Chapter 255: Please grant marriage to Ying Shiyi as the Crown Prince's wife
Yun Qingshi went with Xiao Jiwu, but he did not plan to go in. Instead, he chose to stay outside the palace gate.
"Awu, I'll wait for you outside."
He didn't want to see the Dog Emperor again, so he just waited outside for Xiao Jiwu to come out.
Hearing this, Xiao Jiwu gently stroked the boy's head and nodded gently in response: "Okay, I won't keep you waiting too long."
The eunuch immediately announced in a sharp voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
But today, this is just a formality. Without waiting for a response from inside the palace, the door opened and Xiao Jiwu strode into the emperor's bedroom.
Xiao Jiwu stopped in front of the emperor's dragon bed and said in a calm voice, "Your son greets your father."
On the dragon bed, Xiao Ling'an had long since lost his former glory. Upon hearing Xiao Jiwu's voice, he stretched his withered arms out from under the quilt. With Liu Kanghe's help, he half-sat up and demanded, "What...are you doing here?"
Just a short sentence seemed to have consumed a lot of his energy. After he finished speaking, he stared at Xiao Jiwu breathlessly.
In just two months, his health had deteriorated significantly. He looked haggard and his hair had turned gray.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiwu said bluntly without any reservation: "I'm here to ask for two orders from the emperor."
Xiao Ling'an had already expected that Xiao Jiwu would come to ask for an imperial decree. Even if he was the crown prince, it would be illegal for him to pass on the throne without an imperial decree.
But Xiao Jiwu said two orders...
Yun Qingshi, who was waiting outside the palace gate, was equally surprised when he heard Xiao Jiwu's words. He also thought that Xiao Jiwu was only here to force the emperor to write an imperial edict to pass on the throne...
Xiao Ling'an's cloudy eyes quickly flashed with suspicion, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "Besides the imperial decree of succession, what else do you want?"
Xiao Jiwu replied, "I ask Your Majesty to grant my son Ying Shiyi the title of Crown Prince's wife."
Yun Qingshi:!
Outside the hall, a look of shock suddenly flashed across Yun Qingshi's eyes.
Granted marriage!?
Xiao Jiwu had not told him this before.
The moment Xiao Jiwu finished speaking, Xiao Ling'an's eyes were filled with shock. He was so angry that he picked up the celadon bowl on the small table and slammed it to the ground. He started coughing violently: "Cough cough cough! Cough cough! Rebellious son! Rebellious son! Do you want to piss me off to death? You want to marry a man as your principal wife! Have you ever thought about the dignity of the royal family! Cough cough, have you ever thought about the ancestral etiquette and laws -"
Before the emperor could finish, Xiao Jiwu interrupted him coldly: "I am not seeking your opinion. The imperial decree for marriage can be used in exchange for the lives of Xiao Jinchen and the others."
After hearing this, Xiao Lingan's eyes turned red with anger: "You! You are threatening me!"
Xiao Jiwu: "Yes, it all depends on what Father chooses. Father also knows how they treated me in the past. I have no brotherly relationship with them, so I can kill them all the same."
After hearing what Xiao Jiwu said, Xiao Lingan's face twisted for a moment. He glared at Xiao Jiwu fiercely, and his throat made a series of hoarse and uncomfortable gasps, but he never dared to say no.
Because he knew that Xiao Jiwu was really capable of doing such a thing.
He knew that his life was coming to an end, but he still cared about his own flesh and blood.
Xiao Jiwu had already calculated everything when he arrived. Seeing that Xiao Lingan had nothing more to say, he gestured to Liu Kanghe, "Eunuch Liu, please help our father draft the decree."
"Yes." Liu Kanghe quickly agreed and helped the seriously ill emperor to sit behind the desk.
The pen and ink were already prepared on the table, and the blank imperial edict was spread out on the desk.
Xiao Lingan finally picked up the pen tremblingly.
Before the emperor put pen to paper, Xiao Jiwu casually said, "How I, your son, treat my brothers from now on will depend entirely on your father's imperial decree today."
Hearing this, Xiao Lingan, who had been planning to write something casually, closed his eyes unwillingly. He had finally changed his plans...
Half an hour later, two written imperial edicts were handed to Xiao Jiwu for his review.
After confirming that everything was correct, Xiao Jiwu stamped the seal and left the Jiade Hall without stopping.
The emperor was left sitting in the hall, coughing up blood angrily: "Cough, cough, cough..."
Seeing this, Liu Kanghe stepped forward hypocritically to comfort him: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a true dragon born into the world, and the throne has been passed to Your Highness. Your Majesty should be at ease..."
Outside the hall, Yun Qingshi waited quietly for Xiao Jiwu to walk up to him step by step.
Xiao Jiwu immediately took Yun Qingshi's hand and asked with concern: "Are you tired? I shouldn't have let you come out with me."
Hearing this, Yun Qingshi slowly shook his head: "Not tired."
He then hesitated and said, "A marriage?"
Xiao Jiwu nodded in response, "Yes, I promised you in the cave at Wugui Cliff that I would make you my princess. Today, I am the Crown Prince, so you are naturally the Crown Princess. When I ascend the throne in the future, you will be my one and only queen. I'm sorry to have kept Qingqing waiting for so long."
Hearing this, Yun Qingshi's eyes were filled with emotion. He said, "Soon, soon..."
Hearing this, Xiao Jiwu squeezed the boy's palm and said, "Go back, it's late."
"Yeah." Yun Qingshi nodded slightly in response.
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On the fifth day of June, the emperor passed away and the prince ascended the throne.
In the end, Xiao Lingan did not live to see their wedding day.
However, Xiao Jiwu was originally the crown prince, and he had an imperial edict of succession, so his accession to the throne was legitimate and undisputed. He only needed to choose a coronation ceremony after the national mourning period.
However, another imperial decree granting marriage once again caused an uproar in the court.
No grand and auspicious ceremonies can be held during the national mourning period, so Xiao Jiwu planned to get married three days after the coronation ceremony and make Yun Qingshi his queen.
But even with the imperial decree granting the marriage, some court officials still raised objections.
"A man becoming queen is unheard of and contrary to moral principles! It will undoubtedly lead to public discussion and ridicule from other nations. Your Majesty, please reconsider this!"
"Besides, how can a man continue the imperial line? How can an emperor be without an heir?"
In just a few months, the court had undergone a major reshuffle. Except for a few pillars of talent who were dedicated to state affairs, the court was now entirely composed of Xiao Jiwu's people and talents newly selected through palace elections.
Naturally, these people didn't dare to say anything more.
The one who dared to give advice at this time was an old minister, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, who was also the teacher of Prince Xiao Jiwu.
But in the past, this teacher had no affection for Xiao Jiwu, and Xiao Jiwu kept him only for state affairs.
Zhang Zhicheng finished speaking, Xiao Jiwu slowly looked at him and opened his lips casually:
"Laughing at other countries? Who dares?"
"What does it matter what the people say? If I can keep them well fed and clothed, they will only be grateful to me."
"As for the heir, I will adopt one from the royal family someday, and the Empress will personally raise him. Besides, this is my family affair, so there is no need for Grand Secretary Zhang to worry about it."
Zhang Zhicheng frowned after hearing this, and another minister wanted to speak: "Your Majesty——"
But Xiao Jiwu had already lost his patience. His expression suddenly turned cold, and he said in a cold voice: "This is the will of my father. As a son, I must obey it. I dare not disobey."
Xiao Jiwu continued, "The Emperor has passed away. If anyone still wants to argue, I can send you away and discuss it with the Emperor myself."
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