When Liu Ruxu opened her eyes again, it was already getting late.

The light yellow candlelight shines through the window, illuminating the whole house, making it warm and peaceful.

Queen Liu was a little confused when she woke up. She blinked her eyes and adjusted to the light.

Just now she was in a dream, dreaming that Emperor Wu died and all the people mourned. Li Yunxing succeeded to the throne and sent her to the imperial mausoleum together with other concubines who had no heirs.

The imperial mausoleum was cold, and Emperor Wu's tomb was placed in the center. All the concubines were crying. She looked around blankly, watching the stone door close, cutting off freedom and sunlight.

At that moment, Liu Ruxu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and her limbs were stiff.

But she was obviously still alive and had dreamed about the death of Emperor Wu in her sleep. This was false.

Liu Ruxu raised her hand and rubbed the painful area between her eyebrows. She felt her heart beating suddenly, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

Something was wrong, how could she see Emperor Wu passing away in her dream? And the dream was still so real, it almost seemed like it was real.

"King Zhaoyang has passed away!"

"Empress, something bad has happened! King Zhaoyang has passed away!"

"Prince Zhaoyang has passed away?" Liu Ruxu murmured, her expression in a daze, as if she was still immersed in a dream.

"Queen!" In desperation, Ginkgo pushed open the door and came in, looking flustered and even a little scared.

She plopped down and knelt down in front of Liu Ruxu, and said anxiously: "Queen, please get up quickly, King Zhaoyang is dead!"

Liu Ruxu's head buzzed and she was completely confused.

"W-what did you say? King Zhaoyang is dead?"

She grabbed Ginkgo's arm suddenly, her eyes widened, "What happened to King Zhaoyang? Doctor Chen said at noon today that he was not in danger, how could he die suddenly?"

She doesn't believe it!

I can’t believe I just had a nightmare!

But the images in the dream were so clear and lifelike that she couldn't ignore them.

"King Zhaoyang passed away." Ginkgo's eyes were red and swollen, and tears were flowing down her cheeks.

She didn't know how to explain to Liu Ruxu that just now the Queen was sleeping peacefully, so she personally went to King Zhaoyang's annex.

Originally, King Zhaoyang had his own fiefdom, and the other courtyard in the palace was unused. Now, only the imperial doctor Chen and two or three serving maids are there.

But the maid she sent to watch the comings and goings disappeared.

The whole yard was quiet except for the rustle of leaves in the wind.

Ginkgo felt that something was wrong, so she hurried in and happened to meet the little eunuch who came out from the backyard carrying medicinal porridge.

"Aunt Ginkgo, why are you here?"

Seeing the little eunuch, Ginkgo breathed a sigh of relief, "What's wrong with you? There's no one at the gate?"

The little eunuch lowered his head in embarrassment: "You deserve to die! I just went out to cook medicinal porridge for King Zhaoyang."

"What kind of medicinal porridge should I make?" Ginkgo frowned.

"The Imperial Physician Chen said that His Highness Prince Zhaoyang just woke up and shouted for something to eat. So my servant helped the Imperial Physician and made a bowl of Codonopsis pilosula and yam porridge."

"I think Sister Xiangchun may have gone there for convenience and will be back soon."

Ginkgo nodded, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.

She ordered: "Since you have to deliver porridge to His Royal Highness King Zhaoyang, why don't you do it quickly? Don't do this again next time."

The young eunuch respectfully answered yes.

Ginkgo immediately turned around and walked towards the bedroom.

As she walked quickly, she prayed in her heart that nothing would happen again.

Fortunately, when he opened the door, he found King Zhaoyang lying on the couch, sleeping soundly with his eyes closed, nothing unusual.

Ginkgo's anxious heart finally fell back into her stomach, she breathed a long sigh of relief, walked in, lifted the food box to the table, and took out the porridge from the food box.

"His Royal Highness King Zhaoyang, do you still feel comfortable? The imperial doctor has prepared a nourishing medicinal porridge. Do you want my servant to serve you some now?"

The young eunuch followed closely, and when King Zhaoyang didn't reply, he thought he might have passed out again.

Seeing that King Zhaoyang did not reply, the young eunuch came up to him and gently shook King Zhaoyang.

The touch of this hand was extremely cold, with no trace of human body temperature. The little eunuch was frightened, "Aunt Ginkgo, this, this -"

After Ginkgo was stunned for a moment, she immediately ran over to check the situation. She checked King Zhaoyang's breathing and pulse.

All of them stopped!

"Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician immediately!" Ginkgo screamed and immediately called for help.

The little eunuch had never seen this scene before. He rolled out and rushed out, tearing his throat and shouting, "Here comes someone! The imperial doctor is here! Call the imperial doctor quickly!"

There was a turmoil in King Zhaoyang's palace, and the imperial hospital was in a panic.

After a cup of tea, King Zhaoyang passed away, and his servants left in a hurry after passing the decree.

The palace suddenly became excited, and everyone speculated whether King Zhaoyang really died unexpectedly. After all, he was only diagnosed with the disease yesterday, how could he die suddenly overnight?

Prince Zhaoyang was a prince who was granted a fiefdom by the emperor. In the title system of the Wu Dynasty, princely title was the most noble level.

At the beginning of the Wu Dynasty, the princes and kings not only had independent military power, but also had independent financial power and governance power.

Later, in order to regain local control, Emperor Wu weakened the prince's power, but it was still equivalent to the position of governor of a state.

The death of King Zhaoyang not only involved the struggle for the throne, but also the ownership of the royal palace.

After all, the feudal prince has been the only one in the past dynasties. The feudal prince's palace occupies a large amount of property. If it is not handled properly, it will inevitably arouse public outrage.

At this time, Li Yunxing had just returned to the capital. The one who came to meet him outside the city was Jiang He, who had already returned to the capital with food and grass.

He explained the matter to Li Yunxing simply and clearly.

"Your Highness, the palace is currently in civil turmoil. Queen Liu is furious and says she wants to investigate the sudden death of King Zhaoyang."

Li Yunxing nodded, this was within his expectation.

"Where are the others?"

"It is said that the adults from all the Jiuqing mansions are already on their way to the palace, and they are expected to arrive at the palace soon."

Hearing Jiang He's reply, Li Yunxing sneered.

Do they really care about King Zhaoyang? No. They are just a bunch of hyenas who saw their prey.

Even if he knows he can't catch it, he still tries his best to bite off a piece of the prey's flesh.

"Ask the imperial guards to pay attention to the movements in the palace and report any changes at any time." Li Yunxing ordered.

Jiang He responded, then hesitated and said: "General Lian is not here..."

Li Yunxing looked at him with a stern expression, "Could it be that if Lian Zhan is missing from the capital, I will be ready to sit back and wait for death?"

Jiang He immediately bowed and said, "I have overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me, Lord!"

The majesty that was so low that it could crush people came, making Jiang He hold his breath and sweat dripping from his forehead.

Jiang He had served Emperor Wu for many years, so he knew how the emperor's anger would cause millions of corpses to bleed and float on the oars, so he did not dare to disobey Li Yunxing.
Chapter completed!