The little Marquis’ favorite: Madam, she is the richest in the world

All in all, all in all,

On the first day of the new year, breakfast is served together with lunch.

Just when everyone was immersed in the joy of the New Year, news suddenly came from the capital - the prince passed away!

As soon as this news came out, the entire Zhou Dynasty was shocked. The prince was in his prime and always in good health, how could he suddenly...

At this time, many people focused their attention on Prince Ning. After all, who would benefit the most from the death of the prince? The answer is self-evident.

The royal family has no shortage of secrets about the antagonism between father and son who are fighting for the throne. As a favored vassal king who was far superior to the prince in culture, Taoism and martial arts, it seems not surprising that Prince Ning got rid of the prince in order to fight for the throne.

After receiving the news from the capital, Marquis Wu'an and his son both frowned.

They had expected that the crown prince's indulging in drinking and taking pills would definitely lead to a bad end, but they really didn't expect that it would happen so quickly.

Jiang Heng secretly thought that according to Xiao Qisheng's usual level of dissipation, his body would have been hollowed out a long time ago.

In recent years, around the Chinese New Year, the princes, princes and ministers have been resting at home, and the prince can also take a lot of leisure time.

It was probably Riri Shengge who had burned him to death again.

Soon, the secret guards of the Hou Mansion brought some not-so-visible news——

The prince's death was indeed ignominious. He died in Concubine Liu's bed at midnight.

Emperor Qingping was furious. He had accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with the prince over the years and was increasingly disappointed. Now that something like this happened to the prince, he simply put the royal family's face on the ground.

The prince of a country died on his concubine's bed, due to the most despicable "horse wind"?

If this spreads out, how will the royal family lose its dignity?

There are still many shrewd people under the emperor, and the cause of the prince's death is obviously shameful. For the sake of face, no matter what, this matter must be covered up.

Therefore, after some discussion with the ministers, they attributed the prince's death to sudden illness and death due to overwork.

Emperor Qingping was angry and angry, and the sorrow of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man was washed away by shame and anger. But his son was dead, and he still had to have the last dignity, so he just followed what the ministers said. The imperial edict was announced to the world.

Jiang Heng and his father and son looked at each other, and the two of them thought of the same thing.

As soon as the prince died, all the vassal kings must be ready to take action. In addition to King Ning, the King of Shu also had a good reputation. His mother was one of the four concubines, Concubine Shu, and she had an extraordinary status.

If they really want to fight, it will definitely be another bloody storm.

But now, the two princes far away in Shu and Ning didn't know what they were planning.

Emperor Qingping had three sons. In addition to the deceased prince who was his legitimate son, there were also two princes who were born by concubines, King Ning and King Shu.

Compared with the unreliable prince, Prince Ning and Prince Shu can be said to be two outstanding princes who were trained strictly in accordance with royal standards.

King Congwen of Shu and King Ning were good at martial arts, each with his own abilities and temperament.

In the past, when the prince was around, the two brothers had a common enemy and always got along harmoniously; but now, the prince has passed away, and the two have become competitors for the throne. I wonder if they can still remember the past friendship at all.

But no matter what, under the current situation, Jiang Heng and his son must return to Beijing immediately, otherwise it will be too late if the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and something really happens.

Just as the father and son were leaving for their return trip, another news came from the capital - Emperor Qingping issued an order to summon King Ning and King Shu back to the capital.

At this time, both vassal princes were suddenly called back. The ministers were confused and couldn't guess who the next crown prince would be.

Some people say that King Ning has returned as a result of his popularity, while others say that King Shu might be silent and become a blockbuster.

Anyway, there are different opinions, and there are all kinds of opinions.

Considering all the possibilities that might happen after returning to Beijing, Jiang Heng was not prepared to take Meng Xian back with him, and even Marquis Jiang left his wife Su in Jiangnan.

What are the two men worried about? Su Shi's heart is clear. Although Meng Xian has never experienced it, she immediately understood something in her heart after listening to Su Shi's words.

King Ning of Shu is both famous, and each vassal has its own troops. If one of them is not in favor and both sides take action, I can't say what the situation in the capital will be like.

Princess Ning is the daughter of the Jiang family, and Jiang Heng has been friends with Prince Ning since childhood. No matter how you look at it, the lineage of Marquis Wu'an and Prince Ning are both prosperous and disadvantaged.

Therefore, it is imminent for Jiang Weicheng and his son to return to Beijing.

After simply packing some luggage and preparing enough dry food and water, the father and son set off quickly with a group of guards.

No matter how calm Meng Xian claimed to be, he still couldn't help but feel uneasy and frightened in the face of this bloody imperial struggle.

As someone who had been through this before, Su was much calmer and reassured her future daughter-in-law, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has always been the case throughout the ages."

"Neither you nor I can control the outcome of things, so the only thing we can do is to relax our mind. If we succeed, we will receive thousands of glory; if we fail, it will only be a nod."

Seeing the Su family who had no regard for life and death, Meng Xian was filled with admiration.

What kind of turbulent waves must I have experienced before I can have such a calm and calm spirit?

At least the current self, Meng Xian feels, is far from enough.

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Meng Xian and Su's worries did not last long, because the changes in the capital were far beyond their expectations, including Emperor Qingping.

The reason was that after the two vassal princes arrived in the capital, Emperor Qingping used his little courage and wanted to appoint the next prince as quickly as possible. After all, this was the foundation of the country.

As for which son to choose, there is no doubt that Emperor Qingping preferred King Ning in his heart; but King Shu was also his biological son after all, so he hoped to handle the succession and the relationship between the two sons while he was still alive, so as not to wait until A few days after his death, one of his sons was sent to stay with him by another son.

Emperor Qingping prepared a lot of excuses for this, but his son unexpectedly acted out of common sense.

————Xiao Qixuan, King of Shu, Xiao Qiyu, King of Ning;

The two brothers acted as if they were not fighting to the death for the throne.

"The second brother's civil and military skills are superior to those of his sons and ministers, and the elders and younger ones are in order. The position of prince is naturally the most suitable for the second brother."

The Prince of Shu stood tall and straight in the court hall, speaking sonorously and forcefully without being humble or arrogant.

"Besides, I really don't like to be bound by rules. The prince is already very good. I really have nothing else to ask for."

Next to him, Prince Ning's eyes twitched. As expected, it is easy for a country to change its nature.

The only person who can challenge the throne is Xiao Qixuan.

In fact, what Prince Ning couldn't bear was for people who were inferior to him to be above him, such as his eldest brother, the prince, who had just died. But if it were his third brother...

The third brother's civil and martial arts skills are not inferior to his own, and his character is not narrow-minded. He has nothing to dissatisfy.

Xiao Qisheng, who was chosen by his father at the time, was talentless, incompetent and unworthy of inheriting the throne, so he was dissatisfied and resentful and naturally wanted to replace him;

And this time, if the father and the ministers choose the third brother...

He probably didn't have much to say.

After handing over military power, there is nothing wrong with becoming a wealthy prince.

But he didn't expect that this brat would give him such a big gift after not seeing him for so many years.

The ministers were also dumbfounded.

We are all prepared for the bloodshed and life-and-death battle in the court today;

The results of it?

That's it?