Now that the carriage is available, Yan Chunsheng naturally has to get on it.
Mrs. Ruan waited until the carriage disappeared and then breathed a sigh of relief.
She made an agreement with the coachman that Chun Sheng would not be allowed to leave halfway before reaching the destination in Jifeng Town, which is under the rule of Rongcheng.
She remembered the appearance of the carriage driver. If he lied to her, after she found out, the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion would not let his family go.
With the coachman's assurance, she was somewhat relieved.
Due to this delay, it was already dark, so Mrs. Ruan rushed to Zhenguo Hou Mansion.
In the palace, Yan Shiqing had been busy all night and had just rested.
Concubine Jiang saw the dark blue in her eyes and felt sorry for her. She asked Aunt Jiang to watch here while she went to the royal study to take care of the emperor.
At this time, Emperor Yongchang had a good night's sleep and woke up at dawn, but still had his eyes closed.
His face was pale, and his chest was rising and falling slightly. If you look closely, you will find that his face is covered with a layer of powder, and his lips are white and red.
Because of the Heart-Eating Gu, even if he was fine now, he did not dare to go to court. He was afraid that those people would see something, so he hid in the imperial study room and rarely took a break from the busy work.
When he saw Concubine Jiang coming and there was no one around, he opened his eyes, propped himself up and half leaned on the bed, and said, "My dear concubine, how is the situation outside?"
"Shh!"
Concubine Jiang made a silent gesture, then came forward and sat on the edge of the bed where Emperor Yongchang usually rested, and said softly: "They are all watching! When I came here just now, those people were coming this way."
After hearing this, Emperor Yongchang quickly lay down and closed his eyes.
Concubine Jiang leaned close to his ear and whispered: "In the past, whatever the situation was on the second day after the onset of illness, the emperor just left it that way. Leave the rest to me."
Emperor Yongchang did not speak, but stretched out his hand to squeeze her palm.
Looking at the emperor's appearance now, Concubine Jiang felt like she had taken a reassurance when she thought of Yan Shiqing who was resting in the palace.
She has poetry, what is she afraid of?
From now on, the emperor will be riddled with poison, so he won't be afraid. Now the only one left is the prince's side.
Thinking of A Mo's words, she narrowed her eyes.
As always, once Emperor Yongchang's poison breaks out, he will not be able to go to court the next day.
Prime Minister Shu Zuo and others came one after another and stood outside the imperial study, praying to see Emperor Yongchang.
I don’t know what those people said. At that moment, a group of courtiers all knelt on the ground and said one after another that the emperor’s body was not strong enough and that he could not go to court again and again.
The general affairs in the court cannot be dealt with, and there are already piles of memorials waiting for approval. It is best to order the prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible.
Concubine Jiang listened to what those people said and glanced at the memorial that the prince had just processed a few days ago, with a sneer on her lips.
At that moment, she couldn't care about anything anymore, so she picked up the imperial edict written by Emperor Yongchang this morning and went out.
When Shu Zuoxiang and others saw the imperial study room opened, they all raised their heads.
When she saw Concubine Jiang, who looked tired and had obviously not slept all night, she felt relieved.
"The Emperor has a decree!"
When Shu Zuoxiang and others suddenly saw the imperial edict, they were stunned for a moment, and then they beamed with joy.
It seems that the emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to abdicate the throne.
Before I could be happy for a long time, I heard the content of the imperial edict, which said that overseas envoys would arrive in Beijing soon. To show our sincerity as a great Chu State, I specially ordered Crown Prince Chu Xixuan to go to greet them, and Taiwei Jiang Yunyi escorted him all the way.
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Seeing them like this, Concubine Jiang was more or less relieved.
"The prince is currently unwell, so I would like to ask Jiang Youxiang to deliver this imperial edict on his behalf."
The people who came this time included all kinds of civil and military officials, and naturally they were not the only ones like Shu Zuoxiang.
But the group that has the loudest calls to step aside is his group.
Concubine Jiang Guifei was afraid that he would tamper with the imperial edict, so she gave the imperial edict to Jiang Yunjing.
Jiang Yunyi is her second brother. Even though he is a concubine, the harmony between him and his eldest brother is not as harmonious as that of his full brothers, but they are still the same to the outside world.
The second brother is a military commander, and she will naturally feel at ease when he escorts the prince to greet people.
This was related to the fate of the country of Chu and the honor and disgrace of Jiang Mansion. His second brother knew the importance.
"Wei Chen accepts the order!"
Jiang Yunjing took the imperial edict with both hands and didn't understand why he let the prince leave at this time.
He wanted to ask, but because the situation was not right, he swallowed his words.
Shu Zuoxiang and others looked at each other, and they also didn't understand what was going on. After Jiang Yunjing received the imperial edict and stepped back, they also left one after another.
Jiang Yunyi followed the others out. After they separated, he turned around in a circle to avoid people and returned to the imperial study.
He had clearly seen before that the look his sister gave him was asking him to stay and discuss something.
When he entered the imperial study room, he saw Chu Ximo sitting with the emperor reviewing memorials at some unknown time. However, the emperor who was supposed to be dying opened his eyes.
"Wei Chen has met the emperor. I wonder why the emperor has come to see Wei Chen?"
"Second uncle, my father is not looking for you, it is me who is looking for you."
Chu Ximo followed Yan Shiqing and worked here all night, and then he squinted for less than two hours. He got up again, and when no one was paying attention, he came to the imperial study room to help his father review the memorial.
If it weren't for the fact that Han Ziyi was by his side now, why would he be so tired?
I just hope that when his brother goes out to pick up the messenger this time, his love can heal him. In this way, his brother no longer has to be controlled by others, and he can breathe a sigh of relief.
"King Mo?"
"Second uncle, there are no outsiders here, just call me Amo. Second uncle, sit down and listen to me carefully..."
As Chu Ximo said this, he stood up and came to Jiang Yunyi's side. He explained the current situation and the ultimate purpose of letting the prince go to meet the extra messenger.
Finally he said: "Second uncle, Qingqing will follow you this time. Please cooperate and don't let outsiders know about this matter. In addition, you still need to send someone to take care of the matter in Funing Town. As for the matter,
I have already asked people to collect the evidence of General Weiyuan's crimes. When the time comes, you can ask people to detain him and return him to Beijing."
Jiang Yunyi only knew about the situation in the capital, but he didn't know about the iron mines.
Now when I heard about this, my face turned dark.
Even though he and his eldest brother were at odds, he felt that it was a matter for scholars. If his eldest brother could not defeat Shu Zuoxiang, it was because of his incompetence.
As a military attache, he was the most powerful military attaché besides the one in front of him, but something like this happened to his subordinates, which made him lose face.
He glanced at Emperor Yongchang, and when he saw him slightly nodding to him, he knew that this was what the emperor meant, and he immediately knelt down in the direction of the bed to receive the order.
The news about the palace had already reached Jiang Yunjing before he went to read out the imperial edict.
When Han Ziyi heard this, she always had a bad feeling. She immediately pestered the prince Chu Xixuan and said: "Prince, I heard that my father wants you to go and greet the messenger from the extra story. I thought about it, I haven't been out for a long time.
Yes, I want to see it too."
Chu Xixuan was unwilling in his heart, but he nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, then my beloved concubine will go with us!" xdw8