Upon hearing these words from Empress Dowager Sun, Emperor Hong De and Shen Yi frowned almost at the same time.
At this time, the two people's thoughts are generally the same.
That is, Queen Mother Sun suddenly fell ill, what happened...
Is it true or false?
His Majesty the Emperor looked back at Shen Yi who was standing behind him, then at the eunuch Xiao Huai, and said softly: "Let the eunuch come in to see me."
There are two possibilities for this matter. One is that the Queen Mother used the excuse of illness to force the emperor to establish a heir apparent.
The second possibility is that the Queen Mother is really going to die, and she wants to watch the country settle down before she dies, and watch the Sun family's identity as a relative continue.
But no matter what, she had only one purpose, and that was to let the emperor make Li Rong, the third son of the emperor, the crown prince of the East Palace.
Several imperial doctors walked in tremblingly, knelt down in front of the emperor with a plop, lowered their heads and kowtowed: "Your Majesty."
The emperor did not speak, but took them outside, frowned and asked: "How is the Queen Mother's health now?"
Feng Yu from the Taiyuan Hospital lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have asked for your pulse several times. Your Majesty's pulse is extremely weak... I'm afraid she will only die in a matter of seconds."
His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and said, "This is what you said."
He glanced sideways at the several imperial doctors and said coldly: "If anyone dares to deceive me, please be careful!"
After saying this, the emperor once again walked into the Queen Mother's bedroom. He sat silently by the bed and looked at the Queen Mother, who was pale but with hopeful eyes. He was silent for a long time before holding his hand. Mother's hands and eyes shed tears.
"Aniang..."
The emperor cried and said: "Your body is already like this. I will do everything after you take good care of your body. When you take good care of your body, my son will listen to you."
Empress Dowager Sun closed her eyes and shed tears: "Emperor, the Ai family knows that you can't make up your mind. The Ai family doesn't ask you to establish a legitimate son..."
"But... but at least we must establish a crown prince. When the Ai family reaches Jiuquan, they will meet your father..."
"I can also give him an explanation."
"Anyway..."
Empress Dowager Sun's voice was weak: "At least, Da Chen's imperial lineage has continued..."
His Majesty the Emperor was greatly shocked when he saw his mother's appearance. His Majesty the Emperor, who has always been wise and mighty, suddenly lost his mind.
Queen Mother Sun looked at Shen Yi standing behind her and waved to Shen Yi: "Qi Lang...come forward..."
Hearing this affectionate title, Mr. Shen felt uncomfortable. After all, he and the Queen Mother had no friendship at all, and there had been conflicts between them in the early years.
But at this time, Shen Yi could only step forward, squat down beside the Queen Mother's bed, lowered his head and said: "My dear, you can rest in peace and recuperate. You are still young, you can recover."
"Don't overthink it."
"Human life is limited, and Aijia has already seen how long his life is."
She seemed to be more energetic, looked at Shen Yi and said, "Qi Lang is a great benefactor of my Li family. The matter involves the country. Others cannot speak, but Qi Lang can speak."
"At this time, Shichiro, you..."
"Should speak."
Mr. Shen turned to look at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, is following your lead."
Empress Dowager Sun then looked at her son. She held Emperor Hong De's hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Emperor, you can make up your mind during the Northern Expedition and establish a crown prince. It's so difficult..."
Emperor Hongde couldn't bear it any longer and held his mother's hand, crying endlessly.
"Auntie, if the child can make up his mind, the child is willing..."
"Willing to establish a reserve."
Having said this, the emperor turned around and glanced at Empress Sun, who was also waiting beside her. Her tearful eyes seemed to be a little more angry.
"Make the third son Li Rong the crown prince..."
Empress Sun was shocked by the emperor's look. She knelt in front of her aunt's bed and cried: "Empress, please take care of your health. My daughter-in-law feels that we should not be too hasty about establishing a heir..."
Queen Mother Sun stretched out her hand and touched Queen Sun's head, with a smile on her face.
Then she seemed to have nothing on her mind, lying on the bed calmly, looking at the tent, and slowly closed her eyes.
His Majesty the Emperor was very anxious and shouted loudly: "Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician!"
Several imperial doctors quickly stepped forward to administer acupuncture, and then forcibly gave the Queen Mother a breath.
However, at this time, if medicine and stone are not available, the only way to survive is to rely on acupuncture.
In this way, after struggling from morning to midnight, the Queen Mother finally closed her eyes and never opened them again.
That night, the Queen Mother passed away in Kunde Palace at the age of fifty-seven.
His Majesty the Emperor knelt down beside his mother and wept bitterly.
The bells rang in the palace, and the eunuchs and maidens knelt in the palace, crying.
The civil and military ministers gathered in the palace, everyone dressed in formal attire, to mourn for the Queen Mother.
At the entrance of Kunde Palace, all the officials knelt on the ground neatly. Even Lord Shen also knelt at the entrance of the palace.
Although he no longer has to kneel down to His Majesty the Emperor, the loss of the landlady is almost equivalent to the death of an elder, so he still has to kneel down no matter what.
When Mr. Shen was closing his eyes, he felt his sleeves being touched by someone. He opened his eyes and looked back, only to see Zhang Jian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, coming to his left without knowing when.
Zhang Shangshu, who has been upright and generous all his life, seemed a little sneaky at this moment. He looked around, then lowered his voice and asked: "Sir, I heard that Your Majesty is determined to establish a throne..."
Shen Yi was silent for a while, then looked up at Kunde Palace and said, "I have said it, but I don't know whether it will be done or not."
Zhang Shangshu took a deep breath and whispered: "Who is it?"
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Shen Yi shook his head: "If I don't say it, senior brother can probably guess it. If His Majesty doesn't say it at this time, I can't say it."
"I heard some rumors."
Zhang Shangshu said slowly: "It's the third son of the emperor..."
"Brother, don't be anxious."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "Your Majesty is still young. The prince has decided..."
"It's just settled now."
Shen Yi was present at the scene where Emperor Hong De was forced by his mother to appoint the crown prince. When the emperor turned back to look at Empress Sun, Shen Yi could clearly feel the anger in the emperor's heart.
He was not just angry at the Sun family for forcing him to establish a heir apparent.
I'm afraid...he was already doubting whether his mother died normally.
Even if Empress Dowager Sun was willing to do so, it would be extremely difficult for her son to accept it.
Therefore, even if the crown prince has been decided, there may still be some disputes in the future.
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After spending almost a day and night in the palace, Shen Yi was able to return to his home in the morning of the next day.
It was also on this day that the emperor announced that he would be absent from court for ten days to keep vigil for the Queen Mother.
There was a national funeral in the imperial court. As the minister of etiquette and in charge of etiquette, Shen naturally had no time to spare. For several days in a row, Shen did not touch the family very much, running between the imperial court and the palace, dealing with the affairs of the Queen Mother. National mourning.
It was also because of this unexpected incident that the capital relocation discussed by the court that day was temporarily shelved.
On the third day after the death of the Queen Mother, Mr. Shen, who was resting at home, was summoned to the palace again. It was still in the Manna Hall that he met His Majesty the Emperor, who looked tired.
I haven't seen him for only a few days. Emperor Hongde seems to have aged several years, and there seems to be more white hair on his head.
Shen Yi silently stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, I express my condolences."
The emperor put down the brush in his hand and looked up at Shen Yi. After being stunned for a moment, he sighed silently: "Sit down."
Mr. Shen sat down as instructed and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, you look too tired. You should pay more attention to rest and take care of your dragon body."
"I'm fine."
"I came to you because I wanted to ask about the prince."
"The Queen Mother is right. Other ministers in the imperial court are speechless about this matter, but you, Shen Qing, can speak."
Shen Yi was already mentally prepared.
He lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is your own decision. I can't say anything, but since Your Majesty has agreed to the Queen Mother, then..."
"You have no joke."
Emperor Hong De was not surprised by Shen Yi's answer. He fell silent again and sighed.
"I originally wanted them to do something for the imperial court in the past two years."