The news that King Kang was restored to the throne was like a huge stone on a calm lake, setting off huge waves in the capital.
Compared with the chaos in Prince Duan's Mansion, Prince Kang's Mansion seemed a bit calm.
Of course, the reason for the calm was that there were not many people in Prince Kang's palace, and when the decree from the palace came, not even ten people, including Prince Kang, accepted it.
The eunuch who delivered the decree handed him the imperial decree and the prince's crown, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has asked you to receive the decree and enter the palace."
King Kang accepted the imperial crown and waited until the eunuch left, but he still hadn't come to his senses.
Even though he had seen many things clearly these days and was able to calm his mind, when he personally touched the prince's crown that he had not touched for a long time, his mood was still a little hard to calm down.
He gently stroked his robe and asked as if unintentionally: "Mr. Xu, what kind of medicine do you think my father is selling in this gourd?"
"The Sacred Heart is unpredictable." Mr. Xu shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
King Kang thought for a while and asked again: "Is he aware of his conscience and intends to give me another chance, or does he treat me as a tool to beat and wake up King Duan?"
Mr. Xu said: "I am afraid that the answer to this question will not be known until His Highness visits the palace."
"I really hope my father can be fair for once." King Kang sighed and ordered his servants: "Change my clothes."
King Kang put on the prince's crown that he had not worn for a long time and left the palace.
In the palace, a young man walked up to Mr. Xu and asked, "What does Emperor Chen want?"
Mr. Xu said: "Knocking on the mountain shakes the tiger."
"Is Prince Duan a tiger?" the young man asked, "Will this disrupt our plan?"
Mr. Xu was silent for a moment and said, "Let's wait and see..."
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"See His Highness King Kang." At the door of the royal study, a eunuch bowed to King Kang and said, "Your Majesty has been waiting for His Highness for a long time."
King Kang strode into the imperial study, bowed and said: "My son, I will see you, the emperor."
Emperor Chen looked at him, waved his hand and said, "No courtesy."
When he came, King Duan and Great Scholar Zhang were also in the palace. Emperor Chen was talking to Great Scholar Zhang. After King Kang saw the courtesy, he stood aside respectfully.
Emperor Chen looked at Grand Master Zhang and said, "Grand Master, I will leave it to you, Prince Duan."
Academician Zhang sighed and said, "I will do my best to live up to your Majesty's trust."
Emperor Chen nodded. After much thought, he still felt that no one was more suitable to teach Prince Duan than Bachelor Zhang.
He glanced at King Duan and said, "I haven't seen you yet, sir!"
Prince Duan immediately bowed and said: "Student has met sir!"
Before entering the palace, he was very uneasy, worried that there would be some unfavorable arrangements for him. After entering the palace, he discovered that although his father was angry and disappointed with him, it was not to the extent that he was worried about. He asked Zhang
The fact that the bachelor taught him showed that he believed that he was still saved and could be qualified for the position of prince. In contrast, King Kang did not receive this treatment.
Seeing this, Academician Zhang quickly returned the greeting and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to be polite..."
Emperor Chen looked at Prince Duan again and said: "I have spent a lot of effort to recruit Grand Scholar Zhang this time. If you don't listen to Grand Scholar's teachings, I will not spare you!"
King Duan immediately said: "My son and I don't dare."
Asking the bachelor to teach the adult prince, he was obviously being trained as a prince. King Kang stood in the corner, and the enthusiasm he finally ignited was extinguished by ice water in an instant.
The fists in his sleeves clenched and unclenched, but his face remained calm. After studying with the actors for several months, he was able to accurately control his expressions and express emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and joy in any mood.
Different emotions.
After Emperor Chen finished admonishing Prince Duan, he looked at Prince Kang and said, "Although you have made big mistakes in the past, you can always correct them. There is no way you can do better. I will restore your title this time. I hope you will change your past mistakes and never make them again."
Past mistakes..."
A look of shame appeared on King Kang's face, and he bowed and said: "To my father, please forgive me for not being able to accept my father's decision."
Emperor Chen frowned and asked, "What did you say?"
King Kang knelt on the ground and said slowly: "I know that I have sinned deeply and am no longer worthy of being a prince. If I return to the throne, it will only bring shame to my father and the royal family. I am bold and ask my father to take back my order."
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Chen Huang stared at him and asked: "Are you telling the truth?"
King Kang stretched out his five fingers, pointed at him, and said loudly: "I swear, I don't want to be a prince anymore. If this statement is untrue, I will let you be struck by five thunderbolts from the sky, and I will die a good death!"
Emperor Chen looked at him for a long time, waved his hand and said: "Since you insist so much, I will take back my life..."
Bang, bang, bang!
King Kang kowtowed several times and said loudly: "Thank you, Father!"
Seeing that there was blood on his forehead, Chen Huang had confirmed that after what happened last time, King Kang had completely given up on fighting for the throne.
The son who was once the most competitive, had such a change in his temperament. He felt complicated and unspeakable. He waved his hand and said, "I understand. You can go to the Imperial Hospital to bandage the wound..."
King Duan watched King Kang striding out with a look of astonishment on his face. Everything that happened today was beyond his expectation. His father restored King Kang's title, but King Kang actually refused...
Did he really give up the fight for position completely?
King Kang's self-abandonment made him feel calm and overjoyed. At this moment, Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "Why don't you leave with the bachelor?"
Academician Zhang smiled at Prince Duan and said, "Your Highness, please follow me to Chongwen Palace."
King Duan nodded, and when he looked at Academician Zhang, his body trembled and he shuddered involuntarily.
For some reason, Academician Zhang's kind smile seemed a little chilling to him, giving him the inexplicable feeling of a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth.
Seeing that he was still standing in the palace, Emperor Chen frowned and said, "If you haven't gone yet, what are you waiting for?"
King Duan shivered, and when he came to his senses, the strange feeling that Academician Zhang gave him was gone. He immediately nodded and said: "Sir, please..."
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The jaw-dropping topics in the capital today come one after another.
His Majesty restored King Kang's title inexplicably. This topic was enough to keep the people talking for three months.
Does his sudden kindness to King Kang mean that he is dissatisfied with King Duan? Is this King Kang returning to the public eye, or is this a tool to beat King Duan? Will the situation in the court change again in the future...
They were not the emperor, and no one knew the answer. However, everyone only speculated for less than half a day. Even before the news of King Kang's restoration had spread throughout the capital, another extremely surprising news came out from the palace.
His Majesty wanted to restore King Kang's title, but King Kang refused.
In other words, King Kang is still the heir now and will always be the heir. He himself gave up on seizing the direct line and gave up the opportunity to King Duan.
Just as no one knew what the emperor was thinking, no one knew what King Kang was thinking. This matter was like a farce that just started to rise and then quickly subsided without causing a few splashes.
Tang Zhai, at the dinner party, Tang Qi picked up his chopsticks and put them down again, and said suspiciously: "What on earth does King Kang, this lunatic, want to do? Does he really not want to seize the legitimate son, or is he trying to hide it and deliberately do it..."
Tang Zhao was holding up a chicken leg and gnawing. When he saw Tang Qi looking over, he casually wiped the oil on his mouth and said: "Don't look at me, I don't know. You said he was crazy. If I knew
The idea of a lunatic makes me become a lunatic..."
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Tang family.
Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning with confusion on his face and asked, "Tell me, what on earth was Prince Kang thinking? Why did he reject His Majesty's decree? I can't understand how he cut off his retreat with this move...
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"There are only two possibilities for a person to cut off his options." Tangning took a bite of the cabbage bun and said, "Either he is really discouraged and ready to give up..."
Xiao Jue asked: "What about the other possibility?"
After Tangning finished eating the buns, she clapped her hands and said, "Either are you ready to give it a try and do something big..."
