After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

The flames of war once again spread to Xiao Xuetang!

But Xiao Xuetang still had an impeccable smile on her face, and said dignifiedly: "Your Highness, the Phoenix Terrace is prepared for the prince to choose a concubine today. If Your Highness wants to compete, we can make an appointment another day."

On the surface, Xiao Xuetang's answer was measured and graceful;

But no one knew that beneath that dignified and polite appearance, someone took advantage of the cover of wide sleeves to pinch the back of the hand of the philandering person!

Lin Xun...

It’s really a novel experience.

Instead of dodging, he grabbed her rebellious little hand. Xiao Xuetang was almost mad with anger!

Seeing Xiao Xuetang remained silent and did not fight back, and simply ignored her again, a hint of impetuousness flashed in Jiuge's eyes.

At this moment, the maid beside her whispered, "Princess, Xiao Xuetang has repeatedly refused to fight you. She is simply a coward. You don't have to take her to heart. Today we just watch them have fun in Dayin. Don't cause any more trouble."

After three rounds of competition, it was almost noon...

But Jiuge didn't listen to the maid Xiaoqing's advice, but stepped forward and said shockingly: "Isn't the result already out?"

Jiuge smiled and said, "There are four competitions in total. Miss Xiao won the first one, but the emperor promised her to the King of Yue, so there are only three more competitions to compete for the position of Princess Heng."

"And Miss Wang has won two games in a row. Is there any need for another match? Or do you people from Dayin like to go back on your word, making rules but not abiding by them?"

As soon as the words fell, the originally noisy banquet fell silent for a moment.

Princess Jiuge's words were not only a provocation to Xiao Xuetang, but also involved the diplomatic issues between Dayin and Southern Xinjiang!

Even Emperor Yonghui looked a little ugly.

Princess Jiuge came here for Xiao Xuetang, and the trouble was caused by Xiao Xuetang. If Xiao Xuetang didn't solve the problem, he would never let her off easily.

Amid the different looks of the crowd, Xiao Xuetang remained calm, looking at Jiuge's smile meaningfully and said, "I didn't expect Princess Jiuge to know so much about our Dayin."

"However, today, the Queen and the Emperor set up a competition on the Phoenix Stage. There is actually an allusion to this..."

Under Jiuge's puzzled gaze, Xiao Xuetang was talking nonsense in a serious manner.

"On the Phoenix Terrace, the winding stream flows. This is a custom that originated from the time of our great ancestor. At that time, the children of noble families from the entire East Continent gathered in Dayin. Naturally, they did not care about winning or losing. The purpose was to show the elegance of our Dayin noble children. Every competition was very important."

Then he looked at Princess Jiuge and smiled: "Princess, you are young and live in the barbarian land of southern Xinjiang. It is understandable that you have never heard of our Dayin customs and traditions. Princess, please don't feel inferior."

As soon as the words fell, many officials of Dayin court who were dissatisfied with the domineering style of the Nanjiang brother and sister couldn't help but laugh. Even the Emperor Yonghui, who had originally had a serious expression, couldn't help but curl his lips slightly.

He had forgotten that this girl had been eloquent since she was a child, and Princess Jiuge had hit a wall.

Jiuge didn't react at first and was stunned for a moment. Then she realized that Xiao Xuetang was scolding her and she became furious!

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Queen Wang suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, I think what Princess Jiuge said makes some sense."

The Queen originally wanted to support Wang Luoluo, and when Princess Jiuge said this, she followed the trend and said, "Today's Qushui Liuhu is to show the elegance of our Dayin ladies. But the rules for selecting concubines for the princes were set by the Queen Mother from the beginning. Since the King of Yue accepted Xiao Yunni, and now Miss Wang has won two games in a row, then the position of Princess Heng must belong to her!"

Then the Queen lowered her voice again and said to Emperor Yonghui: "Not to mention, the Princess of Nanjiang witnessed the entire process of today's competition. If Your Majesty does not grant the marriage today, and falls into the eyes of this foreigner, how can our great country of Dayin maintain its credibility?"

What Emperor Yonghui cared about most was Dayin's dignity, and how could Queen Wang, who had been married to him for many years, not know this?

It can be said that Queen Wang’s words hit Emperor Yonghui’s pain points!

"The Queen is right, but..."

Emperor Yonghui hesitated and said, "I still need to ask Shaoshu's opinion."

Lin Shaoshu stepped forward expressionlessly and said, "I will obey your father in everything."

At this time, in front of Emperor Yonghui, Lin Shaoshu acted as if he was heartbroken, which made Emperor Yonghui quite touched.

He felt that Lin Shaoshu was just like him, having seen the world before, and nothing else could compare to it.

He and Concubine Xie became husband and wife, but eventually they separated for various reasons and Concubine Xie died of depression; however, Lin Shaoshu and Xiao Xuetang were childhood sweethearts, but eventually they got married.

It gave rise to a sense of mutual understanding and guilt between father and son.

Matters of the heart cannot be forced, but... maybe he can make up for it from another perspective.

Emperor Yonghui gradually became disappointed with the Crown Prince's actions. This time he came to Jiufan Mountain and handed over the previous dynasty to the Crown Prince just to give the Crown Prince a final chance to test himself.

If the Crown Prince could handle state affairs well in the next few days with the support of Wang Xian, Emperor Yonghui felt that there was no need to change the position of the Crown Prince.

only……

We need to be prepared for both situations.

If the crown prince is not worthy of the position, Emperor Yonghui will never let Dayin's century-old foundation be destroyed in the hands of the crown prince.

only……

The crown prince has been deposed!

As for the new crown prince, Emperor Yonghui actually had two candidates in mind, Lin Xun and Lin Shaoshu.

The late emperor had promised to leave the country to Lin Xun, but because Lin Xun was poisoned and his appearance was ruined, Emperor Yonghui was unable to fulfill the late emperor's promise.

But before they set out for the palace, Lu Zizhen came to the palace in the middle of the night and said that Xiao Xuetang had found a way to cure the Qinglian poison!

Emperor Yonghui was overjoyed at that time. He was happy that Lin Xun was saved. What was more important was that Lin Xun was safe and sound. With his protection, the Dayin government would be stable and the country would be worry-free.

Before setting out for the Jiufan Mountain Palace, Emperor Yonghui had already begun to feel overwhelmed with his control over government affairs, and some of the shortcomings of the Eastern Palace and the Wang family over the years had been exposed to him. He had already begun to consider deposing the crown prince and enthroning Lin Xun.

However, when Lu Zizhen replied, the only people around him were Jiang Yinghe and Xia Yan, two close confidants who had followed him for many years. He did not reveal much about this matter to others.

The reason why Emperor Yonghui hesitated was because of a conversation he had with the Empress Dowager and her son before setting out for Jiufan Mountain...

Somehow the topic of the late emperor came up, how he and the empress treated each other with great respect, and that his harem was empty and he had no children.

Emperor Yonghui was quite sad at the time. If the late emperor had still had a bloodline, the government would not be in the awkward situation it is now.

But the empress dowager, who had always doted on the late emperor, said calmly: "Since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both the country and the beauty. If you get the beauty, you should not covet the country. This is fair..."