Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

When she reached the door, she was not in a hurry to open it. Knowing that Ying Wu was outside, she said through the door: "Xiao Wu, go to Si Wen and ask her to reorganize the accounts for last month. I think something is wrong."

Ying Wu was slightly puzzled. Was this a good time to look at the account book? However, he felt that his master's actions had a profound meaning. Perhaps he just didn't understand it, so he said he left.

Once Yingwu left, it was easy to drive away the other people in the courtyard. They were all driven away under the pretext that they needed quiet time to copy Buddhist scriptures.

It was much easier to go out after leaving the inner courtyard. Now she was dressed as Siqin and had the token of the main courtyard, so it was not difficult for her to leave through the back door at will.

After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Xu Yixing quickly went to the largest carriage and horse agency in the capital, hired a small carriage and headed straight for the north gate. He finally left the capital before the city gate closed.

"Don't blame me..." Xu Yixing didn't dare to stick his head out of the car, he could only face the direction of the imperial palace in Beijing and bow gently with his hands together. Yuan, your life has finally begun, but I can't participate in it.

The palace was also solemn, with several favored concubines all guarding the emperor's bedside, and outside the door, a crowd of people knelt on the ground. Those concubines with children were naturally not afraid, even if the emperor passed away, there would always be a place for them in the palace. If the new emperor was kind, he could even let them out of the palace and make them honorable old concubines in his son's fiefdom.

But those who had no children could only cry and pray, praying that the emperor would not leave them.

Lu Anyuan has been following his aunt and the queen, guarding the inner room. This is not only his duty as a son, but also a sign of respect that a prince must show.

Fortunately, everyone's attention was not on him, otherwise we would see his eyes flickering and he seemed to be thinking about something.

What went wrong... Why did my father's condition deteriorate so quickly?

He scanned the people present one by one by the candlelight, and felt that everyone was suspicious. Suddenly his eyes moved. The imperial doctors who had been guarding outside, they were the most suspicious people, right?

Lu Anyuan winked at the young eunuch who was standing farther away, and the young eunuch immediately followed the order and came out of the inner room. He was the one who had gone to the mansion to convey the imperial edict during the day.

By curfew, the emperor showed no sign of waking up, so the empress personally issued an imperial decree, ordering all the concubines at the door to return to their own palaces and wait to be summoned after the emperor woke up.

Naturally, she and the prince could not leave. Although several accompanying ministers could not leave the palace, they had a few small beds in the emperor's side room so that they could rest without having to rush back from outside the palace when the time came.

"Mother, I will stay here to guard you. Please go and have a rest."

The queen raised her eyes and saw Lu Anyuan, who looked as tired and had sunken eyes as herself. Somehow his face suddenly overlapped with Concubine Yi's face back then. She was so scared that she quickly closed her eyes and shook her head: "It's okay for me. The emperor hasn't woken up yet. I must wait until he wakes up." After saying this, she looked at the person on the bed affectionately.

In fact, the two knew that even if the queen had no legitimate son, Lu Anyuan was not the queen's preferred candidate for the crown prince. Although he was also without a foundation, the queen was furious when she thought of Concubine Yi's curse on her!

Moreover, she was the one who ordered her death, and she didn't know whether Lu Anyuan would take it upon herself. Neither of them left because they were afraid that the emperor would say something when he woke up, which would give the other party the upper hand.

In the middle of the night, the emperor finally opened his eyes slightly under the earnest gazes of the two men. Unfortunately, the queen's joy did not last long. The emperor uttered a word and finally closed his eyes.

"Ugh..."

As the only two people of status present, they didn't even have time to wake up the old ministers sitting next door, and then they saw the emperor pass away, and his last word was just a sigh.

"Your Majesty!" After just a scream, the queen immediately covered her mouth and looked at the imperial physician who had confirmed that His Majesty had passed away. Even if she was unwilling, she had to admit that she had to see her son's face.

Several ministers finally arrived and knelt on the ground after seeing the situation in the room. Seeing the imperial physician kneeling beside the emperor's bed, Lu Anyuan dared not even breathe, and knew that it was time for him to take charge of the situation. He put away his disdain and glanced at the queen. What a petty woman, did she still think I would keep the death a secret?

"Mother, all the lords, my father was stabbed after the rebellion of the commoner Lu Yin last year, and the matter has been kept secret. Later, he worked hard, and the Queen Mother passed away suddenly, which made him too sad. He was bedridden and died. Now we should immediately declare a national mourning and announce it to the world. All the subjects of our dynasty should mourn for my father."

As soon as these words came out, the palace servants and ministers in the palace knew what the prince meant, and immediately changed their depressed mood, fell to the ground and cried, wailing non-stop. The palace servants immediately went out of the palace to summon all the relatives and ministers, and prepare the white lanterns that would be hung at the four corners of the eight gates of the imperial city tomorrow morning.

The queen listened to his decision in surprise. She originally thought that the crown prince had just been promoted and the four princes had just been driven to their fiefdoms. The best way to deal with this situation should be to ascend the throne in secret and then announce it to the world. Was he really not afraid that the princes would have different intentions? However, since he had already made his decision, she could not change it. The owner of this palace would eventually change. She was the queen mother, and she did not need to say anything more.

Everything was being arranged in a rush in the palace. It would be dawn in less than an hour, and there was really a lot of work to do if the funeral was to be held early in the morning.

However, no one noticed in the darkness that an imperial physician who had been guarding the emperor's bedroom just now left in a hurry. However, the moment he stepped onto the palace road, he was blocked by a group of people in front of him, led by the imperial guards.

Chao Jianyi wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Who are you? I am the imperial physician Chao Jianyi. I want to go back to the Imperial Hospital. Why are you stopping me?"

"Imperial Physician Chao, the emperor has just passed away, and you are in such a hurry to leave. Isn't this inappropriate?" The leader waved his hand, and the people behind him immediately stepped forward to arrest the person, but they saw a person flying out from nowhere, and a row of steel needles flew out. The two people who came to arrest the person were caught off guard and were shot and fell to the ground.

The leader was startled, fearing that the hidden weapon was poisonous, and dodged backwards for a few moments. When he turned back, the palace was empty.

"There's an assassin! Warning!" He shouted this out belatedly, but it was too late to chase after him.

Imperial Physician Chao only felt his eyes blur and his body lighten, and he immediately flew far away from the palace path. Although his breathing was slightly disordered, he did not shout or struggle. After all, this man was either trying to save him or kill him. No matter what the situation was, it was better not to move.