After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

The sage sent an edict to the Ministry of Rites to draw up the regulations for the establishment of the crown prince as soon as possible, and to establish the eldest son of the prince as the grandson of the emperor.

After Shi Nai got the news, his first thought was: If Daxia also has a network for future generations, once Li Taisun's post is sent, there must be at least five seconds of vacuum before the first person to reply can react.

The second thought is excitement.

——The sage is going to make a great-grandson, and the eldest son of the prince is going to be a great-grandson!

As long as the grandson is established, the prince's line will be stable.Even if something happens to the prince, the grandson is still the prince.

As the saying goes: Dad loves the youngest son, and the father loves the eldest grandson.Even if the sage had suspicions about the prince, he would still love his grandson very much.

What's more, how old is Taisun this year?It will be at least ten years before he grows up to the age where the saint can feel threatened.

By that time, the saint is really old.Instead of feeling that his eldest grandson threatened him, he would be worried that his grandson would not be able to suppress those ambitious uncles.

As excited as Shi Nai was, there were the sixth prince and other prince-party members.

And for those who supported the Third Prince and Ninth Prince, this news is not an exaggeration.Wherever the news flowed, there was a gloomy cloud.

When the Ninth Prince got the news, it was the morning when he was discussing matters with the six important ministers in Qianqing Palace.At that time, he lost control and broke the brush in his hand.

The sixth prince smiled and asked knowingly: "Ninth brother, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, it's just a miss." The Ninth Prince twitched the corners of his mouth, and barely managed to stabilize Yigu's ferocious face.

"Oh, is that so?" The sixth prince smiled meaningfully and said slowly, "I thought you were dissatisfied with the saint's will?"

As soon as the Ninth Prince received the order to replace the Crown Prince to oversee the country, he tried to overwhelm him everywhere.In the past, the sixth prince didn't care about him.Now seeing that his eldest brother's position has been completely stabilized, the sixth prince will naturally vent his anger.

The Ninth Prince only felt that there was a surge of anger in his chest, but in front of everyone, he was determined not to lose the reputation of being disrespectful to his elder brother.

Suppressing his anger again, the Ninth Prince said with a smirk: "How could it be? The sage is arbitrary. As a courtier, we only need to follow the order."

"Ninth brother is right." The sixth prince turned his head to look at the ministers with a solemn expression, "My lords, do you think so?"

The current situation has become clear, these people are not fools who can become a high-ranking official, how could they offend the sixth prince at this juncture?Naturally, they responded one after another.

The sixth prince set his sights on the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and the left and right servants, "In this case, Lord Lan, Lord Zhu and Lord Yu, you must act cautiously, act quickly and carefully."

The three people in the Ministry of Rites looked at each other, and they all agreed with each other.

The Ninth Prince scolded secretly: Running dog!

But on the bright side, he didn't show half of his thoughts, and nodded in agreement with the sixth prince: "Yes, we as ministers should do well what the sage ordered. The most important thing is to satisfy the sage. Three My lord, you must bear this in mind."

"Yes, yes, yes, thank you Jiu Ye for reminding me."

The two princes, neither of them can afford to offend, so they just respond.

What's more, what the Ninth Prince said is also reasonable, we can't do business quickly.Otherwise, wouldn't it appear that we are not sad about the errands ordered by the saints, and havetily ended them?

They could hear the meaning of the Ninth Prince's words, and the Sixth Prince, who was good at observing words and expressions, could even hear it.

Seeing that this is the time, and Lao Jiu is still obstructing it, the sixth prince is secretly angry.He was about to say something when he suddenly heard Shi Nai say: "Master Jiu is right. After all, establishing a crown prince is a matter of great importance to the nation, no matter how cautious you are, you can't be too cautious."

The sixth prince looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why he, a prince-party, would agree with Lao Jiu's procrastination.

Shi Nai shook his head lightly at him, signaling him not to say any more.

Although on the surface, the sixth prince is older than Shi Nai.But in fact, Shi Nai is a veteran who has pondered the Sacred Heart for decades.He is much clearer than the sixth prince about some of the saint's secret thoughts.

The emperor always has a secret jealousy and defensiveness towards the prince.

Because the prince is young, he grows stronger and stronger, but the emperor is getting older.

For example, this time, although the sage has made a clear decree to establish a reserve.With the decree issued, the matter has already been settled.It shows that the saint has made up his mind.

However, if the Ministry of Rites really followed the will and quickly prepared everything for the ceremony, the sage would definitely feel uncomfortable.

——Why, I’m not dead yet, you are rushing to curry favor with the prince?

The sixth prince was cautious after all, although he didn't quite understand Shi Nai's intentions, he still followed his intentions and said no more.

When the officials dispersed, Shi Nai purposely stayed behind the crowd, and walked towards the household department together with the sixth prince with the ninth prince's eyes on him.

While there was no one around on the road, Shi Nai briefly explained his thoughts, which shocked the sixth prince into a cold sweat.

"This king almost ruined the elder brother's affairs."

Shi Nai said: "The sixth master is also sincere, the crown prince must know it."

The sixth prince said: "In any case, I would like to thank Mr. Shi for reminding me."

"Don't do it, don't do it." Shi Ding said hurriedly, "We both serve the prince, and Shi is just loyal."

Then, he said to the sixth prince: "Your Highness is not in the palace, and it is inconvenient for me to go in and out of the East Palace. I hope the sixth master will remind the princess: don't be afraid of being late for a good meal. Avoid arrogance and impetuosity, that is the kingly way."

The sixth prince nodded, "I will let the princess into the palace tomorrow."

After the two returned to the household department, they separated naturally, which disappointed those who wanted to see the clues from the relationship between the two.

However, Hu Zhan was different. He went directly to Shi Nai's classroom and asked him face to face.

"How about it, is it lively to discuss the affairs of the Qing Palace today?"

"Lively," Shi Nai chuckled, "It's very lively."

Hu Zhan said in a low voice: "If you want to tell the officials, the sage should have established the grandson long ago, cut off the thoughts of other princes, and consolidated the foundation of the country."

Shi Nai smiled, and said, "The mind of a sage, how can we, the courtiers, be able to guess it?"

"Your Excellency, please don't talk to the lower officials." Hu Zhan was displeased, "I regard an adult as my confidant, but an adult doesn't treat each other with sincerity. It's really chilling."

Shi Nai hurriedly poured him a cup of tea, and said with an apologetic smile, "Don't worry, Zhongqing, Shi Nai is not guarding against you, but guarding against walls with ears."

Only then did Hu Zhan regain his composure, and said puzzledly, "Say, why did the sage suddenly figure it out? What happened to the Lion Garden?"

Mentioning this, Shi Nai frowned rather sadly, "I'm afraid, it's not a good thing."

— Either something happened to the saint, or something happened to the crown prince.

"Huh?" Hu Zhan looked at him suspiciously, "How do you say that?"

Hu Zhan is a technical talent.This kind of person is talented and arrogant, and it is inevitable that he will disdain conspiracy and tricks.Therefore, the understanding of the so-called emperor's mind is not so deep.

In his opinion, once the grandson is established, the foundation of the country is stable, and they, the courtiers, can devote themselves to serving the court.

No matter how you look at it, it is a great thing.

And these people have sinister hearts, Shi Nai couldn't bear to tell him, so he shook his head and said, "I just have a hunch, and I can't tell you the specifics."

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Compared with the officials in Beijing, the crown prince and third prince at the Lion Garden got the news earlier.

The third prince was naturally out of breath, and the prince may not be purely happy.

To be honest, the Prince's mood is very complicated.

The saint's poison is made by him.As for the source of the poison, he got it out of the poison others gave him.

And the person who poisoned him was Zhen Guifei.

Therefore, when the saint found out about this matter, the murderer could only be Concubine Zhen Gui, who poisoned the crown prince first and then the saint.

The prince originally planned to put all his eggs in one basket.

However, Shi Nai's letter made him change his mind, and made him make up his mind to start ahead of schedule.

The tea he drank was poisonous, which was discovered half a year ago.

This poison was inadvertently prepared by an imperial doctor who liked to use swords in the former court. After people took it, their blood circulation would speed up, their emotions would be easily agitated, and their temper would gradually become irritable.

But the taste and smell of this poison are extremely mild, and it can be easily integrated into any food.If it weren't for someone like Imperial Doctor Huang who worked in the Imperial Hospital during the previous dynasty, ordinary imperial doctors would not be able to tell the difference at all.

That's right, Imperial Doctor Huang is also a member of the prince.

In the final analysis, the reason why the saint was recruited was because he underestimated the prince's secret power too much.

After all, he has been the crown prince for many years. In this world, there are many people who support orthodoxy.

Doctor Huang is just one of them.

So, this game, the prince won.

However, he was not very happy.

Yes, that's right.His reserve position was preserved, and even the safety of his lineage was guaranteed.

However, as long as he thinks that the prerequisite for a sage to establish a grandson is that his life will not be long, it will be difficult for him to be happy.

It's not that the prince is greedy for life and afraid of death.Rather, the closest person in his heart is willing to let go of his defenses and grudges against him only when he is about to die...

"Father." His eldest son Tu Ding walked in, holding a medicine bowl in his hand, "Father, it's time for you to take medicine."

The prince took the medicine bowl, reached out and rubbed his son's head, and asked with a smile, "Did you miss your mother?"

Tu Xun looked up at his father's face, and seeing that he was not unhappy, he nodded, "I miss my mother."

Seeing the eldest son being so cautious, the prince secretly sighed: His son is really restrained too much by the princess.

However, he also knew that it was no wonder the Crown Princess.Who let him and the saint, the father and son's lessons learned before his eyes?The princess is afraid that her son will follow in his footsteps, so she loves her son very much.