The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Ever since Tian Shang ascended the throne of the crown prince, he has used his unique skills to handle government affairs, and he is not inferior to Tian Yuan at all, but even better than Tian Yuan.

He did not take ruthless action to purge the officials who had previously supported Tian Yuan. He informed them and made good use of them by arranging more suitable positions for them.

Emperor Tian Yi of Yue's health deteriorated, and he gradually entrusted government affairs to Tian Shang.

Tian Shang would pay his respects to the Emperor of Yue every morning, noon and evening. When he was not busy, he would go out of his way to take care of Tian Yi's sick body.

In addition, Tian Shang secretly promoted public opinion to establish his own image, and soon Tian Shang's reputation for diligence, love for the people, and utmost benevolence and filial piety became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Emperor Tian Yi of Yue responded to public opinion and announced to the world that he had ordered Crown Prince Tian Shang to govern the country, while he himself wanted to enjoy his remaining years in peace.

That night, Tian Yi was helped by the young eunuch to take medicine and then lay down in the quilt warmed by the palace maid.

He still had feelings of father and son towards the former Crown Prince Tian Yuan, and wondered if Tian Yuan had already arrived in Kurumu City. The older he got, the lonelier he felt.

There were fewer and fewer princes around him, and the words that Tian Yuan had yelled at him at that time made him feel deeply uneasy.

Is he really unworthy of being a father? Even less worthy of being the emperor of Yue?

Royal struggles have always been like this. He had to fight his way through a sea of ​​blood and a mountain of corpses before he successfully ascended the throne.

The old scoundrel Gu Li, Emperor of Xia, also led his troops in an uprising, fought his way to the city of Liyang, and finally forced King Chen to commit suicide before he succeeded.

Emperor Xiao Zhensheng of the Song Dynasty was an interesting guy. He had no desire to fight for anything and just wanted to be a leisurely prince who indulged himself in poetry and landscapes.

Who would have thought that his brothers would fight each other until some died and some were disabled, and in the end he was the only intact man left, and he was forced to become the Emperor of Song.

Tian Yi couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of this, but the laughter stopped abruptly. Tian Yi thought it would be better to get Tian Yuan back from Kurumu City one day earlier.

Tian Shang is busy with government affairs every day, leaving the third son sick all day long. It is more reliable for Tian Yuan to take care of him in the future.

Tian Yuan had been the crown prince for more than 20 years and had always been respectful to him. When pushed to the limit, he just wanted him to abdicate.

Tian Yi admitted that he was old and began to care about family affection. Now he no longer had the hatred towards Tian Yuan that he had back then.

Think about the princesses again. They were all spoiled by their mothers. It was okay for them to be served by others, but it was not even a dream for them to serve others.

Only the seventeenth child Xueyan was well-behaved and sensible. She came to pay her respects to him early this morning. At that time, the imperial physician was examining him, and Xueyan asked the physician in detail about his condition.

He also discussed with the imperial physician whether he should prepare some medicinal food for him to help him recuperate.

Tian Yi suddenly remembered that Xueyan said she would personally prepare medicinal food for him in the evening, so why hasn’t she come yet?

A young eunuch walked in tremblingly and reported to Tian Yi.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to pay his respects to you and is waiting outside the palace gate."

Tian Yi sat up, and the little palace maid who served him hurriedly brought him a cushion.

Tian Yi leaned back comfortably and said to the young eunuch.

"Let the prince in."

The young eunuch agreed and turned to walk out of the hall, and soon led Tian Shang into the bedroom.

The young eunuch's legs were shaking. He closed the door of the bedroom and stood guard at the door with his head down.

Tian Yi coughed.

"Shang'er is here. You must be tired from supervising the government for me these days. Go back and rest early.

I feel good today, I don't need you to watch over me."

Outside the bedroom door, the seventeenth princess Tian Xueyan was holding a bowl of medicinal food on a tray in both hands, walking up the steps to the door.

She looked at the tightly closed door of the bedroom and felt very strange, because her father never liked to close the door of the bedroom at night.

My father also doesn't like burning incense. He likes the night breeze carrying the fragrance of green bamboo and flowers to blow into his bedroom to help him sleep.

This morning, the emperor said he would wait for her to deliver the medicinal food, so why did he go to bed so early?

Tian Xueyan put the tray on the ground and was about to reach out to push the door when she suddenly saw through the crack in the door a tall figure standing in front of her father's bed in the flickering candlelight.

Judging from his figure and attire, it was clearly her ninth brother, the current Crown Prince Tian Shang.

In the bedroom, Tian Shang looked at Tian Yi's slightly tired face and said softly.

"Father, I am not here to tend to your illness, but to see you off."

Tian Yi looked up at Tian Shang in confusion, and Tian Shang's smile was sinister.

Tian Yi's pupils suddenly constricted when he saw the sword in Tian Shang's hand.

"you……"

Tian Shang quickly walked to the bed, drew his sword, grabbed Tian Yi by the collar, and slashed the sword across Tian Yi's throat, causing blood to spurt out.

Tian Shang's ferocious face was stained with blood, and he pushed Tian Yi onto the bed with a grim smile.

Tian Yi's vision gradually blurred, shock and fear filled his heart, and he could no longer feel any pain.

Tian Shang lifted the hem of his robe and wiped the blood off the sword.

"I don't want to wait as long as Tian Yuan. The longer the night, the more troubles you will have. Father, please go with peace of mind.

I promise that I will be more suitable to be the king of Yue than you or anyone else!

The sooner I ascend the throne, the sooner I can fulfill my long-cherished wish of unifying the Qiankun Continent!"

Large mouthfuls of blood gushed out of Tian Yi's mouth and he could no longer speak.

At the moment he stopped breathing, he could only scream out three words in his heart.

"You! Are! So! Cruel!"

Outside the bedroom, Tian Xueyan, who witnessed the entire process of Tian Shang murdering his father, was trembling with fear.

If Tian Shang found out that she was outside the bedroom right now, her life would be in danger! She must not get so nervous that she loses her composure!

Tian Xueyan bit her lip so hard that it broke, using the pain to remind herself to stay calm.

She tried her best to control her trembling body, squatted down, gently picked up the tray, and turned steadily, without spilling a drop of the medicinal food in the bowl.

She tiptoed down the stairs and her figure gradually disappeared into the dark night.

In the bedroom, Tian Shang swung his sword and killed two palace maids who were trying to escape from the hall.

He turned and looked at the young eunuch guarding the door. The young eunuch immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Tian Shang.

"I respectfully wish His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne soon and unify the country!"

Tian Shang walked up to the young eunuch and looked down at him.

"You're quite sensible. I'll send someone here to clean up the mess shortly. Father is seriously ill and has passed away."

Tian Shang strode out of the bedroom.

His original plan was to ask the imperial physician treating Tian Yi to prescribe strong medicine, but he felt that would be too easy for Tian Yi.

All the pain and torture he had endured over the years was caused by Tian Yi.

Although he was not very close to his royal brothers, they were connected by blood after all, so he had to cruelly get rid of them.

There is also the suffering that his mother and sister Tian Shiliu have suffered over the years. Tian Yi is the culprit. Tian Shang has always wanted to kill Tian Yi, and today he finally got his wish.

He is now truly in power, and there are few foolish people among the court officials.

Only if the political situation transitions smoothly can the Kingdom of Yue avoid collapse, and those people can continue to sit in high positions and enjoy the high officials and generous salaries they deserve.

A few days later, Emperor Tian Yi of Yue died of illness. The once unknown ninth prince, now Crown Prince Tian Shang, naturally ascended the throne and became emperor, with the reign title Wude.

The news quickly spread throughout the Qiankun Continent.

Emperor Gu Li of Xia soon received a handwritten letter from the new emperor of Yue, Tian Shang.

In his letter, Tian Shang first stated that the two countries would continue their friendly exchanges, and that after he ascended the throne, he would gradually implement new policies to promote diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Then Tian Shang made a small request to Emperor Xia.

He missed his younger sister Tian Shiliu who had come to the Xia Kingdom for marriage, and hoped that the Xia Emperor would allow Tian Shiliu to return to the Yue Kingdom to visit relatives.

By the way, spend the Chinese New Year with your family to ease the longing for each other.