HBWnovel Chapter 976 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (98)
Chapter 976 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (98)
Chapter 976: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (ninety-eight)
The emperor acted quickly. Instead of waiting for the morning court tomorrow when many ministers would impeach the crown prince for his moral failings, he decided to deal with the crown prince himself first. He fined him one year's salary, confined him to his home for six months, and promoted the eldest prince. The emperor hoped that the matter would end there.
Some people thought that the emperor would consider deposing the crown prince since the crown prince was embroiled in such a scandal, but a legitimate son is still a legitimate son. The emperor had high hopes for him and had taught him carefully. The situation in the court was also very delicate, so the emperor would not depose the crown prince.
Even when the prince cried about his difficulties in having children, the emperor still felt a little sympathy for his son. As for the eldest prince, Ye Hao and others, they did not sympathize with the prince for having few children, but only thought that the prince was a shameless person.
It’s a pity that the emperor still has some father-son affection for the prince, so the prince can still sit on the position of crown prince.
Although the Ye family suffered a loss and had a bad reputation, they were able to vent their anger because Ye Hao accidentally injured the prince.
The emperor did not care about the prince's injury, but he did not compensate the Ye family either.
The Ye family was unable to say much, as the eldest prince had been named Prince Qing and had received the emperor's attention. The emperor ordered Prince Qing to go south to inspect the people's sentiments after the autumn hunt.
As the family of Concubine Ye, the Ye family naturally hopes that the eldest prince will have the opportunity to become emperor, so they are quite satisfied with the current result.
In front of the emperor, they did not have the courage to question him, saying that he was biased towards his son.
Prince Qing was still very dissatisfied that the Crown Prince had not yet been deposed. He was jealous of his father's love for the Crown Prince. However, he had finally been crowned a king, so he was temporarily satisfied.
The ugly deeds committed by the prince were not discussed by the people in the capital, and the common people who knew about it did not dare to discuss it. As for those powerful people, they also knew that disaster comes from the mouth.
But this does not mean that the prince's position as crown prince remains stable. Many court officials are increasingly losing confidence in the prince and feel that he is not worthy of being emperor.
How many times could the emperor forgive the crown prince? Six months of house arrest would mean his treatment in the Eastern Palace would be significantly worse, and his influence in the court would be eroded by other princes.
Dai Yao disappeared without a trace. It was said that she was taken back by the Dai family, but she died of illness a few days later.
When it came to the autumn hunt, the crown prince and the people from the Eastern Palace were unable to accompany them. The eldest prince and the other princes were free to show off, and the emperor would be considerate and praise each of his sons.
Except for the Crown Prince, whose power decreased, the other princes had more supporters. Even the Seventh Prince, who had a humble status, was treated with more respect by the ministers he met during his travels.
Qingli's country is Zhao, which is located in the center of the continent and covers a relatively large area. There is Meng to the northwest, Li to the northeast, and an island country to the southeast.
The Mongols and the island countries often sent troops to invade the Zhao Kingdom. The Li Kingdom was weak and was a vassal state of the Zhao Kingdom. It needed to rely on the Zhao Kingdom to fight against the Mongols.
During this autumn hunt, envoys from the Mongolian Kingdom also came to visit. The grassland people in the north are brave and good at fighting. They were defeated by Wei Ying last time. Now they are restless after coming to the Zhao Kingdom and are preparing for a martial arts competition.
Wei Ying was worthy of being a young general. He was in his prime and strong. He could beat the warriors they brought with him in riding, archery, and sumo. In the end, they competed to see who could hunt more and better prey in the autumn hunt.
The envoys were very confident. They grew up on horseback, and hunting was an essential skill for survival. How could these young masters possibly compare to them?
Each side had twenty people participating in the competition, and both team and individual performance were considered. The emperor also set up generous rewards.
Early the next morning, the competition began with the sound of gongs and drums. Dozens of people rode their horses into the hunting ground and headed deep into the dense forest.
As the sun sets, the competition will end in one stick of incense, and officials are already counting the prey.
According to the statistics of existing prey, the Meng Kingdom can defeat the Zhao Kingdom both as a group and individually.
The Mongolian archery master was laughing as if he had already won.
"Why hasn't the Marquis come out yet?"
"If you don't come out, we'll lose!"
"Of course not! These Mongolians are too arrogant. If we lose, they might even think of attacking us again."
"Humph, can we in Dazhao still be afraid of these barbarians?"
"Is there going to be any accident, Lord?"
The people of Zhao State around were talking about it.
A young man said to his wife, "Bah, nonsense! If something happens to you, nothing will happen to the Marquis."
"You are so capable, where is this princess cursing?"
"Be gentle, my ears are about to fall off. Madam, please give me some face."
"Huh, you know you're wrong, right?"
"Ma'am, I was wrong. I just spoke too hastily. Can you please not make me kneel on the washboard when we get home? If I have to kneel, please kneel inside the tent, okay?"
"I won't stop you even if you want to kneel."
The Duke of Junma doesn't look masculine, and his eyes and eyebrows are even a little coquettish, but he smiles in a simple and honest way, even giving off a silly vibe.
"Hehe, the princess still cares about me."
"Of course, you are my husband."
The couple flirted with each other, causing Qingli to look at them several times.