After returning to Zhanzhou, the three of them were busy with their own affairs.

Xiao Xian was busy turning into a spinning top. On the surface, she was busy taking care of Tiantianju and Liushangqushui Tower, but secretly she secretly went to see Duan Wang and his wife.

Yunhua sees no one all day long. She heard people say that there are various precious medicinal materials deep in the mountains of Zhanzhou, so she went into the mountains with a basket to collect herbs.

Only Su Xiang is the most laid-back. She lay down every day, hiding in the yard and enjoying the quiet days, only looking at a wooden hairpin in trance from time to time.

After dinner in the evening, Su Xiang lay on the lounge chair by the window as if he had no bones, eating pomegranates and enjoying the night view.

Qingyun and Qinglai were busy peeling pomegranates for Su Xiang with their heads down.

Break open the pomegranate and put the pomegranate seeds inside one by one into the jasper-colored eyes. The piled pomegranate seeds are as round and plump as red agate, which is very tempting.

Su Xiang has become addicted to pomegranates recently.

She bought more than ten baskets in a row, excluding the two baskets she wanted to eat, and gave two baskets to her ancestors and father, and two baskets to Xiao Qian and Yunhua. Finally, the rest were divided among the servants. .

Seeing that Su wanted to eat pomegranates with a spoon, one spoonful after another, Qingyun couldn't help but speak.

"Miss, you have eaten enough pomegranates. You have just finished dinner not long ago, and it is still a bit cold at night. I am afraid that if you eat too much, you will accumulate food."

Su Xiang looked at the half pomegranate left in the bowl, hesitated for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll finish this by eating the remaining bit."

She remembered that if she ate too much pomegranates, she would easily get angry, so she had better take it in moderation and eat it tomorrow.

After Su Xiang finished eating the rest of the pomegranate, the others packed it up and entered the house while talking and laughing.

In ancient times, there were no mobile phones to play with, so Su Xiang's leisure and entertainment at night was to lie on the bed and read a book.

However, Su wanted to read for a short time. As soon as her eyes started to feel uncomfortable, she would stop. Then, Qingyun and the others would help her turn off the lights, gently close the door, and leave.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Xiang fell into a deep sleep.

At this time, the window of the room was gently pushed open, and a vigorous figure jumped out from the window sill. The man walked over steadily, then sat on the ground beside the bed, looking at Su Xiang's sleeping face in the moonlight. .

It wasn't until the sky got brighter that the man reluctantly kissed the corner of Su Xiang's lips and left quietly again.

……

At dawn the next day, the palace was in chaos. The reason was that the emperor's body began to fail rapidly, to the point where he could no longer stop vomiting blood.

After checking the situation, the doctors shook their heads and sighed, saying that there was really nothing they could do.

At this moment, everyone knew that what was supposed to come would eventually come.

The Ninth Prince cried out, trotted, knelt beside the dragon bed, and held the emperor's hand tightly.

"Father! Oh... don't abandon your son..."

Concubine Jinghuang clenched her prayer beads tightly, and when she closed her eyes, a drop of clear tears flashed from the corners of her eyes.

No matter how fatuous the emperor was in his later years, he was still his husband and Ran'er's father. Now the emperor is really leaving...

At this moment, in addition to their mother and son, there were also Fang Muxi and three ministers in the dormitory, as well as Xiao Mo and Su Wan.

Fang Muxi and the three ministers stood quietly, silent.

The couple was kneeling not far away with their heads bowed, obviously very sad.

Xiao Mo clenched his hands into fists and said in a suppressed voice: "Father... my son is unfilial and incompetent... I really can't save you..."

Outside the palace, the harem concubines and the princes and princesses were all kneeling and crying.

"Woo...Your Majesty..."

"Father...Father...oh..."

The emperor was woken up from his coma. He opened his eyes with difficulty and looked around at everyone with distracted eyes. Finally, his eyes fell on Xiao Ran, who was lying in front of the bed with a sad face.

The emperor's heart was like a mirror.

No matter whether others were really worried about him or pretended to be worried about him, he could be sure that Ran'er was really sad and reluctant to leave. His innocent heart was too sincere.

Ran'er is just like his mother and concubine, upright, kind, tolerant and not very ambitious. Maybe he is not the most capable emperor candidate, but he is the most suitable emperor candidate at present.

After the Cang Kingdom has experienced a series of disasters and wars, its internal treasury has long been empty and people's livelihood has declined. Lin Xue'an is also rising strongly from the outside, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands are eyeing Kyoto.

If he had the support of the imperial concubine and her natal family, even if Lin Xue An returned to the court, he would not be able to do anything about Ran'er for a while. Xiao's empire can still be preserved!

Xiao Mo noticed the emperor's gaze resting on the Ninth Prince, his eyes deepened, he knelt and took a few steps forward, saying reluctantly.

"Father! Don't abandon me... I can't bear to leave you..."

When the emperor heard this, he looked at Xiao Mo. The young man in front of him had a sad face and seemed really sad.

The emperor blinked and sighed: "You...go out...I have something to do...instruct Fang Qing and the others..."

It must be to announce the crown prince!

At that moment, Xiao Mo's eyes burst out with a strange light, and no one would notice it unless they looked carefully.

However, the emperor kept all this in sight.

The emperor had given the order, and the rest of the people had to retreat and wait outside.

The door to the dormitory was closed, leaving only Fang Muxi and three ministers inside. They are all the people who are discussing the candidates for the crown prince, and they are also the people whom the emperor trusts most.

Outside the palace, Imperial Concubine Jing took a deep breath, regained her previous composure, and began to make arrangements.

"Send someone to inform us. Your Majesty... if things get worse... make preparations in time. In addition, inform various officials that the candidate for the crown prince will be announced today, and ask them to come as soon as possible."

The leader of the palace guards who had been standing nearby bowed his head and accepted the order, "Yes!"

Soon the palace guards ran out.

Xiao Mo raised his eyes and glanced at the Ninth Prince and his mother, with an almost invisible sneer, his eyes filled with determination to win.

He had already ordered Fang Muxi to change the imperial edict, and the throne would be at his fingertips! How can these people compete with themselves? !

The moment all the officials received the news, they rushed over without stopping. At the same time, they were very uneasy.

The emperor is about to die, but the candidate for the heir apparent has not yet been decided, and we don’t know what will happen next... Which prince will become the winner in life?

Half an hour later, all the ministers who arrived looked at the closed palace door with anxious expressions, waiting anxiously.

After a while, the palace door finally opened with a creak, and everyone from Fang Muxi came out and spoke sadly.

"Your Majesty... passed away..."

The scene was quiet for a while, and then there was an uproar again. Everyone knelt down and kowtowed, and the sounds of mourning could not be heard.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Father!"

"emperor……"

"Father! You...don't leave!"

Xiao Ran was crying and out of breath, and ran in like the wind, followed by several concubines.

Xiao Mo and Su Wan followed behind and knelt not far from the dragon bed. Today they were going to perform to the extreme.

Imperial Concubine Jing's face turned horribly pale, and then she forced herself to follow the others into the palace.

I saw the emperor on the Longtan couch with his eyes tightly closed and no sound left.

Even though she was mentally prepared, Imperial Concubine Jing's body went limp and she almost fell down. Fortunately, she was supported by her grandma.

Amidst the cries, Fang Muxi opened her mouth and softly comforted Imperial Concubine Jing.

"Please express my condolences. Since His Majesty has passed away, it is still important to announce His Majesty's last edict and confirm the heir apparent."

As soon as the words were spoken, except for those who were truly sad, everyone else's eyes were fixed on a few people.

Xiao Mo and Su Wan are also among them.

Xiao Mo stared at the imperial edict in Fang Muxi's hand from the moment Fang Muxi appeared, his eyes shining with excitement.

Soon... soon...

Su Wan glanced at Xiao Mo and looked at Fang Muxi with burning eyes.

No matter how useless Xiao Mo is, no matter how unreliable she is, she is still Princess Yi. As long as Xiao Mo ascends the throne, she will be the most noble woman in the world! Everyone will envy her!

"You make the announcement."

Concubine Jing Huang nodded and asked everyone to calm down. Fang Muxi looked at each other and several ministers, then took out the imperial edict and read out the edict of passing the throne.

The other ministers crowded at the door and waited.

Xiao Mo subconsciously straightened his back to welcome the edict.

"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that the ninth prince, Xiao Ran, is of noble character, tolerant and tolerant. He deeply respects me and will be able to inherit the throne. After I ascend the throne, I will be the emperor and abide by the system of public opinion. Ling Zhennian When he was young, he was specially promoted to the position of prime minister, Fang Muxi, the imperial censor, to support the government. In addition, he served for twenty-seven days and released the order to make announcements at home and abroad. The envoys heard about it!"

As soon as the words fell, the hall fell into a strange silence, and everyone looked at Xiao Ran in surprise.

Xiao Ran looked at a loss.

"!"

Xiao Mo froze on the spot, his head was blank and buzzing.

what happened? what happened? what happened?

Why is Xiao Ran still the emperor? ! Why hasn’t the edict been changed? ! What went wrong? !

Amelia Su's face was also as pale as paper.

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