The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

On April 23rd of the 24th year of Haoyuan in the Daxuan period, Emperor Daxuan passed away and was posthumously named Emperor Xuanjing.

Overnight, the capital city was hung with white banners, and everyone, both inside and outside the palace, officials and civilians, observed a period of national mourning.

According to the Daxuan Law, rituals and music, and marriages were banned throughout the country for three months.

A mourning hall for the emperor was set up in the palace, and Crown Prince Qi Ziyu stood guard in front of the coffin, having not eaten or drunk anything for a day and a night.

Paper money was burning in the mourning hall, palace maids and eunuchs were crying, and the whole hall was filled with a sad atmosphere.

The news of the emperor's death in Shangjing City spread like snowflakes to all parts of Daxuan.

According to the Daxuan rituals, the princes and kings from all over the country will go to Shangjing to express their condolences after receiving the news.

On the surface, the capital city was in mourning and calm, but many people were taking action behind the scenes.

Si Yan asked people to keep a close eye on King Ying Qi Hongyuan and found that the King Ying had begun to contact his former subordinates.

On the second day after the death of the late emperor, Qi Ziyu stood guard in front of the mourning hall as usual.

When Si Yan appeared beside him, he was already dizzy and shaky.

Si Yan walked forward, knelt beside the prince, and whispered in his ear: "Prince, I will stay here, you go eat something first..."

Ever since Qi Ziyu became regent and lived in the palace to handle government affairs, Si Ru followed him into the palace to help him with his medical treatment.

In the past two days, Si Ru secretly brought food and gave it to Qi Ziyu, but Qi Ziyu refused to eat it.

She had no choice but to leave the palace to look for Sister Ayan.

The prince's health had just improved when the emperor fell and suffered from paralysis. While the emperor was paralyzed in bed, the prince served him day and night, and his health deteriorated again.

The emperor had been dying for several days, and the prince had hardly eaten. Now that the emperor has passed away, the prince has to fast for three days again. This is simply destroying the prince's health.

"Ayan, I'm not hungry." Qi Ziyu shook his head.

According to the Daxuan ritual, during the national mourning period, the princes and ministers did not eat for three days.

Si Yan said with a firm expression: "Prince, there are still many things waiting for you to do in Daxuan. You can't let your body get tired."

Qi Ziyu shook his head: "Ayan, no..."

Si Yan's expression became stern: "You are weak to begin with, you must eat something."

Si Yan looked at Qi Ziyu's pale face and pale lips, and was really worried that he couldn't hold on.

Si Yan said with a straight face: "Aju has prepared food, just go and have a few bites..."

Concubine Liu Xian was standing by and saw Si Yan and the Crown Prince talking in low voices. She couldn't help but say, "Crown Prince, you should go and rest for a while. I will stay here."

The queen could no longer bear it and went back to rest. Only Concubine Liu was still here.

Concubine Liu's eyes were red and swollen, full of grief, and she sniffled and cried from time to time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Si Yan said to Concubine Liu, and dragged Qi Ziyu away.

It is said that one can go without food for three days, but very few people can actually do it, and no one can withstand eating a lot.

The two arrived at the palace where Qi Ziyu lived. Si Ru had already prepared food. When she saw Si Yan bringing Qi Ziyu back, she hurried over to greet them.

"Sister Yan, I knew you were the only one who could persuade the prince. If he doesn't eat, I can't save his life."

As Si Ru spoke, she scooped a bowl of chicken soup and brought it to Qi Ziyu.

"You can only eat vegetarian food." Qi Ziyu said.

Si Ru said angrily, "You must drink the chicken soup. There are a lot of tonics in it. Your body will not be healthy if you don't drink it. Besides, it's just soup, there's no meat in it..."

Qi Ziyu: ...

"Drink, Your Highness, there's no one else here." Si Yan advised, "Your health is the most important thing right now."

"I'll just eat one cake." Qi Ziyu insisted.

"No bread, only this."

Si Ru had someone secretly prepare this in the Prince's Mansion and bring it in secretly. It took a lot of effort.

Qi Ziyu had no choice but to drink the bowl of chicken soup. After drinking the steaming hot chicken soup, he immediately felt much better.

His body was cold, lacking in heat, and his hands and feet were also cold. Only now did his stomach and intestines begin to warm up.

Si Ru quickly scooped another bowl of chicken soup. Qi Ziyu didn't say anything this time and drank the soup in one gulp.

Si Ru then brought over a cake and said, "I know the prince doesn't eat meat at this time, so I didn't dare ask them to put it in. This is vegetarian."

Qi Ziyu took a bite and found that it was indeed vegetarian filling, so he started eating.

He was hungry and quickly swallowed the bread.

Si Yan then spoke slowly, "Your Highness, I have asked my father to gather all the civil and military officials. They will come to the mourning hall of Your Majesty and support the crown prince to ascend the throne as emperor."

Qi Ziyu was slightly stunned: "Ayan, isn't it too early? Father hasn't announced the death yet..."

"No." Si Yan shook his head and said with a firm look, "The country cannot be without a king for a day. The sooner the prince ascends the throne, the better. If the prince succeeds first, the ceremony can be postponed. It will take some time for His Majesty to hold the funeral. By then, the kings from all over the country will come and it may cause chaos."

Qi Ziyu couldn't help but nodded. Someone had already reported that as soon as his father passed away, the King of England began to contact his old subordinates in the court.

At this moment, Qi Ziyu felt discomfort in his stomach and he couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his stomach.

"Prince, what's wrong?" Si Yan looked at Qi Ziyu's face which suddenly turned pale, looking a little scary.

"Ayan, my stomach hurts." Qi Ziyu said and bent down.

When Si Ru heard this, she hurried over. Qi Ziyu was already sweating profusely from the pain.

His fingers gripping the armrest of the chair instantly turned white.

"Ayan, I..."

The next moment, Si Yan was stunned on the spot. When Qi Ziyu raised his eyes, his nose was full of blood.

"Sister Ayan, the prince has been poisoned." Si Ru was shocked. These were the foods she brought herself, how could they be poisonous?

How could it be poisonous?

Si Yan looked calm and said to Si Ru, "Save the prince. Use all your strength to save the prince."

Qi Ziyu's face began to turn purple, and his lips also turned black and purple.

"Puff..." Qi Ziyu's throat surged and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Si Ru took out a bottle of detoxification pills from her arms with trembling hands, poured them all into her palm, and poured them into Qi Ziyu's mouth.

Si Ru's tears fell, and she said to Si Yan while holding back her tears: "Sister Yan, swallow all of this, let the prince swallow it all."

Si Yan pinched Qi Ziyu's jaw and forced the pill into Qi Ziyu's mouth.

Si Ru took out the silver needle she carried with her, ripped open Qi Ziyu's clothes, and pierced several acupuncture points on Qi Ziyu's body. She also pierced an acupuncture point on his hand, cut the blood vessels, and let the blood out for him.

"I'll ask someone to call Senior Yun Ya." Si Yan was worried that Si Ru couldn't handle it, so he couldn't help but open the palace door.

Just then, a team of palace guards rushed in from outside.

The Queen stood at the door and looked at Si Yan who came out: "Lord Si Yan, where is the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince has rested well, it's time for him to go to the mourning hall."

In an instant, Si Yan stared at the queen with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to eat her alive.

"Where is the prince? Prince?" the queen asked again, as she spoke, she walked inside.

Si Yan formed his five fingers into claws and grabbed the queen's neck: "It's you, isn't it?"

The queen suddenly felt that she could not breathe, and Si Yan's fingers were like iron clamps, tightly strangling her throat.

Seeing the queen's face flushed red, Han Hu hurried over and said, "Master Si Yan, you absolutely cannot..."

Si Yan shouted sternly, "Go call Ling Mohan over."

Han Hu drew his sword and said, "Sir, General Ling has something to do and has left the palace."