Chapter 198 Sorrow
Such a loyal subordinate behaving in this way is highly suspicious.
"Did Prince Luo say anything to you?"
Gu Jin's question brought Gu Shuyan back to her senses.
"It's nothing, he just hopes I can keep his guards by my side."
Gu Shuyan did not intend to hide anything from Gu Jin. Since she had promised Luo Yu, she would naturally follow the agreement and let Xu Feng enter the Marquis's mansion.
Before that, both logically and emotionally, Gu Jin, as the Marquis of Yi'an, should know first. Otherwise, if she suddenly brought the person back, wouldn't everyone be shocked?
“The Crown Prince is a man of great loyalty and affection. The fact that he entrusted you with his personal guard shows that what he told me before was not a lie.”
Gu Jin even thought that if Luo Yu could get through this, he would definitely agree to let Gu Shuyan marry him.
Consider how many heartless men there are in this world; it would be very difficult to find someone as loyal and righteous as Prince Luo.
The next day, the emperor went straight to the Duke of Anguo's residence after the morning court session, but he was still a step too late.
When they arrived at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, they happened to run into someone from Luo Yu's entourage who came to report the death.
Upon hearing this, the emperor staggered and nearly fell to the ground, but the old eunuch beside him caught him quickly, thus preventing him from losing his composure in public.
Duke Anguo, on the other hand, looked pained and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please accept my condolences!"
"Help me go see Yu'er."
The emperor didn't even glance at the Duke of Anguo, but instead gestured to the eunuch beside him to hurry towards Luo Yu's courtyard.
On the bed, the man, dressed in white, appeared to be asleep, but the emperor knew that the person before him, like his mother, would never speak to him again.
"Yu'er!"
The emperor took a few steps forward and sat down next to Luo Yu. Looking at Luo Yu wearing a silver mask, the emperor's hand trembled as he slowly reached out to the face he hadn't seen for more than ten years.
Stroking the mask, the emperor hesitated for a long time before finally mustering the courage to remove it.
"Your Majesty, perhaps we should just let it go!"
The eunuch knew what the emperor was thinking, and seeing that he was so indecisive, he couldn't help but speak up.
However, the emperor shook his head, gently stroked the mask, and then resolutely lifted it off.
Beneath the mask was a pale, bloodless face, with well-defined features that bore a seven-tenths resemblance to the eldest princess.
Standing behind the emperor, Duke Anguo swayed slightly as he looked at the face, his mouth agape.
The emperor was also extremely excited, and he burst into tears in front of Luo Yu.
As the supreme ruler, this was only the second time in decades that the eunuch had seen the emperor cry, and this time he seemed to be crying even more bitterly than the last time.
"Your Majesty, please help the Crown Prince undress first!"
After a person dies, their body will gradually stiffen. Now is the time to hurry up and put the crown prince into his coffin.
Upon hearing this, the emperor wiped away his tears and ordered, "Instruct the Ministry of Rites to prepare the attire for a prince, posthumously confer upon Luo Yu the title of Prince Yu, and prepare the funeral in accordance with the regulations for a prince."
Everyone present was shocked by the emperor's words, except for the Duke of Anguo, who was not surprised at all.
After putting the mask back on Luo Yu's face, the emperor moved to the adjacent flower hall.
Tea had already been prepared in the flower hall, but the emperor did not drink a drop.
"Duke Anguo, where is your second son?"
The emperor suddenly spoke, and although the reason was unknown, Luo Hao, who was at the back, still stepped forward along with the Duke of Anguo.
"Your Majesty, this is my son, Luo Hao."
After the Duke of Anguo finished his introduction, Luo Hao immediately stepped forward, knelt down, and kowtowed to the emperor.
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