In the Nanguo Mausoleum, Gu Jingxi knelt in front of the red coffin, wearing a white silk ribbon on his head, his face was haggard and cold, his eyes were downcast, and there was no light in his eyes.

Silent, not saying anything. Kneeling on both sides of him were the empresses and servants of the harem, and a few cries could be heard from time to time.

He closed his eyes under the flickering light, his face full of exhaustion. In the middle of the night, there was Gu Jingxi alone kneeling in the mausoleum.

He seemed to have grown up in an instant, straightening his back, kneeling lonely, staring at the coffin with his deep eyes...

At this moment, a man hurried over and knelt down behind Gu Jingxi, "Your Majesty."

Gu Jingxi's eyes became calm after saying "Your Majesty." He stood up holding his legs, turned around, and looked at the kneeling man, "Have you found Chu Muhen?"

"Not at all, Your Majesty."

The kneeling man shook his head and frowned.

Not found? This sentence made the people standing panicked, but they quickly covered it up.

"What's going on in the border area?"

Gu Jingxi pursed her lips palely and asked again.

"The seventh prince is dead, and the cause of death is unknown. The prince..." At this point, the kneeling man hesitated for a moment, then changed his words, "His Royal Highness Jingxu did go to the border town, but was ambushed."

"Now...his whereabouts are unknown."

The kneeling man paused for a while, but reported the situation truthfully.

"Ambush, everyone has obviously arrived in the city..."

We have obviously stepped into the Southern Kingdom, why can't we come back...

Could it be a conspiracy from the North? How is it possible...

Gu Jingxi lowered her gaze and thought for a while, but she seemed to understand, "Qi...Uncle Huang, you are so cruel."

What a cruel person.

Gu Jingxi's brows trembled, and she raised her eyes to cover up the mist under her eyes, "It's so cold, emperor!"

Really, there is no emotion at all?

"Tell me, how could we be ambushed at the border?"

Gu Jingxi stood in front of the coffin, her pale mourning clothes blown up by the slightest breeze, her dark hair messy and falling down, looking a bit haggard and gloomy, "Tell me, whose ambush was it?"

"I don't know."

The kneeling man frowned and did not dare to answer.

“Is it because I don’t know, or I don’t dare to know!”

Gu Jingxi threw off her sleeves and turned around. He spoke softly and hoarsely, with suppressed sad anger in his eyes, annihilating all his gentleness.

The light in his eyes was slowly extinguishing, and what was rising was darkness and gloom, "It is hereby announced that Gu Qingnian, because of his poor protection of his master, has lost his status as a royal family, and his direct lineage has been demoted to common people and will never enter the imperial city."

"Your Majesty...this...matter has not yet been clarified...it may be inappropriate to draw any conclusions."

And most people in the imperial city were influenced by the Fourth Prince and began to speculate that Chu Muhen colluded with Gu Jingxi to persecute the Crown Prince to return to the palace.

As soon as Gu Jingxi took the throne, she hurriedly dealt with the "dead" Gu Qingnian, accusing Gu Qingnian of not protecting him well, fearing that he would be suspected.

"Whether it is investigated or not, it is a crime to fail to protect the crown prince who returns home!"

Gu Jingxi narrowed her eyes and stared at the kneeling person. His dark eyes were downcast, and his handsome features carried a cold aura, "As for the Chu family..."

"All money will go to the national treasury. From today on, the three armies of the Chu family will all be at my command!"

The man with black hair and white clothes was dimmed by the dim candlelight in the mourning hall. He turned around and walked step by step in front of the kneeling man, squatted down, and took out the token from his waist, "Tomorrow,

I want to see the foundation of the Seventh Prince's Mansion disappear completely, so tonight I will dispatch an army of the Chu family to burn it down."

Throwing the token down, he stood up again with a calm and indifferent expression, "In addition, the Chu family... young and old, are connected to the palace. If Chu Muhen leads the army back, it would be good... there are hostages in hand."

The kneeling person was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Gu Jingxi to be so cruel. He lowered his eyes and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Watching the man leave, Gu Jingxi knelt down again, her back tensed, and knelt in front of the coffin, "Chu family, I summoned you into the palace to protect you. Chu Muhen, your three armies, I will also

Guard."

"Chu Muhen, brother Huang, I will definitely guard the Southern Kingdom and wait for you to come back."
Chapter completed!