Su Xiaoling's heart was not at peace, she realized something.
Zhou Heng just smiled at her.
Zhou Wei and Zhou Xuan have entered the academy and will not come back except for Xiu Mu this year. Zhou Qing and Zhou Huan are still young and cannot meet the requirements for admission to the academy.
After the two children had washed up, the family had dinner together.
Zhou Heng gently picked up vegetables for his two sons and carefully took out the fish bones, not forgetting to give Su Xiaoling a piece.
After eating, Zhou Qing and Zhou Huan retired to review their homework.
When only the couple is left in the room.
Zhou Heng held Su Xiaoling's hand in his palm, and he said softly: "Xiaoling, I am ready to resign as the crown prince."
Since being the prince means losing Su Xiaoling, he will no longer be the prince.
Since that incident, he is very tired, Su Xiaoling is also very tired, and their whole family is tired, so it is okay for him to give up the position of prince.
Su Xiaoling was stunned. It took her a while to realize what Zhou Heng said. She looked at Zhou Heng. His eyes were full of exhaustion, and his expression was also very haggard.
"Brother Heng, I don't know what to say, but I don't want you to be sad. I've had you for more than ten years, which is enough."
Su Xiaoling was filled with worries, but she didn’t know where to start. She wanted to say that she didn’t mind him being accepted into the palace, but she still couldn’t say these straightforward words. Such a smart brother Heng must know what she meant.
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"Xiao Ling, we still have many ten years. These ten years are too few and not enough. In the past few months, I have also reflected a lot. I am not suitable to be a prince. I have too many things to worry about. I always
She is very passive, like everything. Xin Dili has had different intentions for a long time. If I hadn't been indecisive, things would never have been like this. It was precisely because I didn't do a good job that she had the opportunity to break your heart.
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"I am no longer a three-year-old child. My temper has been determined a long time ago. I avoided Xin Dili this time. It will inevitably come time to plant rice seedlings in the future. At that time, how should I face you and the children?
What? So if I don’t become this prince, everything will be fine,"
Zhou Heng made this decision not on a whim, but after thinking about it for a long time.
If he can't be the emperor he wants to be, then he won't be able to do it. Now he is just being ignored, but what about the future?
He didn't want to think about it, so he quit.
Su Xiaoling was already confused. Is this really worth it?
"Will Father agree?"
Su Xiaoling looked worried.
Zhou Heng smiled lightly and nodded: "Father will agree. In this world, there is only one person who wants to be a prince but cannot do so, and there is no one who fails to abdicate."
No matter who you are, it is difficult to take a step forward, but it is easy to take a step back.
If he doesn't want to be a prince anymore, naturally there will be many people who will help him.
"Then after you don't become the crown prince, can we leave the palace?"
Su Xiaoling's eyes were lost in thought, and her heart couldn't help but tighten.
Zhou Heng held her in his arms and replied gently: "Yes, we can still go to many places."
Su Xiaoling couldn't help but curl her lips slightly.
Zhou Heng could feel Su Xiaoling relaxing, and he also relaxed in his heart. This was what he wanted.
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Zhou Heng wrote a letter of resignation and submitted it.
Zhou Zhao frowned after reading it, still in disbelief for a long time.
Looking at Zhou Heng who was kneeling below with an indifferent expression, Zhou Zhao finally couldn't help but get angry, smashed the folding piece down, and roared angrily: "Do you think the prince is someone you can't do if you don't want to? Just for a woman.
, you actually did this? Do you believe it or not, I killed her!"
Zhou Zhao has the intention to kill, and Zhou Heng is devoted to Su Xiaoling. Will killing Su Xiaoling solve the problem?
Zhou Heng's eyes were calm. He raised his head and said calmly: "Father, you can kill Xiao Ling. At worst, I will accompany her."
Zhou Zhao looked at Zhou Heng and knew that he was really heartbroken.
How ironic that such a dedicated and affectionate person is actually the prince.
Zhou Zhao sat back on his seat. He was unwilling to accept it at all. He looked at Zhou Heng and said, "It has been more than ten years since you returned to Beijing. How many years have you been there? Isn't it worth it? Su Xiaoling gave birth to four children in order to
Children, two sons and two daughters, even if you have them again, who can shake her identity? When other women have children again, how old are her children? What can others compete for?"
"Father, it is precisely because she gave birth to four children for me. I love these four children, and every child feels loved. If other women have my children, I wish they would die early. This way
What’s the point? If as an emperor, I can’t even make the decision on my own affairs, then it’s okay for the emperor not to do it.”
Zhou Heng did not expect his father to understand him. He had already made a decision and did not want to participate in it.
He didn't want to worry about it all the time in the future.
His father thought that the temper he developed during his years in Nanshan Village caused him to be like this. In fact, that was not the case. It was only when he went there that he felt like a human being and understood what true love and warmth are.
He returned to the capital as part of his responsibility, and so did his succession to the position of crown prince.
The same goes for giving up the position of prince now.
"Heng'er, you have made a decision, but there is no turning back."
Zhou Zhao finally looked at Zhou Heng, who once again gave him a chance. It was still too late to regret it now.
Zhou Heng was not suitable to be a prince, he could see it, but after all, he had carefully cultivated him, so he gave up like this, which made him feel bad.
Zhou Heng's eyes did not dodge, and he spoke: "Father, I have made up my mind. I cannot bear the responsibility. I have let my father down. Please forgive me."
Zhou Zhao waved his hand: "You go down, my father will consider this matter, you have to let my father think about it."
Zhou Heng nodded, stood up and left.
The dynasty was relatively stable, but when Zhou Heng stepped down as crown prince, the situation became difficult to predict.
Zhou Liao, Zhou Ying and Zhou Yan will make your mind more active.
But none of the three of them are the best candidates in his mind, Zhou Zhi is.
His beloved son should be returning to Beijing soon.
There is no such thing as a short-lived life. Changes occur in this world, so he can naturally compete. But I don’t know if he has changed after more than ten years of separation. The situation in the DPRK is changing, old people are replaced by new ones, and Zhou Zhi’s relationship with others is changing.
What would it be like to meet these people?
Zhou Zhao didn't think about it for too long and gave Zhou Heng an answer with action.
First, I found a few mistakes in his official duties, and then suspended him from one of his duties. When the wind shifted, everything began to move.
The courtiers thought that the Crown Prince's Ministry, headed by Su Hua, would take action, but no one took action. Even if the Crown Prince was punished in public, they were all quiet and quietly watched Zhou Heng step down from the position of Crown Prince and be imprisoned.
Zhou Heng temporarily placed himself in solitary confinement. If nothing else happens, after the solitary confinement ends, the crown prince's position will be vacant.
Su Xiaoling got the news early. She knew that this was a process, and most of the worries in her heart were gone. She cultivated herbs with peace of mind, Fenxiang looked at her from the side. When a series of footsteps came, Su Xiaoling stood up and looked back, and saw
The leader was Wei Ling. She didn't know why, but she felt panicked for a moment.
