After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

On the third day of the recess, Han Lin attempted to abscond and was captured by His Royal Highness the Royal Guards. Han Lin confessed, and the emperor gave him poisonous wine.

It was thought that the storm would stop, but then the King of England was ordered to search the Anguo Palace and found hundreds of boxes of gold and account books for accepting various bribes.

Everyone in Duke An's palace was imprisoned. Duke An soon confessed, and the charges were listed in more than ten pages. The emperor was furious again and immediately ordered An Guogong to be beheaded and all the rest of his family members to be exiled.

Then through Han Lin and An Guogong's online research, they found out that Prince An and Prince Qing had close contacts with these two princes. These two princes were deprived of their royal titles and demoted to common people.

For a time, people in the court were panicked. In the past, when the emperor did not go to court, the ministers would come into the palace from time to time to give advice. At this time, everyone wanted to go to the Gou family, and no one dared to take advantage of the knife.

After half a month of intense investigation, the bloody storm finally subsided. Just when the ministers were about to take a breather, news suddenly came out from the palace that the emperor died suddenly.

This morning the emperor was about to go to court, but as soon as he put on his dragon robe, he suddenly collapsed.

The imperial doctor came to investigate and said that it was caused by anxiety, which meant that the emperor was furious to death.

At that time, all the civil and military officials were sad, not expecting that Emperor Wu, who was in his prime and always in good health, would die like this. Emperor Wu left in such a hurry and had not yet appointed a crown prince, but with the remaining six princes, the King of England and the ninth prince, the King of England was the only one who could take on the great responsibility.

However, the sixth prince's mother is Concubine Ming. Concubine Ming's natal family's power cannot be underestimated. She has begun to move secretly and is bound to help the sixth prince.

The weather in Beijin has turned cold. Although the emperor has died, the ministers in the court are quarreling over who should be appointed as the new emperor, so the state funeral has to be postponed for the time being.

Early in the morning, Liu Yunxiang received a letter from the clerk at Nanhonglou and went out to the kindergarten early.

When she passed by, the children in the kindergarten were having breakfast, and Aunt Qiu helped Aunt Wen take care of the children. Liu Yunxiang went over and naturally helped them.

Aunt Qiu served the rice and Liu Yunxiang brought it to the table. Yue'er followed her and helped.

Aunt Wen and the others had to rest only after the children had all sat down to eat.

"Miss Liu, please have breakfast with Aunt Qiu." Aunt Wen said.

Liu Yunxiang glanced at Aunt Qiu. She hadn't seen her for a few days. She had lost a lot of weight and her face didn't look good. It was probably because a lot of things had happened recently and she didn't eat or rest well.

"it is good."

The two went into the house to eat. Liu Yunxiang filled a bowl of rice porridge and handed it to Aunt Qiu, but Aunt Qiu shook her head.

"I'm not hungry."

Liu Yunxiang still stuffed it into her hand, "Seeing that you have lost weight, eat more."

Aunt Qiu took it and was about to speak when she coughed first. She quickly turned her head and covered her mouth with her hand. Seeing the blood in her palms, she could only put down the bowl and hurried out.

Liu Yunxiang only thought that Aunt Qiu had typhoid fever and didn't pay much attention. When Aunt Qiu came back, she told her to find an imperial doctor to diagnose her pulse when she returned to the palace, and asked her to take good care of her body.

Aunt Qiu smiled, "Okay, am I your godmother, or are you my godmother? It's so long-winded."

Liu Yunxiang snorted, "If you weren't my godmother, I wouldn't bother to care about you."

"Yes, my godmother knows that you are the most filial child."

Liu Yunxiang put a chopstick of vegetables into Aunt Qiu's bowl and urged her to eat more.

After eating, the two sat together and talked.

Although the King of England has not yet ascended the throne, there is actually no suspense. Most of the ministers in the court support the King of England. Concubine Ming's faction is no match at all, especially the sixth prince who is neither civilized nor military, and cannot compete with the King of England who has made great military achievements. .

"As soon as the King of England ascends the throne, we can return to Da Rong." Liu Yunxiang said, grabbing Aunt Qiu, "Godmother, you are the one I worry about the most. Why don't you come back with me and I will support you."

She really couldn't let go of Aunt Qiu, and couldn't let her go.

Aunt Qiu patted Liu Yunxiang's hand and said with a smile: "My godmother is very touched that you have such a heart, but Beijin is my home. I will not leave, and I will die on this land when I die."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "You don't mean to die. You are still so young and in such good health. You will definitely live a long life. It's okay if you don't come with me. I will come back to see you from time to time."

Aunt Qiu nodded, "Okay."

The two talked for a while, and Aunt Qiu took out a brocade box and gave it to Liu Yunxiang.

"This is?"

Aunt Qiu took a deep breath and said, "Open it and take a look."

Liu Yunxiang originally thought it was jewelry given to her by Aunt Qiu, but this brocade box was quite light, and Aunt Qiu had a serious expression. The contents inside seemed very important.

She exhaled, opened the brocade box, and saw a piece of bright yellow silk embroidered with dragon patterns inside.

This……

She was even more confused. She reached out to pick up the silk and slowly unfolded it. First she saw the red seal of the national seal in the lower right corner. Her hand couldn't help shaking. Then she looked at the content written on it. Her eyes widened and her pupils contracted.

This was an edict drafted by Emperor Wu during his lifetime. The edict established the sixth prince Leng Yuan as the new king and at the same time deprived the British king of his military power in Nanzhou.

If this edict is made public, the King of England will no longer be qualified to compete for the throne, and will lose military power, be trapped in Jin'an, and finally be assassinated by the new king.

"This edict..."

"The King of England doesn't know." Aunt Qiu said.

When Liu Yunxiang heard this, he was shocked again, "You, you don't trust him?"

Aunt Qiu shook her head, "He will be a good monarch, but as long as he is a monarch, he must put the country first. Will he really fulfill his promise to let Yan Mu and you leave?"

"He..." Liu Yunxiang hesitated. She trusted Leng Yuxie, but this trust was actually not guaranteed. People's hearts are fickle. It's not that she didn't understand this truth.

"Even if he is willing, the ministers in the DPRK will object. I'm afraid that he will argue that he can't help himself, and you won't be able to do anything about it. So it's best to hide this edict so that it won't be used. And if he breaks his promise, it will It’s your life-saving charm.”

Liu Yunxiang clutched the imperial edict tightly, stood up and went over to hug Aunt Qiu.

"Godmother, thank you." You can think so carefully about them, trust them so much, and give them such important things.

Aunt Qiu patted Liu Yunxiang on the shoulder, "Yan Mu, it's a pity. He should have been a mighty hero, but he was killed by a bunch of treacherous ministers in Da Rong. His heart was cruel and evil. He couldn't pretend to be ordinary people. He lacked righteousness. But he also has the right to be a selfish person, and he wants you to correct him by his side. Yunxiang, this is what you must do, and you cannot let his heart really harden."

Liu Yunxiang hugged Aunt Qiu tightly, "I know, it won't happen."

After sending Liu Yunxiang away, Aunt Qiu couldn't help coughing and vomited a lot of blood.

Aunt Bai hurried forward, helped her take out a small porcelain bottle from her arms, and stuffed a poison-suppressing pill into her mouth.

"Mother, shall we return to the palace?"

Aunt Qiu leaned back on the wooden chair, took a few breaths, and said, "Go back."

Aunt Bai wiped her tears and said, "Why go back, why bother yourself."

"I am the queen, the mother of a country, and I have to survive until the end!"

She looked at the door of the hospital and could no longer see Liu Yunxiang's back. "I have to hold on until she leaves Beijin safely."