The emperor turned his eyes to Gu Chengyu and felt relieved when he saw Gu Chengyu nodded towards him.
I took one last look at the entrance to the palace, and my vision gradually became blurry.
"Your Majesty" The Queen noticed something was wrong with the Emperor and immediately pounced on him.
The prince suddenly panicked, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, come in quickly."
The imperial physician and other officials who were looking at each other with sad faces in the side hall couldn't help but shudder when they heard that the prince was shouting.
They looked at each other and saw shock and uneasiness in each other's eyes.
The emperor slowly closed his eyes, and then his chest stopped rising and falling.
Gu Chengyu knelt on the ground, his face full of sorrow.
"Your Majesty" De'an stepped forward and shouted, but the Emperor didn't respond.
Then he slowly placed his trembling index finger under the emperor's nose, "Ah"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty," he said with trembling hands and looked at the Queen.
The queen was in a trance at the moment, and suddenly her vision dimmed and she lost consciousness.
"Mother," the prince caught the queen's leaning body and shouted anxiously.
Zhang Yuanshi hurriedly ran to the dragon bed. He stretched out his hand to feel the emperor's pulse, and then shouted loudly with a heavy face: "The emperor has passed away."
Everyone inside and outside the palace knelt down after hearing this. Gu Chengyu knelt on the ground, and his mind could not help but recall every detail of his past interactions with the emperor.
No matter how many calculations the emperor had against him, he was still kind to him after all.
A living person passed away like this, and Gu Chengyu couldn't help but feel sad, and at the same time, he still felt hesitant about the future.
The new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and I don’t know what is waiting for him. And the undercurrent hidden under the calm before, can it still be suppressed now?
The prince carried the queen to the imperial concubine's couch on the other side, and called an imperial doctor to come forward for diagnosis and treatment.
The imperial physician also knew that this was an extraordinary period and did not dare to be as leisurely as usual.
I saw that he didn't even open the cloth bag where the silver needle was placed, but stepped forward and pinched the queen's body.
The prince was startled, but then calmed down. The doctor put in a lot of effort, and the queen finally woke up.
As soon as she opened her hazy eyes, the queen seemed to remember something and burst into tears again.
She suddenly sat up from the imperial concubine's couch and stumbled towards the dragon couch.
"Your Majesty, how could you be so cruel and die like this?" The phoenix hairpin on the Queen's head had slipped off, but she didn't even notice it. She grabbed the Emperor's hand and shook it, her face covered with tears.
The prince followed behind him and knelt down in front of the dragon couch.
"Father," the prince lay on the ground, his shoulders shaking constantly and his voice choked with sobs.
De'an even slumped to the ground, wiping his tears with a handkerchief, and there was a lot of crying in the hall.
Under the influence of such an atmosphere, Gu Chengyu couldn't help but shed a few tears.
Suddenly there was a cry outside the palace, and some concubines had already broken into the palace.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are so cruel, why did you leave your concubine?"
Gu Chengyu looked up and saw many warblers rushing into the hall. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
There were not many concubines in the harem who were favored. It was difficult to see the emperor on weekdays, but now the emperor Bintian could not even see him for the last time.
The queen didn't stop her. At this point, there was no need to be so harsh. After all, most of these concubines would be sent to nunneries or relegated to the cold palace in the future.
If you are a little more shameless, staying in a more remote palace is the best ending.
Everyone in the palace was only concerned with mourning, but did not remember to arrange the emperor's funeral. Looking at De'an again, he found that De'an was completely distracted and could not cheer up at all.
Seeing this, Gu Chengyu couldn't help but sigh.
"Queen, the death of Your Highness the Emperor is a major event for the country. The funeral must be announced as soon as possible and the officials and people must be notified."
When the prince heard this, he stopped crying.
"Dong", "Dong", "Dong"
The eldest princess woke up from her dream. She suddenly sat up and listened attentively.
Aunt Chang rushed into the inner room with a sad face and said, "His Royal Highness, the Emperor has passed away."
The eldest princess was very sad when she heard this and said, "Father!"
Duke Guo of Qin ran out of his aunt's yard. On the way, he met Princess Rongjia, Qin Min and others who were going to the main courtyard, so they rushed into the main courtyard together.
The eldest princess was already dressed in mourning clothes and walked out of the house with Grandma Chang supporting her.
"Mother" Qin Yingyuan's eyes were filled with tears, and her eyes were full of worry when she looked at her mother.
The eldest princess seemed to have lost all her strength, "Go, go to the palace"
The dull bells echoed in every corner of the capital, and the people were awakened by the bells. They got up, walked out of the house, and looked in the direction of the imperial city.
In the mansions of major aristocratic families in the capital, the officials didn't have time to think too much, so they hurriedly put on plain silk and rushed to the palace.
"Is this the emperor?" Ning asked anxiously as she dressed Liang Zhirui in mourning clothes.
Liang Zhirui nodded, "This is the death knell. It was reported some time ago that the emperor was unwell, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly."
He touched the mourning clothes on his body and felt sad in his heart.
"Send someone to check on Jin Yu's house and give them instructions to avoid a collision. In troubled times, be cautious."
Liang Zhirui sighed and then left the room.
A sound of cavalry sounded from the outskirts of Beijing, "Oh!"
The first person reined in the reins, stopped, and listened carefully to the sounds coming from the capital.
His breath suddenly became unsteady, and the hand holding the reins trembled slightly.
"Your Majesty, this is the death knell." The two men behind him chased after him, their voices urgent.
"Who is it? Who is it?" The first person turned his head sharply, his eyes were red, his words were choked, and he asked in disbelief.
"No matter who you are, Your Majesty, the capital is now under martial law. If we want to sneak into the city, it won't be easy."
In fact, he dare not say that there are only two people in the palace who can sound the death knell.
One is the lord of the world, the emperor, and the other is the queen who is beneath one person and above ten thousand people.
Some time ago, the prince learned that the emperor was seriously ill, so it goes without saying who the death knell was.
The prince looked up at the sky. He thought it wouldn't hurt anymore, but he still couldn't help it. How could he be so useless?
After closing his eyes, he replied with a trembling voice: "It is indeed difficult for us to enter now. When the prince's funeral is about to begin, we will be able to enter the palace in two days. Let others get ready and obey my king's orders."
"yes"
"Master Xia, if you dare to enter the palace now, you won't be afraid of the Crown Prince questioning you."
A man in a black cloak stood in the study room of Xia Mansion, his words were sarcastic, and he asked sinisterly.
At this moment, Xia Qing had changed into plain silk, but instead of going to the palace, she was pacing in the study.
"Well, if something goes wrong with me, you won't be able to get away with it. Tianji was recommended by me. Once I am caught, I will never keep it secret."
Xia Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, he would not be manipulated by this person, treating him like a three-year-old child