Chapter 654 Death
The sky was already turning pale.
Xiao Xixi looked at the emperor who had already died on the bed and felt sorry for the prince.
This was the father the prince had once truly admired.
But until his death, he never felt any regret for the harm he had caused to the prince.
Xiao Xixi helped the emperor tidy up his clothes and hair, and covered him with bedding, making him look like he died in his sleep.
After doing this, she left the bedroom quietly.
Not long after she left, Gan Fu came.
He pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing the palace maids and eunuchs on duty still dozing off, his face immediately darkened.
Gan Fu went forward to wake the man up and lectured him in a low voice.
"Is this how you keep watch for the Emperor? You all sleep so soundly that you wouldn't even wake up even if there was a thunder. If the Emperor calls you for something, can you hear me?"
The palace maids and eunuchs were scolded so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads, and they felt even more uneasy.
Everyone in the Weiyang Palace knew that the emperor had a shallow mind.
He would wake up at the slightest disturbance.
Even if nothing happened, he would often wake up in the middle of the night, either because he was awakened by a nightmare or because he was thirsty and wanted to drink water.
It is also because of this that the palace maids and eunuchs who are in charge of night duty will definitely be extremely alert and dare not slack off in the slightest.
But I don’t know what happened last night?
They fell asleep for no apparent reason.
Now that they have woken up, they still feel a dull pain in the back of their necks, as if they had been hit.
After Gan Fu finished scolding, his anger subsided a little.
He glanced at the tightly closed inner room door and asked in a low voice.
"Is the Emperor still awake?"
The palace maids and eunuchs looked at each other.
One of them said hesitantly, "He probably hasn't woken up yet."
They slept for a whole night and just woke up. How could they know whether the emperor was awake or not?
Gan Fu pointed at them and said unhappily, "Just wait and see how I'll deal with you later!!"
Everyone shrank their necks, thinking that they were doomed and would definitely be punished.
Gan Fu ignored them, walked to the inner room and knocked on the door gently.
No response.
Gan Fu wondered, is the emperor still sleeping?
It shouldn't be.
The emperor has always woken up at dawn, and this has never changed over the years.
Gan Fu glanced out the window and saw that it was already dawn.
But why hasn’t the emperor woken up yet?
Gan Fu felt a little worried, so he knocked on the door again and asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, are you awake?"
Still no response.
Gan Fu's uneasiness gradually grew.
He put his hand on the door and slowly pushed it open, speaking.
"Your Majesty, I am coming in."
The house was quiet.
Gan Fu walked around the screen and saw the emperor lying motionless on the bed, looking like he was sleeping.
But Gan Fu had served the emperor for many years and knew that the emperor was suspicious and alert. Once someone entered his room, he would not be able to sleep so soundly.
Gan Fu walked to the bed cautiously, feeling very uneasy.
He found that the emperor's face was blue, his lips were gray, and there was no trace of blood.
It looks like he is dead.
Gan Fu's throat began to tremble involuntarily, and his voice became shaky and unrecognizable.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty!"
The palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting outside the door were curious when they heard Gan Fu's shout and couldn't help but look into the house.
Separated by a screen, they could not see the scene inside the room clearly, and could only vaguely see the blurry figure of Gan Fu kneeling beside the bed.
After calling "Your Majesty" several times in a row, Gan Fu finally stretched out his finger tremblingly and placed it under the emperor's nose.
No breath at all!
Gan Fu was so frightened that his heart almost stopped and he fell to the ground.
He stared at the emperor on the bed with his eyes wide open, his whole body shaking like a sieve, and then a shrill cry rang out.
"The Emperor has passed away!!"
This shout was like a sudden thunder, scaring countless people.
The first to arrive at the Weiyang Palace were the imperial doctors.
Next came the masters of each palace.
The Queen Mother was also brought here with the support of others.
When the empress dowager saw the emperor's body, she fainted from tears on the spot.
The imperial doctors hurriedly helped the patient lie down on the low couch nearby.
The concubines cried and screamed, their hearts were broken.
The princes and princesses knelt on the ground and wiped their tears.
Some people are thinking about seizing the throne before the prince returns to the palace.
However, the Queen Mother woke up soon.
She said while crying.
"Summon the cabinet and order them to come to the palace immediately. Also send someone to check how long it will take for the crown prince to come to the capital."
“Here!”
The Queen Mother's eyes were red as she glanced at the princes in front of her one by one.
She could guess that some of these people had other thoughts.
In fact, these princes are all the same to her, they are all her grandsons. No matter who sits on the throne, it will not affect her as the queen mother.
But the prince now commands an army of 110,000. He has just won a victory and his reputation is high. He will be able to reach Shengjing soon.
If someone suddenly jumps out to seize the throne at this time, the prince will definitely not give up, and then there will definitely be another disaster.
The Queen Mother didn't want things to get to that point.
She pressed the corners of her red eyes with a silk handkerchief and whispered instructions to the lady beside her.
"Order the Imperial Guards to surround the Weiyang Palace. Only entry is allowed, no exit is allowed."
"Yes."
The Weiyang Palace was soon surrounded by the Imperial Guards.
Long before the Queen Mother arrived at Weiyang Palace, Xiao Xixi had already taken advantage of the chaos to leave Weiyang Palace.
She came to the palace gate alone, took out the prince's token, and left the palace smoothly.
Several carriages stopped in front of the palace gate one after another. The ministers jumped out of the carriages in a panic and ran into the palace quickly.
The guards had received instructions long ago and let them in without saying a word.
Xiao Xixi passed by these people.
She walked some distance away, stopped, and looked back at the towering palace gate.
She walked into this door with the intention of completing a task.
And now, it's time for her to leave.
She was actually reluctant to leave.
Xiao Xixi exhaled slowly and looked away reluctantly.
She first went to the General Zhongwu's Mansion.
Xiao Lingfeng was still working in the palace at that time, and the person who received her was Xue.
Xue seemed a little uneasy when facing her.
"I didn't expect the queen to come back so suddenly. I didn't go out to greet her. I'm sorry for being impolite."
Xiao Xixi asked: "Where are Xiaolan and Qiming? I want to see them."
Xue quickly sent someone to call Xiao Zhilan and Xiao Qiming over.
The two knew that their sister had come and they were a little excited.
It's just that Xiao Qiming is at the most awkward age. Even if he is happy in his heart, he still pretends to be indifferent.
Xiao Zhilan was much more obedient and docile.
She called me sister sweetly.
Xiao Xixi touched her head and said with a smile: "I came here to say goodbye to you. I'm leaving now."
Xiao Zhilan asked hurriedly, "Where are you going, sister?"
Xiao Xixi: "I'm going to a very far place."
"So when can you come back?"
Xiao Xixi smiled and said, "I don't know."
(End of this chapter)
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