Finally, the emperor asked Duke Dingguo to draft the imperial edict.
The first edict was to pass the throne to the crown prince and choose a day to ascend the throne.
The second edict granted marriage to the crown prince, and waited for Fubao to reach the age of marriage and marry into the royal family.
There was only a little light left in the emperor's eyes. He looked at the queen with endless guilt in his eyes.
He had loved the Queen and even used cunning tactics to marry her into the palace. He knew that the Queen longed for freedom and disliked constraints, but he selfishly trapped the Queen in the palace and did not keep his promise.
He will feel guilty towards the Queen throughout his life.
"sorry……"
He looked at the queen and finally said the three words hidden in his heart.
He knew it, he had always known it, and it was precisely because he knew that he felt guilty towards the Queen that he dared not go to see her.
The queen opened her mouth, looked at the emperor who was only breathing his last breath, and finally sighed slightly.
Even though the emperor had exhausted her feelings for him over the years, she still loved him once. Now that he was dying, how could she really be completely unmoved?
"You can go with peace of mind. I will assist the Crown Prince in managing Nanzhao."
She will still be trapped in the palace for the rest of her life.
"well……"
The emperor smiled and gave the prince some final instructions.
"When you are fully grown, I will set your mother free."
There was only a last glimmer of light left in his eyes, and he stubbornly waited for the prince's consent with his last breath.
"good!"
As the prince finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes.
"Your Majesty, passed away!"
The death knell rang and the entire capital fell silent.
Everyone in the palace quickly changed into mourning clothes, and the prince knelt before the emperor to keep vigil.
His back straightened, and from this moment on, he would shoulder the burden of Nanzhao!
Fubao knelt beside him. From that moment on, she was the future Crown Princess and the future Queen.
She was not very clear about the meaning of this identity, but she knew that she would stand by the Crown Prince in the future, and when the Crown Prince was sad, she would make him less sad.
But at this moment, she didn't know what to do.
How should I persuade my brother the Crown Prince? But the Emperor is dead, and no persuasion seems to be of any use.
For the first time, Fubao didn't know how to speak, and his little face was full of confusion.
Hearing the little girl's voice, the prince's heavy heart softened a little. He held Fubao's hand and said nothing.
Fubao also held his hand back. Since he couldn't do anything, he might as well give the prince some strength.
According to ancestral rules, the emperor's body will be sent to the imperial mausoleum after seven days of rest.
The imperial mausoleum has been built long ago, and all that needs to be done is to move it in when the time comes. However, before that, the burial arrangements still need to be planned.
"Your Highness, all other matters have been prepared, but the list of burial companions has not yet been determined."
Emperor Nanzhao died when he was less than fifty years old, and someone needed to be buried with him. The people buried with him were always the concubines in the harem.
At this moment, the concubines in the harem were already panicking. No one wanted to be buried with the deceased as long as they could stay alive.
But they have no say in these matters. In this palace, they are canaries when the emperor is alive, and they are burial objects when the emperor dies.
“No need to be buried with him!”
My father has committed too many sins of killing. If a few more lives were taken, his punishment before the King of Hell would be even more severe.
"Is this against etiquette?"
The prime minister hesitated.
"Between human life and etiquette and law, which one do you think is more important, Prime Minister?"
The prime minister stopped talking. In fact, he also felt that human life was important, but he didn't say it because he was afraid that the late emperor would come to him in his dream to settle the score.
"Then how should we deal with Concubine Hui?"
The matter has been investigated clearly. Concubine Hui colluded with the leader of the imperial guard, Wang Pingchuan, to drug the emperor in an attempt to control the court through him.
"That Concubine Hui attempted suicide once before, and was taken into custody after being discovered."
How could this woman who killed the emperor die so easily?
"She's a woman. If she didn't have anyone behind her, even with Wang Pingchuan's help, she wouldn't have the guts to do such a big thing."
The prince took a deep breath, fearing that someone in the Nanzhao court might have developed ulterior motives.
The prime minister was no fool and immediately understood what the prince meant.
"Your Highness, are you saying that someone wants to rebel?"
When he said the word "rebellion", his face turned pale.
"This humble official deserves death!"
"There's no need to be so panic."
The prince helped him up, but his eyes were full of coldness.
“Prime Minister, although your family has a daughter like Shen Yunyun, I still believe that you are someone who truly serves the country.”
The prime minister was very excited. Since Shen Yunyun's incident, although he was not removed from his position, the emperor did not use him again. He was terrified and always felt that he would be removed one day.
Unexpectedly, the prince not only did not question him, but was also willing to use him.
"Your Majesty, I will do my best!"
The prime minister's eyes were red. That was great. He could realize his ambitions again.
When the prime minister left, he was still quite high-spirited.
"Fubao, will you blame me for using him?"
The prince turned around and felt a little guilty when he met Fubao's gaze.
Shen Yunyun is the daughter of the prime minister. She almost harmed Fubao's family. The prime minister is somewhat related to her.
“No, the prime minister had already drawn a clear line with Shen Yunyun, and the person who hurt us was Shen Yunyun, not the prime minister. Why should I blame him?”
The prince smiled, and he knew that Fubao was broad-minded and would not be unhappy about it.
"But my brother, Crown Prince, what should we do with Concubine Hui?"
Concubine Hui was so cruel. How could she have the heart to kill so many babies?
Fubao thought about making someone die a miserable death, but she didn't know how.
Her family never told her about those cruel punishments.
Neither her father nor her son showed her any books about these punishments.
She is still too young, and everyone is afraid that those things will have a bad influence on her.
"It will definitely not make things easy for her."
The prince glanced at Fubao. He didn't want Fubao to know about this.
"The Crown Prince will take care of this matter, you don't have to worry. You must be tired these past two days, go back and rest. Your mother hasn't seen you for a few days and must miss you very much."
When he heard about his mother, Fubao forgot about Concubine Hui.
"Then I'll go back to the Imperial Master's Mansion later. I miss my mother too."
The prince asked someone to send her back, but as soon as she walked out of the hall, she turned back.
"Brother Crown Prince, I'm going to meet Mother and have a meal at most. I'll be back to be with you soon."
The Queen had been beaten before and had fallen ill. Now the Crown Prince had to handle all the affairs of the palace, and he was very tired and lonely.
"Okay, I'll wait for Fubao to come back."
The prince rubbed her little head, and the coldness in his eyes gradually faded away.
He is different from his father. He does not have three palaces and six courtyards. He only wants Fubao, but he has gained much more than his father.
Because he knew that Fubao would always be with him.
Fubao returned to the Imperial Master's Mansion, and the whole family surrounded her and looked her up and down.
"Mother, brother, sisters-in-law, Fubao is fine, there is no problem."
Fubao turned around and said to his family.
"Look, is Fubao okay?"
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