flstandardbreds Chapter 132 The Prince's Order
Chapter 132 The Prince's Order
"Your Highness, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. For the sake of the people of Nanliang, please ascend the throne as soon as possible and stabilize the morale of the army."
"Please ask His Royal Highness to ascend the throne as soon as possible."
Civil and military officials shouted in unison.
The prince's eyes gradually darkened, and he rushed out like a madman, kicking the leading minister away: "Investigate, let Gu Luma investigate, why did the Ministry of Punishment suddenly catch fire?"
The minister bent his waist and slowly stood up from the ground: "Your Highness, some suspicious people suddenly came to the capital in the past few days. Maybe it is related to them."
"It is very likely that they are the remnants of Northern Qi."
"Your Highness, it won't be too late for you to ascend the throne first and investigate later."
All officials tried to persuade him.
"Everyone, step back!" The prince waved his hand and ordered all the officials to be driven out of the East Palace. The officials knelt at the gate of the East Palace again.
He shouted at the closed door, begging His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible.
The prince stood in the corridor, veins throbbing on his forehead.
"What's that noise outside?" Liao Chan, who was in the side hall, also heard it and pricked up her ears to listen. They were locked in the side hall and it was a special period, so no one was allowed to walk around.
Liao Han stood in the corridor and listened silently.
"It seems like they are asking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne. Isn't today the day when the Great Emperor ascends the throne?" Liao Han was confused.
Liao Han also looked confused.
"Before the emperor ascended the throne, he went to the Ministry of Punishment, but the Ministry of Punishment caught fire and he was burned to death inside." The little palace maid ran over secretly, breathing heavily, "So all the civil and military officials are begging His Royal Highness to ascend the throne."
"Really?" Liao Han's eyes lit up and his emotions calmed down.
The next second the door was pushed open.
Several palace maids came in, one of them holding a bowl of steaming brown soup. When Liao Han saw the soup, alarm bells rang in her heart and she stepped back: "You...what are you going to do?"
The palace maid did not explain, and the two men held Liao Han down.
"You are so brave, this is the Crown Prince's child!" Liao Chan saw that something was wrong and subconsciously stood in front of Liao Han: "If the Crown Prince finds out, you will be dead."
"This is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant." The maid said expressionlessly.
"What?" The two sisters were stunned.
Liao Han, in particular, did not believe it at all: "No, it's impossible. How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not want his own child? I want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
She struggled.
However, the palace maid pushed Liao Chan away and raised her hand to pinch Liao Han's chin.
Liao Chan tried to stop them but was held down by another palace maid. She continued to struggle, but the palace maid raised her hand and slapped her, knocking her unconscious.
Liao Han became very nervous when he saw this.
The next second, bitterness filled his mouth. Liao Han resisted with the tip of his tongue and struggled desperately, but it was still useless. The bowl of medicine was forced down his throat.
The maid loosened her grip and looked down at her.
Liao Han lay on the ground and pressed his throat with his hands. Before he could react, he felt pain in his lower body and a faint heat flowed out.
"Hiss!" she gasped.
Seeing the white dress being soaked by red bit by bit, Liao Han felt desperate. She reached out and touched her lower abdomen, feeling excruciating pain.
"what!"
Old Lady Liao heard the noise and rushed out. She was shocked by the scene and held Liao Han and shouted to the palace maid, "Quick, go get a doctor."
The maid remained unmoved.
Old Lady Liao held Liao Han's hand tightly: "Han girl, what happened? Why are you bleeding so much?"
After a stick of incense
The maid bent down to check Liao Han's pulse, and only stepped back after confirming that the baby was gone: "Go prepare tonic medicine for Concubine Han."
"Yes."
Liao Han felt disheartened and bit her lips tightly. She didn't understand why the prince was so cruel that he wouldn't even let go of an unborn child.
"Mom!" Liao Han leaned on Old Lady Liao's shoulder and cried bitterly: "Mom, my child is gone."
"Don't cry, Han girl. You are young. Take good care of yourself. You will definitely have more children in the future." Although Mrs. Liao was heartbroken about the loss of her precious grandson, she could not care about being sad. She could only comfort her daughter and tell her to take good care of herself.
Liao Han propped herself up and stood up, ignoring the pain in her lower body as she walked outside. After only a few steps, she was stopped by Old Lady Liao: "Han girl, go back quickly."
"I'm going to see the prince."
"But you just had a miscarriage..."
Ignoring the obstruction of Old Lady Liao, Liao Han moved towards the main hall step by step. No one stopped her and she had a smooth journey.
"This is a list of the clan's children. You can choose one to adopt as your own." The prince's gentle voice sounded.
Shangguan was so sad that she didn't want to see it.
"Li'er, I am the crown prince. I cannot watch the army lose its morale." The crown prince grasped Shangguan's hand and said, "Aning... Aning is also the apple of my eye. I do not want this to happen. We cannot let down the people of Liming."
Bang!
Liao Han's body fell from the door frame and fell heavily to the ground.
The movement attracted the attention of both men.
Shangguan frowned and looked at Liao Han, and suddenly saw a large patch of red on her skirt. She was stunned. Liao Han gritted her teeth and supported herself to slowly stand up, blood flowing down the hem of her skirt and dripping onto the ground.
Liao Han's face turned pale, and he looked at the prince in confusion: "I don't understand why Your Highness would rather adopt someone else's child than have his own child. Why did Your Highness do such a cruel thing? He is your child!"
The prince pursed his lips with a complicated expression.
Liao Han looked at Shangguan again: "Is this your idea?"
Immersed in great sorrow, Shangguan didn't want to pay any attention to Liao Han at all. She turned her head away and remained silent, but Liao Han thought she agreed.
“Princess Consort, answer me, why can’t you tolerate even an innocent child? People say that you are jealous and want to monopolize the crown prince, but after meeting you, I don’t think so. Now I understand what it means to be two-faced.” Liao Han gritted his teeth angrily.
This child is her greatest support.
Without her child, she lost everything.
Her beauty was long gone and could never be restored, and her child was gone, so it was even less likely that the prince would give her another one.
Shangguan rubbed her swollen head, her mind full of Lu Jingning's every frown and smile.
"Crown Princess, you took away my child, and now you are childless too. This is retribution!" Liao Han shouted.
Shangguan stood up and rushed over, slapping Liao Han in the face: "I don't allow you to talk nonsense!"
Liao Han was knocked to the ground and could not get up for a long time. Old Lady Liao helped her daughter up with a distressed look, and looked past Shangguan to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, when you were seriously injured, our family risked our lives to save you. Han took care of you for three months without taking off her clothes, and you ruined your reputation in the village. But you took the initiative to promise that the Liao family would take care of you."
Old Mrs. Liao cried and accused the prince of being irresponsible and scolded him.
Shangguan was extremely annoyed by what she heard.
"Go open the door!" the prince suddenly ordered.
The guards opened the gate of the East Palace. All the officials thought that the prince had figured it out, so they rushed in. However, they saw an old lady kneeling on the ground with a veiled woman beside her, whose lower body was stained with blood.
"You have also seen that the last bit of my bloodline is gone. If I ascend the throne as emperor, there will be no one to succeed me."
Liao Han looked at the prince in astonishment.
Does he really not care about the throne?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Everyone was dumbfounded.
How come something happened to the unborn little prince so soon?
"There is only one way left for everyone now, which is to elect a young and capable person to take the position again."
The prince's eyes were determined.
All the officials were dumbfounded.
Is the throne so hot?
You don’t even want it forced upon you even after crying and begging?