"We've just received the letter from the credential, and it's already settled?" Fu Ciyi frowned.
"This is a bit too hasty," Yan Funing also said, "not to mention that it's a period of national mourning now."
Fu Nanyao then told Long Yi how she had told him that she did not want to go in the marriage.
Hearing this, Fu Ciyi's voice sank: "Confused."
"Brother, what did I do wrong?" Fu Nanyao was puzzled.
"I'm still the Prime Minister, so I knew this news early. I told you so you can be mentally prepared." Fu Ciyi said directly, "Besides, don't you get along pretty well with Ali?"
Yan Funing explained in a gentle voice, "Your brother means that we can do this secretly instead of putting it out in the open."
"Now that you say that, he will definitely know that it was my brother who told you. He was going to remove my brother from the position of Prime Minister anyway, and now he has even more excuse." Fu Beimo also said.
They chatted back and forth, and Fu Nanyao stamped her feet in frustration: "How could I have imagined so many twists and turns?"
He turned his eyes to his brother and sister-in-law for help: "How can we make amends now?"
"Since he said we'll discuss it later, either he hasn't decided on who to marry, or he has a candidate in mind but doesn't want to tell you. In that case, let's just assume he hasn't made up his mind yet." Fu Ciyi said slowly, "In the future, before you have such an important matter, please discuss it with us first."
Fu Nanyao lowered her head: "I just begged him not to break you up."
"What did he say?" Fu Beimo was more anxious than his brother and sister-in-law.
"He said he didn't say it himself. To be sure, I asked him again if he would issue an order to separate you. He said yes."
"That's great!" Fu Beimo shouted happily, "Yuan Lian, you finally did something human."
"How can you talk like that?" Fu Nanyao sat down with her eyebrows lowered. "From now on, the three of you will live together, leaving me in the palace. Maybe I will have to go and marry a foreign prince..."
"Mother should also be in the palace." Fu Beimo said.
"As for the future housing issue, if Mother becomes the Queen, then she will definitely need to live in the palace. You staying in the palace will help Mother look after you. Bei Mo can often move back and forth between the palace and the outside world, so of course I will send someone to protect you." After a slight pause, Fu Ciyi said another possibility, "If Mother is not the Queen, then we will all live outside."
Fu Nanyao pointed at herself: "Including me?"
"Yeah." Fu Ciyi nodded.
"So it doesn't matter whether mother becomes the queen or not." Fu Ciyi concluded.
"no!"
Qiao Wanyou's voice came from outside the house.
The four people in the room looked at her in unison: "Mom."
"He has already promised to make me his queen. Even if I don't want to be the queen, I have to be one. You are legitimate children. Could it be that someone has snatched you away?"
She couldn't swallow this.
--
Time flies.
Before the end of the year, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory selected a date to move the late emperor's coffin to the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum for burial.
The rules and etiquette are complicated.
The entire capital city, and even the entire Dajing, was immersed in sorrow and joy.
The late emperor's concubines cried bitterly in unison, and then guarded the late emperor's tomb at the imperial mausoleum.
The empress dowager was old and was the biological mother of the late emperor. She hid in the palace and shed tears silently.
For the late emperor and for herself.
Because when this day passes, it means that Long Yi will officially become the emperor.
That night, Long Shuyun and Long Chi'an came to the palace to see her.
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Long Chi'an was coughing on the side.
Feeling that they had cried enough, he said, "Grandmother, Mother, please stop crying. My uncle is gone."
The world now belongs to my uncle.
He wanted to see how long his uncle could be emperor.
The Queen Mother wiped her tears and said: "You should come to the palace to visit me often. It would be best if you could stay here as long as possible."
"How can I possibly stay here? Mother, you can come often." Long Shuyun wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"How is it impossible? The late emperor asked Long Yi to take good care of me, and also asked him to take good care of Chi An." The Queen Mother said in a deep voice, "How dare he disobey?"
Long Chi'an said, "It doesn't matter whether you live in the palace or not. Your grandson will come to see you often." After a slight pause, he asked, "Grandmother, have you heard my uncle talk about the selection of the crown prince?"
It must not be Fu Ciyi.
If it was him, it would be even more difficult for him to deal with him then.
The Queen Mother shook her head: "He didn't mention it, and there's no way he would tell me about it."
--
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.
This year's New Year's Eve was much quieter than in previous years.
All industries related to music, singing and dancing came to a halt, and even places like restaurants and night markets were not suitable for loud noises and play.
Therefore, New Year’s Eve in the capital is particularly quiet.
Inside the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
Long Yi called all his wives, concubines and children to the front yard dining room for New Year's Eve dinner.
"This year is special, so please make do," he said. "Besides, this is our last day together in the palace, so let's raise our glasses."
Everyone raised their glasses.
After drinking, the concubine asked with a smile: "Tomorrow is the New Year, the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is also the day when my son officially ascends the throne. Today we are all gathered together. Could you tell us about the choice of empress that the emperor has in mind? It will also make everyone happy."
Everyone agreed.
Zhang said, "Yes, no matter who becomes the queen, it will always be a happy thing."
Ling also said, "We can also say congratulations."
Having said that, everyone has different thoughts.
Long Yi cleared his throat.
Everyone looked at him at the same time.
But all he heard was: "Tomorrow there will be a coronation ceremony, and I will officially ascend the throne. After ascending the throne, I will enthrone my mother as the Queen Mother."
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