Zhu Yu said, "I'm going to meet this Third Prince of Southern Liang."
Lu Xiaoyun nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Zhu Dan wanted to stop Lu Xiaoyun from going with him, but he didn't know what to say.
Zhu Yu looked at him and said, "I know what you're going to say. Don't worry, I'll wait until you ascend the throne before I go. The wedding procession is slow, but we can catch up by riding fast."
Zhu Dan nodded: "Bring Ruoling back."
"Yes, I will."
As they were talking, Zuo Xiu brought over a man dressed in a black cloak that completely covered his face. The man knelt down on one knee before them and said, "Your subordinate greets Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness Prince An."
Zhu Dan: "Get up."
The man raised his head, and Lu Xiaoyun recognized his face: "Is he the head guard next to Zhu Chen? Zhu Dan, is he one of your men?"
Zhu Dan smiled faintly: "Placed next to Zhu Chen five years ago."
The head guard said, "His Highness the Crown Prince saved more than a dozen of my family members' lives five years ago. My life is in His Highness's hands."
Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Yu exchanged a glance, so the Third Prince's residence was completely exposed, with all the information he sent out being leaked.
...
The old emperor indeed only lived for three days; on the evening of the third day, the death knell tolled.
"The Emperor has passed away!"
When Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Yu arrived, Zichen Palace was already filled with weeping.
For the past three days, Lu Yuyan has made things difficult for him; the old emperor was practically dying from the pain.
The Great Zhou is now impoverished, and the Empress Dowager has decreed that the emperor's funeral rites be simplified, with the mourning period ending after three days.
At the old emperor's funeral, Zhu Yu stood far behind Lu Xiaoyun.
Zhu Yu's face showed little sadness; he simply gazed quietly at the person who would never wake up again.
My memories before the age of five are vague; I only know that my father treated me very well back then.
But later, his father became increasingly distant, and their relationship grew more and more estranged. Now, he watches as his coffin is slowly lowered into the ground.
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