All the princes, princesses, and concubines stayed by the coffin day and night, including the seriously ill empress. Xingxing was very worried about the empress and wanted to persuade her to go back and rest, but palace rules did not allow it. When the emperor died, no one dared to lie in bed even if they were seriously ill.
The Empress herself was unwilling to go back to rest and insisted on staying in front of the Emperor's coffin for three days. On the morning of the fourth day, the Empress suddenly fainted and collapsed. Not long after she was sent back to Huayun Palace, news came that the Empress had also passed away.
This was like a thunderbolt to Xingxing, and she fainted on the spot. She was only recently pregnant and almost miscarried from such a heavy blow.
It was only thanks to Zhu Lin taking out a spiritual medicine from his spatial storage and feeding it to her that the fetus in her womb was saved.
However, Xingxing's mental state has been very poor these days. She can't even muster the energy to speak. She lies on the bed looking lifeless, which terrifies Zhu Lin. He stays by her side without leaving her for a moment, afraid that she might do something foolish.
Zhao Guihua and Zhou Laoda's whole family were also brought into the palace by Zhu Lin. He would always make mistakes if he was alone, so he would feel more at ease if there were more people watching over them.
Xingxing was clearly very sad, but she didn't shed a single tear. Her eyes were dry and painful, but she couldn't cry. Her heart was also aching and bleeding. For several days, she was completely numb, with no expression on her face, like someone who had lost their soul.
No amount of persuasion could change anything. When they realized they couldn't convince them, Zhao Guihua and Zhou Laoda gave up and just started wailing while hugging Xingxing.
"My daughter, if something happens to you, I won't live either. I'll go with you. My poor child, why are you suffering so much? God, have eyes! Don't torment my daughter like this. If anything happens, come at me! Come at me!" Zhao Guihua sang and cried for a long time while holding Xingxing.
Zhou Laoda was not to be outdone. He hugged his wife and Xingxing together and cried loudly, "Waaah, what am I going to do? If something happens to you two, I don't want to live anymore. I will definitely go with you."
Chen Yueru and Zhou Chunchun stood by, tears streaming down their faces. They didn't know how to comfort them, and in their grief, they sang along, "We'll go with you, we won't live either."
The five brothers, Fu: "?" Don't you want to live anymore? Don't you want enough dead people to die?
Zhu Lin's head throbbed with pain. He had asked them to come into the palace to take care of Xingxing, to comfort and console her, not to die together with her.
And so, Xingxing cried for two days while being held by her parents. Finally, she calmed down, but her head was throbbing from the noise. She was already feeling weak because of her pregnancy, and these past two days, the loud crying around her had kept her from having any peace and quiet. Now, her head was about to explode.
"Don't cry, Mom and Dad, your voices are hoarse from shouting. Go and rest for a while. I'm tired too, I need to lie down for a bit." Xingxing hadn't spoken for a long time, and now her voice was also very hoarse.
However, upon hearing that she wanted to rest, Zhao Guihua and Zhou Laoda immediately stopped wailing and sat by the bed, sniffling. They dared not leave her; Xingxing wanted to sleep, so they stayed with her, not wanting to leave her alone.
Zhu Lin also had to oversee the overall situation. The emperor's funeral was handled jointly by the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department, so he didn't need to worry about it. What he had to worry about was the war outside the city, maintaining stability in the palace, and dealing with the civil and military officials.
The emperor passed the throne to his eldest princess, which left all the civil and military officials bewildered. Since ancient times, whether it was a family business or the throne, it had always been passed down to sons, not daughters. The emperor suddenly and quietly issued an imperial edict to pass the throne to his eldest princess.
If it weren't for the fact that several high-ranking officials heard it with their own ears, no one would have believed it. In fact, even those officials who heard the emperor's decree with their own ears thought they were hallucinating, and they still haven't recovered after several days.
In fact, the officials weren't unaware of the truth, but they simply didn't want to accept it. After all, this was too unconventional, and how could they be convinced to obey a woman from now on?
Some people inevitably have ulterior motives, thinking that if a woman can become emperor, then why can't a capable and powerful man? If the emperor and his princes are useless, then they should give up the throne and let someone more capable sit on it.
There are quite a few people who are eager to make a move. Zhu Lin must discover them as soon as possible and suppress them quickly. If all else fails, he should kill them.
In short, he had a lot of things to deal with and hardly any time to take care of Xingxing. Sometimes he felt very annoyed and wanted to just abandon everything and take Xingxing back to Xianwu Island.
What does the throne have to do with the people of the world? He doesn't have such a broad mind. Why should he plan for the whole world? It's such a heavy burden and exhausts him.
Despite his reluctance, he still had to grit his teeth and do the work. If he didn't, the royal family's rule would change hands, and the current royal family would be in big trouble. He had no choice but to protect the stability of Xingxing.
A few days later, Xingxing composed herself and recovered. She stopped sitting on the bed in a daze and came out to observe mourning in white. She seemed to be less sad now.
When Xingxing first heard that the Empress had also suddenly passed away, she was truly heartbroken and felt extremely sad. She felt completely empty inside. She suddenly regretted it and hated herself for always running away instead of staying by her father and mother's side, always making them worry.
She really didn't expect that her father and mother would pass away so early, before they were even fifty. She really didn't expect these things, and that her father and mother would pass away one after the other.
This is God's punishment for her being too willful; she was too unfilial.
No matter how sad she was, she had to pull herself together. Her father had passed the throne to her, and she had to sit firmly on the dragon throne, give her father an explanation, and give the people of the world an explanation as well.
After Xingxing's condition improved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially Zhu Lin, who was worried about both Xingxing and the baby in her womb. If something had happened to her and the baby, he would have truly wanted to die.
The battle outside the city lasted for three days and three nights, and finally ended in the early morning of the fourth day. Ming Wang and General Yang suffered a great defeat and fled with their remaining troops. Zhang Shitao originally wanted to take advantage of the victory and pursue them, but considering that the situation in the palace was also unstable, he decided to prioritize the overall situation and return to the city first.
The Yokoyama mother and daughter, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly encountered the Myō-ō group on this day. When Yokoyama Chiyo saw that they were in a disheveled state, she immediately guessed that they had suffered a defeat.
Although Yingzi later did not associate with the Ming King, the three of them still learned from others along the way that the Ming King was colluding with General Yang to attack the capital.
Hmph, Ming Wang actually kept it from Yingzi back then, not telling her about his conspiracy with General Yang. He deserved to lose the battle. If he had led an army of 200,000 to force the emperor to abdicate, the chances of success would have been much higher. But Ming Wang must have been thinking something, squandering a winning hand.
While Yokoyama Chiyo was internally criticizing herself, she probably forgot that she wasn't much better herself; she was just as incompetent as anyone else, more likely to cause trouble than accomplish anything.
Back to the present, Yokoyama Chiyo no longer wanted to get involved with Myō-ō, but when Myō-ō saw them, he blocked their way and insisted that the three of them, mother and daughters, escape with him.
"I don't care, you're my favored concubine. If you don't come with me, where do you think you'll go? Come with me, and I still have a chance to turn things around. I'll definitely make sure you live a good life in the future," said Ming Wang, holding Yokoyama Eiko's hand.
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