Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

Lu Liluo cleaned up the traces of his presence, kicked the stupid father and daughter on the butt, and then teleported back home.

She still needs to discuss it with the old Duke.

The Empress's sudden death must have caused considerable commotion throughout the court. Both the Duke's Mansion and the Jinyang Army must be fully prepared for this.

Lu Lanzhi slowly woke up, and thinking of what happened before she fell into a coma, she looked around in shock. She found that the queen was sitting on the chair next to her, with her eyes slightly lowered, motionless, as if she was asleep.

Yao Cairen was still lying on the ground and seemed unconscious.

What's going on?

She remembered that she was clearly strangling the Queen's neck just now, but she suddenly fainted and the Queen changed her position.

Suspicious and alarmed, Lu Lanzhi quickly stood up to check the Queen's breath, only to find that she was completely dead. A huge stone fell to the ground, and her heart was in suspense again.

He hurried to see Yao Cairen again. Fortunately, he was still alive, so he quickly woke him up.

The father and daughter stared at each other again, not understanding what had happened after they fell unconscious. They said it was all a dream, it was impossible for them to have the same dream.

In particular, the dirt on the ground was still there, there was an unpleasant smell in the air, and even the marks on Yao Cairen's neck were clearly visible.

If it wasn't a dream, how could the Queen's death be so strange? Even the traces of fighting and poisoning on her body were gone.

The two discussed it for a long time but still had no idea, so they finally decided to just leave it alone.

Yao Cairen said, "At least the situation is favorable for us right now. Perhaps it's God's help. Doesn't this prove that you, my daughter, are the next emperor chosen by heaven?"

When Lu Lanzhi heard this, her confidence increased immediately.

Correct!

She is clearly the legitimate eldest princess of Dongchi Kingdom, and inheriting the throne is in accordance with God's will. What is she still worried about?

Just do it!

The father and daughter decided to go with the flow and act according to their previous plan.

So Lu Lanzhi went to the Duke's Mansion in person to find Lu Liluo, while Yao Cairen called the palace maids who had been arranged in advance to deal with the aftermath.

Looking at Lu Lanzhi who was sitting in the hall with a smug look on her face, Lu Liluo tried hard to pretend to be shocked by the news she brought.

Thanks to the thorough preparations beforehand, and Lu Li quietly helping and cleaning up the mess.

So that night, news came from the palace: the emperor died suddenly, and he passed away while Yao Cairen was admiring flowers in the palace.

The Emperor and several noble lords naturally did not believe it.

However, no matter how the imperial doctors examined, even in front of the court officials, the emperor's husband called in the famous coroner in the capital, but still could not find any problems.

Of course, that night, Lu Liluo had already taken the carefully crafted artificial flower pot into his space and taken it away.

Anyway, no one else has seen it, so Yao Cairen said that it was whatever flower the empress appreciated.

All the princesses and princes were summoned to the palace. When the Second Princess was notified to enter the palace for the funeral, she was completely stunned. Because the incident happened so suddenly, she and the noble prince hadn't made any preparations.

Therefore, when Prime Minister Yan and the old Duke, one civil and one military, jointly announced in front of the coffin the emperor's last words before his death, that the eldest princess Lu Lanzhi would succeed to the throne, the second princess could not make any effective response except to shout out her dissatisfaction.

But it was no use for her to refuse.

The Dongchi Kingdom has always had the rule of establishing the eldest son as the heir.

Although the eldest princess was not favored, she was indeed the eldest among the princesses. As for the legitimate daughter of the emperor's husband, she was only five years old this year and was still far from that chair.

Therefore, it is completely reasonable for the Queen to ask Lu Lanzhi to succeed to the throne.

As for the other court officials, they could only sigh that the situation was stronger than the people - the fact that the eldest princess was able to get the leaders of the civil and military officials to stand on her side in such a short period of time showed that she had been prepared for this.

I can only blame myself for having misjudged you earlier.

Thus, Lu Lanzhi announced her succession before the empress's spirit tablet, and the coronation ceremony would be held three days later. As a sign of filial piety, the coronation ceremony would be kept simple and held at the same time as the empress's funeral.

At the same time, it was announced that Yao Cairen would be named the Grand Lady of the Western Palace, while the former imperial husband would be the Grand Lady of the Eastern Palace. Lu Liluo was also given the title of "One Word Side by Side King" of the superior rank, and was granted a separate residence and the title "Chen".

From now on, he will assist the new emperor in handling court affairs. Civil and military officials will meet Prince Chen as if they were meeting the emperor, and perform half of the etiquette for meeting the emperor.

As for the Jinyang Duke's Mansion, the old Duke's title remained unchanged, and his nobility could be passed down. In other words, the Jinyang lineage was now divided into two branches. Lu Liluo vacated the position of a crown prince.

The old Duke can choose another one of the two concubines' daughters and ask him to make her the crown prince and inherit the title.

In this way, everyone is happy.

Just like that, before the princesses, princes, and court officials were prepared, the world above them all changed. The eldest princess and Lu Liluo, or rather, the Jinyang Duke's Mansion, became the biggest winners in this incident.

It was not until this time that everyone gradually came to their senses - the two dandies who were completely ignored by them before had actually done something huge without making any noise.

I'm afraid that from now on, everyone will have to re-understand the word "danku".

Three days later, Lu Lanzhi successfully ascended the throne. Meanwhile, Lu Liluo's "Prince Chen's Mansion" was being built with great fanfare not far from the imperial palace.

However, Wei Shimu, who was eight months pregnant, was so shocked when she received the news that the empress had passed away and the eldest princess had ascended the throne that she almost had a miscarriage.

"What's going on? Why is it that person?!"

"The late emperor was so foolish! How could the world fall into the hands of such an unlearned person..."

"Why isn't His Highness ascending the throne? What should I do now?!"

Wei Shimu pounded the bed in anger, venting his dissatisfaction and resentment.

The reason why he broke off the engagement with Lu Liluo and gave up his good position as a marquis to become the second princess's concubine was because he thought the second princess had the best hope of reaching that position, right?

Now that the throne has inexplicably fallen into the hands of another family, what is the point of all this he has done?

Maybe he would be nothing more than a concubine of an imperial princess for the rest of his life. Oh, now he wasn't even a concubine, just a humble attendant.

"Oh my Lord Servant, you can't say that!"

Mo Yu was so frightened that she almost lost her soul. She quickly rushed over and covered Wei Shimu's mouth.

His master is crazy, right?

He must be crazy to curse the new emperor and the previous one at the same time. Is he afraid that he and his nine clans won't die quickly enough?

...

How could Wei Shimu not understand this truth?

He was just too shocked and couldn't control his emotions for a moment - a tear couldn't help but flow down Mo Yu's hand.

Mo Yu quickly withdrew his hand, quietly put it behind his back, and rubbed it on his clothes.

Eh~ So disgusting!

Closing his eyes, Wei Shimu finally managed to calm down, feeling the sharp pain in his abdomen. Yes, once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back.

The battle for the throne has always been unpredictable, and no matter how reluctant you are, you have to accept defeat.

After all, after the eldest princess ascended the throne, she would have to reward the daughters left behind by the previous emperor. After all, the second princess was the daughter of a noble monarch and had a noble status. At the very least, she could at least get the title of prince.

The imperial physician had examined his pulse and said he was most likely pregnant with a daughter. As a prince's servant, as long as the daughter was born safely, with careful planning in the future, it would not be impossible for her to become a princess.