Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 353 Bedridden

Early the next morning.

above the hall.

Emperor Qi Xiao directly ordered someone to announce the decree, and Yuan Cuo became the new Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies.

Yuan Cuo also selected several court officials to assist him in discussing compensation matters with the states of Chu and Yan.

Emperor Qi Xiao also appointed the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Revenue to assist Yuan Cuo in discussing the reinforcement of troops in the southwest and the new smelting of the Huaizhou mines... He did not mention a word about the Crown Prince and the Third Prince.

The Left and Right Chancellors were also disgruntled and dared not utter another word of advice.

Just like Wei Tianxuan before them, they were waiting for Emperor Qi Xiao to deliver the punishment. However, the punishment never came, proving that Emperor Qi Xiao was still giving them a chance. They could only do their utmost to support this round of negotiations between the three kingdoms.

Seeing Yuan Cuo's success and prosperity every day, Qin Mushuo was so angry that he drank heavily for several days, living a life of drunken stupor.

He even hit the Crown Princess and Fang Ziqing who came to comfort him. Fang Ziqing was kicked in the stomach and it took several imperial physicians to save her unborn child.

Now, Yuan Cuo has been promoted and even directly transferred to the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War to assist him.

"What right does he have? What right does he have?!"

"He only won once by colluding with the Chen family army in the southwest, and Father Emperor wishes he could treat him like his own son!"

"All I ever wanted was to preserve the foundation of the Great Qi Dynasty and proceed gradually. What did I do wrong?!"

He roared and shouted angrily inside the Eastern Palace.

But there was no one around; he had already chased them away.

"His Highness is certainly not wrong. His mistake is that he did not know Yuan Cuo's identity."

Suddenly, a voice rang out, startling Qin Mushuo. "Who? Who is it? Show yourself!"

Prince Chun's figure slowly appeared and walked in front of Qin Mushuo.

Qin Mushuo's eyes were already blurred from drinking. When he saw that it was Prince Chun, he subconsciously got up from the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Uncle." He wanted to greet him properly, but he could no longer stand up straight.

Prince Chun helped him to sit down to the side.

Qin Mushuo really wanted to have a sip of tea to maintain the Crown Prince's dignity.

"Aren't you wondering why His Majesty holds Yuan Cuo in such high regard?" Prince Chun posed a question.

Qin Mushuo swallowed hard. He was indeed puzzled. "Yuan Cuo is indeed exceptionally clever. He helped Daqi win a battle and made Daqi no longer the weakest of the Qi Kingdom..." He was no longer as arrogant as before. He had to pretend.

"Actually, he is your father's child." Prince Chun smiled as he revealed Yuan Cuo's identity. "He is your father's biological son, but the Empress Dowager cannot tolerate him..."

Qin Mushuo could no longer hear what Prince Chun said next.

Only one thought occupied his mind: "He is your father's son, perhaps the one who will succeed the Great Qi dynasty..."

By the time he snapped out of his daze, Prince Chun had already vanished.

"Was I just dreaming?" He was momentarily dazed, then rushed to the door. He looked around but couldn't see a single servant. He could only shout angrily, "Where are they? Where have they all gone? Get out here!"

Instantly, several eunuchs rushed over with their heads bowed, "Your Highness..."

"Has someone just been here?" he asked hurriedly.

"His Highness Prince Chun did come, but he just left," the young eunuch said.

"Sure enough, he really came. I wasn't dreaming. That bastard Yuan Cuo really is..." He didn't dare to finish his sentence, even though he was so drunk that he couldn't stand up straight.

"Where is my royal uncle? Go and catch up with him! I need to ask him some questions. Bring him back to me quickly!"

He wanted to get to the bottom of things; there were still many things he hadn't heard clearly.

"His Highness the Prince just came to say goodbye. He has already set off back to the west and has probably left the city by now," the eunuch hurriedly reported.

"He's gone? He actually left..." Qin Mushuo knew he couldn't catch up.

And what good would it do to catch up?

Should we make him stand up and expose the relationship between his father and Yuan Cuo?

Qin Mushuo suddenly laughed, a bitter laugh. "I never expected that I would be outmaneuvered, and the third brother wouldn't benefit either! Moreover, he's been kept in the dark. I'm actually quite happy to hear about this..."

He already knew why Yuan Cuo was given such an important position.

Qin Muyan must still be confused.

Moreover, Qin Muyan has been summoned back to the capital, and Emperor Qi Xiao has today ordered the Lu family army to take full control of the Huaizhou mine. Furthermore, Li Chengyue will immediately lead the Ministry of Works to Huaizhou to establish a strict blockade.

"Father, you have wronged your son so much! Why can't you just say so? Why make us all look like fools..." Qin Mushuo roared to the sky until his voice was hoarse.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess immediately ordered the Crown Prince to be carried back, and then hurriedly ran to report to the Empress.

The Empress was still in the Buddhist hall, chanting sutras to calm her turbulent emotions.

She had not seen the Crown Prince since the day Qin Mushuo led the court officials to force the emperor to abdicate.

It's not that she's forbidden from seeing him, but that she doesn't want to see him.

At that moment, she felt the coldness of family affection. She had devoted herself to planning for the future of the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince had not even told her about such an important matter.

What was the purpose of her entire life?

She dared not see Emperor Qi Xiao, fearing he would tell her that he was about to depose Qin Mushuo from his position as Crown Prince.

She admitted that she was afraid and timid, and just wanted to hide...

A series of hurried footsteps rushed over, "Mother, something has happened, something terrible has happened!"

The Crown Princess rushed to the Empress as soon as she entered. "When Prince Chun left, he went to see His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness then said a lot of nonsense."

"That nonsense sounds terrifying, it's all about beheading. I don't know if he's drunk and talking nonsense, or..." or if Prince Chun really said something.

The Empress paused in striking the wooden fish. "What did he say?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not learn..." the Crown Princess said fearfully.

"What wouldn't he dare to do at this point? He even dared to force the emperor to abdicate." The Empress looked at the Crown Princess with a distant gaze; she didn't believe the Crown Princess was completely unaware of that matter.

The Crown Princess leaned close to the Empress's ear and whispered a name, "His Highness is calling Yuan Cuo a bastard..."

"Clang!"

The wooden fish in the empress's hand fell to the ground with a thud.

She quickly put her hands together and apologized several times in front of the Bodhisattva.

The Crown Princess helped her to her feet, and the Empress noticed that her steps were a little unsteady.

She immediately ordered the eunuchs to "proceed to the East Palace," and then went to Qin Mushuo's bedroom herself, forbidding anyone from approaching, even asking the nanny beside her to leave.

The mother and son talked silently for two hours.

After the Empress came out of her palace, she instructed the Crown Princess to personally apologize to His Majesty, saying, "The Crown Prince has suffered from hysteria, and the imperial physician said it is difficult to treat and requires a long period of bed rest."