Quickly wear a life of peace

During this period, the capital was not peaceful and the atmosphere was very tense.

Although the other princes were either dead, disabled, or had foreign mothers, it seemed that they had no chance of ascending the throne.

But will they be content in their hearts? Will the ministers and followers who follow them be at ease?

Naturally, the Sixth Prince would not really trust them, so patrols in the capital have become more frequent recently. The common people have sensed something unusual and there are few people walking on the streets.

At this tense moment, the bedridden emperor suddenly appeared at the grand court meeting.

His skinny body could no longer support the dragon robe and looked empty.

With the help of eunuchs and the sixth prince, the emperor once again sat on the dragon throne, which symbolizes supreme power.

All the courtiers in the hall knelt on the ground and shouted long live the emperor.

"When there is something to do, we will start to act, but when there is nothing to do, we will retreat."

The court officials looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

After several people went through the process reluctantly, the emperor finally spoke and asked the chief eunuch to announce the imperial edict.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: ...Now my sixth son, Long Xingtai, is extremely intelligent and blessed by Heaven. I now pass the throne to him, hoping that he will be a wise ruler who loves the people. I decree this."

In the imperial edict, after a lengthy self-analysis, it was announced that the throne would be passed to the Sixth Prince.

The ministers below knelt on the ground and kowtowed, responding loudly.

The emperor looked at the ministers kneeling below and ordered the Imperial Observatory to choose an auspicious day for the sixth prince, Long Xingtai, to ascend the throne.

After that, he could no longer hold on and fell into a coma.

The Sixth Prince and the Chief Eunuch shouted for the imperial physician, and the court was in chaos.

In fact, everyone knows that the emperor is experiencing a last gasp and won’t be able to hold on for much longer.

Thanks to the efforts of the imperial physician, the emperor died after being in a coma for two days.

The funeral bell rang in the palace, and the whole city began to get busy. People removed inappropriate things and changed into plain clothes. Royal family members had to go to the palace to mourn, and the most important thing was the new emperor's succession to the throne.

It was not until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the following year that things finally calmed down.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Song Qingya, who was originally in the prince's mansion, also took Long Yi to the palace and was named concubine. It would be even more difficult for them to meet again in the future.

But even though we won’t be able to see each other often in the future, we are still very happy.

Song Qingning also started to plan for herself. As she got older, many people proposed to her when she just came back last year.

If it were in the past, she would still be willing to marry in the capital, but unfortunately the Song family is about to be involved in the next battle for the throne.

The risk was too great and too much trouble. Especially since she was the county lord, which she had earned through hard work.

In addition, she is the aunt of a prince, which invisibly increases Long Yi's bargaining chips.

For those who want to join Long Yi, this is the best candidate for marriage.

It's a pity that after her trip to Lingnan, she had become too wild and unwilling to settle down. She stayed obediently in someone else's backyard, living a life of jealousy and competition.

As for running away, she knew that her biological mother, Wang, not only had no say in the matter, but also didn't want her to leave far away.

In Wang's opinion, a woman should marry into a good family, and it would be best if she could marry into a family of high status.

Therefore, Song Qingning found Song Changgeng and Jia Shi, who were in charge of the matter, early on, hoping to persuade them to keep him away from this place of trouble.

Fortunately, they also knew the risks of fighting for the throne. If they could protect themselves, they would have an extra way out in case Long Yi failed.

So Song Qingning easily convinced them.

The new emperor ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty, allowing those who were exiled to return to the capital.

But there are really only a few of them who are capable of coming back.

Apart from the Zhou family, there are Xie Muyan and the Cheng family.

Needless to say, Xie Muyan's business is quite big as far as the Zhou family is concerned, including restaurants, clothing stores, and especially the soap business. If it weren't for her previous identity as a fugitive, she would have become a royal merchant long ago.

The Cheng family, however, has some martial arts skills, so they go hunting in the mountains and fishing in the sea. If they were not restricted from leaving the area due to their status, they could probably even do the job of escorting.

In addition, Cheng Mufeng was recruited into the army and made many contributions, so their family also has a promising future.

The Cheng family, who had some money in savings, naturally chose to return to the capital to build relationships with their former comrades and pave the way for Cheng Mufeng's future.

After the Zhou family returned to the capital, they first contacted their relatives and friends, and then came to the Song family to propose marriage to Song Qingning on behalf of Zhou Huaixi.

The Zhou family agreed without much hesitation, but this shocked the dignitaries in the capital who also wanted to propose marriage to the Song family.

In their opinion, the Zhou family has nothing worth mentioning except Zhou Huaixi's face.

But the person who was not taken seriously by them actually succeeded.

Everyone thought of the fact that the two families had been exiled together, and they all began to wonder what had happened between the two families.

To be honest, his guess was correct. Song Qingning and Zhou Huaixi used to be together day and night. Zhou Huaixi himself is a very charming man and the type that Song Qingning likes.

Besides, if I marry him, I will have more freedom.

Therefore, before returning to Beijing, the two agreed that if the Zhou family could return to Beijing, they would come to propose marriage.

Or, Song Qingning would find a way to return to Lingnan, and the two of them would get married secretly.

After the marriage was settled, Song Qingning felt a little relieved and temporarily resolved his own crisis.

Before Long Yi grows up, as long as the new emperor is fine, the Song family will be safe.

After the engagement crisis, Xie Muyan also came to the door, hoping that they could continue to cooperate.

However, Song Qingning felt that the heroine was full of gossip, so he did not agree. "As early as when the new grain varieties became popular, private breeding of livestock was allowed. You could have developed on your own a long time ago, and you don't have to buy raw materials from me anymore."

Xie Muyan shook his head and looked at Song Qingning with complicated eyes, "The things produced in your farm are of better quality. Others can't compare with you. Besides, by cooperating with you, I can also use your tiger skin to prevent others from swallowing me up."

"Master Xie, you are joking. How is this possible?" Song Qingning didn't believe it. With Cheng Mufeng as her backer, what could go wrong? Besides, the soap business has already been brought into the palace. Maybe Xie Muyan will soon become an imperial merchant.

Seeing that Song Qingning didn't believe him, Xie Muyan didn't hide it from her. She smiled bitterly and said, "I won't hide it from you either. The Cheng family doesn't like my status anymore and wants to get rid of me. If it weren't for Cheng Mufeng's insistence, I'm afraid the Cheng family would have found him a wife long ago. His mother once came to me and told me to leave on my own initiative and not to hinder his future. I heard that his boss took a fancy to him and wanted to marry his daughter to him."

Song Qingning's eyes widened in surprise. Could it be that Cheng Mufeng was not the male lead? Or, as the female lead, was Xie Muyan's emotional journey destined to be bumpy?