Chapter 387 Finale
After the labor camp case was completely resolved, the Wei family members who had stood up to protect Tang Bao were pardoned by the emperor and exempted from criminal responsibility.
Soon, the imperial court took advantage of the situation and started the agenda of reforming the criminal law...
Among them, the law of "collective responsibility" that has been followed for hundreds of years became the primary item to be discussed.
Tang Bao temporarily had no reason to run away, so he had to obediently follow his father and mother back to Xijing City.
As the carriage rumbled into the familiar city gate, Tang Bao leaned against the window, gazing at the still bustling streets outside, and sighed softly...
The days of freedom ended before they even began... How sad!
Less than a month after returning to the capital, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory had already set a date for the wedding of Prince Regent Yun Che and Shen Ying'er...
For a moment, the majestic and solemn Regent's Palace was instantly submerged in the overwhelming red.
Tang Bao was busy like a butterfly all day, shuttling back and forth between the mansion and the Shen family.
They were either helping their mother check the long list of gifts, or surrounding their father trying on the wedding clothes and expressing their "opinions" in a serious manner.
Everyone is looking forward to the wedding day coming soon!
On the eve of Yun Che's wedding, Emperor Jiahe came to visit again in disguise and asked several times. He was sure that Tang Baozhi was not in the court and could not help but smile bitterly.
After Yun Che and Shen Ying'er's wedding, Emperor Jiahe chose a clear and sunny day and summoned Tang Bao to the imperial study. Looking at the lively little girl in front of him, his eyes were filled with smiles...
"Tang Bao, I know you don't like the cold throne, but since it concerns the country, I still have to keep the position of Crown Princess for you."
"......" Tang Bao nodded. Father God said that she had infinite merits and good fortune, which was beneficial to the country's destiny.
Emperor Jiahe continued, "Also, I have something I've considered, and after much thought, I can only feel at ease if I entrust it to you."
"What's the matter?" Tang Bao raised his head with a puzzled look on his face.
Emperor Jiahe pushed a roll of bright yellow silk to the table and said, "I will leave the selection of the empress to you."
When this order came out, not only was Tang Bao surprised, but even the eunuch standing beside him almost lost his composure.
The young princess was in charge of the selection of concubines for the emperor... This was unprecedented in terms of etiquette!
However, until the decree reached the court, the expected wave of opposition did not emerge.
The ministers exchanged knowing glances... They only hoped that the Empress would be decided soon and the royal family would prosper. As for who would be in charge, as long as it was someone trusted by the emperor, the process would be secondary.
Besides, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is no ordinary person, and the concubine she chooses must be right, and everyone is convinced!
Tang Bao lived up to everyone's expectations. After several months of searching, he finally selected a queen and several concubines, all of whom were kind and noble people.
Three years passed, and Emperor Jiahe had four sons and two daughters!
The haze has dissipated, and from then on, the royal family has continued to prosper, the foundation of the country is forever solid, the ancestral temples and the country are as safe as Mount Tai, and there is no more worry.
During this period, the elderly Empress Dowager passed away peacefully in her sleep when the peonies were in full bloom.
The whole country was in mourning, and the white banners in Xijing City sobbed in the wind, like the weeping of thousands of people.
In the third year since the Empress Dowager's passing, the country has become more peaceful and the government has become more stable...
Regent Yun Che looked at the emperor who was becoming more and more calm and capable of taking charge of things on his own behind the imperial desk... He resolutely decided to put down his affairs and travel far away with his wife and daughter to see the mountains and rivers that they had protected together.
Emperor Jiahe also wanted to go, but he couldn't... He could only stand on the Zhaixing Pavilion, humming almost inaudibly, watching them go away with a gloomy look, and silently taking note of it in his heart.
They were clearly leaving the city quietly, but Yun Yian and Xiao Qingye had heard the news and were waiting at the pavilion at Shilipu, insisting on going with them. And their elders actually agreed?!
Yun Che looked at the two juniors across from him who had grown into tall and handsome young men in the blink of an eye. His brows knitted slightly, and a dull pain lingered in his forehead.
“Your Highness…” Inside the carriage, Shen Ying’er gently tugged at Yun Che’s sleeve, a smile curling her eyes.
She lowered her voice and said, "It'll be more lively with more people. Since their families have agreed, let them go together... Besides, I secretly asked Yuntang, and she has no interest in them!"
Facing her husband's instantly bright eyes, Shen Ying'er smiled even more charmingly, "Yun Tang, this child, her mind is not on that at all, she hasn't figured it out yet!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Che glanced sideways at his daughter, who was enthusiastically discussing the route with Yun Yian and Xiao Qingye. The pure and innocent look in her eyes seemed to have nothing to do with any romantic feelings.
He looked back at his wife's smiling eyes, sighed helplessly, and waved his hand in compromise: "Let's go."
This departure lasted for seven whole years.
When Yun Che and his companions, exhausted from the journey, stepped into Xijing City again, they found that the court had taken on a new look and that Emperor Jiahe had firmly grasped power in his hands.
However, at the palace banquet held to welcome the Regent's family, Emperor Jiahe, who was in his prime, announced in front of all the civil and military officials in the court that he would abdicate to Yuntang!
The emperor's order could not be disobeyed, and Yun Zhi finally succeeded in abdicating and became the youngest emperor in the history of the Daliang Dynasty.
And Yuntang was finally pushed to a high position and became the first female emperor since the founding of Daliang!
On the day of the coronation ceremony, Yuntang, dressed in elaborate imperial robes, appointed the eldest son of the retired emperor as the crown prince in the spotlight of the public.
ten years.
Ten years is enough time for the child to grow up!
When he is capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility and the country is stable, she will go to a more distant place, travel to mountains and rivers she has never seen, and continue to help all living beings in need!
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