Chapter 229 Abdication Decree
In July of that year, Chen Shuyao gave birth to a baby boy and named him Xiao Qiyun, which means Qiyun shines on the forest.
Little Qiyun was loved by everyone as soon as he was born. The emperor was very happy when he learned that the child was born, and rewarded him with many rare and precious things that day.
After Xiao Qiyun was one month old, he was brought into the palace by his wet nurse again.
Zhu Hongyuan had neither children nor brothers.
After Empress Dowager Wei was imprisoned, the retired emperor devoted himself to Buddhism every day and was indifferent to everything in the court and the country.
Originally, court officials urged the emperor to visit the harem more often.
But when they saw Zhu Hongyuan's attitude towards Xiao Qiyun, they seemed to suddenly understand something.
The emperor seemed to be on high alert not only against Xiao Qiyun, but also against his father Xiao Mo.
As things have come to this point, the Zhu family has become smaller, while the Xiao family is growing larger day by day.
The emperor originally didn't want to rely too much on the Xiao family, but later he tried to strike a balance. As a result, not only did he lose his troops, but he also made a fool of himself.
The young and energetic emperor had never suffered such a setback before. He was so upset that his body suddenly collapsed.
His mother, Queen Dowager Wei, saw that the situation was not good and became ambitious for a while.
She wanted to control the women of the Xiao family and use Xiao Mo for her own purposes, but in the end, Old Madam Xiao died because of her.
In general, the royal family relies on the Xiao family, but also fails the Xiao family.
Zhu Hongyuan died at the end of this year. Before his death, he left an edict, abdicating the throne to Xiao Mo, the then leader of the imperial guards.
The little emperor's actions shocked the whole court and the country.
When the news reached Duke Cheng's Mansion, everyone in the Xiao family was shocked.
However, Xiao Mo still performed his duties as the leader of the imperial guards as before, going out early and returning late every day without any slackness.
He remained the same until he dealt with Zhu Hongyuan's funeral.
The court officials also went to court at the hour of Mao, but there was no one to preside over the court affairs. Many people's livelihood issues that needed to be resolved needed to be decided by someone, and everyone came to the Prime Minister.
Zhang Jiming twirled his beard and pondered for a moment, then took hundreds of civil and military officials to the Duke Cheng's Mansion.
Everyone knelt outside the palace and waited. When they saw Xiao Mo returning from the camp outside the capital, they all knelt down and pleaded in unison: "General Xiao, please obey the will of the late emperor. The country cannot be without a ruler for a day. We hope that General Xiao will consider the country and ascend the throne as soon as possible."
Xiao Mo waved his hand and asked them to go back, saying frankly that he had no ambition to be an emperor, and only wanted to protect the safety of the Dayan Dynasty like the fathers of the Xiao family.
After seeing off the group of court officials, Xiao Jinwen, who followed Xiao Mo back to the mansion, couldn't help but look at his elder brother who was not far away. He saw that his face was indifferent and his steps were steady, and he couldn't tell anything.
After Xiao Jinwen returned, Master Xiao San heard from his son about the situation outside the mansion. He touched his chin and thought for a moment, but in the end he just smiled.
Chen also talked about this with her husband: "Doesn't he really want such a good opportunity?"
The Second Master glared at her and said, "Keep your voice down. Is this something you should be involved in? My nephew has a problem, and you have to worry about it?"
Chen grumbled, "Isn't this just hoping that once he gets that position, I, his aunt, can enjoy some good things along with him?"
The Second Master listened but didn't take it seriously: "Look at the late emperor. He was such a good person at first, but what happened in the end? He just left without saying anything. Do you think that position is easy to hold?"
Then he added, "Don't give your niece-in-law any random advice. It's better for women to stay out of other people's business."
Chen rolled her eyes and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a gossipy woman. Besides, they are both very smart people. They don't need others to talk about it."
"Hmph! I'm glad you know!" The second master turned over, turned his back to her and ignored her.
Xiao Mo returned to Yan Yutang and saw his wife holding their son. He also went over and touched Xiao Qiyun's little face.
Chen Shuyao handed the child to him. Xiao Mo took it and held it for a while, then handed it to the wet nurse.
He was just about to hug his wife when the young woman in front of him dodged away.
Seeing the man frowning, he looked a little aggrieved.
Chen Shuyao smiled and pointed at the suspicious wet stain on his body, then went to find some clean clothes.
Ever since he was served by Chen Shuyao when he went to quell the rebellion last time, Xiao Mo now enjoys having her serve him.
It would be fine if it was just changing clothes, but there were several times when he suddenly got excited while changing clothes, and in the end, he didn't put on his clothes properly, but instead took off all his clothes.
Then she turned over, she was so tired that she was out of breath, and Xiao Mo came to help her get dressed.
But today, the man looked at his wife busy in front of him and suddenly laughed: "Aren't you curious?"
"What are you curious about?" After Chen Shuyao took off the robe on the other person, she put her hands around his neck, her eyes shining.
Xiao Mo lowered his head and kissed her lips, "Do you want to be the queen?"
"I don't want to." Chen Shuyao said seriously.
Xiao Mo smiled again: "My husband doesn't want to either."
Seeing her looking over, the man reached out and touched the little girl's head: "I don't want to, but when others do it, it seems that we are more passive, right?"
Chen Shuyao thought of Madam Xiao, and there was pain in her eyes. She put her arms around Xiao Mo's waist and leaned her face against his chest: "Then please work harder, my husband!"
Xiao Mo was enjoying the rare dependence of the little woman. When he was about to do something, he heard a baby crying suddenly from outside.
Then, Shen Shuyao's eyes became clear in an instant, and she stuffed the clothes into the man's arms, "Husband, change yourself!"
Before Xiao Mo Ren could react, the young woman had already gone out at an extremely fast speed.
When Chen Shuyao came back after coaxing the child, the man had already entered the bathroom, and her mother-in-law also came over.
When Wang heard that her eldest son was bathing inside, she entertained her grandson in the room. She had a conversation with Shen Shuyao before Xiao Mo came out.
Wang probably just came to take a look and left after a while.
Since the ministers begged Xiao Mo to ascend the throne the day before, Grand Tutor Shen also came to the Duke's Mansion the next day.
Chen Shuyao hadn't seen her grandfather for some time. She occasionally heard about the old man from her younger brother, who only said that the tutor only grew vegetables and tested their homework, and didn't care about anything else.
So when Shen Shuyao suddenly heard Wuying ask her to take the child to Mingzhe Hall, she was stunned.
When Chen Shuyao went over with the wet nurse and Xiao Qiyun, the old man was talking to Xiao Mo in the study.
Chen Shuyao waited outside for a while, and then the two men came out.
The old tutor smiled and stretched out his hand to the child, but the five-month-old Qiyun only wanted to pull the old man's goatee. The tutor was not annoyed, but instead put his face close to him and let him pull it, which made the little kid giggle.
Shen Shuyao was speechless: "Grandfather, please don't indulge him."
The Grand Tutor smiled and said, "This is little Taotao, just like you when you were a child."
Shen Shuyao wanted to say something, but she heard her husband next to her laugh.
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