The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

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Chapter 466 – Reincarnation (1)

After Zhao Zhe died, there were only three days of crying in the palace. Using the excuse that the various titled princes were coming to the capital with their armies, Marquis Moyu pushed the idea of promoting the fourth prince, Zhao Yu, to emperor.

There were people in the imperial court that voiced objections. The fourth prince was too young and naturally wouldn't be able to rule by himself. Marquis Moyu's proposal meant that this child emperor would be under his control, and he would have control of Great Song's vassals through the child emperor.

This was obvious enough. No one needed to voice these thoughts. Everyone could see the truth for himself.

However, once Ning Mingjie arrived in the capital, his large army felt like a black cloud of oppressive pressure that surrounded the capital. The majority of officials had also switched allegiance to Marquis Moyu already. Someone even suggested for Marquis Moyu to act as regent.

Ning Yuxuan opened the capital's gates and welcomed the various titled princes that had come to the capital. They were allowed to bring many of their subordinates into the capital with them, but their private armies had to stationed far away from the capital. These princes were all members of the imperial family.

Once the emperor had died, there was no way to bring him back. Xiao-shi, who had recently been promoted to grand dowager empress, moved passed the pain of losing her child and publicly stated that it was only right for the fourth prince to ascend the throne. She made this statement in exchange for Xiao Tianyi's life.

The titled princes hadn't except that the ascension would be resolved so rapidly. Couldn't they have been given some time to adjust to these drastic changes?

Just as abruptly, the borderlands war ended without any warning. Yuzhen announced that its army would retreat, and it would also offer tribute as compensation.

While the fourth prince sat on the throne and played with toys, Marquis Moyu stood at his side and gave instructions on the country's matters.

Ning Mingjie was going to marry Yuzhen's princess. It could be considered the two countries resuming their alliance. The members of Xiao Clan were punished for their crimes, and some of them were exiled. Ning Yuxuan spared Xiao Tianyi. He lost his position as the prime minister and became an official that had a position that was neither high nor low.

All the complicated things in the world seemed to have slowly gotten resolved.

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Marquis Moyu took a sedan chair back to his estate. When he carelessly lifted the curtain to look outside, many young women called out to him, but they also shyly retreated away from the sedan chair.

Dengxin had recently been brought back to the capital and was in the crowd of women that were looking at Marquis Moyu. She sighed. During the long period of separation, the marquis's popularity had risen. No wonder her master had been perfectly willing to remain by his side. He had once just been a beautiful man, but now he had the kingly bearing of someone that had the entire world in his grasp.

Holding her luggage, Dengxin hurriedly took the last steps to the marquis's estate. By chance, the marquis was leaving his sedan chair at this time too. Dengxin entered the estate through a side entrance to look for Steward Qian to report that she had returned. Afterwards, she changed her clothes and went to the western courtyard.

When she entered the western courtyard's main bedroom, the person on the bed seemed to have just awoken. Ning Yuxuan was sitting on bedside.

Carrying a bowl of nourishing medicine, Dengxin went forward to pay her respects. "Master."