Chapter 118 Ascension

As winter approached, the situation in the capital became increasingly tense, and the emperor's health deteriorated. Once, he even fainted while attending court.

The emperor's health was not good, which seemed to be a signal, and several princes began to get restless.

In the past, the emperor still had the power to subdue these children, but now his health is getting worse and worse, and his deterrent power is naturally not as strong as before. The second prince, Prince Rui, the fourth prince, Prince An, and the sixth prince, Prince Xin, finally began to become dishonest.

The three of them joined forces with their mother, and the front court and the harem worked together, but Xiao Yunzhan hid behind all the storms and did not show his head at all.

After the New Year, more and more court officials began to ask the emperor to appoint a crown prince, which made the emperor very angry.

"Are you all hoping for my quick death, so you're asking me to appoint a crown prince so soon?"

The ministers said they dared not, but they wrote memorials to the emperor requesting the appointment of a crown prince.

While the previous dynasty was in turmoil, Prince Xuan’s mansion was peaceful and harmonious.

Jingyun and Jingyu are now one and a half years old. Jingyu learned to walk when he was just one year old. The child was impatient and thought crawling was too slow, so he learned to walk by himself. After only a few days, he could walk steadily on his two little legs.

Jingyun was able to walk a little over a month later than Jingyu, but the child was able to walk very steadily from the moment he learned it. Unlike Jingyu, who would fall if she walked too fast, he had very steady steps since he learned to walk and almost never fell.

Now Jingyun can clearly call "Father King" and "Mother Consort", but Jingyu can only utter single words.

Xiao Yunzhan’s favorite thing is to hold Jingyu in his arms and teach her to speak.

After the court was dismissed that day, Xiao Yunzhan came back and did not hold Jingyu to play, but asked the wet nurse to take both children away.

Seeing Xiao Yunzhan's expression, Song Yuning knew that he had something to tell her. After everyone left, she asked, "What's wrong?"

"I just received news that the second prince is going to take action." Xiao Yunzhan's voice was low and serious. Although there was no expression on his face, there was a hint of excitement and anticipation in his eyes.

It was worth it that he waited for so long, the opportunity to break the balance was finally here.

"You've already received the news, so how could the Emperor not know?" Song Yuning frowned slightly, keenly aware of something unusual. If even Xiao Yunzhan had learned of the Second Prince's plan, then the Emperor must have heard of it long ago.

Xiao Yunzhan looked at Song Yuning with a smile: "I knew you would be able to see a lot of clues. This matter was told to me by Eunuch Qian. Eunuch Qian is his confidant, which means that the emperor specifically asked him to tell me this matter."

Song Yuning narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty wants to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate Prince Rui and his men in one fell swoop?"

Xiao Yunzhan nodded. "That's right. Besides the Duke Dingguo and the Duke Huguo, who possess considerable strength, the Marquis Pingyuan also holds some military power in the Imperial City. Father's intentions are clear. He hopes to seize this opportunity to capture my second brother and the others in one fell swoop and completely eliminate the hidden dangers."

It's good enough that the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion doesn't stand against the Emperor, so naturally they can't help the Emperor. That's why the Emperor wants me to lobby the Duke of Huguo and the Marquis of Pingyuan."

Song Yuning finally understood what Xiao Yunzhan meant. The daughters-in-law of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Pingyuan's Mansion were all her sisters. When the snipe and the clams quarrel, the fisherman benefits. The rebellious prince and the emperor are the snipe and the clams, and Xiao Yunzhan wants to be the fisherman who benefits.

"Are you absolutely sure? The emperor is so suspicious, will he suspect you too?" Song Yuning asked worriedly.

Xiao Yunzhan shook his head: "He has no choice. Either he will die or fight. Now he is surrounded by my people, including Eunuch Qian. His situation is hopeless."

Song Yuning nodded: "In that case, then you can go. I will wait for you to come back at home with the children."

Xiao Yunzhan hugged Song Yuning, buried his head in her neck, and took a deep breath: "Wait for me to come back."

That night, Xiao Yunzhan entered the palace. Song Yuning sent someone to close the door of Prince Xuan's mansion, and the lights in the mansion were on all night.

Song Yuning sat in the main courtyard and gathered all of Xiao Yunzhan's concubines together.

At first, Concubine Feng and the others were a little surprised and didn't know what Song Yuning meant, but Song Yuning remained silent and didn't let anyone go back.

They waited like this from night to dawn, and from dawn to dark. Concubine Feng and the others had already noticed that beneath Song Yuning's calm appearance, there were hidden turbulent waves.

They stopped talking and waited patiently without saying a word.

Early the next morning, an imperial edict arrived at Prince Xuan's Mansion. The seventh prince Xiao Yunzhan was named the crown prince and moved into the East Palace. The emperor was seriously ill, and the crown prince was appointed as regent.

Song Yuning finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You all should go down. When you go back, get ready and pack your boxes. We will be moving into the East Palace soon."

Xiao Yunzhan did not return to the palace until evening.

"How is the emperor?" Song Yuning asked Xiao Yunzhan.

Xiao Yunzhan said: "Second brother wanted to force the emperor to abdicate, and fourth brother also wanted to get involved. The two of them fought and accidentally injured father.

"My father is seriously injured now, and I'm afraid he won't make it. However, I've asked the imperial physician to do his best to treat him. I've done everything I can, and now it's up to fate."

In fact, Xiao Yunzhan deliberately did not save the emperor. He deliberately came a little late. He was happy to see the emperor seriously injured.

Now the emperor, the empress, and Concubine Yun are all living in the empress's Fengyi Palace. They are under strict surveillance and cannot come out easily.

"That's right. Only if the emperor father is alive can you legitimately inherit the throne." Although he is not afraid of the people's private discussions, it is better to have this reputation if it can be legitimate.

Xiao Yunzhan thought so too.

After serving as the crown prince for a month, the emperor's illness became more and more serious, and finally someone began to submit a memorial requesting Xiao Yunzhan to ascend the throne.

After being pushed three times, Xiao Yunzhan finally put on the yellow robe and became the new emperor, and Song Yuning was promoted to queen.

After becoming the emperor, Xiao Yunzhan dismissed the harem, bestowed upon Jinghe the title of Princess Duanhua, established a princess's mansion outside the palace, and allowed Concubine Gao to leave the palace and live in the princess's mansion.

Xiao Yunzhan reigned for eighteen years. He and Queen Song Yuning were in love all their lives and had four sons and two daughters. Finally, the eldest prince Xiao Jingyun succeeded to the throne, and the emperor took the empress dowager on a tour around the country.

Among the five golden flowers of the Song family, Song Yuyan was the concubine of Prince Shun and gave birth to two sons and one daughter for Prince Shun.

After Song Yuwan's husband became the Grand Tutor, he asked for her to be granted the title of First-Rank Lady. The couple had three sons and three daughters.

Song Yurou was the wife of Marquis Pingyuan. She lived with him all her life and gave birth to a son and a daughter for him. She treated the children born by her older sister as her own children. In the end, she passed the title of Crown Prince of Marquis Pingyuan to her eldest son.

Song Yuyao was the most carefree among her sisters. She only gave birth to one son and didn't want to have any more. Her husband didn't dare to touch her, so she naturally obeyed him. When she was thirty years old, she went traveling around the country with her husband.

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