Chapter 413: False Imperial Edict
"As long as I say it's true, who dares to say it's false?"
The matter of Changyan came to an end, but the prince's mood did not improve much.
Aye is still in a coma.
She is not yet ready to be the ruler of a country. Besides, as long as her parents are still alive, she is just a child.
The palace was filled with depression; the Queen Mother hadn't slept for several days.
It’s not that she wanted to stay up all night, it’s that she couldn’t sleep.
As a seasoned secret guard, Yan Bo should not miss the chance to give his target a chance to survive unless he gets sick.
Bei Jingchu asked another secret guard who was present at the time before he was executed for failing to protect the driver.
He said: "When Yan Bo attacked, I blocked it, but I couldn't block it completely, so he just missed it."
"He was probably afraid that he would not have time to kill himself after the final blow, so he just put the knife away and committed suicide."
"After all, the way a person who betrays his master dies is different from that of his subordinates."
Now all the secret guards have been withdrawn. After something like this, the other secret guards will no longer be trusted.
Bei Jingchu arranged a place for them to live. Sickness would still come, but at least there would be no training and fighting during their healthy days.
After the assassination, Bei Jingchu still went to the emperor's house every morning and evening to pay his respects and consult the imperial physician about the situation.
The imperial physician asked her to be prepared.
Although it was not mentioned whether it was preparation for the ascension to the throne or preparation for the national funeral.
But this is equivalent to a critical illness notice.
Bei Jingchu was distracted and thought that ordinary parents observe mourning for three years, but the new emperor did not do that.
The emperor replaced months with days. After more than a month, Dai Viet would forget the previous emperor and begin to celebrate the enthronement of the new emperor.
Bei Jingchu felt that he was really a filial son. At least his desire for imperial power did not suppress his family affection.
If Lao Deng can wake up, why don't you make him less angry in the future?
No, you still have to be angry.
Bei Jingchu ordered the imperial edict to be posted to suspend the reward.
Normally, when an emperor is critically ill, the situation must be kept secret to avoid chaos in the court.
Especially now is the time to conquer foreign enemies.
But Bei Jingchu's position was too stable, and he had been in charge of the country several times.
Many of the noble families who had hoped to help Bei Jingyu ascend to the throne have already made purchases from the Eastern Palace.
Even Chang Tingyi had sent news that the Chang family might turn against them.
The next day after the imperial edict was posted, it was taken down by someone.
Bei Jing initially thought the old man who announced the list looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was. However, Doctor Shen recognized him at a glance and exclaimed in surprise, "Old Dean!"
“It’s you.”
The old man was in good spirits and seemed to be living a happy life, which was very different from the busy and bustling appearance he had before leaving the palace. Even his facial features had changed, making him look like an old immortal.
An inappropriate thought popped up in Bei Jingchu's mind: It turns out that not going to work doesn't feel like going to work...
The old doctor has been traveling for more than ten years and has more experience than the imperial physicians in the palace.
Sure enough, while handling affairs, he heard the news that the emperor had woken up safely.
Now the gloom in the entire palace was gone. Bei Jingchu went to pay his respects first, but was stopped.
Eunuch Jiang looked embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered us not to see you."
Of course Bei Jingchu didn't believe it.
Especially at this critical moment, the person was said to have woken up, but she hadn't even seen his face.
It was hard for her not to suspect some conspiracy, wondering if it was the eunuchs who were in collusion and keeping the death a secret.
Jiang Zhixian became the Imperial Chariot Master who forged the imperial edict, and the next edict he took out was to ask her to commit suicide and pass the throne to the third prince.
The way she stared at Jiang Zhixian was as if she was looking at a dead person.
"Are you guys plotting rebellion, falsely conveying the imperial edict, but actually seizing the emperor's hand?"
Eunuch Jiang said anxiously: "How dare I? Your Highness, please stop joking."
"Perhaps His Majesty has just woken up and doesn't want to see anyone."
"Would you like to come back in a few days?"
Wait a few days before coming back?
If it was really as she guessed, her body would be cold in a few days.
Bei Jingchu stopped talking nonsense, waved Jiang Zhixian's arm and walked inside.
The guard at the door tried to block her, but she dodged to the side.
When she broke into the room, she found that the emperor was indeed awake. He was sitting upright, glaring at her who had come uninvited.
Bei Jingchu was stunned.
What is going on?
The emperor has already spoken: "Bullshit!"
"You are such an unfilial person! How dare you disobey the imperial decree? Are you planning to rebel?"
"Go back to your East Palace!"
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According to historical records, Prince Su committed suicide out of hatred because of an imperial edict, thinking that his emperor and father wanted to kill him.
Bei Jingchu once thought, if he could rush over to ask a question, see clearly that his father had become a corpse, and see clearly that everything was a trap set against him, would the result be completely different?
But what if the order was given by a living emperor?
Bei Jingchu faced this problem, although it was not as serious as that.
Since she was born, even when Aye was most angry, he never spoke harshly to her.
Why did he lose his kindness towards her after waking up from a coma?