In the early morning, the winter sun shines through the window, dazzling but not bringing any warmth.
Fortunately, there were heaters lit everywhere in the house, so I didn't feel the slightest chill.
Chen Mo hugged the beautiful woman in his arms and opened his eyes leisurely. He saw wedding dresses and jewelry scattered everywhere, including some on the bed and in front of the desk.
Especially on the desk, a lotus-colored bellyband and a golden walking stick were left.
Thinking carefully about what he did yesterday, Chen Mo couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Zhao Yu was still sleeping deeply, holding Chen Mo tightly.
Without disturbing her rashly, Chen Mo carefully moved out of bed, quietly put on his clothes and left.
Instruct the maid to prepare hot water for herself to wash and change clothes.
"Sir, there is a female official in the palace who wants to see you, but she was invited to the front yard to drink tea and rest.
There is also a collection envoy from Wanfa Tower who has sent you a letter. "
When the housekeeper saw Chen Mo getting up and showing up, he hurried over to report.
"Okay, you go tell the female officer, and I will go see her right away."
Chen Mo nodded slightly and took the letter from his hand.
The letter sent by Wanfa Tower Collection History was very short, with only a few sentences. It was Senior Chu who invited him to meet at Wanfa Tower. It should be that he had something to discuss with him.
After receiving the letter, Chen Mo walked to the front yard, where a middle-aged female official was sitting on a chair drinking tea, with several accompanying maids standing quietly beside her.
"General Chen." When the female officer saw Chen Mo coming, she stood up and saluted, "The Queen asked me to wait for you to come. Please come to the palace to discuss important matters."
Chen Mo nodded lightly. He had been practicing in seclusion for a while, and he really didn't know much about the affairs of the court.
But thinking about it, there shouldn't be a big problem. Otherwise, instead of inviting him to the palace as a merchant, they would issue an edict and summon him hurriedly.
"Okay, please wait while I bathe and change clothes so that I can meet the Queen." Chen Mo said with a smile.
Since he was not summoned, there was no need to be so anxious and he could be more calm.
"As you please." The female officer naturally had no objection to this.
Now, no one knows that Chen Mo is the popular person in front of the Queen and His Royal Highness, and can even be said to be relied upon.
Chen Mo protected Conglong, and what he did proved his loyalty and ability.
Queen Xu doesn't trust him or rely on him, so who can she rely on now.
Chen Mo washed and changed his clothes, put on casual clothes, and immediately followed the female officer who came to the palace to go to the palace.
The situation in the palace city was still the same as before. At this time, many Yulin guards saw Chen Mo and bowed down.
To this day, the Yulin Guard Tiger Talisman is still in Chen Mo's hands. He can still dispatch these Yulin Guards at will, and more importantly, he can control the palace formation.
Generally speaking, the Miyagi Tiger Talisman cannot be easily revealed to others, and in most cases it is controlled by the emperor.
Even though the matter with King Pingxi was over, Queen Xu still didn't want to take back the Tiger Talisman, which shows her trust in Chen Mo.
It can be said that with Chen Mo's current strength and his ability to control the tiger talisman in the palace, as long as he has even the slightest hint of disobedience, Queen Xu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not survive tonight.
Walking all the way into the palace city, the period of national mourning has not yet passed, and Queen Xu is still keeping vigil at the Ancestral Temple with many concubines, princes and princesses.
When she learned that Chen Mo was coming, she had already been waiting outside the Ancestral Temple.
"I pay my respects to the Queen!" Chen Mo walked up to Queen Xu and bowed in obeisance.
"My dear, please get up quickly." She smiled slightly and walked not far away.
The rest of the palace people wanted to follow, but she stopped them with a look.
"In two days, the emperor's coffin will be sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial. Does Aiqing have any plans for this?" Queen Xu lowered her voice and asked tentatively.
She was not stupid. She could already guess that something was wrong since Chen Mo asked her to drive away the people in the Ancestral Temple.
What's more, the death of the emperor was somewhat abnormal.
It's just that the situation was critical at the time and she didn't have time to think about it carefully. But now that the emperor was about to be buried, of course she had to ask again if there was really a problem.
Hearing this, Chen Mo looked around, then released his true energy to isolate himself from the inside and outside, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, your guess is correct. The corpse in the coffin is indeed not the emperor of today."
He could naturally guess what Queen Xu meant and knew that she had doubts about the emperor's death.
Otherwise, the Emperor should go to the Ministry of Rites to discuss the matter of burial. Why bother asking yourself for further questioning?
Regarding this matter, Chen Mo himself had no intention of hiding it from her. He didn't tell her before because he was worried that he would be too excited and the matter would be exposed accidentally.
"Ah!" Queen Xu couldn't help being surprised when her inner guess was verified.
Many more questions came to mind. Since the emperor was not dead, why didn't he show up?
Since he is not dead, why doesn't he stand up and deal with the matter of King Pingxi seeking power and usurping the throne?
"It's a long story, I'll tell you slowly." Chen Mo opened his mouth and carefully recounted what Senior Chu had told him one by one.
Even though Queen Xu stayed in the palace all year round, she still had acquired skills. It was not difficult to explain these things to her.
You just need to give her enough time to accept these things.
After all, the emperor is still alive, and this news is indeed shocking.
"Since the emperor was sent to Xuandan Pavilion for treatment, what is the situation now? Can he still come back? Should the burial be carried out?"
Queen Xu frowned and thought for a long time before speaking.
She kept staring at Chen Mo, hoping that he would give a specific answer.
"I will go back to see Senior Chu and ask him about his specific situation. The ceremony will proceed normally. If His Majesty's injury can be cured, it will be announced that he will be blessed by God and come back to life."
Chen Mo didn't hesitate and decisively said the answer he had already thought about.
Resurrection from the dead does carry a lot of mystery, but in this world, it is not so difficult for people to accept it.
What's more, even if he comes back from the dead, it won't affect the overall situation, at least not now.
The prince is young. Even if he does succeed to the throne, he will not be able to control real power in a short time. There is no need to worry about power struggles between father and son.
"Then leave this matter to the general!" Queen Xu said seriously with a trusting tone.
After receiving Chen Mo's specific answer, she was obviously relieved and no longer worried.
"Wei Chen understands." Chen Mo bowed his hands and then walked away.
After walking out of the palace city, they came all the way to Wanfa Tower, where he was responsible for guarding the collection of books and history. When they saw him, they all bowed down and bowed down.
Before reaching the top floor, Chen Mo heard Senior Chu's voice transmission.
"You're finally here." Chu Tianxiu sounded very happy, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"The queen summoned me suddenly just now, so it took some time." Chen Mo walked to the top floor and explained with a smile.
"Did you make another breakthrough in your previous cultivation? How advanced is your innate level now?" Chu Tianxiu asked eagerly.
"Returning to the seniors, the juniors are already at the second level of innate realm." Chen Mo did not hide this.
"I'm just saying that I saw it right. You are really talented!" Chu Tianxiu's tone was excited and high, and his heart beat a little unsatisfactorily.
Chen Mo's breakthrough speed was so fast that it was almost visible to the naked eye.
Chu Tianxiu is nearly two hundred years old now. He has seen countless talented people. Even he was the top genius back then.
Even so, his talent is still not worth mentioning compared to Chen Mo.
If he had only seen a glimmer of hope before, now this hope was magnified tenfold and a hundredfold!
"I'll do it, no, the entire human race, the entire world, is truly lucky to have a genius like you!"
Chu Tianxiu's eyes shone brightly and he stared at Chen Mo, as if he was looking at a rare treasure.
"Some time ago, I saw you take action to kill King Pingxi. In the future, you should not only practice internal martial arts, but also external body training techniques."
Although the words were inquiring, Chu Tianxiu's tone was very sure.
Seeing Chen Mo nodding in recognition, he then added, "You are also in the innate realm now, so you should know the truth of biting off more than you can chew.
With your talent, you should make a choice, focus more on practicing internal skills, and only specialize in one so that you can progress faster.
If you want both, it may be difficult for both to reach the highest level in the end. "
Chu Tianxiu persuaded him with some sincerity.
In fact, he also knew that with Chen Mo's talent, even if he cultivated both internal and external skills, he would definitely achieve extremely high achievements.
It's just that the current situation doesn't leave him so much time to practice slowly.
If there is no more powerful man in the realm of heaven and man, then everything in this world will be reduced to nothing in another hundred years.
"Junior understands." Chen Mo nodded casually in agreement. It seemed that he didn't take this matter into his heart at all.
Chu Tianxiu naturally knew this, but he didn't say much.
He understood that it was obviously impossible for him to make Chen Mo give up his cultivation path with empty words.
It is still necessary to find an opportunity to inform him of the specific situation of this world, and then the effect of persuading him will be much better.
"Senior, now that the emperor is about to be buried in the mausoleum, has there been any news from Xuandan Pavilion? What should we do specifically?"
Chen Mo spoke in a deep voice and asked the question that concerned him most at the moment.
Chu Tianxiu also fell into silence after hearing this, and kept thinking carefully.
"In two or three days, I should be able to leave Wanfa Tower, and then I will personally visit Xuandan Pavilion.
The burial matters went on as usual. After I went to Xuandan Pavilion, I immediately rushed to the imperial mausoleum, where we met. "
He told his general plan for the future. A month had passed, and the condition of the innate strong man who had been severely injured at that time had basically recovered.
You can't take action at will, but your actions are basically not restricted.
After going to Xuandan Pavilion, he took another trip along the way, sent several of his friends to the imperial mausoleum, and then informed everyone of Chen Mo's situation.
Showdown with him there and tell him that this world will be destroyed in a hundred years.
As for the specific life and death of the emperor, it is actually not that important compared to this matter.
Because if a strong man in the realm of heaven and man does not appear, then everyone will die.
"Okay, then this junior will go back and prepare." Chen Mo bowed his hands and turned around to exit Wanfa Tower.
After going to see Empress Xu again and informing her of the situation, Chen Mo set off and returned home.
Back home, Zhao Yu was carefully arranging the wedding dress. When she saw Chen Mo approaching, she couldn't help but scolded, "I blame you for getting these fine clothes dirty!"
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault." Chen Mo didn't refute this and took her into his arms from behind.
"Okay, don't make trouble. I heard that my adoptive mother also came to the capital the day before yesterday. As juniors, it's time for us to pay a visit. I have asked people to prepare things. We can just go directly after a meeting."
Zhao Yu pushed Chen Mo's arms away and explained softly.
The foster mother she mentioned was naturally Sun Shouren's first wife.
When Chen Mo was in Xingyuan Mansion, he also visited her several times.
Some time ago, my adoptive father was officially transferred to serve as an official near the capital, and his relatives naturally came to the capital one after another.
"Okay, let's clean up and head over." Chen Mo nodded with a smile.
After taking care of the trivial matters at home, the two set off immediately with the gifts they had prepared.
In addition to Sun Shouren and his wife, Mo Hu, Xu Dabao, Sun Li and others are also here in the house today.
There was a banquet at noon. Men and women sat at two tables respectively. Chen Mo and others sat together drinking and chatting.
At the women's table, they were chatting about family affairs.
While drinking, Chen Mo also learned that Mo Hu was planning to get married, and the specific time was scheduled for the seventh day of next month.
Chen Mo and Xu Dabao naturally congratulated him repeatedly and toasted him several times.
Everyone was enjoying the banquet, and it was not until the evening that they gradually dispersed.
This happened, and a few days later, at the end of the period of national mourning, the emperor's coffin was taken out of the funeral, and he was going to the imperial mausoleum built one hundred and twenty miles north of the capital for burial.
(End of chapter)
