Even for the insiders, all this happened too suddenly. They didn't expect it to happen so quickly, or they were already prepared in their hearts, but at the moment it happened, , but there was still a bit of shock in my heart.

Yuebai stumbled into the East Palace and walked around the front yard to Heyuan. She saw with her own eyes the moment the emperor died. He Sheng walked out of the Qinzheng Hall and went to the bell tower to ring the bronze bell nine times. When the bell struck the first When the bell rang, Yuebai stood up from the grass. She looked in the direction of the bell tower with a blank expression, tears streaming down her face for no apparent reason.

Yuebai didn't know what happened, but he just felt a little uncomfortable. The solemn and solemn ringing of the bell woke up the entire palace and even the upper capital from their sleep.

Yuebai hurriedly turned back and ran towards the East Palace. She was very panicked. Maybe she shouldn't have known about this from the beginning. Since she had done it, she must do it well. He Sheng personally struck the ancient bell. , the sound of the bell was thick and thick, echoing throughout the palace.

As Yuebai ran, he could feel that all the palaces passing by had their lamps lit up. Yuebai ran faster and faster. Worried about being seen by others, he took the corridor. Yuebai was very anxious. At this moment, he actually felt diligent. The distance between Zhengdian and the East Palace is too far: hurry up, hurry up...

The bells rang continuously, and the sound was long and ethereal. Yuebai wanted to tell the princess the news as soon as possible, but she always felt that the corridor was so long that it made Yuebai feel that it was getting longer and longer...

After finally arriving at Heyuan, Yuebai hurried to the bedroom to meet the Crown Princess before she could take a breath.

"It's Miss Yuebai." Tang Xue served Liang Huanqing and got dressed. When she was about to go to Qinzheng Hall, she saw Yuebai running in.

"Princess!" As soon as Yuebai saw Liang Huanqing, he quickly wiped away the sweat on his forehead, ran to Liang Huanqing, knelt down and said, "Princess! The emperor has passed away!"

The nine bells were ringing to announce the death of the emperor. The sound of the bells was thick and turbid, and it could stir up layers of echoes. When the bells were struck, they could be heard as high as heaven, and could be heard clearly even in the daytime. Listen carefully, now that it is night time and the environment is quieter, everyone may know that the emperor has passed away. 4

Liang Huanqing had naturally known about this for a long time, but after the emperor passed away, her first concern was that Shen Tuchen would be discovered. After all, he now had full authority to treat the emperor. If anything happened, he would definitely be careful when he was buried. Search, if Shen Tuchen reveals something, he will definitely be doomed.

"Get up quickly." Liang Huanqing stretched out her hand to help Yue Bai up. She knew that the little girl in front of her was still the same maid who used to be beside the eldest lady of the General's Mansion. She had never changed. But if it weren't for this incident, she would only believe in Yue Bai. If he had done it in vain, he wouldn't have deliberately let her know so many sinister things.

Liang Huanqing knew that Yuebai must have been frightened by the battle of the emperor's death. Tears could not stop flowing down his face all the way, and the thin shirt he wore in spring became soaked all of a sudden.

"I understand. I'll go over now. Just let Tang Xue accompany me. You go change some clothes and have a good sleep. You have nothing to do here." Liang Huanqing said gently. What happened next? It was her business. She had to do it in a logical manner and never leak any flaws in taking over all the things that belonged to her. If there was something that Concubine Mei couldn't handle, Liang Huanqing must do it.

Yue Bai shook his head and did not stand up according to Liang Huanqing's instructions. He just opened his hands and stopped in front of Liang Huanqing. He looked at Liang Huanqing with stubborn eyes and said, "No! Yue Bai wants to accompany the Crown Princess!"

For Liang Huanqing, it would be much more convenient if Yuebai was willing to accompany her. Tang Xue was still an outsider in her heart. Indeed, there was no one who was more considerate than Yuebai, who had always been by her side.

But in this situation, Liang Huanqing knew that Yuebai couldn't accept it for a while. Yuebai had never seen such a scene, and some recent changes were difficult for Yuebai to accept. Liang Huanqing didn't want Yuebai to see more things.

Liang Huanqing knelt down, looked at Yuebai, and said, "Just have a good rest. I have Tang Xue by my side. You just have to have a good rest and wake up obediently tomorrow morning."

Yuebai was really too tired. After hearing these words, she subconsciously wanted to rest, but she still couldn't let go. Now Yuebai was so confused that she wanted to be by Liang Huanqing's side before she could let go.

He kept kneeling on the ground and said nothing. If he wanted to remain in a stalemate, he believed that the Crown Princess would allow him to follow.

As long as Yue Bai can remember, he has never left Miss, and it has been like this until now. But he just doesn't know what happened. So many changes happened out of thin air this year. It was really unexpected. Yue Bai had no time to react.

, we have to be forced to accept all this. There is no way around it, and no one can stop it from happening.

Tang Xue saw their tangled look, each of them was stubborn and unwilling to give in, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Don't worry, Miss Yuebai, I will follow the Crown Princess and take good care of her. Are you tired?"

It's been a whole day and I haven't had a good rest yet, so let Xiaomei and the others help you wash up."

Whether it was in Heyuan or Linlangyuan before, Liang Huanqing was the eldest master in the garden and Yuebai was the second master. They slaves and maids all knew that Liang Huanqing doted on Yuebai very much. They grew up together.

Yes, Liang Huanqing is not like other mistresses. She treats her servants with heart-to-heart friendship, let alone Yue Bai who has always been by her side.

Tang Xue didn't dare to offend either side, so she could only be caught in the middle and didn't know what to do.

Hearing what Tang Xue said, Yuebai had nothing more to say. Then he looked at Liang Huanqing and said, "The princess must take good care of herself."

Liang Huanqing nodded, pursed his lips and smiled, and then said: "I will."

Then Liang Huanqing glanced at the palace maid standing outside, and the palace maid hurriedly helped Yue Bai and took her down to have a good rest.

Liang Huanqing raised his head and looked at the sky. It was a deep blue that was hard to see through at a glance. It was going to be a very long night.

"Let's go." Liang Huanqing thought and quickly went to find Qi Jingqin first, and then went together. After hearing the nine death knells just now, Liang Huanqing began to worry about Qi Jingqin's current situation.

————————————————

At this time, in the study room of the East Palace, when the first bell rang, Qi Jingqin stood up in a hurry and looked in the direction of Qinzheng Hall with a solemn expression. His mind went blank and he had almost no time to respond to what happened.

.

Si Nanping only felt that something was wrong. After listening carefully, he realized that this was the death knell of the royal family. Nine tolls represented the death of the emperor. The last time this bell tolled was when Empress Mingxian passed away eight years ago. Six tolls were tolled.

Next, it was the death knell that the emperor himself sounded, but he did not expect that only eight years later, the emperor would use this death knell again.

"Father..." Qi Jingqin felt something was wrong in his heart. He knew it was the death knell, but his heart suddenly felt as if it was hollowed out. No one thought that the emperor would die so soon today, and he had not yet

The canonization hall was held, and he died so soon after he had only been crown prince for a few days?

Qi Jingqin couldn't believe it, his mind went blank, and he just stood there blankly for a moment. Thinking that at this time, everyone could only listen blankly to the sound of the death knell, unable to react.

Bar.

After the nine bells stopped ringing, the entire palace and even the upper capital city were still reverberating with the thick and thick sound. The people in the upper capital city were familiar with the ringing of the bell, so they listened carefully and secretly counted in their hearts how many times the bell rang.

When I heard the nine bells ringing, I immediately felt a sense of desolation in my heart. I don’t know why, I just felt like I didn’t know how to react.

The city of Shangjing was as silent as a dead city for a moment, and the air was filled with despair.

At this time, Chuo Qi pushed the door open and rushed in. He also had a panic expression on his face. As soon as he heard the sound, he hurried to the study. He knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was here. Once the emperor died, His Highness the Crown Prince would inherit the throne.

It was unified, but they didn't expect it to be so soon.

When he saw His Highness the Crown Prince Qi Jingqin, Chu Qi glanced at him, patted his clothes, then knelt down solemnly and said, "My condolences, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Si Nanping, who was standing aside and had not recovered yet, also knelt down and said, "My condolences, Your Majesty the Crown Prince!"

Qi Jingqin's figure shook a little, and his eyes were filled with tears. He couldn't believe that all this happened just like that. Before he was ready, things were impermanent. Everyone told him that things were impermanent, but it happened so suddenly.

Qi Jingqin suddenly felt soft under his feet, and his body felt light and airy, as if he was dreaming.

Listening to them saying their condolences, Qi Jingqin couldn't feel a trace of sadness, and his heart was calm, but his body still staggered uncontrollably, and he fell into the seat.

Chu Qi and Si Nanping were frightened by His Highness the Crown Prince's appearance. Qi Jingqin had always been a neither sad nor happy person in their eyes. It was very sad to think about his current appearance.

Qi Jingqin suddenly lost the direction of his life. In the past, he worked hard just because his mother and concubine wanted to show off in front of his father, to make his father value him, and to let his father see how outstanding he was. In fact, this was just a mother-in-law.

It is said that the mother is more valuable than the son, which is a method used by concubines to compete for favor. It seems to be the same truth.

Later, Qi Jingqin and Qi Jingyang fought, just hoping to let his father see his efforts and hard work, and to let his father know that he was also his outstanding son.

Qi Jingqin knew that he was inferior to Qi Jingyang, and his innate conditions were far inferior to Qi Jingyang's. But when Qi Jingqin watched his father praising Qi Jingyang, he always thought about how good that person would be if he were him.

Later, he did achieve it step by step, but as he got closer to his goal, Qi Jingqin felt more and more like he was being peeled off layer by layer, and his heart became less and less goal-oriented.

When Qi Jingqin sat on the throne of the prince, he was very happy at that moment, but when he thought that his father had not seen this scene with his own eyes, he felt disappointed for no reason.

Qi Jingqin has been waiting for his father to wake up. Only at that moment can he feel the meaning of his journey.

But just now, the person Qi Jingqin had been working hard for passed away like this. How could this make him not feel uncomfortable...

Qi Jingqin felt as if he had lost his soul, his eyes were dull, and he still has not accepted this result.

Si Nanping and Chu Qi stood in front, looking at him worriedly. It would be great if Qi Jingqin was willing to cry at this time, but just like now, without saying a word, his eyes were obviously full of tears.

, but they stubbornly refused to let it fall. That was the most uncomfortable thing. The two of them did not dare to say anything bad to make the Crown Prince unhappy, but this was also the first time they encountered this.

situation, I don’t know what to do.

"Crown Princess." A voice suddenly appeared outside the door, as if Liang Huanqing was here.

Si Nanping and Chu Qi both looked outside the door, but now Qi Jingqin was sitting in the chair again. They didn't know if it was because they didn't hear clearly, so they didn't dare to speak, but there was always someone who could come and persuade them.

.

"Is His Highness the Crown Prince inside?" Liang Huanqing hurried over here in a hurry, hoping that he hadn't gone to the Qinzheng Hall yet.

The servant outside the door shook his head, and Liang Huanqing hurriedly opened the door and went in. As soon as he entered, he saw Si Nanping and Zhao Qi standing outside the door. They both made way for the Crown Princess.

Liang Huanqing's eyes were always on Qi Jingqin. Seeing Qi Jingqin's dejected look, Liang Huanqing's eyes were filled with tears, and he looked at Qi Jingqin with the same disbelief.

I think the princess was very surprised when she faced this situation, maybe she didn't even know what happened.

After Qi Jingqin felt Liang Huanqing approaching slowly, he raised his head and looked at her. The candlelight only illuminated the left side of Qi Jingqin's face, which made him look sad and desolate. He was like a homeless person on a rainy night.

Like a child, there is vulnerability and helplessness in his eyes, which makes people's hearts melt at the first sight.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Liang Huanqing walked towards him slowly, then opened her arms to hug him, buried his head in her chest, and said softly: "My condolences..."

Just as he said this, tears shed from Liang Huanqing's eyes and fell on Qi Jingqin's forehead.

Perhaps because he felt this drop of tear, Qi Jingqin's tear glands were opened, and the tears flowed like a bursting dam. He also wrapped his arms around Liang Huanqing's waist, buried it in her chest, and cried.

No matter how outsiders say he is an iron-blooded prince, a ruthless and unfazed Qi Jingqin, no matter what, he is still a young man in his early twenties who has just left his parents. The things he has experienced in the past have indeed become indelible memories for him.

The experience promoted his growth, but in the face of this great tragedy in life, Qi Jingqin only felt uncomfortable and tight in his chest, as if his heart had been hollowed out all of a sudden.
Chapter completed!