Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

The faint light outside the hall gradually rose from the horizon, and a ray of morning sun fell into the imperial city.

Several other ministers who came hurriedly adjusted their black gauze hats and newly-changed court robes.

This was not the same as the clothes they wore in the county government office, but another set of official uniforms required to be worn when meeting the emperor in the imperial city. It was a vermilion official uniform with exquisite workmanship.

The palace was still a little chilly in the morning light, but they all endured the cold wind.

In the past when they were in office, they had never had the experience of receiving an imperial edict to come to the imperial city, so they were inevitably cautious.

Everyone licked their cracked lips as they could hear the rubbing of heavy armor on guards in the distance, followed by a loud voice that passed through one door after another and finally came to them.

"The East Palace has arrived!"

"The East Palace has arrived!!!"

Zhao Changlin was wearing a thick cloak to block the morning dew, and the ministers only dared to glance outside secretly.

Zhao Changlin was still wearing military uniform, thick soft armor, but this style of clothes could only be worn by the crown prince of the Eastern Palace.

On the dark red cloak robe, there is a dragon flying in the sky and a phoenix reborn from the ashes. The embroidery overlaps layer by layer, sparkling with golden luster under the morning sun.

lifelike.

Her fair fingers grasped the hilt of the long sword. The scabbard of the long sword was of the same style as the cloak behind her. The difference was that there was a fight between a dragon and a phoenix on the scabbard.

Zhao Changlin walked up the stairs slowly and looked at the familiar Golden Palace with determination and resoluteness in his eyes.

But when she took the last step, she stopped and looked back.

Xia Zhiyuan's fingers were slightly nervously clutching his waistcoat, his face still looking a little pale.

This... the stairs in this palace are really very long. If it were her in her previous life, she would have had to gasp for air. Not to mention the heroine, who is frail and needs to take medicine every day.

If he hadn't gritted his teeth and held on, Xia Zhiyuan felt that he would fall to the ground.

Hot air continued to come out of her nostrils, and suddenly a familiar palm was extended in front of her.

There were thin calluses on His Highness's hands, and the soft armor wrist guards made his arms look extremely slender and strong, with taut lines.

Pursing her lips and smiling, Xia Zhiyuan naturally understood what Her Highness meant, so she handed over her hand, which was warm.

The two of them intertwined their fingers and crossed the last step together. Zhao Changlin then let go of the hand he was holding and looked at the Golden Palace, which was filled with civil and military officials.

But this is only for officials below the fifth rank.

"See Your Highness!"

The court officials raised their hands, their long red sleeves folded, and the sound from the Golden Palace was deafening.

"My dear ministers, please stand up. There is no need to be so polite."

"I urgently summoned you to the Imperial City today to discuss the funeral ceremony for our father."

Zhao Changlin walked slowly forward, and Xia Zhiyuan followed behind him.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!"

The court officials all stood up. They didn't even dare to breathe. Only then did they see that there was a little girl following His Highness.

Completely different from His Highness, this little girl looked pale. Anyone with a little knowledge of medicine could tell at a glance that this little girl must be a patient who had been bedridden for a long time.

They just didn't know why His Highness would bring a patient to the court. This woman... was wearing gorgeous clothes and appeared in the palace.

Which princess should it be?

Watching Zhao Changlin sitting on the dragon throne, Xia Zhiyuan sat obediently on the side. There was even a special curtain separating this place, which blocked people's probing vision like mist.

"Great, is the system ready?"

"Start scanning!"

"Ok, the host has received the host's instructions, and will immediately start the faction scan for the host. In view of the large number of people and the small amount of written materials, the scanning time will take some time. Please do not rush the host..."

"5%..."

Immediately afterwards, Xia Zhiyuan saw a progress bar appear in her mind. She also glanced at the ministers outside and found that there were quite a lot of them.

It will probably take a while to load.

There was silence in the hall. Zhao Changlin leaned back on the dragon chair, feeling exhausted both physically and mentally.

"Ministers, please report your opinions to me. I will definitely do my best for the funeral of my father."

"And next, all the ministers will congratulate me on my ascension to the throne..."

Having said this, Zhao Changlin paused.

At this time, standing in the Golden Palace, the expressions of the court officials were all wonderful in their own ways. Their brows were deeply furrowed. As expected... His Highness summoned them into the Imperial City for far more than just discussing the Emperor's funeral.

I'm afraid there are even deeper pools of water waiting for them.

"Your Highness, can the enthronement be postponed? His Majesty the Emperor... needs to rest and sleep. When everything is ready, Your Highness can ascend the throne and the court officials can discuss it. I think this is the most urgent matter right now."

At this time, a man walked out from the crowd of ministers. He seemed to be fearless of death and started to talk a lot of his own opinions.

The other few who were slightly knowledgeable all shook their heads in their hearts. Even if they did not approve of His Highness' ascension to the throne, they could not say this in front of His Highness in the Golden Palace.

After all, the current Princess Royal is the well-deserved Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, and this is still indisputable.

If you want to take sides, you must at least wait until Prince Wen rings the bell before taking any action.

But who can say for sure? What if this is just a bait laid by someone else, just waiting for the fish to bite?

When Zhao Changlin heard what he said, he was not angry. Instead, he smiled slightly, and his chuckle was particularly obvious in the hall.

"That makes sense."

"I will consider it."

Unexpectedly, the Princess, who was always afraid of ghosts, did not get angry, but spoke in a kind tone.

At this time, another person also came out. Different from the previous person, this person had a serious expression, as if he had something to say.

"Your Highness, I have something to say."

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. As a subject, I feel deeply saddened by the passing of the late emperor."

Having said this, she raised her head resolutely and spoke in a resolute tone.

"Nowadays, bandits are rampant in the north, and floods occur frequently in the south, leaving the people homeless. We cannot wait any longer to deal with all these problems."

"If His Majesty is still alive, he would not want to see his subjects suffering in dire straits!"

She was busy managing the river disaster, and if she hadn't wanted to repay His Highness a favor, she wouldn't have rushed to the imperial city at full speed.

Back then, she disguised herself as a man to take the imperial examination and won the third place in the imperial examination. Although she was a lady from an official family, she had committed a big taboo. If it weren't for the eldest princess who stepped forward and fought for her chance of survival in the Golden Throne Hall that day, she would not be in such a situation now.

They made a promise in the court that within three years, her performance evaluation would be no different from that of the previous county magistrate, which meant that she could hold the position securely.

The emperor would not punish her, but would reward her and promote her.