It's just that too many things happened last night, and they were all too taboo.
No one dared to provoke bad luck at this time.
After waiting for half an incense stick's time, Minister Shen was the first to stop kneeling. He stood up and headed towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Just as they arrived at the entrance, they encountered Ning Xuan, who was arriving in a sedan chair.
Su Yan, Sheng Ping, and others were standing nearby.
"Where did Minister Shen go?" Ning Xuan's voice was still very weak, and his face was pale.
Minister Shen immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, you must do justice for the Third Prince! Those wicked beasts of the Wang family!"
Tears streamed down his face; the Shen family had lost all hope, and he aged considerably overnight.
Ning Xuan sighed and gestured for the sedan chair to continue forward.
He struggled to attend the morning court session because he had something to announce and couldn't pay attention to Minister Shen.
He was old, and this time, after vomiting blood and fainting, although the imperial physician dared not say for sure, he knew that he probably didn't have much time left.
Li Gao held a box in both hands, tears welling in his eyes, and glanced at Ning Xuan.
Ning Xuan nodded.
Li Gao opened the box, and inside was an imperial edict.
He took out the imperial edict, slowly unfurled it, and read aloud, "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: I have reigned for over thirty years, working tirelessly day and night, devoting myself wholeheartedly to the cause, fearing only that I might fail the trust of the late Emperor. However, Heaven has not granted me long life; my health is failing, my energy is waning, and I am unable to personally manage state affairs. Therefore, today I abdicate in favor of Princess Shengping. The throne of Daliang can be abdicated to a Prince, and thus it can also be abdicated to a Princess! This is the imperial decree!"
Ning Xuan looked down at the audience, his presence commanding respect without anger.
Sheng Ping knelt down, "This subject receives the imperial decree!"
Di Yushu was about to stand up and object, thinking that Sheng Ping's succession was a joke. If a female emperor really emerged, he, as the Minister of Rites, would be the first to be dealt with.
Su Yan knelt down and kowtowed to Sheng Ping, "Long live the Emperor!"
Di Yunxin was the second to kneel down, and shouted loudly, "Long live the Emperor!"
The others quickly followed, since it was Prime Minister Su who had taken the lead.
Not to mention that Emperor Qing was watching them from the side.
Minister Chen looked dejected. After last night's events, he knew his chances were slim, but he never expected His Majesty to pass on the throne so quickly.
No matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to kneel down.
Sheng Ping stood up, looked at the ministers kneeling at her feet, and walked step by step toward the dragon throne.
She first received the imperial edict from Li Gao.
Ning Xuan remained seated in the sedan chair, not on the dragon throne. He patted Sheng Ping on the shoulder and said, "I entrust this empire to you. Do not disappoint our ancestors."
His decision to pass the throne to Shengping was not based on personal motives, but rather on careful consideration from various parties.
Only in this way can we live up to the expectations of our ancestors in the Great Liang Dynasty!
Sheng Ping looked at his father, who had aged considerably overnight, and his eyes reddened. He walked steadily to the dragon throne and sat down.
From now on, she will be sitting in this position.
Daliang would then belong to her.
Thousands of years from now, history books will record that she was the first female emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty!
"Long live the Emperor!" came another shout.
"My beloved subjects, rise," Sheng Ping said calmly.
The sedan chair carried Ning Xuan out of the palace, and the affairs of the people and the court gradually faded away behind him.
He felt the burden on his shoulders slowly disappear, and his body felt lighter.
A slight smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. As an emperor, he was expected to keep his emotions hidden. How long had it been since he had been able to laugh freely when he felt like it?
Li Gao followed beside him, wiping away tears.
"Why are you crying? I can rest now, that's a good thing."
Li Gao sniffed, "This old servant is happy for Your Majesty."
When Ning Xuan was not the emperor, he followed him in the Prince's Mansion.
He watched Ning Xuan gradually transform into a more mature emperor.
How much was lost because of this.
Ning Xuan suddenly thought of something and said coldly, "How is the harem?"
Another eunuch said, "Your Majesty, last night Empress Shen came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to serve Your Majesty, but was invited back to the inner palace by Prime Minister Su. Empress Shen asked for the coffin of the Third Prince and made Consort Wang and the Sixth Prince keep vigil for the Third Prince. Consort Wang had already fainted from fright, but was awakened by Empress Shen whipping her."
Ning Xuan frowned. "Give Consort Wang a white silk noose and leave a letter for Yao'er instructing her to commit suicide. Afterwards, have Yao'er come to see me."
Li Gao felt a chill run down his spine and quickly replied, "Yes."
Inside Yikun Palace, Consort Wang's face already bore whip marks; she dared not look at the Third Prince's corpse in the coffin.
That's terrifying!
Empress Chen ordered a palace maid to support her head so that it faced the coffin.
If she closed her eyes, Empress Shen would have the palace maids pry them open.
She was so scared that she trembled all over.
After the Wang family was imprisoned and she was confined to Changchun Palace, no one dared to speak to her.
The imperial harem is a place that devours people without spitting out their bones; those eunuchs are used to flattering the powerful and currying favor with the weak.
When she was in power, meals were always sent to her first, even Empress Shen had to take a backseat.
Now that the Wang family is finished, the eunuchs are actually bringing over leftover food!
Xingyan was furious and smashed the leftover food. "Is this food for humans?! The Sixth Prince is still alive, and as long as the Imperial Concubine retains her title, she will have a chance to rise again. Aren't you afraid of what will happen in the future?!"
After that, the eunuch brought out spoiled rice.
The Changchun Palace was huge, and she had a lot of money, but the palace maids were all confined to their quarters, so where could they buy food?
Later, when he was so hungry he couldn't stand it anymore, he ate the spoiled rice.
Then the tears could no longer be held back.
She had thought about dying, but when she thought of Yao'er, her wonderful son, she couldn't bear to die.
When she learned that Ning Shuo had been dragged down and burned to death along with the Wang family, she burst into laughter.
Serves you right!
They all deserved it!
However, Empress Shen then forced her and Yao'er to see the corpse.
She became increasingly frightened and felt nauseous.
After a long and arduous night, Li Gao finally arrived.
She knew that, no matter what, she would be free and would no longer have to look at this terrifying thing.
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