Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang turned her head, "Uncle Wang? Why are you here?"

"Hahaha, what a coincidence." King Qi Tingmei smiled and said, "Defang is really a caring person. It seems that he is here to celebrate the Duke's birthday."

"Yes, Uncle Wang, but my nephew is coming back soon, is Uncle Wang here to celebrate the Duke?"

"Yes, but this time Uncle Wang has been ordered by the emperor." Ting Mei smiled

"Emperor's order?" Defang was puzzled, "Why did Uncle Wang come to the county mansion under the emperor's order?"

"Brother Huang knew that today is the Duke's birthday, so he bestowed imperial wine and ordered me to bring it."

"Royal wine?" Defang looked at the wine held by the waiter behind King Qi, "I see, hehe, Duke, you see that not only Uncle Wang and this palace, but even His Majesty remembers your birthday."

Li Yu looked at King Qi, then lowered his head and said, "King Lao Qi personally delivered the wine, thank you Li Yu."

Defang said, "Uncle Wang, the little nephew will go back first."

"Okay, let's go back and rest early." Tingmei patted Defang

"Yes, Uncle Wang" Defang bowed, and then returned in a sedan chair.

The next morning, while Defang and Mingzhi were still asleep, Baili hurried to the door of the dormitory, "Your Highness! Your Highness! Something happened!"

Defang rubbed her eyes and sat up, "What's going on! What are you shouting for!"

"Your Highness! Come out quickly, something has happened!"

Defang got out of bed and opened the door, "What happened?"

"Your Highness, the Duke of Longxi died suddenly last night! His Majesty summoned all the officials to go to the main hall. Your Highness, please go too."

"What! Duke Longxi is dead?" Defang was shocked, "How is this possible!"

"Your Highness, I just heard the news, and now all the ministers have entered the palace."

"Quick! Change your clothes and prepare your sedan chair!"

De Fang hurried into the hall, and stood aside after prostrating, Taizong looked at the officials and said, "Last night, Duke Longxi suddenly died of illness, everyone must have heard about it, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty" the ministers replied

"It has been three years since the Duke of Longxi County surrendered to the Song Dynasty. He has been safe and sound all the time. It is unexpected that he will pass away suddenly. I am going to posthumously present Li Yu as the Grand Master and the King of Wu."

"Your Majesty" Defang stepped forward and said, "May I ask why the Duke of Longxi passed away?"

"He Ji?" Taizong was obviously surprised by Defang's question, "Why did the nephew ask this?"

"Uncle Huang, my nephew just went to the Duke's mansion to celebrate his birthday last night, why did he die suddenly?"

"Oh? The emperor's nephew went to the county mansion yesterday?" Taizong looked at Wang Jien who was beside him, and Wang Jien said, "Your Highness, Duke Longxi suffered from an emergency and passed away suddenly. It may be that he suddenly fell ill after His Highness left yesterday. "