The princess is the only one in Xuanmen, and she is reborn to lift the lid of the prince's coff

The prince looked towards Lu Xuan.

She said, "Maybe it's because you are the one they all miss."

The prince's eyes trembled and he frowned: "They?"

Lu Xuan nodded. "The evil spirit here wasn't caused by just one person, but involved the lives of many. With nowhere else to go, it all gathered on the Emperor's corpse. This included your mother. So, while you were slightly affected by the evil spirit, it wasn't significant and didn't hinder your growth."

Tears welled up in the Crown Prince's eyes. He looked at the corpse, his throat rolling and he choked slightly. "Uncle, Ah Xuan, can you have Father's body buried according to the funeral regulations for the late Emperor?"

Jiang Xing sighed and said in a deep voice, "You are now the crown prince and will soon be the emperor. These decisions should be made by you."

The prince was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

"Is he going to be the emperor soon?" He looked at Lu Xuan and shook his head dejectedly, "Ah Xuan should know me, right? I was poisoned repeatedly before, and I survived under that corpse talisman for many years. In fact, I could have sensed that my life was coming to an end."

His expression seemed to be somewhat old-fashioned. "I have been imprisoned in this Eastern Palace for ten years and have rarely seen the scenery outside the palace. So, deep down, I don't want to be the emperor."

Xie Ruqin, who was standing behind him, was startled when he heard what he said, and immediately jumped out: "Your Highness, what you said is inappropriate!"

He said, "You are the emperor's only heir. Apart from you and the prince, there is no one else. You must not ignore the people of the world!"

The prince's thin shoulders trembled slightly, and he lowered his head and smiled: "Thank you, sir, I know what you mean."

He looked at Jiang Xing: "But don't you think that the emperor's uncle is more suitable to be the emperor than me?"

"It's all thanks to him and the princess that the truth has been revealed to the world today. If it weren't for them, I would still be that foolish person, waiting for my unknowing death."

He glanced around the secret room, his voice filled with sorrow. "Ever since Niu San'er married his concubine, the ten years I've spent in the Eastern Palace have been like being locked up in this secret room. At first, I was busy trying to win Niu San'er's approval, then I was trapped by the bullying and hatred of others, and finally, I was assassinated by many parties, and finally I couldn't even take a single step out."

"I've missed so much. I haven't even experienced the joy of the four seasons. It's been too many years since I've felt the joy of being a normal person..."

He looked deeply at Jiang Xing. "It's said that the foundation of a nation lies in its virtuous men. Those who wield axes and saws must listen to those who apply the ruler and inkstone, and then a great edifice is built; those who wield weapons must listen to those who understand reason and righteousness, and then great undertakings are established. And from the beginning to the end, I have always listened to my uncle, and that's why I'm here today. He's more capable than me, so isn't it only natural for him to be emperor?"

"This……"

For a moment, several old ministers who followed looked at each other, not knowing whether they should refute.

Because what the prince said is indeed true.

But after all, the ancestral rituals and laws could not be abolished, so Xie Ruqin still bowed and advised: "But Your Highness, the new emperor of our dynasty has always been the heir to the previous emperor. You are the crown prince, and you are the candidate for the heir. If the prince is replaced, this..."

The prince walked over to him and gently helped him up. "Thank you, my lord. Even if I grant your request and become the emperor, who will be the next emperor in a few years, or if I'm lucky and live longer, and pass away in a dozen years?"

Xie Ruqin argued hastily: "Of course it should be done by your prince."

The prince laughed at himself as if he had heard a joke.

"I will not have any children, nor any concubines."

Xie Ruqin was shocked, his eyes filled with fear and trembling: "Why?"

Why?

The prince didn't answer and glanced at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing both saw the extremely sad and broken look in his eyes.

Lu Xuan was wondering, could it be that the prince remembered something?

Then he said, "Ever since the princess healed me, every time I see Jiang Xu, I feel a deep, intense discomfort. I don't know where this discomfort comes from."

"But I am not the kind of person who would not seek to know the reason. So I am very sorry, uncle, Axuan." Through the dim light of the shadowy lights in the secret room, he smiled sadly, showing a touch of extreme desolation.

"Thank you for keeping it from me, but I've already found the answer myself."

"In this life, I will never marry, nor will I take any woman to live with me in pain."

Lu Xuan didn't know if his behavior had touched a sensitive nerve in him, so he immediately apologized in a panic: "Your Highness, I'm sorry. I just didn't want you to live in pain and shadow for a long time, so I erased that memory for you..."

The prince shook his head and turned away from them.

"No, I still want to thank you. It was just my bad luck that day..."

Xie Ruqin didn't understand the deeper meaning of their words, but looking at Jiang Yan's expression, he knew in his heart that he must have been extremely hurt.

All the words that had been used to persuade him to ascend the throne were suddenly stuck in his throat, and he didn't know whether he should continue to persuade him.

Because he also felt that what the prince said made sense. Now that the chaos had just ended, it would be the wisest thing to do to let the prince ascend the throne.

The prince didn't say anything else. A dozen palace maids came in from the corridor, carrying a cloth bier. They cleaned the late emperor's body bit by bit, and then carried Jiang Muyao's body out.

Everyone followed the corpse and planned to get out of the secret passage.

But at this moment, there was a "click" sound.

Something rolled out of the corpse's arms, fell to the ground, and spread out in an instant.

It was a bright yellow imperial edict.

The imperial edict rolled to the feet of the prince who was closest to it, so he picked it up.

However, as he looked at it, he began to smile. After smiling for a while, tears welled up in his eyes.

He wiped the corners of his eyes and said with a smile: "Uncle, it seems that the throne really must belong to you."

As he said this, he handed the discolored imperial edict to Jiang Xing.

Jiang Xing, Lu Xuan, General Lu and others were suspicious, but when they opened the scroll, they all frowned.

That was the imperial edict left by the old emperor.

Back then, Jiang Shaozhao erased his memory and wanted Niu Saner to completely replace Jiang Muyao. Unexpectedly, the old emperor did not remember that Niu Saner was not Jiang Muyao, and also forgot that Niu Saner was not his son.

However, he sensed their intention to harm him and was tempted to change his position.

At that time, except for the Crown Prince and Prince Jin, all the old emperor's sons were gone. Only his most beloved youngest son, Jiang Xing, survived because he had been living in the palace.

Seeing that Prince Niu Saner had evil intentions, he changed the edict of succession at the moment of his death, announcing that after his death, Jiang Xing would succeed him.

It also said, "The Crown Prince has been plotting rebellion and has been trying to poison me for several days. Anyone who sees this secret decree must expose his evil deeds to the world and be put to death without mercy..."

The Crown Prince pointed to the words on the imperial edict and said with a smile, "Uncle, look, our grandfather wanted you to succeed him from the beginning. After all these years of mistakes, it's time to return the throne to you."

Jiang Xing looked at the somewhat heavy imperial edict in his hand, then looked at Lu Xuan, his brows slightly furrowed, wondering what he was thinking.

With some sighs and sorrow, the group left the secret passage.

However, as soon as they went out and the late emperor's body was carried out, the imperial edict in Jiang Xing's hand was immediately snatched away by Xie Ruqin.