Yu Dynasty went to the capital to pay homage to Fu.
The moon was high in the sky, and a lantern was lit in Taoranting.
Dong Shulan, Yu Wenyun and Yan Xiaolou, three women, were sitting here.
No one made tea, and no one even spoke.
They stayed in Guanyun City until the end of May, but did not receive any good news about Fu Xiaoguan.
Almost all the bodies buried by the avalanche have been found. Emperor Wen died peacefully, but Fu Xiaoguan's body has not been found. Some people say that many of the bodies were crushed into a bloody mess, making it impossible to identify their identities. The implication is that Fu Xiaoguan must be dead, but Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun simply don't believe it.
The Taoist elder brother Su Jue, the third sister Su Rou, and the sixth sister Su Su are still searching there. Su Jue firmly believes that Fu Xiaoguan is not dead, because among all the relics he has cleared out, he did not see the brother of the magical artifact that Fu Xiaoguan always carried with him!
Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Wu Dynasty were also digging deep into the ground in search of a certain relic. Later, they heard that it was the imperial seal that Emperor Wen took to offer sacrifices to heaven!
Without the imperial seal, the throne of the emperor is just a name!
Therefore, the countless amounts of snow that poured down in the huge canyon were cleared away. However, they still did not find the imperial seal, and Su Jue did not find the artifact either.
This is the only good news that keeps Dong Shulan and Yu Wenjun alive.
But where could the avalanche in that place take people?
It was a canyon. No matter how far you rushed, you would always be in the canyon and there was no way you could reach the other side of the mountain.
No one knew that Wu Linger dug out Fu Xiaoguan from the snow that night, and no one knew that she took advantage of the chaos to do something daring - she tied Fu Xiaoguan to her back again in the dark, rode out of the Li Luo Plateau, and ran to the small village at the foot of the plateau.
She didn't want to be the queen, she just wanted to give birth to a child for Fu Xiaoguan!
Just as she thought that night when she ran to the palace with Fu Xiaoguan on her back:
I don’t want such a fate!
If this is my fate—I will kill it!
If this is God's will, I'll just chop the sky with my sword and see!
She used her actions to kill this life and cut off this sword of heaven!
Then she discovered a problem. If she brought Fu Xiaoguan back to inherit the throne, what should she do if she was already pregnant?
She knew clearly that this was against human ethics. If she was exposed, she would die, but the baby in her belly would also die.
This is absolutely not possible!
She knew very well what Fu Xiaoguan was going to do. As long as she ascended the throne, Fu Xiaoguan would never come to Wu Dynasty again.
So, after the old empress dowager finally had no choice, she hurriedly ascended the throne on the first day of June and became the first female emperor in the history of the Wu Dynasty!
On the morning of the first day of June, Nangong Yiyu went to the Yangxin Palace.
He brought a ladder and climbed up to the plaque, and sure enough, there was a black jade box behind it.
He took out the box, opened it and took a look, put the imperial edict back in, placed the box behind the plaque again, and left quietly.
This thing, this matter, he is the only one in the world who knows about it.
He didn't want to say it out loud, he wanted to keep this matter completely buried deep in his heart!
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"We can't continue to sink into despair like this. He won't die. He will definitely come back."
Dong Shulan took a deep breath, her eyes gradually becoming firm. "Starting tomorrow, Xiaolou will be in charge of Tingmei's business. I'll go check on the construction progress of Yufulou. He snatched those two buildings from the Shi family. He said he wanted to build them into the largest commercial center. I hope they'll be exactly what he wanted when he comes back."
Yan Xiaolou nodded firmly, and Yu Wenjun asked, "What about me?"
"Send some trustworthy people to Guanyun City."
"Still going?"
"Why not? Jinghu Villa is still our home! And we have to take care of the three shops we bought on Sajin Avenue. The courtyard outside the city that Nangong Dongxue took us to see is planned to be an underwear workshop. We need to select some skilled workers from our Shangjing workshop to build a new workshop there."
Yu Wenjun also nodded, "Okay, I'll do it tomorrow morning."
"I'm afraid I'll be away from Shangjing for a while. Everything here will be left to you two."
Yan Xiaolou asked, "Where are you going, sister?"
Dong Shulan smiled faintly, "Linjiang and Xishan are our family's most important industries. I have to go and see them myself."
Now the news about Fu Xiaoguan's disappearance in Guanyun City has reached the Yu Dynasty.
Although the common people may not know it, many officials in the Yu Dynasty have already known the news.
Some people felt sorry for it, while others were secretly happy.
But everyone, including Emperor Xuan and Empress Shang, believed that Fu Xiaoguan was dead.
In such a disaster, no one survived, so how could Fu Xiaoguan be an exception?
The news that subsequently reached the Yu Dynasty was that Princess Taiping ascended the throne on the first day of June. She did not change the reign title and continued to use the Wen calendar to commemorate Emperor Wen's great achievements.
Dieyi Palace.
Empress Shang sat quietly on the tea table making tea, while Emperor Xuan stood in front of the window.
"This is the unpredictable nature of fortune and misfortune." Emperor Xuan said with great emotion, recalling that Fu Xiaoguan had walked all the way from Linjiang, but no one could have expected that this journey would lead to his death.
"So, Senior Official Fu once said that letting him be a small landlord in Linjiang would be better than anything else. Unfortunately... Emperor Wen's efforts ended up harming him."
Empress Shang was silent for two breaths, then said, "Speaking of which... if he hadn't suddenly become enlightened and become a great talent in Linjiang, and then his fame spread to the capital, Emperor Wen wouldn't have had such thoughts. This is truly the unpredictable nature of fortune and misfortune."
"What should the Ninth Princess do now?"
"...After Wen Yun came back, she cried for a whole day and night, and she continued to cry every day. She was too deeply in love, and this incident can only allow time to slowly erase the memories of Fu Xiaoguan in her mind. We can't do anything, otherwise it will upset her."
"Okay!" Emperor Xuan nodded, turned around and walked back to the tea table and sat down. "Wen asked where he went off to."
"Wen Dao was also very upset after learning about Fu Xiaoguan's news. He probably went to Lan Ting Ji again."
"I was just thinking, fortune and misfortune are unpredictable, and it's time for me to appoint a crown prince."
Empress Shang was slightly startled. She poured a cup of tea and handed it to Emperor Xuan. She slowly raised her head and said, "This is a matter of state. I will not make any suggestions."
"This is also a family matter, Empress. Think about it. Emperor Wen used Xiao's knife to kill the Second Prince in order to ensure Fu Xiaoguan's succession to the throne. And Empress Dowager Xi was even more formidable. She actually killed the First Prince directly. If it weren't for the incident at the temple, even if Fu Xiaoguan no longer wanted to be emperor, he would have had to take that position."
"I cannot be as cold-blooded as Emperor Wen, but my intention is... to confer the title of Prince Jin on the Fourth Prince, and to grant him the Xirong Prefecture in the Western Wasteland!"
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