After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 179 The New Emperor Passes Away

It was still a cold moon when we arrived at the border.

The snow fell heavily like icicles, making no sound when it hit the ground. Helan, Xiaozhu and Yaniang had to wear many layers of underwear to withstand the cold.

When I reached the border, my face was already cracked and it hurt when I touched it!

Old Lady Helan rubbed ointment on them with concern.

Before he had even put down the ointment, someone from outside the tent came in to report that Ulan was attacking.

This time they passed over the frozen ice.

Old Madam Helan grabbed her spear and rushed out, and they followed her.

Helan used the gentleman's bow to shoot and kill many enemy soldiers.

The fight lasted for half a month.

One day, countless foreign soldiers appeared outside the tent, and the general leading the thousands of soldiers was none other than the second prince of Mengnan.

Although they had only met a few times, Helan remembered him clearly.

Holding the imperial edict from Emperor Donglai, he joined the team to fight against Wulan.

With the help of Mengnan, Wulan was defeated step by step and the camp moved backwards.

One day, when Helan was practicing archery, the Second Prince of Mengnan appeared out of nowhere and said with a mocking smile, "How can your chicken-like bow be so valuable?"

Helan ignored him and continued practicing archery.

The Second Prince of Mengnan continued, "I see. Was it a gift from your fiancé? But... that's too stingy! You can't even afford a large bow? You only give this little thing?"

Helan glanced at him and said, "What do you know?"

"I don't understand. I only know that if this man is stingy and perfunctory towards you before the marriage, life after the marriage will not be easy." The Second Prince of Mengnan said with a slightly amused smile, "I advise you to cancel this engagement as soon as possible!"

Helan aimed his bow at the Second Prince of Mengnan and shot an arrow. The Second Prince of Mengnan dodged and touched his chest, saying, "Vicious, you are so vicious!"

Helan Xuenuo had long been accustomed to the fact that the Second Prince of Mengnan would always appear suddenly and say nonsense.

On the day when the battle was about to be won, Helan received a letter from Yuan Xu from the northwest. The letter contained the news that the battle in the northwest had been won, and Yuan Xu's longing for her.

She was laughing as she read it.

Yaniang took a look, curled her lips in disdain, and pulled Xiaozhu away, "Don't look at it, it's all sour stuff."

The war ended and Ulan retreated.

This battle consumed a lot of energy from both sides.

I guess it will stop for a long time.

Before leaving, Helan went to the lake, waited for the ice to melt, and washed his face.

The Second Prince Mengnan suddenly appeared beside her and watched her wash her face.

After she washed her face, she discovered the Second Prince Mengnan and was almost frightened to fall into the lake.

The Second Prince Mengnan pulled her back to the ground.

Helan pulled his hand back and took a few steps back.

A look of disappointment flashed across the face of the Second Prince Mengnan. "Going back? I heard from my sister that the capital is very boring. Four walls keep people in, and even horses can't run. It's better to go to our grasslands. The grasslands are interesting, vast, and riding a horse is so refreshing!"

"Grassland? I don't want a wild wolf to come and take me away in the middle of the night!"

"Nonsense!" The Second Prince of Mengnan suddenly became more serious and said with a cough, "Helan Xuenuo, I like you! Come back to the grassland with me!"

He shyly avoided Helan's gaze.

Helan scratched his head helplessly, "No, I don't like you."

"So direct?" Second Prince Mengnan was a little angry. "What's the good of marrying a general? You'll be marching and fighting all day long."

"Second Prince Mengnan has many concubines, right?"

"Isn't that normal? What powerful man in the capital doesn't have it? That doesn't mean anything!"

"That Yuan Xu is different from you. He has no concubines and no maids. Can Prince Mengnan be like him?"

The second prince Mengnan's face darkened and he walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

On the day of his departure, the Second Prince of Mengnan rode his horse back and forth a few times. A soldier beside him asked, "Are you leaving, Second Prince?"

"hold on!"

He walked around a few more times, then stopped and stared in the direction of the big tent, with a look of reluctance in his eyes.

He turned his horse's head and said, "Go back!"

He rode his warhorse and led the Mengnan soldiers away.

This month is like a dream. Now that I’m awake, it’s time to go home.

On the day Helan Xuenuo returned to the capital, she saw a young man in fine clothes and riding a horse waiting for her outside the city.

That was the young man she missed day and night.

Yuan Xu rode towards her on horseback.

Tears flowed, I missed you so much after not seeing you for a month.

She dismounted and ran towards Yuan Xu. Yuan Xu got off the horse and held her in his arms.

Clinging tightly, no one wants to let go...

She touched Yuan Xu's face and stroked his stubble. "I missed you, A Xu."

Before he returned to Helan Mansion, he was urgently summoned into the palace.

Helan Mansion and Yuan Mansion were no exception, and Helan Xuenuo also followed him into the palace.

The emperor's time is up!

He wants to arrange everything at the last minute.

In the court, the first thing he did was to take back Gu Shicheng's two military tokens, gave one to the Yuan Mansion, and gave the remaining one to an old general named Chen, who was a veteran stationed in the capital.

The emperor asked Gu Shicheng in a weak voice, "Prince Ding'an, do you have any objections?"

"I obey your order." Gu Shicheng bowed, his face looking much thinner.

After not seeing each other for only a month, Helan Xuenuo felt that he was lacking a bit of energy, as if that aloofness had disappeared. When he met her gaze, she turned her head away.

The following news shocked Helan Xuenuo.

Gu Xingzhi announced on the spot that he would pass the throne to Gu Shicheng.

Gu Shicheng frowned and knelt on the ground, "It is difficult for me to take on this heavy responsibility."

Gu Xingzhi displayed the late emperor's edict, "This was the late emperor's will. By some strange mistake, the fake Ning An was hidden."

Gu Shicheng's heart was shocked, and he didn't know what to feel. He didn't want to sit on the dragon throne and didn't want to be trapped in the palace.

He had already been someone else in his previous life, and in this life he wanted to live for himself and be free.

But... nothing always goes as planned.

This imperial edict cannot be disobeyed.

As early as a few days ago, Gu Xingzhi and Huang Xieer knelt down together to beg him, and the Emperor gave up his status.

There is no one left in the government or the country to rely on, and he is indeed the only one who can take the throne.

He promised Gu Xingzhi that he would only be emperor for eight years, and when the eight years were up, he would pass the throne to the crown prince.

If Huang Xier did not give birth to a son, he and Gu Xingzhi discussed giving the crown prince position to Shen Yinzhen's son.

Just now, he still didn't want to be emperor.

Gu Xingzhi became a little anxious and started coughing violently.

Huang Xie'er frowned, pleading in his eyes, "Prince Ding'an, this is a serious matter. Donglai cannot be without a master for a single day!"

Gu Shicheng raised his heavy head, his eyes dimmed, and said, "I obey your command."

Gu Xingzhi smiled and felt at ease.

He also issued an edict that Princess Mengnan and her unborn baby should remain in the palace. If Princess Mengnan gave birth to a boy, the boy would be enthroned as the prince directly.

In the later period, the safety of the palace was entrusted to General Chen.

General Chen knelt down and said, "I obey your command!"

Gu Xingzhi seemed helpless. He stared at Huang Xie'er and said, "The Queen is pregnant with an heir. If it's a boy, he will be granted the title of Crown Prince. When he turns eight, he will inherit the throne. Prince Ding'an will then assist him. I'll be thanking all the ministers for that!"

The ministers all knelt down and said, "As ordered."

Helan Xuenuo didn't know what to feel in her heart, watching Gu Shicheng's figure gradually become thinner. From today on, he was considered to be a frame-up. The prince inherited the throne at the age of eight, which meant that Gu Shicheng would be the emperor for eight years.

She also changed her opinion of Emperor Gu Xingzhi. He was not such a stupid person. He had taken away all the power of Gu Shicheng and kept Princess Mengnan in the palace, using the excuse that General Chen was in charge of the palace. Wasn't that also holding a hostage?

I didn’t expect... that after my new life, it would be like this!

After the court session, inside the Hengyang Palace, Gu Xingzhi thrust an imperial edict into Huang Xie'er's hands. His voice was already weak, "This is the last thing I can do for you. If you give birth to a prince, Prince Ding'an is an extremely intelligent man. If he refuses to abdicate, I can hand the edict over to the Helan and Yuan families and have them come directly to the palace to execute it on my behalf. But...if it's a lovely daughter, I can let Prince Ding'an lead Donglai. I trust him!"

Huang Xie'er burst into tears, holding the imperial edict, her hands trembling. "Your Majesty, please don't leave Xie'er alone."

"I still want to hear you call me."

"Go ahead..."

Gu Xingzhi coughed up a mouthful of blood. He used up his last bit of strength to say, "Xie'er... I... am so glad to have you in this life! But... I have to go first. If there is an afterlife, we can be... an ordinary... couple."

Gu Xingzhi fell down.

The emperor dies!