The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 244 Chickens and dogs ascend to heaven
As soon as Jia Zheng left the palace, his colleagues around him congratulated him with a smile.

"Congratulations, uncle!"

Jia Zheng quickly waved his hands and said, "Please don't do that. I still feel... it's hard to express in words."

The Minister of War and others all smiled.

"Don't worry, my uncle. The enthronement of the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety is what everyone wants."

He was indeed the popular choice. Whether it was the six ministers, the left and right prime ministers, or the royal family generals, they all recognized Jia Rong as the new emperor.

I really couldn't choose a better one.

Another thing is that Jia Rong represents the interests of too many people.

Especially the interests of northerners and the meritorious groups in the capital.

"As long as the assassin doesn't come, there will be no problem. But now that Prince Zhongxiao has moved out of the palace, there should be no problem."

Although everyone said this, they actually couldn't guarantee that there was no problem.

Everyone knew how powerful the assassin was, and even all the troops in the capital combined could not stop him.

Jia Zheng was still flustered, and after exchanging a few words with his colleagues, he quickly returned home.

As soon as he returned home, Jia Zheng saw his mother and wife were about to go out.

"What are you doing?" Jia Zheng asked with a frown.

Mrs. Wang opened the curtain of the sedan chair and said, "Today is the birthday of Ping'er, Miss Xue, and Miss Xing. Let's go and see them."

Jia Zheng said quickly, "Go back, don't go today."

The old lady opened the curtain. She knew her son's character very well, so she asked carefully, "But something happened in the court?
Jia Zheng was at a loss for words and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

As the head of the family, Jia Zheng's words were still very effective, and the family soon returned to Rong Xi Tang.

After entering the house, Jia Zheng asked the servants to leave, and in the end only the old lady, Mrs. Wang, and Miss Wang were left.

The old lady said nervously, "What happened? I heard that the emperor passed away, and now the regent is in charge. Our family should be fine. Could it be that Baoyu caused the trouble?"

Mrs. Wang and Miss Wang also began to panic.

Jia Rong is definitely fine. There was no problem when the emperor was alive, and there will be no problem even more after the emperor dies.

Jia Zheng sat down and sighed, "All the princes refused to come to the capital, and they all jointly recommended the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety. Now the Imperial Clan Chief and several generals, as well as the various ministers and university scholars in the Golden Palace today, have recommended the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety. Now the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety has ascended the throne and become the emperor."

Everyone was stunned when they heard it.

The old lady stood up and said, "Are you kidding me? Prince Zhongxiao is... although he is a prince with a royal surname, he is not a real royal family member. How can he be the emperor? Is there a coup in the palace?"

Jia Zheng hurriedly stood up to support the old lady, and then hurriedly said to her, "There was no coup, not a single sword or knife was used, and no one died."

"The emperor died suddenly, and the prince is less than a year old, so how can he take charge of the overall situation?"

"Prince Zhongxiao is the emperor's elder brother, and he is also the heir that the emperor arranged for his younger brother, Prince Zhongxiao. Logically speaking, he is indeed qualified to inherit the throne."

"Originally, various princes were coming to succeed the throne, but my mother knows about what's happening in the capital. Too many princes have died in recent years, and no one is willing to come anymore."

"Not only is the Queen childless, she and the Emperor are not in love. She was saved by Prince Zhongxiao and was nominated by Prince Zhongxiao to rule the country from behind the scenes. Naturally, she supports Prince Zhongxiao to ascend the throne."

"The court officials have been following the lead of the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety for more than a year. Although the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety doesn't care about things, he hasn't ruined things either. Everyone is actually used to it."

"Six of the nine territories are currently engaged in war. If we don't quickly appoint an emperor who can take charge of the situation, there will be chaos."

With the help of Jia Zheng, the old lady sat back on the chair, but she was still a little overwhelmed.

Not only was she unable to react, but so was Mrs. Wang.

Madam Wang said blankly, "I thought he just sounded good as a prince, but I didn't expect...how could he really inherit the throne?"

Jia Zheng nodded, "It has been decided. The coronation ceremony will be held on the first day of May."

Miss Wang regretted it so much that if she had known earlier, she would have become Jia Rong's concubine and become the imperial concubine directly! !

The old lady's mood was in turmoil.

"Our family has truly become a royal family... Yuanchun is so lucky! She is destined to be an empress!"

Mrs. Wang was not as optimistic as the old lady, and asked hurriedly, "Can this be kept? Will someone come to attack the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety... the Emperor?"

Jia Zheng shook his head. "No, if the princes from various places wanted to be the emperor, they would have come long ago. The border troops from various places now obey the court. Moreover, the commander of the Beijing camp, the generals of the royal family, and the Jinyi Army have all expressed their support for the new emperor to ascend the throne."

"There are also six ministers. I can't help but speak up. Your brother also accepted the offer of the new emperor's name before me."

The old lady finally felt relieved after hearing that everyone recognized and supported Jia Rong.

"I never thought Rong Ge'er could reach this point. He is only 27 years old. I thought he was amazing when he became a prince, but I never thought he could become the emperor."

The old lady quickly raised her head and said, "We still have to go and see Yuanchun. No matter whether the emperor is stable or not, our family can't stay out of it."

Seeing that his mother had made the decision, Jia Zheng stopped interfering and tacitly agreed to the matter. ***
"Your Majesty!"

As soon as Jia Rong arrived home, he saw Wang Xifeng coming out with a smile.

"Your Highness, I thought you would have to stay up late again these few days, so I asked the kitchen to stew something nourishing for you."

Jia Rong angrily scolded, "I'm not in the mood for that. Go clean up Tianxiang Tower. Some people will be staying here in the evening. About six women and a few children. The remaining maids and servants can stay in the empty staff dormitory."

"Just arrange it, don't bother me."

Wang Xifeng saw that Jia Rong was in a bad mood, so she smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! Leave it to me!"

Jia Rong went in quickly.

Wang Xifeng didn't care and quickly asked someone to clean up the house.

After returning to Nuanyang Tower, Wang Xifeng reminded Jia Yuanchun and other sisters who were reading.

"It may be because of the emperor's funeral and the court affairs. The master is in a bad mood today. Don't provoke him. Xiaolu, go back and clean up seven or eight empty rooms in the house. The master said that someone will come to stay tonight. She must be a beautiful woman from Jiangnan."

"Yes!" Xiaolu quickly went back to deal with things.

"Master is in a bad mood again today." Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Thank you Sister Feng for reminding me~"

Wang Xifeng didn't care and said with a smile: "This time the emperor's funeral will definitely be in charge of the master. I don't think the master has the heart to take care of this matter. When the time comes..."

"Hahaha!" Xue Baochai laughed loudly, "How about I help Sister Feng with this hard task when the time comes?"

Wang Xifeng said proudly: "If the master lets me do this, I will give you some money, and you don't have to suffer. I will do it myself!"

The girls all laughed, knowing that Wang Xifeng was going to be greedy for money again.

When the girls were chatting and getting ready to eat, a maid came in.

"Princess, the old lady, the lady, and the young lady of the Rong Mansion are all here to congratulate the queen."

Jia Yuanchun asked curiously, "What's the happy event?"

The princess can also be called "Niangniang", but it is rarely used.

Wang Xifeng said disdainfully, "What happy event could it be that they should come to congratulate? If there was any happy event, the master would have said it himself."

Hearing Wang Xifeng's attitude towards her family, Jia Yuanchun said helplessly, "Please come in."

Soon the old lady and others arrived at the door, and Jia Yuanchun took Tanchun and Yingchun to the door to greet them.

As Jia Yuanchun walked over, she saw the old lady, Mrs. Wang, and Miss Wang all kneeling on the ground.

"What happened?" Jia Yuanchun felt something was wrong and was afraid that Jia Baoyu had gotten into trouble again!

Jia Tanchun and Jia Yingchun, standing on both sides in red robes, had similar thoughts at this time.

The old lady knelt down and kowtowed, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!"

Jia Yuanchun, Jia Yingchun, Jia Tanchun, Wang Xifeng, Youshi, Qin Keqing, You Erjie, You Sanjie, Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin, Shi Xiangyun, Xing Xiuyun, Li Wan, Li Wen, Li Qi, Miaoyu, Qingwen, Yuanyang, Ping'er, Lin Daiyu... and other girls and maids all quickly looked towards the door at this time.

Everyone stood up and walked towards the door.

Jia Yuanchun took a step back, looked at the three people on the ground, and said hurriedly: "What are you talking about? Why can't I understand what you are saying?"

Madam Wang raised her head and explained seriously, "My master just came back from the court and said that the six ministers of the court, the left and right prime ministers, the imperial clan chiefs, the generals, the Jinyi Army, the commander of the Beijing camp, the empress dowager and the seven princes from other places all recommended the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety as the emperor."

"Prince Zhongxiao has assumed the imperial power today. In the evening, the Empress Dowager, Consort Xian and others will bring the prince to the palace to stay temporarily until the coronation ceremony is held in early May."

"Congratulations to the Queen!"

After hearing Mrs. Wang's words clearly and seeing the old lady and the other two kneeling on the ground, as well as their own positions in the court, everyone almost believed it.

Wang Xifeng put one hand on Shi Xiangyun's shoulder and the other on Xue Baoqin's shoulder, trying hard to maintain her balance.

"The master has become the emperor?" Wang Xifeng was still very surprised and couldn't believe it.

Xue Baochai quickly helped the old lady up, "Old lady, please get up quickly and tell me what happened."

Jia Yuanchun also reacted and hurriedly helped the old lady and others into the house and sat down.

After the old lady told the girls what she had learned from Jia Zheng, they suddenly felt like they were going to have diuresis.

Not long after, Lin Zhixiao's wife ran in quickly.

"Princess! The Queen has arrived!"

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "What princess? She is now the Queen! Let's go and welcome the Queen Mother."

Xue Baochai behaved calmer than anyone else, as if she were the empress.

Lin Daiyu and Jia Yuanchun were like wooden figures, unable to react at all.

(End of this chapter)