Jade Without Fragrance Chapter 333

Chapter 333: The son belongs to someone else's family

It was a troubled time, and King Jing felt that something was wrong. When he entered the Yangxin Hall and saw the sick Emperor Tai'an leaning on the bed, he felt even worse.

　　　Fourth brother looks like he is dying. Could it be that he needs to be left alone?

That shouldn't be entrusted to him. He has always been so low-key and uncontested.

Prince Jing was panicking, and he bowed politely: "Brother, is your health feeling better?"

"Much better." Emperor Tai'an said with a pleasant look on his face, "Fifth brother is sitting and talking."

 Liu Chuan immediately moved a small spoon and placed it next to Prince Jing.

Prince Jing carefully sat down on the small spoon, feeling even more uneasy.

“It's been ten years since my fifth brother's family came to Beijing, right?”

King Jing smiled dryly: "It's been ten years."

"Time flies so fast." Emperor Tai'an looked sad.

Prince Jing continued dryly: "Isn't that true? Ten years have passed in a flash."

 It's over, it's over, once you recall the past, things will become big.

Emperor Tai'an looked at Prince Jing with gentle eyes: "When I was young, my brothers were all together, but I didn't expect that at this age, the one who is most attached to me is my fifth brother."

Prince Jing couldn't sit still anymore and quickly stood up to thank him: "Brother, the emperor is so kind to you, but I don't deserve it."

 “I speak the truth.”

King Jing: "..." If I believe it, can you let me go?

Emperor Tai'an not only refused to let him go, but also stretched out his hand to hold Prince Jing's hand. At that moment, Prince Jing almost couldn't help but jump up and run.

"Fifth brother and Shuo'er went north and made great contributions, but I have never properly rewarded them, and I feel really ashamed."

King Jing hurriedly said: "Brother, please don't say that. It is the duty of our father and son to share our worries for our brother."

"Ahem." Emperor Tai'an coughed twice and looked very weak. "Fifth brother also knows that my illness has not improved for a long time. I have not been in court for some days. Not to mention the backlog of government affairs. As time goes by, I am afraid that Northern Qi will do it again. Ready to move…”

“Yes, brother Huang, take good care of yourself and take good care of yourself as soon as possible.”

"I'm old." Emperor Tai'an sighed, "The crown prince's position is vacant again. This is also why Prince Ping had different intentions and initiated a palace coup. I thought it would be better to decide on the adopted heir as soon as possible."

Prince Jing's heart skipped a beat: "Isn't there still a little prince? When the little prince reaches adulthood, you will not be seventy yet. My brother doesn't think it is necessary to adopt him from the clan."

Hearing King Jing mention the little prince, Emperor Tai'an's face darkened, and when he heard the consolation of less than seventy, his face became even darker.

 Wang Jing closed his mouth.

After an awkward silence, Emperor Tai'an spoke: "The little prince was born frail. I don't trust him to hand over the country and the country. It is best for our Qi family to choose someone from the clan who is of the right age, body, character, and talent." Jiangshan is responsible, what do you think, fifth brother?"

 “Brother Huang is right.”

Emperor Tai'an took a deep look at the anxious Prince Jing, and finally said what he had been preparing for so long: "I think Shuo'er is very good, so let's let Shuo'er be the prince of Zhou Dynasty. This should be a reward for his great achievements. "

 “Brother, you must not do this!” Prince Jing jumped directly from the small stool to the ground.

 Look at what happened to the three princes before and after them. Is this a reward? This is clearly repaying kindness with hatred!

 “What?” Emperor Tai'an's tone became colder.

 King Jing raised his head and did not flinch because of the emperor's displeased look: "Shuo'er has no ambitions and is not in good health. My brother thinks he is not suitable. How about you think about it again?"

 “I have taken a fancy to Shuo'er.” Emperor Tai'an said lightly.

When King Jing saw that he could not reason, he wiped away his tears and said, "Brother, my brother is such an eldest son!"

It hurts the eyes of Emperor Tai'an to see an old man crying whenever he wants. The corners of his eyes twitched and he reminded: "Isn't there still Huan'er?"

 King Jing hesitated and wiped his tears: "Huan'er is the youngest son, and Shuo'er is the eldest son of his younger brother!"

Emperor Tai'an became even more angry when he heard this. He doesn't have any decent sons, but Lao Wu has two!

“If you adopt Shuo'er to me, Huan'er will be considered your eldest son.”

Prince Jing was shocked: "Brother, you can't calculate it like this, can you?"

Emperor Tai'an's face sank: "I haven't finished speaking yet. The selection of Shuo'er among so many clan members was calculated by the Imperial Master. Shuo'er is the emperor's star. Oh, by the way, I remembered that there is another rumor that Shuo'er is the emperor's star. When my son was born, he had a vision in the sky—"

 Prince Jing opened his mouth slightly and was dumbfounded.

Emperor Tai'an asked meaningfully: "Fifth brother, do you think it is appropriate to choose someone else?"

Prince Jing was excited and said hurriedly: "Brother Huang is wise, Shuo'er is suitable."

If these words were to spread today, if someone else were to be the crown prince, the Palace of Prince Jing would not be in a good position. Which emperor would tolerate a royal child with an emperor's destiny to be active?

“Ahem, my energy is low. I'll feel at ease now that Shuo'er is here.”

 Wang Jing was about to cry but had no tears.

Fourth brother is relieved, what about him?

He was supposed to be able to live a leisurely life of entertaining grandchildren right away. He could just leave the palace affairs to the calm and reliable eldest son. However, the eldest son became someone else's. The younger son, who only knows how to mess with cats and dogs all day long, will inherit the family business. Life is dark just thinking about it.

Prince Jing returned to Prince Jing's Mansion in a sedan chair, and when he arrived at the main courtyard, he still looked like he was out of his mind.

"What's going on, Your Majesty? What does the Emperor want from you?" Seeing Prince Jing's appearance, Princess Jing was inevitably a little worried.

 “Shuo'er has become someone else's…”

Princess Jing did not react for a moment: "What nonsense are you talking about, Your Majesty?"

 King Jing shed two lines of tears: "The emperor has chosen Shuo'er as his heir."

With a bang, the cup in Princess Jing's hand fell to the ground.

She raised her hand to rest on her forehead, and it took a while before she recovered: "Then... from now on, the palace can only be handed over to Huan'er?"

Prince Jing: "..." The yellow-faced woman won't open any pot!

The couple accepted the fact and called their children over.

"Father, why did you call us here at this time?" Qi Huan asked in confusion.

There was an accident in the palace, so he could only stay at home and didn't cause any trouble.

Prince Jing looked at Qi Shuo with complicated eyes: "I called you here to tell you one thing. The emperor is prepared to adopt Shuo'er as his heir."

 “Brother?” Qi Huan and Qi Qiong looked at Qi Shuo in shock.

Lin Hao was also stunned.

The emperor wants to adopt A Shuo, then won't A Shuo become the prince?

 In other words, in the eleventh year of Tai'an in this life, the one who supervises the country while the emperor is recovering from illness will be the prince... Qi Shuo.

This is like a dream, an incredible dream.

Lin Hao quietly reached out and pinched Qi Shuo.

Qi Shuo was originally calm after hearing the shocking news, but his face was distorted by the pinch.

 Prince Jing was immediately moved.

 Look at how sad Shuoer is!

He reached out and patted his eldest son on the shoulder, and sighed: "Father, I know you find it difficult to accept it, but it is hard to disobey your orders..."

Qi Huan blinked and couldn't help but said: "If I understand correctly, eldest brother is going to be the prince, right? Isn't this a great thing?"

 Why does the whole family look so strange?

 (End of this chapter)

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