Xiao Yao said nothing. Although Chen Zhenjun was loyal to the royal family and was happy, she couldn't be happy looking at the emperor's depressed face at this moment.

The emperor added: "Princes have always succeeded to the throne, but your brother is frail and sick, and it will take more than ten years before he grows up. The world cannot afford to wait. When he grows up, you will surely be on the throne. If you change the emperor or

There is chaos, so there is no need to give up the throne to your brother, just let him be a wealthy and idle man."

Xiao Yao nodded.

The emperor gasped and said again: "Father, I have a request."

Xiao Yao said: "Father, just say it."

The emperor was about to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he coughed violently.

Xiao Yao quickly went up and patted him on the back.

The emperor coughed for a while and finally recovered, then said: "If you still have the throne in a hundred years, it must be handed over to the Xiao family. In other words, your heir must be named Xiao."

Xiao Yao had no objection to this. She didn't know if she would have any heirs yet, so she decided to give her the surname Xiao. If not, it would not be difficult to choose one from the young prince's descendants.

Seeing that Xiao Yao was obedient, the emperor nodded happily and said, "I don't have much time left. Tomorrow I will mention the matter of establishing the crown prince and the crown prince. You should just pretend that you don't know anything and just be prepared in your heart."

Xiao Yao nodded again.

Still in the elegant study room, the Minister of Punishment said: "Sir, the princess's disaster relief has made her famous. Not only is it widely sung among the people, but it is also well-known among the scholars in the Jiangnan area. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be bad.

.How about I wait——"

When he said this, he showed a serious look, and even if he didn't say any more, he still expressed the corresponding meaning.

He wanted to buy a murder to kill the princess, because the princess had become a traitor.

The young master shook his head and said, "No need."

The Minister of Punishment became anxious and said, "Why? If the princess becomes a traitor, it will be difficult to suppress her in the future."

The young master said: "No one in the royal family lives long, so we don't have to do anything."

The Minister of Justice's eyes widened and he looked at the noble young man in front of him in disbelief, a little doubting that he had heard wrongly.

It is true that the people in the royal family do not live long, but the princess is in good health. This can be seen at a glance. Can't the young master see it?

Furthermore, if you use your son's mind to determine your character, you will not live long and will not have any worries about the future.

The young master saw the Minister of Punishment looking at him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have my own plan."

The Minister of Justice had no choice but to give up, but he still felt very regretful.

He always felt that the princess should disappear to avoid too many changes.

At this time, the young master spoke: "The emperor's health is not very good. Maybe it's this period of time. You need to be mentally prepared."

When the Minister of Punishment heard this, he was immediately surprised: "Young master, what are you talking about?" But he couldn't believe it, "I caught a glimpse of the emperor when he went to court today and saw that he was in good spirits, but he just lost weight due to the bitter summer. How could he..."

The young master said: "This is the news from the palace. Is it possible that I would lie to you?"

The Minister of Punishment immediately thought of Concubine Fang Shu, thinking that the concubines in the palace knew the emperor's body best. He immediately had no doubts in his heart, but after he no longer had any doubts, he became even more anxious:

"In this case, we should not leave the princess as a hidden danger. She has a long-standing reputation. If she is alive and healthy, how can we achieve our great things?"

The young master's eyes were deep, and he suddenly sighed softly and said, "The princess will not be an obstacle to us."

The Minister of Justice listened and looked at him, hoping that he could explain something.

However, the young master stopped talking. He just lowered his head and was lost in thought. He seemed to be thinking about something that was difficult to decide. His face showed regret for a while and hesitation for a while, but in the end, gradually, it turned into determination.

After the morning court session the next day, the emperor summoned his confidants, the prime minister, and several ministers into the imperial study to discuss the matter of establishing the emperor's daughter.

Xiao Yao was arranged by the emperor to listen behind a screen.

When the emperor mentioned the idea of ​​establishing a princess, almost everyone opposed it, including two of his confidants.

The prime minister said: "The little prince is already three years old. Although he is young, there are precedents for young children to ascend the throne. Why give up the prince and establish a princess? Throughout the two thousand years of history, there has never been a princess. I think this move is absolutely inappropriate.

OK!"

The emperor said calmly: "Looking at the history of two thousand years, have princesses led armies on expeditions? Are there any princesses who have been ordered to provide disaster relief?"

All the officials were speechless.

The Minister of Punishment finally found an excuse: "That's just an expedient measure..."

The emperor looked at him: "How can it be an expedient measure to require the princess to dedicate herself to the task? Is it an expedient measure to give the princess corresponding respect? Could it be that in your hearts, women cannot be treated like men?"

The Prime Minister stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "But after all, there are differences between men and women."

The emperor waved his hand and said forcefully: "Find a reason that can convince me. Don't mention the difference between men and women anymore."

One of the emperor's confidants stepped forward and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, may I ask if the princess is the crown princess, will the princess's descendants be named Xiao? Will the future country be inherited by someone with the surname Xiao?"

The emperor said: "I will ask the princess like this later."

He felt very uncomfortable, and immediately said: "If there is no reason to convince me, I will make Princess Xiaoyao the crown princess, and I will succeed her as the emperor of this dynasty in a hundred years."

How could all the officials be willing to let a girl like a princess ascend to the throne and become an empress?

They hurriedly came forward to persuade them, and some even knelt down.

The emperor lowered his face and said solemnly: "Why are you waiting for this? I'm waiting for you to convince me with legitimate reasons, instead of making such unreasonable troubles!"

Hearing the emperor even uttering the words "unreasonable", the officials did not dare to say anything more.

But they were still extremely unwilling in their hearts, so they planned to go back and discuss with their confidants to find a reason to silence the emperor.

The Xingyue Palace is located in a secret stronghold in the capital. The palace owner stood with his back to Ye Zi and said, "Is there something important to report?"

Ye Zi said respectfully: "According to the news from the spies in the palace, the emperor intends to pass the throne to the palace lord. Today, he discussed with all the adults in the royal study room the matter of establishing the crown princess. The palace lord wants to repay the life-saving grace of his wife.

,should this be stopped?”

The palace owner did not speak for a long time and then said: "Tell him that I will repay the favor in other ways and don't mention this matter again."

Ye Zi was immediately taken aback, and did not care about overstepping his bounds, and said hurriedly: "But this is what the young master personally agreed to, and it is also the lady's last order."

The palace owner said: "My mother's last wish was for me to repay her kindness. I have found another way to repay my kindness, and I have not violated her."

"What if that person refuses?" Ye Zi asked cautiously.

The palace master smiled, with a hint of coldness on his unparalleled handsome face: "He can't help but refuse." After a pause, he added, "Pass on my order. If he comes to ask for an explanation,

Just tell him not to have too much appetite, otherwise he may even die from exhaustion."

Ye Zi heard the determination in the palace master's tone, and although he didn't agree with it, he finally nodded.

Seeing that the palace master was leaving, Ye Zi couldn't help but boldly asked: "I wonder why the palace master changed his mind?"

The palace owner said: "The princess will be a good emperor."

The most important thing is that he can no longer see her being bullied, and even he can't bully her.

It was the first time that Ye Zi heard such praise from the palace master, and he was immediately surprised.

Although Xiao Yao was worried about the emperor's health, he was still sent to the military camp by the emperor after the morning court session the next day.

After she drilled with the soldiers in the military camp, she went to her secret training place and saw the soldiers who were training enthusiastically. She also went to the production of jet lag glasses, glass cups and plates.

When riding back to the capital, I suddenly saw several knights riding horses from the direction of the city. They were all very skilled in riding.

Xiao Yao had no intention of fighting with others, so he stepped aside.

However, at this moment, the knights shouted "Oh" and stopped, and then a familiar voice sounded: "Princess, I didn't expect to meet you on the road. It's been a long time."

Xiao Yao saw that it was He Xijun and immediately laughed: "When did you come to the capital? Why didn't you tell me?"

The third master next to He Xijun stepped forward and bowed, and said: "The princess seems to have lost a lot of weight. She still needs to pay attention to her rest."

Xiao Yao nodded with a smile.

He Xijun smiled and said: "I arrived in the capital a few days ago. I knew that you must be tired when you came back yesterday and needed to rest for a few days, so I didn't ask anyone to look for you. I planned to wait a few days and then look for you again after you were free."

Xiao Yao heard this and asked, "Where are you going?"

He Xijun laughed: "What a coincidence, an old friend of Lao San planted a lot of peaches. They are said to be tender, juicy, crisp and delicious. He invited us to pick fresh ones to eat. I thought it would be fine anyway, so I went with Lao San

come out."

After saying that, he invited Xiao Yao to come too.

Xiao Yao originally couldn't stay, but now was the critical moment. She couldn't find a good reason to refuse, which aroused suspicion. After all, a friend who had a life-long friendship came to invite her. It was too abnormal for her not to go, so she nodded immediately.

head, and went together.

It was a peach orchard, full of fruits and a bumper harvest.

The host came to see Xiao Yao and came to greet him. After some greetings, Xiao Yao said:

"I came to the orchard to eat fruit just because I wanted to abandon the red tape and find natural wildness. You don't need to be polite, and there is no need for anyone to greet me. I will either eat and chat with you in the garden, or go and find one by myself.

There are fruit trees for you to use."

She chatted with He Xijun for a while, thinking about the emperor in her heart, but she couldn't support her mentally, so she smiled and said, "You are good friends, so I won't disturb you, so I can go and have some fun in the wild."

He Xijun happened to have something to tell his host, so he nodded after hearing the words.

The third master wanted to follow him, but the master here was his good friend, and he had no choice but to stay as he had no choice but to abandon his friend.
To be continued...