She turned into a noble lady in the book, she wanted to lie down

Chapter 278 278. The death of the prince

"Then, will the fifth prince be found out this time?" Liu Xinning asked hesitantly.

Xiao Muze said nothing.

Who knows?

On that day, Emperor Qingping should have guessed about the prince's assassination, and the fifth prince also had a hand in it.

However, Emperor Qingping still chose not to investigate thoroughly.

Who knows what Emperor Qingping will do this time?
Emperor Qingping was not only furious this time, he was even so angry that he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The last time the prince was assassinated, he was not injured after all.

Therefore, Emperor Qingping only warned him about his other son's actions, but did not really investigate thoroughly.

But this time, the prince's life was in danger.

How can he not be angry?
"Mother, I really failed. In the past, when I watched the royal brothers vying for the throne, I thought that I must treat every son equally and treat them well. Then, choose the best. But now, this has Those who are capable have evil intentions; those who are incompetent, I am not worried about. Who will the throne be handed over to in the future?"

Emperor Qingping sat in front of the Queen Mother's bed, looked at his mother lying on the bed, and asked sadly.

"Leave the throne to Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu is the prince's younger brother. He is of the right age and will become a talented person if he is nurtured for a period of time. He has a pure character and attaches great importance to love and righteousness. At least when he takes the throne, his brothers will I can live a good life. Ability is very important, but not the most important. Nowadays, these princes are ineffective and they are young. Who else can take over this position besides him? "

The Queen Mother leaned on the bed and after speaking softly, she couldn't help but cough.

Emperor Qingping hurriedly took a cup of warm water from the low table next to him and handed it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother's health got worse.

After all, she is already seventy years old.

Seventy years is rare in life.For her to live to this age, it was considered a long life in the Daqing Dynasty.

Therefore, she basically no longer worries about anything, she just plays tricks on her grandchildren.

"Xiao Jiu?"

Emperor Qingping couldn't help but think.

In the eyes of Emperor Qingping, Xiao Qiyu had always been trained as a war general.

After all, he has an outstanding brother and his own performance is not outstanding.Therefore, Emperor Qingping never thought about selecting him for the throne.

"Who is it if it's not Xiaojiu? Is it Eleven or Twelve? Or the sixteenth or seventeenth princes whose hair has not yet been tied up? How many mistakes have they made in Eleven and Twelve? Do you still dare to entrust the entire Daqing Dynasty to them? The Sixteenth Class are still young. If you train them now, when will they take over? Aren't you afraid that after they take over, they will be hindered by those old fox courtiers? "

The Queen Mother naturally had nothing bad to say to her biological son.

There is definitely no need to consider those princes whose hair is not tied up.I don’t know how much time and energy it takes to train them.

However, Emperor Qingping's body and age no longer allowed him to take his time.

Those adult princes have more or less made some mistakes.Although the Ninth Prince was not outstanding, he had nothing wrong with him.

Emperor Qingping listened to the Queen Mother's words.

"My son knows. My son is going to thoroughly investigate the prince's assassination first." Emperor Qingping planned to go back and think about it carefully.

The Queen Mother nodded and asked Aunt Miao, who was guarding the door, to see Emperor Qingping off.

Aunt He, who was guarding the Queen Mother, tucked the corner of the quilt for the Queen Mother, and then asked: "Is the Queen Mother just going to push the Ninth Prince up like this?"

"I can't push it anymore. I originally thought that the prince is Xiaojiu's biological brother. When the time comes, he can treat Ning'er better for the sake of the Ai family to help Xiaojiu. But now, the prince is gone. The other princes will follow There is no kindness between Ning'er and Ning'er. If they gain power, will Changle and Ning'er of the Ai family still have a good life?"

The Queen Mother said weakly.

She has discovered that her life is slowly passing away - this is God trying to take her away.

Even if she was a queen mother, she would have no choice.Therefore, this throne cannot belong to anyone other than the Xiaojiu brothers.Aunt He also sighed.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

The Queen Mother is just an ordinary mother, so she will naturally think about her biological daughter.

"The Queen Mother is blessed with great blessings. With you taking care of the eldest princess and the princess, what should I be afraid of?" Aunt He quickly comforted her.

"Haha, great blessings to the heavens? Even the emperor would not dare to ask for that extravagance, let alone a daughter of the Ai family. The Ai family thought that they would be relieved if they persuaded the emperor to establish a prince early. But who knew that the prince was destined to be the prince? , I have no destiny to succeed to the throne. No way, I still have to go in front of the Ai family. "

The Queen Mother smiled bitterly.

At first, the court officials asked for a crown prince, but Emperor Qingping wanted to ignore it.After all, courtiers have to ask Li almost every year.

However, for the sake of Changle and Ning'er, she persuaded Emperor Qingping to consider establishing a prince.

After all, her granddaughter was almost pushed out for a kiss—and this was during her lifetime.

If so, after she really passes away, wouldn't Changle and Ning'er be bullied even more?
Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, she said sideways that it was time to establish a prince.

Of course, she didn't explicitly propose a candidate.

However, the prince is the eldest.There were no mistakes in doing things in the past, so he should be appointed anyway.

Coupled with her insidious compliments, the emperor indeed made the third prince the crown prince.

Of course, the Queen Mother had never thought of asking the Emperor to make the Ninth Prince the Crown Prince.

However, the Ninth Prince is neither tall nor particularly outstanding.There were several older brothers before him, so the reason for appointing him was inappropriate.

But the prince is the biological brother of the Ninth Prince, so it doesn't matter.

I just didn't expect that something unexpected happened to the prince.

Pity!
At this time, the Queen Mother did not know that the Prince had plotted against Liu Xinning.

After all, Liu Xinning and the others didn't want the elderly Queen Mother to worry about them, so they never mentioned these things.

However, the Queen Mother's push this time helped them sideways, bringing the Ninth Prince one step closer to the throne.

The next day, Emperor Qingping began a thorough investigation into the prince's assassination.

The prince was not as lucky as Ling Yi.After he lay in bed for a few days, his wounds deteriorated rapidly, and he was on his deathbed in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Qiyu, the Crown Princess and the Prince's children gathered around the Prince's bed.

The Crown Princess was holding her young children, crying, with a face full of fear and confusion.

Of course she knew that if the prince died, they and the widows would have no future.

But the prince looked at Xiao Qiyu weakly, wanting to say something.However, his body made it difficult for him to even speak.

Therefore, the prince could only look at his eldest son and then at Xiao Qiyu, eagerly hoping that Xiao Qiyu could take the initiative to guarantee something.

Xiao Qiyu only had a look of sadness on his face, his eyes lowered.

Even when he met the prince's gaze, he looked like he didn't understand what the prince meant.

The prince looked helplessly at the scene in front of him, and finally died with his eyes open.

Seeing the prince's hand slowly hanging down, the prince burst into tears.

The cry startled the children in her arms, causing them to start crying too.

Suddenly, the room was full of wailing.Everyone outside the door also burst into tears.

Prince, dead!
(End of this chapter)