Today was the day of the coronation of a new emperor. The Empress Dowager looked at the busy palace servants and felt inexplicably agitated, as if something was about to happen. She was afraid that Mo Rongyi would disappear again like a few days ago, so she couldn't sit still in Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful.
"Follow aijia to Palace of Heavenly Purity." The Empress Dowager stood up. She wanted to personally keep an eye on the little prince. She couldn't let this little brat be instigated again.
Lu Shiming was a treacherous official. If not for the father and son instigating Ah Yi, he wouldn't have sneaked away last time. Today was an important day. She couldn't let anything go wrong during Ah Yi's coronation ceremony.
The Empress Dowager hurried to Palace of Heavenly Purity. Seeing Mo Rongyi changing into the dragon robe, she calmed down and looked at him comfortingly, "Ah Yi has really grown up. Wearing this dragon robe gives you an indomitable aura."
The palace servants heard the Empress Dowager's voice and bowed.
"Get up, hurry and help the emperor put on his clothes." The Empress Dowager said with satisfaction and urged Mo Rongyi, "The auspicious hour is almost here. You should hurry and don't miss it."
Mo Rongyi's expression wasn't very good. He felt uncomfortable wearing this dragon robe and just wanted to take it off as soon as possible. He hoped that what Lu daren said was true. Would imperial brother really come back today? He hoped that imperial brother wouldn't misunderstand when he saw him like this. He really didn't want to be emperor at all.
"Empress Dowager, the auspicious hour is here. The officials in the front hall are all waiting … for the emperor." The eunuch came to pass on the message. He glanced at Mo Rongyi and wondered if this mother and son would have a chance to live when the real emperor came back.
"Alright, let's go." The Empress Dowager looked at Mo Rongyi with a smile.
Mo Rongyi slowly walked over and said in a low voice to the Empress Dowager, "Muhou, once we take this step, there's no turning back. It's not too late to stop now."
The smile on the Empress Dowager's face froze. She looked up at Mo Rongyi who was already much taller than her. When she had treated this son as a child, he was already this tall. "Ah Yi, aijia said that I wouldn't regret it."
Since she had decided to take this step, she didn't plan on regretting it.
Mo Rongyi's gaze was somewhat sorrowful. "Imperial Mother …"
"When you become the Emperor and enjoy supreme power, at that time, you will understand that what I am doing today is for your own good," the Empress Dowager said in a low voice.
"All you think about is power … …" If the Empress Dowager thought about her imperial brother in the slightest, she would not have done such a thing.
Mo Rongyi felt very sad for his elder brother. For the first time, he felt unbearable guilt.
The Empress Dowager smiled. "Let's go. We should go to the main hall."
In the front hall, Qiu Yaozong, as the Imperial Uncle, was already waiting for Mo Rongyi's arrival with all the ministers. Elder Xu stood at the very front with his eyes half closed. Behind him were a few ministers from the cabinet. All the civil and military officials stood silently, each of their expressions unusually heavy.
They all knew that the empress dowager had joined forces with the little prince to usurp the throne. Originally, they thought that the Emperor's trusted aides would rise up in rebellion. However, after so many days, Jingdou remained calm. On the contrary, a number of officials who had opposed had been sent to prison. This made their hearts beat like drums. They didn't know if it was as the empress dowager said, that something had already happened to the Emperor.
If nothing had happened to the emperor, why was there no movement at all? Where were the people from the hidden guards? Weren't the Imperial Guards and city guards the Emperor's trusted aides? Had they been bribed by the empress dowager?
Just as everyone was imagining all sorts of possibilities, the empress dowager had already appeared on the phoenix throne. Qiu Yaozong loudly cried out, "Long live the empress dowager." Everyone looked at each other before kneeling down to pay their respects.
The empress dowager glanced at everyone with satisfaction. "Everyone, please rise."
The Minister of the Board of Rites began to announce, "The ascension ceremony has begun."
Mo Rongyi stood where he was, not wanting to move. He turned his head to look at the palace doors. Why hadn't his brother come yet? If he didn't come soon, he would have to finish the ascension ceremony.
Sir Lu had clearly said that his brother already knew everything about Jingdou. This was already an important moment, so where was his brother?
"Prince, please hurry," the eunuch behind Mo Rongyi anxiously reminded him.
"What's the rush?" Mo Rongyi scolded him in annoyance and slowly walked forward.
Naturally, he was not in a rush. It was best to drag it out as long as possible. That way, his brother would be able to make it in time. Mo Rongyi walked step by step and continuously looked back.
"Little Prince!" The eunuch behind him was about to cry. If the little prince did not successfully ascend the throne today, he would definitely be executed.
Mo Rongyi clenched his fists tightly, his footsteps getting heavier and heavier.
He could not hear a single word of the Minister of the Board of Rites's song. The closer he got to the main hall, the uglier his expression became.
The gazes of the officials landed on him. Mo Rongyi felt so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself. He had been taken care of by his brother since he was young. If not for his brother, he might have died a long time ago. Now that he had done such a thing while his brother was in trouble, he was so ashamed that he did not want to live anymore.
"Your Majesty, please ascend the throne," Qiu Yaozong reminded Mo Rongyi in a low voice.
Only then did Mo Rongyi realize that the song had ended. Now, everyone was looking at him, waiting for him to sit on the dragon throne.
"Ah Yi!" The empress dowager looked at him sharply. At this time, she would not allow him to disobey her orders.
"Imperial Mother, my brother will return." Mo Rongyi looked up at the empress dowager, his eyes a little red.
The empress dowager gripped the chair with both hands and said in a surprisingly gentle voice, "Ah Yi, your brother has gone missing. You are temporarily ascending the throne for the sake of Jin Nation. Don't be willful. This is not the time to be willful."
Mo Rongyi said, "Then go find my brother! We will find him eventually. "
"Your Majesty, don't throw a tantrum now. When you ascend the throne, you can send as many people as you want to search for him," Qiu Yaozong went forward and advised softly.
The other officials did not say anything. Elder Xu was still squinting leisurely, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly. They had not misjudged the young prince.
The empress dowager's face was livid with anger. If they were not in front of the officials, she would have flown into a rage.
"Ah Yi, stop fooling around. Listen to Imperial Mother. When you ascend the throne, we will definitely go find your brother," the empress dowager advised him gently.
Mo Rongyi sat down on the floor. "If there is no news of my brother for a day, I will be too ashamed to sit on that throne."
The empress dowager was so angry that she leaned back. She thought that Ah Yi had already thought things through, but who knew that he would go against her at this time. The empress dowager gritted her teeth and said, "Are you trying to anger me to death?"
"Imperial Mother, I don't want to anger you, but … I can't do anything that will let my brother down," Mo Rongyi said in a low voice.
"You …" The empress dowager's chest swelled and hurt. She was so angry that a metallic taste rose up in her throat.
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