Chapter 299 Cremation
The palace maids who witnessed all this lowered their heads, wishing they could bury them in the ground.
This "regicide" scene can be described as a heinous crime.
If they accidentally see it, they won’t be silenced.
They all lowered their heads and dared not breathe.
Chen Hechuan announced with a cold face, "The Empress Dowager died while blocking the knife to save Your Majesty. Your Majesty fainted because he missed the Empress Dowager so much and was too sad."
"Before you faint, fulfill the Queen's wish."
"Give the Empress proper clothes and bury her."
"As for the Empress' body, it will be cremated."
After Shen Hechuan finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes.
But everyone present suddenly raised their heads.
After all, cremation was a punishment reserved for the most vicious people in the royal family.
But now that His Majesty actually ordered the Empress to be cremated, it was natural that others would talk about it.
Chen Hechuan also understood this, but for the sake of his mother's wish, he was willing to risk the world's condemnation and insist on having his mother cremated and then scattering her ashes on the beautiful land of Dacheng.
"no!"
"You're crazy!"
At this time, the Queen Mother walked in tremblingly, supported by someone.
When she heard this, she immediately refused.
"The Queen was your Majesty's childhood sweetheart, and she died saving your Majesty. How can she be cremated? If this gets out, people will think the Queen has committed some terrible sin."
Shen Hechuan spoke in a firm tone, his eyes cold.
"Then let the Emperor submit a special memorial explaining the reason for the Queen Mother's cremation."
"If others still misunderstand me because of this, then let them be."
"After all, given my mother's personality, she certainly wouldn't care about other people's thoughts and opinions."
The Queen Mother wanted to refuse, but when she met Chen Hechuan's cold eyes, she said nothing more.
After all, now is the time for Shen Hechuan to establish his authority, and the Queen Mother does not want to go against him so as not to affect him.
Chen Hechuan explained to the Queen Mother again that this was Jiang Xianhao's last wish, then he sighed helplessly and said no more.
And Shen Hechuan moved very quickly.
After he finished speaking, he immediately drafted the imperial edict, but it could not be issued because there was no seal.
At this time, Dexi, who had been silent, stood up.
He took out the seal from the dark and placed it respectfully on the imperial desk.
Chen Hechuan raised his eyebrows, took out the seal and firmly stamped it on the imperial edict.
Soon, Jiang Xianhao's body was buried in the raging fire.
Chen Hechuan stood in front, watching the fire quickly engulf Jiang Xianhao. He could no longer bear it, so he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times slowly.
And on the ground, there were two wet marks.
Gu Jingchun also kowtowed three times following Chen Hechuan.
She had only met Jiang Xianhao a few times, but she had a very good and friendly impression of her.
If she were still alive, the two of them would definitely get along very well.
It's just a pity.
Beside Gu Jingchun was Princess Rongyang, who was crying uncontrollably.
When Princess Rongyang learned the news of Jiang Xianhao's death that day, she was so surprised and sad that she couldn't bear it and fainted on the ground.
When he woke up, Emperor Rongcheng was still blocking everyone from getting close to Jiang Xianhao.
Now, she could only watch her mother fall into the sea of fire, and naturally she cried bitterly.
The fire gradually died down.
Chen Hechuan and Princess Rongyang picked up Jiang Xianhao's ashes from the fire with their own hands, and then handed them to Jing Tan and Yun Shu.
Jingtan and Yunshu knelt on the ground, holding the urn in their hands, and couldn't help crying.
She handed a box to Shen Hechuan.
"Your Highness, this is something the Queen prepared for you a while ago. It's a pity you didn't use it. If you like it, you can keep it as a keepsake."
Shen Hechuan took it but did not open it.
The most urgent task now is to send them both out of the palace.
An hour later, Jingtan and Yunshu looked back at the city gate that was getting farther and farther away, and couldn't help but hold "Jiang Xianhao" in their arms tighter.
"My Lady, we are taking you out of the palace."
"From now on, Yunshu and I will take you to every corner of Dacheng."
At this time, Emperor Rongcheng finally opened his eyes slowly after sleeping for a day.
He thought of the scene before he fainted, and immediately got up and headed towards Jingyu Palace.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh!"
He ignored all obstructions and rushed to Jingyu Palace, but what he saw was a dark coffin.
His eyes widened violently, "Who did this?"
"Who allowed Ah Hao to lie in the coffin?"
"He was just asleep. Who told you to put her in the coffin?"
Emperor Rongcheng was furious, and all the palace people were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
"Why don't you move Ah Hao out here?"
The eunuch in charge heard this and spoke tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, the Empress can no longer be moved out."
"What did you say?"
Emperor Rongcheng suddenly thought of something and immediately rushed to the coffin, only to find that Jiang Xianhao was not inside the coffin, but only Jiang Xianhao's clothes.
"Ah Hao?"
Emperor Rongcheng was furious!
"Where did you put Ah Hao?"
Emperor Rongcheng was so crazy that he seemed to be exploding.
He drew his sword and immediately stabbed the eunuch who was serving him.
Everyone was so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
However, Emperor Rongcheng had lost all his rationality at this time.
He swung the sword in his hand desperately.
"Hand over my Ah Hao to me, or I will kill all your clans."
I watched as one of the young eunuchs was stabbed and fell to the ground.
Several of them quickly started to explain.
"The Empress... was cremated... by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"What!"
Emperor Rongcheng suddenly stopped and took a step back in disbelief. Thanks to the sword in his hand, he managed to keep his balance and did not fall.
“Chen Hechuan…how dare he!”
Emperor Rongcheng was furious, then he laughed out loud, and then his face turned cold.
He turned to look at Dexi who was wiping the sweat off his face behind him.
"Dexi, what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Dexi immediately knelt on the ground and told her everything that happened during Emperor Rongcheng's coma.
He also told Emperor Rongcheng everything about how Shen Hechuan had personally written the imperial edict and used the seal privately.
"There's nothing I can do. After all, he's the Crown Prince. He insists on having the seal. I... I..."
Dexi knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Emperor Rongcheng was furious.
"How dare he!"
"How dare he!"
"No one dares to touch my Ah Hao, even if he is Ah Hao's child."
Emperor Rongcheng said this, finally regaining his sanity and giving orders with a cold face.
"Send Li Ce over."
"If you dare to touch my Ah Hao, I will make the prince pay the price."
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