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Chapter 377: Guar Jia Wen Yuan 61

She blinked her eyes in a puzzled manner and said in a delicate voice, "Your Majesty is very busy, how can I dare to expect any surprises? I am already satisfied to serve Your Majesty."

Yinzhen was pleased by her little girl's attitude, and he loved her even more. He scratched Wenyuan's nose and said lovingly, "You only know how to play dumb in front of me. My words are golden, and they count. Come, draft an order--"

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: The Sixth Son, Hongyan, is gifted, intelligent, benevolent, filial, and honest, and is very much like me. He should inherit the throne and be made the Crown Prince to rectify the foundation of the country..."

The shrill voice echoed in the empty Yangxin Palace. Yinzhen held Wen Yuan's hand, his eyebrows dancing with joy: "Yuan'er, do you like the surprise I promised you yesterday?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Wen Yuan's eyes, which was then replaced by a charming smile: "Your Majesty is so good to me, I..."

The news spread quickly throughout the harem like a spring breeze, and even faster throughout the court. For a time, the court and the public were talking about it, and everyone was speculating that the empress had such ability to make the emperor so fond of her that he even broke the ancestral system and made her infant son the crown prince.

Facing the previous dynasty's discussion, Yinzhen simply said lightly that Wenyuan was the queen, her son was the legitimate son, and naturally the crown prince.

"The son of the queen is naturally the legitimate son. He should inherit the throne of the crown prince. What's wrong with that? Establishing the eldest legitimate son has been the ancestral system since ancient times. Do you think that my decision is inappropriate?" Yinzhen sat on the dragon throne, playing with the jade ring on his hand nonchalantly, his tone full of unquestionable majesty.

The ministers kneeling below looked at each other, but no one dared to raise any objections.

Ever since Wen Yuan entered the harem, the wind direction of the harem has changed. The former favored ones, such as Concubine Hua and Shen Meizhuang, are now dead, while the previously inconspicuous Concubine Qi and Wen Yuan, are like a new moon, rising slowly, emitting a light that cannot be ignored.

"Your Majesty, the matter of appointing a crown prince is of great importance and requires long-term consideration!" The speaker was Grand Secretary Zhang Tingyu. He stroked his gray beard and tried to persuade Yinzhen with the prestige he had accumulated in the court over the years.

"Sir Zhang, I think you are getting old and confused. What is there to discuss about the Crown Prince?" Yinzhen suddenly threw the jade ring in his hand to the ground, making a crisp sound, which scared the ministers below and made them kneel on the ground.

"Sir Zhang, are you questioning me? Or are you questioning the queen?" Yinzhen's voice was as cold as ice, making people shudder.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! I would never dare to do that! However, the matter of appointing a crown prince concerns the country and the people. Please think twice!" Zhang Tingyu prostrated himself on the ground, sweating profusely.

"Enough! I have made up my mind. There is no need to discuss this matter further!" Yinzhen waved his hand impatiently.

"Retreat!"

In the Yangxin Palace, Yinzhen angrily threw the memorial on the dragon table, shocking the eunuchs serving on the side into silence. They all knelt on the ground, not daring to make a sound.

"Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!" Yinzhen was furious.

"I just appointed Hongyan as the crown prince, and they dare to criticize me like this. Do they really think I am made of clay?!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Su Peisheng leaned forward and advised carefully: "I think it is difficult for those ministers to accept it for the time being. After a few days, everything will be fine."

"Difficult to accept? What is so difficult for them to accept? The queen's son is the legitimate son. It is only natural to establish the eldest legitimate son as the heir!" Yinzhen stood up suddenly and paced back and forth in the hall, his anger still not subsided.

"They are questioning me and the Queen!"

"Your Majesty, the Queen is here." A young eunuch came in to report.

Wen Yuan walked into the hall gracefully. She was wearing a light pink palace dress with a few golden hairpins inserted diagonally. They swayed gently with her steps, making her skin look whiter than snow and more beautiful.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry?" Wen Yuan walked to Yinzhen and gently smoothed the anger between his brows, her voice as gentle as water.

"It's still those old stubborn people!" Yinzhen held Wen Yuan's hand, his tone still containing some anger.

"I just appointed Hongyan as the crown prince, and they are making such a fuss in the court, saying that 'the appointment of a crown prince is a matter of great importance and requires long-term consideration'. Isn't this clearly going against me?"

Wen Yuan smiled softly with her hands covering her lips, a sly look flashing in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, why do you have to be angry with them? They just can't accept it for the time being. Think about it, which concubine in the harem doesn't want their son to be the crown prince? Now that you have gone against the crowd and established Hongyan, the concubine, they are naturally dissatisfied."

After hearing Wen Yuan's words, Yinzhen's anger gradually dissipated. He took Wen Yuan into his arms and gently stroked her hair.

"Yuan'er still understands my thoughts. I am also thinking about you and Hongyan. I promised you that I would give you and Hongyan the most noble things in the world."

Wen Yuan snuggled in Yinzhen's arms, with a smug smile on her lips.

"Your Majesty, I will always remember all your kindness to me." Wen Yuan raised her head, tears glistening in her eyes.

"I am so much older than you, and I will always be ahead of you..." Yinzhen said, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes. He held Wen Yuan's hand, unconsciously tighter, as if he wanted to rub her into his own bones and blood.

"Your Majesty, please don't say such things. I want to accompany you for the rest of my life..." Wen Yuan said as tears as big as beans rolled down her cheeks, wetting Yinzhen's bright yellow dragon robe.

She raised her beautiful eyes, which were blurred with tears, and looked at Yinzhen pitifully, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Yinzhen hated to see Wen Yuan like this, and he felt infinite pity for her. He hugged Wen Yuan tighter and said softly, "Okay, okay, it's my fault. I made Yuan'er sad. I promise you, I will never say such things again."

Wen Yuan finally burst into laughter. She gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said coquettishly, "That's better."

After that, she stood up from Yinzhen's arms, walked to the table, poured him a cup of tea, handed it to him, and said softly: "Your Majesty, calm down. It's not worth getting angry over those old stubborn people."

Yinzhen took the teacup and took a sip. Wen Yuan's thoughtfulness cleared the haze in his heart. He took Wen Yuan's hand and let her sit on his lap. He said softly, "Yuan'er is sensible. Unlike those ignorant people who only know how to annoy me."

The issue of establishing a crown prince ended with Yinzhen's tough attitude and the compromise of the court officials. Privately, those old stubborn people were dissatisfied with Yinzhen's favoritism towards Wen Yuan and her son, but due to Yinzhen's majesty, they dared not speak out.