"Your Majesty, the second prince is the legitimate son of the middle palace! Since ancient times, it has been the rule to establish a legitimate son rather than an elder, and the Queen is respectful and virtuous. It is fair to be in charge of the harem these years. There is hard work without merit! Please think again, Your Majesty."
Shen Shikang, the Minister of Revenue, could no longer bear it and went out to defend his nephew!
What he said was well-founded, and the empress and the emperor were young couples. When the emperor was still the prince, his sister even advanced and retreated with the emperor.
Could it be that the emperor could really ignore his past feelings and chill his sister's heart?
As soon as Shen Shikang said these words, the second prince knew that it was not good and sighed secretly.
My uncle is using his past affection to threaten his father! It is true that his father has affection for his mother and queen, but when it comes to who his father loves the most now, it must be Xian Fei.
Didn't the third brother have the confidence to compete with them because of his mother's favor with the emperor?
Otherwise, with the temperament of the third brother, would you still dare to covet the position of prince?
His father now only has respect for his mother and queen, and now that his uncle is threatening him with his past affection, he can imagine how ugly his father's face will be next.
Sure enough, the emperor looked at Shen Shikang with sinister eyes, and his breathing became a little faster than before.
"Shen Aiqing means that if I don't choose the second oldest child as the crown prince, I will be sorry for the queen?"
As soon as these words came out, the ministers in the palace had different expressions.
There were those who were gloating over misfortune, those who were expressionless, and those who were anxious, but how could Shen Shikang have the time to look at other people's faces at this time?
He had just complained about his sister, and when he said those words later, he felt regretful, but he had been holding it in for a long time.
The Shen family has the ability to follow the dragon. When the emperor was still the prince, without the support of his father and family in-laws, it is still unclear whether the emperor could ascend the throne.
Before his death, his father once said that the Shen family was like fire cooking oil and had aroused the emperor's fear. He told them to hide their capabilities and bide their time and not to show off.
They have kept a low profile in these years, and now he is the only one who holds a high position in the court. The other clan members are either low-ranking officials or have not yet served in official positions.
The clan members were suppressed by the clan leader and did not dare to raise their heads, but who knew that the emperor was not satisfied yet? Could it be that the Shen family had not done enough?
Shen Shikang felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He did not dare to think about how the Shen family would deal with themselves if the emperor appointed other princes as princes.
If it hadn't been for the pressure of the clan leader in recent years, many of the clan's children would have become officials long ago.
The second prince has not dared to be arrogant in recent years. Look at what he has been suppressed into as the legitimate son.
It's ridiculous that as the son of the middle palace, the second prince probably doesn't even know what the word "arrogant" means, and the third prince lives a more wanton life than he does.
If he loses in the competition for the crown prince this time, can the clansmen still be able to suppress him? How will he explain to the clan?
At this moment, Shen Shikang made up his mind. If the second prince was not destined to become the crown prince, then the Shen family could not just sit idly by.
The clan members should get into official positions when they should, and climb up where they should. My father's last words will not last a lifetime.
The emperor has suppressed the Shen family like this. This is simply too much bullying.
The second prince could no longer tolerate it, as the matter had reached a point of no return.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, will he let the second prince go? Their Shen family will not die well either.
From the moment the second prince was born, the Shen family has been tied to the second prince.
Whether he will be prosperous and wealthy in the future or die a happy death depends on whether the second prince can ascend the throne.
"Wei Chen doesn't dare! The emperor just said that you can speak freely. This is what Wei Chen thinks. It's just that the position of the prince still needs to be decided by the emperor. Wei Chen just made a suggestion."
Shen Shikang had a plan in mind, so he no longer walked on thin ice as usual.
Now that things have come to this, even if the emperor is unhappy, will he still kill him?
The second prince couldn't help but shed a lot of sweat on his forehead. The ice basin in the corner of the hall was of no use to him. His inner clothes were already soaked with sweat.
He knew that his father was already angry and would have to plead for his uncle later.
Alas! Uncle is so impulsive.
Since the issue of establishing a prince has just been raised, and other officials have expressed their opinions freely, even if the father is dissatisfied at this time, he will not have too much prejudice against him.
It's just that my uncle is talking about the queen, how can my father feel happy?
This is tantamount to pointing at the father and scolding the heartless people, crossing the river to demolish them, how can the father ignore them? This time he really picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.
Putting aside these things for now, if the father thought that the queen had complained about something in front of him and his uncle, he might even be angry with the queen.
"Humph!" The emperor snorted softly, causing all the officials in the hall to become silent with fear.
However, this time the emperor suppressed his anger, and the queen still had to give him face. Otherwise, he would lose the face of the royal family. After all, he is the middle palace of the mother-in-law.
How could the emperor not know what Shen Shikang was thinking? He also knew that the Shen family had been suppressed so hard in the past few years that the Shen family was already dissatisfied.
When he ascended the throne, Shen also worked hard. He was not ungrateful, otherwise he would not have respected the queen so much over the years.
But after the death of the father-in-law, the current Shen family is trying to keep a low profile, which is just a good job on the surface!
If Shen didn't have any plans, how could she marry the eldest daughter of Shen's second wife to the second child? Didn't she want to have two queens?
The second child has a soft temper, and he is afraid that after the second child becomes the prince, Shen will catch him.
A hundred years from now, whether this country will still have the surname Zhao or not is a matter of debate.
He didn't agree with the second son marrying the Shen family's daughter at the beginning, but the Shen family was much more arrogant at that time than now, so he was forced to agree.
Shen Shikang might have forgotten how his old man forced him. Shen Shikang was aggrieved. How could he not feel at ease?
Therefore, he has been unable to make up his mind. The second brother is restrained by Shen, so he naturally has to think carefully.
As for the boss, it was because he was too surly. Take the money back then, what he did was unacceptable.
He was afraid that if his boss became a prince or even an emperor, he would act arbitrarily and regard human life as nothing, which would surely arouse the anger of the public when he fell.
So he has been trying to train his boss's temperament over the years, but unfortunately he has not achieved much.
If he could change his surly temperament and become more benevolent, he would be the best candidate for the crown prince.
As for the third child, the emperor only has the image of being timid and ruthless in his heart, so it is difficult for him to hold such a big responsibility!
Alas! The emperor sighed deeply.
He glanced at the princes standing in front, and when he saw the fourth prince looking like it had nothing to do with him, a trace of doubt flashed in the emperor's eyes.
Did the fourth prince really not form a clique for personal gain? Just now, the three princes had officials helping to wave the flag and shout, but the fourth prince remained silent.