Gu Changting's heart suddenly sank, and he hurried out without even changing his clothes or combing his hair.

Here Xin Nian was watching him by the door, and she still stood there for a long time until the figure disappeared.

Suddenly, Xinghua whispered beside her: "Auntie, what do you think... could it be? It sounds like... it's quite urgent."

Xin Nian gently closed his eyes and let out a long sigh: In his previous life, around this time, Prince Duan died in battle on the border of Northern Xinjiang.

"It doesn't matter, no matter what happens, life will go on."

Xin Nian whispered something and looked up at the sky: Although the sun was shining brightly, a few dark clouds rolled in and quickly covered the sun.

An hour later, the news of Prince Duan's death in battle came back to the palace. Except for Xin Nian, who had been mentally prepared for it, everyone was shocked by the sudden bad news.

The royal palace, which was full of wealth and grace, suddenly fell into gloom and misery.

The concubine and Princess Liao cried so much that they fainted several times. The Qin family and the Liao family, together with several aunts, took care of the two of them while also dealing with various affairs in the palace. They were too busy to cry with them.

In the afternoon, Gu Changting came back from the palace. When Xin Nian saw him, he couldn't believe it: the dejected young man walking slowly in front of him was actually the high-spirited prince in the morning.

A piece of bad news can destroy a determined person to such an extent in just half a day.

Precisely because he knew the brightest noble man in the capital so well and knew how dazzling he had been, when Xin Nian saw this Gu Changting whom he had never seen before, he actually felt a little pity and distress in his heart.

"Master!"

Liao's cries came from behind like a dam collapsing. Gu Changting finally raised his eyes.

Xin Nian saw him stop and sway, as if he was about to lose his balance. She quickly rushed forward to help him, and as soon as he said the word "Master", he was hugged by Gu Changting.

"Nian Nian, my father... died in the battle in Northern Xinjiang. I no longer have a father. I... didn't even spend a full day of filial piety by his side..."

Gu Changting's tears fell like raindrops. The joints of the hands that were tied to Xin Nian's back turned white. His lips were trembling. Every word he spoke was choked and trembling due to the forced repression of crying.

Xin Nian couldn't stop her tears from flowing down. She didn't care about the pain coming from her back. She patted Gu Changting's back and choked up: "Me too, I have no father for a long time. You can cry if you want."

Come out, don’t hold it in your heart. Cry, have a good cry, and after you cry, you have to express your condolences. From now on, you will be the only one who can support this big Duan Palace, and more difficult days are yet to come..."

Gu Changting's cry could no longer be suppressed and leaked out from between his teeth. He buried his head on Xin Nian's shoulder and cried hard.

A quarter of an hour later, the prince stopped crying, raised his head, wiped away his tears, and asked hoarsely, "Are the ancestors and the princess okay?"

Xin Nian shook his head: "To be honest, it's not very good. I cried a few times. You should go over and have a look. You must comfort them."

"good."

Gu Changting nodded, took Xin Nian's hand and came to the Liao family, Qin family and others. His eyes passed over the faces of his wives and concubines. He sighed and said softly: "Feng Rong, if you don't look good, go back and rest."

Come on, this day, if it gets hotter and sad, it’s not a joke."...

"Yes, I understand. With my body... I can only do my best not to cause trouble to everyone."

Mrs. Qin's face was pale, and beads of sweat fell from her forehead and temples. Xin Nian quickly turned around and said, "Two people will come and carry the spring stool over. I'm afraid Madam won't be able to walk."

The two mothers-in-law left in response. Here Gu Changting said to Liao and Xin Nian again: "Jiaru, Niannian, if such a big thing happens, my mother will be unable to manage things, and everything in the house will trouble you."

"Don't worry, cousin." Mrs. Liao wiped her tears and said, "I will take good care of the concubine and the princess, and I will not miss the affairs of the house."

Gu Changting nodded and said to Aunt Qiu, Aunt Gu and others: "You have to work harder these days and take good care of grandma and Aunt Xin. Don't worry, Prince Duan's Mansion is still Prince Duan's Mansion, I will support you."

"yes."

Several aunts agreed in unison. Mrs. Liao frowned slightly, feeling very uncomfortable: What do you mean? Help Aunt Xin and I? You actually put Xin Nian on an equal footing with me. Why? She is just a concubine,

I am an equal wife, and my cousin is too partial.

I felt unhappy, so I naturally didn't dare to show it at this time, not to mention there was no time to be angry with her. After running around day and night, even a smart and capable Liao was exhausted.

Moreover, during this period, the three concubines, concubines, princesses, and Mrs. Qin fell ill, and Ms. Liao had to take care of the patients. Mrs. Qin could just leave her alone and take care of herself, but concubines, concubines, especially princesses, must not greet each other so diligently.

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After holding on for a month, the body of Prince Duan was finally transported back from the battlefield, and the funeral was busy for another half a month. Finally, everything was completed, but Liao couldn't hold on any longer, and finally fell ill on the day of Beginning of Autumn.

As a result, Xin Nian can only take care of everything in the house and house.

Aunt Qiu was naturally aggrieved, thinking to herself that if it weren't for Xin Nian, she would be the one in power now. However, Gu Changting trusted Xin Nian and loved Xin Nian even more than Liao, so Aunt Qiu could only be angry.

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Because I was complaining quietly in the house that day, I suddenly heard that the imperial edict had arrived, and everyone in the house was going to receive it. Aunt Qiu knew that this must be a big deal, so she hurriedly arranged her clothes and hair, and took her

He hurried to the front yard with the girls.

At that time, most of the people had arrived. Aunt Qiu quietly knelt down behind Mrs. Liao and secretly looked at Princess Liao, Princess Qin and others who came after them. She saw that there was no panic on their faces, so she felt relieved. It seemed that the old prince

Although he died in battle, Prince Duan's palace should not be depressed.

It wasn't until everyone arrived and Wu Yangyang knelt in the courtyard that the eunuch Xue Yan, the chief eunuch beside the emperor, issued the decree.

There is no other content in the imperial edict, except to commemorate the old prince and commend him for his great contribution to the country and the people. The most important content is that Gu Changting, the eldest son of Prince Duan, will inherit the throne.

Originally, the rank of the title would gradually weaken with successive generations of nobles. In other words, Prince Duan was a prince, and after Gu Changting succeeded to the title, he should have become a county prince. However, the emperor was grateful that his eldest brother died in the war in the north when he was still in his prime.

Territory, so the rank was not weakened, so that Gu Changting became one of the only two princes in the Xia Dynasty before he was thirty years old. Of course, Qin became the princess, and Princess Liao became the concubine.
Chapter completed!