting on the chair that symbolized supremacy, power and status, and becoming the most honorable person in the world.And can he become such a person?

This is no longer what he can do. Born in the royal family, if he doesn't fight, he will be trampled under his feet all his life. Only by fighting can he have a way out.

Therefore, he must fight!

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At this time, there were no people on the street, and the whole capital was quite deserted.

"Your Highness, are we going back to the mansion?" The servants outside the palace gate waited for their master to come out, invited someone to get into the carriage, and asked

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"I won't go back, just find a place to eat." Xie An said.He really didn't want to go back and face that woman, he couldn't eat when he thought of that woman, let alone face that woman every day.

As long as he goes back to the palace, he doesn't want to get rid of that woman, he might as well not go back, and find a place outside where he can have a bite of food

"Yes." The servant following outside asked the driver to go to the restaurant where their master often went.

At this time, no one was shopping on the street, and the shops were closed one by one.Their medical clinic was about to close, Qiao Yi and Qiu Mingyi stood at the door and said a few words before letting Qiu Mingyi go back, "I'm going back."

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Qiu Mingyi waved her hand, telling Qiao Yi to go back.

There was a waiting carriage at the door, Qiao Yi got into the carriage, Wang Dahu and Chu Liu sat outside and drove the carriage.

Two carriages on the road passed by each other and went in different directions...