Chapter 615 The New Emperor Ascends the Throne
Seeing this, King Wu walked towards the dragon throne step by step with joy on his face.
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Yun bowed appropriately.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty."
Upon seeing this, the other ministers came to their senses and hurriedly followed Prime Minister Yun, kneeling on the ground and shouting in unison.
"Your Majesty, your servants, we pay our respects to you. Long live the Emperor!"
King Wu stood before the dragon throne, his gaze sweeping over the kneeling ministers below. An unprecedented surge of ambition and fervor surged within him. He slowly raised his hand, motioning for everyone to stand.
"My dear ministers, please stand up."
King Wu's voice was steady and powerful. He looked around and looked at Hua Lingyi. Seeing Hua Lingyi nodded to him, he continued.
"As I have just ascended the throne, I am fully aware of the heavy responsibility on my shoulders. The Tianyuan Dynasty has weathered many storms to achieve its present prosperity. I wish to work with you to jointly plan national affairs, strengthen the nation and ensure the safety of the people, so that the Tianyuan Dynasty will prosper even more."
"Today, I honor my father as the Supreme Emperor, and my mother, Queen Hua Lingyi, as the Queen Mother Dowager. Because I am young and inexperienced, I ask the Queen Mother Dowager to rule the country from behind the curtain. Noble Consort Shu will be the Holy Mother Dowager, and she will accompany my father to recuperate."
Then he walked down the stairs.
"Mother, please."
Seeing this, Hua Lingyi did not act arrogantly, but instead signaled King Wu to go up the stairs first.
Then he followed King Wu.
Standing beside the throne, she swept her deep gaze over the ministers kneeling below, as if she could see through everyone's thoughts. She opened her red lips slightly, her voice gentle but with unquestionable majesty.
"My dear ministers, now that the new emperor has been appointed, we must all work together to assist in the administration of state and ensure the stability of the Tianyuan Empire. If you have any objections to today's events, you may report them to me privately. However, we must maintain unity in the court and refrain from any actions that undermine the government. If anyone harbors the intention of deceiving the new emperor and disrupting state affairs, I will not tolerate it."
Although the ministers had thousands of thoughts in their minds after hearing this, they did not dare to express them at this moment.
He hurriedly bowed his head and saluted.
"Yes, I will follow the orders of the Empress Dowager."
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Emperor Tianyuan has already written an imperial edict to rescue him.
Jun Moyong carefully put it away and placed it inside his inner clothes.
Emperor Tianyuan spoke in a low voice.
"Yong'er, how do we send this out?"
When Jun Moyong heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"wait."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Tianyuan looked at him in confusion.
"wait?"
Jun Moyong glanced outside the door and spoke softly.
"Father, something so serious has happened in the palace. Someone will definitely notice something is amiss. And it's impossible for the Empress Dowager to just sit there and watch. We need to wait for the right opportunity."
Hall of Longevity.
The Queen Mother looked at Ning Shuang who was walking quickly towards her and spoke anxiously.
"How is it? What's the situation outside?"
Ning Shuang walked to the Queen Mother's side and supported her.
"Mother, don't worry, let's take a long-term approach."
As he said this, he helped the Queen Mother to sit down. The Queen Mother was old and could not withstand any setbacks. If something happened to her at this time, the situation would be even more difficult to control.
"Mother, please listen to me slowly. The entire palace is now guarded by various guards. People in the palace are not allowed to move around freely. Some people have even died. Fortunately, when we in Changshou Palace discovered something was wrong, we had all the palace maids and eunuchs hide inside and pretended to be unaware of what was happening outside. Therefore, the guards didn't pay attention to us.
It's difficult to get information about the current situation no matter where you ask, but I've noticed that more than half of the guards outside are gone. I suspect the situation over there is already settled."
The Queen Mother's face was filled with anxiety when she heard this.
"The situation is already decided. Wouldn't that mean I've been blamed? No, I have to go see the emperor immediately. I can't care about anything else right now."
Ning Shuang thought about the information she had just received from the note and spoke slowly.
"It's time to meet him."
Then he looked at Nanny Xue beside him.
"Madam, please serve the Queen Mother first and change your clothes. I will go and select a capable eunuch, and we will go to the Yangxin Palace."
Soon, the Queen Mother walked to the Changshou Palace with Ning Shuang's support.
Not surprisingly, he was stopped by the guards as soon as he walked out the door.
"The Emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to wander freely within the palace."
The Queen Mother's eyes turned cold upon seeing this, and she spoke with dignity.
"How dare you! I am the Queen Mother. No matter who your master is, you must respect me. How dare you, a mere guard, block my way!"
The guard looked embarrassed when he heard this, but he didn't dare to let him go easily, so he had to answer with gritted teeth.
"Empress Dowager, it is not our intention to offend. The new Emperor has issued an order that the Palace of Mental Cultivation is a sacred place and no one is allowed to enter without special permission. Please understand, Empress Dowager."
The empress dowager frowned and was about to explode, but Ningshuang held the empress dowager's hand tightly in time.
Then he looked at the guards.
"My dear guard, Ning Shuang, you know it's not easy to serve in this palace. The Empress Dowager is kind and never makes things difficult for anyone. Today, I really want to see the Emperor about something important. With such a big change in power, people are in panic. The Empress Dowager, who is old, can't help but worry too. But no matter who the new emperor is, they will eventually respect the Empress Dowager as the Grand Empress Dowager and must show filial piety. After all, Tianyuan governs the country with filial piety."
Then he took off the gold bracelet on his hand and stuffed it into the guard's hand.
"Please be flexible, big brother. We don't want to make things difficult for you. Please help pass on a message to the people over there and tell them that the Empress Dowager wants to see Consort Shu or the new emperor."
Seeing this, the guard stuffed the gold bracelet in his hand into his sleeve.
"The new emperor is busy right now, but I can tell Concubine Shu that you can see me. As for whether you can see me, I can't guarantee it."
Ning Shuang spoke with a smile on her face when she heard this.
"Thank you for your help."
Then he supported the Queen Mother.
"Empress Dowager, let's go back first. Concubine Shu has always been straightforward and very filial to the Empress Dowager. She will definitely come to see the Empress Dowager."
Although the Queen Mother had some doubts in her heart, she followed Ning Shuang into the hall.
Wait until you enter the hall.
The Queen Mother then spoke.
"Ning Shuang, how do you know that the people who initiated the palace coup were Concubine Shu and her son?"
Seeing the suspicion in the Queen Mother's eyes, Ning Shuang spoke hurriedly.
"Didn't Ning Shuang go out to gather information earlier? But she didn't dare to ask around, so she secretly listened in on the discussions among the ministers. She learned that King Wu was about to ascend the throne, so she guessed that the coup was probably between Noble Concubine Shu and King Wu. Under these circumstances, it would be difficult for us to meet King Wu, but Noble Concubine Shu has a simple personality, so we should be able to meet her."
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment after hearing this.
"Such a major incident happened without any warning. There was no abnormality at all before. I'm afraid that Concubine Shu and her son don't have such a great ability."
Ning Shuang spoke upon hearing this.
"Empress Dowager, you forgot that Consort Hua and Consort Shu have a very good relationship."
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly when she heard this.
"So it's her. I'm not surprised."
I waited for about an hour.
Concubine Shu finally arrived.
"Your Highness greets the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother did not get angry, but spoke gently as usual.
"Get up quickly."
Only then did Concubine Shu stand up.
"Why does the Empress Dowager want to see me?"
The Queen Mother spoke with a helpless look upon hearing this.
"Shu Guifei, such a big thing has happened in the palace. Can you tell me about it? I feel like I'm in a fog right now. This Changshou Palace is guarded by so many guards with swords. I'm very panicked."
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