Travel through Shen Meizhuang to open the system and walk sideways in the harem

Everyone held their breath and looked up at the plaque "Open and Upright", as if they were waiting for something.

Beads of sweat dripped down Zhang Tingyu's forehead, and every time Prince Heng took a step up, his calves trembled.

Shen Meimei sneered in her heart, "It seems that they are in collusion!"

Before the two princes could climb to the top, Zhang Tingyu knelt down and kowtowed:

"Empress, I deserve death. I changed the imperial edict. The wave in my hand was fake!"

"Are you serious? Then where is the real imperial edict?" Shen Meimei was confident. She just hoped that Zhang Tingyu would tell her the location of the real imperial edict himself.

"It's still behind the plaque. I put this imperial edict in my sleeve in advance. That is... I replaced it with a fake one when I took the imperial edict. I deserve to die. Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Zhang Tingyu bowed his head and knelt down.

"In that case, Prince Shen, please take down the real imperial edict! Let Prince Heng read the edict!" Shen Meimei did not let Zhang Tingyu stand up, but looked at Prince Heng coldly.

She was already thinking about how to deal with the matter.

Prince Heng took the imperial edict and read it aloud, and everyone kowtowed.

"Since the late emperor had foresight, the seventh prince Hongxin, a man of noble character, will inherit the throne. In the future, please assist the young emperor in ascending the throne." After Shen Meimei finished speaking, she turned away.

The next day, the coronation ceremony was held in the Qianqing Palace, and the ceremonial officials handled it very thoughtfully.

Three-year-old Hongxin sat on the dragon throne. From time to time, he turned his head back to look at his mother Shen Meimei.

Prince Shen read out the imperial edict:

"I ascend the throne today and must follow the ways of benevolence and filial piety. I respect the will of the late Emperor Shizong and posthumously honor my stepmother, Empress Chunhuixian, as the Empress Dowager Xiaojing. As I am still young, all state affairs will be managed by the Empress Dowager. The matters of enthronement and posthumous titles will be handled solemnly by the Ministry of Rites."

In the hall, all the officials bowed and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is benevolent and filial, and has blessed all the people! Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

Then Shen Meimei said from behind the dragon throne:

"Hongxin's succession to the throne was full of twists and turns. Zhang Tingyu and Prince Heng even teamed up to forge an imperial edict, causing chaos in the court.

These two men were unforgivable, but the new emperor had just ascended the throne, so it was not appropriate to kill too many people. He ordered Zhang Tingyu to retire and return home, and Prince Heng to move to Shengjing, and they were not allowed to set foot in the capital again.

I have decided to grant amnesty to the entire nation. The list of amnesty will be handled by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel. The deadline is one month to complete the compilation. Do not delay, do it immediately. "

"Yes, we will follow the Empress Dowager's order!" All the officials knelt down.

In Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Xin was playing with a few children. She saw the Fifth Prince Hong Zhou with a melancholy look on his face and asked:

"Hong Zhou, what's wrong with you? You look so depressed?"

"Alas, I am afraid I won't live long. Prince Heng and Zhang Tingyu have done me a terrible disservice. They pushed me to be the emperor, but I knew nothing about it! The Empress Dowager will definitely be very angry. Concubine Xin, you must save me!"

Hong Zhou said this while kneeling down and begging for mercy while crying.

Concubine Xin also felt that this matter was difficult to handle. Born in an imperial family, some things were beyond her control. After thinking about it, she decided to go to Shoukang Palace for Hong Zhou.

"Okay, get up first. Go back to the palace now and wait for my news!" Concubine Xin comforted the Fifth Prince.

After everyone had left, Concubine Xin went to Shoukang Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.

Inside Shoukang Palace, Shen Meimei looked around. She was not used to Shoukang Palace. Thinking that Empress Dowager Uya had slept on this bed, she felt a little scared.

She asked Xiao Yunzi to move Tangli Palace's bed over so that she would feel more comfortable sleeping in her own bed.