Chapter 1247 Succession

In Xuzhou, Mrs. Dong ignored the shouting outside and drank the rice porridge in silence. After finishing the rice porridge, she glanced at her son again before lying down again and closing her eyes.

The maid carefully carried the tray out, and when she saw the woman being held by the old woman outside, she snorted in her heart.

Mrs. Dong did not sleep, but just closed her eyes to rest. This premature birth also hurt her body. Not only did she have to stay in confinement for two months, but she also had to take good care of her body in the next few years.

Mrs. Dong curled her lips. She really shouldn't have been so polite to her sisters-in-law from her mother's side. She thought about the medicine her second sister-in-law gave her, saying it was a pregnancy-preserving medicine. If Mrs. Song hadn't been by her side, she might have gone into premature birth due to impatience, and her son might have died in the womb.

When Mrs. Song came back from arranging the front yard, she heard the shouting. She then came in with a sullen face and yelled at the maids and servants in the main yard, "Are you all dead? Hurry up and drag them away. The third wife needs to rest and the young master needs to be quiet, don't you know?"

When the old women heard this, they no longer had time to be polite and they grabbed the person and took him out.

Mrs. Song pressed her brows, she felt really tired these days. No, it was probably because she had not felt relaxed since coming to Xuzhou. The third wife's sister-in-law came to see her, but stayed for two days and then went back.

Unexpectedly, the Second Wife arrived soon after with her son. Not only did she refuse to leave, she was even more anxious about the pregnancy than the Third Wife. The Third Wife didn't care, so this man deceived her. Fortunately, she knew pharmacology.

Mrs. Song walked into the room and looked at the Third Madam with her eyes closed. She sighed in her heart. The Third Madam had a difficult life. If it wasn't for the dignity of her natal family, she would have wanted to leave.

Mrs. Song sat beside the crib and whispered, "The child has just been sent back to the yard. I have already arranged a carriage and we can set off tomorrow."

Mrs. Dong then opened her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, you're old."

Today she deliberately let her second sister-in-law into the yard. Only in this way could Mrs. Song explode and her husband could follow the trend when he came back in the evening. If she had not been concerned about her natal family, why would she have gone to so much trouble.

Two days passed in a flash. Before dawn, the whole capital was already bustling.

Zhou Shuren put on his official uniform and hat. Not to mention that he hadn't been excited for a long time, he was particularly excited today. The preparations for the new emperor's succession had taken a long time, and the Ministry of Rites had applied for money like water.

Many palaces in the imperial palace have been renovated. After the new emperor ascended the throne, some supplies of the Ministry of Rites were replaced with new ones. Zhou Shuren thought of the ceremonial supplies and other items he saw yesterday, wow, they were all silver.

Zhou Shuren, "I'm leaving."

"Um."

Tomorrow, this lady of noble birth will also go to the palace to pay homage to the empress.

When Zhou Shuren went out, Changyi and Changzhi were already waiting in the front yard. How many people live to see the succession of imperial power, and it was such a smooth succession. This was a prosperous era, a prosperous era that was praised by later generations.

Zhou Shuren straightened his back and said, "Let's go."

Changyi and Changzhi responded and followed their father out the door.

The streets outside the palace were decorated with lights and lanterns, and residents living along the streets all got up early. The brave ones even opened their doors to watch the carriages heading towards the palace.

There have been many successions to the throne in history, but most of them were forced. Few of them voluntarily passed the throne to the next emperor. So you can imagine the grand occasion of the new emperor's succession to the throne today.

Many responsible ministers did not leave the palace yesterday, and the palace was brightly lit last night.

Inside the palace, the prince took tranquilizers before falling asleep because he was too excited. Even though he was a calm person, he was still too excited to fall asleep.

The prince slept for three hours, a total of six hours, and was in particularly good spirits. In contrast, the crown princess who entered the palace yesterday looked tired.

The couple had already changed into dragon robes and phoenix robes. They sat opposite each other without saying anything. Now all words would be in vain, so it would be better to wait quietly.

The Empress and the Emperor no longer live in the Empress's bedroom. Yesterday, the Emperor moved out of the Government Palace completely, and the Empress also moved out of the Empress's bedroom. The two of them moved into the Empress Dowager's residence.

The other concubines, because they all had sons, had left the palace early the day before and moved into the prince's palace.

The empress told the proposal to several concubines. They had been trapped in the harem for many years. They had seen through the emperor and had no expectations of him anymore. Since the empress had proposed it, they naturally agreed.

In fact, they thought they had to wait until the emperor died before they could leave the palace, and they had to endure it. Unexpectedly, the emperor would let them leave the palace and live with his son. This was already the emperor's kindness to them.

The emperor had already changed his clothes and stood motionless in front of the mirror.

The queen watched quietly. Even though the emperor was as rational as he was and acted carefree, he still couldn't let go in the end. The fact that her husband tossed and turned last night was proof of that.

The queen just sat there and accompanied him. Her husband had to overcome the gap on his own. She could not help at all. Unlike her husband, she was not the queen. Instead, she was promoted to the queen dowager and was still the most powerful in the harem.

The emperor took a deep breath and finally moved, "I am not a saint after all!"

Queen, "You and I are both ordinary people in this world."

The emperor laughed, "Yes, we are all ordinary people. Since we are ordinary people, we will have selfish desires. I have always been a biased and selfish person!"

The queen smiled when she saw her husband's cheerful tone. She had finally figured it out. "Although we are both ordinary people, you are a good father in my heart. Not only to our son, but also to the princes of Qi."

The emperor held his wife's hand and said, "Well, let's go, it's almost time."

Zhou Shuren and other ministers were all standing in the designated positions. They were all standing outside. Today's succession to the throne of the new emperor was very complicated, and many of the procedures were invisible to these ministers.

Zhou Shuren stood there for a long time. He could only estimate the time by looking at the height of the sun.

Zhou Shuren lamented the cumbersome process. Before the crown prince ascended the throne, he had already drafted an edict to post notices in various states. Just as he was thinking about it, there was finally movement in front of him and palace music sounded.

The Emperor and the Crown Prince both strode over in dragon robes. The Emperor led the Crown Prince step by step up the stairs leading to the throne. The process continued until the Emperor helped the kneeling Crown Prince up and handed the imperial seal to him.

At this time, the emperor stepped aside, and the prince turned around to face the ministers. At this moment, all that could be heard was that all the officials were paying homage.

Zhou Shuren came back to his senses during the ritual that had become an inheritance. Watching it up close was truly shocking. During the subsequent kowtow, Zhou Shuren bowed very seriously.

Don’t think that’s the end, there’s more to come. It’s really tiring, but no one dares to make a mistake.

Zhou Shuren really admired this point. It really aroused people's endless desire to survive. Driven by the desire to survive, no one made mistakes in the succession process even if there were small problems.

The emperor became the retired emperor. After all the officials finished paying homage, the new emperor entered the hall and ascended the dragon throne. While he was waiting for the ministers to enter the hall, the retired emperor had already left.

The emperor walked up to the high platform, from where he could hear the sounds inside the hall.