The Princess Wei Yang (106+)

Chapter 160 - Disaster of Anguo - Part 1

Half a month had passed since the Crown Prince's incident, and all the superficial conflicts and conspiracies had calmed down. For most people, it seems that the incident with the dethroned Crown Prince's had gradually subsided. The Crown Prince was deposed and imprisoned together with Concubine Jiang in a secret annex of the imperial family in the capital, with special guards assigned to watch them. Although the Emperor did not issue an order to execute the prince, deposing him as Crown Prince and imprisoning him f

orever meant that he was finished. In this way, the only people around His Majesty who have the best chance of inheriting the throne are the Third Prince Tuoba Zhen and the Seventh Prince Tuoba Yu. Of course, there was also the Eighth Prince, but after all, he was still young. Compared with the other two, there is basically no possibility of competing for the throne. Moreover, with Consort Lian in the palace monopolizing the Emperor's favor, Consort Rou became a dispensable person, so the Eighth Prince (t/n: the eighth prince is Consort Rou's son) was ignored by everyone. Everyone was guessing who the next crown prince would be.

Then, news came from the palace: the Empress' funeral.

This was expected. The Empress had already been seriously ill and suffered such a blow. The funeral was only a matter of time. All the Empress Dowager could do for her was to let her die peacefully in her position as Empress. Li Wei Yang was not surprised. She just went straight to Hexiang Courtyard to visit Old Madam Li, whose condition had improved slightly. When she saw Jiang Yuelan seated inside, she smiled and said: "Mother."

Jiang Yuelan nodded lightly and said: "No need to be polite." Since that incident, she has not been very close to Li Wei Yang. The reason why she revealed Jiang Lan and others' plans to Li Wei Yang was only to leave a way out for herself. Li Wei Yang owed her such a favor that she would not embarrass her too much, and she could continue to live in Li Mansion. Of course, she also sent a lot of beauties to Li Xiaoran, just begging him not to pursue the past and keep her current position as Madam Li.

Li Wei Yang glanced at Mama Luo, took the medicinal soup from her hand, walked to the Old Madam, sat down, and said softly: "Old Madam, His Majesty will be holding a funeral for the Empress soon. I'm afraid your body is not suitable for entering the palace."

Old Madam Li's previously pale face had already turned slightly better. After hearing that, she frowned and said, "Others might not know, but could it be that you don't know either? The Empress was confined to the palace for some reason. Now that she suddenly died, His Majesty won't —"

Li Wei Yang gently put a spoonful of medicinal soup into Old Madam Li's mouth, and handed the candied fruit over, then with a smile said: "No, His Majesty will definitely arrange it. Moreover, it will be done seriously in accordance with the etiquette of an Empress."

Old Madam Li showed a puzzled look. If it was before, she would have already seen through the mystery with her shrewdness. But today, she was so confused. After all, the madame was sixty years old this year. Li Wei Yang sighed. Some things are irreversible, such as aging and wisdom. She said softly: "If His Majesty wanted the Empress to die quietly, then he would directly depose her as Empress, but now she is still on the throne... Therefore, the Empress's funeral should be carried out according to the arrangements due an empress."

Old Madame Li nodded after some thought, and said, "That's right. Although it is true that His Majesty wants to depose the Empress, and everyone knows it, as long as the Empress is not officially deposed for a day, she should be buried according to the Empress's etiquette. You are right, I should be getting ready to enter the palace."

Li Wei Yang quickly said: "Old Madam, your body has not fully recovered yet."

Old Madam Li shook her head and said: "Don't say that. I have recovered a bit. Even if I am extremely ill, I still have to participate in this kind of ceremony. Otherwise, it will be contempt of the imperial family. We cannot afford such a crime." Seeing that Li Wei Yang looked worried from the bottom of her heart, the Old Madam patted her hand and said, "Besides, your father is at the cusp of the storm. How could I let someone take advantage of him like this?"