Although he had just finished speaking, he was already walking slowly towards Jing Xueer.
Qingluan held Xue'er and stepped back. Jing Yuchen said from the side: "Bring Xue'er here and kowtow to father."
Miao Qinghua had to retract her outstretched hand. She looked at Jing Yuchen unhappily, but finally walked away without saying anything.
After Miao Qinghua left, Jing Yuchen finally spoke: "Get up and find a place to rest."
Ni Yueshan stood up and said worriedly, "How about you go and rest first, and I'll keep watch over you?"
"It's okay." Jing Yuchen looked calm as he threw paper money into the brazier.
Ni Yueshan didn't try to persuade her much. He winked at Qingluan and followed her to the side to rest.
At the same time, Cang Lie.
Duan Gouqiong burst into laughter when she heard that Emperor Xianchang had died. Shao Lecheng, who was standing nearby, said with some concern, "Gouqiong, you're pregnant now. Can you smile a little more gently? I see your belly heaving so much it's really scary!"
Duan Gouqiong rolled his eyes at Shao Lecheng: "You can't even laugh? You're such a fool!"
Shao Lecheng was confronted and wanted to retort, but he just kept his mouth shut in frustration.
Duan Gouqiong, whose belly was bulging, was stroking it with one hand and wondering, "Since the emperor is dead, has the prince ascended the throne? Can we return to our normal lives?"
Shao Lecheng looked at Duan Gouqiong in surprise. He obviously didn't know what Duan Gouqiong wanted to do and why he wanted to go back?
Noticing Shao Lecheng's puzzled expression, Duan Gouqiong raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Xianchang is already the world of Yueshan and the Crown Prince. As a prince, how can you not go back?"
"Gou Qiong, have you been idle for too long and forgotten the dangers of life? The emperor wanted us to..."
Before Shao Lecheng could finish his words, Duan Gouqiong interrupted him and said, "You took Princess Xianchang to marry, but have you forgotten? The princess is still alive and well! If she hadn't tricked me into the room, I..."
After saying this, she clenched her fists tightly and shouted loudly, "Come here, pack up your things immediately. This princess wants to go back to Xianchang!"
Shao Lecheng felt that what Duan Gouqiong wanted to do was very irrational. He was anxious to persuade her, but Duan Gouqiong would not listen.
Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen had no time for themselves due to the emperor's death, so they had to stay in the palace...
In order to establish a new emperor as soon as possible, Miao Qinghua requested that the emperor's body be sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial as soon as possible.
Jing Yuchen and Ni Yueshan naturally had no objection and quickly completed the emperor's funeral, but the city was still immersed in grief over the emperor's death. All entertainment venues were closed and restaurants did not dare to serve meat.
After finishing everything, Jing Yuchen finally had time to have a comfortable and full night's sleep.
But the next day, I had to go to the morning court.
Miao Qinghua appeared in the court again, but this time, a palace maid was holding a swaddled baby beside her. The baby seemed to be sleeping quietly.
Miao Qinghua scanned the ministers present one by one, then set her sights on Ni Gaofei. "Prime Minister, you were by the late emperor's side that day. You know why he passed away so suddenly."
"I just heard that they want to make the prince consort who lives far away in Canglie the emperor, and the other one is the prince who lives nearby in Xianchang and has made many contributions to Xianchang!"
"Since the late emperor disagrees with the two of you, then... the matter of establishing a new emperor..."
Miao Qinghua's words caused the ministers present to start discussing.
Finally, someone stepped forward and said, "Queen, the country cannot be without a monarch for a day. Time has dragged on for so long..." Then she looked at Jing Yuchen and said, "Crown Prince, you said before that the late emperor would wake up. Now that the late emperor has passed away, you can't..."
"Sir, didn't you hear what the Queen just said? Father died of anger because he heard the part about making this prince the Emperor?"
Jing Yuchen's eyes were so sharp that the person who was speaking had to shut up.
Someone lamented, "What should we do? Who of the late emperor's sons is capable of this?"
"Queen, I wonder why you brought the little prince here today..."
This was Ni Gaofei's question, and Miao Qinghua immediately responded, "In my heart, I think it would be most appropriate for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne, but the late Emperor did not allow it. So, the only option is to let Ruo'er become the Emperor, and let the Crown Prince be the Regent..."
The people present began to discuss again. Jing Yuchen stood upright in the hall, his charming face even showing a hint of nonchalance. He said calmly, "Mother, this plan sounds good."
The other ministers had a heated discussion, and the Miao family quickly followed suit: "The Crown Prince agrees, and it doesn't go against the Emperor's wishes. There really is no better plan than this!"
Just as everyone present was about to decide on a plan, a voice rang out from outside the hall: "Why don't you ask for my opinion?"
The voice of the person who spoke startled everyone present. They all looked outside and saw Shao Lecheng walking slowly towards them!
He was dressed in an ordinary bamboo green robe, with a sly smile on his handsome face: "It seems that this king has been forgotten by too many people!"
"At the beginning, the king and the princess were being hunted by King Tufan, and we had no choice but to hide in Canglie, which was the nearest place. When we heard that our father had passed away, we hurried back, but... in the end, we got back too late, and our father's funeral had already ended."
As he spoke, he had already walked into the main hall and bowed to Miao Qinghua: "Greetings, Queen Mother."
The people present didn't know the full story of what happened with Tufan, so he can just say whatever he wants, right?
Miao Qinghua felt very unhappy when she saw Shao Lecheng suddenly appear. She said indifferently, "I wonder if you have any good ideas?"
Her eyes were cold, and it was obvious that she was not happy at all that Shao Lecheng had returned.
"At the beginning, the Emperor said that he didn't agree with me and the Crown Prince becoming emperors, but he didn't say to make this little brother the Emperor! The Emperor has many sons and daughters, and there are other princes as well. Although some are young, and some are not in the capital, stationed outside, they are better than knowing nothing and becoming the Emperor's little brother for no reason, right?"
"Watch your words!" Miao Qinghua scolded unhappily, feeling extremely annoyed with Shao Lecheng.
Shao Lecheng sighed, "Mother, please don't be angry. Although this child is now being raised by you, his biological mother is just a commoner. Her real identity seems to be a dancer... Can her son become the emperor?"
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