Ling Xiao was surprised again, "General, you... you know?"
Nangong Xian: "I know everything."
Ling Xiao was her right-hand man, to be sure, but he was more of a member of the Crown Prince's staff. The Crown Prince, that bastard, was worried about her, a woman, being with a group of men, so he placed a spy next to her.
So cunning!
Lingxiao touched his nose and hurried away.
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Five days later, Nangong Xian rushed back to the capital, only to learn the tragic news that His Majesty had passed away the day before.
According to the late emperor's will, the throne will be passed to Crown Prince Dugu Jie.
The previous emperor passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Taiping.
After the registration, the new emperor announced a three-year national mourning period, prohibiting all entertainment activities. Upon the death of the previous emperor, all female relatives were forbidden to wear rouge, lipstick, or bright colors.
Nangong Xian, dressed in mourning clothes and barefaced, entered the palace and saw Dugu Jie, clad in a dragon robe and kneeling before the spirit tablet. Dressed in the robe, he no longer possessed that enchanting, sinister charm; instead, he exuded an air of dominance and majesty.
Nangong Xian and the ministers knelt in front of the mourning hall for three days.
After the late emperor was buried in the imperial mausoleum, Dugu Jie conferred honorific titles on the concubines in the harem, but he delayed in making the former Crown Princess Zheng Yue'e the queen.
This move was quite surprising.
The Crown Princess is both virtuous and is also the daughter of the Prime Minister. Why doesn't the Emperor make her his empress?
In the court, countless veteran officials suggested that the country could not be without a monarch for a day, nor could it be without a queen for a day, so the important thing to do was to establish a queen immediately.
Facing the proposal of the old ministers, Dugu Jie said: "Everyone here is a meritorious official. You have served the late emperor diligently throughout your life. Now that you are all old, it is time for you to enjoy your retirement."
"My Lords, what do you think?"
As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. Now that the previous emperor has passed away, it is time to replace the old cabinet.
The new emperor was much more difficult to deal with than the previous one. The ministers who had previously been clamoring for the new emperor to establish a queen submitted their resignations within a month. Soon, the entire court became a one-man show of Dugu Jie.
No one dared to petition the new emperor to establish a queen.
Everyone vaguely understood that 'establishing a queen' had become a 'taboo' for the new emperor, and whoever mentioned it would be in trouble.
Emperor Taiping had been hesitant to appoint a new empress. Although no one dared to act recklessly in front of him, people were still gossiping about him behind his back. When Nangong Xian learned of this, she became concerned for Dugu Jie.
After thinking for many days, Nangong Xian finally made up his mind and went to the palace to meet the emperor.
Hearing that Nangong Xian wanted to see him, Dugu Jie, who was about to take a nap, immediately sat up and said to his father-in-law, "Bring her to see me."
The eunuch hesitated and reminded Dugu Jie: "Your Majesty, this is your bedroom. Do you really want to summon General Nangong there? General Nangong is a woman, and there are differences between men and women..."
"Bring her to see me." Dugu Jie interrupted his father-in-law's nagging impatiently.
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