The night was cold and the coffin was silent. The faint sound in the distance was the sound of the palace people replacing red candles with white candles and red silk with plain silk all night long.

Shu'er knelt down alone in an empty palace where Lin Ying's coffin was placed, without wiping the blood on her hands.

Lin Ying's voice still echoed in her ears, Chu Di's accent and familiar tone, so gentle and gentle, like reed flowers in the autumn wind, and like willow catkins in the spring breeze...

"You promise me three things.

After my death, you will be the King of Chu. You will ascend the throne wearing a red dragon robe and you will not be allowed to wear plain clothes for me.

Regarding my affairs, except what I have told you personally, you should not believe anything anyone else says.

Crying hurts your body. After today, don’t shed any more tears.

At that time, Liu Jing never ordered me to be harmed...

The matter about Peerless Peak... I sent someone to advise Liu Jing..."

…

The lingering sound lingered in the air. Although Shu'er's eyes were open, all he could see in front of him was what he saw at that time - the boat docked and they carried him into the carriage. Looking back at that time, in the shadow of the moonlight, there was only a large scarlet patch on the board of the boat. Then.

He rushed back to the palace in a car to stop the bleeding. When he was in a hurry, the imperial doctor rushed over. When he kept calling him, he heard the imperial doctor say: "Your Highness... Your Highness has lost too much blood. I... I can't do anything."

She kept holding his hand, and when the remaining warmth gradually cooled down, she still called him "Xiaoying".

I knew that he had been lethargic and sleepy since he was a child, but I never thought that he would fall asleep before my eyes.

Stopping outside the Wutong Palace, several palace officials lifted him out of the carriage. The carriage and body were all stained with bright red blood, but his black color was only darker.

In the Wutong Hall, at some point, a gorgeous dragon-patterned coffin had been placed, as if it had been prepared for it.

Dongfang Sui walked into the palace and listened to the imperial doctor's report that King Chu had died from blood loss. He immediately stood on the spot without saying a word. He saw that King Chu's hand was still holding the arrow tightly - he bent the bow with his own hands.

The arrow that was shot.

After a long time, Dongfang Sui ordered the palace servants to change the clothes of the King of Chu behind a screen and scrub the body of the King of Chu.

He walked up to Shu'er and said softly: "Sister, I have sent Xiao En back to Xinlan Palace. You can rest assured."

Shu'er nodded numbly.

Dongfang Sui asked again: "In a moment... how about we ask the palace servants to carry Brother Lin to Ninghui Palace?"

Shu'er nodded numbly again.

They changed him into a bright red dress, which seemed like a dragon robe when he ascended the throne, and also seemed like a new dress prepared for a wedding. With tears in his eyes, she leaned in front of the coffin, watching them carry him into the coffin, looking at him

It seemed like he was just sleeping soundly.

The arrow he had been holding tightly in his hand was now in Dongfang Sui's hand.

She took the arrow from Dongfang Zui and saw the word "Song" printed on the tail of the arrow, so she returned the arrow to Dongfang Zui. The two of them were silent.

At nightfall, Dongfang Zuo ordered several palace officials to quietly move the coffin from the Wutong Hall to the empty Ninghui Hall. When he saw the coffin landed, he saluted Shu'er and said, "Sister, please give me my condolences. Xiao En is still waiting for you."

Shu'er said: "You go and do your work, I will stay here to accompany him."

"sister……"

"I'll stay here with him."

…

The nightingale moans like a sob, complaining about the ruthlessness of the passing years.

When the tears dry up, the sky becomes clear.

"Crying hurts your body. After today, don't shed any more tears."

"I promise you."

"After I die, you will be the King of Chu. You will ascend the throne wearing a red dragon robe. You are not allowed to wear plain clothes for me."

"I promise you."

When Shu'er stood up, he realized that there were two rows of palace people and two rows of guards standing outside the palace. The leader of the palace was the old man from Wutong Palace. He walked up to Shu'er, bowed and knelt down and said: "In accordance with the imperial edict of the late king, I respectfully invite your highness to give you more information."

court dress."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of palace attendants presented King Chu's exquisite clothes and jade crown.

Shu'er asked the leading palace servant: "Where is the late king's edict?"

The palace man replied: "Back to your highness, before leaving, the late king took Prince Anyi's advice and placed the edict in a secret box under the dragon chair in Qianqiu Palace. There were three copies of the edict, one in Qianqiu Palace and the other in Qianqiu Palace.

One copy is in the library, and another copy is in the home of a commoner in Linjiang. It was sent by an old slave sent by the late king. The three edicts were all written by the late king himself, word for word, and all were printed with the royal seal of Zhaohuang.

.”

Shu'er continued to ask: "Have you read the edict?"

The palace servant said: "Back to Your Highness, the late king sealed the edict before giving one copy to the old slave. The old slave has not read it."

Shu'er raised her eyebrows: "Then how did you know that the late king wanted to pass on the throne of King Chu to me?"

The palace servant immediately knelt down and said, "This old slave has never read the edict of the late king. It was the Prince of Anyi who ordered the old servant to prepare the clothes for today's court meeting at the Wutong Palace last night. The young master said that the edict of the late king was passed down to the princess."

Shu'er helped the old palace man stand up and said, "Don't panic, I don't doubt your intentions. I just want to ask what is actually written in the edict."

After all the maids served Shu'er and changed into court clothes in the side hall, a chariot went to Ninghui Hall to pick him up.

Suddenly, everyone arrived at Qianqiu Hall in great numbers.

All the civil and military officials of Chu State were standing in plain clothes inside and outside Qianqiu Hall, except Shu'er who was wearing a red dragon robe.

Everything happened so unexpectedly that Shu'er felt like it was a nightmare.

Looking around in confusion, he only heard Dongfang Sui reading out the last edict of the late king in front of the palace——

“Destiny is unpredictable and changes with time.

Today, when she encounters a powerful neighbor, Ying will take risks personally, hoping to use a combination of strength and softness to persuade the King of Song to withdraw his troops and restore peace to the Chu and Song Dynasties for a hundred years.

However, the King of Song is dangerous. If Ying does not come to court tomorrow, how can Chu be left without a master?

Therefore, I personally wrote this edict to tell all the people and officials that Prince Yu of Chu's daughter-in-law, Dongfang Shu, would take the throne of Chu, hoping that she would imitate Princess Duguqing of Zhao and supervise the country's governance, treat the people of Chu kindly, not be afraid of the dangers of powerful neighbors, and respect the people of Li.

, respect the wise men and bring peace to the world.

King Lin Ying of Chu personally wrote it in the Wutong Hall of Zhaohuang Palace."

After reading the imperial edict, Dongfang Cui was the first to kneel down and salute: "I, Dongfang Cui, follow the imperial edict of the late king and respectfully welcome His Highness the King of Chu to the throne."

In front of Young Master Sui, who held a large number of soldiers, all the officials had no choice but to kneel down and worship.

No longer allowed to hesitate, Shu'er had no choice but to move forward slowly.

Xiaoying, it turns out that you prepared your own coffin and an edict for me. You were worried that Chu State had never had a female monarch, so you used the Princess of Zhao State as an example to suppress any objections for me. You were worried about the officials.

If you are not convinced, let Dongfang Sui, who once competed with you for the throne, read your edict.

But Xiaoying, why on earth did you go to see Liu Jing alone, and why did you bring yourself this seemingly carefully prepared murderous disaster?

…

At the court meeting that day, King Dongfangshu of Chu accepted the advice of Feng Chang and Zong Zheng and gave the late king the posthumous title of "Hui".

The site for the mausoleum of King Hui of Chu had not yet been chosen, so the prince said in a surprised tone: "In the past, the late king told his ministers, 'There is a secluded place ten miles outside Linjiang City where a small mausoleum can be built.' I thought that the late king probably did not want to mobilize troops to return to Yuling, but

I want to rest outside Linjiang City."

Regarding the location of the royal mausoleum, although Gongzi Cui did not have an edict from the previous king, all the ministers knew that the matter was minor, and no one dared to question what Gong Zi Cui said, so the ministers had no objections to this.

At the end of the court meeting, Dongfang Sui saluted the King of Chu and said loudly: "I am petitioning you to lead the army to attack the Song Dynasty. Please allow your highness!"

Shu'er looked at his younger brother standing in the center of Qianqiu Palace and heard Dongfang Zui continue: "Both parts of the dragon body of the former king were injured by Song blades! Song State is bullying Chu, in full view of everyone! I ask your Highness for your permission and order me to lead the troops to attack.

Song!”

Attack the Song Dynasty?

Many years ago, I was born in the Song Palace. Since then, I have always thought that I was a princess of the Song Dynasty...

Sure enough, destiny is unpredictable and changes with time.

Dongfang Zui knelt down and said: "I petition to lead the troops to attack the Song Dynasty!"

The ministers seconded the proposal: "I petition to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty!"

I never thought that I would issue an order to attack the Song Dynasty. In such a position and in such a situation.
Chapter completed!