Quick Wear: Lu Ming She Has Many Children and Blessings

Chen Antai came in a hurry and asked anxiously as soon as they met: "My Lord, why do you refuse the position of Crown Prince?"

Lu Ming sat in the courtyard sipping tea with a blank look in his eyes, as if he had a lot on his mind.

She sighed, and suddenly felt that the tea in her mouth was no longer fragrant. After putting down the teacup in her hand, she said slowly: "What do you think this imperial edict from the emperor is a good thing?"

Xiao Chengsi frowned and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there a trick?"

Lu Ming nodded, with a hint of bitterness in his voice, "There are actually quite a few ministers who think like you. But you may not know that since the fifteenth prince was deposed, I am the only adult prince left. It seems that I seem to be the most suitable candidate. But suitable does not mean inevitable."

She paused and continued, "You only see the glory on the surface, but ignore the risks behind it. The position of the crown prince is not so easy to sit on."

"Also, don't forget that the twenty-fifth prince, who is closest to adulthood, still has two years to go. I am not the only choice of my father. The biggest possibility for my father to decree that I will be crowned as the crown prince is that I will have military power and territory."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengsi interrupted in a cold voice: "We are exposed here, His Highness wants to take back the military power."

Chen Antai was a straight-up civil servant. He frowned and retorted, "Maybe it's not that he's been exposed. It could be that His Majesty is clearing obstacles for the little prince?"

Lu Ming paused, thinking about it and realized that this was indeed possible. "Maybe you are right, but this is too risky. Do you think it is really worth taking such a risk?"

Chen Antai hesitated, "Perhaps Your Majesty really intends to establish a crown prince?"

Lu Ming shook his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "Don't forget my physical condition."

Chen Antai was speechless for a moment. Indeed, everyone in the Imperial Hospital said that Prince An would not live more than ten years, and now there were only two years left until that deadline.

Thinking of all the conspiracies in the palace, Lu Ming even felt that even if she had not been poisoned, she would probably not live more than ten years.

Lu Ming listened to the two people's argument quietly, and then concluded: "My health is already like this, how can I possibly fight for that stupid position of crown prince? This is simply courting death."

If she really accepted this imperial edict, she could guarantee that she would be doomed.

Besides, the mission was just to keep her alive, not to make her the crown prince. Why should she work so hard?

Chen Antai finally understood the seriousness of the matter and broke out in a cold sweat. He immediately bowed and apologized, "I was too stupid to realize the sinister behind this canonization in time, and almost harmed Your Highness."

Lu Ming helped the man up, and did not blame him for anything. "Mr. Chen is too upright, so it is understandable that he could not think of these twists and turns."

Having said that, Chen Antai still felt ashamed of his negligence.

Fortunately, the roads in Xizhou have been paved with cement. Liu Changshi was extremely anxious on his way back. He even traveled all night and did not dare to stop for a moment.

When Changshi Liu brought back the news that Prince An refused to accept the imperial edict to the capital, the entire Zhou court was alarmed.

Even the former queen, who had been deposed and imprisoned in the palace, couldn't help but exclaim in shock: "What? That little bitch actually refused the position of crown prince?"

However, once her shock had subsided a little, she soon thought of her two sons.

Just for that position, the eldest son was poisoned to death by the second son, and the second son actually rebelled and was almost executed. Suddenly, he felt terrible.

She gnashed her teeth and cursed, "How dare she refuse the position of Crown Prince? How dare she?"

Then, she seemed to understand the emperor's intention and sneered, "Haha, I get it. With her shabby body, it's still unknown whether she can sit still for a day. Emperor, the target you picked is really 'healthy'."

At this moment, she naturally thought of the emperor's real intention in doing this - he just wanted to set a target for the little prince.

When she thought of this, the rage in her heart grew stronger, and she almost fell into a state of madness, "It's almost there, it's almost there, you forced me to do this..."

After learning the news that Prince An had refused to take the position of Crown Prince, various forces in Kyoto were shocked at first and had different reactions.

Most people, like the former queen, did not take the matter seriously, thinking it was just another insignificant farce in the court.

After Prime Minister Xiao returned home, he locked himself in the study and stayed there for the entire afternoon, only opening the door in the evening.

Xiao Chengsi's mother, Wang, came forward with a worried look on her face and asked softly, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Prime Minister Xiao sighed, his voice slightly heavy: "His Royal Highness Prince An has been named the Crown Prince."

Wang was stunned when she heard this, and asked in confusion: "Isn't this something that has been decided a long time ago? Why is it suddenly brought up again?"

Prime Minister Xiao shook his head, a complicated expression flashed in his eyes: "His Royal Highness Prince An refused."

"Rejected?" Wang exclaimed, her face full of disbelief, "How could Prince An refuse the position of Crown Prince? This is such a great joyous event! What on earth is Prince An thinking?"

Prime Minister Xiao did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought.

He knew his son well and could guess a little about Prince An's thoughts.

After all, he only had one son. He had long known about Prince An being a fake prince. He even knew that he had nine grandsons.

With such a big secret in his heart, he was worried every day. He didn't expect that when he was old, that brat would do such a thing to his father.

When he first heard the court officials propose to make Prince An the crown prince, he was both surprised and terrified. He was surprised that the person his son liked would become the crown prince and the emperor in the future.

What is frightening is that if Prince An is found to be a girl, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. What would happen to his nine little grandchildren?

And looking at the look of His Majesty, it doesn't seem like he really wants Prince An to be the crown prince!

You don't really want Prince An to pave the way for the little prince, do you?

Prime Minister Xiao thought over and over again, and finally he sighed and muttered to himself, "Rejection is the right thing to do."

Wang was confused. "Is it a good thing that Prince An is not the crown prince?"

Prime Minister Xiao did not answer directly, but shook his head and sighed: "You will understand in the future."

Wang: “…”

Wang was dissatisfied, but she knew Prime Minister Xiao's temper and did not ask any more questions.

She muttered to herself: Is there anything that can't be said now?

I am really anxious!

Prime Minister Xiao did not participate in the court officials' discussion on the appointment of a crown prince. In his opinion, it was the wisest choice for Prince An not to be the crown prince.

After all, apart from those princes who were killed, poisoned, or demoted, His Majesty still has seven little princes. If Prince An does not serve as the crown prince, perhaps there will be less calculations and disputes.