At this time, the three children had been taken away, and the room was quiet again. Lianyi opened her eyes with great effort, looked at the prince with a messy bun, and said intermittently:
"Prince, I am your child."
"The kids are fine, don't worry."
"Prince, if I am no longer here, you must take good care of the children!!"
After Lianyi finished speaking, she looked at the prince intently, waiting for his reply.
"Lianyi, don't worry. I will make the eldest brother Hongji the crown prince and he will inherit my kingdom in the future."
The prince was also somewhat moved and immediately promised.
Lian Yi smiled because she got the prince's assurance, then she fainted completely, and her breathing became weaker.
The prince felt upset, so he personally picked up Lian Yi and gently placed her on the bed. He then said to the pale-faced palace maid beside him:
"Change the Crown Princess's clothes, and ask the imperial physician to take her pulse. We must do our best to treat her."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The two surviving palace maids replied with trembling voices.
The Crown Prince knew that although the Crown Princess' chest was still heaving, it was only a matter of time before she died. However, he still had to do what he had to do. If he didn't rescue her and let the Crown Princess die like this, how would everyone view him, the emperor who was about to ascend the throne.
At this time, Quanfu trotted over to the prince and said:
"Prince, please go to Fengqi Palace and take a look! The Queen is in trouble!"
"What's going on? How could it be bad? Did all the people sent to protect our mother die?"
The prince's eyes flashed, and he immediately scolded angrily.
"Reporting to the Crown Prince, there were indeed serious casualties, but the Queen was plotted against by Concubine Liang."
Quanfu followed the prince's footsteps and spoke as he walked.
"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"
"Liang Fei used a hairpin stained with poison to cut the Empress's arm. The Empress died of poisoning."
Quanfu said with his head down.
"What!"
The prince paused and ran directly towards Fengqi Palace.
When he entered Fengqi Palace, what he saw were three corpses placed in the middle.
The Queen died of poisoning, so her lips were purple and blood was coming out of all her orifices.
Concubine De died by hitting her head against a pillar. Her son had already died, and she had no hope. She could not survive at all, so she chose to commit suicide.
When Concubine Liang saw the Queen dying with blood coming out of all her orifices, she knew that she would not survive either. Most of the people she brought with her were also dead, so she inserted the hairpin in her hand into her neck and chose to commit suicide.
The prince knelt on his knees and cried bitterly:
"Mother! Father has been killed by the second and third sons, why are you leaving me too?"
"Prince, I'm so sorry!"
Quanfu also knelt beside the prince and whispered comfortingly.
The prince burst into tears. He was truly heartbroken this time. He had originally wanted his mother to help him stabilize the harem, but now everything was ruined.
After the prince had cried enough, he was supported by Quanfu and reluctantly went to Ganhe Hall to summon all the officials in the imperial city to deal with the next matters.
He wanted to ascend the throne as quickly as possible, complete the transition of power, and eradicate the remaining forces of his second and third brothers.
"Quanfu, ring the death knell and let the world know!"
The prince said, pretending to be sad.
"yes!"
When the first ray of sunlight appeared in the early morning, it was followed by the death knell that rang throughout the imperial city.
The sound of horses galloping in the city and the friction of soldiers' armor last night made the people realize that things were going to change.
As expected, the emperor passed away! But it is unknown who among the three adult princes will have the last laugh.
The people quickly changed their clothes, took off their jewelry, put on mourning clothes, put away all red things, and mourned as the whole country.
Soon after, the residences of the second prince and the third prince were surrounded by the royal guards, who allowed only entry but not exit. Everyone guessed that the final winner would be the crown prince.
Sure enough, all the officials entered the palace that day and did not return home until sunset and moonrise. Then the prince held a funeral for the emperor and the empress, and read out the charges against his second and third brothers for patricide, as well as the charges against Concubine De and Concubine Liang for poisoning the empress, implicating nine clans.
For a period of time afterwards, the blood on the ground of Caishikou never dried and someone washed it every day. It was not until the new emperor successfully ascended the throne that the purge of dissidents stopped.
It is worth mentioning that the person who accompanied the new emperor to the throne was Lianyi, who should now be called the queen. And because she guarded the East Palace and swore to protect her three children to the death, Lianyi's position as queen is very stable.
Meng Guangshen arrived at the imperial city in time and turned his previous visit into a viewing ceremony. Looking at his pale-faced "sister" sitting on the position that all women in the world yearned for, he felt mixed emotions.
If it was her own sister, not to mention protecting the child, she would probably scare herself to death when the palace coup happened. However, Deputy General Xia's daughter did a very good job, which was beyond the average girl.
Another person who had some twists and turns in his heart was the prince. When he was holding Lianyi, she was already showing some signs of dying, but was finally saved by Doctor Liang. Although he rewarded Doctor Liang, he also hinted that he should retire and return home as soon as possible, otherwise he would not be able to help but take it out on him.
After all, he had already decided on the candidate for his new queen, and then Lianyi came back to life. If he didn't make her the queen, General Meng would probably be the first to turn against him. Didn't he see that he had even sent his second son over? It was obvious that he was supporting Meng Lianyi.
He had just ascended the throne, and the court affairs had not yet been sorted out. If there was chaos at the border at this time, he would definitely not be able to cope with it. He did not dare to take the risk, and in the end he could only reluctantly appoint Lianyi as the queen.
Lianyi wore a golden phoenix court robe made of gold threads and jade pieces, and a nine-phoenix crown on her head. She sat on the supreme position with the new emperor and became the number one person in the harem in the true sense.
After the coronation ceremony was over and the new emperor and empress completed the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, the emperor plunged into the court. Every day he had to read piles of memorials and balance the forces of many parties. He was so busy that he only slept two hours a day.
Lianyi felt much more relaxed at this time. The three wet nurses were now extremely respectful to Lianyi. Apart from feeding the children on time every day, they did not dare to approach the three princes at will. This was also the request of the new queen.
Lian Yi's original words are:
"They are only providing food for the child. There is no need for them to be too close to the child. If they want to be close, they should be close to me, the mother."
Nanny Sun also became the managing nanny, and Lanzhi was even promoted to a first-class palace maid. She became the new queen's right-hand man and her status was incomparable.
Lianyi asked Nanny Sun beside her:
"Mammy, did you see my second brother when you went out of the palace?"
"Reporting to Her Majesty the Queen, I have seen the Second Young Master."
"Is everything alright at home?"
"The second young master said that everything is fine at home. As long as you are well, the family will be fine."
After listening to this, Lianyi continued:
"Have you prepared everything I asked you to prepare?"
"Everything is ready."
"Since everything is ready, then send it out of the palace early and let my second brother take the gift I prepared back to the border. This is my daughter's filial piety."
"Yes, I will order it to be loaded onto a truck and sent out of the palace tomorrow."
Lianyi nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Lanzhi to hold the three children in front of her. She looked at them one by one and found nothing unusual. She played with the children for a while. When the three little guys started to yawn, she asked someone to hold the children and go for a nap.
At this time, Tornado walked to Lianyi's feet with an elegant cat step and rubbed her skirt.
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