Chapter 28 The day of failure finally arrived

This time, something happened to the prince, which was bound to cause a huge uproar.

Sure enough, as if sensing something, the court officials rushed into the palace overnight, fearing that they would not be able to see the emperor for the last time.

Outside the bedroom, there were many imperial physicians and the emperor's sons and grandsons waiting.

Zhao Changning was particularly eye-catching at this time. She was the most trusted and intimate person around the old emperor. She was the one who conveyed all the oral orders. Now that Hu Gou'er was dead, she was also in charge of many things in the palace.

"Lord Gao, the Emperor invites you in."

Gao Yun followed Zhao Changning into the bedroom and saw the old emperor lying weakly on the couch. He was so old, but he looked as if he had seen his own father die, with tears streaming down his face and full of sorrow.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. Dayong cannot do without you, Your Majesty..."

Zhao Changning was stunned watching from the side. There was actually someone who could act as well as her?

She retreated to the end of the bed, staring at the bulge, and could hardly hear what the old emperor and Gao Yun said.

Perhaps sensing that his time was up, the old emperor dragged his tired body to meet Gao Yun, then everyone in the cabinet, saying a lot of words, and then the Crown Princess and the emperor's sons and grandsons.

As for the harem, he didn't mention it at all.

Zhao Changning felt a little numb. This day had finally arrived, but she didn't feel relieved or relaxed. After the sadness, there was only burning blood flowing everywhere, and a surging heart beating wildly in her chest.

Late at night, when most of the people outside had dispersed, Zhao Changning was tucking the old emperor's quilt when he heard him sigh softly, "Empress Xiaoxian left too early..."

I heard that the relationship between the emperor and the empress was not very good, but I didn’t expect that the last person the old emperor thought of was the empress who had been dead for many years.

After the emperor fell asleep, she hesitated for a long time, and finally she mustered up the courage to go to the end of the bed and pressed the bulge.

When she saw the brocade box, she kept praying in her heart, maybe the old emperor really had erased her name?

But when the yellow silk was opened, her name was still on the list, and there were even a few more people added behind it.

Zhao Changning stood there blankly, his thoughts in a mess, tears gradually welling up in his eyes. He looked at the three words "Zhao Changning" and smiled silently for a long time.

After sleeping for less than an hour, the old emperor suddenly woke up.

"Chao'er, where's Chao'er?" The old emperor, looking like a ghost, shouted at Zhao Changning, "Call Chao'er..."

Zhao Changning saw that he was mad and quickly called Yunsheng, who was serving in the side hall, and said, "Go to the East Palace quickly and invite the chief minister over."

As for the prince, he definitely can't come.

The spring thunder boomed in the early morning, and the strong wind blew past with dust, and occasionally a few bean-sized raindrops fell like stars.

Yuan Zheng rushed over in the midst of a violent storm. When he saw Zhao Changning, he frowned and seemed to have a lot to say.

Zhao Changning pursed his lips and said, "Just tell me what you want to say. I'll tell you later."

The court official thought of the violent and sensitive emperor, fearing that today would be the day he would be beheaded. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but look grateful and said, "Thank you for your help."

Zhao Changning brought him before the emperor and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, someone has arrived from the Eastern Palace."

Upon hearing this, the old emperor suddenly opened his eyes, stared at the court official who was about to take his pulse, and shouted angrily, "Where is Chao'er?"

Zhao Changning quickly stepped forward and rubbed the emperor's chest, saying softly, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. It's more important to take care of your health. The prince is not in good health and can't hold on..."

She sobbed softly, and pleaded, "Don't get excited. You still have Dayong, you still have millions of subjects, and you still have me."

When the emperor heard the news, he was first in disbelief, then he became calm as if he had died, his cloudy eyes staring blankly.

When Zhao Changning saw Yuanzheng shaking his head slightly, his heart skipped a beat. He waved and called Yunsheng, whose shoulders were soaked, to his side.

"Take Anyi with you and immediately invite the elders to see the emperor."

Yunsheng then found an opportunity and whispered something in his aunt's ear.

Zhao Changning leaned on the old emperor's shoulder and said, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is outside. Do you want to see him?"

The old emperor made a series of rough sounds in his throat and gritted his teeth, "He hoped his brother would die, and now he hopes I will die. Tell him to get out, get out..."

Zhao Changning quickly comforted him, coaxing him gently, "Okay, I'll tell him to get out. Your Majesty, please calm down. The elders and the others will be here soon, okay?"

The old emperor nodded slightly and did not ask the prince to come. Instead, he pointed to the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone on the table outside and said, "Later, you will draft the imperial edict, ahem..."

The carefully trained prince is now useless, and he trusts no one but this little girl.

They were probably all prepared. Gao Yun arrived the fastest, followed closely by Qi Yuwei.

Everyone looked embarrassed and their faces were heavy.

Gao Yun was the first to step forward, tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, this old minister is here."

The emperor looked at him with cloudy eyes, as if looking through him to see someone else. He murmured, "Xuan'er, make Xuan'er the crown prince. I, I..."

Gao Yun knelt down and held the old emperor's hand, nodding repeatedly, his voice choked with sobs, "I understand, old minister. Make the fourteenth prince the crown prince. We will draft the edict right away..."

The old emperor did not let go, but looked at Zhao Changning.

Zhao Changning knelt and saluted without arrogance or servility, "Sir, the emperor has spoken the order, and I will write the imperial edict."

Gao Yun was shocked. The emperor actually trusted this palace maid so much?

"The weight of the crown prince... The Fourteenth Prince is of great talent... Filial piety is the foundation of virtue... The court and the people admire him... He can be made the Crown Prince..."

Zhao Changning finished writing and read it again. Seeing the old emperor nodded in agreement, everyone witnessed and solemnly stamped the jade seal representing the emperor in two copies.

The old emperor trembled with his hands and panted, "Changning, you take one."

Zhao Changning ignored the shocked looks of the others and cried, "Your Majesty, you will get better..."

The old emperor saw that he was breathing out more than breathing in. Zhao Changning saw him blinking and immediately understood, "Go, call everyone outside in."

The dragon's sons and grandsons seemed to have made an appointment, crying as they filed in.

Having served as the emperor's subject for many years, Gao Yun was wiping his eyes uncomfortably. Seeing that the emperor seemed to have something to say, he hurried over. However, he didn't hear what the emperor said clearly and was almost suffocated by the old emperor.

Zhao Changning understood and asked tearfully, "Your Majesty, do you want a list of names to be buried with you?"

The emperor blinked wearily again.

Only then did Gao Yun look Zhao Changning in the eye. It seemed that this woman was indeed extraordinary. No wonder the emperor trusted her.

Zhao Changning nodded while crying, "I'll give it to you right away."

When she turned around, there was only a sneer in her heart.

The yellow silk felt light in the palm of his hand, no heavier than a feather, yet it weighed more than a thousand pounds.

The list was not complicated. The Ministry of Rites had already drawn up one, and this list included the people the emperor wanted, and the number of people was not large.

Zhao Changning read them one by one, his voice choked with tears, and he almost fainted several times.

Seeing that the number of names was getting smaller and smaller, but the old emperor still had his eyes open and was not dead, she gritted her teeth, rushed to the emperor, and cried uncontrollably.

"Your Majesty, you will be fine. Changning is willing to serve you for the rest of her life..."

Seeing her so sad, everyone present was moved by her loyalty, and even Gao Yun reached out to help her.

Zhao Changning noticed that the emperor's eyes were gradually becoming dull, and she felt relieved. The truth was finally coming. Her tears were almost dry.

She handed the yellow silk to Gao Yun crying, her eyes red.

"Lord, please read it to me. Changning has really lost his composure..."

Zhao Changning held the old emperor's hand tightly, staring at him with tearful eyes, fearing that he would suddenly wake up and all his efforts would be wasted.

"...Qin Xiaoshun, Zhou Jin, Wen Yu, Nian Yao, Sun Yue." Lord Gao read out the list, his voice hoarse and filled with grief.

The dragon's sons and grandsons who were kneeling on the ground also began to sob, and each of them looked extremely filial.

Just when the huge rock in Zhao Changning's heart was about to fall to the ground, the old emperor's withered hand grabbed her hand like an iron hook.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her with wide eyes——

"Little bitch..."

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The Princess and the Secret Guard

Fenglai was the most favored princess of Daliang. Just as she was about to get married, her country was destroyed.

Her brothers and sisters died tragically, her fiancé defected to the enemy, and Feng Lai was taken away crying by the secret guards.

The secret guard had no compassion and only knew how to polish his broken sword. He couldn't prepare a bathtub with flowers, delicious meals, or beautiful clothes for her. When she slept, she either lay on the ground or on top of him.

Fenglai felt like the sky was falling and it would be better for him to die.

She cried and cried, but the secret guard actually used the broken sword to take her back to Yujing and earned her a first-class imperial edict.

She could once again live a life with a flower bathtub, delicious meals, beautiful clothes and a soft couch.

Feng Lai was still dissatisfied. He felt that if he tried harder at some point, he might be able to make him happy and regain his throne in one fell swoop.

The secret guard's face turned red, and he gasped, but still pulled her off his waist.

"Based on our brains, let's forget about usurping the throne."

On the first day, deep in the mountains and forests, the princess said she wanted to take a flower bath.

On the third day, still in the deep mountains and forests, the princess said she wanted to eat lamb legs.

On the fifth day, still in the deep mountains and forests, the princess said she wanted to wear the beautiful dress with a long string of names on it.

On the seventh day, he couldn't help himself, "Either lie on me or sleep on the floor."

The little princess cried and finally fell asleep on him out of exhaustion.

On the nth day, Yu Jiu finally prepared all these things. Looking at the little princess's rosy smiling face that was well-nourished, he felt that it was worth it.

On the n+nth day, Yu Jiu finally earned a lifetime's supply of flower bathtubs, delicious meals, beautiful clothes, and a couch as soft as a cloud for the little princess.

But the little princess was not satisfied and started to make trouble by grabbing him.

The Duke was confused and embarrassed, so he chose to block her mouth.