12dz Chapter 461 Let’s Go to the Fiefdom
Chapter 461 Let’s Go to the Fiefdom
Shen Sui'an knew that Emperor Fu would not live long, but he did not expect that he would die so soon.
When the heavy bell rang, she and Fu Jinyuan had just ended their relationship.
She was in a daze.
"What's that sound?" Shen Suian asked in surprise.
Could she have heard it wrong?
"The emperor has passed away." Fu Jinyuan stroked her back and said in a cold voice.
Shen Sui'an was so shocked that he sat up, "Then... then you should hurry into the palace, it must be in chaos right now."
Fu Jinyuan sighed, "No hurry, take your time, wait until someone comes from the palace before going."
The death of the emperor means that the new emperor will soon ascend the throne.
The court officials have been having doubts recently, and some have begun to express their hope that he would replace the crown prince.
He didn't want to give these people any room for imagination.
"Let's wait until the prince ascends the throne and then go to his fiefdom." Fu Jinyuan said in a low voice.
Shen Sui'an certainly had no objection.
"Okay, I'll go wherever you go." Shen Sui'an said.
She actually felt that the prince was innocent and had a deep affection for his brother Fu Jinyuan, and would not be easily provoked.
But for the sake of political stability, Fu Jinyuan's best choice is to go to his fiefdom.
It would be nice to go to the fiefdom. Her river channel has been dug. I wonder how the project is going?
The couple talked for a while, and then someone came from the palace and told Jin Yuan to enter the palace immediately.
Everyone else in the palace heard the bell and had already secretly prepared the white banners. As soon as they received the news from the palace, they quickly hung up the white banners.
Shen Sui'an picked out a set of dark clothes for Fu Jinyuan, "You can only wear mourning clothes when you enter the palace. Don't look so cold. After all, he is your biological father. Even if you are pretending, you should act more sad."
Fu Jinyuan hummed, "I will think about all the sad things in my life."
"Go quickly." Shen Sui'an said.
After watching Fu Jinyuan leave, Shen Sui'an immediately ordered everyone in the palace to change into plain clothes.
"From now on, all servants must be careful in what they say and do. Except for the purchasing manager, no one else is allowed to go out."
Shen Sui'an gave several orders in succession.
Then he said to Ningshuang, "Go to the Shen residence and tell your mother first."
"Yes, princess."
The specific situation in the palace is still unclear. All Shen Sui'an can do now is to restrain himself and not cause trouble for Fu Jinyuan.
After inspecting the palace, Shen Suian had just sat down when Fuqiu came over to report that Zheng Wuqing had arrived with a dozen imperial guards and was guarding various parts of the palace.
"Okay, I got it. Prepare some refreshments for them."
By the time I finished my work, it was already late at night.
"Princess, the prince will not be back tonight, and you will have to go to the palace to mourn tomorrow. You should rest now while there is still time, otherwise you will be too tired tomorrow." Qing Su persuaded Shen Sui'an.
Shen Sui'an felt a little tired, so he nodded gently and said, "Okay."
She actually just had a good sleep, and when she woke up it was already bright.
Ruan's eldest uncle came to see her in person early in the morning.
"Aunt." Shen Sui'an hurried to the hall to see Liang.
Liang stood up and held Shen Sui'an's hand, "The prince came to the palace last night, right?"
Shen Sui'an nodded gently, "There's news from the palace, I have to pack up and go to the palace now."
"Sui Sui!" Liang was a little nervous. "The emperor has passed away. The most important thing next is the new emperor's ascension to the throne. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
She paused and lowered her voice, "I heard that it was Concubine Liu who tried to tamper with the imperial edict and killed the emperor yesterday."
Shen Sui'an couldn't help but marvel at Liang's thorough knowledge of the palace news.
She didn't know the details.
"Aunt, with the prince here, there will be absolutely no problem for the prince to ascend the throne." Shen Suian said in a firm tone.
Liang's eyes were dim and she tilted her head slightly.
She was not worried about any problems with the Crown Prince's accession to the throne, but was worried that the officials in the court would support Prince Chen more, which would eventually lead to a rift between the two brothers.
For the Ruan family, both the Prince and the Crown Prince are their nephews. However, since they have watched the Crown Prince grow up since he was a child, they naturally hope that everything goes smoothly for him.
Because of this, Liang could hardly raise her head in front of Shen Sui'an.
The Prince and his wife had no idea about that position. They were open-minded and determined, and were not affected by the voices around them at all.
They have petty thoughts.
"Aunt, it's about time. Let's go to the palace together." Shen Sui'an understood what Liang was thinking, but she didn't want to expose it.
This is a common sense thought.
All the ladies above the third rank had to go to the palace to mourn.
Under the control of Queen Ruan, the palace has stabilized from the initial panic, and Emperor Fu's funeral ceremony is proceeding in an orderly manner.
As the crown prince, it is natural for the prince to preside over the funeral ceremonies, and he wants his brother to do so.
Fu Jinyuan patted his shoulder and said, "You can do it. There will be more things that require your decision in the future."
"Brother, you are more suitable than me. Really, I'm afraid that the Southern Dynasty will be destroyed in my hands in the future." Fu Jinyi was really about to cry.
"No, you are a smart child." Fu Jinyuan said.
Fu Jinyi sighed in his heart.
I can only grit my teeth and deal with all these things.
Empress Ruan did not deliberately suppress or conceal the cause of the emperor's death, and the news soon spread among the women with imperial orders who entered the palace to mourn.
"I don't think I saw Imperial Concubine Liu. How could she, as an Imperial Concubine, not show up when the Emperor passed away? Imperial Concubine Ning was so sick that her face turned pale, yet she came to mourn."
"Don't even mention Concubine Liu. Even the Second Prince hasn't been seen either."
"So, I really didn't see anyone."
"It seems to be true. I heard that it was Concubine Liu who pissed off the emperor to death."
"..."
The entire funeral of Emperor Fu was spent amid speculation about the cause of his death.
It took Queen Dowager Mu several days to finally recover from the pain of losing her son.
She held Prince Chen's hand and said, "Your father is gone. He valued his reputation the most. If people knew that the son he doted on all his life was someone else's, he would die with regret."
"Liu Guifei and her son cannot be kept, but their backgrounds cannot be made public either."
Fu Jinyuan nodded solemnly, "Grandmother, I'll remember this."
He felt it was a little ridiculous. What reputation did Emperor Fu still have? He had favored his concubine and killed his wife for many years, so he was no longer a good person.
Queen Mother Mu choked up, "I wish I could chop Lady Liu into pieces, but now I want to keep her title."
Having a title alone is useless.
When Emperor Fu is buried, Concubine Liu and Fu Yuxuan will also be buried with him.
"Don't attack Fu Yuxuan. Let me do it, otherwise you will be branded as a brother-killer in the future." Queen Mother Mu suddenly said.
"Grandmother, I will be careful and cautious. You are a cultivator, you should be compassionate and don't let your hands be stained with blood. But I am different. I am used to it." Fu Yuyuan said.
Queen Mother Mu felt a pang of pain in her heart, "My dear, I have wronged you."
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