"In our royal family, the crown prince has been succeeded by the eldest son since ancient times. Unless the eldest son is incompetent, or other princes are talented! Only exceptions can be made."
"You were terminally ill, so I had to give the crown prince position to Erlang. However, although Erlang has some talents, his character is not suitable for being an emperor."
"And you are so impressive now, so I hope you can win the Heavenly Capital Order! In that way, I can legitimately pass on the crown prince position to you."
Ximen Hao didn't expect that Ximen Potian didn't mince words at all and directly said what he was thinking.
This made him feel relieved, indicating that the other party still regarded him as his son.
"Father, don't worry, I will not let you down." Ximen Hao said firmly.
"Hehe! Don't talk too much. If you fail, I will make you king! Make you king, do you understand what it means?"
"I understand that if I am granted the title of king, I will go to a certain county to become a prince, and will never have a chance to be the emperor again! More likely, I will die!"
"Hahaha! As long as you understand. Okay, the imperial dining room is almost ready. Let's go there together. It's been a long time since our family has eaten together."
Ximen Potian stood up slowly, his expression darkening.
Even in this short moment, Ximen Hao also caught a trace of fatigue on the other person's face. For some reason, he felt a little sorry for the other person in his heart.
In other words, since I traveled through time, the emperor has also helped me a lot, especially after I came to prominence, the other party's help became more obvious.
Of course, if it weren't for the extraordinary talent that I showed, I guess the other party wouldn't take a second look at me.
This is the emperor's house!
"Alas~ Although we are not really father and son, Master Hao should treat you as a relative! Don't worry, Master Hao will help you manage this Qing Kingdom..."
"Get off! The Imperial Kitchen Supervisor..."
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Ximen Potian was a frugal person and did not like extravagance and waste. If there was any waste of food, it would be better to transport it to the front lines for the soldiers.
Therefore, the emperor's family banquet only consisted of a mere twenty dishes.
Yushanjian, Yushan Palace.
Usually only the emperor dines here, and concubines and even the queen rarely dine with his majesty.
Today, in order to welcome the eldest prince, the emperor specially invited all his favorite concubines, as well as the princes and princesses, to have a meal.
At this time, a large table was set up in the Imperial Dining Hall. The table was filled with wine and food, and there were also many people sitting in front of the table.
Among them, Ximen Potian is sitting at the head, with the Queen on the right and the favorite Ruoyun Empress on the left, who is also the mother of the fourth prince Ximen Wen.
Next to them are Concubine Hua, who gave birth to the eldest princess Ximen Shuang, and Concubine Ling, who gave birth to the little princess Ximen Yun.
The mothers of the third prince Ximen Wu and the eldest prince Ximen Hao have long since passed away.
Therefore, these two princes are the least powerful in the palace.
Princess Pingyang Ximen Shuang is also the first child of Ximen Potian, who is three or four years older than Ximen Hao.
Princess Ximen Yun of Anyang is twelve years old and is also the youngest child of Ximen Potian.
Ximen Hao, Ximen Guang, and the thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Ximen Wen were sitting at the bottom with the two princesses. Here, Ximen Wu was the only one missing.
Ximen Potian attacked four sons, two daughters, and six children. These six children were born from six different women.
Of course, as an emperor, he could not only have six favored concubines, but as his cultivation level became higher and higher, the planting rate of dragon seeds was much lower.
In addition, the emperor had many things to do and needed to practice, so the concubines could only burn incense and worship God every day, praying to conceive dragon seeds.
The maids and eunuchs in the Imperial Dining Hall were busy serving meals to the most noble nobles in the palace.
"Today, my six children have reached five, and Sanlang will be back soon. Our big family hasn't had a meal together for several years, right?"
Ximen Potian was no longer an emperor at this time, but a patriarch, and his tone was no longer as majestic as in Qingyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, the last time we had dinner together was three years ago."
The queen echoed in a low voice.
"Three years~ Alas! I haven't had a meal with my family for three years. It's not as good as the people in the city enjoying their family."
Ximen Potian sighed.
Ximen Hao cursed in his heart: Why don't you become a commoner? Give me the throne.
"Haha~ Your Majesty, you have many things to do every day, and you also want to practice. Everything you do is for the people of Qingguo. I have no complaints."
Concubine Hua, the first wife of Ximen Potian and the mother of the eldest princess Ximen Shuang.
Her natal family has been in business for many years and has a large business. When Ximen Potian was not yet the prince, she became the princess and used the family's financial resources to help Ximen Potian.
Unfortunately, she gave birth to a daughter and was not destined to become the queen.
Concubine Hua was already nearly forty years old, and it could be said that she had not received a visit from His Majesty for many years.
However, since she got the anti-aging pill, she not only looks younger, but also looks younger by at least ten years, which makes her extremely excited.
Ximen Potian even looked at the rejuvenated eldest wife and pampered him for a few days. This is why Concubine Hua secretly agreed to lend Ximen Haoyuan stones and elixirs.
Ximen Hao secretly looked at Concubine Hua. Not to mention, after taking the Dingyan Pill, she turned out to be a great beauty, and her appearance was not any weaker than that of the eldest princess Ximen Shuang next to her.
"Hahaha! Yue'er is not only more beautiful now, but her mouth is also much sweeter."
Ximen Potian called Concubine Hua's name and laughed heartily.
He was happy, but the others next to him were unhappy.
Especially the Queen, since His Majesty came out of the Cold Palace, he has not slept in the East Palace once, which made her a little jealous of Concubine Hua who suddenly became younger!
"Haha~Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Concubine Hua covered her mouth and smiled. At the same time, she glanced at Ximen Hao casually and gave him a look.
Of course, that look is not to seduce the other person, but a kind look.
The Washington government was engaged in business. Even though Hua Yue'er became the imperial concubine, no one from her clan was an official in the court.
Therefore, people in the Hua family all put interests first!
And Ximen Hao is what they think is a potential stock.
Just when Ximen Hao and Concubine Hua were making eye contact, Ximen Guang suddenly kicked Ximen Wen next to him.
Ximen Wen understood, glanced at Empress Ruoyun and Ximen Potian, and then said to Ximen Hao:
"Brother, you have just returned to the palace and have been traveling all the way. My fourth brother would like to propose a toast to you."
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass.
"Ha! When did Shiro become so sensible? Ruoyun, you taught me this?" Ximen Potian said with a smile.
Empress Ruoyun frowned, then smiled and said nothing, but in her heart she was a little unhappy with her son who was the first to do so.
Although the other party is young and ignorant, it is not his turn to speak here among the princes.
"Hahaha! The fourth brother is young but wiser than some people. Okay, big brother, I would like to toast the fourth brother."
Ximen Hao had already seen Ximen Guang's little moves, so he took the opportunity to hit the opponent.