diskusbooks Chapter 221 Slapping the Arrogant Crown Prince in the Face 14
Chapter 221 Slapping the Arrogant Crown Prince in the Face 14
Gongsun Jing spat out a mouthful of blood. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Gongsun Xiu step in from behind Leng Yuexing.
Upon seeing the emperor lying on the ground, the sixth prince rushed to his side, "Father! How are you?"
The emperor trembled and could not speak; the blood flowing from his shoulder was black.
"Poisoned!" The Sixth Prince turned to look at Gongsun Jing. "Gongsun Jing! How dare you!"
Gongsun Jing clutched his chest. He did not answer the Sixth Prince's question. Blood was gushing from his chest, and his face was deathly pale.
His eyes dimmed for a moment, then suddenly turned dark and intense. He stared stubbornly at Leng Yuexing, "Why are you helping him?"
"You won't have it so easy in your next life!" Gongsun Jing said, then tilted his head and died completely.
Leng Yuexing stared at Gongsun Jing in shock. Was the person who had just spoken to him an outsider? Had he regained the consciousness of an outsider before his death?
Leng Yuexing was full of questions. He contacted the sapling again, and this time the sapling actually responded to him.
The sapling seemed to have just woken up and had no idea what had happened.
After sensing that most of the Heavenly Child's fortune could be absorbed, it absorbed the fortune into its body.
Leng Yuexing briefly explained the situation of this world to it, and it finally reacted. Through its consciousness, it told Leng Yuexing that it had fallen into a deep sleep due to an unknown force on its way back to the Star Sea Space from the previous world.
It seems that during its slumber, it brought Leng Yuexing into this world.
"What is that unknown power? Do you know?" Leng Yuexing asked in her mind.
The sapling shook its branches. It didn't know why, but it sensed that the aura was very similar to that of the outsider who had just left.
Leng Yuexing received the consciousness transmitted by the sapling and looked thoughtfully at Gongsun Jing.
"What does he mean by the next life? Will you meet again?" Dongfang Ye asked in a low voice, holding Leng Yuexing's hand.
Leng Yuexing nodded. "Perhaps." He wasn't sure if the outsider he encountered later would be the same person.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Ye ignored everyone present and hugged Leng Yuexing tightly. "Don't worry, didn't you say we would meet in every life? I will still be there to protect you in the next life."
Leng Yuexing nodded silently. He wasn't worried about the outsider. No matter how the outsider tried to stop him, he was determined to obtain the fortune of the Son of Heaven and repair the Main God Space.
Both men fell into deep thought, while the emperor, held in the arms of the sixth prince, pointed his trembling finger at the table before exhaling his last breath with wide eyes.
"Father!" the sixth prince cried out in grief.
"His Majesty has passed away!" The personal eunuch checked the emperor's breath and shouted in terror.
Immediately afterwards, all the guards in the main hall knelt on one knee and nodded to express their deep condolences.
After realizing what was happening, the personal eunuch leaned close to the sixth prince and whispered in his ear, "Secret compartment."
The sixth prince's eyes flickered slightly, then he laid the emperor down, got up, and walked to the table to look for a hidden compartment.
Afterwards, he found the imperial edict in a hidden compartment.
He opened the imperial edict, glanced at it, and then handed it to the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch received the imperial edict and read its contents aloud on the spot.
When everyone heard that the emperor had passed the throne to the sixth prince, they were all surprised for a moment, but they quickly regained their composure and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Your Majesty!" Their voices were thunderous and resounded throughout the entire palace.
The Sixth Prince instructed his personal eunuch to handle the follow-up matters, and then he, Leng Yuexing, and Dongfang Ye entered a side hall.
"Thank you both very much this time!" Gongsun Xiu bowed deeply.
Leng Yuexing and Dongfang Ye stepped aside to avoid the danger. Then Dongfang Ye helped Gongsun Jing up and said, "The Emperor is protected by the dragon's aura. Even without it, we would still ascend to the throne."
Gongsun Xiu laughed heartily upon hearing this. He knew that Dongfang Ye was just being polite. If it weren't for his comment about possessing dragon energy, his father would probably still treat him as an ordinary prince and wouldn't give him a second glance.
What happened just now was even more dangerous. If they hadn't notified him in advance to prepare, and instead another prince had stormed the palace, the imperial edict to pass the throne to him would probably have been destroyed long ago, and he wouldn't have become emperor.
After thinking for a moment, he laughed heartily and said, "Tell me, what else do you want?"
"I beg Your Majesty to treat the former subjects of the Feather Kingdom kindly," Leng Yuexing replied.
"I know, that's what you told me back then," Gongsun Xiu said with a smile. "My word is my bond. Rest assured, I will reduce the taxes of the Yu tribe for five years, allowing them to recuperate and rebuild. I will treat them as my own people and cherish them."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Leng Yuexing said, bowing.
Although Gongsun Xiu might not maintain this original intention after being emperor for a long time, with him around, if Gongsun Xiu dares to harm the people of Yu Kingdom, he wouldn't mind being emperor for another lifetime.
Not long after they finished talking, Gongsun Xiu went to the main hall to handle the next matters.
Leng Yuexing and Dongfang Ye also left the palace hand in hand.
Before dawn, Gongsun Xiu ordered his servants to ring the funeral bell.
One hundred and eight tolls of the funeral bells resounded throughout the entire capital.
As the bells fell silent, white sails were hoisted throughout the capital, and every household put away their red clothes and replaced them with white or light-colored ones.
Civil and military officials and noblewomen, dressed in mourning clothes, lined up to enter the palace to mourn the late emperor.
For a time, the entire imperial city was filled with sorrow.
The atmosphere in a small building within Qingfeng Tower was quite different.
At the very front of the small building's main hall were numerous memorial tablets. At the very front were two blank tablets. Leng Yuexing flipped the tablets over, revealing the names of the former Emperor and Empress of the Feather Kingdom written on the back.
Leng Yuexing poured cups of sake in front of the memorial tablets, then knelt down and said in a deep voice, "The Emperor and Gongsun Jing are dead. Father and Mother, you can rest in peace now. From now on, I will protect the people of Yu Kingdom and let them recuperate."
Leng Yuexing stayed in the small building for a long time before coming out. Gazing at the clear blue sky outside, he leaned against the railing and closed his eyes to rest until it was almost dark before returning to the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
Three days later, in the presence of civil and military officials, a coronation ceremony was held, and Gongsun Xiu succeeded as the new emperor, changing the country's name to Anping and granting a general amnesty.
During his tenure, Gongsun Xiu always kept his promise to Leng Yuexing, treated the people of the Yu tribe well, reduced taxes, established the imperial examination system, and allowed them to recuperate and live a prosperous life.
Dongfang Ye has always served as the national advisor to assist Gongsun Xiu. Although Leng Yuexing does not hold an official position, many predictions were made with his help. They saved the people from many natural disasters and became true saviors of the world.
In secret, he also worked hard to protect the former subjects of the Feather Kingdom, making their lives happier.
Under Leng Yuexing's reforms, Qingfeng Tower has been completely transformed into a comprehensive entertainment venue where people can enjoy all kinds of fun.
Those young men and women who were once forced to sell their looks no longer do so, but are now able to attract customers with their talents and skills.