Don’t Show the Son

Imperial study room, square in front of the hall.

Lin Xiu wanted to abolish the old prince and make King Qin the new prince, and asked everyone present if anyone wanted to object.

Duke Ding wanted to object, because the prince Lin Xiu wanted to abolish belonged to their family.

The Duke of the Song family also wanted to object. He did not object to the abolition of the prince, but he hoped that the new prince would be King Qi.

Duke Wei also wanted to object, Lin Xiu had a feud with him for murdering his son, and he wanted to oppose everything Lin Xiu agreed with.

But none of them spoke.

The mighty ancestor of the Zhang family, the number one powerhouse in Great Xia, was lying at Lin Xiu's feet at this moment. One moment before, he was still imposing, and the next moment, he was lying quietly on the ground.

Not only that, standing here at this moment, they can also feel the existence of Yuanli in their bodies, but they can't mobilize Yuanli, as if they have become ordinary people.

How can you object to this?

It was a threat, and he had the strength to threaten them.

They didn't even figure out what was going on.

Lin Xiu has not only been promoted to the heavenly rank, but his ability is even more powerful and weird to the point of inconceivable. At this moment, he is the well-deserved No. 1 powerhouse in Daxia. The Lin family is also the No. 1 family in Daxia. The family is even stronger together. He said that whoever is the prince is the prince.

The Zhang family used to be like this.

After a moment of silence, Duke Wei took the lead and said, "King Qin is a talented person, with extraordinary skills and outstanding abilities, and is more suitable for the position of prince."

An old prince of the royal family said: "The royal family has no objection."

Whether it is the crown prince or King Qin, they are all descendants of the royal family. From the perspective of the entire royal family, it makes no difference which one of them is the crown prince.

Qi Guogong then said: "The Qi family agrees."

Anyway, no matter who becomes the prince, it has nothing to do with the Qi family. He has no need and no strength to oppose Lin Xiu.

After a moment of silence, the ancestor of the Song family also spoke, "The Song family has no objections either."

He has already seen that Lin Xiu has long wanted to make King Qin the crown prince. In Daxia today, as long as the Lin family wants to do anything, there is nothing that cannot be done. When they want to make King Qin the crown prince, King Qi has a chance All gone.

It's ridiculous to say that the crown prince has been arguing with King Qi for so long, and they have used many tricks, overtly and secretly, but in the end they took advantage of the other person.

Ding Guogong didn't speak, the overall situation was settled, no matter what he said, it was useless.

Holding on to the door frame, the prince stood at the door of the imperial study for a long time. Seeing this scene, he finally couldn't help it, and his body slowly slid down. He hugged the leg of Emperor Xia who came out of the imperial study, and begged: "Royal father! , father, don't abolish me, I want to be the prince, I have been the prince since I was born..."

Emperor Xia looked down at him, sighed softly, and said, "If I knew this earlier, why bother?"

The prince sat completely slumped on the ground, his expression gradually becoming numb.

Emperor Xia walked to the square, looked at the old man lying on the ground, and asked Lin Xiu, "Is he alright?"

Lin Xiudao: "It's okay, I was too frightened, I woke up after a short sleep."

Xia Huang nodded, looked at Ding Guogong, and said: "The prince's actions are indeed too much. It cannot be tolerated by reason or law. If the prince is not abolished, it is not enough for the common people to be angry, and it cannot be given to the Lin family."

Duke Ding has accepted the reality, and said hoarsely, "It's up to His Majesty to decide."

Emperor Xia thought for a while, and then said: "King Qin is about to become a crown prince, but there is only one main concubine, because of improper etiquette, after he enters the East Palace, we will add a few side concubines for him. Let Zhang Qing and Song Qing do it..."

Duke Ding and the Patriarch of the Song Family were stunned for a moment when they heard the words, and a gleam of light flashed in their eyes.

Your Majesty's words are very meaningful.

King Qin is about to become the crown prince. His selection of concubines will be handled by the Zhang family and the Song family. The two families will definitely give priority to their own women. The current crown prince's side concubine will be the imperial concubine when he ascends the throne in the future. Their heirs will also have inheritance Qualifications for the throne.

From this point of view, in fact, they still have a chance, they just have to wait a few more years.

In a sense, the King Qin at that time was His Majesty now.

Emperor Xia looked back at the crown prince, and said: "The crown prince has today, the Zhang family is duty-bound, and I also have an unshirkable responsibility. From then on, Daxia will no longer set up the position of crown prince in advance. Among the princes, those who have both ability and virtue will be passed on. bit..."

As soon as this remark came out, the eyes of several princes brightened.

If you don’t set up a prince in advance, and choose those who have both ability and virtue to pass on the throne, doesn’t it mean that in the future, you don’t need to look at the strength of the family, every family has a chance, and the concubine gives birth to a prince, as long as you educate them well, don’t be like the current prince, and you will have a high position possible.

In this way, the grievances of the Zhang family and the Song family were diluted to the greatest extent.

After calming down and thinking about it carefully, the Lin family cannot be blamed for this matter. If they were Lin Xiu, they would only be more ruthless to the prince and the Zhang family. Lin Xiu was already merciful to the Zhang family. The old ancestor has now fallen...

Duke Ding calmed down his mood, bowed his hands to Lin Xiu, and said, "The Zhang family was at fault for the prince's matter. Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your mercy..."

Ding Guogong's words are very sincere, which does not mean that he is a good person, everything is determined by strength.

Lin Xiu's strength is not as good as the Zhang family's, so they won't talk to him at all.

When his strength can crush the Zhang family, they will become extremely humble and sincere, they will take the initiative to compromise, and they will be willing to reason, but I don't know when he knows that Zhang Jing was murdered by him, they will be so polite to him .

A fierce conflict, under Xia Huang's mediation, ended in a peaceful way.

Regardless of whether it is the Zhang family or the Song family, the top dignitaries in the royal capital unanimously agreed to change the prince, and it seems that they are not so reluctant. In order to appease them, in addition to choosing concubines for Li Baizhang, Emperor Xia also chose a wave of concubines for himself. , these big families know Emperor Xia's preferences, in order to establish power in the harem, there are unmarried women over 30 years old in the family, so this time they simply sent them to the palace together...

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Deep in the palace, there is an uninhabited palace.

Lin Xiu and Lingjun Lingyin walked into the palace and saw a small figure sitting beside the stone table in the palace courtyard. Overnight, strands of white hair appeared on the crown prince's head, which made him He looked like he had aged twenty years.

His face was pale and bloodless, and he stared blankly ahead. Someone came in, but he didn't even look at it, motionless, like an old tree.

After being deposed, he was placed under house arrest in the palace, and he was not allowed to step out of the palace gate for the rest of his life.

If someone else did such a thing, I'm afraid he would have been beaten too late, but after all, the blood of the royal family flowed through his body. Even if he didn't inherit the advantages of Emperor Xia, he was still his son.

Lin Xiu once thought that one day in the future, when he has enough strength, he will definitely humiliate the prince in a condescending manner as a victor when he has enough strength.

But at this moment, standing in this palace courtyard, looking at such a prince, he just felt dull for a while.

In the beginning, he did set the prince as his goal, but now, he no longer needs to prove anything by bringing down the prince, and his mentality has changed invisibly.

Lingyin was also the same as Lin Xiu, her expression was neither angry nor happy for revenge, just like Lin Xiu, she just glanced at the prince, then shook her head and said, "Let's go..."

When the three of them were about to leave the palace, a group of court ladies and eunuchs approached in front of them.

Concubine Shu dismounted from the guard of honor and stood there waiting. Lin Xiu came over and cupped her hands and said, "I've seen Concubine Shu..."

Concubine Shu smiled slightly and said, "I haven't thanked you for Zhang'er's matter..."

Lin Xiu also smiled, and said: "Your Majesty, you are welcome. Among all the princes of His Majesty, he is the most suitable to inherit the great rule."

Concubine Shu said: "I, as a mother, know how much Zhang'er has. If you hadn't been helping him, he wouldn't be able to get to where he is today. I really don't know how to thank you."

Lin Xiu laughed and said, "King Qin is my friend, besides, this is what we agreed on a long time ago."

After exchanging a few words with Concubine Shu, Lin Xiu planned to leave.

Unexpectedly, when Concubine Shu stepped onto the guard of honor, her feet were unsteady and she almost fell down. Lin Xiu subconsciously supported her and said, "My lady, be careful..."

As soon as he spoke, his expression suddenly froze.

Just as he was helping Concubine Shu, a force poured into his body from Concubine Shu's body.

Concubine Shu is actually a capable person!

Lin Xiu never knew before, not only him, but even Li Baizhang didn't know. Lin Xiu heard from him that Concubine Shu, like Concubine Gui, has not awakened the magic power...

At this moment, Concubine Shu has already sat on the guard of honor again.

Lin Xiu stood on the palace road and looked up at Concubine Shu.

The two looked at each other, Lin Xiu looked into Concubine Shu's eyes, and Concubine Shu also looked into Lin Xiu's eyes.

The two of them seemed to have not said a word, but in fact they had already said a thousand words.

After a while, Lin Xiu and Concubine Shu looked at each other and smiled, and the court ladies left surrounded by guards of honor, and Lin Xiu also turned to leave.

Concubine Shu's ability is actually mind reading.

No wonder she was able to accurately guess the reward Lin Xiu wanted, no wonder Xia Huang always said that Concubine Shu was the person who understood him best, because in her eyes, there was no secret at all.

She is the one who hides the deepest in the entire harem.

Lin Xiu thought that she was hiding the secret very well, but she didn't know that Concubine Shu knew his secret a long time ago.

But she didn't say it.

As a mind reader, she is well aware of the taboos of this ability.

If this ability is known to others, even the closest people will respect her and stay away from her.

What Lin Xiu didn't expect was that he had just fulfilled his promise with Li Baizhang, and yet he had such an unexpected harvest.

Obviously, this is a thank you gift from Concubine Shu. She knew that Lin Xiu's ability was duplication, so she took the initiative to give this precious ability to him...

This is mind-reading... You can tell what the other person is thinking by looking into their eyes. For some people, this ability is more precious than thought power, light, or darkness...