After a long time, the door of the imperial study finally opened.

Meng Guxue looked inside impatiently, only to see the king sitting on the dragon throne behind the jade table, his expression dull and blank.

On the right side of the jade table, the eldest prince huddled there, his eyes wide open, his whole body trembling. It was unknown what scene he had seen, but he seemed to be very frightened.

Baili Chengyou walked out slowly, his brows calm and his steps steady, while beside him, Guan Sheng followed closely with the imperial edict in his hand.

Arriving at the door of the imperial study, Guan Sheng unfolded the imperial edict and shouted:

"The Lord has issued an order to pass the throne to the Third Prince Baili Chengyou. Here is the order—"

Meng Guxue widened her eyes slightly when she heard this.

It's not about appointing a crown prince, but about passing on the throne.

From this moment on, the ruler of Nanli State is Baili Chengyou...

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On the second day, when Jiaojiao was still asleep, the situation in Nanli's capital had changed drastically.

Meng Guxue came hurriedly, dug Jiaojiao out of the quilt, and started to "pour out the beans" with an impatient look on his face.

"Oh my God, Jiaojiao, listen to me, last night——"

Jiaojiao listened to the shocking changes in the Nanli royal family in a furious state. She went from confusion to shock, and finally was so moved that she was speechless.

Meng Guxue's eyes were red as she spoke, and after a long pause she asked hesitantly, "Jiaojiao, you have a golden finger, can that person be resurrected after his death?"

She went to the Shen Mansion early in the morning and sat with the lady for a long time. Seeing that the lady's tears were about to run dry, she couldn't help but cry too.

Jiaojiao slowly shook her head after hearing this, and said with a heavy face: "Sister Meng, you also said that the person is already dead. There is no reason for the dead to come back."

"Alas, since ancient times, loyal ministers have always been doubted by their rulers, and loyal and righteous people cannot have an intact body. This Prime Minister Shen is truly respectable and admirable, but it's a pity -"

When Meng Guxue heard Jiaojiao's sigh, she suddenly thought of the Qiao family in her dream.

If Jiaojiao had not come, all the loyal members of the Qiao family would have died, and the family lineage would have been cut off. How could it not be tragic?

"Jiaojiao, this world is so real and so scary."

Meng Guxue muttered something and sat on the bed in a daze.

At this time, Nanny Liu came in to help Jiaojiao wash and dress, and Meng Guxue stopped talking.

When they arrived at the main hall of the villa, Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Tianjing were already sitting there with solemn expressions.

The news of last night's palace incident had already spread widely outside, and Qiao Tianjing went out early in the morning to find out the details.

It was said that the eldest prince had plotted a rebellion and usurped the throne last night. He had killed envoys on the palace road in a frenzy, sent people to surround the treasonous house, and then rushed into the imperial study to commit the heinous act of killing his father and seizing the throne.

When the second and third princes received the news, they immediately rushed into the palace to rescue the emperor. The brothers joined forces to capture the eldest prince and rescue the king.

Everyone knew that the king doted on the eldest prince the most. Although no one knew why the eldest prince did such a rebellious thing, there was evidence from both human and material sources. The king was deeply shocked and fell ill that night.

At the morning court today, all the civil and military officials were present. The king forced himself to attend the court, but his mouth and eyes were crooked, as if he had suffered a stroke!

Guan Sheng, following the king's order, read out the edict of succession on the spot, passing the throne to the third prince Baili Chengyou. After circulating it among the cabinet ministers, he led the other ministers in kneeling before the third prince.

The ministers in the palace who stood on the side of the eldest prince were so frightened that they turned pale and almost fainted, and those who stood on the side of the second prince also broke out in cold sweats.

No matter what, there is no objection to the position of crown prince of Nanli Kingdom, no, the successor to the throne!

During this period, a tragic event also occurred.

When the news of the eldest prince's treason reached the Shen Mansion, the head of the Shen family, Shen Gaolang, was too worried about the king and suddenly suffered a heart attack. It was a pity that a generation of famous ministers died like this.

Meng Guxue held Jiaojiao and sat down. He repeated the story he had just told Jiaojiao, and only then asked about the Qiao family's next arrangements.

After hearing about the Shen family, Qiao Zhongguo was unable to recover for a long time. After a long while, he said solemnly: "Such a good minister, Qiao should pay tribute to him."

Qiao Tianjing saw that his father was too deeply touched to recover for a while, so he answered Meng Guxue:

"I believe the Emperor's birthday banquet will still be held as scheduled. We will still follow the original plan and attend the banquet before returning home."

"If the new king's coronation ceremony is after the birthday banquet, then we should attend the ceremony before planning our return date."

Meng Guxue couldn't help but hug Jiaojiao tightly on her legs when she heard that. She naturally hoped that she could stay in the Qiao family as long as possible.

Now the major event of Nanli Kingdom has come to an end, but there is still a big hidden danger lurking in the dark.

"There is still no news about Shen Yuanbai." Meng Guxue said worriedly.

Hearing this, Jiaojiao looked up at Meng Guxue and said in a gentle voice as if she had already planned it: "Sister Meng, Shen Yuanbai will not let this go."

"Yinzhu has been planning for so many years and has been acting with the eldest prince for so long. Now she has failed. Even if Shen Yuanbai can let it go, Yinzhu will definitely not be willing to accept it."

"Besides, Grand Tutor Che is still here. His plan this time should be similar to ours. I guess Shen Yuanbai will leave with Grand Tutor Che. After all, even if he wants to enter the Northern Kingdom, he needs a 'guide', right?"

"The most important thing is that he hasn't made a move on me yet."

Having said that, Jiaojiao's expression also became serious.

"Last night on the palace road, those Yulin soldiers were ruthless and all aimed at me. It is obvious that Shen Yuanbai must have guessed that I have a golden finger. If he doesn't kill me, he will probably be unable to sleep or eat well."

When Meng Guxue heard this, her face turned pale with fright. Jiaojiao even felt that Meng Guxue shuddered.

She hurriedly comforted him, "Don't worry, Sister Meng. Didn't we discuss this in the carriage before? But now that Baili Chengyou has become the king, we can adjust the plan appropriately."

Meng Guxue calmed down and said helplessly, "I don't know why, but I'm always a little afraid of Shen Yuanbai. Maybe it's because of that dream."

Jiaojiao did have some guesses. After all, Meng Guxue and Shen Yuanbai were the male and female protagonists in the original book, which meant that there was bound to be some unclear connection between them.

Speaking of that dream, Meng Guxue suddenly thought of something and exclaimed "Ah".

Jiaojiao was lost in thought and was startled by Meng Guxue.

"Sister Meng, what's wrong?"

Meng Guxue lowered her head and looked at Qiao Jiaojiao, and said in horror: "I... I just suddenly remembered that in my dream, you... Jiaojiao, you were destined to die at the age of three!"

"Oh my God, I remember your birthday was September 15th, and today is August 29th, so you will be three years old soon, right?"

"This... there can't be any connection between them, right? No, no, no!"

After Meng Guxue finished speaking, she waved her hands again, hurriedly hugged Qiao Jiaojiao tightly, and denied it repeatedly.

"No, no, dreams are all fake! Everything has changed, Jiaojiao, you will be safe and sound!"