Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 424: The Enthronement of the Empress (2)

The ministers, upon seeing this, also knelt on the ground one after another, loudly calling out, "Long live the Emperor, long live, long live forever."

Dugu Chen turned around and looked toward the ministers kneeling on the ground, feeling slightly stunned for a moment before realizing they were paying homage to himself.

Prime Minister Xiao Yiran, seeing the new Emperor’s momentary distraction, loudly reminded Dugu Chen, "Prince Mei, before the late Emperor passed, he had given personal verbal orders to pass the throne to you. Please select a date for your coronation."

Xuan Yue and Huang Yi, leading the Demon Forest and the Iron Cavalry Army, were also kneeling on the ground, their voices resonant and in unison calling out, "Our lord, please select a date for your coronation."

Dugu Chen looked back at the ministers and then at his own guards as well as the Iron Cavalry Army that had followed him for many years, thinking about his wife and children outside the Imperial Palace, gazing at the Dragon Throne. After pausing for a moment, he walked up with determined strides, swept the cloak off his shoulders as he sat down, propping one hand against the Dragon Throne. He looked down at the ministers still kneeling in homage and his own confidants, and with a wave of his hand, his deep and majestic voice resonated, "Rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Prime Minister, you have full responsibility for everything related to the late Emperor’s passing and my coronation ceremony."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Dugu Chen glanced at the ministers seated below, observing their pale faces, and thought of the corpses scattered throughout the palace. Keeping them here had no meaning.

"The Emperor has passed; as your duty as ministers, carry out your roles. The court is dismissed."

"We respectfully see off Your Majesty."

Only after Dugu Chen had left did the ministers close their eyes and let out deep breaths of relief, touching the heads perched upon their necks. They were indeed grateful, for they had not perished.

With the Emperor’s passing, seal the palace gates and dispatch the Commander’s Seal, notify all civil and military officials, as well as the Vassal Kings of each domain, to come pay respects and attend the new Emperor’s coronation.

Dugu Chen left all affairs to the Prime Minister and rode back to the Prince Mei Residence swiftly on his treasured steed.

"Wife, I have returned." Upon entering the side hall and before even reaching the bedroom, he began to call out.

Feng Xuxu, hearing Dugu Chen’s voice, felt the anxiety in her heart subside. She quickly stepped out of the bedroom and ended up colliding with him behind the screen.

"Wife, do you wish to scare your husband to death?" He swiftly wrapped his arms around his wife’s slender waist, his complexion slightly pale as he looked at her with a plea in his eyes.

Feng Xuxu inspected him back and forth, and seeing not a single trace of blood on his battle robe, finally let her heart settle back into her stomach.

"Wife, I am fine, let’s go inside to talk." Seeing his wife’s emotional state, Dugu Chen chuckled and playfully scraped the tip of her nose with his hand.

Feng Xuxu laughingly swatted his hand away and rolled her eyes at him, "Stop it."

The two had just sat down in the side hall when Baihe brought in two cups of hot tea, then promptly left.

"What happened in the Imperial Palace?"

"The Emperor took his own life, Prince An died, Hou Wei fled." He delicately sipped from his cup, having gotten accustomed to the tea from the spatial realm; the outside tea lost its flavor upon tasting.

Feng Xuxu blinked, feeling surprised, "The Emperor took his own life?"

"Yes." He probably had no face left to live, being exposed as a eunuch meant he had already lost any qualification to sit on the Dragon Throne.

Feng Xuxu nodded, falling silent for a while before looking up at Dugu Chen. She opened her mouth and ended by saying only, "My lord, life and death are fated."

Dugu Chen blinked his peach blossom eyes in surprise at Feng Xuxu and laughed involuntarily, "Wife, I would not grieve or shed a single tear for someone who wanted to kill me. It’s not worth it."

"Heh, I forgot you are a person who distinctly knows love and hate," Feng Xuxu laughed dryly. She had always thought about it as the death of his brother, but forgot about the time he had spent silver to buy his husband’s life.