Edited this at 12 am, a bit tired so they maybe some minor grammar mistakes.
Also ten more chapters remaining 😭 I can't beleive Zhao Chengjun and Tang Shishi's story is almost coming to an end.
Ren Yujun stayed inside her courtyard. Hearing that her maid came back, she quickly stood up and asked, "How's it going?"
The maid was also very panicked. She leaned into Ren Yujun's ear and whispered: "The gonggong who was reporting the funeral here was very kind to the princess. The gonggong also said that he will take the princess into the palace tomorrow."
Ren Yujun covered her heart and fell on her seat. After a long time, her heart was still beating.
Prince Jing actually... She thought that her life was over, but she never expected that there would be a day when mountains and rivers will be restored, and the willows will be bright.
If King Jing becomes the emperor, then the Shizi...isn't he the prince?
In another courtyard not far away, the lights remained unextinguished all night. Zhou Shunhua was stunned for a long time when she heard the message from Zhao Zixun.
Ths maid thought Zhou Shunhua was frightened. She stirred the medicinal porridge and put it to Zhou Shunhua's hand, saying: "Side Consort, don't be too scared. You haven't slept all night. Drink the medicinal porridge first."
A wry smile crossed Zhou Shunhua's lips. How could she be afraid, she was just too happy...
She can still have children, but Lu Yufei cannot, and with the support of the Duke'a house and the government, she could be named a princess.
Unfortunately, because of what happened she can't.
After Tang Shishi got the hint from the palace, her nervous heart was finally at ease, and only then did she feel sleepy. Tang Shishi knew that Zhao Chengjun became the emperor in the plot, but the time, place, and reasons were all wrong. Tang Shishi really didn't dare to hold too much confidence.
Now, she felt that she had suceeded. Tang Shishi went back to the inner room and drank a cup of soothing tea. After placing Zhao Zigao next to her, she fell asleep.
Seeing Tang Shishi was asleep, the maids did not dare to disturb, so they removed all the lamps in the courtyard, and even the light outside the courtyard was blocked with curtains, for fear of disturbing the princess's sleep. The main courtyard of the mansion was quiet all morning, Tang Shishi was immersed in her sleep, completely unaware of the ups and downs of the outside world.
Early this morning, Tang Mingzhe felt his eyelids jump right from the start. Suddenly there was a death bell in the middle of the night. He was awakened by the sound outside. He was reluctant to get up and remove all his decorations. Tang Mingzhe likes style, so the Tang Mansion was beautifully decorated, but it hall had to be removed.
Tang Mingzhe tossed all night but he had to get up at dawn to do a business deal. He hasn't slept long, yet he has to wake up. He cursed and changed his clothes while being served by Concubine Su.
Tang Mingzhe just got up, and his brain was still foggy. He saw the clothes in Concubine Su's hand, and said disgustedly: "Why do you bring this plain clothing? Go and get my golden brocade robe."
Concubine Su's warm voice reminded: "Laoye, you forgot, the emperor died last night, the whole country will be in mourning for a hundred days, and you can't wear gold."
Tang Mingzhe only rememered when Concubine Su reminded him, that yes, the emperor is dead. Tang Mingzhe frowned, stared at the clothes in front of him, and disgustingly said: "Forget it."
Tang Mingzhe changed his clothes, and still murmured: "You can't get married, wear bright clothes, you can't eat meat, you can't go to restaurants. Tsk..."
He didn't say anything afterwards, but Concubine Su and the servant girls knew that Tang Mingzhe was angey. This kind of power change has nothing to do with them. Why would they have empathy for an emperor they never met?
It is also uncomfortable to not eat meat for more than three months.
Tang Mingzhe didn't think about deep at all. In his eyes, the emperor is the emperor, and Prince Jing is a prince, and they are basically two different identities. How can they be the same?
He then went to the dining room for breakfast. He frequently watched the time, impatiently urging his servants to hurry up, sometimes scolding them for being slow, and then scolding Concubine Su for not waking him up earlier. Concubine Su lowered her head, and even though it was clearly Tang Mingzhe's fault, she did not reply.
Seeing that time was running out, Tang Mingzhe only took a few sips of tea. At this time, there was a sudden sound of "Laoye" from outside. Tang Mingzhe was taken aback, his hands shook, and the corners of his mouth were crooked.
Tang Mingzhe stood up and scolded angrily: "Which person dare to be so loud?"
Concubine Su was anxious and eagerly said: "Laoye, is it hot? Let me ask for ointment."
A man came in, and he saw Tang Mingzhe was still eating, and said, "I was here too early, and and disturbed Mr. Tang from eating."
When Tang Mingzhe saw it was the business person he was going to meet today. He immediately changed his expression. There was no such angry expression just now: "It turned out to be Shopkeeper Lu, who has traveled so far, please sit down."
Shopkeeper Lu saw that the corner of Tang Mingzhe's mouth was red, and asked, "What's wrong with your mouth?"
Tang Mingzhe said, "A servant was stupid, and I was scalded after being served hot tea. But it doesn't matter, Brother Lu, didn't we make an appointment to see at Changxianglou today? Why did Brother Lu come here by himself?"
Shopkeeper Lu smiled and said: "Brother Tang, you forgot, the restaurant will not open today."
Tang Mingzhe also thought that during the national funeral, any singing, dancing and enjoyment are prohibited. But Tang Mingzhe can easily find another place to meet him. Why did Shopkeeper Lu come to Tang's house in person?
Tang Mingzhe thought in his heart. He turned his head and saw that Concubine Su was still standing in front of him, he stared displeasedly: "What are you doing here? Didn't you see that I am busy with business? Get out!"
Concubine Su's intention was to please but she was scolded instead. She felt embarrassed and left. Tang Mingzhe turned around and smiled at shopkeeper Lu: "Brother Lu, sit down. My concubine has no virtue, and has disturbed us."
"Why did Brother Tang say this? Your wife is very good at managing the house. It is a sign of prosperity." Tang Mingzhe didn't know what happened, but Shopkeeper Lu, who used to be ignorant of Tang Mingzhe, was very enthusiastic today. After he sat down, he turned to Tang Mingzhe, "Brother Tang, congratulations. I have always regarded you as my Brother, and didn't know you had such a great blessing."
Tang Mingzhe looked a little confused. He was a businessman, but he did not steal from others. He was unfamiliar with Jinling, so he wanted the help of the Lu family. But why is the Lu family so kind to him now?
Tang Mingzhe smiled, and asked, "I'm stupid, I didn't understand the meaning of Brother Lu. What does Brother Lu mean?"
Shopkeeper Lu now feels like Tang Mingzhe is just pretending, he winked his eyes and said: "What else can it be? I heard that Prince Jing is now the emperor, and if it weren't for my daughter who is in the Marquis's mansion, there is no way i would know about it. Congratulations, Brother Tang you have such a good daughter!"
Tang Mingzhe was completely stunned. King Jing, the emperor? Isn't Prince Jing the title of Tang Shishi's husband?
His eldest son-in-law became the emperor?
When Shopkeeper Lu saw Tang Mingzhe was uncomfortable, he thought he wanted to continue talking about it. Shopkeeper Lu knew clearly, and said: "Brother Tang is really a noble man, and you have such a son-in-law, why are you looking for me? You are deliberately teasing me. Don't worry, Brother Tang, take the place of Wuding Bridge. This is my gift to Brother Tang, I don't need any money.
Tang Mingzhe finally reacted. He threw the tea cup down on the table with a bang. He panicked and said: "Come here, get the carriage, and go to Jing Mansion. No, go to the palace. Get the madam!"
The servant didn't understand, and asked, "Laoye, is it the Madame or Concubine Su your looking for?"
Tang Mingzhe was so angry that he slapped the servant and said: "Asshole, what do you mean, there is only one madam in the Tang family!"
Tang Shishi woke up naturally and moved leisurely. When the maid heard the movement, she rolled up the curtains and said with a smile: "Princess, you are finally awake. Sister Du Juan was afraid that the little junwang will disturb you, so she has already taken the little junwang to the side hall."
Tang Shishi nodded and slowly got up. The maid hurriedly put cushionss and pillows behind Tang Shishi, Tang Shishu sat down and asked, "What time is it?"
"Princess, there are many people outside who are waiting for you."
As soon as Tang Shishi heard this, she asked: "Who is it?"
"Tang family, Qi family, some princesses who live nearby." The maid said with a smile, "and the eunuchs from the palace."
"Eunuchs?" Tang Shishi was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise, "Why are they in our masnion?"
"The emperor ordered them to take the princess into the palace."
Tang Shishi took a breath and asked tentatively: "The emperor is..."
"It's the prince." The maid laughed, "The enthronement ceremony is still in preparation, but the court has already announced this to the officials and the people and the prince is just waiting to be enthroned. The first thing the emperor ordered is to send someone to pick up the princess and little junwang. Congratulations to the Princess."
Tang Shishi was stunned for a long time and couldn't say anything: "I have slept for so long, and they have been waiting outside?"
"Yes."
Tang Shishi's eyes widened: "Why didn't you wake me up!"
The maid was embarrassed: "The emperor said don't let the princess wake up. The Head Eunuch also said not to disturb you and they will wait patiently."
Tang Shishi hurriedly changed clothes and got up. She found that Zhao Zigao had already been arranged for. There were so many people inside and out, all waiting for her. Tang Shishi didn't dare to imagine the outside scene, so she quickly arranged her appearance and went outside.
The eunuchs smiled when they saw her, and they didn't seem to be impatient from waiting. Tang Shishi had been to the palace several times before, and even lived in the palace for three years, but she was not as powerful as she is now.
After entering the palace, the attitude of the palace people were also completely different, and they did not dare to be negligent towards her. A female officer of the Palace Bureau respectfully welcomed Tang Shishi to the palace, and said cautiously: "Your Highness, you should be living in Kunning Palace, but Empress Wuzong has a lot of things. She hasn't conpletely moved out yet, so Your Highness has to be wronged and stay in another palace."
The posthumous title of the former emperor has not yet been determined, and he was only called 'the Emperor'. Today however, the court has discussed the posthumous title and funeral of the former emperor, and gave him the temple name 'Wu Zong'.
Tang Shishi looked around the palace, and saw flying eaves and arches, carved beams and painted ridges, wide and bright, making it comfortable to look at. Tang Shishi was born in a small family and had no attachments to the palace. Sh said, "It's very good here. It must be hard work for the female officials."
"Serving the empress is the honor of this slave. I dare not call it hard." The female officer respected Tang Shishi and was full of flattery. According to the ancestral rituals, when the father dies, the son should succeed, but the two former emperors, Wuzong and Xiaozong had no heirs, and Prince Jing is the true heir to the throne. The civil and military officials had no objections. After Zhao Chengjun intentionally declined three times, there was no suspense, and the matter was finalized.
The enthronement ceremony was scheduled after fourteen days, but now that Zhao Chengjun has been confirmed by the court, no one is stupid enough to offend him. After Zhao Chengjun became the emperor, he did three things. The first was to give the former Emperor a posthumous name and hold his funeral; the second was to give his his birth mother, Imperial Concubine Gonglie the posthumous title of Empress Dowager Rongde and to give Yao Pei'er, the Empress Wuzong, the title of empress dowager. Yao Pei'er was given the east hall of Cining Palace as her residence, while Empress Dowager Yao was forced to stay in the west hall. Empress Dowager Yao did not get promoted to Grand Empress Dowager, but instead remained an Empress Dowager. Because the two empress dowagers were both surnamed Yao, they were also known as the Empress Dowager of the East Palace and the Empress Dowager of the West Palace.
Harem women have always only been promoted, and have rarely been demoted. Empress Dowager Yao has been relegated from being the only Empress Dowager to being the Empress Dowager of the West Palace. This is truly an unprecedented spectacle.
The third one is the canonization of Tang Shishi as the Empress. The ceremony cannot be held now, and will be held together with Zhao Chengjun's enthronement ceremony.
Tang Shishi finally got her dream life, but she became dizzy because of it.