Chapter 470: The Emperor's Death
Su Wan admired Gu Yue. She had grown a lot and now looked like a heroine!
But unfortunately, when she came, she was no longer the heroine, because all the people in the book became flesh and blood beings, no longer stereotyped paper people, and everyone was their own protagonist.
She also guessed that Zhao Hui would not have an easy life. Although Jin was remote, the environment was not bad, and acclimatization would not be a big problem.
"Why don't we see the young master of the Duke's Mansion today?"
During Su Wan's silence, Gu Yue spoke again. Su Wan's identity, the fact that she gave birth to a son for Jiang Yu, was no secret, and it was okay for her to know it.
But why does she care about her son?
"Our child is still young. He doesn't like crowds and loves to make noise. We were afraid he would disturb the nobles, so we didn't bring him into the palace. However, I just saw the young master of the Prince of Jin's mansion from a distance. He looks exactly like the Prince of Jin. His name is Murong Chen, right?"
Su Wan did see from afar that the three-year-old Murong Chen had a face very similar to his father.
This is also the name in the original book.
But in the book they are the prince and princess, so there is nothing wrong with giving their son a name with the character "王" (king) in it.
But to choose it this way now is somewhat disrespectful to Murong Huai and seems like a provocation.
She didn't say that Murong Chen was the Prince of Jin, but in Jin, everyone called him the Prince because he was Murong Sheng's only son. Su Wan called him the Young Master. Although Gu Yue had a smile on her face, he could feel her biting her cheek hard.
"Yes, Chen'er and the prince are very similar, and their personalities are similar. Can I go visit the young master of the Duke's Mansion when I'm free? The two children are only a few months apart in age, so they will probably be able to play together."
Gu Yue probably said this to find out about the situation in the Duke's Mansion in order to understand the situation of the Su family.
When the rebellion starts, it is very important to take hostages. Once a war breaks out, those Kyoto officials will be in danger and their families may become hostages of the rebels.
Jiang Yu and the Su family are now the prince's right-hand men. Gu Yue wants to grasp the layout of the two governments so that once the rebels invade, she can capture them as hostages as soon as possible.
But little did they know that Jiang Yu had already received the news and moved his family away.
Su Wan now follows Jiang Yu wherever he goes. Even if they attack the Duke's Mansion and the Su Mansion, they will only find two empty houses.
"Unfortunately, our Chengyi has recently caught a severe cold. Children are weak and easily infected. I am afraid that he will be infected by the young master. Let's wait for another day. When we have time, we can invite Concubine Gu to visit our house."
They are all people of status now, and they have to be polite in their words and deeds on the surface. They can't challenge others openly like before.
Gu Yue knew that Su Wan was not stupid, and that there would be problems if she agreed directly, so she was not in a hurry.
Back in the banquet hall, everyone followed the usual procedures to complete the rest of the banquet and left when the time came.
The next day, Jiang Yu found a little boy from somewhere. Like Xiao Chengyi, he had a pair of dimples. When the little boy arrived at the Duke's Mansion, Jiang Yu found two wet nurses to look after him.
He said that he would go out for a walk from time to time, take the child with him, and show his face in front of people.
Su Wan knew what he meant and couldn't help but sigh that her husband was really attentive to details.
The same thing happened at the Su Mansion. Su Jing asked the people who went out to buy things to follow the orders that were made when the masters were still around.
Children have weak stomachs and are very careful about their diet, but now that so many people are gone, the shopping is less frequent and there are fewer dishes, so it is easy to see that the people have been moved.
They dared to guarantee that there must be someone secretly following the Duke's Mansion and the Su Mansion.
Before the princes came to Beijing, Jiang Yu found a group of children and placed them in the Su Mansion. Their parents were there, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to finish the vegetables he bought every day.
As long as they were not deaf, they should be able to hear the crying of children coming from the house.
Every two days, Su Wan would take her baby and her maids to the street to buy things, drink tea, and act very well.
As for Chenglou, it is open for business as usual every day. When someone came to ask why Boss Su hadn't been seen recently, the waiter just said that Boss Su had a problem at Chenglou in Xiangzhou, and he rushed over to deal with it, and would not be back for a while.
Gu Yue also sent herself several invitations one after another, saying that several princesses were discussing getting together, and also invited the ladies in Kyoto, who had children of similar age at home, to bring along and exchange parenting experiences.
Gu Yue was very smart. She knew that there must be someone in Kyoto who had seen Jiang Chengyi, so she would know whether their baby was real or not.
Su Wan refused to accept the challenge. Just when she was thinking about how to refuse, news came from the palace that the emperor was critically ill. All the princes, princesses, and ministers were summoned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Su Wan also came, with Jiang Yu.
The princes were all in the inner hall. The emperor vomited blood several times, couldn't even speak, and his whole body was twitching.
The emperor, who was in his fifties, was tortured by illness and looked haggard, with white hair and a skinny body.
The Queen Mother was not in a good condition either. She looked haggard and her eyes looked swollen because she was always crying secretly.
She was already satisfied with her life. She had been favored by the emperor for half his life and was also promised the position of queen.
In the last few years, she had been by his side, with no other woman. An emperor, after all, was the supreme ruler, willing to give her exclusive favoritism. What else could she be dissatisfied with? Naturally, he treated her sincerely.
While guarding the Hall of Supreme Harmony until midnight, news came that the emperor had passed away. For a moment, the sound of bells rang out in the palace. The sound was very sad and hollow.
The bell would only ring when an emperor fell, and the entire imperial city could hear it.
Following the tragic voice of Eunuch Lu:
"The Emperor has passed away..."
All the ministers, concubines, and marquises knelt down, knocked their heads on the ground, and began to sob.
Some are sincere, while others are just pretending.
Prince Yong cried the most sadly. He was as honest and kind as ever, with no ambition and not a smart mind, but his words were sincere.
His mother had always taught him to live a down-to-earth life, behave properly, and not get involved in any struggles, so that he could have long-term peace.
Therefore, no matter who succeeds to the throne at that time, he will be able to maintain his position as a vassal king because he poses no threat. This is the wisdom of appearing foolish.
King Yong chose to be obedient, and he had lived a very smooth life these years without any worries. However, now it was time to take a stand. If he made the wrong choice, he would be doomed.
But if you make the right choice, you can become a rich and leisurely king like Uncle Xiang Wang.
According to the rules, when the previous emperor passed away, the crown prince would ascend the throne seven days after the previous emperor's death and be honored as the new emperor.
After 49 days, the coronation ceremony was officially held.
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