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At this time, the Emperor raised his glass and laughed, "I am very happy today. The performance of you princes is very satisfactory, especially Prince Rong. I knew that 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 gently, showing his obedient side.

Shang Yiqing shot a glance at Fang Zinan, and thought, why is this guy so obedient in front of the Emperor, 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. Prince Rong's Wife is also very outstanding. I am very pleased to see your couple. " As she spoke, her gaze turned to the other princes and wangfei, "You should learn more from Prince Rong's husband and wife. How much do they love each other?"

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

Shang Yiqing secretly laughed, and for some reason became the loving couple of the empress's mouth. If the empress knew of the relationship between her and Fang Zinan, she would definitely collapse, because all of this was just an illusion for others. In fact, she and Fang Zinan had just continued to live in a situation where they were 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 towards the emperor. He knew that the emperor had always treated these few nephews as if they were already in existence.

"Why does Royal Brother say that? "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 ?" As he said up to here, he changed the subject, "You young princes must perform well. In the future, the great cause of my Nan Zhao Kingdom will flourish 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!

Even though Shang Yiqing was sitting there, she didn't pay much attention to the words of the emperor. It was only when she saw the looks of love on the faces of the dukes that she understood the meaning of the emperor's words. 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 it, he looked at Fang Zinan's face, but Fang Zinan's face was calm, unlike the other princes who were happy, he was calm and composed. 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 unwittingly 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. Right now, only these four nephews were the most suitable candidates to inherit the throne. However, their usual performances were still far from what he had hoped for, and he had a certain understanding of these four nephews: Ning Wang was arrogant and despotic, the four kings were the most imposing, King Ding was the shrewdest and most meticulous of the four, the Prince Xuan was playful and disrespectful, but was the most shrewd and capable amongst them. It could be said that each of these four had their own merits. For a time, it was difficult to choose from them. She wanted to give the Prince Rong a fair opportunity, to betroth her to the Prince Rong after seeing Shang Yiqing. She never expected that the Prince Rong's body would actually improve greatly, and her 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!"

The Empress Chen took the opportunity to laugh, "Alright, today is the auspicious day, so it's better for the Emperor to not talk about such serious topics. It's better for us to drink a cup of wine together and chat about the heavens!"

"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!" When Shang Yiqing thought of this, she suddenly stood up and said.

Empress Chen laughed and said gently: "This Prince Rong's Wife is too considerate, I really like him! Since even the Prince Rong's Wife has said so, the Emperor should 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.

At that moment, Prince Ding's Wife snorted coldly. She truly felt that this Prince Rong's Wife had been too overbearing and had caused her to show off this entire morning, to the point that she even overflowed with limelight. Just now, the Emperor had said that he wanted to choose the throne from among the other dukes.

"Younger sister is truly a meticulous person. You even thought of that." Prince Ding's Wife sniggered.

Shang Yiqing regretted doing too much. Instead, he said in embarrassment: "I made the sisters laugh, I have always been a doctor, after so long it has become a habit. I said it out without thinking, what a shame!"

"So it's the Prince Rong's Wife's habit, but this is a good habit!" Prince Xuan's Wife said with sincerity.