Chapter 297 Exiled Man's Sister-in-law 70
After Liu's mother returned, she fell seriously ill. Liu Zong specially went to the palace to invite an imperial physician for her. She rested for more than two months, and with the help of two lovely granddaughters by her side, she finally recovered her spirits.

At this time, the fighting among several princes in the capital was getting more and more fierce. The third prince was the first to be hit. He was besieged by several other princes and attacked because Ling Rui was his cousin, leaving him speechless.

However, before the other princes could be happy, the imperial concubine took the initiative to apologize to the emperor and went to the royal temple outside the palace to pray for the soldiers and civilians killed by Ling Rui.

The emperor agreed and was sent away that same day.

The third prince felt upset. On the one hand, he felt sorry for his mother who had voluntarily given up the honor of being a royal concubine and went out of the palace for his sake. But on the other hand, he was relieved as his father treated his mother with at least 30% sincerity and would not blame him.

With this in mind, he acted ruthlessly, crippling some of his brothers and accusing them of oppressing the people. He was then summoned to the Dali Temple for confrontation.

The other princes were so angry that they felt that the Third Prince was really difficult to kill. He had a favored mother who could get away with it even when his cousin committed such a serious crime. Moreover, the Third Prince was the son of a royal concubine and had a father-in-law who was the Prime Minister, who had enormous power. They could not defeat him at all. The Fifth and Sixth Princes were quickly defeated.

At this time, only the Fourth Prince still has the ability to resist, but he is also extremely dangerous.

At this time, the emperor did not show up but issued another decree, conferring the title of King Xiaoyao on the third prince.

The third prince and his followers were shocked. He had been given the title of King Rui when he left the palace to build a mansion. Why was he given another title now? His face turned pale. His father meant that he would have no chance of becoming king. Would he be able to be a free and easy king for the rest of his life?

His followers couldn't believe it, but since the emperor conferred the title personally, how could they disobey his order?

The Fourth Prince was so happy that he almost died. Seeing the Third Prince leaving in a daze, he wanted to roar to the sky. Now he was the only one who was absolutely sure to inherit the throne and no one else was to be feared. After waving away his ministers, he was happy to serve his father and please him.

Unexpectedly, the emperor made another shocking statement and asked the chief eunuch to issue an imperial decree, saying that he would live in a Taoist temple outside the city for a while and let the second prince govern the country with him.

The fourth prince was happy at first that he could found a country, but then he became extremely angry. How could the second prince, that good-for-nothing, have the qualifications to be on an equal footing with him?
But I didn't dare say anything.

Soon, the emperor left the palace in a grand manner. The only concubine who accompanied him was Yu Wan, a fifth-rank talent. Thousands of imperial guards escorted them away, and there were also dozens of Taoists accompanying them, leaving the onlookers looking at each other in bewilderment.

After the emperor left, the fourth prince in the capital directly seized the power of regent and did not give the second prince any chance at all.

His followers also felt that the throne was in their hands, and they acted arrogantly and overbearingly, which made other ministers very dissatisfied. During a discussion of state affairs, when the Fourth Prince was about to have his say, Liu Jing stood up and said, "As far as I know, three years ago, when there was a severe flood in Jiangdong, it was the Second Prince who brought food and doctors from the capital to control the flood. Now, the Second Prince has more experience in dealing with the flood in Jiangnan."

The fourth prince retorted, "What nonsense! My father clearly handed the matter over to me at that time..." He suddenly stopped talking with an unpleasant look on his face.

The emperor did give it to him, but when he heard there was a plague over there, he threw the matter to the second son.

The other ministers were stunned, and they also remembered this matter. At the same time, they also thought that there seemed to be many such things in the court? Some of the hard work, the other princes were unwilling to do, and finally they were thrown to the Second Prince.

They were in mixed feelings for the moment. In addition, the princes they supported had all been defeated, and they were recently angered by the arrogance of the Fourth Prince. They all started to speak out: "Yes, I also remember this matter. It is true that Second Prince knows more about it." "Yes, Second Prince, please tell us how to control this flood." They ignored the Fourth Prince.

The second prince glanced at Liu Jing casually, and said with a smile: "I do know a thing or two about this matter..." He explained in detail how to deal with the flood and the problems that arose after the flood.

Some people who usually don’t pay much attention to the Second Prince couldn’t help but be surprised. The Second Prince has such talent for governing the world?

After the court session, the Fourth Prince left in anger, and the Second Prince continued to walk slowly behind him, but this time there were more ministers talking to him, and he communicated with them in a friendly manner. Liu Jing had also left long ago.

However, just as he was about to lead his horse to the military camp outside the city for training, he heard the second prince's laughter: "General Liu is so hard to find."
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The Second Prince's popularity in the court was growing louder and louder, making the Fourth Prince extremely anxious. He thought of many ways, such as creating scandals for him, but none of them worked. He also took risks to assassinate him, but each time he was unexpectedly saved by Liu Jing or Liu Zong. He simply didn't know where to start.

What’s even more hateful is that the Liu family turned a blind eye to his recruitment and turned around to help the second brother!

But no matter how much he hated it, this kind of life lasted for two years. Liu Jing had already married the girl from the Liu family, and their child was over one year old.

Little Mingzhu also became a girl who could run and jump, and she would practice martial arts with her cousin and her father every day.

Although her little face was tanned black, Liu Zong praised his daughter as a beautiful fairy every day. It was not known whether there was something wrong with her eyes.

Linzhi didn't know what to say to the father and daughter.

At this time, the emperor, who had been out of the palace for more than two years, suddenly sent back an imperial edict, appointing the second prince as the crown prince and the fourth prince as Prince Jin. He decided to abdicate, and then the second prince ascended the throne.

This news almost caused a great earthquake in the capital. The fourth prince couldn't believe it. He had done a good job, so why did his father give the throne to his second brother? The third prince also found it hard to accept. Did his father really give up on him and choose someone else? No, he didn't believe it, and he didn't accept it.

Just as the palace had rushed to make the crown prince's clothes, the Second Prince was attacked by assassinations one after another. Fortunately, Liu Jing and Liu Zong were there, and they protected him and completed the crown prince ceremony and let him move into the East Palace.

Then the new emperor ascended the throne——

The third prince and the fourth prince chose to launch a coup at the same time the day before.

The two of them had a much stronger foundation in the court than the second prince, and they were more fully prepared than him. However, Liu Jing, Liu Zong and the second prince had also been prepared, and were good at marching and deploying troops. As soon as the two of them entered the Meridian Gate, they were surrounded. If they didn't give up, they would die.

The third prince still valued his life and chose to surrender.

However, the Fourth Prince felt that the Second Prince would not dare to kill him, so he still led his men to charge, and then shot an arrow into the sky, knocking him off his horse.

He didn't die, but he was useless and wouldn't live past forty.

The second prince, also known as the crown prince, patted Liu Zong on the shoulder and said, "General, your archery skills are so good that you can hit the target even from a hundred paces away." Liu Zong smiled.

The two parties were defeated and all were taken into custody in the Heavenly Prison. After the Crown Prince dealt with the other ministers and waited for them to leave, he took the two men into the inner room and asked them to sit down. Curiosity flashed across his face: "Tell me, is Father really willing to hand over the throne to me?"

He seemed to be thinking, "Could it be that Yu Wan really has the secret of immortality?"

Liu Zong and Liu Jing looked at him quickly.

The prince laughed and waved his hands: "Don't panic, don't panic, I am not interested in immortality, I just want to live through these 100 years. But, if my father becomes immortal and comes back to grab the throne, should I give it to him or not?"

(End of this chapter)

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