Chapter 349 The new emperor ascends the throne
Fighting broke out again in the hall, and the prince carefully protected Qianhuan.
The rebels who helped the Fourth Prince in his rebellion had been eating and drinking in the capital for years and had become extremely lazy. They also did not train well. However, the Shence Army of the Crown Prince had not only fought in the battlefield with real swords and guns, but the Crown Prince also never relaxed his training on them.
Therefore, these rebels were no match for the Shence Army. Within a stick of incense's time, the Fourth Prince and Concubine Li were put at knifepoint in front of the Emperor.
Qian Yuying was also arrested.
The Fourth Prince looked at Qian Yuying and said viciously, "You bitch, it's all your fault that you ruined my good fortune. I'm only one step away from becoming the emperor."
Concubine Li also cursed, "Bitch, now that you are satisfied, we are all doomed."
Qian Yuying had not expected such a change to happen, and for a moment she could not accept such an outcome, but when she thought that the Fourth Prince could die with her, she had no regrets.
She said a little crazily, "Yuying is of course very satisfied to have her husband accompany her to the underworld. In the underworld, we can also keep each other company."
The Fourth Prince and Concubine Li looked at Qian Yuying, who had gone insane, and continued to curse her.
His Majesty was more decisive this time than when he dealt with the Crown Prince's rebellion. He immediately ordered the Fourth Prince, Concubine Li, Qian Yuying and several rebellious generals to be dragged out and executed.
After this incident, His Majesty's health became worse, and Doctor Bai had to work very hard to save his life.
His Majesty knew that his time was running out. He saw that the Fifteenth Prince was not only intelligent but also calm, and most importantly, he had a kind heart. He was a good candidate to become the Emperor, but he was too young and did not have the support of his prominent family.
His Majesty then began to find ways to pave the way for the Fifteenth Prince. He first issued an edict asking the Concubine Xian, who had been childless but whose family status was prominent, to recognize the Fifteenth Prince as her son.
Concubine Xian was also very happy when she received the imperial edict. She had been childless for all these years and had been looking forward to having a prince. Now the emperor not only gave her a son, but also the prince who was most likely to become emperor. How could she not be happy?
Not long after the incident of the Fourth Prince, His Majesty received urgent news from the border. The Canglang Kingdom took advantage of our army's unpreparedness and launched a sudden large-scale invasion. The soldiers of Dayuan were caught off guard. The Canglang Kingdom has now occupied several cities on our border.
His Majesty was so angry that he vomited blood. Fortunately, His Majesty had already ordered Duke Qian to rush to the border. Counting the days, they are about to reach the border. With the support of Qian’s army, they will definitely repel the Canglang people.
Since being taken into custody, Qi Beiqing has found ways to pass on news to Qi Beiming several times, including the news of the rebellion of the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, which were all reported back to the Canglang Kingdom by her.
Qi Beiming also took advantage of the chaos within Dayuan to invade the Central Plains and quickly occupied several cities.
Qi Beiqing also wrote a letter to Qi Beiming, asking him to find a way to rescue her and bring her back to the country. Qi Beiming thought about how much this imperial sister had helped him, and he still couldn't bear to ignore her life or death.
After winning the battle, he sent a letter to the emperor of Dayuan Kingdom, asking to exchange the seventh princess for Qi Beiqing and Concubine Xue in the cold palace.
The emperor lost two sons in succession, and thinking of his daughter, he finally agreed.
When the Seventh Princess returned to her country, she wanted to take Hongyu with her, but Hongyu refused to leave. "I was willing to help the princess at the beginning only for the sake of the people of Dayuan. My heart is with the king. Although the king looks down on me and sends me away at will, I still want to stay with him."
After hearing this, the Seventh Princess no longer forced Hongyu.
After the Seventh Princess was exchanged back to Dayuan, Doctor Bai no longer hid his feelings. He found the Seventh Princess and confessed his love to her. The Seventh Princess never dreamed that she would hear Doctor Bai say that he loved her in this life.
After the great surprise, she gradually calmed down. She didn't believe it at all. "When my father asked you to marry me, you would rather die than agree. Now you say you like me and want to be with me. I'm afraid you just feel sorry for me. After all, I'm a princess who was married to a foreign country. Few people will dare to marry me in the future."
Doctor Bai explained eagerly, "No, Shiyue, I would never choose to be with a woman out of sympathy. I really like you. I was too ignorant and didn't understand love at the beginning. Plus, I felt that being a consort had too many rules, so I rejected the emperor."
"Now, aren't you afraid of being bound by those rules?"
"Well, for you, I am willing to be bound."
After the misunderstanding between the two was resolved, Doctor Bai immediately went to the palace to ask the emperor to fulfill his original promise, "Your Majesty, you said that you would reward me. I don't want anything else, I just want to be with the Seventh Princess."
His Majesty did not expect that the man who had refused the marriage proposal at the beginning would now come to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. He could not understand the thoughts of these young people and did not want to explore it.
After all, the Seventh Princess went to marry in the enemy country and came back with a bad reputation. Someone was willing to marry her, and she was such an excellent doctor. His Majesty naturally wanted it very much, so he issued an imperial decree to grant the two of them a marriage.
Ever since Qianhuan was kidnapped once, the prince has been more protective of her, including Liang Laoer and his wife, Wenjie and others. The prince also arranged people to protect her secretly.
When Qianhuan learned that the two countries had gone to war, she immediately wrote a letter back to her hometown, asking the servants there to buy food in the surrounding area in case of emergency. She also purchased a lot of food in the capital and stored it.
After Duke Qian led the Qian family army to the border, they quickly joined the battlefield to resist foreign enemies. Dayuan also sent back several reports of great victories.
One day, His Majesty suddenly vomited blood and even Doctor Bai was unable to save him.
Before his death, His Majesty gave the succession edict to the fifteenth prince, "Fifteenth, I will now hand over the Teng family's kingdom to you. Although you are young, I believe you have the ability to manage the country well."
Fifteen cried, "No, Father, I don't want to be the emperor. I can't manage such a big country. Father, you should take care of your health and manage the country yourself."
The emperor shook his head and said, "Silly child, your father is already on his last legs and there is no way to save him. You must promise your father that you will take good care of the country for me and never let foreigners invade my homeland."
The fifteenth prince could only nod while shedding tears, "Yes, Father, I promise you that I will protect the country."
Then His Majesty looked at Consort Xian and said, "Consort Xian, you must help Little Fifteen to secure the throne."
The Concubine choked up and replied, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best, and my family will also support the Fifteenth to ascend the throne as the new emperor."
His Majesty also ordered that the Crown Prince be appointed as Regent and Mr. Fan from the Imperial Academy be appointed as Grand Tutor. The two of them, one civil and one military, would jointly assist the new emperor.
After giving instructions for his funeral, His Majesty closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The eunuchs shouted, "Your Majesty has passed away, Your Majesty has passed away..."
Then the funeral bell was rung in the palace. When the officials and people in the capital heard the bell, they all knelt down towards the Forbidden City.
The Queen Mother was too sad, and in the end it was Concubine Xian who helped to handle the Majesty's funeral affairs, and then the new emperor ascended the throne.