Shu Hua gave a forced smile, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with her words, and simply curtsied slightly, saying, "Respectfully seeing Your Highness off."
Princess Zhaoyang: "Hmm."
Listening to their footsteps fading into the distance, Qin Xi felt a mix of emotions.
She could tell that Princess Zhaoyang was trying to make amends with her. But she didn't know why; she didn't think she had such great charm that she could make Princess Zhaoyang let go of her resentment towards her.
Once bitten by a snake, twice shy.
She had been schemed against by Princess Zhaoyang several times, and if she hadn't escaped by chance, her fate would likely be unknown. Qin Xi exhaled a breath of stale air, not wanting to think about the past anymore.
Sensing the movement, she looked down and saw Lu Sijing nestled in her arms, as if searching for something. Qin Qi smiled helplessly; he was hungry again.
However, in this deep palace, she didn't even need a midwife, let alone a wet nurse. But Qin Qi didn't care about this; breastfeeding with her own milk was excellent, and she didn't need to worry about any harm.
As long as she gets enough nutrition, Sijing won't go hungry.
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A few days later, an imperial edict from the late emperor suddenly spread throughout the land, shocking the entire Dayu.
It clearly states that Emperor Yuxian was not the late emperor's preferred candidate for crown prince; the one he truly wanted to make crown prince was Prince Xu.
Emperor Yuxian was selfish, narrow-minded, and frivolous. Even after ascending the throne, he neglected state affairs and forcibly abducted women from the common people. The late emperor had long foreseen this.
Prince Xu, possessing both virtue and talent, is the most suitable candidate. When the late emperor was on the throne, he publicly praised him for having the qualities of an emperor, but unexpectedly, Emperor Yuxian overheard it.
Prince Xu ended up in a state that was neither human nor ghost.
Faced with fratricide, the late emperor was already heartbroken, but who would have thought that Emperor Yuxian would even attempt to murder him and seize the throne? He bribed the imperial physician to drug the late emperor, but lied and said that he had suffered a stroke, rendering the late emperor unable to move.
Fortunately, the late emperor had hidden the imperial seal, and Emperor Yuxian could not find it, so he could not kill him. Taking advantage of Emperor Yuxian's absence, he tremblingly wrote this imperial edict and also wrote the abdication edict.
Emperor Yuxian received the abdication edict and was eager to ascend the throne. In order to eliminate any potential threats, he went so far as to order someone to administer arsenic to the late emperor.
This person was none other than Wuchang, the most trusted eunuch by the late emperor's side.
Following Emperor Yuxian's instructions, he personally poured arsenic, a real poison, into the mouth of the stroke-stricken late emperor, causing him to bleed from all seven orifices and die.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Yuxian intended to discard Wuchang after he had served his purpose, aiming to eliminate him completely and silence him. Wuchang had no choice but to produce the imperial edict, publicize the matter to the world, and appear in person to testify to the truth.
The moment this imperial edict was issued, the capital was thrown into chaos. A storyteller, always at the forefront of his time, immediately adapted the event into a short story and further amplified it.
Many bookstores even defied the trend and published storybooks.
Emperor Yuxian's face was very ugly. He forcefully tore the book in his hand to shreds and threw it aside.
"Who is spreading these rumors?" he asked in a deep voice.
Dezhu knelt on the ground, shaking his head tremblingly, "This servant...this servant does not know..."
Emperor Yuxian gritted his teeth and swept all the teaware off the table, making a loud clattering sound. His chest heaved, as if he were furious.
He stared intently at Dezhuo, "Didn't you say that Wuchang was killed by Lu Huai?"
Dezhuo was Wuchang's former disciple, Xiaoqizi.
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