The palace servants who witnessed all of this lowered their heads, wishing they could bury their heads in the ground.
This scene of "regicide" can be described as utterly treasonous.
They accidentally saw it; are they going to be silenced?
They all kept their heads down, not daring to breathe.
With a cold face, Shen Hechuan announced, "The Empress died while protecting His Majesty from a knife. His Majesty fainted because he was too saddened by missing the Empress."
"Before you faint, grant Her Majesty the Empress's wish."
"Set up the ceremonial robes and headdress for the Empress's burial."
"As for the Empress's body, it shall be cremated."
After Shen Hechuan finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes.
But everyone present suddenly looked up.
After all, cremation was a punishment used by the most heinous criminals in the royal family.
But now His Majesty has actually ordered the Empress to be cremated, which naturally leads to much gossip.
Shen Hechuan understood this as well, but for his mother's sake, he was willing to defy the world and insist on cremating her and scattering her ashes across the beautiful landscape of Dacheng.
"no!"
"You're insane!"
At this moment, the Empress Dowager, supported by others, walked in unsteadily.
Upon hearing this, she immediately refused.
"The Empress was His Majesty's childhood sweetheart, and she died saving His Majesty. How can we allow her to be cremated? If word gets out, people will think the Empress has committed some grave error."
Shen Hechuan's tone was resolute, his gaze cold.
"Then let Father Emperor issue a special memorial to explain the reason for Mother's cremation."
"If others still misunderstand because of this, then let them be."
"After all, given the Empress Dowager's personality, she certainly wouldn't care about other people's thoughts and opinions."
The Empress Dowager wanted to refuse, but when she met Jiang Xianhao's cold gaze, she didn't say anything more.
After all, now is the time for Shen Hechuan to establish his authority, and the Empress Dowager does not want to go against him, lest it affect him.
Shen Hechuan explained to the Empress Dowager that this was Jiang Xianhao's last wish, then sighed helplessly and said no more.
Shen Hechuan acted swiftly.
After he finished speaking, he immediately drafted an imperial edict, but it could not be issued because it lacked the imperial seal.
At this moment, Dexi, who had been silent until now, stepped forward.
Then, he took out the imperial seal from the shadows and respectfully placed it on the imperial desk.
Shen Hechuan raised an eyebrow, took out the imperial seal, and firmly stamped it on the imperial edict.
Soon, Jiang Xianhao's body was buried in the raging fire.
Shen Hechuan stood in front, watching the fire quickly engulf Jiang Xianhao. He could no longer hold back and knelt on the ground, slowly kowtowing three times.
On the ground, there were two wet marks.
Gu Jingchun also kowtowed three times, following Shen Hechuan.
She had only met Jiang Xianhao a few times, but she had a very good impression of her and felt very close to her.
If she were still alive, the two would definitely get along very well.
It's just a pity.
Beside Gu Jingchun was Princess Rongyang, who was crying uncontrollably.
Upon learning of Jiang Xianhao's death that very day, Princess Rongyang was overcome with shock and grief and fainted.
When she woke up, Emperor Rongcheng kept blocking her from getting close to Jiang Xianhao.
Now, she could only watch helplessly as her mother was engulfed in flames, and naturally she cried bitterly.
The fire gradually dwindled.
Shen Hechuan and Princess Rongyang personally retrieved Jiang Xianhao's ashes from the fire and handed them to Jingtan and Yunshu.
Jingtan and Yunshu knelt on the ground, holding the urn in their hands, unable to hold back their tears.
She handed a box to Shen Hechuan.
"Your Highness, these are things that Her Majesty prepared for you before, but unfortunately we didn't have to use them. If you like them, you can keep them as a memento."
Shen Hechuan took it, but did not open it.
The most urgent task now is to get the two of them out of the palace.
An hour later, Jingtan and Yunshu looked back at the city gate that was getting further and further away, and couldn't help but hug "Jiang Xianhao" in their arms even tighter.
"Your Majesty, we're taking you out of the palace."
“From now on, Yunshu and I will take you to explore every corner of Dacheng.”
At this moment, Emperor Rongcheng, after sleeping for a day, finally slowly opened his eyes.
He recalled the scene before he fainted, and immediately got up and headed towards Jingyu Palace.
"Ah-hao, Ah-hao, where's Ah-hao!"
Ignoring all obstacles, he rushed to Jingyu Palace, only to find a dark, heavy coffin.
His eyes widened in shock. "Who did this?"
"Who gave permission for Ah-Hao to lie in the coffin?"
"He was just asleep. Who gave you permission to put her in the coffin?"
Emperor Rongcheng was furious, and all the palace servants were so frightened that they knelt on the ground in fear.
"Why don't you bring Ah Hao out?"
Upon hearing this, the junior eunuch in charge spoke timidly.
"Your Majesty, the Empress... can no longer move out."
"What did you say?"
Emperor Rongcheng, realizing something, immediately rushed to the coffin, only to find that Jiang Xianhao was not inside, but only his clothes.
"Where's Ah Hao?"
Emperor Rongcheng was furious!
"Where did you put Ah Hao?"
Emperor Rongcheng went completely berserk, as if he had exploded.
He drew his longsword and immediately stabbed at the serving eunuch.
The crowd was so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
However, at this moment, Emperor Rongcheng had lost all reason.
He brandished his sword recklessly.
"Hand over my Ah Hao to me, or I will exterminate your entire family."
One of the eunuchs was stabbed and fell to the ground.
Several of them quickly offered explanations.
"The Empress... was cremated by His Highness the Crown Prince."
"What!"
Emperor Rongcheng suddenly stopped, took a step back in disbelief, and only managed to keep his balance thanks to the sword in his hand, preventing him from falling.
"Shen Hechuan...how dare he!"
Emperor Rongcheng was furious. Suddenly, he threw his head back and laughed loudly, then his face turned cold.
He turned to look at Dexi, who was following behind him, constantly wiping away sweat.
"Dexi, what exactly is going on?"
Upon hearing this, Dexi immediately knelt on the ground and told her everything that had happened while Emperor Rongcheng was in a coma.
He also told Emperor Rongcheng everything about Shen Hechuan personally writing the imperial edict and using the imperial seal without permission.
"This old servant had no choice. After all, he is His Highness the Crown Prince. He insisted on having the imperial seal. This old servant... this old servant..."
Dexi knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Rongcheng was furious.
"How dare he!"
"How dare he!"
"No one dares to touch my Ah Hao, not even if he is Ah Hao's child."
As Emperor Rongcheng spoke, he finally regained his composure and coldly gave his orders.
"Summon Li Ce here."
"If the Crown Prince dares to touch my Ah Hao, I will make him pay the price."
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