That night, Xie Xun sent away a group of courtiers who wanted to discuss with him the throne in the palace.
When the new emperor came to power, the courtiers were busy fawning over him and naturally tried their best to please him.
But no matter how flattering they were, Xie Xun always looked unmoved.
After being forced to panic, he glanced in the direction of Emperor Qi's palace and said, "My father is not dead yet, are you all impatient to push the new emperor to the throne?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was successfully silenced.
That night, Emperor Qi passed away in his sleep.
By the time the eunuch discovered that Emperor Qi had passed away, his body was already cold.
The death knell rang in the palace.
The courtiers all wore mourning clothes and entered the palace.
Emperor Qi's mausoleum had been built long ago, and he could be buried after three days of mourning.
According to the rules, when the late emperor dies, the courtiers need to enter the palace to keep vigil.
The huge mourning hall was filled with courtiers.
The first was the Xie Xun family. Linbao was still young and did not have to kneel down. He was only held by the nanny. Qin Rushuang whispered a few words to the nanny from time to time, mostly about the child.
There is an empty seat next to it, which belongs to the former deposed prince.
He was really not in good health and he knelt for a while in cold sweat, so Xie Xun asked him to go back.
After that came the third prince and several younger princes.
The mourning hall was very quiet, and there was the smell of burning paper money in the air.
While she was kneeling, the nanny suddenly whispered something to Qin Rushuang. Qin Rushuang looked at Linbao and touched his belly. It seemed that the child was hungry.
Xie Xun saw it, picked up the child, and left the mourning hall with Qin Rushuang.
After Xie Xun left, the senior ministers kneeling behind Prince Zhong dared to whisper.
"Your Majesty still hasn't said when to prepare for the enthronement ceremony?"
Naturally, the name of His Majesty in the mouth of this courtier was Xie Xun.
Mr. Lin Ge shook his head and whispered, "Several courtiers who went to ask were scolded. Now no one should dare to ask."
Another courtier had a sad look on his face, "This... what is this? If according to the past practice, the new emperor will ascend the throne three days after the death of the first emperor. If there is anyone who is impatient, he will ascend the throne on the second day.
Dare I say, it barely complies with the ancestral rules, why is it that we are not in a hurry at all!
Mr. Lin Ge smiled and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid His Majesty is kind, and he was too sad after the death of the late Emperor, so he delayed it."
Mr. Lin Ge patted the minister on the shoulder and said, "Your Majesty is not in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry? Besides, your Majesty is kind and filial. This is a good thing."
The official shook his head and said: "Mr. Lin, you don't have to worry about court affairs now, so naturally you don't have much to worry about. I work in the Ministry of Rites. This enthronement ceremony is so important. I have to know the exact date before I can arrange it in advance.
It shows the majesty of my Daqi!"
Another official on the side also echoed, "Yes, yes, our Qintian Prison has been counting the days for several days, but we just don't dare to deliver it to His Majesty."
While a few people were talking, Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun came back with Linbao in their arms. The child must have finished eating, so everyone shut up and did not dare to say anything more.
Mr. Lin Ge said to the two of them in a low and inconspicuous voice: "You should start the preparations first, and don't be too anxious. In my opinion... it should take some time."
Mr. Lin Ge's guess was correct.
After Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang discussed it, they decided to wait until everything was clear before holding the enthronement ceremony.
Prince Ning and Xie Yang were still imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion, and the Japanese rebellion had not yet been interrogated. Even earlier, Xie Yang's poisoning of Emperor Qi had not yet been made public.
In addition, Emperor Qi's death and the need to deal with Emperor Qi's funeral affairs are all urgent.
The rules of the Daqi royal family are not that strict. They only have six hours of kneeling every day, and there is no need to stay in the mourning hall all night.
After arriving, all the courtiers walked out of the palace, except for one person who went against the flow of people.
On other days, if someone was so out of tune with others, a courtier would definitely come up to say hello.
But today, everyone tacitly agreed not to speak to the person coming upstream, and even walked slightly out of the way, as if they were afraid of coming into contact with him or getting into trouble.
This person who was shunned by everyone was none other than Left Prime Minister Xiao Shan.
Because Xie Xun had not yet publicly interrogated Xie Yang, Xiao Shan got a brief respite.
Everyone thought that Xiao Shan would panic when the fourth prince fell, but at this moment, it seemed that he was calm and walking towards the southeast corner of the palace.
And that is where the residence of Da Qizong is located.
Xiao Shan walked slowly and leisurely to the sect's mansion, a place that was originally heavily guarded. For some reason, the soldiers guarding the gate saw him, checked around to see if there were no outsiders, and actually made a way for him to enter.
The environment of Zongren Mansion is much better than that of Tianlao. The rooms are arranged one by one, just to prevent escape. The rooms only have doors and no windows, and the long corridor is also dark.
Xiao Shan quickly found the room where Xie Yang was detained.
Outside the room, four guards with swords looked majestic. Xiao Shan took something out of his sleeve and stuffed it into their hands.
One of them glanced at it and said in a low voice, Xiao Shan: "Master Zuo Xiang, we don't have much time, so please invite the younger ones."
Xiao Shan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I have a few words to say to the fourth prince. Please go outside and have a cup of tea first."
The four people left quickly.
The door creaked open.
Xie Yang sat inside with a haggard look. When he saw that the person opening the door was Xiao Shan, he stood up suddenly, with a flash of light in his eyes.
He walked up to Xiao Shan in three steps and said excitedly, "Grandpa, you are here, you are here to save the child!"
Xiao Shan didn't answer him and pointed to the chair beside him.
"sit."
Although Xie Yang looked excited, he subconsciously obeyed Xiao Shan's order and sat aside.
But after he sat down, he twisted uneasily and looked at Xiao Shan again: "Grandpa, is there any way you can save me?"
After Xiao Shan sat down, he glanced at him lightly and said, "I came here today to talk to you about this matter."
Xie Yang's expression became even more excited, and his eyes were full of hope, "Okay! Grandpa, what are you going to do? Tell me, I will do what you say!"
He has been looking around at the clan mansion these past few days.
Even his mother and concubine couldn't come to see him, but Xiao Shan actually had the ability to reach out to the clan's mansion, she must have come to rescue him!
He poured a cup of tea for Xiao Shan in a flattering manner, and then said apologetically, "The water is cold, so Grandpa can drink it."
Seeing that Xiao Shan did not touch the cup of tea at his side, Xie Yang became a little restrained, but still looked at Xiao Shan with hope.
Xiao Shan gave him a faint smile and said: "I came to you today in the hope that when His Majesty is free to interrogate this rebellion case in a few days, you can bear all the blame."
