Chapter 965 Preference and Exceptions
The only thing that could make Cheng Xi treat it so cautiously was something related to the emperor.
In other words, it is the country and the people.
Shi Li's heart tightened, and then he nodded, "Okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you to come back."
Although she said that, Shi Li couldn't help but follow Cheng Xi and walk a few steps outside.
Now is a peaceful and prosperous time, and it is almost certain that Cheng Xi will become the new emperor. However, when it comes to Cheng Xi, she will still be worried and unable to calm down.
Cheng Xi entered the palace under the cover of night, and the emperor's most trusted eunuch came to pick him up in person and took him to the Qinzheng Hall.
When he came here, Cheng Xi already had a guess about what would happen next.
The emperor, who was exhausted, was dressed solemnly, and forced himself to sit on the throne, looking at him and slowly smiling.
"You came."
"Father." Cheng Xi only took a glance and lowered his head respectfully.
The father and son seldom talk to each other, but they have a tacit understanding whether they were on the battlefield or in charge of the country.
When Cheng Xi was named the King's loyalist, he had already guessed the emperor's thoughts.
The same is true for Cheng Yuan.
He knew exactly what the relationship was between his three capable sons, but he almost never interfered as he had his own plans.
The Suzaku Gate Incident was also carried out with his tacit approval throughout the process.
Today he called Cheng Xi to his side, as there was one last thing left to settle with him.
Only after solving the last problem could he hand over the country to him with complete peace of mind.
"Your wife cannot stay."
Looking at his son who was bowing his head, Cheng Yuan slowly spoke out his last order.
Cheng Xi looked up suddenly, "Father?"
"Gongsun Rong is very capable. He is a talent you can rely on in the future."
Cheng Yuan spoke slowly and took a long breath after each sentence. "But it is a taboo for foreign relatives to interfere in politics. You can have a favorite concubine and you can have powerful ministers, but the two cannot be from the same family."
"So, what does Father mean?"
Cheng Xi waited quietly until Cheng Yuan finished speaking, then asked in embarrassment with a frown.
"Gongsun has followed you for many years after all. You can give her the posthumous title of Empress. I know she is not in good health either."
Cheng Yuan had obviously thought about it a long time ago. After he finished speaking, he raised his hand towards Cheng Xi and beckoned him to come over to him.
Cheng Xi walked over obediently and saw a medicinal pill in his father's old hand.
"Go back and give her this medicine. Tomorrow...when the news gets out, I will pass the throne to you immediately."
Cheng Yuan stuffed the medicine into Cheng Xi's hand.
He had no doubt about Cheng Xi's decision. After all, he was the one who had personally trained this son.
Cheng Xi pinched the pill and held it in front of his eyes. He looked at it again and again with his glass-colored eyes, then lowered his hand and looked at Cheng Yuan again.
As for the father-son relationship, there is really no such thing between Cheng Yuan and him.
Cheng Yuan has always been ambitious and never educated his children in his early years; later, he followed Cheng Yuan to the battlefield and was never treated preferentially.
There was even one time when Cheng Yuan used him as a shield to protect himself from getting hurt. That arrow hit his thigh and he had to recover for a whole month.
Later, Cheng Yu and Cheng Jue teamed up to plot against him, and Cheng Yuan knew it all. He just wanted to see which son was most suitable to inherit everything from him, so he watched coldly.
The reason why he is passing the throne to him now is simply because he has satisfied Cheng Yuan.
"I'm different from you."
Cheng Xi thought about the past and looked at Cheng Yuan calmly, "I will create a prosperous era with peaceful seas and clear rivers, and I will also let my wife share the world with me."
After saying that, Cheng Xi stuffed the medicine into Cheng Yuan's mouth.
This was a turn of events that Cheng Yuan had never expected, but he was already exhausted and could not resist at all. He was forced to swallow the poison and stared at Cheng Xi with wide eyes.
"you you……"
Cheng Xi had no expression on his face.
Suddenly there was a noise outside, and Cheng Yuan's most trusted eunuch hurried in.
Cheng Yuan thought his savior had arrived, and he forced himself to point at Cheng Xi and speak.
Who knew that the confidant didn't even look at him, and walked straight to Cheng Xi, "Your Highness, the national seal has been found."
"Hard."
Cheng Xi agreed and looked back at Cheng Yuan, "Father, it's time to end."
From dusk till late at night, Shi Li was restless and paced back and forth in the room again and again.
After Cheng Xi's instructions, the maids around her took turns to persuade her to go and rest first.
"I can't even rest for a moment. How heartless I would be if I could fall asleep here!"
Shi Li rolled her eyes and walked towards the door again.
The moment I opened the door, I heard the sound of a death knell from afar...