The emperor would not ask such a trivial matter for no reason. The deceased's sons, brothers, uncles and aunts were usually responsible for escorting the coffin back to the hometown. The father only had a few daughters, so Ye Wanshu immediately understood the emperor's intention.
I'm afraid he wants to ask who will inherit his father's title.
Patting Qin Chulin's head gently, Ye Wanshu replied, "Chulin is the nephew of the late Concubine Qin. I intend to adopt him into the Ji family. He will then be the coffin bearer."
Emperor Zhaolie looked at Qin Chulin and nodded. "It's really hard for you to be entrusted with such a heavy burden at such a young age."
Qin Chulin immediately knelt down and said solemnly, "I will definitely live up to the trust placed in you, Your Majesty and Big Sister."
"Good boy." Emperor Zhaolie helped him up with satisfaction, and looked at Ji Yuan's other daughters with burning eyes.
After asking for their names, Emperor Zhaolie slowly spoke again, "I promised your father that I would take good care of you in the future. If you encounter any difficulties, you can speak to me."
Ji Ningxi said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Chu Lin is still a child after all. After my elder sister got married, the affairs of the mansion will always need help. I would like to ask Your Majesty for permission to allow me to marry into the family and help Chu Lin manage the household affairs."
How could she hide her thoughts from Emperor Zhaolie?
The child of the Qin family is only seven or eight years old and cannot handle household affairs by herself for a while. If she is allowed to marry into the family, after Jinghe gets married, the entire Ji family will naturally be under her control.
By then, it would not be uncommon for people to die in the fight for the title.
But this is the Ji family's family affair after all, so he can't say too much.
"Second girl, your eldest sister is still in the mansion, and your father has left a will. All the affairs of the mansion are arranged and decided by your eldest sister. If you have any request, you should discuss it with her. How can I make the decision for you on such a matter as marrying in?" Emperor Zhaolie directly declined.
"Your Majesty." Ji Ningxi was about to speak again when Emperor Zhaolie's face showed a hint of impatience. "Don't forget, I haven't dealt with the people in Prince Qi's Mansion yet. I have already issued an edict to demote Prince Qi's family to commoners and exile them to the north. If you still don't obey, I will have no choice but to let you accompany them."
Ji Ningxi was so frightened that her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground: "Your Majesty, I will obey your command."
Aunt Zheng certainly didn't want to fulfill the second young lady's wish. If she really allowed her to marry into the family, her nephew would probably have no hope.
Anyway, after the eldest daughter gets married, her own daughter will be able to take charge of the family business, so she is not worried about not being able to take back the power of the family.
She coughed cautiously, lowered her skirt, bowed, and said in a gentle and virtuous manner, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The eldest lady has made arrangements for the future of the mansion. My daughter, Ning Xuan, has always been dignified and well-mannered. With my daughter helping to manage the household affairs, nothing will go wrong."
Hearing this, Emperor Zhaolie glanced at Ye Wanshu silently. Ye Wanshu nodded secretly, and Emperor Zhaolie felt relieved.
He signaled the court officials to come in to pay their respects, and then led Ye Wanshu and Ting Feng out of the mourning hall.
Thinking about Gu An's trip to Huizhou, Emperor Zhaolie asked with some concern, "Girl, do you really think your uncle can persuade the troops of those states to surrender? If he chooses to collude with Gu Erlang, I'm afraid Mingchi and Yuezhou will be in danger."
Ye Wanshu knew her uncle's temper very well.
If he wanted to collude with Empress Dowager Gu and Gu Tingchen, he would not have ended up being demoted.
I think he had an epiphany this time because of his eldest cousin's death, and he really wanted to make some plans for Qingmian and Tingji.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I am confident," Ye Wanshu said, "My uncle will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhaolie nodded thoughtfully, forcing a smile. "You know what I told Tingfeng to bring back. The situation in the northern border is worrying right now, and I'm afraid Mingchi will have to lead the expedition himself. I hope you can marry him soon. If you can have a child soon, his mother and I will feel much more at ease when he enters the northern border."
Ye Wanshu blushed a little upon hearing this, but she was also aware of the emperor's concerns, so she replied with an embarrassed look on her face, "Your Majesty, I will obey your orders."
Emperor Zhaolie smiled with relief.
Recently, he has been feeling more and more powerless, knowing that his time is up, but the current situation is still so difficult. He only hopes to hold on for a few more days, settle everything, stabilize the court, and allow King Yongning to recover the lost territory in the north with peace of mind.
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Gu Tingchen, along with the empress dowager and more than 10,000 imperial guards from Lin'an, fled south for nearly ten days until they arrived in Huizhou, where they finally found a place to stay.
He ordered people to go to Yezhou and Qinzhou to invite the prefects and garrison commanders of the two places to come and pay a visit, but he learned that the commanders of the garrisons in the two places had been replaced, and the Xie brothers had chosen to stay and not go out.
"These two bastards actually dared to disobey my order." Dowager Gu sat in the hall of Huizhou Prefecture with a gloomy face.
Gu Tingchen probably guessed that it was his father's work. He arranged for his two cousins from his uncle's family to take over the armies of Yezhou and Qinzhou so quickly, which obviously meant that he had defected to the court.
"The most urgent task is to capture Yuezhou immediately." Gu Tingchen said, "As long as we capture Concubine Zhang and the girl from the Mu family, both the Yuezhou army and the Mu family army will be at my disposal."
He would never let his cousin be with Fu Mingchi.
This time, he will make sure that Fu Mingchi has no chance of survival.
Looking at Huizhou's military commander Gu Ye, Gu Tingchen ordered: "Uncle, you must immediately dispatch 20,000 elite troops to follow me to Yuezhou City."
Gu Ye is Gu An's half-brother and has always followed Gu An's orders. However, the Queen Mother is the head of the Gu family. Now that she has brought her nephew to Huizhou, it is not easy for him to disobey the Queen Mother.
But his brother asked the Xie brothers to take over Yezhou and Qinzhou, which must be something fishy, so he was a little hesitant.
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