On the way back from the temple fair, Qi Yuning saw that Lu Baozhu was always depressed, but he didn't know how to make her happy. It would be great if Lingling was here. Lingling's words of comfort are endless. At this moment, he will stick to Lu Baozhu's arms, saying sweet words like milk, and trying to comfort Lu Baozhu to be happy. As soon as they arrived at the princess mansion, a eunuch came outside to invite Lu Ze into the palace. He was in a hurry, so Qi Yuning also followed Lu Ze to the palace. In the Taiji Hall, all the princes were there. Even King Ning and King Liao, who had been demoted to common people, came here. They all knew that His Majesty's time was short. Princess Pingrou knelt down and sat closest to His Majesty. Qi Yuning had not seen Emperor Shi Yuan for a long time, and now she could not bear to look at Emperor Shi Yuan who was lying on the sickbed and was only skin and bones. Emperor Shiyuan saw Lu Ze and Qi Yuning and said, "Yu Ning, your mother said you are pregnant?" Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes, she is pregnant." She was only 80% sure about the pregnancy, but in front of the dying Emperor Shiyuan, she didn't want him to have any regrets.
Emperor Shiyuan said: "It's a pity that I can't see her coming out." Qi Yuning knelt in front of Emperor Shiyuan: "You will definitely live a long life." Emperor Shi Yuan chuckled lightly and said: "I almost gave up the position of Jiangshan Sheji to others because I wanted a long life. Now, one more year is enough." Emperor Shi Yuan forced himself to stand up and said: "Ze'er, come here and help me get dressed. We will summon all the civil and military officials to come to court immediately." After Emperor Shiyuan put on his dragon robe, his whole body became more rosy and his face looked much better. Queen Qin's hair has turned white these days. She looked at Emperor Shi Yuan who was wearing a dragon robe and said with tears in her eyes: "You are more handsome than when you ascended the throne on the first day!" Emperor Shiyuan took Empress Qin's hand and said: "How can it compare with when I was young? Have you ever hated me? I ordered the entire Qin family to destroy the nine clans..." Queen Qin shook her head lightly and said, "The Qin family made mistakes first, so how can I blame you?" Emperor Shiyuan said: "Send me to court." The white-haired emperor and empress helped each other to the main hall. Half an hour later, all civil and military officials arrived in a hurry, shouting "long live the mountain". Emperor Shiyuan said to Qi Yuning: "Yu Ning, read out the edict of succession." Qi Yuning took the bright yellow imperial edict embroidered with a golden dragon from the side of the chamberlain with both hands respectfully, and said: "According to the edict of Emperor Chengyun, Prince Duanjun Zhao Jie, the son of the third son of the emperor, is kind-hearted, caring for the people, and filial. I am deeply grateful to him for being able to inherit the great power." The orthodoxy of Sheng Jiangshan has succeeded me in enthroning the throne as the emperor! Tell the world, and the envoys will hear about it!" As soon as this posthumous edict came out, the courtiers were shocked and couldn't believe that His Majesty had directly passed the throne to his grandson. Just when some courtiers were thinking about whether to use this opportunity to gain wealth and help King Shou and King Xu ascend the throne, they heard Emperor Shiyuan cough. "I have appointed Lu Ze as King Chen. It is hereditary and will not be replaced. After I leave, King Chen will be the regent to assist Zhao Jie until Zhao Jie gets married and takes charge!" Lu Ze knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Emperor Shi Yuan looked at the ministers in the court and vomited a mouthful of blood from his mouth. Everyone understood that the improvement in his majesty's blood color just now might be a sign of his return to health. Several princes and Princess Pingrou, Lu Ze, stepped forward.
Emperor Shi Yuan looked at his sons and said, "I have left letters for each of you. It is not easy to prosper the Zhao family until now. I cannot let the country that Brother Qi Yang conquered be defeated by your hands. Ahem!" Emperor Shiyuan looked at Qi Yu'an again and said, "Take good care of Shu'er. I owe her a lot." Qi Yuan responded repeatedly: "Yes, Your Majesty." "Ze'er, Jiangshan and Zhao Jie are all in your hands..." Lu Ze clenched his hand and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson will definitely live up to your expectations." Emperor Shi Yuan slowly closed his eyes, and everyone asked the imperial doctor to come forward. The doctor felt his pulse, knelt down and said: "Emperor Shi Yuan has passed away!" Throughout the hall, courtiers knelt down one after another. The tears in Qi Yuning's eyes couldn't help but fall. Over the past year, she had known that this day was very close. Ever since Lingling came, she had known that Emperor Shiyuan would not be around for long, but she did not expect that it would still feel sudden. Qi Yuning saw the maids from the Shang Palace Bureau filing in, delivering the white clothes they had prepared long ago. Princess Pingrou endured her sadness and said to Qi Yuning: "You are most likely pregnant, so go back to your house first. There is no need to be here." Qi Yuning said: "Mom, let me give your Majesty a ride. I think Lingling in my arms must also want to give Zuzu a ride. Before she left, she wanted to see Zuzu. " Princess Pingrou sighed: "My father is gone, and my mother is very sad. I have to spend more time with her, and I can't take care of you. Ze'er has to be busy with the new emperor's enthronement and the funeral ceremony of the emperor. I'm afraid You can’t be free either, you have to take good care of yourself.” Qi Yuning nodded lightly and said: "Don't worry, I won't show off. If there is any discomfort, I will go back to rest. Nothing is more important than Lingling." Qi Yuning took off all the hair accessories on her head, put on white flowers, and put on white clothes. Only then did she see Princess Duan, who was dressed in plain clothes, leading little Zhao Jie. Zhao Jie, who was five or six years old, was ignorant that his imperial grandfather was gone. When he saw Zhu Shanggong kneeling in front of him holding a dragon robe, he raised his eyes and looked at Princess Duan. Princess Duan is still in a fog. She never thought that her son would ascend the throne, and she never thought that she would become the Queen Mother. Qi Yuning walked to Xiao Zhao Jie. Xiao Zhao Jie raised his eyes and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Sister-in-law, where is Lingling?" Qi Yuning said: "Lingling went to the Taoist temple to become a monk. You put on these clothes obediently. It's time to ascend the throne and become the emperor." Little Zhao Jie let the maid from the Shang Palace Bureau change him into a dragon robe. Qi Yuning put a linen garment on him and touched Zhao Jie's little head: "You are so handsome." Zhao Jie raised his eyes and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Are you as handsome as my cousin?" Qi Yuning coaxed little Zhao Jie and said, "Well, he is more handsome than your eldest cousin." When Lu Ze came, he saw little Zhao Jie who had changed into a dragon robe. He walked to Zhao Jie, knelt down and saluted, and said, "See you, Your Majesty." Zhao Jie didn't understand why his eldest cousin knelt down to him. When he also knelt down, he was stopped by Qi Yuning, "Your Majesty, you should tell him." Zhao Jie said: "Brother, get up quickly." Lu Ze walked up to Princess Duan and saluted: "The Queen Mother." "Hurry and get free of charge." Lu Ze said to the Empress Dowager Zhou in front of him: "The Empress Dowager, the country was in turmoil last year, and now the national treasury is not very rich. I think the funeral ceremony of the Daxing Emperor is more important now. Your Majesty has been the emperor for more than forty years, and all the countries in the world will come to attend the funeral. , the funeral ceremony must be grand." Empress Dowager Zhou nodded and said: "This is as it should be." Lu Zedao: "It's just that in this way, His Majesty's enthronement ceremony will be a little unfair. I want to wait until His Majesty gets married in ten years before holding a grand ceremony. What do you think?"
Empress Dowager Zhou said repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay. Zhao Jie is young now. If there is a grand enthronement ceremony, I'm afraid something will go wrong for him. There is no need to hold a grand enthronement ceremony." Lu Ze ordered people to take the Queen Mother Zhou to Ci'an Palace to see what the palace was like. Considering that Zhao Jie was still young, the temporary residence chosen for Zhao Jie was also very close to Ci'an Palace. After Empress Dowager Zhou and Xiao Zhao Jie left, Lu Ze ordered all the maids and chamberlains in the palace to go down, hugged Qi Yuning in his arms, leaned his head on Qi Yuning's shoulder, and choked with sobs. "I didn't expect that my grandfather would make me King Chen." The word Chen carries too much weight.
