The reborn prostitute will turn the sky

Chapter 882
The Empress Dowager had been seriously ill for a long time, she finally woke up, the first thing she did was to summon Duanmu Kai.

Duanmukai knelt in front of the queen mother, looked at the face of the queen mother, looking haggard.

The queen mother supported the sick body, sat there, looked at Duanmukai, and asked in a low voice: "During the time when Ai's family was in a coma, what did you do?"

Duanmukai lowered his head and replied calmly: "Do as you want, Queen Mother."

The queen mother looked at him with cold eyes, she wanted to say something, but suddenly coughed.

After coughing for a long time, the Queen Mother came over, looked at Duanmukai, and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"The crown prince has lost power, and now the emperor is most dependent on me," Duan Mukai replied.

The queen mother was a little surprised when she heard this, and said in disbelief, "Really?"

Duanmukai nodded, and said affirmatively: "Yes, father trusts me very much, and has explained everything to me."

Even so, the queen mother still couldn't believe it, how could the emperor be so forthright, he didn't always look down on Duanmukai, why did he suddenly change his mind.

Seeing that the empress dowager looked suspicious, Duanmukai said again: "The emperor is in poor health, and there is no time to train him as a prince."

The Queen Mother let out a oh, looked at Duanmukai suspiciously, and said, "How do you say that?"

The corners of Duanmu Kai's mouth curled up, and he said: "On the day the emperor was forced to enter the palace, the emperor was seriously injured. Although he managed to hold on, he couldn't hold on for long. He will die within two days."

The Empress Dowager finally showed a smile on her face, but soon she said worriedly: "It's just that Ai's family is still worried about the emperor. If he cheated to death, Ai's family will be fooled by him, fearing that he will cheat again."

But Duanmu Kai shook his head firmly, and said: "Impossible, his body is already seriously overdrawn, and he won't last long. If Grandmother doesn't believe it, just wait and see."

Seeing Duanmukai's swearing appearance, she thought she knew something, she dispelled her doubts a bit, and said with a smile: "If that's the case, then Aijia can rest assured."

Duanmu Kai let out a sigh, and said to the Queen Mother with a smile: "Don't worry, Grandmother, you don't have to wait too long, it will only be in these two days."

The emperor's sudden death was beyond everyone's expectation. He passed away as soon as he said that he died, without any warning at all. After Eunuch Li, who had been serving the emperor all his life, released the news, the whole court was shocked.

When the emperor dies, the country mourns.

Regardless of the relatives of the emperor, or the emperors and ministers, all must wear hemp and filial piety.

Three days later, the emperor entered the imperial mausoleum.

Duanmukai was dressed in sackcloth, standing in front of the imperial study, looking at the writing on the plaque, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Soon, I will be staying here. Thinking about it, I have some expectations.

"Brother Ten, why are you here?" Someone stood behind him and asked aloud.

Duanmukai looked back, it turned out to be Duanmuke, he was also dressed in sackcloth, his eyes were sharp, looking at him, as if he wanted to see through himself.

Duan Mukai lowered his eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "Passing by here by chance, I remembered that my father was handling official business here before his death, so I stopped to have a look, and admired my father's former demeanor."

Duanmuke snorted, still smiling, looked at Duanmukai, curled the corners of his lips, and said, "It's a pity that brother ten can only look at it, but he can't sit inside and deal with official business like his father did before his death."

Duanmukai's face froze, and he looked sideways at him. There was something in his words, as if he was mocking himself.

After being silent for a while, Duanmukai said with a smile: "The Thirteenth Brother means that I covet the throne. The Thirteenth Brother was joking. How could I have such an evil intention?"

Hearing this, Duanmuke still smiled and said: "Brother Ten misunderstood me, I just said something careless, how could Brother Ten misunderstand me?"

Both inside and outside of these words meant that Duanmu Kai had mischievous intentions, so he misunderstood what he meant.

Duanmukai gritted his teeth, there was a bit of coldness in his eyes, but he smiled more calmly on his face, and said: "It turned out to be a misunderstanding, Thirteenth Brother, please don't take offense."

He looked at Duanmuke with a smile, and said: "Since ancient times, there have been many variables in the country, and no one knows who will die. Thirteenth brother must be careful, don't steal chickens and lose money."

After he finished speaking, he ignored Duanmuke's reaction, turned and left with an inexplicable smile.

Duanmuke stood there, watching Duanmukai leave, the meaning of what he said just now was very clear, he was going to make a decision, but how could he let him get what he wanted?

It is true that the country will fall into whose hands, but it will definitely not fall into Duan Mukai's hands, just wait and see if you don't believe it.

The national mourning has passed, and the country cannot live without a king for a day. It is imminent for the new emperor to ascend the throne.

But who should we embrace as the emperor? The crown prince was originally the crown prince, and he should have been embraced as the emperor, but when the former emperor was alive, the empress was deposed, and the crown prince fell out of favor.

In the court hall, it seemed that Duanmukai's voice was louder, and the queen mother also stood by Duanmukai's side. On the other hand, the prince's momentum was not as weak as usual.

Before the new emperor was established, the empress dowager temporarily took care of the court affairs. In the early court, someone mentioned the matter of the crown prince. The new emperor ascended the throne, and there should be no delay.

The queen mother frowned, sitting on the phoenix seat, her eyes were full of calculations, she looked at the people below and asked, "I don't know if the officials have any opinions about the prince?"

All the officials were silent, the queen mother's words were clearly probing, she was clearly helping Duanmukai, if she had stood by the prince, she would have embraced the prince long ago, but now she is procrastinating again and again, meaning Obviously, it was just waiting for someone to bring up Duanmukai as emperor.

The queen mother didn't say it herself, and waited for the officials to bring it up, which is justified.

All the officials looked at each other and remained silent for a long time. The Empress Dowager became impatient, frowned, and said, "Is there nothing to say?"

There was obvious displeasure in the Queen Mother's words, presumably she was angry.

There was another silence for a while, and finally someone stood up and said to the Queen Mother: "My Lady, the Crown Prince is the crown prince, and he should be enthroned in a legitimate way."

The person who could say this, presumably belonged to the prince's party, he cupped his hands towards the queen mother, looked at the queen mother, and noticed the gloomy light in the queen mother's eyes, but he didn't flinch in the slightest.

The Empress Dowager did not show anger, but smiled and said, "Do you really think so?"

The man let out a cry, and said to the queen mother, "The crown prince is the best candidate for the throne."

The queen mother didn't react too much, but gave a grace, and didn't know what it meant.

After a long time, someone stood up again, and he said to the Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, I think that the ten princes who have both ability and virtue, and who are appreciated by the late emperor, are the best candidates for the throne."

After hearing the answer she wanted to hear, the queen mother finally showed a satisfied smile, looked at the courtier and asked, "Really?"

(End of this chapter)