The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

After the condolences, Jiang Guang invited Zixuan to his study, personally poured a cup of tea for Zixuan and handed it to her.

After they sat down, Zixuan asked him, "Brother Guang, have all the king's funeral arrangements been completed?"

Jiang Guang nodded: "It's all done, sister."

Zixuan nodded: "Brother Guang, when will you inherit the title?"

"Sister, my brother wants to inherit the title and be crowned tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Well, my sister also thinks the sooner the better, to avoid any more trouble."

"Yes, sister. During our last operation, Shu Diao was captured and informed Gao Hou and Feng Shawei of our plan."

"After these two learned about this, they fled back to their fiefdom overnight. I was afraid they would seize the opportunity to rebel, causing chaos and political instability in Qi."

Zixuan was startled: "What? Gao Hou and Fengshawei ran away?"

"Yes, sister. That day, Shu Diao was spying outside Gao Hou's mansion. He was accidentally discovered by the guards and was captured."

"Gao Hou recognized Shu Diao and wanted to torture him, but Shu Diao was timid and confessed the whole thing."

"Why is Shu Diao so useless? Where is he now? How did you deal with him?"

"Sister, my brother has already imprisoned Shu Diao and plans to convict him after he inherits the title."

Zixuan nodded: "Well, then, how do you plan to deal with Gao Hou and Fengshawei?"

Jiang Guang said bitterly, "Wait until my brother succeeds in taking the title, and then I will immediately send troops to capture them both!"

"Well, sister agrees with your approach. Gao Hou and Feng Shawei colluded with each other, instigating the Crown Prince to give way to the various vassal states, and almost put Fugui City to death!"

"When Brother Ruoguang captures the thief, please let me know. I will personally come and lend you a hand!"

Jiang Guang was very happy when he heard this. He quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Brother Guang, thank you for your willingness to help me!"

Zixuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, brother. Gao Hou and Fengshawei are not only your enemies, but also my sister's enemies. Helping you is also helping myself."

After the two chatted for a while, it was time for dinner. Jiang Guang prepared a sumptuous banquet to welcome Zixuan.

So, Zixuan Boyuan and the ministers who accompanied him, accompanied by Jiang Guang, Cui Zhu, Qing Feng, Yan Ying and others, slowly started to eat dinner.

Since it was the time of Duke Ling of Qi's funeral, the atmosphere of the banquet was not very strong.

Everyone is used to the delicious food of the wealthy city, and they don’t have much interest in the food in today’s world.

It didn't take long for everyone to finish their dinner and were arranged to rest in the superior guest rooms of the translation office.

The next morning at five o'clock, Zixuan and Boyuan were woken up and learned that today was the day Jiang Guang would inherit the title and be crowned.

So she and Bo Yuan quickly got up, washed and packed, and then headed towards Wu Palace with the ministers accompanying them.

The main hall of Wu Palace was already packed with ministers. Ministers from the court and officials from various regions were all standing in neat rows.

The expressions on their faces were solemn and serious, and they looked like decent people. They were all waiting respectfully for the coronation to begin.

Jiang Guang had already made arrangements last night. Today, she and the queen of Duke Ling of Qi will put the crown on Jiang Guang.

When Jiang Guang took the high seat, the ceremonial officer announced the start of the coronation ceremony, and immediately bells and chimes rang and shengs and pipes played in the hall.

Zixuan and the queen were led by the ceremonial officers to complete a series of coronation procedures for Jiang Guang.

From then on, Jiang Guang became the 25th monarch of Qi. Now he immediately transformed himself and became the King of Qi, Duke Zhuang of Qi.

Three days later was the day of Duke Ling of Qi's funeral. The ministers and people of Qi formed a long white dragon and slowly walked towards his mausoleum.

After the funeral, Zixuan and Boyuan spent a few days sightseeing in Linzi City, and then everyone returned to Fugui City.

During these days, the princes of various countries had a blast in Guicheng, going in and out of various venues every day accompanied by diplomats.

After Zixuan and Boyuan returned to the palace, they immediately went to their mother's bedroom to visit her little son Xu. She missed her son.

When Zixu saw his mother coming, he immediately stretched out his two little hands and ran towards her, shouting as he ran: "Mom, Mom..."

Zixuan held his son in his arms lovingly, kissing him on the little face a few times.

The boy really enjoyed his mother's kiss and giggled with joy.

The queen happily greeted her daughter when she saw her return: "Xuan'er is back. Has the King of Qi's funeral been completed?"

Zixuan nodded: "Well, after taking care of the mother, nothing happened at home these days."

The queen said with a smile: "Xuan'er, there is no big thing, but there is a small thing."

Zixuan looked at the queen in confusion: "What's the small matter, mother?"

The queen took a sip of juice and said, "Xuan'er, several of your palace lords' wives are pregnant now."

Zixuan was delighted: "Mother, this is good news."

"Haha, of course it's a good thing. Xuan'er, you don't know that your concubines are so fond of these little babies when they see them."

"They all came to the Queen Mother to ask for permission to raise a child each and provide for them in their old age."

"After much thought, Queen Mother feels that this is a good idea. On the one hand, it will allow me to help the palace ladies take care of their children."

"Secondly, the child will have company with them. They are relatively young, so raising a child is no problem for them."

"Besides, when they get old, they'll have someone to help them. It'll be like having someone to rely on. What do you think, Xuan'er?"

Zixuan thought about it and agreed. These fifty female robots would be able to give birth to many children for her in the future.

It would be nice if every aunt adopted one. It would not only reduce their burden but also give the aunts something to do. Well, that would be great.

Thinking of this, she nodded: "Mother, you can adopt a child, but you can't mess up the generations."

"The children call me mother. Now that they've adopted me, they can't change their name. They should follow your lead and call me grandmother."

The queen nodded after hearing this and said, "Yes, that's how it should be. If we don't call Grandmother "mother," wouldn't that mess up the order of generations and be so unbecoming?"

At this time, the boy suddenly said, "Mom, I don't want to be adopted. I don't want to go to my aunt's house. I want mom, I want grandma, wah wah wah..."

As Zixu was talking, he started to cry loudly. Zixuan and his mother looked at each other. How could this child be so smart that he could actually understand what adults were saying?

So, she and the queen hurriedly coaxed him, "Don't cry, Xu'er. Mother won't give Xu'er away. Mother loves you so much, how could she bear to give you away? Don't cry, don't cry."

Zixu wiped his tears and asked doubtfully, "Is what mother said true? Will you really not give Xu'er away?"

Zixuan wiped the tears from her son's face and said, "It's true. It's true. If you don't believe me, I'll make a promise with you. Once we make a promise, it's a promise, and it will never change."