At the same time, King Yu, who had been summoned into the palace, was kneeling on the ground uneasily, holding his head very low, not daring to look at Emperor Jiaqing who was sitting at the top.

Looking at his brother Yu Wang kneeling on the ground, Emperor Jiaqing felt mixed emotions.

Among so many brothers, only he and King Yu are left now. He is able to survive because he is the final winner, and King Yu is because he did not participate in the battle for the throne.

Although he and King Yu are not in a good relationship, they are brothers connected by blood, and there is no conflict between them. In addition, the other party has always been honest, so he treats this brother well and does not owe him anything.

In fact, he knew very well what Prince Yu's Mansion wanted, and he had never blamed them for having such unreasonable thoughts. After all, he had no heirs, so it was reasonable for Prince Yu's Mansion to have ideas about the throne.

But now that he has an heir, they should no longer continue to think about the throne.

Emperor Jiaqing felt a little regretful, blaming his own attitude for inflating the desires of Prince Yu's palace, and even having thoughts that he shouldn't have. If he had dealt with this matter earlier and made Prince Yu's Mansion understand that the throne had nothing to do with Prince Yu's Mansion, he should be grateful if he was willing to give it to them. If he was not willing to give it to them, that would be his freedom, and it would not be their turn to comment.

"Do you, Prince Yu, have the same idea as Li Yu, that I should pass the throne to him?" Emperor Jiaqing looked at Prince Yu condescendingly and said coldly.

Emperor Jiaqing's words frightened Prince Yu so much that he broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood! How could I have such rebellious thoughts?"

Emperor Jiaqing chuckled when he heard King Yu's words.

Of course he didn't believe what he said.

"I don't care what you thought before, but I hope you will give up this idea in the future. Otherwise, don't blame me for not thinking about brotherhood."

Although Emperor Jiaqing's tone was calm, his words had a threatening force that made King Yu feel afraid.

A person who can defeat many powerful competitors to become emperor is naturally not a good person. Perhaps his younger brother rarely gets angry in these years, which makes him almost forget how scary his younger brother is.

"I dare not!"

"You should be glad that Chen'er's matter has nothing to do with you, otherwise, I will definitely not spare your Prince Yu's Mansion." Emperor Jiaqing said.

If he hadn't checked and found out that it was none of King Yu's business, how could King Yu be here and listen to him unharmed? He would have sent people to arrest him long ago.

"I have failed to teach my son well, so please punish me." King Yu apologized to Jiaqing.

"You should go back and think about it behind closed doors first. This matter should be regarded as a warning. I hope you will think it over carefully and don't let me down."

"I would like to listen to your majesty's teachings, and I will abide by my duty in the future!" King Yu said and kowtowed several times to Emperor Jiaqing.

"Let's go." Emperor Jiaqing waved to him and told him to leave quickly.

"I will retire now." King Yu naturally did not want what he wanted. He kowtowed to Emperor Jiaqing, stood up, bowed, and slowly withdrew.

When he retreated to a place outside the palace where Emperor Jiaqing could not see him, he quickened his pace, thinking of leaving this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

At this time, King Yu's back was already soaked with cold sweat from being frightened.

But he had just walked not far when he was stopped by someone sent by Mrs. Xiao.

"Your Majesty, the concubine asked the servant to wait for you here. Please come over."

As soon as King Yu entered the palace, Concubine Xiao received the news. She was worried that Emperor Jiaqing summoned King Yu into the palace to settle accounts with him, so she sent someone to inquire about the news.

After hearing what the other party said, King Yu nodded and followed him to Mrs. Xiao's place.

In Xinyang Palace, Princess Xiao has been waiting for news ever since she learned that Emperor Jiaqing had summoned Prince Yu to the palace.

Because she was worried about her son, she had been restless and looked towards the door from time to time.

Aunt Ding, who was serving beside her, saw this and comforted her: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the prince will be fine."

"How can the Ai family not be worried?" Even though Mrs. Xiao said this, she still listened to what Nanny Ding said, sat down, picked up the herbal tea on the table and took a sip.

Although Li Yu is Mrs. Xiao's most beloved grandson, compared to Li Yu, Prince Yu, her own son, is the person that Mrs. Xiao cares about the most.

After all, she has four grandsons, but only one son, King Yu.

Soon King Yu finally came down with Concubine Xiao's eager expectation.

When she saw King Yu, she was so excited that she stepped forward and looked at him carefully. She felt a little relieved when she saw that he was intact.

"How about it? Your Majesty didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

"Don't worry, mother and concubine, my son is fine. Your Majesty, he summoned my son to the palace just to warn him. He did not severely punish Prince Yu for Yu'er's matter." King Yu said, repeating what Emperor Jiaqing said to him, Tell Concubine Xiao.

Finally, he said to Concubine Xiao: "Concubine, we, mother and son, should be honest in the future and don't think about things that don't belong to us, otherwise the emperor will definitely not let us go."

King Yu was really scared. After all, Emperor Jiaqing was not someone to be trifled with. If they offended him, the consequences would not be something they could afford.

In fact, Mrs. Xiao and Prince Yu, mother and son, had always been timid and cautious, but it was also because of this that they did not dare to participate in the battle for the rightful son. However, it was also because of this that they were not implicated.

It was only the stable life of these years, coupled with the almost universal recognition that Li Yu was the future prince, that made them swell, become more and more ambitious, and lose themselves.

However, this time gave King Yu a huge blow and made him realize that he was just a prince with little real power. The reason why he was able to get the support of so many people in the past was that Emperor Jiaqing had no children, and he had Liu Shangshu is just the father-in-law.

Now that the Liu family is in trouble, Emperor Jiaqing has his own prince. Compared to the adopted prince Li Yu, the second prince is obviously much more legitimate, and even a fool knows who to support.

King Yu feels that they should recognize the reality and stop thinking about things that do not belong to them, otherwise they will not be able to bear the consequences.

The eldest son Li Yu is the best example.

Prince Yu's words made Mrs. Xiao silent for a long time, and then she nodded and agreed with what he said.

"You're right. In the future, we will still be as honest and honest as before."

Concubine Xiao knew that now that something like this had happened, Emperor Jiaqing would definitely protect the second prince even more closely, and after this incident, he would definitely not treat Prince Yu's Mansion like before.

Even if the second prince really died due to some accident, he probably would not pass the throne to Prince Yu's other children.

In fact, she herself was just a little palace maid before. If she had not been lucky enough to be favored by the late emperor and give birth to Prince Yu, and she would leave the palace when she was old enough, she would be married to nothing more than a trafficker. If she could marry a rich merchant, then It's all luck.

Now she is the concubine in the palace, second only to the emperor, the queen mother and the empress, and her son is a distinguished prince. If there is anything she is not satisfied with, there is no need to risk her life and fight for that position.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Xiao felt relieved and felt that she should not be too greedy.

It's a pity that they woke up too late and harmed their grandson Li Yu.

But fortunately, she does not only have Li Yu as her grandson, and King Yu does not only have Li Yu as his son.

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