Chapter 1661: Today is Not Suitable for Seeing Blood

Flowing rewards were sent into the Marquis's Mansion.

All kinds of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as beautiful women with various styles.

Chen Guanfu simply called Chen Guanlou to the Marquis's Mansion, letting him choose a few he liked from the many rewards to take home.

"Really let me choose?"

Chen Guanlou looked at the gold, silver, and jewelry packed in boxes and filling the room, very greedy.

Of course, this bit of reward was far from enough compared to the contributions made by the Marquis of Pingjiang.

"Could it be fake."

"Don't! My family doesn't raise women." Chen Guanlou refused decisively; he still liked going to brothels, settling once, without entanglement.

"Women are not floods and beasts. If you don't want to raise them, the Marquis's Mansion will raise them for you."

"Don't bring me trouble." Chen Guanlou waved his hand, respectfully declining, "I don't lack women."

"So it's looking down on them." Chen Guanfu understood in his heart.

"In a few days, it will be the little princess's full-month banquet; you go too. Empress wants to chat with you."

He suggested softly, as if seeking advice.

Chen Guanlou raised an eyebrow. "The banquet in the palace, what qualifications do I have to attend. Don't harm me."

"You go with the Marquis's Mansion." Chen Guanfu had already thought of a way.

Chen Guanlou shook his head. "Better not! If the Empress wants to talk to me, there are plenty of opportunities. No need to chat at the little princess's full-month banquet. At that time, she will definitely be very busy and won't be able to chat. Or do you have another purpose?"

Chen Guanfu chuckled. "The Emperor has grown a brain."

"Heard about this. Those few censors are locked in the Heavenly Prison; do you need me to do anything? Might as well say it directly."

"Protect their lives." Chen Guanfu said softly.

Chen Guanlou said oh, guessing: "You suspect the Emperor will kill and frame."

Chen Guanfu shook his head with a serious expression, "Not necessarily, but must be guarded against. The war is over, and many people will speculate on the holy will, splashing dirty water on the Marquis's Mansion. I can imagine it, rebellious minister, respecting himself with soldiers, not respecting the emperor, having rebellious intentions early, powerful and difficult to control, having no emperor's law in his eyes..."

"Do you regret it? Regret reaching cooperation with Xie Changling?" Chen Guanlou guessed boldly.

The war is over, there is no war threat, and instantly all kinds of monsters and ghosts have drilled out.

Some truly can't stand the Marquis of Pingjiang, some want to take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, some just want to kill the Marquis of Pingjiang, and some are just grass on the wall, leaning toward the Emperor when the wind direction is wrong...

All kinds of people gathered together to make trouble, and it was already difficult to distinguish how many conspiracies, how much justice, and how much framing there were.

A bunch of mobs!

The Marquis's Mansion will bear unprecedented pressure.

Analyzing it this way, the little princess's full-month banquet next has a lot of talk.

He cared and asked, "Can you hold on?"

Chen Guanfu nodded. "Can hold on! I won't let Xie Changling be alone. The Marquis's Mansion's days are not easy, and he shouldn't think about having an easy time either. The Marquis's Mansion cooperated with him and solved the Northwest war, and the national treasury can relax a lot this year. However, the risks suffered by the Marquis's Mansion must be shared by him."

Chen Guanlou nodded in agreement.

A few days later, the imperial palace full-month banquet.

Chen Guanlou didn't go, so he missed the big drama of the day.

At the banquet, officials took the opportunity of celebrating the little princess's full month to propose establishing a crown prince.

The eldest legitimate son, Song Qiyu, has an identity and status that is as orthodox as it can be; he is both legitimate and eldest, and no one can surpass this eldest prince. Moreover, Song Qiyu has already started enlightenment, and great scholars all say the eldest legitimate prince is intelligent.

This is the only candidate for crown prince.

Please ask Emperor Yuanding to establish the crown prince as soon as possible to stabilize people's hearts. It happens to be the Northwest war settling down, and the little princess's full month; if the crown prince is established at this time, it is three joys in one.

This is great luck!

As soon as this was said, many officials immediately echoed, asking the Emperor to establish the crown prince.

Emperor Yuanding was originally happy, loving the little princess and not letting go. As a result, when he heard about establishing the crown prince, his face instantly collapsed, without any concealment.

Even the most dull people could see that Emperor Yuanding was unhappy.

His appearance instantly caused criticism from the whole audience.

Many officials didn't understand, why was Emperor Yuanding unhappy? Why was he offended?

If it were the time of

Don't forget, Emperor Taixing, as muddled as he was, had also early on designated the late Emperor as Crown Prince. Although it was eventually abolished, the throne still fell to the late Emperor.

What does this explain?

It explains the importance of legitimacy.

The heavens of Great Ming only recognize imperial princes with legitimate status.

Especially some officials who insisted on legitimacy, led by Cao Song, who eloquently began to lecture on great principles on the spot, starting from Pangu opening the heavens, explaining the importance of legitimacy and the necessity of designating a Crown Prince early.

The scene became uncontrollable for a time.

Finally, Xie Gechen stood out, "Today is to celebrate the full month of Princess Chaoyang, and everyone is gathered together. This is not an early morning court session, so I ask you all not to be too overbearing!"

"What does Minister Xie mean? Could it be that Minister Xie does not support designating the eldest imperial prince as Crown Prince?"

"Not so! The matter of designating a Crown Prince cannot be decided casually. Moreover, today's occasion is not right, do not let the guest overshadow the host! Don't forget, today is Princess Chaoyang's venue, not the eldest prince's."

Xie Gechen's tone was light, but his gaze was extremely oppressive. His eyes swept across the entire hall, lingering on Cao Song's face for two extra seconds.

In an instant, the noisy main hall gradually quieted down.

This was much more effective than the Emperor putting on an ugly face.

Emperor Renzong watched this scene, his anger rising.

It just so happened that Prince Shuncheng bumped into the muzzle of the gun, "Prince Shuncheng, what is that expression? Are you mocking me, or are you laughing at me?"

Prince Shuncheng was sitting properly, but disaster fell from the sky.

He wanted to defend himself a little, but Emperor Renzong didn't give him a chance at all.

"Outrageous! Since I ascended the throne, you have repeatedly played the fool. In the past, I considered our brotherly bond and did not pursue it. However, today is Princess Chaoyang's full-month banquet, and you are wearing that face—are you dissatisfied with the little princess, or dissatisfied with me? You can offend me, but you should not offend my little princess. Someone, drag Prince Shuncheng down and give him thirty heavy strokes!"

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

As soon as Prince Ning heard "thirty heavy strokes," he knew Emperor Renzong was aiming for Prince Shuncheng's life. He was using this opportunity to take his life.

What a vicious mind.

"Prince Shuncheng is young and ignorant; I hope Your Majesty can give him a chance to turn over a new leaf."

"I ask Your Majesty to retract the order!" Seeing the scene was so unbearable, Xie Gechen could only stand out to persuade the Emperor, "Today is the joyous day of Princess Chaoyang's full month, and it is not suitable to see blood. I hope Your Majesty can handle it with discretion."

Emperor Renzong was furious, "Once, twice, three times, four times—I have already given him too many chances."

"Can Your Majesty find another way to punish him?" Cao Song also believed it was not suitable to see blood today.

However, Emperor Renzong had made up his mind to see blood.

Finally, each took a step back, and Emperor Renzong said angrily, "Ten strokes, he must be taught a lesson. If Prince Ning is still dissatisfied, then you take the punishment for him!"

Prince Ning:...

Taking the punishment for him was absolutely out of the question!

He suspected Emperor Renzong wanted to use this opportunity to kill him.