novelaction Chapter 325 The Emperor Dies Suddenly
Chapter 325 The Emperor Dies Suddenly
Li Siqi managed the capital city in perfect order, while Xu Yingying was preparing for childbirth at home.
The next day.
late at night.
When Xu Yingying and Li Siqi were sleeping soundly, they were suddenly woken up by a series of knocks on the door.
Li Siqi asked impatiently: "Who is it?"
"Your Highness, it's me, Xu Ruohao." Xu Ruohao's voice rang out from outside the door.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Li Siqi became nervous when he heard Xu Ruohao's voice.
Generally speaking, something that could make Xu Ruohao so anxious in the middle of the night must be an urgent matter.
"Reporting to Your Highness, His Majesty...he suddenly died at midnight today."
Xu Ruohao's trembling voice came from outside the door.
Li Siqi widened his eyes upon hearing the voice, a hint of disbelief flashing in his eyes.
"What?" Hearing the voice, Li Siqi hurriedly put on a coat and walked out the door.
After the door creaked open, Li Siqi looked at Xu Ruohao and asked again: "Tell me again? Are you telling the truth?"
Seeing this, Xu Ruohao knelt down immediately and repeated, "Your Highness, I don't have the guts to lie to you! Of course it's true. Eunuch Su asked me to pass on a message to you, asking you to quickly enter the palace to take charge of the situation."
Seeing Xu Ruohao's serious face, Li Siqi also realized the importance of the matter.
Li Siqi turned around and prepared to go back to get his coat, but he found Xu Yingying, who had been awakened, standing by the door with her big belly in her hand, looking at him.
"My father has passed away, so I'm going to the palace to take care of some things." Li Siqi explained briefly to Xu Yingying.
"Okay." Xu Yingying also realized the importance of the matter and nodded quickly.
After Li Siqi took the clothes, he left in a hurry.
The next day.
The palace began to prepare for the late emperor's funeral in an orderly manner, and Li Siqi undoubtedly became the heir to the throne.
Xu Yingying was sent to the palace by the secret guards overnight. Since many matters such as the funeral and succession of the late emperor needed to be handled by Li Siqi personally, Li Siqi was basically very busy during this period, let alone taking care of Xu Yingying.
Even Xu Yingying hadn't seen Li Siqi for several days.
Jingren Palace.
Xu Yingying, who had nothing to do, took three coins and threw them on the table. She was going to tell fortunes for Li Siqi.
"Ding ding ding."
As the coins in the tortoise shell were thrown onto the table, Xu Yingying took a closer look out of curiosity.
"It's a lucky omen." Xu Yingying nodded with satisfaction and said to herself, "It seems that Li Siqi will be a virtuous monarch in the future."
In the following days, although Xu Yingying had not yet prepared for the enthronement ceremony, she had already lived in the palace with Li Siqi.
In the palace.
Li Siqi frowned, as if he had something on his mind.
Seeing Li Siqi like this, Xu Yingying was very surprised, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Xu Yingying looked at Li Siqi and asked.
"You are pregnant now, so I have to do a good job of protecting you." Li Siqi said to Xu Yingying seriously.
After hearing what Li Siqi said, Xu Yingying smiled with sudden enlightenment and couldn't help but teasing Li Siqi, "Oh, I thought something happened that made you so nervous, it turned out to be this."
"That's true, but there's no need to overdo it." Xu Yingying said with a smile.
Xu Yingying felt that Li Siqi didn't need to mobilize a large force and a certain degree of protection would be enough.
Li Siqi shook his head after hearing this and insisted, "How can that be possible?"
After saying that, Li Siqi frowned as if he remembered something bad, "You wait here and take a rest. I suddenly remembered that I still have something to deal with."
"Okay." Xu Yingying nodded obediently.
Li Siqi settled Xu Yingying down before reluctantly walking out the door.
Seeing this, Xu Ruohao immediately ran over.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays homage. Long live Your Majesty." Xu Ruohao bowed to Li Siqi.
"Yeah." Li Siqi nodded.
"May I ask what Your Majesty wants me to do?" Xu Ruohao asked Li Siqi.
"You should send more people to protect Xu Yingying recently." Li Siqi glanced at Xu Ruohao and spoke to him.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Ruohao responded, then immediately turned and ran away.
Soon, all of Li Siqi's secret guards arrived at the palace gate.
"Thank you, everyone." Li Siqi was quite polite to the secret guards.
The secret guards were flattered to hear that Li Siqi was so approachable.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." The secret guards said with a firm look.
Li Siqi nodded, then turned around and left with peace of mind.
Looking at Li Siqi's back, Xu Yingying felt deeply moved. She didn't expect Li Siqi to care about her so much.
"Oh." Li Siqi sighed. He still had to go to the Ministry of Rites.
Ascending the throne is really troublesome. Thinking of this, Li Siqi shook his head.
The moment Li Siqi walked into the Ministry of Rites, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites immediately knelt down to Li Siqi.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The ministers said in unison, very respectfully.
Hearing this, Li Siqi nodded and said, "Everyone, please stand up quickly. The ground is cold. You are the cornerstone of our country. Don't catch a cold."
Li Siqi helped the ministers up.
After hearing what Li Siqi said, the ministers looked at each other. They didn't expect that His Majesty cared about them so much. This made them very excited. It was their honor to serve such an emperor.
"Your Majesty, I thank you." The ministers thanked Li Siqi.
Li Siqi nodded and said, "I should thank you. You have worked hard."
Li Siqi spoke to the ministers.
All the ministers were deeply touched and instantly conquered by Li Siqi's personal charm.
"By the way, how are the preparations for the coronation ceremony going?" Li Siqi looked at the ministers and asked.
After hearing what Li Siqi said, the ministers looked at each other.
"Your Majesty, we are still preparing. What instructions does Your Majesty have?" One of the ministers looked at Li Siqi and asked.
"I want to ascend the throne with Xu Yingying." Li Siqi said lightly.
"Your Majesty, you and the Queen will naturally ascend the throne together." A minister from the Ministry of Rites hurriedly said to Li Siqi.
"No, not the queen. I want her to be on the throne and we will board the plane together, but I don't want her to be the queen who manages the harem. This shows my respect and care for her. She is not just a queen in form." Li Siqi emphasized seriously.
After hearing what Li Siqi said, the ministers began to look at each other again. After so many years since the founding of the country, there has been no such request.
But considering Li Siqi's temper, the ministers still agreed reluctantly.
Li Siqi was a little surprised that he had not received a response from the ministers for a long time.
"What's wrong? Is it difficult?" Li Siqi looked at the minister.
"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to do." The minister agreed quickly and happily.
"Well, that's fine." Li Siqi was very satisfied.
"You don't have to work too hard. You should take a rest when you need one." Li Siqi looked at everyone.