"You! Why didn't you say that before? Now that you see this prince losing power, you will say it?"

Lord Dingping knew before he came that this was not an easy task, so when he looked at the Fourth Prince, he was unusually cold, and then said something.

"My own daughter entered your Fourth Prince's mansion as his principal wife. She has been diligent and filial to His Majesty for many years, and has been kind to everyone in the mansion. But what good ending did she have? It wasn't long after she died, and you rushed to marry the daughter of the Wei family. If we hadn't sent someone else later, I'm afraid Wu'er wouldn't have lived to see these days. Now you come to tell me all this, why don't you think about what your attitude was when I said I would send another one to be the principal wife in the mansion?"

Lord Dingping's words hit the Fourth Prince right where it hurts, and he now regrets it deeply.

He originally thought it would be like adding wings to a tiger, but unexpectedly it turned out to be like rat poison that ruined the whole barrel. If he had a choice, he would rather not marry a wife than be treated like this.

Therefore, he could not refute what was said, but when he looked at Marquis Dingping, he still hoped that he would let him go because of their past friendship. However, his life was a stepping stone for the future career of everyone in Marquis Dingping's mansion, so he would not be spared.

So, Marquis Dingping waved his hand, and someone walked in.

It was the same as when the Queen sentenced the Imperial Concubine to death, with poisoned wine, dagger and white silk. The Fourth Prince looked at these things and refused to be executed, cursing under his breath.

"This prince is really blind. Why are they all trying to kill me? Marquis Dingping, don't think that you can win the prince's favor by killing me today. For a fence-sitter like you, do you think you will have a bright future if you join the prince? Hahahaha, you're dreaming!"

Lord Dingping was too lazy to waste time talking to him. He glanced at the people behind him, and immediately four or five big men came up, tied him up, pressed him, and forced him to drink poisoned wine.

The fourth prince struggled, but to no avail.

Before the refreshing feeling of the wine wore off after it went down his throat, he could feel the blood flowing backwards throughout his body. He began to feel a burning sensation and soon he developed severe abdominal pain. Those people were afraid that one glass would not be enough, so they forced him to drink a whole pot.

The poison in the wine took effect, and the Fourth Prince rolled on the ground in pain.

As he rolled, blood began to flow from his mouth and nose. He kept shouting "Help", but there was no way these people in front of him could save him, so there was no one to turn to.

Until he took his last breath, his eyes were still full of resentment towards Marquis Dingping, but the pain made him unable to utter complete words, otherwise it would have been a curse.

Only after confirming that the Fourth Prince was dead did Marquis Dingping breathe a sigh of relief.

"I chose you with all my heart, but you are hopeless and I cannot drag my entire clan to be buried with you. So we are destined to be together. I will try my best to keep your body intact, but a grand funeral is not possible. However, your mother and brother are with you down there, so I think your road to reincarnation will not be too lonely."

After saying this, he looked at his subordinate who followed him and gave an order.

"Find a coffin and rest in peace. Life is not easy."

"Yes, sir."

When the news of the death of the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince reached the Crown Prince's ears, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thus, all possibilities that hindered his ascension to the throne had been eliminated. Now, all he needed to do was to unite all the forces that could be united and create a prosperous and glorious new dynasty.

Outside, Gu Shaoyu and Guo Xiang were also divided into two factions. One led the Huben Army to investigate the case of the crown prince of the previous dynasty, while the other led the court officials to begin to decompose and integrate the newly defected forces.

For Prime Minister Guo, he hopes that those who stay will work wholeheartedly for the good of Daxing. There is no need to form cliques for personal gain or engage in tit-for-tat confrontation. Instead, they can work hard and do more serious things.

Therefore, many of the cases of aristocratic families protecting each other and corrupt officials that had occurred during the decades of the late emperor's reign were also dealt with.

Some smart ones had already put their thoughts aside and quietly stayed indoors to save their lives, but there were also some stupid ones who insisted on making trouble, and naturally they did not end up well.

By mid-April, the entire Sui'an City had bid farewell to the bloody storm of the past month and welcomed hope.

April 18th was Tai Ge'er's third birthday banquet and also the day of enthronement designated by the new emperor, so the entire Sui'an city was cleaned up many times, and both the streets and stalls were organized and cleared in an orderly manner, giving a sense of newness.

The outings and spring banquets that were originally planned in March are no longer possible.

During the national mourning period, the emperor was still in mourning. If the court officials below became noisy, wouldn't that be courting death? In the General's Mansion, Xitang Courtyard.

The branches are in luxuriant bloom, and looking around you can see the lush greenery mixed with the fragrance of pink and white peaches and plums, which makes people feel happy at the sight.

It’s just that because it was a period of national mourning, no one in the palace was allowed to use red, so the lively atmosphere was missing.

Du Jingyi had just woken up from his nap when he heard the noise.

"Please be gentle when moving things. Madam is taking a nap."

When I heard this, I seemed to be back to a few years ago when my general had just returned from Cezhou. A smile appeared on the corners of my mouth.

"cherry."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Du Jingyi shouted outside, and Yingtao heard the call and naturally went back into the house.

"Madam is awake?"

"Well, what's going on outside?"

"They were sent by someone from the palace, saying they were for Madam and the young masters. I took a look and saw that most of them were fashionable materials and porcelain vases."

This was not a festival, which was really puzzling, so Du Jingyi asked.

"Who sent it?"

"The man who came only said that she was a noble lady in the palace, but after I gave her some silver, I found out that she was a noble lady in Qingxiang Palace."

When a new emperor ascends the throne, it is natural that the concubines in the harem will also be given titles and positions, but they do not have official titles yet, so they are all referred to as noble ladies.

The Crown Princess moved into the Changchun Palace with full legitimacy. The former Concubine Lin lived in the Heqing Palace, Concubine Li lived in the Xian'an Palace, Concubine Wang lived in the Haining Palace, the favored Concubine Zong Liangdi lived in the Yingyue Palace, and the Qingxiang Palace was where the eldest daughter sent by the Xing family lived.

The eldest daughter of the Xing family was once the one that the eldest sister-in-law Liu had her eyes on and wanted to marry Ping'er. Unfortunately, the people in the first branch of the Xing family were very proud and a mere Duke's Mansion was not worthy of their attention, so she was sent to Sui'an City earlier.

Facts have proved that they were right. Now she is living in the main hall of a palace and is at least a concubine.