Episode 36: Xiao Junshu ascends the throne

At that time, the Queen Mother held King Qian's body and was heartbroken. She believed that the death of her beloved son was a deliberate attempt by the then second prince to seize the throne.But at that time, the court was in turmoil, and there was no suitable successor in the clan. She had no choice but to issue an edict, saying that the second prince was talented and regal, and promoted him to the throne.Before the new emperor ascended the throne, he took advantage of the situation and took out a child raised among the people. He claimed to the public that he was his descendant who lived among the people in his early years. He also promised in public that when the country was stable, he would make the child the prince. This child was Xiao Huayong.

It was not until later that the Queen Mother learned the truth from the new emperor - Xiao Huayong was not the new emperor's son at all, but the posthumous son of King Qian who was lucky enough to survive back then.Huge grief engulfed her, and she was shocked to realize that all her decisions back then had actually pushed her grandson into danger, and even almost killed her at one point.The new emperor admitted that he had already predicted that when the Queen Mother learned of King Qian's death, she would insist on supporting King Qian's youngest son to succeed him. However, at that time, the court was surrounded by powerful enemies, and if an ignorant young child was pushed to the throne, the entire dynasty might fall apart.

In order to preserve his ancestral heritage and gain a foothold in the turbulent court situation, he told a huge lie and identified King Qian's posthumous son as his own.Over the years, he has always felt guilty for King Qian, so he gave all his preference and protection to Xiao Huayong to protect him from growing up safely.A few months later, the aftermath of the palace incident completely subsided. Shen Xihe came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony with the young Xiao Junshu in his arms and formally ascended the throne as emperor. As the widow of the late emperor, Shen Xihe was honored as the Queen Mother and changed her reign name to Yonghe, ushering in the era of the new dynasty.

On the day when the overall situation was initially decided, Xiao Changying went to the palace to see the new Queen Mother Shen Xihe, and solemnly thanked her for her kindness in preserving the family - he originally thought that his father and brother had drawn a clear line with him to avoid trouble and abandoned him. Only Shen Xihe and ZaoHe had long seen through the truth: when Xiao Changqing injured him in public, it was actually a ploy to show off his political opponents. He used a method of completely cutting off the relationship to remove him from the involvement of the rebellious party and preserve the last bloodline of the Xiao family.Now that the dust has settled, Xiao Changqing has already handed over a memorial, asking himself to go to the border to guard the country and defend the territory for the new dynasty. Shen Xihe immediately agreed to the memorial and even gave him royal wine as a farewell farewell.At the same time, Bu Shulin, who had followed everyone through life and death, had already changed into the attire of a daughter, changed her name to Bu Shuyao, and entered the clan jade certificate as the daughter of the Marquis of Shunan who lived among the people.

Shen tide and Yi Yi issued a decree and arranged for her to be married to Cui Jinbai, a man of great military exploits, thus consummating the couple who had been together for many years.But when Shen Xihe summoned Bu Shulin alone in private, looking at the never-extinguished sharpness in her eyes, he suddenly remembered the wish she had made when she was young - she never wanted to be trapped in the back house, she only wanted to wear armor and ride on the battlefield.Shen Xihe did not stop her, he took out the decree of joining the army that he had already prepared and handed it to her, allowing her to join the camp as a woman, fulfilling her long-cherished wish.

As time goes by, the young emperor Xiao Junshu gradually reaches the age of enlightenment. In accordance with Xiao Huayong's last wish, Shen Xihe summoned Cui Jinbai, who was both civil and military, into the palace and appointed him as the young emperor's literary tutor to teach the emperor's studies carefully.One night when autumn was getting stronger, Shen Xihe was sitting alone in the palace, fascinated by Xiao Huayong's portrait. Little Junshu ran in with a crumpled letter in his hand, and with his little face raised, he asked the Queen Mother to point out the content of the letter.Shen Xihe discovered that Xiao Huayong had already secretly included autographed letters in every volume of classics that the young emperor would read in the future. From the way of being a king to the principles of the world, every word was prepared in advance for the still young Jun Shu, so that when he read it in the future, he would be able to answer his questions and solve his doubts across the years.

That night, Shen Xihe had a warm dream. In the dream, Xiao Huayong was standing next to the book table, gently leaning over to teach Xiao Junshu to read. The picture was stable and vivid. She looked at this scene and unconsciously curled up her eyes.Not long after, the little emperor's studies improved rapidly. Cui Jinbai specially embroidered a purse for him as a reward. The autumn flowers embroidered on the purse were vivid and lively, and the little emperor couldn't put it down.At the same time, the Tianyuan guard in the palace suddenly received a handkerchief from outside the palace. The unique embroidery pattern on the handkerchief made him recognize his old friend at once. He turned around almost staggering and ran quickly outside the palace.

Shen Xihe stood alone under the maple tree in the palace garden, looking at the red maple leaves all over the mountain in trance. Suddenly, a very light ray of Garo fragrance floated in the wind - this fragrance was unique to Xiao Huayong.She ran over following the scent almost by instinct, and the next second, the person she thought had been separated forever was standing under the maple tree, looking at her with a smile in his eyes, and softly apologized for making her wait for so long.