The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

To be honest, although Shen Qionghua and Luo Xiyao were good friends, she had never expected that Luo Xiyao would say these words to her.

After all, in terms of relationship, Xie Nanyuan and Luo Xiyao are blood relatives, and even if she and Xiyao are close, they have only known each other for a little over two years.

Moved, Shen Qionghua choked up with tears in her eyes and said, "Xiyao, even though that's what you said, I understand the truth, but...but..."

Shen Qionghua burst into tears. "How could I have abandoned him in such a short time? I didn't even pay my respects to him. If he knew about this, he would blame me."

Luo Xiyao trembled, and holding Shen Qionghua's hand, he looked into her eyes and said very seriously: "No, Qionghua, if my cousin really knew about this, he would only hope that you were safe and happy."

"You're right to listen to me. Don't think about it anymore. After your cousin's coffin is buried tomorrow, forget about it." Luo Xiyao comforted.

Shen Qionghua burst into tears instantly, her body twitching with sobs. Luo Xiyao hugged her in her arms with heartache.

As time passed, two people with the same trauma in their hearts snuggled up to comfort each other.

Finally, after Luo Xiyao's strong persuasion, Shen Qionghua's emotions finally stabilized a little and she no longer insisted on meeting Xie Nanyuan.

Every move of the Shen family and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was reported to Xie Rong who was lying on the dragon bed, and finally turned into a pool of ashes in the flickering candlelight.

-

The next day, when the first ray of morning light broke through the darkness, an imperial decree issued from the palace shocked the entire court.

The emperor lost his beloved son and could not sleep, feeling guilty. After much reflection, he decided to posthumously confer the title of Crown Prince Sugong on Xie Nanyuan, and today's burial ceremony was upgraded to the standards of the Crown Prince's funeral.

No one could have imagined that the years-long battle for the throne would end up like this.

There is no need to say much about Prince An's fate. Prince Rui, who was originally sure of victory, suddenly passed away, catching everyone off guard.

Make a dead person the crown prince.

What’s the point if people are dead?

It's just an empty name.

However, this incident also shows that the emperor's attitude towards Prince Rui is that he does have the idea of ​​making Prince Rui the crown prince.

For a moment, everyone in Beijing felt sorry for it.

They all secretly thought that if Prince Rui was still alive, this would not be a posthumous imperial decree, but an imperial decree of canonization.

If Prince Rui became the crown prince, he would have the emperor's favor and trust, military merits to his name, and the assistance of the Duke of Zhenguo to defend the territory. His position would be as solid as a rock, as stable as Mount Tai, and could not be shaken.

It’s just…sigh…what a pity…

Most of the ministers and their families in the court focused their attention on Prince Rui, while the ladies and young ladies in his harem paid even more attention to him.

If they had previously been resentful and gnashing their teeth over the fact that Shen Qionghua, a merchant's daughter, had taken the position of Princess Rui, now they were shocked and broke out in cold sweats, each of them feeling extremely fortunate.

Fortunately, Prince Rui did not take a fancy to me at the beginning, otherwise, if the imperial decree was issued to grant the marriage, Prince Rui would have died before the wedding took place, and there would be no way for me to survive.

I'm afraid that either he will be given a white silk by the royal family afterwards, or he will have to guard a tablet for the rest of his life, with a green lamp and an ancient Buddha in front of him, and end his remaining life.

This is really terrible for these beautiful, promising girls who are waiting to be married.

It had nothing to do with me, but when I looked back at Shen Qionghua, I couldn't help but feel a little sympathy.

From being the Princess of Junrui or even the Crown Princess, she fell from the clouds and became a widow who had to live her whole life without ever getting married, or even became a corpse.

The collapse of heaven and the splitting of earth are nothing more than this.

Of course, not everyone is so kind, and there are many people who laugh at the joke behind the scenes.

When the imperial decree granting the marriage came down, invitations and visiting cards came to the Shen family like snowflakes.

Shen Qionghua didn't meet any of them, but she still wrote a reply.

But not everyone can really feel free when receiving a reply.

Some of these people really just wanted to see who Shen Qionghua was that could attract Xie Nanyuan's attention, but most of them had something to ask for and wanted to make a profit from Xie Nanyuan.

The latter was naturally resentful of being rejected, but due to the power of King Rui at the time, he did not dare to say it openly. However, in private, he often complained behind the king's back.

It is said that the Shen family is just a merchant family. It was only after they caught the favor of King Rui that they became a phoenix. Once they gained power, they became arrogant. They don't know their own weight and dare to act arrogantly. They are really ignorant.

Now Shen Qionghua had fallen from the clouds to the ground and was crushed into the mud. She wished she could rush forward and stomp on him a few times to vent her hatred.

But before they could act, soon after the imperial edict was issued, news spread from the palace that even though the emperor was seriously ill and bedridden, he was determined to see Prince Rui off to his final journey. For this reason, he even had the imperial physician accompany him and forced himself to leave the palace.

All the little thoughts in my mind immediately disappeared, and my mind became much clearer.

The emperor attached so much importance to Prince Rui's funeral that he even ignored his health. Although Princess Jialin and Prince Rui have not yet married, they have been engaged. It is hard to say whether the emperor will love the princess as well as the prince.

After all, ordering the death of the daughter-in-law who was about to marry into the family to accompany his son was different from allowing outsiders to bully his son's daughter-in-law who had not yet married into the family.

The former is a family matter at best, but the latter concerns the reputation of the royal family.

When people are afraid, they will inevitably be restrained in doing things.

They all decided to wait and see the emperor's attitude after the funeral.

Xie Nanyuan's death has really muddied the waters of the capital, with all sorts of monsters and demons emerging. However, the situation is being suppressed for now because the funeral ceremony has not yet concluded.

But beneath the calm surface of the water, the storm is quietly gathering momentum.

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“Cough cough cough—cough cough cough—”

Tai Chi Hall.

Xie Rong sent the eldest prince and the fourth prince away, leaning against the soft pillow of the dragon couch, his face pale, one hand pressed against his bloodless lips, as if he wanted to cough out his heart, liver, and lungs.

The fifth prince was standing by, his face was thin and his expression was sad. It was obvious that he had suffered a great blow during this period.

Li Shunquan on the side brought the medicine soup, and the fifth prince reached out to take it. The white porcelain spoon collided with the jade bowl, making a slight sound, and the spoon scooped it up.

The Fifth Prince came closer and blew gently on it before bringing the spoon of medicine to Xie Rong's lips. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "Father, I will feed you the medicine."

Xie Rong looked sick and weak, as if he was about to die at any moment. He turned his face away slightly and did not drink.

The fifth prince's eyes turned red when he saw this, but he couldn't shed a single tear.

His tears had dried up in the past few days.

The fifth prince never thought that Xie Nanyuan would die young because of these two assassination attempts.

His third brother has been his role model since childhood and the motivation for his father to encourage him to study.

Although there was a big age gap between him and his third brother, and his third brother had gone to the frontier when he was just beginning to understand things, this did not affect his relationship with his third brother at all.

The third brother was an eagle in the wilderness and a killing god on the battlefield. He made great military achievements for Dai Viet.

Even if he died, he believed that his third brother would rather die on the battlefield than die in the calculation of the throne, or die in this absurd revenge after the death of Prince An.

So, when Eunuch Fu beside him reported to him that his third brother had passed away, his first reaction was disbelief.

He believed that Eunuch Fu was teasing him and even thought that Eunuch Fu was going too far. He had never punished his servants before, but for the first time he ordered people to beat Eunuch Fu with a stick and refused to listen to any explanation.

However, it turned out that he had wronged Eunuch Fu, and his third brother really passed away.

All this happened so unexpectedly that he was completely unprepared.

He didn't want to accept this cruel fact, but he had to.

During the day, he didn't dare to shed tears or cry, because he knew that his father was no less sad than he was. If he cried in front of his father, it would only make his father sad.

He could only hide in his quilt and cry secretly at night, crying until he was dizzy and fainted, and woke up the next morning.

Now, seeing Xie Rong like this, the Fifth Prince was really scared.

He was afraid that he had just lost a good brother and would lose his father as well. His suppressed emotions could no longer be controlled, and the fifth prince cried out in a sobbing voice: "Father, you must take good care of yourself. You must get better."

"I have already lost my third brother. Only you and mother are left. Please don't let anything happen to you! Wuuuuuu~~~"