The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 893: Emperor’s art
Chapter 893 The Art of the Emperor
The third wife, Mrs. Li, wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, “Yes! This is a happy thing, sister-in-law… stop crying! Let’s go home and talk!”
Seeing that Bai Jinzhao and Shen Kunyang had also dismounted, Fifth Madam Qi also chuckled and said, “Don’t let the child kneel! Xiaowu, help your mother and Seventh Brother up!”
Shen Kunyang clasped his fists and said, “Shen Kunyang greets all the ladies of the Bai family!”
“General Shen, you have worked hard. Go home first! Let’s talk at home!” Dong wiped away her tears and said with a smile.
Shen Kunyang smiled and nodded. For the generals of the Bai family army, returning to the Bai Mansion… meant going home.
“Mother, let’s go back and talk!” Bai Jinzhao tried to help Wang up, but failed. Dong hurriedly came down holding up her skirt and lent a hand.
After helping Wang up, Dong went to help Bai Qingjue who was still kneeling.
Bai Qingjue, however, held onto Dong’s wrist and did not stand up. He only looked up at Dong with red eyes, full of regret: “Aunt, I’m sorry for not being able to…protect Fifth Brother.”
Hearing Bai Qingjue mention Ayu, Dong’s eyes reddened again, her nose felt sore and she almost couldn’t hold back her tears. She looked at Bai Qingjue with tenderness, patted his hand gently, helped Bai Qingjue up, and said to him: “Your coming back is a great gift from God to our Bai family!”
“Seventh brother, don’t say that. My eldest sister has already issued an order to announce it to the world, asking all the Bai family members and the Bai family army who survived the battle in Southern Xinjiang during the Xuanjia period to come back and witness the coronation ceremony. I believe… as long as there are people in our Bai family, the Bai family army, and those who are still alive like my seventh brother, they will definitely come back after hearing my eldest sister’s edict!” said Bai Jinzhao.
Bai Qingjue, who was standing next to Dong, nodded: “I definitely will!”
Over the years, Bai Qingjue has found many of the Bai family’s soldiers who were disbanded in the past.
“Fourth sister-in-law, look, Ajue has grown taller again…” Li walked to Wang’s side, supported Wang and said to Bai Qingjue with a smile, “Your eldest sister sent a message saying that you are coming back. Your mother will give these two years to you and Xiao…”
The word seventeen got stuck in Li’s throat. Li smiled and lowered her voice a lot. She continued, “I found the clothes I made for you. I thought you could wear them at first, but now it seems… you can’t wear them!”
Bai Qingjue was wearing armor, standing here with a slender and upright figure, very eye-catching. Unlike Shen Kunyang who had been tanned and thin due to years of marching, Bai Qingjue was still the seventh son of the Bai family when he left the capital city… the man who made all the girls fall in love with him, who was brilliant and arrogant. But compared to the high-spirited man at that time, Bai Qingjue seemed more restrained and steady.
Even after experiencing life and death and great changes, Bai Qingjue’s character remains unbroken and his spirit remains intact. He has grown into a resolute and strong man who can support the Bai family.
“Go home!” Wang grabbed her son’s hand and held it tightly in her sweaty hand, as if she was afraid that her son would get lost. “Let’s go home!”
“Go home!” Dong nodded with a smile.
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On May 21st of the first year of Yuanhe, King Liang kidnapped the deposed crown prince and the eldest princess of Jin and fled to Luohong City. Bai Jinxiu and Ji Tingyu led the Bai family army to besiege Luohong City. King Liang used the deposed crown prince to threaten Qin Shangzhi, the person in charge of building the Guanghe Canal, and gathered the soldiers of Luohong City and the people who were building the canal to resist the Bai family army.
On May 26th of the first year of Yuanhe, the Empress of the Great Zhou decided to go to Luohong City in person to rescue her grandmother, the Grand Princess of the Jin Dynasty, before the coronation ceremony.
On May 27th of the first year of Yuanhe, the Ninth Prince of Yan, Murong Yan, and the Prince of Yan, Murong Ping, arrived in Yandu.
Due to the Yan Emperor’s will that his death should not be announced, the old eunuch Feng Yao quietly escorted his body back to Yandu and had already placed it in the palace. He claimed to be ill and avoided seeing people, and all government orders were conveyed by the prince Li.
The Queen of Yan stayed in the Emperor’s bedroom day and night and served him closely. No one except the Emperor’s confidants was allowed to approach the bedroom.
Feng Yao was an old man beside Queen Ji, and he had served Emperor Yan since he was a child. He had seen a lot of things happening in the court and the palace, and he was more concerned about them.
After escorting the body of Emperor Yan back to Yandu, Feng Yao did not inform Queen Yan and Prince Li of the Emperor Yan’s decree to pass the throne to Murong Yan. He only told Queen Yan and Prince Li that Emperor Yan’s decree to abdicate the throne would be kept secret and the news of his death would be announced after the Wei Dynasty stabilized. During this period, all government affairs would be presided over by the Ninth Prince Murong Yan. The Emperor Yan’s decree of abdication was now in the hands of the Ninth Prince, who would personally hand it over to Queen Yan after returning to Yandu.
However, Queen Yan was weak by nature and fainted on the spot when she heard the news of Emperor Yan’s death.
Feng Yao placed Queen Yan in Emperor Yan’s bedroom. After Queen Yan woke up, she told Feng Yao…the news of Emperor Yan’s death must not be made known to the eldest prince. The eldest prince was mediocre and easily influenced, so there was no guarantee that the news would not leak out.
Fortunately, the Emperor of Yan has always favored Prince Li, and he instructed Feng Yao to announce to the public that the Emperor of Yan was seriously ill, and she would take care of him in the Emperor’s bedroom. All government orders would be conveyed by Prince Li on his behalf. This was the only way to stabilize the Yan court and wait for the Ninth Prince to return.
Queen Yan knew clearly that Emperor Yan would definitely pass the throne to his ninth brother Murong Yan. Emperor Yan had discussed this matter with Queen Yan as early as when Yan State decided to destroy Wei State.
The Emperor of Yan said that Yan would unify the world in the future, and to rule such a country…Ali was still young and could not carry the weight of such a country on his shoulders, so he would only feel at ease if he handed the country over to his ninth brother Murong Yan.
The Emperor of Yan also told the Queen that he had discussed the matter with her and it was not decided just yet because the unity of the royal family was too important. If the Queen became dissatisfied, and he passed the throne to A Yan in the future when he already had a prince, those people in the Yan court who had ulterior motives would inevitably take the opportunity to cause trouble.
The harm caused by the royal family’s own chaos and hurting their own hearts and lungs is more deadly than the harm caused by other countries to Yan. In serious cases, it may even cause Yan’s pace of unifying the world to stagnate, or even give other countries an opportunity to take advantage of it, making Yan no longer able to unify the world.
Queen Yan understood the ambitions of Emperor Yan, and also understood what her ninth brother Murong Yan had contributed to the country and the family over the years. She also understood that… Murong Yan, like her husband, grew up with Queen Ji since childhood, learned the ways of being an emperor, and his ambition was to unify the world!
Be it in terms of age, experience, or strength, Murong Yan is indeed more suitable than Emperor Yan’s children.
The Queen of Yan agreed to the Emperor’s request.
Therefore, as soon as Murong Yan arrived in Yandu, he was summoned by Queen Yan to the Yan Emperor’s bedroom.
However, in just one month, Queen Yan became so emaciated due to excessive grief over her husband’s departure.
The weak Queen Yan was helped up by Feng Yao and sat against the head of the bed. Her hair had turned white. She looked at Xiao Rongyan, who stood up after paying her respects, wearing a frost-colored straight robe, a black jade belt and the forbidden steps. She seemed to vaguely see some of the shadow of Emperor Yan Murong Yu in Murong Yan.
However, Murong Yu was born very similar to Empress Ji, so his appearance was exquisite and flawless, and he was known as the most handsome man in the world.
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