"Yes, Your Majesty, this old servant takes his leave." Huang Rensheng's nose tingled slightly as he quietly withdrew and gently closed the door.
At that moment, he knew that the era of Emperor Kangwen had passed.
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Morning next day.
Huang Rensheng read out the imperial edict: "Due to illness, the Emperor hereby abdicates in favor of the Second Prince, Yunhao. The Imperial Observatory is ordered to select an auspicious day for the coronation ceremony."
Yesterday's commotion at the palace was so great that officials in the city were all on edge. Now that the dust has settled and the eldest and third princes have been deposed, the courtiers who originally supported them have nothing to say and can only accept it.
Everyone was worried that the new emperor would seek revenge after his ascension to the throne.
The Ministry of Revenue's Office.
Jia Yingying was carefully selecting her wedding dress. Although she was a concubine and could not wear a bright red wedding dress to enter the mansion, she still wanted to embroider her wedding dress with gold thread, making her look extremely noble and surpassing the other women in the mansion.
"Miss, something terrible has happened, Miss, something terrible has happened..." The maid Chunyan rushed in, panting.
Upon hearing this, Jia Yingying angrily retorted, "Can't you speak properly? What's wrong with you? Your young lady is perfectly fine!"
"No, no, that's not it, Miss... The First Prince... The First Prince has been demoted to a commoner and banished from Yun City, never to return! Miss, what should we do?" Chunyan's eyes were red with anxiety.
She was chosen by the young lady as her dowry maid. The imperial decree had been issued, and although the young lady had not yet officially married into the prince's residence, she was already considered the eldest prince's concubine.
Now that the eldest prince has been demoted to a commoner, won't I be driven out of Yuncheng along with my young lady?
She can't possibly leave Yuncheng.
"What did you say?!" Jia Yingying stood up abruptly, looking at Chunyan in disbelief.
No, that's not true.
"You filthy hussy, what nonsense are you spouting? Guards, drag her away and give her fifty strokes of the cane!" Jia Yingying roared.
"No, Miss, I'm not lying. The government has already posted a notice: the eldest prince has been demoted to a commoner, and the third prince... the third prince will soon be executed by dismemberment. The entire Duke of Jin's family has been wiped out, and the emperor has abdicated in favor of the second prince... Ah, Miss, what's wrong, Miss!"
Before Chunyan could finish speaking, Jia Yingying felt a wave of dizziness and collapsed to the ground.
One of the main reasons she refused to marry the second prince and chose the first prince was that she was betting that the first prince would ascend the throne, and she was confident that she would become empress.
But now the eldest prince has not only been demoted to a commoner, but also banished from Yuncheng, while the second prince, whom she had once rejected, has become the new emperor.
The contrast was too much for Jia Yingying to bear, and she fainted.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The imperial decree has been issued. As Yun Gan's concubine, Jia Yingying must now follow him wherever he goes, or she will be guilty of deceiving the emperor.
The sound of weeping filled the First Prince's residence.
They were demoted to commoners and were not allowed to take any of the royal possessions with them, except for a small amount of silver.
Of all the people in the mansion, only the Crown Prince's wife remained calm.
"Your Highness, what are we going to do? The baby is about to be born. Where can we go if we leave Yun City?" Miao Dong cried as she packed her things.
Gu Jing rubbed her belly. "Where can't we go? If ordinary people can live, why can't we? Also, I'm no longer the Crown Prince's consort. Be careful someone doesn't overhear us."
She had hated Su Ruojin before, but when she saw Su Ruojin earnestly and wholeheartedly treating her and her child after her accident, and when she heard Su Ruojin gently tell her that the child was alright, Gu Jing felt relieved.
She and Su Ruojin were complete strangers; her so-called hatred stemmed solely from a man.
But thinking of all the concubines in the mansion, and who knows how many more there will be in the future, if she were to hate them all, how could she possibly hate them all?
So at the last moment, she grabbed Su Ruojin and gave her a hint, hoping she could escape this calamity.
Later, it turned out that Su Ruojin was more capable than she had imagined. Not only was she unharmed, she also turned the tables on the eldest prince.
Just then, a guard came in and said, "Madam, it's time to set off."
"Wait!" a voice called out.
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