The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 240 Birthday
In Xingde Palace, the Eighth Prince is reading a book.At this moment, Yu Hai walked in respectfully. He bowed to the Eighth Prince first, then took out a letter from his pocket, and held it in front of the Eighth Prince with both hands.

The Eighth Prince put down the book in his hand and reached out to take the letter.He opened the envelope, took out the letter and looked at it, and then the corner of his mouth raised a smile that was not a smile.Then he took the letter to the candle and burned it.

Standing aside, Yu Hai saw that the Eighth Prince's expression was not quite right, so he hurriedly asked with concern: "Your Highness, what's the matter, did something happen?"

The eighth prince picked up the book on the table just now, and immediately tapped the palm of his hand lightly.

"Xuanpinghou and Daiwang are more useless than I thought."

Yu Hai said from the side: "Your Highness, how can Marquis Xuan Ping be the opponent of Lord Zhen Guo?"

"I didn't expect them to be so useless." The Eighth Prince's eyes were full of sarcasm, and a disdainful sneer came out of his mouth, "A little British concubine actually makes them powerless to fight back."

"Your Highness, if the Duke of Zhen and the Crown Prince are allowed to go on like this, I'm afraid that Marquis Xuan Ping and Dai Wang..." Yu Hai said, with a gloomy look on his face, and he stretched out his hand to wipe his neck, "Your Highness , or let Concubine Ying take Concubine Rong..."

The Eighth Prince raised his hand to stop Yu Haidao: "Concubine Rong can't do anything wrong for now, once Concubine Rong and Dai Wang completely fall out of favor, Duke Zhen will be hard to deal with."

"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Yu Hai asked, "Do you want Concubine Ying to help Concubine Rong secretly?"

"Concubine Ying and Concubine Rong are deadly enemies, how can Concubine Ying help Concubine Rong." The eighth prince deliberately put the word "rivalry" very seriously.

"Then Xuan Ping Hou and Dai Wang still haven't moved, what should we do?" Yu Hai despised Xuan Ping Hou and Dai Wang in his heart, these two people are really useless. "What the hell are they doing?"

"Isn't Dai Wang worried about the problem of heirs recently?" The eighth prince continued to tap the palm of his hand with the book in his right hand, "Let them give the concubine Dai the recipe for having children."

After hearing this, Yu Hai showed a surprised expression on his face.

"Your Highness, do you really want to give it?"

"Here, isn't Dai Wang seeking folk prescriptions for having children everywhere, and I, the younger brother, will fulfill him."

"But, didn't you say to wait?" Yu Hai said again, "After Dai Wangfei takes that folk prescription, she won't live long after giving birth to a child. What about our plan at that time?"

"Wang Siqi's younger sister is suitable to be the acting concubine." The eighth prince said meaningfully.

"Wang Siqi's younger sister, the Wang family?" Yu Hai said with a look of astonishment, "Your Highness, how could the Wang family agree to marry Wang Siqi's younger sister to the Dai Wangfu? The Wang family supports the third prince."

The eighth prince smiled deeply: "As long as the Dai Wangfei dies, the Dai Wang's second concubine will definitely come from the Wang family, the Xun family, and the Yuan family."

"Your Highness, you mean that after the death of the Dai Wangfei, the Emperor will let the Dai Wang marry a woman from the Wang family, the Xun family, and the Yuan family as the successor princess. Why?" Yu Hai asked with a puzzled face, "The Wang family supports it." The third prince is the third prince, the fifth prince is supported by the Xun family, and the sixth prince is supported by the Yuan family. How could the emperor let the acting king marry the daughters of their families as his second concubine?"

"Because the father is going to deal with the aristocratic family next." The eighth prince said with a smile, "I always thought that the father would choose a woman from the three of them to marry the acting king to be the side princess, but the father has not acted for a long time. "

"Your Highness, that's not right. Didn't the Emperor ask the Dai Wang to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter as the side princess?" Yu Hai was confused by the eighth prince's words, "The Emperor never asked the Dai Wang to marry the daughter of the Wang family or the Xun family as the side princess." princess."

The Eighth Prince suddenly narrowed his eyes, and a deep look flashed across his eyes.

"No, the father may decree to grant a marriage to the acting king, and first let a woman from the Wang family or the Xun family give it to the acting king as a concubine."

Yu Hai was at a loss when he heard it: "Your Highness, this servant does not understand."

The Eighth Prince's eyes suddenly shone brightly, "The Dai Wangfei is pregnant, so the father has a reason to give the Dai Wang a marriage."

"But, Your Highness, if this is the case, then we cannot guarantee that the emperor will marry Wang Siqi's younger sister to the acting king as a concubine." His Highness confused him.

"Although there are many young women in the Wang family, the Xun family and the Yuan family, only Wang Siqi's younger sister has just reached the age of ji, and the daughters of the Xun family and the Yuan family have not yet reached the age of ji, so it can only be Wang Siqi's younger sister who is married to the acting king as a side concubine. "The eighth prince tapped his head lightly with the book, "I didn't think of this."

"Your Highness, will the Emperor really let the acting king marry Wang Siqi's younger sister as a side concubine?" Yu Hai felt that the eighth prince's guess was too weird, and he thought it was unlikely.

"Yes." The Eighth Prince patted the palm of his left palm heavily with the book in his right hand, and said with a somewhat excited expression, "Let's make arrangements now and give the concubine Dai the recipe for having a child."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Go see Wang Siqi tomorrow and tell him about this." The eighth prince raised the corners of his mouth and made a sly smile.

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid that Wang Siqi will betray you for his sister and turn to the acting king?" Yu Hai always felt that Wang Siqi was unreliable.

"He doesn't dare. If he dares to betray me, neither he nor his sister will end well." The Eighth Prince's eyes were icy cold, "If he dares to betray, I will make their brothers and sisters' lives worse than death."

Yu Hai was frightened by the eighth prince's cold expression, a look of horror flashed across his eyes, and immediately said respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness."

The eighth prince tapped his head again with the book, "It's really wasted these few months."

"Your Highness, Wang Siqi's younger sister didn't catch up with Ji a few months ago." Yu Hai mentioned the crucial point.

"Too."

"Your Highness, the acting princess is gone, so Wang Siqi's younger sister will be the successor princess, isn't that really good?" Compared to His Highness, it would be better to support one's own nephew to take that position.Besides, people will choose people who are related to them by blood.

"I was wrong just now. The successor concubine of the acting king cannot be a woman from the Wang family, the Xun family, or the Yuan family."

"Ah? Why?" Didn't His Highness say that the emperor would let a woman from the Wang family or the Xun family be the concubine of the acting king first, and then promote the daughter of the Wang family or the Xun family to be the successor concubine of the acting king after the death of the king's concubine? .Why does His Highness now say that the acting king's successor concubine cannot be a woman from the Wang family, the Xun family, or the Yuan family.

"Because neither Xuanpinghou nor Concubine Rong will allow the acting king's successor to be from the Wang family, the Xun family, and the Yuan family, and I forgot one thing, there is a young woman in Xuanpinghou's mansion." The eighth prince said, " The concubine also has a concubine."

Hearing this, Yu Hai seemed to understand it, but he didn't seem to understand it.

Forget it, it doesn't matter whether he is a servant or not, as long as Wang Siqi doesn't betray His Highness.

Yu Hai saw that the Eighth Prince continued to read without speaking, so he withdrew.

After the Eighth Prince read the book for a while, he suddenly thought of something, and his face instantly became ugly.

Could it be that Xuanpinghou and Daiwang did it on purpose?

Xuan Pinghou is not as smart as Zhen Guogong, and Dai Wang is not as smart, but they will not be so stupid.And Concubine Rong is definitely not a stupid woman, even if she is jealous of Concubine Ying, she will not completely lose her mind because of it.

The more the Eighth Prince thought about it, the more he felt that Xuan Ping Hou and Dai Wang did it on purpose.What are they thinking?
He couldn't think of Xuan Ping Hou's purpose for the time being, but if Dai Wang and the others could fight against Zhen Guogong and the others, he would be very happy to see it.

The eighth prince didn't think about Xuan Ping Hou and Dai Wang any more, and continued to read his book.

After a while, Yu Hai came in to remind the Eighth Prince that it was getting late and it was time to rest.

"Has the tenth brother returned to the palace?"

"I'm back, I came back around Xu time." Yu Hai thought for a while, and decided to ask, "Your Highness, did the Emperor give His Majesty the Tenth Highness a token, otherwise how could His Highness Tenth be able to enter and leave the palace freely?"

"The tenth brother said that the emperor once gave him a token, and then he gave it back to the emperor. The father said that he can freely enter and leave the palace in the future, and no longer needs the token."

"Then why can't you freely enter and leave the palace?" Yu Hai was complaining for the Eighth Prince again.However, the eighth prince can also enter and leave the palace freely because he has a token given to him by the prince.

"I don't care." The eighth prince had long since had no expectations of the emperor, nor did he care what the emperor thought of him.

Yu Hai realized that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

The Eighth Prince didn't blame Yu Hai, and said in a calm tone, "Wake me up early tomorrow, I'm going to Kunde Hall to eat longevity noodles with my tenth brother."

At this time, Liang Zhaoyi in the Kunde Palace couldn't calm down for a long time after hearing Zhao Yao's talk about going to Lingnan.She knew in her heart that it was the best and safest decision for Zhao Yao to go to Lingnan when she grew up, but she was reluctant.

When she thought that her son would go to Lingnan in the future and be thousands of miles away from her, she felt very uncomfortable.

"Ugh……"

Hearing Liang Zhaoyi's sigh, Gui Xing asked with concern, "Ma'am, what's wrong with you?"

"Yaoyao wants to go to Lingnan in the future, I am reluctant..." Lingnan is thousands of miles away from the capital, and Lingnan has been a place of exile since ancient times, where there are criminals, and there is miasma, which is very dangerous.

"Your Majesty, you are reluctant to let His Highness go to Lingnan." Gui Xing comforted, "If you don't let His Highness go, His Highness will definitely not go."

"However, Lingnan is indeed a very safe place." Liang Zhaoyi was entangled in her heart, "Yaoyao can do what he wants to do when he goes to Lingnan, and the most important thing is to stay away from the right and wrong of the capital."

"Your Majesty, Your Highness wants to go to Lingnan, but the Emperor may not agree, so don't worry about it." Gui Xing comforted Liang Zhaoyi and said, "Besides, there are still ten years before His Highness becomes king, so you are worrying about this right now. A little early."

"You're right." Liang Zhaoyi hoped that the emperor would allow Zhao Yao to go to Lingnan in the future, but he didn't want the emperor to agree to this matter.

"Your Majesty, you have to get up early tomorrow to serve your Highness Longevity Noodles, so go to bed early."

"Okay." Liang Zhaoyi lay down, but still couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

The next day, at dawn, Liang Zhaoyi woke up. After washing up, she went to the kitchen to knead the dough and cook herself.

At the beginning of Mao Shi, Zhao Yao was awakened by Tong Xi.

Actually, Zhao Yao didn't have to get up so early today, after all, today was his birthday, he didn't have to go to Wende Hall to study, but the Eighth Prince was going to study today.

In order to eat longevity noodles with the Eighth Prince, Zhao Yao had to get up early as usual.

When the Eighth Prince celebrated his birthday, Zhao Yao ate longevity noodles with him.When he celebrates his birthday, the Eighth Prince will naturally eat longevity noodles with him.This has been the case for several years.

On the way to the dining hall, Zhao Yao happened to meet the Eighth Prince who had just arrived at Kunde Hall.He hurried forward and greeted the Eighth Prince with a smile.

"Myna, you're here."

When the Eighth Prince saw Zhao Yao, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

"Tenth brother, happy birthday." After finishing speaking, he took a brocade box from Yu Hai and handed it to Zhao Yao, "This is a birthday present for you."

"What gift?" Zhao Yao's eyes lit up immediately, and he took the brocade box from the Eighth Prince with great anticipation.When he first took the brocade box, his hands fell down involuntarily, and the brocade box in his hand almost fell to the ground. Only then did he realize that the brocade box was a bit heavy. "Brother, what is this? Why is it so heavy?"

"You'll know if you open it and have a look."

Zhao Yao couldn't wait to open the brocade box, and found a golden ruyi inside.His eyes widened in shock, his mouth opened wide, and he looked at the Eighth Prince in disbelief: "Brother, this... this... is this Jin Ruyi?"

Tong Xi, who was standing beside Zhao Yao, gasped in shock when he saw Jin Ruyi.

His Highness the Eighth Prince is really generous!

"Yes, Jin Ruyi, but it's a little small." The Eighth Prince said apologetically, "I wanted to give you a big one, but..."

Zhao Yao quickly interrupted the Eighth Prince's words: "Brother, this Jin Ruyi is not small." The golden Ruyi that the Eighth Prince gave to Zhao Yao was ten inches long. Not small. "No, myna, where did you get Jin Ruyi, this Jin Ruyi is worth a lot of money."

"Brother gave it to me." This golden ruyi was really given to the eighth prince by the crown prince, "I saved my elder brother at Hulong Temple that time, didn't my elder brother give me a lot of things, and this golden ruyi is one of them." In fact, the eighth prince looked down on this golden ruyi, he thought it was too small.He wanted to give Zhao Yao a "normal" sized Jin Ruyi, but he couldn't because he was the unfavored eighth prince after all.It would be too strange to take out a normal-sized Jin Ruyi.

"Brother, then I can't take it." Although Zhao Yao loves money, he is not a person who is greedy for cheap, "Brother, this is something that the eldest brother gave you, and you bought it with your life, I can't take it..."

The eighth prince interrupted Zhao Yao, and said with a serious face: "This is a birthday present from me, you can't refuse it."

"But, starling..."

"I don't like Jin Ruyi. If you like it, I will give it to you." The eighth prince said with a smile, "Besides, this golden Ruyi is of no use to me, so I might as well give it to you."

Zhao Yao wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the Eighth Prince again.

"If you don't accept it, I'm going to be angry."

"Take it, take it!" Zhao Yao said hurriedly, "Of course my starling gave it to me."

Hearing what Zhao Yao said, the eighth prince smiled with satisfaction: "That's right." In fact, the eighth prince has a pair of Ruyi jade, but it is not good to give it to Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao put Jin Ruyi back into the brocade box and handed it to Tongxi.

He played a big gift to the eighth prince: "My brother, thank you myna for the gift!"

The eighth prince was amused by Zhao Yao's appearance: "Okay, little birthday star, hurry up and eat longevity noodles."

Liang Zhaoyi just ordered longevity noodles and brought them to the dining hall herself.

The eighth prince hurriedly saluted Liang Zhaoyi, and Liang Zhaoyi told him to get up quickly.

Liang Zhaoyi also personally made some stuffed pies.

After the Eighth Prince accompanied Zhao Yao to eat longevity noodles, he left to study in Wende Hall.

Zhao Yao sent the eighth prince to the door, and invited the eighth prince to come to Kunde Hall for lunch at noon.

The eighth prince knew that the emperor would come to Kunde Palace for dinner at noon, so he rejected Zhao Yao's invitation.He knew that the emperor didn't like him, and his appearance would only make the emperor angry.Besides, even if he came to Kunde Hall for lunch at noon, he would be kicked out by the emperor at that time.

"Your Highness, the Eighth Highness is so good, why does the emperor dislike the Eighth Highness?" The emperor really hates the Eighth Highness, so much that he doesn't even want to look at the Eighth Highness. "It's because of the mother and concubine of His Highness the Eighth Prince..."

"Myna's concubine is a taboo, don't mention it if you don't want to die." Zhao Yao warned Tong Xi.

Tong Xi was so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth, his eyes full of fear.

"The slave will never speak again."

"Your Highness the Tenth." Wei Mian came over and hurriedly bowed to Zhao Yao, "Your Highness, my Highness, please go to Lanyuan Pavilion later."

"Okay, I'll go find fourth brother later." I don't know what birthday present fourth brother will give him, I hope it's a lonely copy.

At this time, the fourth prince was going to court.Zhao Yao planned to go to Lanyuan Pavilion to find the fourth prince after the court.

Zhao Yao returned to the Kunde Hall and saw Liang Zhaoyi looking at the Jin Ruyi given to him by the Eighth Prince.

"How can you accept such a valuable thing." Liang Zhaoyi disapproved of Zhao Yao's acceptance of this golden ruyi, "at noon, you return this golden ruyi to the Eighth Prince."

"I just refused, but myna insisted on giving it to me. If I don't accept it, myna will be angry." Zhao Yao said, "This Jin Ruyi was given to myna by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Liang Zhaoyi reached out and poked Zhao Yao's forehead, "It's not that you often say that you like valuable things, so the eighth prince gave you the gold Ruyi that the prince gave him."

"Mother Concubine, don't worry, this golden ruyi is nothing to the starling." Zhao Yao thought of the expression on the face when the eighth prince gave him the golden ruyi before, "Mynah seems to dislike this golden ruyi. "

"what happened?"

　Some veterans said before that the title "Emperor Zhou Wu" is a posthumous title, but it is not.Zhou is the name of the country, and Wu is the name of the year, so I wrote "Emperor Wu of Zhou".However, this title is quite easy to misunderstand, so I will change it and change Zhou Wudi to Emperor, so that old irons will not feel strange when reading the article.

　　Eighth Prince: I can obviously give my tenth brother a better Yu Ruyi, but I can't.I can only wait to send it later, and then I will properly compensate the tenth brother.

　　Zhao Yao: Mynah, this golden ruyi is very good.

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