Spring Drunk Chang'an

With just one word, Shi Lin suppressed the scolding that was about to hit Princess Nan Weng's lips. Her face turned ashen, her hands were folded behind her back, and she said nothing.

Shi Xiaoyue saw it clearly and pouted. She nodded obediently, but she was not happy at all for Shi Lin's protection, and was not even moved at all.

She knew very well in her heart that if it were not for today, when she and Big Brother Xiong had become useful, her father would not have been so happy.

You know, when the assassination just happened in the palace, she and her stepmother ran to her father for protection, but her father protected her stepmother behind him and pushed her to the front.

In the past, she had just returned from Yuantan Temple and was very eager for her father's love, but now, she had Brother Xiong, Sister Changan, Aunt Zhi, and Sister Chinian...

There are so many people who care about her and are cared about by her.

It doesn’t matter who my biological father is. I don’t care about him.

She was just waiting for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne soon, give Brother Xiong a similar identity that could shut up her father and stepmother, and marry her quickly!

Shi Xiaoyue pursed her lips and thought.

Over there, in the main hall, Duke Cheng'en's mansion and the Crown Prince's confidants had already cleaned up the mess. Concubine Qu and Xiao Xun were both escorted away, and Emperor Yingwu also asked Xiao Chuo, half persuading and half forcing her to "ask" them to step down from the throne and return to the harem.

In the previous dynasty, the prince was in charge of the overall situation.

The Cheng'en Mansion provided assistance.

Queen Song took Liu Chang'an and a group of female relatives away.

Before leaving, Xiao Chuo held Liu Changan's hand and said in a very low voice, but full of guilt: "I'm sorry, little girl, I can't accompany you today!"

When the rebellion breaks out, he has to deal with the aftermath.

"What's there to apologize for? I already agreed when we discussed it before that it would be like this. I don't mind at all. Anyway, we have countless times to spend together in the future." Liu Changan smiled lightly and pulled the prince's hand soothingly.

She blinked her bright almond-shaped eyes and looked at the prince, still unable to hide her guilty expression. She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "However, if you really feel sorry for me, then remember to keep our promise to be together for life, and then give me a grand ceremony to be crowned queen!"

In the past, when the Crown Prince proposed to her, he had promised her that he would never have another lover for the rest of his life. Now, he was about to ascend the throne and could have three harems and six courtyards. Emperor Yingwu loved Concubine Qu so much that he didn't even promise to remain a virgin for her. She wasn't even his legal wife...

However, Liu Changan still asked Xiao Chuo to keep her promise.

She never cared about Xiao Chuo's identity. Whether he was a prince or an emperor, she loved him. Whether he succeeded or failed, or even almost became useless like in her previous life, she would never leave his side. She would always follow him through life and death.

Failure cannot change her determination.

Therefore, success cannot shake her mind.

That was all she asked of Xiao Chuo.

Xiao Chuo didn't think the girl's request was excessive at all. With a smile on his face, he nodded and said, "Okay."

After that, he personally invited his grandmother to send the queen mother and the little girl to the harem, and he stayed to handle various matters...

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The rebellion of Prince Yan caused a huge uproar in the capital, and it was irreversible.

Countless loyal ministers and generals submitted memorials requesting that the King of Yan be sentenced to death.

Yes, the content of the snowflake-like memorial was - Prince Yan rebelled, please let Prince Yan die!

Although, in the hall that day, all the civil and military officials saw with their own eyes and heard with their own ears that the one who rebelled was Concubine Qu, but with their way of thinking, how could they think that the "rebellion" was led by a woman, and the one who was supported and was to ascend the throne after success was completely unaware!

They couldn't understand.

Therefore, the "Bloody Hall" incident must have been masterminded by Prince Yan behind the scenes, and Concubine Qu was just the one who was pushed to the forefront.

Join him!!

Must join him!!

King Yan must pay the price for his actions!

Countless people who were extremely excited - or rather, those who were eager to please Xiao Chuo - asked Emperor Yingwu to behead Prince Yan. Some more moderate people suggested that Prince Yan be imprisoned for life.

Xiao Xun was terrified. Since the day of the rebellion, he had been following Emperor Yingwu, and he never even left the palace. Wherever Emperor Yingwu went, he followed him, even to the toilet and to rest.

When the old emperor went to the toilet, he served him personally. When the old emperor slept, he lay on the footstool and never left his side. He was even more attentive than his personal eunuch. However, this kind of "follow-up" service did bring him benefits.

At least, he was not taken to the Dali Temple.

After all, as a "rebel", he should have been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison and interrogated, just like Concubine Qu, who has been staying in the Ministry of Punishment since she was captured in the palace that day.

However, Xiao Xun, because he was "close" to Emperor Yingwu, was protected under the old emperor's wings like a dying tiger protecting its cubs.

The old emperor was practically baring his teeth and claws, and he was throwing a tantrum at the man sent by the crown prince—er, Xiong Zhen, “You want to take my son away in front of me…”

"Kill me!!"

"Otherwise, I will never agree!!"

The old emperor fought tooth and nail, confronting Empress Song and Xiao Chuo head-on, suppressing the memorials from all the civil and military officials in the court, and turning a blind eye...

"Your Highness, are you going to let them go like this?"

Liu Changan asked Xiao Chuo, wanting to know what he would do next?

"I heard from my grandfather that you have already prepared for the coronation ceremony?"

Emperor Yingwu's attitude and Concubine Qu's rebellion were already clear, allowing the court officials to see the old emperor's incompetence. Even though Emperor Yingwu had not yet expressed it, many ministers had already implicitly "pledged allegiance" to Xiao Chuo, hoping that he could ascend to the throne...

Emperor Yingwu acquiesced to this phenomenon.

"Is your Majesty intending to abdicate in exchange for the lives of Concubine Qu and Prince Yan?"

Liu Changan tilted his head and guessed.

Although her wedding ceremony was not fully completed, the three books and six ceremonies had been completed, her 299 loads of dowry had been carried into the East Palace, and she was also carried into the Qiankun Gate by half of the queen's ceremonial guard, and her name was also recorded in the family tree.

Liu Changan is already the Crown Princess of Daxia.

Naturally, she also called Emperor Yingwu "father" and even moved into the Eastern Palace. However, because Xiao Chuo felt sorry for her and always wanted to give her a ceremony, the two of them did not have a formal wedding night yet.

A prince and a princess, sleeping in the East Palace's inner chambers, separated by a blanket. Thinking about that scene, I find it a little funny...

In fact, Liu Changan didn't care that much about the ceremony. The prince's sincerity was more important to her than the so-called "face". However, as a girl, how could she have the nerve to bring up something like the wedding night first?