Su Qing led someone to tidy up Xuan Xian's clothes. It was a dragon robe with an ugly dragon head.
——"Last year I took off the dragon on my dragon robe and said I wanted to embroider it myself, but it turned out that I had no idea where to go. I stayed up late the last few days to finish the embroidery. It's just that the dragon head was so ugly that I didn't even dare to wear it out. I only hung it in my bedroom. When asked about it, I still said that I was afraid that it would be worn out and it would not be good for her."
The joy at that time seemed like just yesterday, but...
Ging Guo waited blankly and stupidly.
She still didn't believe it.
Bai Guo stepped out of the palace step by step and looked at the many ministers standing outside. They all looked sad and were dressed in panic.
General Ni was guarding the palace with countless guards. There was no sadness in his expression, but his eyes were staring at everyone sharply.
Bai Guo saw Pang Yang among them, he was just looking at her.
I also saw people from the Ni family, her uncle, Ni Cheng, Ni Yu, and her grandmother.
There were other veterans, some looked dazed, some were crying, and some were sighing.
The Bai family, her second uncle, her brothers...
Ging Guo looked over one by one, his eyes even more confused.
Did the emperor really... die?
Bai Yujing came to look for Ging Guo as soon as he entered the palace, but was blocked by General Ni. At this time, when he saw that Ging Guo was indeed the last one to come out, he hurriedly took a few steps forward to pull Ging Guo into the crowd.
But it was this action that made a few people who were still silent in sadness say as if they were awake: "Wait a minute!"
Bai Yujing subconsciously protected Bai Guo behind her. The next moment, Su Qing opened the door and stepped out, neatly dressed and with a serious face.
Perhaps it was because of the habit of treating this father-in-law over the years, or perhaps because the people inside had just closed their eyes, so at this time many people still called Eunuch Su Qing out of respect for Su Qing in the past, and the next sentence The question is: "Does the Emperor have anything else to explain?"
Su Qing watched the sun rise slowly in the horizon, and watched the little eunuch running and falling to deliver the imperial edict.
Su Qing glanced slowly, and all the courtiers knelt down instantly.
Only then did Su Qing unfold the imperial edict.
"Supervisor Bai takes the order."
Bai Guo had already reached the crowd due to Bai Yujing's strength, but at this moment, she was kneeling and could clearly feel the sight behind her.
The burning heat and the love and expectation that have been suppressed for many years.
"In just a few short years since he took office, Supervisor Bai has been praised by the people, respected by soldiers and generals, and trusted by officials. If calculated based on the number of years, Supervisor Bai's promotion is far behind, but based on merit, he has already surpassed it. Among them, his achievements are well known to the world. The first is to win over the people of Huiping Prefecture and Ruiyu Prefecture and accept the people of Fengguo; the second is to bring back food from trade to the Zhou State; and the third is to build a Xian Academy to benefit students from all over the world."
"I also signed a contract with Yifeng to serve Cheng Zhou for three years. It is rare for one person to achieve such dazzling achievements in a hundred years. I can't bear to bury talented people and make my ministers suffer. Therefore, I specially designate Supervisor Bai as the princess, with the title of Kangle and the land of Ruyu. Prefecture 84 City, enjoy a house on the outskirts of Kyoto."
Su Qing read this final imperial edict, "I admire this!"
Pang Yang suddenly raised his head and looked at the palace behind Su Qing, his eyes changing from the initial confusion to fierce and violent in an instant.
But Bai Guo's voice was very clear at this moment, "My lord, accept the order and thank the Lord for your kindness!"
Pang Yang stared blankly at Ging Guo who was kowtowing, watching Ging Guo take the imperial edict and hold it high, watching Ging Guo calmly and without any surprise at that moment.
Pang Yang didn't understand.
Pang Yang couldn't figure out why.
"Eunuch Su Qing, does the emperor have no other edicts?"
Some ministers glanced at Xuan Yuansi standing in front of him while he was speaking, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously.
Xuan Yuansi snorted coldly, and many officials immediately turned their eyes to look at the speaker.
"Oh, I'm not...I didn't mean that..."
All the ministers, princes and princesses were standing at the foot of the steps. Su Qing took everyone in his eyes, and the expression on his face once again changed from the solemnity of reading the imperial edict to the cheerful look before, "This slave doesn't know No, the slave is just a messenger."
When Su Qing said this, many people's eyes began to change, but they still knew where the edict came from, so they wouldn't reveal their true colors now.
Bai Guo only knew that the important ministers and the other three provinces and six ministries stayed behind to handle the emperor's funeral affairs, and all of them were dismissed.
Bai Yujing took Ging Guo and got on the carriage. When she turned around and found that Pang Yang had been following him, she cupped her hands and said, "Captain Pang, please help yourself. I'll take Zhenzhen back to rest first."
Bai Yujing didn't know what happened between Bai Guo and Pang Yang, but Bai Yujing had seen countless people over the years, so how could he not be aware of the strange atmosphere between the two.
What's more, if it were normal at this time, Pang Yang would have already taken the first step to protect Ging Guo.
Pang Yang didn't look away from Ging Guo, but Ging Guo just held the maid's hand and got into the carriage. His movements showed fatigue but showed no intention to explain to him.
"Pang Yang just wants to ask." Pang Yang's voice was never too heavy. Bai Yujing frowned and was about to refuse when she heard Pang Yang ask, "Did the third lady just know it, or did she know it before."
what do you know?
Bai Yujing turned around and saw Bai Guo's figure who had already bent down and entered the carriage.
Bai Yujing felt a slight headache. People of his age could no longer understand the awkwardness between these children, let alone how it should be reconciled.
He really doesn't know anything.
The carriage was extremely quiet and there was no response.
Pang Yang stood like that, his eyes changing from restrained at first to full of red blood.
Bai Yujing sighed, "No matter how important things are to Governor Pang, let her wait for a few days before talking about it. Now that the emperor is closing her eyes in front of her, how can you ask her to calmly answer you?"
The carriage was still quiet, and Pang Yang seemed to have gotten the answer at this moment.
The snow never stopped tonight. Pang Yang smiled and said, "It's Pang Yang's fault. Miss Three...walk slowly."
Bai Yujing got on the carriage next to him. The servants saluted Pang Yang and then drove the carriage towards Bai Mansion.
The carriage was swaying. Ginguo's face was pale and he felt like the world was spinning. He clenched his fingers tightly but could not grasp anything.
The emperor passed away, the family members of various palaces in Kyoto returned, and officials from various places waited for the new emperor to ascend the throne.
The concubines in the harem knelt before the spiritual throne and cried, the courtiers knelt before the spiritual throne and cried, the prince cried before the spiritual throne...
Weeping continued throughout the palace.
King Dingxi, wearing a plain robe and cloak, and Princess Dingxi, knelt on the ground and listened to the sounds in their ears, only to feel disturbed.
He thought that his father was really working hard. When he was alive, he listened to the noise in the court every day, and now he still listens to these people's noise while lying down.
When he looked up, he saw the eldest princess and the third princess next to him with red and swollen eyes but not a hair out of place. Kneeling with Xuan Yuyan, who was in a terrible state and could clearly feel the other's fatigue, it was even more unreal.
After all, Xuan Duanya was sent a message from the palace. At this time, her face looked tired and it was not too late to come back.
Apart from Prince Gong and Prince Li, the only ones kneeling in front of the spiritual throne were him and the fourteenth prince.
and……
The person who was made a princess did not show up.
"What are you looking at, Your Highness?" Princess Dingxi's voice was gentle.
"I am looking for Supervisor Bai." King Dingxi turned his eyes around again to confirm that Bai Guo was not there and said: "Supervisor Bai is the person who accompanied my father on his last journey. I don't know about others, but the courtiers are afraid. It will be a bit difficult for her."
Princess Dingxi's voice was still gentle, "I believe Supervisor Bai can solve this problem."
King Dingxi was stunned for a moment and felt that these words were so familiar. Before he could react, Princess Dingxi suddenly asked again: "If one day Supervisor Bai encounters a downfall, will Your Highness invite her to join the team?"
King Dingxi's heart tightened, and his words came out faster than expected, "No!"
Maybe it was too straightforward, Princess Dingxi frowned slightly, her stomach ached slightly because of the emotional influence in her heart or something involved.
King Dingxi looked even more worried. He tried to help Princess Dingxi to her feet regardless of the attention of everyone, "You don't need to kneel here if you feel uncomfortable. I don't have any power at all."
Princess Dingxi chuckled and patted King Dingxi's hand comfortingly, then returned the topic to the previous sentence, "I just feel that it is a pity that a talented person like Supervisor Bai will not be used. If one day he falls into disrepair, It will only take time for her to make a comeback, and when His Highness gives her the status of a counselor, she will be indebted to His Highness for her wealth."
King Dingxi thought for a while and then shook his head, "You are pregnant and there is a woman in the palace. I am afraid that some blind lady will attack you. I don't know if she will have a bad day, even if she does..."
King Dingxi's eyes fell on Xuan Yuansi who hurried over after dealing with important matters for a moment, and then looked at Pang Yang, who had arrived earlier than everyone else and had been kneeling for an unknown amount of time, "There is no need for me to steal the limelight."
King Dingxi said this and Princess Dingxi listened to it. The pregnant Princess Dingxi knelt down for the whole day, but there was still no sign of Supervisor Bai.
Many courtiers had obviously noticed it, and there were also inquiries in their whispers.
The Bai family couldn't say much except that Supervisor Bai was seriously ill.
After waiting for three days for Bai Guo to finally show up, everyone believed the Bai family's story.
His face was haggard and his figure was thin, but his eyes could still see a little bit of his former expression, but only a little.
The shockingly red bracelet on his wrist was gone, and the aura on his whole body seemed to be gone.
Bai Guo knelt down tiredly, listening to the intermittent crying among the crowd, but she no longer wanted to cry.
The sky was getting darker, and the Queen Mother couldn't hold on anymore and was helped up by her nanny to sit up. King Dingxi asked his maid to help Princess Dingxi sit down as well.
After that, a lot of people started to show up intermittently.
But the figure of Pang Yang in front of him knelt upright. There were no cries from these people, he just knelt quietly.
The officialdom is full of smart people. In the past few months, Pang Yang disappeared for such a long time, and the news of the new army came back from the battlefield. In addition, Pang Yang and Ging Guo entered the palace one after another... and now there is a relationship between Pang Yang and Ging Guo. Indifferent as if he didn't know the other person.
It is not difficult to deduce the facts. Everyone has different thoughts and is thinking about his own little ninety-nine.
When it was completely dark, there were once again chaotic shouts of murder outside, and the ministers and concubines looked outside in horror.
"Why are you panicking?" The Queen Mother took a few sips from the tea cup, and her majestic and calm voice made many people feel slightly reassured.
