Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

Emperor Qian was seriously ill, and officials in the court had already begun to submit petitions for the appointment of a crown prince.

Emperor Qian also knew that his health had been damaged, so he had to summon several high-ranking ministers to discuss the issue of appointing a crown prince.

Establish a reserve!

As soon as they heard these two words, everyone became excited.

The six ministers, Wei Gelao, Mei Gelao, and Prime Minister Su were all in the meeting.

The two sides were arguing over whether to make the second prince or the fifth prince the crown prince.

The issue of establishing a crown prince concerns the foundation of the country, so it must be done with caution. The next step is for the cabinet to discuss the crown prince, and all officials can also submit memorials to request the establishment of a crown prince.

In the end, Emperor Qian will select the prince who is "popularly supported" and "most popular" as the crown prince, and then officially issue an edict to establish the crown prince and hold a ceremony to establish the East Palace.

This process, at the very least, will take two to three months.

Prime Minister Su, who had always remained neutral, was sought after by the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince.

As the prime minister of a dynasty, his every move is naturally watched. Some time ago, the second young wife of the Duke of Anguo, Su Xianye, was pregnant, so Prime Minister Su sent someone to send a valuable gift to her. It was known that Prime Minister Su attached great importance to this grandson.

This also caused the Anguo Mansion, which had been quiet for a long time in the eyes of outsiders, to become lively again.

Officials from both sides sent their wives to visit and give gifts, and some young men accepted their father's instructions and established good relations with Prime Minister Su's son-in-law Lu Zhanxing.

For a while, they could not get close to Prime Minister Su, but the Duke of Anguo's Mansion was crowded with people.

Lu Zhanxing was speechless. How could she go out to eat and drink with these young men when she was pregnant?

So she declined all the invitations, claiming that she had to take care of her grandfather and could not keep the invitation. Su Xianye also began to avoid seeing guests on the grounds of her pregnancy.

On the contrary, Prime Minister Su's other son-in-law, the Fourth Prince, and his daughter Su Xianxin seemed to have been forgotten. After all, the Fourth Prince was disliked by His Majesty, so how could they dare to get close to him?

The fact that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion closed its doors to visitors made Emperor Qian, who had always regarded the Duke of Anguo's Mansion as a thorn in his side, feel relieved.

But when I think about how it is that the old Duke, who was said to be dying, is still alive after almost a year?

Emperor Qian had never thought that he was waiting for the old Duke to die, but now he himself would not live long...

It would have been fine if he didn't think about it, but this thought made Emperor Qian's thoughts uncontrollably go wild. Was the old Duke not that serious? Was the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital bribed? Why was the old Duke still alive?

He also remembered that the old lady of the Duke of Anguo and the Queen Mother were close friends. Although the old lady of the Duke of Anguo was a merchant's daughter, the Queen Mother and the Duke's wife were sisters when they were young. The Duke and the Duke's wife were able to be together because of the Queen Mother's help...

The maid who poisoned the food served the Queen Mother. Could it be that the maid was the old Duke's person?

The more suspicious Emperor Qian became, the more he felt that he had guessed the truth. He believed that this was all the work of the old duke. The old duke was supposed to die but he was still alive. His son was stripped of his official position by him, and his outstanding grandson Lu Zhanyan was transferred to a remote area by him. In order to protect the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, did the old duke want to drag himself down with him before he died?

There was a loud bang!

With anger in his eyes, Emperor Qian smashed the medicine bowl brought by a palace maid heavily to the ground, and the debris flew everywhere.

The maid knelt down in fear and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Just then, Concubine Xian came in and saw the debris on the ground and the furious Emperor Qian. She complained in her heart, wondering what this old man was crazy about again.

But her face was still full of worry as she stepped forward to help Emperor Qian calm down: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

The gentle and kind words of Concubine Xian made Emperor Qian sober up, but the more suspicious he became, the more he felt that this was the truth.

As a hero of the founding of the country, the Duke of Anguo controls a force that can overthrow the dynasty, so he dare not act rashly.

But in his heart, he had already sentenced the Duke of Anguo to death.

I have to say, the truth about Emperor Qian was revealed. Although it was not the old Duke who did it, it was his grandson who did it.

Emperor Qian is extremely suspicious, especially now that he doesn't have many years left to live, and everyone he sees seems to want to kill him.

When he thought about how the old Duke had someone secretly poison him in order to keep the Anguo Mansion as prosperous as before, he felt a chill all over his body.

The veins on the emperor's forehead were throbbing, and the anger in his chest almost reached the peak. He thought that if Lu Zhanyan was transferred to a remote area, since the old duke was dead, he would not be unable to tolerate a few misfits in the Anguo Mansion.

However, he still underestimated the Lu family.

How could the Lu family, who had conquered the world with the ancestors of the Chu family, tolerate the decline of the Anguo Mansion?

We cannot keep the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion!

Otherwise, would Daqian still belong to the Chu family?

He must clear the obstacles for the Chu family while he is still alive and prevent the descendants of the Chu family from being controlled by others.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Do you want to summon the imperial physician?"

Concubine Xian noticed that Emperor Qian was a little moody and had a bad feeling in her heart.

Sure enough, the next moment, Emperor Qian almost squeezed out a sentence from his teeth: "What a great Lu family! How can I allow you to step on the head of the Chu family and stir up trouble!"

Concubine Xian's heart skipped a beat. Lu?

Isn’t that the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion?

She was anxious in her heart but appeared gentle on the surface and said, "Your Majesty, what happened? Who made you so angry? Please don't be angry. If you get angry and damage your health, I will be heartbroken."

Emperor Qian looked up at her and found that her eyes were filled with anxiety and worry. His heart was warmed and he held Concubine Xian's hand: "My beloved, don't worry, I'm fine!"

Concubine Xian wanted to get more information, and with tears in her eyes and a worried look on her face, she said, "Your Majesty, the way you looked just now really scared me to death. Who made you angry?"

Emperor Qian was touched by Concubine Xian's sincerity towards him.

But when he thought that the position of crown prince had not yet been determined, he wanted to ask Concubine Xian what she thought, as she had always been his confidant.

"My beloved, who do you think is the most capable of taking on the responsibility, the Second Prince or the Fifth Prince?"

Concubine Xian was shocked and surprised: "Your Majesty, I am just a woman, how can I know these things? Please don't give me such a difficult question. I know you are hesitating between the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince. It is up to your Majesty to decide who will be the emperor. Why ask others?"

Although I am in favor now, if I interfere in politics, His Majesty will suspect that I have an affair with some prince, right?

She didn't dare to answer casually.

"Having said that, in the end it has to be what everyone wants!" Emperor Qian actually likes the Second Prince, but the Fifth Prince has been performing pretty well recently.

The Second Prince is steady and has plans, while the Fifth Prince is brave and good at fighting. Before, he was worried that the Fifth Prince only knew how to wield a spear and a stick, but recently the Fifth Prince has shown great intelligence, and can be said to be both civil and military. Emperor Qian is now in a dilemma.

When Concubine Xian returned to her bedroom, she thought about what His Majesty had said. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, so she immediately sent someone to send a message out of the palace.

When Lu Zhanxing received the news from the palace, his expression was solemn. The letter sent by Concubine Xian conveyed a message: The Duke Anguo's Mansion is in danger!

Lu Zhanxing's heart skipped a beat, and dark clouds suddenly rose in his mind. Did Emperor Qian discover something?

Is it true that there is no room for the Lu family anymore?