Chapter 204: The Enthronement Ceremony of the New Emperor
I originally thought that I would be able to return to Dongchen smoothly in one day, but unexpectedly, on the eve of my departure, another earth-shattering news came from the palace.
Ye Fuxun was woken up by a knock on the door. Bai Yuxian woke up before her. As soon as she opened her eyes, she heard what he was talking to someone outside the door.
After a while, Bai Yuxian came in, and Ye Fuxun asked hurriedly: "What happened?"
Bai Yuxian said solemnly: "Just now someone from the palace said that the emperor is driving west!"
"What? The emperor is going west?" Ye Fuxun immediately woke up. All this was so sudden that it was difficult for her to react for a moment. When she saw the emperor two days ago, his complexion was obviously much better, and he was showing a trend of improvement. How could he suddenly...
Have you gone west?
In addition, what made her even more depressed was that if the emperor died like this, they would not be able to leave tomorrow and would have to stay here for at least seven or eight more days.
Bai Yuxian put on his coat and said, "Let's change. It's almost dawn and we have to enter the palace soon."
Ye Fuxun is a princess. When the emperor dies, she naturally has to put on mourning clothes to keep him alive. It doesn't matter if she is not in the Western Kingdom. But here, she cannot avoid this process.
By the time the two arrived at the palace, it was already bright. The entrance to the Qingxin Palace was full of princes, princesses, concubines, and civil and military ministers. Everyone bowed their heads and cried, wailing to the sky. Of course, it is unknown how many of these cries were true and how many were false.
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Ye Fuxun's feelings were different. People around her were crying in her ears, and the sound was so loud that it made her ears hurt.
She subconsciously turned her head and looked at Princess Seven and Princess Eight on her left. She saw tears, and even her eyes were swollen from crying. She must have been really sad.
It has been three hours since the emperor left for the west, and the people outside the palace also cried for an hour or two, and their voices gradually became quieter.
At this time, some people began to care about another very important matter, especially the princes. They eagerly wanted to know whether the emperor had left any edict and who he had appointed as the successor.
However, many people were thinking that because the emperor died so suddenly, he probably did not have time to leave a legacy. If that were the case, the entire Western Kingdom would be in chaos.
The third prince is the oldest among the remaining princes. He believes that he is the one who should be the new emperor. If the emperor does not designate anyone to inherit the throne, it should be him.
The third prince hesitated for a long time, and finally stood up slowly, walked to Eunuch Lin, and asked: "Eunuch Lin, did my father have any last words before his death?"
Eunuch Lin had served the emperor since he was a child and had a deep relationship with him. He had already burst into tears.
He understood what the third prince meant, so he felt sad. The emperor had only been gone for a few hours, and these princes were already thinking about the throne, without any sign of sadness. How could the people in this world be so cold?
"Yes, the emperor's last words are all written in the edict." Eunuch Lin replied in a hoarse voice, not wanting to pay any attention to the other party.
The third prince's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly: "What was written in the edict?"
Eunuch Lin said expressionlessly: "You will know after the edict is read out later."
"You..." The third prince glared at Eunuch Lin angrily and lowered his voice: "Can't you reveal it?"
Eunuch Lin lowered his head and said, "This is against the rules. It would be better for the Third Prince to wait."
The third prince had no choice but to retreat to his original position.
Ye Fuxun had a clear view of the two people's actions and guessed that Eunuch Lin was so calm, which meant that the emperor had made a will. He just didn't know if the emperor had chosen the fourth prince as the successor to the throne.
About half an hour later, the prime minister walked out of the palace, holding a roll of red and black silk in his hand, which was the imperial edict.
Everyone's eyes are focused on it.
When they heard the words read out word by word from the Prime Minister's mouth, the expressions of the princes and ministers changed, and they slowly moved their eyes to the fourth prince Yu Xiuqi, because the emperor's edict clearly stated that "
The fourth prince Yu Xiuqi succeeded to the throne."
The princes were naturally very reluctant.
"This is impossible, impossible!" The third prince could not even believe that the edict was true. He stood up suddenly, stepped forward, snatched the edict away, and examined it carefully.
However, he found no problem.
The prime minister took back the imperial edict very displeased, then walked to the fourth prince, knelt down on his knees, and shouted: "I see the emperor, long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"
The Prime Minister, who is the head of the officials, has already knelt down, and the others have nothing to say but kneel down and bow to the ground.
Yu Xiuqi stood up calmly and calmly, facing the civil and military officials, with an invisible smile on his lips.
The emperor's funeral was naturally very grand. The entire palace was hung with white silk, creating a sad atmosphere. The funeral lasted for six days in total.
During this period, the princes and princesses must stay in the mourning hall until the day of the funeral. However, the married princess only needs to stay in the mourning hall for the first three days and does not need to stay in the mourning hall afterwards.
Ye Fuxun knelt in the mourning hall for three consecutive days. Although there was rest time in between, his whole body was still stiff and exhausted.
After that, I returned to the Princess Mansion and slept for a day and a night to regain my energy.
When the former prince, now Prince Jing, Yu Xiujun rushed back from the northwest, it was already the evening of the sixth day, just in time for the funeral.
Yu Xiujun has been in the northwest for more than half a year and has lost a lot of weight. This is probably because the weather there is really bad and he cannot adapt to it in a short period of time.
Although Yu Xiujun had not received much fatherly love since he was a child, and his relationship with the emperor was not that deep, he was truly sad when the emperor passed away.
Seeing that he was so sad, Ye Fuxun just said a few words to him and didn't bother him anymore.
On the day of the emperor's funeral, people all over the city went out to watch the funeral. From the North Palace Gate to the city gate, the streets were crowded with people, and the scene was unprecedentedly spectacular.
It wasn't until he saw the emperor being buried in the imperial mausoleum and the coffin lid closed that Ye Fulun felt a sadness welling up from the depths of his heart. His nose was a little sore, but he didn't shed any tears.
This was due to Ye Fuxun's own emotions. Perhaps Ye Fuxun still had some father-daughter feelings for the emperor.
After the funeral was completed, the next day was the coronation ceremony of the new emperor.
Ye Fuxun was already the princess of Dongchen and did not ask to attend, so she simply hid in the princess mansion, thinking that it was time to return to Dongchen, but Yu Xiuqi was already the emperor, and if she wanted to leave, she would have to
Go and talk to him.
However, what she didn't expect was that when she and Bai Yuxian entered the palace to say goodbye, Yu Xiuqi did not see them because of busy official duties.
Having just ascended the throne, there were many matters that needed to be dealt with, which was understandable, so Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian decided to wait for two days before discussing.