Chapter 446 The Gears of Destiny
The carriage creaked as it moved.
The road was littered with paper money, and people were kneeling on both sides of the street burning paper.
When the emperor passed away, the vassal states mourned and the whole country mourned.
Lu Chaochao is the future new emperor, and the Southern Kingdom has sent many soldiers to protect Lu Chaochao's safety.
Lu Chaochao came to the outside of the sacrificial hall.
The hall was already filled with kneeling princes and grandchildren, headed by the third prince. His biological mother was from Dongling, and was a princess sent by Dongling to marry.
It is said that the third prince was extremely intelligent when he was young, but became more cowardly as he grew older.
Now it seems that...
It was a bit unexpected.
However, if you think about it carefully, the Queen controls the harem, and Nan Fengyu has supernatural powers. Under their brilliance, no one dares to stand out, and only by hiding one's shortcomings can one survive.
At this moment, the Seventh Princess, who was rumored to be quite capable, stood behind the Third Prince.
Xu Shiyun frowned slightly. In just one night, the princes and princesses became a mess.
It seems like they are twisted into a rope.
Yes, the new emperor was only three and a half years old and was raised in Beizhao, so he had no roots in the South.
Who would be willing to give up the throne?
Once oppressed by the Su family and the queen, but now? No scruples.
Lu Chaochao has not yet ascended the throne. After entering the hall, he called out obediently: "Third uncle, fourth uncle, seventh aunt..." The little guy was sweet-mouthed and called out one by one, and everyone nodded in response.
The court officials knelt in the hall, keeping watch over His Majesty with their heads bowed.
"Zhaoyang, since you are the new emperor, you should always set an example. You shouldn't come so late to keep vigil for the late emperor..." The third prince looked at her with a smile, but there was some displeasure in his eyes.
He tried to outlast Nan Fengyu and Nan Zhiyi, but he didn't expect Lu Chaochao to show up halfway.
"Chao Chao is still young, and lack of sleep will affect her development. I believe that if the late emperor were still alive, he would not make things difficult for her." Xu Shiyun held her daughter's hand and spoke in a light tone.
He burned incense for the late emperor and then continued to keep vigil with Chao Chao.
The Seventh Princess said softly, "The Southern Kingdom is the leader of all the kingdoms and the largest country in the world. Now, the throne is handed over to a three-and-a-half-year-old child. I wonder if Zhaoyang can suppress the other kings."
The Third Prince said with an elder's look: "Since Chao Chao calls me uncle, I will naturally protect Chao Chao."
"Although Chao Chao is Princess Bei Zhao, she is not Emperor Xuan Ping's biological daughter. What can he do for Chao Chao? We have the same blood and are blood relatives. After all, we are a family."
"Don't worry, your uncle's mother is from Dongling. She is a sister of the Dongling Emperor's biological mother."
"Emperor Dongling, you still have to call me brother."
"Don't be afraid, I've got my uncle's support!" The third prince patted his chest.
"With your uncle here, no one will dare to embarrass you when you ascend the throne next month."
Lu Chaochao blinked. Emperor Dongling? It sounds somewhat familiar.
"Chaochao is young. If you have any questions about state affairs, you can come to your third uncle." The third prince looked gentle.
Lu Chaochao nodded timidly and even smiled slightly at the Third Prince.
She did not stay in the sacrificial hall for long. She was about to ascend the throne and needed to learn palace etiquette in the afternoon.
"Mom, tell someone to rush and send Prime Minister Yuan's homework back. Chao Chao has become the emperor and has no time to do homework." Lu Chao Chao waved her little hand with a smug look on her face.
Xu Shiyun looked at her in surprise.
"Don't you know yet?"
Lu Chaochao was startled: "What should I know?"
"This is a matter of great importance to the world and the people. The throne cannot be handed over to an illiterate person. You have to do Prime Minister Yuan's homework."
"The Southern Kingdom has also sent a tutor to give you lessons."
"From today on, you will also learn how to govern a country..."
Lu Chaochao jumped up instantly and looked at his mother in despair.
"You mean, since Prime Minister Yuan's homework can't be postponed, I need more teachers to teach me?"
"Oh my god! Why didn't anyone tell me!!"
"I always thought that if I became an emperor, I wouldn't have to do homework!!"
"I won't do it. I don't want to be the emperor anymore!! Ahhhh, I don't want to be the emperor!!"
"Wuwuwuwu..." A deafening cry was heard from the imperial study.
The new emperor cried for three days for his late emperor, and the news spread throughout the world.
After the death of the late emperor, his body was kept for seven days before he was buried in the imperial mausoleum of the Southern Kingdom.
However, as the new emperor, Lu Chaochao had to observe mourning for 27 days. You have to eat vegetarian food during these 27 days.
Lu Chaochao cried until she almost fainted, and her already broken heart felt even worse.
Half a month later, the kings of various countries began to arrive in the South one after another.
Late one night, Lu Chaochao couldn't help but secretly took Xie Yuzhou and Zhu Mo to crawl through the dog hole.
She is now the new emperor, and everyone in the world is watching her, and the third prince has something to hold against her.
For fear of feeling uncomfortable every morning, the whole family became vegetarians.
Afraid that Chao Chao would steal dog food, even Zhui Feng had to eat vegetarian food for twenty days!
"No, no, I can't sleep at night because of my greed..."
Lu Chaochao touched her belly and found that the chubby belly that she had worked so hard to grow had now deflated.
The only thing left is some baby fat on her face.
She led a few people and turned left and right, and knocked on a door.
“Boom boom boom…”
The lights in the house were turned off immediately: "It's time to go to bed, it's time to go to bed."
"I want to buy meat pie with lots of meat..."
If the other party didn't open the door, she would knock until it opened.
The young boss, with a head full of messy hair, opened the door frantically and said, "Please, who is kind enough to come to buy cakes in the middle of the night?"
Alas, seeing Lu Chaochao's pitiful appearance, he was so generous.
Get up and knead the dough immediately.
Half an hour later, Lu Chaochao and others were squatting on the street, holding twenty meat patties and eating with their mouths full of oil.
Zhuifeng ate three of them.
“It’s so crispy when you take a bite, and there’s double the amount of meat inside, it’s greasy and delicious…” Xie Yuzhou took a big bite, his face full of enjoyment and satisfaction.
"Whoever wants to be the emperor can do it," Lu Chaochao complained.
In addition to the homework from Prime Minister Yuan every day, there are also homework left by Taifu Nan Guo, and they have to be written every day!
"Haven't you finished your homework today?" Xie Yuzhou asked in a low voice.
Lu Chaochao raised her chin guiltily: "I did it, I did it all!"
At this moment in the study, Xiao Tiandao was imitating her handwriting and writing quickly.
Lu Chaochao burped comfortably, touched his round belly, and avoided the guards patrolling the street. Walking leisurely with two people and a dog.
The street was dark.
After taking a few steps, she was hooked by something under her feet and almost fell.
Xie Yuzhou came up with a lantern in his hand: "What is that?"
I saw a girl in a red dress lying on the ground. There was a bloody smell on her body and she seemed to be injured.
Hearing the unusual movement, she opened her eyes in a trance.
Her eyes are curved, like the hazy crescent moon in the sky.
She raised her trembling hands and grasped the hem of Zhu Mo's clothes. Under the moonlight, the girl looked dishevelled but still couldn't suppress her agility.
"Save...save me." She uttered weakly and fell softly at his feet.
Zhu Mo, however, was somewhat stunned when he looked at that face.
He suddenly raised his hand to cover his heart.
Boom boom boom…
The heart seemed to be hit and was about to jump out.
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