Chapter 398 The Third Prince Falls from Power, Abdication Becomes in His Hands with Xiao Jingchen

When the Third Prince saw the old emperor coughing violently, he seemed to realize something and was no longer afraid. Instead, he arrogantly blamed all the mistakes on the old emperor.

"Good, good, you are really good..." The emperor was so angry when he heard the third prince blaming him for all the mistakes that he pointed at the third prince with a trembling finger.

"Father, please calm down. You need to take care of your health." Standing beside the old emperor, Xiao Jingcheng saw the old emperor's trembling body and quickly reached out to support him.

"Guards, seize this traitor Xiao Jingchen!"

When Xiao Jingxuan saw Xiao Jingchen beside the old emperor, a deep jealousy flashed in his eyes, and he immediately shouted at the guards in the shop.

But the guards around the court seemed not to have heard Xiao Jingxuan's words and stood motionless.

"What are you doing? Why aren't you moving?" Xiao Jingxuan roared at the guards as they remained motionless.

Seeing the changes in the court, the ministers who had previously shouted "Long live the King!" to curry favor with the Third Prince were now ashen-faced and shrank back, trying to make themselves inconspicuous and hoping that the old emperor had not seen them.

But they also knew that this behavior was pure self-deception; the old emperor had seen everything they had just done.

"Someone come here..." Xiao Jingchen gave Xiao Jingxuan a wicked smile and began to call for help.

The guards in the court finally moved, ran back, drew their swords, and pointed them at the Third Prince.

Seeing this turn of events, the Third Prince finally believed that his fate was sealed, and he slumped to the ground in despair, leaving a large wet patch on the ground.

He knew what fate awaited him if his usurpation failed.

Those ministers also knew that those ministers who were aligned with the Third Prince were all so frightened that they knelt on the ground, their sweat dripping from their foreheads.

Seeing that Xiao Jingxuan was under control, the old emperor began to purge the ministers in the court who were aligned with the Third Prince.

The neutral ministers were all relieved when they saw their colleagues being dragged away, their homes confiscated, and their bodies executed.

Fortunately, they were resolute and did not participate in the princes' struggle for the throne; otherwise, they would have suffered the same fate.

Previously, one-third of the officials in the court were purged due to the corruption scandal, and now, due to the Third Prince's affair, another one-third of the ministers in the court have been purged.

After everything was settled, the old emperor announced his abdication to Xiao Jingchen.

He also bestowed titles and rewards upon Lin Luoxi, Xie Hanchuan, and others, thus demonstrating that he, the old emperor, was a good emperor who clearly distinguished between love and hate, and rewarded and punished accordingly.

Seven days later will be an auspicious day, the day of Xiao Jingchen's joyous ascension to the throne.

Xiao Jingchen solemnly completed the enthronement ceremony, receiving the homage of ministers and all the people.

After ascending the throne, the first thing Xiao Jingchen wanted to do was to recruit talented people to fill the court.

Lin Wenjin, Lin Wenqian, and Yang Xiaofeng, who had previously fled, were all recalled by Xiao Jingchen and given official positions, and began to serve.

Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan were rewarded for saving the emperor's life. Lin Luoxi was granted the title of Princess Changping, a first-rank princess, and Quanzhou was bestowed upon her as her fief.

Lin Luoxi's hometown is in Quanzhou, and Xiao Jingchen giving this part of Quanzhou to Lin Luoxi is quite thoughtful.

Lin Luoxi became the first princess of the Crimson Flame Dynasty to have a rank and a fiefdom, making the royal princesses green with envy.

Xie Hanchuan inherited his father's position and was granted the title of First-Rank Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness.

Xiao Jingchen did this because he wanted Xie Hanchuan to stay in the capital, become his confidant, and do things for him.

Who knew that Xie Hanchuan would act unpredictably? After receiving the reward, he and Lin Luoxi secretly left the capital and returned to Lin Luoxi's fiefdom.

Before leaving, he left a letter for Xiao Jingchen, stating that he would follow his wife wherever she went, even if she was a princess. He wanted to go back to protect his wife and prevent her from being stolen away. This reason left Xiao Jingchen speechless and helpless.

If everyone in the Crimson Flame Dynasty were like Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan, only interested in making money, there wouldn't be so many of these troublesome things.

Regardless of what Xiao Jingchen thought, Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan had already returned to Quanshan County.

Now the entire Quanzhou is Lin Luoxi's fiefdom, and Lin Luoxi can build a princess's mansion wherever she wants.

But Lin Luoxi's roots are in Quanshan County, and she plans to choose a suitable place in Quanshan County to build the princess's mansion.

After much deliberation, Lin Luoxi discovered that the land in Quanshan County was so good that she couldn't bear to use it to build the princess's residence.

Finally, Lin Luoxi chose a large mountain very close to Quanshan County—Langya Mountain—and planned to level it to build the princess's residence.

"Wife, this is too much of a waste of time and money..." Xie Hanchuan felt that it would take at least tens of thousands of taels of silver to flatten this mountain.

"It's alright! We're not in a hurry to move into the princess's residence."

"Besides, if it helps ordinary people make some money, consider it an act of kindness..."

Lin Luoxi has a gold mine in her space. She can take this opportunity to let the people earn money through their own labor, which can be considered a good deed.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." Xie Hanchuan looked at his five adorable children and nodded in agreement.

Xie Hanchuan also realized that it must be because his wife had accumulated good karma that she was so much luckier than others and suddenly had such a cute and well-behaved child.

He shouldn't be petty; he should learn from his wife and help others when he's able.

The news that Lin Luoxi was going to build a princess's mansion on Langya Mountain spread, and Zhao Minghui and others came to her door, wanting to take over the construction of Lin Luoxi's princess's mansion.

Lin Luoxi had witnessed Zhao Minghui's skill firsthand, so she naturally agreed.

But there's one condition: we have to invite more ordinary people to join us in making money.

Zhao Minghui was impressed that Lin Luoxi only had this one condition.

The rise of the Lin family can be said to have been witnessed by Zhao Minghui.

I never imagined that the Lin family, a small family, could develop so quickly, transforming from a farming household into a powerful, wealthy, and influential one.

He was determined to cling to Lin Luoxi, believing that her future would be bright.

When Lin Luoxi was building the princess's residence, the Lin family also came to take a look.

Looking at Lin Luoxi's eyes filled with pride, I walked around the hilltop that Lin Luoxi had planned and found that the location Lin Luoxi had chosen was really good.

They plan to build their own palace here after the princess's palace is completed, so that everyone can be together again in love.

While everyone was observing the address of Princess Lin Luoxi's residence, Lin Luoxi noticed something was off about Lin Dayou.

After the Lin family left, Lin Luoxi called Lin Yi over, hoping to get some information from him.

"Lin Yi, you've been by my father's side all this time. Have you noticed anything strange about him?"