20demayo Chapter 218: Prince Ning and his wife
Chapter 218: Prince Ning and his wife
"Well, actually, this matter is not beyond my expectation."
Xia Yu hesitated for a moment, "In my father's eyes, the King of Qin is absurd, the King of Jin is weak, and I am destined to be the 'lonely king' arranged by my father..."
He had never considered what was the biggest reason why the emperor chose him to be the "Lonely King"?
There was a barely perceptible trace of pity in Shen Yuyao's eyes when she looked at Xia Yu. She lowered her head slightly and remained silent.
mercy?
Yes, mercy.
Up to this point, Xia Yu seemed to be completely unaware that the reason why he became the "lonely king" was also the most fundamental reason why the emperor did not pass the throne to him!
It just so happened that Lu's Western Factory dug out the deepest secret in the emperor's heart.
The emperor would not let Lu die because he would rather die with a knife than with a hammer!
Instead, she wanted to pass the throne to her son.
Seeing Shen Yuyao remained silent, Xia Yu continued, "In fact, my father has always hoped that the Great Xia Dynasty would last forever, and the system of succession by establishing the eldest son as the heir must of course be started by him, so that future monarchs can follow this system."
"The demise of the second emperor of Qin is a lesson for us."
Shen Yuyao nodded slightly when she heard this. "My father has taken great pains to ensure that future monarchs can govern the country. The vassal kings he set up to protect the court are to ensure the stability of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"So, actually, there are not many people that my father can choose from..." Xia Yu thought thoughtfully.
"Your Highness, have you ever thought that perhaps there are deeper considerations behind your father's arrangement?" Shen Yuyao hinted to him secretly.
However, Xia Yu seemed to have not understood Shen Yuyao's hint at all. He was just a little dazed and didn't say anything.
And the words that the emperor said to Shen Yuyao last night echoed in her ears again.
"In fact, the most difficult thing for me to decide is not who will be the heir to the throne, but whether the entire Great Xia Kingdom should be governed by civil or military means."
When saying this, Shen Yuyao clearly saw aging and hesitation in the emperor's eyes.
"In order to ensure the stability of my Xia family, I was forced to kill many generals and meritorious officials, just so that when the prince governs the world in the future, there will be no more thorns on the brambles!"
"A founding monarch needs to be decisive and resolute, and he needs to advocate the use of force; while a reigning monarch only needs to govern the country with benevolence. Only by making the country value culture over military power can the people rest and recuperate, and the country become increasingly powerful."
"All of my sons have been granted titles of vassal kings and have their own armies. Whoever I choose will easily cause a quarrel among the brothers."
"Among my many sons, the fourth one is actually the most like me. It's a pity..."
"Now I am making two moves. If Chongwen ascends the throne and is not influenced by the Lu family, he will continue to govern the country with virtue and be kind to all the uncles."
"Then he will naturally be protected by the uncles. If that is the case, Yuyao, you don't have to make the will public. Otherwise..."
......
"Yuyao, what are you thinking about?" Xia Yu looked at her closely and asked softly, "Why do you look a little serious? But you have something in your heart, but you don't know how to express it to me?"
"Oh...that's not the case. I was just wondering, since Your Majesty knew that my father was going to appoint Chongwen as the Crown Prince, why would he risk returning to Kyoto at this time?" Shen Yuyao replied.
"The reason? The reason is as simple as I just told you!"
"I miss you! I miss the children!" Xia Yu pulled Shen Yuyao onto his lap, "Could it be...Could it be that the princess still doesn't believe me?"
"Believe it. How dare I not believe what the prince said?"
Shen Yuyao blushed instantly, and signaled to Xia Yu with her eyes, "Master Tang... is still outside the car."
Xia Yu leaned against the wall of the carriage. He reached out and gently lifted the curtain to take a look, then turned to look at her, "It's okay, it's far away."
Shen Yuyao's face turned even redder.
"Let's...go back home as soon as possible." She said this in such a low voice that if you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't hear it at all.
"Well, good! Let's go back to the palace." Xia Yu pulled her closer to his arms, one hand moving up along her waist, murmuring, "It's more comfortable in your own territory, right?"
Shen Yuyao couldn't help feeling itchy, but she didn't dare to cry out, so she could only hold it in until her little face turned red.
"Shh...don't make any sound, otherwise I will be discovered returning to the capital without the imperial edict, and I will be punished by my father!" Xia Yu put his mouth close to her ear and whispered.
Shen Yuyao was so itchy that she shrank her neck, but she could only hold it in, not daring to make any sound.
Her petite body twisted and turned involuntarily.
......
"Your Majesty...but is there...?"
Tang Wei, who was guarding secretly in the distance, turned around and suddenly saw the carriage shaking slightly. He thought that something unexpected happened to the two people in the carriage, so he rushed to the carriage quickly.
But when he just asked, he heard Shen Yuyao's deliberately suppressed laughter. Tang Wei's hand that was lifting the car curtain paused, and then he gently closed the curtain again.
"Well... Lord Tang, it's alright."
Xia Yu sat up straight and cleared his throat. "Please drive the car, Lord Tang. Go back to the mansion quietly and don't alarm anyone."
Shen Yuyao covered her mouth and laughed secretly until she almost couldn't breathe.
"drive!"
The carriage headed towards Prince Ning's Mansion.
The two people in the car took a long time to recover.
"Yuyao, just now I felt like you had something on your mind that you didn't tell me." Xia Yu took Shen Yuyao's hand, raised his eyes and asked, "But you really don't want to tell me?"
Shen Yuyao nodded, "Your Majesty, I don't want to lie to you, but now is really not the time to tell you about this."
Xia Yu chuckled and said, "Well, since the princess said it's not the right time, then it's naturally not the right time."
He grabbed Shen Yuyao's hand, gently exerted a little force, and asked: "I still have a question in my mind, is the princess willing to help me solve it?"
"As long as I can tell you, I will tell you the truth." Shen Yuyao said softly, "What questions does your Highness have?"
"Prince Jin, when did he pass away?" Xia Yu asked suddenly with a cold expression.
"I didn't know at first," Shen Yuyao said with a firm look in her eyes, "but just now, I found out."
Xia Yu seemed to understand this nonsense, "Give him a quick death!"
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not die at his hands, he died because of Bo Ren after all.
Since Shen Yuyao knew the truth of the matter, she would definitely report it to the emperor truthfully.
In fact, she never wanted to take off the python costume from beginning to end.
Now, as long as the Black Dragon Guards or the East Factory collect enough evidence, the King of Jin will have to die suddenly from illness!