Chapter 215 Prince Jing Had No Other Choice

Chapter 215 Prince Jing Had No Other Choice

Prince Jing then dismissed everyone else and went outside the palace to wait.

Imperial Censor Zhang cut to the chase, "Is His Highness Prince Jing doing this for Princess Jing?"

Xie Yan remained silent.

Imperial Censor Zhang knew he had asked the right question: "Was it Princess Jing who forced you?"

Xie Yan glanced at Imperial Censor Zhang, "Do you think I look like I was forced?"

"In my opinion, it looks like it."

Xie Yan rolled her eyes at him.

Imperial Censor Zhang: "The city of Luoyang is full of Prince Cheng's troops. Are you sure you weren't forced into this situation?"

"Princess Jing does not wish to be my Empress." As he said this, Xie Yan's entire body visibly weakened.

"That's it?" Imperial Censor Zhang opened his mouth wide, as if he had finally understood.

Xie Yan sighed: "She also wants me to give Cheng'er a fiefdom so that she and Cheng'er can go there."

“It’s not unreasonable for her to ask for a fiefdom even if she doesn’t want to be empress,” Imperial Censor Zhang praised. “Princess Jing is not greedy at all.”

"If only she were greedy, she would stay by my side for Cheng'er's position as crown prince," Xie Yan sighed.

Imperial Censor Zhang knew about Xie Yan and Xue Qingning's affair, and they all thought at the time that Prince Jing had no feelings for Princess Jing.

Secretly, they thought that after Prince Jing ascended the throne, he would make the Xue family's daughter the empress.

He later learned that Prince Jing had given up on the Xue family.

These trusted confidants knew very little about Prince Jing's love life. Now, hearing it all at once, they found it unbelievable.

Prince Jing was deeply in love with Princess Jing.

He would rather give up the throne than not keep Princess Jing.

"You may have been too...heartless to Princess Jing in the past, causing her to suffer all kinds of grievances. That's why Princess Jing didn't even want the Empress position and wanted to leave you."

Xie Yan: "Therefore, Imperial Censor Zhang, you must help me."

Imperial Censor Zhang scratched his head, looking very troubled. "Prince Jing, you've made your decision. You won't regret it later?"

Xie Yan: "Imperial Censor Zhang, my son is the emperor, what reason do I have to regret it!"

*

Outside the hall, Shen Nanzi was pulled away from the crowd by Shen Minghan and walked to the end of the corridor on the right.

What did you say to Xie Yan?

Shen Nanzi recounted her conversation with Xie Yan to her brother.

Shen Minghan nodded, "Prince Jing may have overheard our conversation."

Shen Nanzi thought that must be true, otherwise why would it be like this?

This really surprised her.

“Prince Jing may have taken a liking to you,” Shen Minghan said, pointing out the obvious.

Shen Nanzi's eyes flickered slightly. Was she taking it to heart?

She didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

When she was waiting for him, he wished she were dead; now that she has no feelings for him, he cares for her again.

"Brother, what should we do?"

Shen Nanzi noticed that as soon as her brother returned, her dependence on him intensified, and she began to rely on him for everything.

Shen Minghan also noticed this and said calmly, "Let's leave it to fate. Perhaps Cheng'er is destined to be the emperor."

The Emperor?

Shen Nanzi was somewhat dazed. She had never thought about these things before, ever since she thought Xie Yan had killed her brother.

She was obsessed with making Cheng'er the one in power and killing Xie Yan.

Now that she has this opportunity, she finds herself not particularly happy.

Everything was still unknown. She looked at the civil and military officials under the corridor, who would do everything they could to obstruct her.

Once the palace doors opened, everyone rushed inside again.

Urgent!

These officials were all as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Some people are genuinely devoted to Yunhan, some are only doing it for their own future, and some are doing both.

These people are all wearing masks, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.

Once everyone had entered the palace, Imperial Censor Zhang stood before them, still holding the pure white jade seal in his arms.

He knelt down and spoke first, "Your Majesty, I agree with Prince Jing's words and hereby appoint Prince Jing's son, Xie Chengze, as the next Emperor of Yunhan."

Everyone was shocked. After a private conversation with Prince Jing, Imperial Censor Zhang changed his stance and directly supported Prince Jing's proposal!

“Imperial Censor Zhang, please watch your words! How could you be so careless about such an important matter?”

"Prince Jing is the true emperor in our hearts, Imperial Censor Zhang!!"

"Imperial Censor Zhang!!"

Behind him were voices of admonition and opposition from officials.

Imperial Censor Zhang was one of the Three Dukes, second only to the Chancellor and the Grand Commandant in rank.

His words and actions directly represent a portion of his decisions.

Imperial Censor Zhang said solemnly, "I support Prince Jing, and therefore I support all of Prince Jing's decisions."

Zhao Zhen and Dongfang had already figured it out outside the palace. He should have understood Prince Jing's intentions when Prince Jing asked him to assist Prince Chengze.

The Zhao family owes a debt of gratitude to Prince Jing, and Prince Jing's words are the direction the Zhao family should take.

Zhao Zhendong also knelt down, "This old minister respectfully follows Prince Jing's words and agrees to establish Prince Cheng as emperor."

Lie Feng, clad in full armor, squeezed to the front, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands in a fist salute. "Your subject seconds the motion to establish His Highness Prince Cheng as Emperor."

With two high-ranking officials agreeing in succession, the other officials became anxious.

"Your Highness Jing! I have heard that there are doubts about Prince Chengze's background. Should Your Highness reconsider your decision?"

"Yes! The Second Imperial Consort's last words have spread throughout Luoyang. You must perform a blood test to verify kinship, otherwise we will not agree."

“Your Highness Prince Jing, the matter of the throne must not be rushed. We have already waited for several months, what is a day or two more?”

"Your Highness Prince Jing, please reconsider!"

Xie Yan's face was tense, his brows were furrowed, and he stared at everyone with a displeased expression.

"Why should I hesitate? Don't I know my own son?"

Shen Nanzi knew that even after Xue Qingning died, she would still be a nuisance. These people who couldn't distinguish right from wrong, or those with ulterior motives, were just making trouble.

Shen Minghan pieced together Xue Qingning's words from the fragments, and it seemed that they had all been misled.

Now it has become an obstacle to Seung-er's ascension to the throne.

"Prince Jing! You must be careful about matters between men and women!"

"Moreover, there are already rumors circulating about Princess Jing and the Sixth Prince. If there is any illicit relationship between them, it would disrupt the royal bloodline!"

"Hasn't your empire been built up for someone else's benefit?"

"We agree that Prince Hongrui should be brought back and the three of them should undergo a blood test to confirm their kinship."

"Only Prince Jing's sons are qualified to sit on the throne."

"I also agree. Bloodline disorder shakes the foundation of the nation; this is no small matter."

For a moment, the palace was filled with a great deal of noise.

Consort Wei rushed over upon hearing this, and she whispered her questions to Xie Yu from the bottom of the steps outside the main hall.

"Yu'er, are the rumors outside true? Is Cheng'er your child?"

Xie Yu turned around, "Mother, please be careful what you say. How can you believe the rumors circulating outside?"

Consort Wei's face showed a mixture of disappointment and relief.

She was disappointed that Cheng'er, such a lovely child, wasn't her Yu'er's.

Thankfully, it wasn't him, otherwise Prince Jing wouldn't have let Yu'er off the hook.

Xie Yu had already hurried upstairs. Consort Wei thought that since it wasn't formal court politics now, she could go and observe.

She then took light steps and followed.

"Shut up! You people are all spouting nonsense and spreading divisive rumors. You actually believe them?"

"Do you really think this is a place where you can spread rumors and cause trouble at will?"

Xie Yan's face was dark as he thought he had to use drastic measures to stop these endless rumors.

Xie Yu entered the hall, holding Xie Chengze's hand.

Just before entering the hall, I saw Xie Chengze standing under the corridor outside the hall, his face pale.

Seeing the child like that broke my heart.

He couldn't help but yell at the group of people, "Do you people even have brains?"

Xie Yu pointed at Xie Chengze's face and said, "Look, who does this face resemble? Do we need to verify it?"