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At this moment, the emperor raised his glass and smiled, "I am very happy today. The performance of you princes is very satisfactory, especially Prince Rong. I knew he was weak, but I didn't expect him to be the champion today. I am very pleased."

"This is all thanks to the emperor's blessings." Fang Zinan smiled warmly, showing his obedient side.

Shang Yiqing cast a sidelong glance at Fang Zinan, thinking to himself, "Why is this guy so obedient in front of the emperor? It's as if he's a completely different person. He's both sensible and obedient, just like a good son!"

"Prince Rong is still as obedient as before!" Empress Chen smiled kindly, "Today, not only did Prince Rong perform well. Consort Rong is also very outstanding. I'm very pleased to see you two together. " As she spoke, her gaze shifted to the other princes and wangfei. "You should learn more from Prince Rong and his wife. How much do they love each other?"

"The Empress's teachings are true. We will definitely respect them!"

Shang Yiqing secretly laughed, and suddenly became the loving couple of the empress. If the empress knew of the relationship between her and Fang Zinan, then the empress would definitely fall apart, because all of this was just an illusion. In fact, she and Fang Zinan continued to be incompatible like fire and water.

"Your majesty, you've really doted on these royal nephews too much. You've done even better than me, your father. This subject is truly ashamed!" Prince Yu turned his head to the Emperor. He also knew that the Emperor had always treated these nephews as if they were already out of the world. Sometimes he even thought better of them than he did as a father.

"Why do you say that, royal brother? "I am already old and have no children. Although these princes are nephews, what's the difference between them and my own sons?" The emperor smiled faintly. "It's just that in the past few years, my health has been getting worse and worse …"

"Your majesty has blessings that reach the heavens, your lifespan will definitely be the same as the heavens!" Everyone said so.

The emperor's benevolent gaze swept across everyone's faces. "Of course I understand your thoughts, but I've really aged in the past few years, so …" Saying this, he changed the subject. "You young princes must perform well. In the future, the great cause of our Southern Marsh will be spread far and wide in your hands!"

This was the first time the Emperor had made a clear statement. In other words, the successor to the throne would be chosen from the four brothers. Who doesn't want to be emperor? If the emperor had a son, then it wouldn't be up to them, the princes, but right now, the emperor had no son at all. The ones closest to him were the princes, so these princes were naturally wild with joy!

Although Shang Yiqing was sitting there, she didn't pay much attention to what the emperor was saying. It was only when she saw the expressions of love on the faces of the princes that she understood what she meant. Could it be that from today onwards, the Emperor would formally inform the several princes and make it clear that he wanted them to perform well and obtain the throne from them? Thinking about this, he couldn't help but look at Fang Zinan's face. Fang Zinan's face was calm, unlike the other princes who were happy. It was his usual calmness and calmness. Anyway, this guy didn't have much time left to live, so to him, no throne was as important as his life. Naturally, he wasn't in the mood to fight for it! Shang Yiqing smiled.

The princes got up and kneeled down. "Your nephew will definitely not disappoint the emperor, and will definitely do his best!"

"Good, get up quickly." The Emperor smiled. Actually, he had wanted to clarify his attitude a long time ago, because he had always been childless, his body hadn't been well for the past few years, and he was afraid that his days wouldn't be long. Currently, only these four nephews were the most suitable candidates for the throne. However, their usual performances were still far from what he had hoped for. He had a certain understanding of these four nephews: the four princes had the most imposing air to Ning Wang Fei's domineering attitude; the King was the most meticulous and meticulous of the four; the King Xuan was the most shrewd and shrewd of them all; the Prince Rong was sickly and free from worldly strife, but he was the most pure and benevolent of the four. It could be said that each of these four had their own merits. For a time, it was difficult to choose from them. However, the Queen doted on the Prince Rong, she wanted to give him a fair opportunity to betroth her to the Prince Rong after seeing Shang Yiqing. She didn't expect his health to improve so much, his performance today was truly unexpected! Since that was the case, he might as well make it clear to the princes that although doing so would lead to a struggle between the four brothers, but even if he did not say anything, such a struggle would still be like a dark wave flowing through them. He wanted to see who these four brothers were the most capable, who could truly inherit the throne!

The four princes returned to their seats, and the emperor righted his expression. "Although I've said today that I'll let you have a good performance, I know that you're all brothers of the same mother, so you must not put aside your brotherly feelings and disregard. This is the only way to achieve a fair and just competition!"

"Thank you, your majesty, for your teachings. We will not disappoint your majesty!"

Only then did the emperor smile in satisfaction. Empress Chen took the opportunity to smile. "Alright, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, so it's better for the emperor to not talk about such serious topics. It's better to have a drink with these imperial nephew of mine and have a chat with him!"

"The empress is right. Come, drink with me." The emperor smiled in relief, then raised his wine glass.

"Your majesty, even though it's a family banquet today, it's not appropriate to drink too much. You can't drink too much of this wine either!" Shang Yiqing suddenly stood up when she thought of this. She didn't know why she suddenly blurted it out.

Empress Chen smiled and said gently, "This Esteemed wangfei is too considerate and considerate. I really like her!" "Since even Imperial Concubine Rong has spoken like this, it's best for the emperor to drink less."

"I understand." The emperor told the empress that it would be inconvenient for him to drink freely, so he merely drank a few cups.

Shang Yiqing's actions naturally aroused the displeasure of the other consort. They all harrumphed coldly at that moment. She really did find this consort Rongwangfei's performance too excessive and had let her show off all the limelight this morning. Just now, the emperor had said that the throne should be chosen from amongst the other princes and she was advising the emperor not to drink too much.

"Younger sister is truly a meticulous person. You even thought of that." Princess Ding hid a mocking smile within her eyes.

Shang Yiqing was in the midst of regretting that she had not done anything good. Instead, she said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, my sisters. I've been practicing medicine for a long time and I've gotten used to it. I'm ashamed to say so without thinking!"

"So it turns out to be a habit of the imperial concubine, ah, but this is a good habit!" Princess Xuan also spoke the truth.