The emperor glared at the second prince and said angrily: "Shut up!"

The second prince looked unwilling, but he did not dare to say anything more. He only frowned and turned his head aside with an angry expression.

The emperor looked at him, paused, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Yu Yan, his old eyes filled with endless chill, "You openly attacked the prince in front of the royal study room, what are you going to do!"

The second prince thought that the emperor would not let him make the decision, and his face was full of grievance and displeasure. When he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned to look at Yu Yan with unconcealed elation and gloating.

Yu Yan's face was expressionless, "Your Highness asked me how the prince got sick and how he recovered. I just felt it was unethical and lost my sense of measure in anger. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

"You..." The second prince suddenly jumped into thunder.

The emperor really didn't expect Yu Yan to say such a thing openly. He was angry at the second prince for not knowing what was going on and at the same time angry at Yu Yan for not giving him face. He was so angry that he slammed the table and shouted at the second prince: "The prince is the crown prince of a country. He died of illness."

, as a younger brother, you don’t say you care but secretly peek and test me, what are you going to do!”

The second prince was so frightened by the emperor that he did not dare to speak, so he had to shut up.

The emperor was so angry that he took several deep breaths, and his temples were beating suddenly. If he had any choice, he would drive out the second prince, this idiot, out of sight and out of mind.

I just regret that the only prince of the right age, the sixth prince, is still stupid.

The only one who could be pulled out to fight against Yu Yan was the second prince. Unfortunately, after King Yu died, the second prince looked even more disgraceful.

After taking a deep breath, the emperor turned to the Minister of Rites with a dark face and said: "The Ministry of Rites is fully responsible for the prince's funeral affairs. Now the national treasury is not sufficient, so there is no need to make it too grand."

The Minister of Rites frowned, "Your Majesty, the prince is the crown prince, and his matters are all regulated..."

The emperor interrupted the Minister of Rites in displeasure, "The standard is that the dead are alive and things are expedient. Now the Nanzhao Kingdom is not restless. It has provoked the border several times. It is hard to say that there will not be a real fight in the future. Is it necessary to do this for these reasons?"

Are the so-called specifications embarrassing the frontier warriors?"

The prince has completely lost value to the emperor. How could he be willing to spend money on a dead man!

Yu Yan stood beside him with a sneer in his eyes without saying a word.

The second prince lowered his head and frowned in shock, suddenly feeling a bit sad.

If he dies, will he be worse off than the prince in handling his aftermath?

The emperor only looked at the Minister of Rites and did not pay attention to the expressions of the second prince. He sighed, "The prince is the prince I value most. When he died of illness, I felt more uncomfortable than anyone else, but this pain cannot be measured by money.

Even if the prince knows his secrets, he will not be willing to rob the treasury with the border soldiers."

As he said this, the emperor seemed to be unable to bear the pain, and raised his hand, "Let's discuss it with Qin Tianjian and choose an auspicious time to do it, but avoid the time of autumn."

The Minister of Rites looked at the Emperor in shock, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is in mourning. According to etiquette, the scientific examination should be postponed, not to mention one year, but at least three months."

After King Yu's death, King Yu's party became panicked. King Yu had recruited many children from poor families before, and the emperor was now eager to recruit talents to serve him to resist Yu Yan, so how could he postpone the scientific examination.

"It is the foundation of the country to open up a subject to obtain scholars. How can the foundation of the country be shaken just because of royal affairs? What nonsense! I think you are confused!"

The Emperor's cold shout made the Minister of Rites break into a cold sweat.

He is a princeling. Although the princeling has died in name only, he has been in love with the prince for so many years and wants to fight for him.

But now the emperor's attitude makes the Minister of Rites dare not say anything more, and can only accept the promise reluctantly.

The emperor was very annoyed. He felt that these ministers were so full that they came to ask for a living person for the sake of a dead person. "Okay, this matter has been settled. You can go and handle it."

The Minister of Rites promised to retire.

The emperor looked at the second prince and said, "You should follow the Ministry of Rites to learn about the prince's funeral."

This can be regarded as leaving the errand to the second prince.

The second prince glanced at Yu Yan out of the corner of his eye and accepted the order to leave.

After the two of them left, the emperor looked at Yu Yan and said, "Autumn is coming, the prince is mourning, and the popularity in the court is low. It will inevitably affect the state of the imperial examination. The Imperial College will inevitably make mistakes in the chaos. You are responsible for helping the Imperial College."

This year’s scientific examination.”

Yu Yan almost immediately thought of Feng Ji.

It can't be such a coincidence.

The prince passed away suddenly. This was unexpected by no one, but what about Feng Ji? Could it be that the emperor arranged it and waited for him here?

Yu Yan's thoughts flashed quickly and he refused: "I can't handle this important task."

The emperor leaned back in his chair, looked at him with squinted eyes, remained silent for a long time, and then sneered, "Are you disobeying your order?"

Yu Yan stood up straight, "I don't dare, but as your Majesty said, scientific examination is the foundation of the country, and there is no room for mistakes. I have no talent and no virtue, and I have not even been to a serious school for a few days. I am really unworthy of my virtue."

The emperor immediately laughed out loud, "Yan'er is humbled. Like the eldest princess and the prince-in-law, Yan'er can get through the mud without being stained. It shows his character. I can trust him. This matter is settled like this, Yan'er

There is no need to push it any further, besides, I have already discussed this matter with the Imperial Academy, so you can just make peace with your preparations."

Having said this, Yu Yan could no longer refuse and had no choice but to accept the order.

The emperor smiled and said: "Speaking of which, you haven't played chess with me for a long time. The prince is mourning and I am depressed. Please play chess with me, Yan'er."

The chamberlain was stunned and looked at the emperor in shock and anger.

Others don't know what this game of chess is, but he knows it clearly.

The emperor's chess pieces are all made of white marble, and Yu Yan's chess pieces... were taken out of the brazier.

Yu Yan lowered his eyes and replied without blinking: "Okay."

The head chamberlain clenched his fist hard, feeling so distressed that tears almost burst into his eyes.

In this room, Yu Yan plays chess with the emperor.

That room is the Queen Mother's bedroom.

When Gu Luo was taken there by her nanny, there were not many people in the palace.

The Queen Mother took off her hair and sat in the first place. Behind her was Princess Xinrou, who was squeezing the Queen Mother's shoulders with red eyes. Next to her sat the Queen and the seventh princess who was her direct daughter. Both of them looked ugly.

The prince was the Queen's biological son, and the prince was mourned. The Queen and the Seventh Princess were the ones who were hardest hit.

As soon as Gu Luo came in, the seventh princess looked at Gu Luo with anger and glared at her fiercely.

Gu Luo lowered his eyes and stepped forward, bowed respectfully and said hello.

The Queen Mother patted Princess Xinrou's hand and told her not to pinch it. Princess Xinrou responded obediently and sat down under the Queen Mother.

After she sat down, the Queen Mother looked at Gu Luo and said, "You don't need to be polite when you are having a banquet with your daughter-in-law. Get up and let's sit and talk."

Gu Luo thanked him, glanced at the chairs next to him, picked the one at the end and sat down.
Chapter completed!