"The Queen Mother is Beichen's grandmother and Junshu's great-grandmother. I should take care of her." Shen Xihe had never thought of killing the Queen Mother.
Death is too simple.
Shen Xihe will not let her off easily for what she did to Xiao Huayong.
Emperor Youning stared at Shen Xihe, who did not dodge, with his eyes filled with gloom. His voice began to break, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Call the three dukes and nine ministers in..."
Liu Sanzhi looked at Shen Xihe. Without Shen Xihe's permission, he couldn't rush out.
Shen Xihe raised his hand, and Zhao Zhenghao took the lead in moving the colleagues who were held hostage to the side, making way. Liu Sanzhi quickly went to summon Cui Zheng and others.
Emperor Youning closed his eyes, as if he was gathering his strength.
Shen Xihe never relaxed. Xiao Huayong once said that Emperor Youning had secret guards, who were always by his side. They must be hiding in the palace at this moment. Mo Yu and Tian Yuan were almost closely protecting Shen Xihe. It was unknown whether His Majesty would continue to struggle.
Emperor Youning did not summon the secret guards until Cui Zheng and others arrived. He opened his eyes, his gaze had already begun to blurt out, and his voice was as weak as a candle in the wind, as if it would be extinguished by a single blow: "After I... pass away, pass on the throne... pass on the throne..."
His words aroused everyone's attention, except Shen Xihe, who looked indifferent.
Faces flashed through the emperor's mind. He knew that he had no choice. No matter whose name he said at this moment, it would be of no use. Xiao Changqing no longer wanted the throne, Xiao Changgeng had long worked for the Eastern Palace, and Xiao Changhong... he was just harming a son. Shen Xihe's desire for the throne was obvious.
Now, whether it is the northwest or the three northeastern regions, or even the entire imperial city, they are all under her control. Not passing the throne to Xiao Junshu will only create another incident and will not change the outcome.
"The Crown Prince..."
The emperor spoke these three words very clearly, as if he had burned out his last bit of energy after he finished speaking. He quickly became tired, and his eyelids became particularly heavy. Suddenly, he seemed to hear a few sighs of relief. These people were probably also looking forward to such an outcome. He wanted to open his eyes again, even if it was just one more look, to see who was looking forward to the young emperor's reign, but still failed to fight for the destiny and died suddenly.
On March 14, the 24th year of Youning, the first ray of daylight enveloped the imperial city, signifying the end of the palace coup that had lasted all night.
In the presence of the three dukes and nine ministers, His Majesty personally passed the throne to the Crown Prince Xiao Junshu.
The first emperor of the Xiao royal family who was less than half a year old was born.
The palace quickly regained its peaceful state. Shen Xihe moved out of the East Palace, converted the Purple Palace into the new emperor's bedroom, and moved in with Xiao Junshu, the place where he was born.
After the emperor was buried, the new emperor ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Yonghe.
The reign titles of emperors of all dynasties were carefully selected by the Ministry of Rites after reading through the Book of Changes, but the reign title of the new emperor was decided by the empress dowager.
Yonghe are two extremely grand words, and no official dared to refute them.
Everyone knows that from this moment on, the Queen Mother will be in charge of the world.
The funeral of King Lie Xiao Changying was held only after the new emperor ascended the throne. He had already been buried, but the funeral could not conflict with the funeral of the previous emperor, so it was postponed with the coronation of the new emperor.
Shen Xihe, who had become the empress dowager, went to Prince Lie's mansion in person, carrying the yet-unspeakable Xiao Junshu.