The woman beside him with red and swollen eyes and choked sobs was none other than Her Majesty the Queen of the Beichen Empire.
The Dantai royal family, which has ruled the Beichen star field for nearly ten thousand years, once had three palaces and six courtyards, and the emperor had absolute dominance over the entire empire.
But five hundred years ago, the cabinet rose to power and persuaded the military to remain neutral. At the same time, it joined forces with the Senate to wrestle with the royal family, allowing the royal family of the Beichen Empire to implement top-down reforms and start a constitutional monarchy.
From then on, the royal family, like ordinary people, had to abide by the imperial constitution and practice monogamy.
Moreover, the royal family's right of inheritance is the same as that of ordinary people. As long as they are legitimate children, regardless of gender, they will be chosen based on seniority, and there is no need to appoint a crown prince.
In addition, the laws of the Beichen Empire stipulate that illegitimate children have no inheritance rights.
Therefore, the sudden death of the eldest prince was indeed a huge shock to the Beichen royal family.
This means that when the first-in-line heir dies, the second-in-line heir becomes the first-in-line heir.
Soon, the camera of the Imperial Royal Television turned to the second princess of the Beichen Empire, Tan Tai Jing.
She was also wearing a black formal suit, not one of those interstellar brands that the upper class was familiar with, but a brand that ordinary people could afford.
It seems particularly approachable.
She is tall and fit, and is only eighteen years old.
She looks very similar to Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan, with a very unruly hooked nose, but it is not so prominent. Instead, it adds a bit of wild charm to her quiet temperament.
As soon as she came out today, she attracted the attention of the entire Beichen Empire.
Especially among the royal family, clan members and nobles, the upper classes, they paid more attention to Tan Tai Jing.
Because from today on, Tan Tai Jing officially becomes the first-in-line heir to the throne of the Beichen Empire.
She is the second child of the Empress and the Emperor, and the only child of the Emperor and his wife.
She walked silently to the queen's side and held her arm.
The queen hugged her tightly, as if she had grabbed the last straw.
This is her only child...
In the classroom, some students with more emotional emotions began to sob softly when they saw this scene.
Xia Chujian looked at her deskmate, who was Aunt Chen's daughter Zhu Yingying.
Her eyes were red.
Xia Chujian withdrew his gaze, held his chin with one hand, and looked at the three-dimensional holographic projection on the podium boredly, without any interest at all.
Her eyes were empty, her mind racing as she pondered how to find a way to leave Mulan City and go to the Forest of Exotic Beasts to see Sanzong and Xiaogouzi, as well as her valuable little finds, especially the Blood Qilin. She wondered if Sanzong had successfully planted the seed...
Wang Yixiao observed the demeanor and expressions of every student in the classroom through the remote system, especially Xia Chujian, whom she looked at deeply several times.
But this guy was like a clay sculpture or wooden carving, with no expression on his face and looking extremely indifferent.
Wang Yi smiled faintly and looked away, looking at Xia Chujian's deskmate Zhu Yingying.
At this time, Zhu Yingying burst into tears and quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
Wang Yi smiled, suppressed the contempt on her face, and looked away.
At this time, on the three-dimensional holographic projection screen, the live broadcast of the Imperial Royal Television had switched to the coffin of the eldest prince.
The female anchor of Empire Royal Television is introducing today's situation to everyone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, as everyone knows, only past emperors are qualified to reside in the cemetery of the Holy Temple after their death."
"However, to express his condolences and love for the First Prince, His Majesty the Emperor made an exception and decreed that the First Prince be canonized as the Crown Prince Ciren, thus granting him the right to be buried in the Cathedral Cemetery."
"Since the establishment of the constitutional monarchy five hundred years ago, the Beichen Imperial Family has not appointed a crown prince. The succession to the throne is carried out according to the provisions of the constitution."
"But this time, because His Majesty the Emperor specifically interceded with the Cabinet, the Senate, and the Cathedral for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he was ultimately granted special permission to bury the Crown Prince in the Cathedral."
Eight royal guards in uniform came over step by step, carrying the eldest prince's coffin.
They stopped at the door of the church.
The high priest holding the jade tablet knocked on the top of the coffin three times with the tablet, then took a step back.
The royal guards started moving again and carried the eldest prince's coffin directly into the church.
Then the Emperor and Empress stepped forward and walked side by side with the high priest into the church.
Next is the second princess, Tan Tai Jing.
Then there is the Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan’s sister, Her Royal Highness Princess Tan Tai Jin Yu.
Finally, there are the royal family members.
Apart from these, other nobles and high-ranking government officials were not allowed to enter the church.
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