Your Majesty, the princess is fleeing famine with her child!

Chapter 259 Paving the Way

Jing pointed at the dark token and said, "This is the token of the Shadow Blade Division."

"With this token, you can call upon the Shadow Blade Divisions in all places at will."

He pointed to the bright yellow gold medal and said, "This is a gold medal bestowed by the emperor."

"Hold this gold medal, and it will be as if I am here in person. All officials, big and small, will obey your orders."

Yun Fuling was surprised when she heard this.

I didn't expect Jing** to give her so much power.

She felt a little strange in her heart.

However, the most important thing now was to find Xiao Jingyi as soon as possible. Yun Fuling didn't have time to think too much and immediately bowed her head and kowtowed: "Thank you, father!"

Yun Fuling's trip to Jiangnan to look for someone this time cannot be made public.

Xiao Jingyi’s disappearance must not be known to outsiders.

In order to avoid being taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, Xiao Jingyi's situation would become even more unfavorable.

But the fact that Jing** Xuanyun Fuling entered the Zichen Palace for an audience could not be concealed.

Fortunately, Jing** had already thought of a way to deal with it.

Before leaving Zichen Palace, Yun Fuling took Jing **'s pulse and left behind the pulse record and a prescription.

Jing** ordered: "Send the pulse record and prescription to the Imperial Hospital for filing, and say that I felt unwell today, and summoned Princess Yi to the palace to see me."

It is a recognized fact that Yun Fuling is an excellent doctor and has cured Jing**'s illness.

So when Jing** felt unwell, he summoned Princess Yi to see him. This was reasonable and no one would doubt it.

Seeing this, Yun Fuling couldn't help but secretly praise Jing** for coming up with a good excuse.

Eunuch Gao took the pulse record and prescription, and after sending Yun Fuling out of the Zichen Hall, he handed the pulse record and prescription to his godson and sent him to run errands at the Imperial Hospital.

When Eunuch Gao returned to the Zichen Hall, he saw Jing ** sitting behind the imperial desk with his brows furrowed and his face solemn, obviously still worried about Xiao Jingyi's disappearance.

He came forward with a cup of hot tea and said, "Your Majesty, have a sip of tea. His Royal Highness Prince Yi is a lucky man, and nothing will happen to him."

"Besides, Princess Yi is going to Jiangnan to look for someone. She will definitely be able to find His Royal Highness Prince Yi."

Jing** sighed and said, "I hope so!"

Eunuch Gao glanced at Jing Xian's face and said, "Your Majesty, there are many capable ministers in the court. If you choose carefully, you may be able to pick one or two suitable candidates to go to Jiangnan."

"Why do you insist on letting Princess Yi, a woman, go on this journey?"

Jing** glanced at Eunuch Gao and asked, "Do you think Princess Yi is not capable of taking on this important task?"

Eunuch Gao bowed and admitted his mistake: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is not what I meant."

Jing** waved his hand, without any intention of blaming him, and asked:

"What do you think of Princess Yi?"

Eunuch Gao was surprised that Jing Xiao suddenly changed the subject. After a moment's pause, he replied, "Princess Yi is beautiful and dignified, intelligent and capable, a good doctor, and kind to others. Even when she sees a eunuch like me, she is always friendly and never puts on airs."

Jing ** nodded and asked, "Do you think Princess Yi is worthy of being the queen of a country?"

Eunuch Gao was stuck for a moment, then his eyes widened slightly.

Since the death of Empress Yuan, Emperor Jing had never appointed another empress. Even though officials in the court requested him to do so several times, he put them aside.

Empress Dowager Cui was old and was living out her days in Shoukang Palace. She did not interfere in the affairs of the harem.

Over the years, the harem has been jointly managed by Concubine Cui and Concubine Shu.

These two people have always been at odds with each other, and they have achieved a delicate balance by competing against each other.

Now that Jing ** suddenly mentioned the Queen of a country, Eunuch Gao couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Jing ** wanted to establish a queen?

But what does the matter of establishing the queen have to do with Princess Yi?

Could it be that Prince Jing has taken a fancy to Princess Yi and wants to make her the queen?

But Princess Yi is the princess consort of His Royal Highness Prince Yi!

But this kind of thing has happened before.

In the previous dynasty, there was an emperor who fell in love with his daughter-in-law. He ordered his son and daughter-in-law to divorce, remarried his son, and then forcibly took his daughter-in-law into the palace and made her the most favored one in the harem.

Could it be that Jing** has the same idea?

It just so happened that something happened to His Royal Highness Prince Yi at this time.

No matter what Eunuch Gao thought, he felt that the disappearance of His Royal Highness Prince Yi was full of conspiracy.

When Eunuch Gao thought about this, he found it ridiculous.

His Majesty has always doted on his son, Prince Yi, the most, and Prince Yi and Princess Yi are a loving couple.

If Your Majesty takes a fancy to Princess Yi, wouldn't that cause a rift between father and son?

Moreover, if Your Majesty really had snatched Princess Yi into the palace, with such a status, and wanted to make her the empress, I am afraid that not only the ministers of the previous dynasty, but also the empress dowager and the concubines in the harem would strongly oppose it.

Think about the one in the previous dynasty. Even if she was favored, she could only be given the title of noble concubine.

Eunuch Gao's thoughts were in a mess and his imagination was running wild for a moment.

Seeing that Eunuch Gao kept his head down and said nothing, Jing** thought that he didn't dare to answer.

Jing ** didn't mind, and took a sip of hot tea before saying to himself: "Princess Yi is naturally a good person, but in terms of family background and prestige, if Yi'er wants to make her the queen in the future, there will definitely be obstacles."

"Yier just loves her and she's the only one he loves. He even refuses to take a concubine because of her."

"If he doesn't marry into a royal family, how can he secure the throne in the future?"

"But do you know how he answered me?"

Jing ** didn't seem to need Eunuch Gao's answer at all, and continued to speak: "He said that if he didn't have the ability, even if he married all the civil and military officials in the court, he would not be able to keep his throne."

"If he has the ability to make those ministers submit, they will obey him even if he doesn't marry into the family."

"When I heard this, I was angry at first, but after I calmed down, I felt proud and envious."

"Such an outstanding son is born to me and Lan'er! What Lan'er and I couldn't do back then, let him do it."

"But this road is full of thorns. I can protect them for a while, but I can't protect them forever."

"Some hardships must be experienced by them personally. Only after going through the ups and downs can they become stronger."

"While I am still in power, I can still protect them. Although there will be storms, they will not be fatal."

Eunuch Gao's forehead broke out in sweat as he heard this and he lowered his head even lower.

Only then did he realize that he had been thinking wrongly.

Jing** didn't fancy Yun Fuling at all and didn't want to take his son's wife away.

He wanted to pave the way for Xiao Jingyi and Yun Fuling while he was still in power.

Although it was obvious from the previous observation that Jing ** had a good attitude, everyone guessed that he preferred Xiao Jingyi to be the crown prince.

But this is the first time it has been stated so clearly.

From what Jing ** said, he was not only satisfied with Xiao Jingyi as the candidate for Crown Prince, but also with Yun Fuling as the candidate for Crown Princess.

This time, Yun Fuling was asked to go to Jiangnan to find Xiao Jingyi, and the couple worked together to investigate the case of the golden paste, and also to provide follow-up treatment for those who were addicted to the golden paste.

Once this is accomplished, Xiao Jingyi and Yun Fuling will surely win the hearts and prestige of the people.

In this way, there would be no obstacles for Xiao Jingyi to enter the Eastern Palace and Yun Fuling to become the Crown Princess.