At this moment, several figures suddenly appeared outside the palace, and a cold and stern voice came, "Mu Qingyuan cannot be emperor! I do not agree!"
Looking at the door, several shadows suddenly appeared in the sunlight. Mu Qingyuan felt that his eyes were blurry. What he saw was not clear, but he could vaguely see the face of the person walking in the front, Mu Kexiang! He is now
What are you doing! He is just a concubine, and he dares to say such things in front of hundreds of officials!
Below the main hall, all the officials were shocked and looked outside the hall. Only Yun Mocheng moved a little slower. There was a slight look of surprise on his face, and then a smile flashed across his face.
Empress Dowager Gao frowned as she looked at the three people who suddenly appeared at the door of the hall. She immediately shouted coldly, "Second Prince, it's inappropriate for you to appear here now. You dare to disturb the enthronement ceremony. Isn't it good for the Ai family?"
Do you take the new emperor seriously? Come here and drag them out."
As soon as these words came out, guards came over immediately and wanted to take away the three people at the door by force.
"Let me see who dares to touch us!" Mu Kexiang looked up at the guards around him and said coldly. He exuded a powerful power that made the guards dare not approach.
Seeing this scene, Mu Qingyuan's face darkened, he waved his hand and said displeasedly: "What are you still doing? Do you dare not listen to the words of the Empress Dowager now?" Now he is about to ascend to the throne of God.
But we can't be influenced by Mu Kexiang.
"The Fourth Prince is right. This time, we really cannot listen to the words of the Empress Dowager." Another voice sounded from behind Mu Kexiang. The voice was slightly low, but it contained a slight hint of joking, and the entire court
There was only one person with such a tone.
Behind Mu Kexiang, a man dressed in black walked out. His handsome face was full of coldness, and his deep eyes seemed to be stained with frost. His cold gaze fell directly on Mu Qingyuan above.
body, but a playful smile rose at the corner of his lips.
Hearing this voice, Mu Qingyuan's expression changed, and his body unconsciously stepped back, with a look of astonishment on his face. Impossible, it was impossible for him - he saw him fall with his own eyes!
Xiao Chenzi's face was filled with joy. He held Yizhi's hand and shook it too. It was the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince was not dead!
The groove on Empress Dowager Gao's forehead suddenly became deeper. She looked at the man standing below, and suddenly a faint light flashed through her cloudy eyes. Her hand tightly held the scepter in her hand.
Looking at the man who suddenly appeared, Yun Mocheng's eyebrows moved slightly, but his expression didn't change much. But the officials below were already talking about it.
"How could it be? Didn't it mean that he fell off the cliff?"
"Yes, why did the Sixth Prince suddenly appear here?"
"It can't be haunted..."
"Nonsense, didn't you see his shadow?"
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Seeing clearly the face of the person who came forward below, Mu Qingyuan looked stunned, and suddenly took a step back, his hands suddenly fell on the dragon chair behind him, and he almost fell down.
"The Fourth Prince seems surprised by my appearance?" Mu Jingnan put one hand behind his back, raised his eyes to look at Mu Qingyuan above, and said indifferently.
Mu Qingyuan came back to his senses and forced a smile, "I am indeed a little surprised. I thought that my sixth brother fell off the cliff before. Now it is great that my sixth brother is back safely. I am also relieved." Even so.
, but his expression flickered and his mind was in a panic. Didn't he already fall? How could he come back, and no one has notified him yet! So... He looked at Mu Kexiang below, it was him! Why did he want to
Help Mu Jingnan, why!
"The fourth prince knows why I fell off the cliff. I just heard the fourth prince calling himself me, which surprised me." A trace of ridicule flashed through Mu Jingnan's narrow red phoenix eyes, and his voice was scornful,
But he said loudly, "How can you call yourself me, why can you ascend the throne as emperor? Just because of the Queen Mother's decree just now? But what reason does the Queen Mother have to appoint you as the new king?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone below was silent for a moment, their eyes lingering between Mu Qingyuan and Mu Jingnan. In the current situation, the ministers naturally guessed that the sixth prince was dissatisfied with the fourth prince's ascension to the throne, but everyone with a discerning eye knew that the fourth prince was
The prince has the support of Empress Dowager Gao, but who does the sixth prince have?!
Yun Mocheng glanced at Mu Jingnan, then walked out and said, "What the Sixth Prince said surprised me. These four princes are princes, why can't they ascend the throne and become emperor?"
Mu Jingnan took a few steps forward and walked to Yun Mocheng. Looking at him, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly and he asked: "Then how did the fourth prince become the prince?" He glanced at him as he spoke.
Mu Qingyuan, who was standing above, looked at Yun Mocheng again.
Looking at Mu Jingnan's glaring gaze, Yun Mocheng frowned. What did he mean by this? Did he think that this would prevent the fourth prince from successfully succeeding to the throne? Or was he hinting at something to him?
At this time, an official below stood up and said: "The fourth prince is the Queen's legitimate son and should be established as the prince!"
As soon as the words "the queen's legitimate son" came out, all the officials nodded. However, only Mu Qingyuan, who was above him, turned pale, and he felt guilty. If it was the queen's legitimate son in the past, he would definitely be proud of it, but now this is him.
Things that I don’t want to mention at all and don’t want others to mention.
Mu Jingnan chuckled lightly, a hint of joking appeared on his handsome face, and his voice was scornful, "Oh? The legitimate son? But it is rare in this dynasty to establish a direct son. Besides, if I say so, the late emperor will be the one who wants it.
Why is it that the candidate for the throne is not the fourth prince? Do you all think that we should establish a direct heir?"
"How is this possible...the late emperor did not leave any edict at all!" Another minister immediately stood up to refute.
Mu Qingyuan glanced at Mu Jingnan and said with a sneer: "Sixth brother, you must know that anyone who falsely conveys the imperial edict will be beheaded, and the emperor's grandson is no exception!" When his father was seriously ill, his mother always arranged for someone to stay with him.
If there was a posthumous edict in the emperor's palace, it was impossible for him not to know about it.
A smile appeared at the corner of Mu Jingnan's mouth, "Really? Doesn't this just satisfy the Fourth Prince?"
"You..." Mu Qingyuan shouted angrily, flicked his sleeves, and looked away, his expression full of anger.
At this time, Mu Kexiang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stepped forward, took out an imperial edict from his sleeve, and said loudly: "The late emperor's edict is here, and all ministers will accept it!"
Imperial edict?! The important minister sighed and looked at the bright yellow imperial edict in Mu Kexiang's hand in astonishment.
Looking at the imperial edict in Mu Kexiang's hand, Mu Qingyuan's eyes were slightly cold, "Second Prince, the imperial edict in your hand is not true at all. Could it be that you want to deceive the king and ignore it? Your Excellencies will not believe it either!"
After listening to Mu Qingyuan's words, all the ministers hesitated. However, Yun Mocheng took the lead and knelt down first. Seeing this, the other ministers also knelt down and said, "I respectfully welcome the imperial edict!"
This sound fell into Mu Qingyuan's ears and made him tremble. He looked down at Mu Jingnan who looked indifferent and snorted in his heart. He wanted to see what they wanted to do. He also knelt down.
Come down.
Mu Kexiang unfolded the imperial edict and said loudly: "I congratulate you on making the emperor's sixth son the crown prince!"
"Make the sixth prince the crown prince?"
"How can this be……"
"How can the Sixth Prince assume the position of Crown Prince..."
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The ministers discussed it one after another, all with doubtful expressions on their faces.
Mu Qingyuan clenched his fists, stood up suddenly, and glared at Mu Kexiang, "This imperial edict is false! Come here, the Second Prince and the Sixth Prince faked the imperial edict, dragged them out, and put them in prison to be punished!"
Seeing Mu Qingyuan's frightened and angry look, a trace of ridicule appeared on Mu Jingnan's lips. He turned his head and looked at Empress Dowager Gao beside him, "Does the Empress Dowager also think this edict is fake?"
Empress Dowager Gao frowned slightly and said nothing.
Below, everyone's eyes instantly fell on the silent Empress Dowager Gao. The fourth prince was the one chosen by the Empress Dowager. Everyone knew it well. The Empress Dowager was the one who was really in power in the palace at the moment.
I wonder what the Empress Dowager would say.
The corner of Mu Qingyuan's mouth raised slightly. Since the Empress Dowager was allowed to speak, he had nothing to worry about. Even if he was not the Queen's legitimate son, the Empress Dowager still needed someone to help her consolidate the status of the Gao family, and this person
It has to be him! And the person the Empress Dowager dislikes the most is Mu Jingnan, so he has nothing to worry about.
Aunt Yulian came over and took the imperial edict from Mu Kexiang and handed it to Queen Mother Gao. Empress Dowager Gao glanced at the imperial edict, with a calm expression on her withered face. She said calmly: "The jade seal on this imperial edict is authentic.
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"Royal Grandmother!" Mu Qingyuan exclaimed and wanted to speak. But his voice was quickly covered up by the voices of the ministers below.
Yun Mocheng looked at Empress Dowager Gao and said: "Since the Empress Dowager said this imperial edict is true, but the position of the prince has been confirmed before, and today is the ceremony of the crown prince's enthronement, how can the new emperor say that it is not the case?"
"Yes, Queen Mother, this is inconsistent with etiquette and law." Other officials also said.
Smiling softly, Mu Jingnan glanced at the ministers with an indifferent expression, "Then what do you think is consistent with etiquette and law? Isn't the emperor's decree enough? It seems that you are not dissatisfied with the emperor's decree, but with this king.
Are you dissatisfied and think that I can no longer be the crown prince?"
"This..." All the ministers looked at each other and did not dare to answer.
Mu Qingyuan glared at Mu Jingnan. He thought he could become the emperor like this. It was impossible. The ministers would not agree, and neither would the Empress Dowager!
At this moment, a eunuch from outside the palace hurriedly came in and said, "Please report to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the border."
Hearing this, Mu Qingyuan raised his eyebrows. Now that there is something going on at the border, people in the palace still recognize him as the new emperor. He looked at the eunuch, "Tell me, what..." However, before he finished speaking, he
The words were interrupted.
"There is no emperor here, only the prince." On the phoenix throne, Empress Dowager Gao slowly stood up with the support of Aunt Yulian. She looked at the eunuch below and said, "Now that the emperor has passed away, all state affairs should be reported to the prince.
