Jiang Languo —
"Hey! Have you heard? This morning, the news spread throughout the palace: His Majesty has passed away!"
At this moment, white mourning banners fluttered everywhere in the Jianglan Kingdom's palace. Everyone was dressed in mourning clothes and stood in an orderly fashion at the foot of the long steps outside the main hall. The sound of crying instantly resounded far and wide.
At this very moment, several ministers were gathered outside the Golden Palace, discussing animatedly: "The late emperor just passed away today, and the Grand Tutor has already started urging the establishment of a new ruler several times. He clearly doesn't take the late emperor's will seriously. He's too arrogant."
"Hmph! Isn't it obvious? Ever since His Highness the Crown Prince rejected the marriage proposal from the Grand Tutor's family, Su Heng has colluded with a group of cronies to openly and secretly cause trouble for His Majesty. In my opinion, the reason why the late Emperor's last illness was so sudden is most likely related to him."
"In that case, we will fully support His Highness the Crown Prince, after all, he is the rightful heir apparent..."
Su Yu was dressed in a white mourning robe, his hair disheveled. He sat on the high steps in the center of the hall, his hands resting on his knees. He stared fixedly at the dragon throne, and unknowingly, a cold glint shot out from his eyes.
Especially when he thought about how Su Heng had personally presented the late emperor with a stunningly beautiful woman not long ago, and how the late emperor's health had begun to decline since then, he felt more and more that all of this was carefully arranged by Su Heng.
Slowly rising to his feet, Su Yu walked down the high steps one by one. He looked up at the empty entrance of the main hall, his gaze firm yet unfamiliar.
"Ah Jin, wait for me... all of this will be over soon."
From the moment he learned that Yu Qianqian's identity had been exposed, he had already been secretly plotting a grand scheme in his heart, and now he would not let go of any opportunity to turn things around.
He had barely stepped out of the main hall when he saw Su Zhenzhen running towards him from afar. He was slightly taken aback, but calmly stood still and waited for her.
“Cousin…” Su Zhenzhen ran all the way to Su Yu’s side, carrying a food box in both hands, and said breathlessly, “I specially asked the servants to make some nourishing bird’s nest. Eat it while it’s hot.”
Su Yu hesitated for a moment, then a faint smile slowly bloomed on his handsome face. He led her down the long steps in front of the hall, saying as they walked, "It's rare that you still think of me at a time like this. I'm very gratified."
Seeing Su Yu's attitude change so quickly, Su Zhenzhen felt a surge of joy. She stared at him intently, and was so excited that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
As Su Yu strolled out of the palace gates, she suddenly stopped and smiled slightly: "Zhenzhen, haven't you always wanted to marry me? If possible, I'd like to give you a wedding that will be the talk of the world right now."
Upon hearing this, Su Zhenzhen froze on the spot, turning to look at him with a face full of astonishment.
"A sensation across the land?" She took a step forward, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at Su Yu, and exclaimed with a smile, "Could it be... even grander than Feng Jin's wedding before?"
Su Zhenzhen was so excited that she didn't even notice that the other person's expression was becoming increasingly strange. She was only paying attention to what had just been said and her mind was filled with beautiful fantasies.
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