The Enchanting Emperor

"Like I said, how can the Crown Prince be such a scumbag?" "His Highness has always been a wise man, it's a blessing for him to be married to the crown prince."

When the Zhang Shan heard what the Mrs. Zhang had to say, he also felt that what Zhang Siyan had to do was only feasible. Now that the Zhang Mansion had leaped up to become the new aristocrat of the entire Shuntian Palace, naturally there were people who did not like the Zhang Family.

"Remember your mother's words. Zhang Mansion is at the heart of the struggle right now. When you are outside, you must be careful not to cause trouble for your sister. It is already hard enough for him to stay in the palace. "

From then on, unless it was absolutely necessary, no one from the Zhang Clan would be active in the capital city. Many people wanted to curry favor with the princess' consort's family, but Zhang Mansion had always shut his door. For a moment, Shuntian Palace was a little displeased as well.

"Humph, they are only relying on the princess consort. They would be the ones who do not know how to appreciate our kindness if the Zhang family rejects us."

During the banquet held by Zhang Hou of the Liu family, some of the wives were indignant because of Zhang's refusal, while some of the officials felt aggrieved because of the Zhang family's closing door.

However, all of these had nothing to do with the current Zhang Family.

The wind rises and the clouds surge. What is unpredictable is time.

All the changes brought about by the passing of time, all because of time.

On the ninth day of the ninth month, the emperor was refining pills in Palace of Heavenly Purity as usual. But this time, the fainted emperor was not as lucky as before.

Ever since he entered the process of forming his own country for 23 years, the Emperor's deeper meaning had aged day by day. The pills that had once made the Emperor feel refreshed no longer worked.

Although Zhu Jianshen knew that his end was near. But fear of death is man's instinct, whether or not you are the Emperor's death is the only just thing in the world.

Therefore, after the crown prince's wedding, Zhu Jianshen transferred the authority in his hands to the crown prince quickly and became even more engrossed in refining the pellets.

After forgetting to eat and sleep for so long, the emperor's body became even more dilapidated. The Empress Dowager Zhou no longer held any hope for his son. Since his grandson was already here, he didn't only have one son, the emperor.

Slowly, the Empress Dowager Zhou had already looked down on these things.

"Your Majesty, how are you?" The imperial doctors were already resident in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. When Chang De helped the emperor up from the ground and made Zhu Jianshen lie down on his bed, the imperial doctors had already heard the news and rushed over to check the Emperor's pulse.

"Eunuch Chang, you should go inform the crown prince." Chang De did not dare to doubt the death of the best imperial physician in the palace. With heavy heart, Chang De walked out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity's inner hall.

"Go inform His Highness and Esteemed Empress Dowager that someone is going to watch over there." Your Majesty is nearing the end. Prepare everything you need after your death. "

After giving out the instructions, Chang De did not dare to stay any longer and hurried towards the inner hall.

Zhu Youtang never thought that he would come so quickly.

Although he knew that his royal father was unreliable and would die sooner or later, when the emperor really did die, Zhu Youtang realized that there were no more emotions in his heart.

After being disappointed to the extreme, he no longer held any expectations for the Emperor Zhu Youtang. He had thought that he would shed tears after the death of the emperor.

There was no discomfort or sadness, only the feeling that he was an unimportant person.

But Zhu Youtang felt that he should still be prepared for what he should do.

"Ready? Walk with me to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to see royal father one last time. "

The Empress Dowager Zhou had the same thoughts as Zhu Youtang, they only felt that the relief in their hearts was one kind of result. Now the Emperor was finally going to die.

Towards this good-for-nothing son of his, the Empress Dowager Zhou loved him deeply, but when he understood that the Emperor was destined to have no changes, the Empress Dowager Zhou did not even want to speak to him anymore in his heart.

"Royal Grandmother, Imperial Mother." Zhu Youtang and Zhang Siyan had arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity before the empress dowager and empress. However, he still held on and wanted to see his children and his family.

"Mother, your son is unfilial and your mother is sad. If my son is not filial in this life, then he definitely will not be like this in the next. "

Being on the verge of death was a good thing, Zhu Jianshen's words still moved the Empress Dowager Zhou.

"The empress is respectful to me, and has ruled over many things. The harmony and harmony of my imperial harem is entirely dependent on the empress. The empress has worked hard."

"Understand, you have always been very good. I am not a benevolent lord, nor am I a Holy Lord. If I do not manage my ancestors well, I would be ashamed to face my ancestors. I want you to promise me." You must protect the bright Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains. "

Seeing Zhu Youtang nod his head, the Emperor finally felt less regret. Looking back on his life, he especially favored her son Wan to appoint eunuchs, his infatuation for medicinal pills caused the Spirit Demon Dao to become flattering, one after another, was left for the future generations to despise. Zhu Jianshen did not wish for her son to follow his path.

"The Queen has been your mother all her life, so you have to treat her with the same respect as you treat your grandmother." After talking for so long, Zhu Jianshen still could not hold on any longer and passed away.

"His Imperial Majesty passed away." Following the eunuch's chant, the Emperor who had his eyes closed pulled Zhu Youtang's hand and hung down.

Zhu Youtang closed his sore eyes, and the warmth from his hands belonged to Zhang Siyan.

"My son." In the end, the Empress Dowager Zhou was still the mother of her beloved son. Although he had been at loggerheads with the emperor all these years, the one who was sad after the death of the emperor was still the empress dowager.

Zhu Youtang looked at the Empress who was silently crying and the young empress concubines who were already crying uncontrollably, and felt that it was a little absurd for a moment. The person who should not be saddened by the death of the Emperor was currently the most heartbroken.

Zhu Youtang thought that the Queen would definitely hate the Emperor, but now, he realized that he had made a mistake.

Her Majesty had fainted, and the Empress could not hold out any longer.

There were very few people who could take care of the Emperor's affairs.

In front of the Supreme Harmony Hall, courtiers and officials who had heard the news kneeled on the floor. In the front hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the three pavilion masters of the Cabinet were kneeling in front of Zhu Youtang, as if they were all from a different family, asking for the words of a crown prince.

"It's up to the Venerable Ones to go and guard the Ancestor." This meant that the Ministry of Rites could prepare for the inauguration ceremony.

Although it was somewhat heartless, the faster the imperial power changed, the better it would be for the emperor and the entire empire. So when the cabinet heard the Emperor's words, they felt only joy and then the apprehension in their hearts disappeared.

The second wife of the Palace of Heavenly Purity who was grieving for the Emperor, as well as the princes and princesses who were mourning for the Emperor, cried even harder the moment Zhu Youtang left.

Everyone knew that the Crown Prince was the one they could rely on in the future. No one wanted to be the fool that would offend the future Emperor of the Crown Prince. All of a sudden, everyone was calculating if they would be able to get preferential treatment from the crown prince in the future, given his normal relationship with the crown prince.

The Weeping Ghost, on the other hand, seemed to be more casual about it.

Although he said that, but as a daughter-in-law, Zhang Siyan had the attitude that she should have. Weeping was not that difficult for Zhang Siyan.

When Zhu Youtang returned to the emperor's bed once again, he saw the sad and sorrowful scene before him. The scene was too beautiful. He could not bear to look at it.

Within four hours after the death of the emperor, the decorations within the Palace of Preservation had already turned into white silk. The entire palace was covered in white decorations that were standard for any emperor who passed away.

The emperor's corpse was also moved to the Preservation Hall. The late emperor's coffin was placed in the Preservation Hall, and it was worshipped by court officials, princes, and imperial relatives who were at least second rank.

The mourners were really fake. Amongst the truth and falsehood, the Crown Prince's inauguration ceremony was welcomed.

September was the third day after Emperor Xian passed away. The crown prince wore white silk on the outside as per custom, and received the worship of a hundred officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in his yellow robe.

Different from the death knell that resounded across the Shuntian Palace three days ago, today's death knell was to announce to the people of the world that the new ruler of the Great Ming Dynasty had ascended to the throne. The Great Ming Dynasty had already ended her rule and was about to step into a new era.

The next day, while sitting in Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Youtang's imperial report had a memorial, sent over by the Ministry of Rites. What was written was about the late emperor's dead name, temple name, and other matters.

The etiquette department felt that the late emperor should be known as the Constitutional Zong, and as for the emperor's Royal Tomb, they had already been built to wait for the body of the Emperor of the Crown to be buried in the underground palace.

With regards to all of this, Zhu Youtang didn't want to refute it, so he directly approved it with a red ink brush and sent it back to the Ministry of Rites to have the Ministry of Rites take care of it.

Of course, there wasn't much to do in the month before the new emperor ascended the throne. Because after the late emperor passed away, the empress dowager and empress dowager's titles would have to be settled by the imperial court in accordance with the changes in dynasties.

Empress Dowager Zhou was the emperor's grandmother. Now that the crown prince had ascended to the throne, the empress dowager should be the empress dowager. And the Queen of Constitutional Zong, should be the empress dowager now. As the princess consort, Zhang Siyan should be the queen of the noble Great Ming Dynasty.

The Ministry of Rites was very busy right now as well. The inauguration ceremony had just ended and they were going to prepare for it. Although there was a process behind all of this, it wasn't easy to pile it all on top of the Ministry of Rites.

"Esteemed Empress, please accept the decree." The one who gave the order to Zhang Siyan, was the Du Li who stood by the Emperor's side. Du Li was the emperor's personal eunuch, the chief steward.

Such a person reading the imperial edict to the empress was simply because the emperor valued the empress. Zhang Siyan looked at the imperial edict in his hand. After being rewarded by Mu Tang, his heart was actually still a little pale.

He had only been married to the emperor for three months, and now that the Constitutional Zong was dead, he was also a queen. This feeling was not very real.

When Zhang Siyan took his leave, he even said a word of thanks. Du Li had also mastered it, so she had to thank the empress in the end.

"Empress, your servant will help you enter." Zhang Siyan was currently living in the Kunning Palace. And this was moved in half a month ago.

Thinking about it this way, Zhang Siyan also felt that a lot of time had passed. It had already been almost a month since the death of Constitutional Zong. Although he hadn't seen the emperor for a long time, Zhang Siyan only had a premonition at this time.

Furthermore, inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Youtang was busy all day long receiving the remaining ministers of the emperor. Other than offering incense to the Emperor of the Supreme Temple three times in a day, Zhu Youtang was much busier than his own royal father.

There really wasn't a single day in which the memorials were all completely rectified. Other than the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Youtang himself was also in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The Palace of Heavenly Purity was Zhu Youtang's eternal residence.

"What's wrong? Is there something else?" After Du Li passed down the decree, she immediately stood at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, looking like she wanted to speak but hesitated. It was something that Zhu Youtang couldn't ignore even if she wanted to.

"Herba Euphorbiae, Grand Princess has entered the palace today. The Tzu Ning Palace sent someone to invite His Majesty over. Long live the empress dowager, I miss you very much. "

Zhu Youtang never thought that the Royal Grandmother would actually come to him so quickly to ask for a reward from the Zhou Family.

The empress dowager hadn't died, so she couldn't be considered someone who could make decisions. Empress, there's even less of a need to talk about Zhang Siyan. The power of the harem was still in the hands of the empress dowager.

Thinking about Constitutional Zong's second wife, Zhu Youtang felt that it was best to resolve this problem as soon as possible.

"In that case, let's go." In any case, things like trouble had to be solved as soon as possible.

Moreover, the emperor couldn't let the empress dowager wait in the Tzu Ning Palace for too long.