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Emperor Taihe passed away so suddenly!

The sky of Daliang collapsed!

When Jiang Shaohua heard the bad news, he stood there in a daze, his mind went blank, and he didn't move for a long time.

A familiar voice seemed to come from her ears. She tried hard to hear what the person next to her was saying, but for some reason, no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't hear clearly.

She seemed to be shrouded in endless dark clouds, enduring the lightning and thunder alone.

"The princess!"

"Princess, calm down! Things have already come to this, the most important thing next is how to deal with it."

"My princess, you must hold on!"

Who is talking?

Jiang Shaohua raised her eyes, confusion revealed in them. After looking for a while, she recognized that it was Chen Jinyu, the princess's attendant who had accompanied her for several years.

Chen Jinyu's eyes were red, and she was clearly in a state of confusion. She had accompanied the princess to Beijing twice and lived in the palace for a long time, so she was no stranger to Emperor Taihe. Emperor Taihe was gentle and mediocre in ability, and was not a wise ruler, but he was very good to the princess. He was a good brother that was hard to find in the world.

The princess spared no effort to support Emperor Taihe, and spent almost all her family's wealth to repel the Rouran barbarians. Now the Nanyang Army and the Royal Guards were still on their way back to Nanyang County, but the tragic news of the emperor's sudden death came. Not to mention the princess, even she couldn't bear it.

Chen Jinyu held Jiang Shaohua's hand tightly and choked up in a low voice: "If the princess is sad, just cry! Don't hold it in and let it hurt you."

Jiang Shaohua didn't cry, nor did he speak. He just maintained his original posture in silence.

"The princess!"

A familiar voice accompanied by hurried footsteps came into my ears. It was Cui Du who was busy in the experimental field and hurried over after hearing the news.

Cui Du had never met Emperor Taihe, so he had nothing to be sad about the sudden death of the emperor. He was worried that Jiang Shaohua would be too traumatized by this.

Chen Jinyu immediately stepped back a few steps. Cui Du strode over and took Jiang Shaohua into his arms: "Shaohua, if you want to cry, just cry."

Leaning in the familiar warm embrace, Jiang Shaohua's cold and numb limbs finally slowly regained a little strength. His lips moved, as if to say "I won't cry", but warm liquid had already flowed out of his eyes.

Tears rolled down my cheeks.

Cui Du sighed and hugged her tighter.

"Cui Du, my cousin is dead." Jiang Shaohua couldn't stop crying, her voice was intermittent: "I have tried my best, but I still couldn't change the outcome."

Cui Du hummed softly and whispered in her ear to comfort her: "Everyone will die. The emperor was still young, and it is a pity that he died like this. However, people are dead and cannot come back to life. Don't be too sad. The most important thing right now is to think about how to deal with the chaos that will follow."

Jiang Shaohua closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face, unable to speak.

Chen Jinyu's eyes turned red as he retreated further away. The guards also retreated and dispersed.

"The emperor will be getting married in a few days." Qin Zhan lamented in a low voice: "Who could have thought that the emperor would suddenly pass away."

Meng Sanbao also sighed: "I don't know how sad the princess is."

They had worked in the palace for several years and were by the princess' side all day long, but they had never seen the princess cry in public.

Qin Zhan hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "This happened too suddenly. Do you think someone is secretly plotting to murder the emperor?"

Meng Sanbao gasped, his eyes suddenly widened: "No way! Who has such courage! Aren't you afraid of being exterminated?" "I was just thinking, although the emperor is ill, he has so many skilled doctors serving him, he shouldn't die young." Qin Zhan whispered: "The late emperor was sick, but he lived to be over 30! The emperor is not even 19 yet!"

Meng Sanbao scratched his head vigorously: "I can't figure it out either. It's not your turn or mine to worry about such things. The princess will definitely go to the capital to attend the funeral, and we must be prepared to set off with the princess."

Ta-da-da-da!

The horses galloped from far to near.

Chen Changshi, Feng Changshi and others are coming on horseback.

Chen Changshi, who always paid attention to his appearance, was also disturbed by the shocking news. He rode his horse all the way to the farm, his hair was blown into a mess, and he had no time to care. He got off the horse and rushed to the princess: "Princess! The emperor has passed away!"

Feng Changshi was a step slower, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Princess, the sky of Daliang has collapsed!"

Jiang Shaohua cried for a while and finally came back to his senses from the bad news. When he heard these words, he felt a wave of heart-wrenching pain again.

She took a deep breath, took the handkerchief from Cui Du, wiped the tears from her face, and said, "I already know."

"You have come at the right time. This county lord would like to discuss the next countermeasures with you."

……

After two sticks of incense.

Everyone took their seats in the main hall.

Jiang Shaohua had been staying at the farmhouse from time to time for a few years. The yard was not big, but it was kept clean and elegant.

Jiang Shaohua's eyes were a little swollen, but his expression had slowly calmed down.

After Chen Changshi, Feng Changshi and others took their seats, they looked at each other and were shocked to find that they were in a shabby state. They did not have time to change their clothes or tidy up their appearance. The most they could do was to tidy up their messy hair.

Chen Changshi was the first to speak: "The emperor has passed away, and Daliang is in mourning. The princess should go to the capital to mourn immediately."

There was nothing to discuss about this matter. She had to go to the capital. Not only that, she had to go as quickly as possible and try her best to stabilize the chaotic situation.

Jiang Shaohua nodded and looked at Song Yuan.

Song Yuan was also in a state of disarray today because of the sudden bad news. He hadn't recovered yet and subconsciously said, "The emperor was fine before, why did he suddenly pass away?"

"The emperor must have been murdered by treacherous officials!" No one expected that the person who took over this conversation was Yang Zheng. Yang Zheng's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Someone must have murdered the emperor!"

Everyone was shocked. Everyone had thought of this possibility while riding their horses all the way here. However, being thousands of miles away and without any evidence, no one knew what happened before the emperor passed away. No one dared to speak out this guess.

Unexpectedly, Yang Zheng, who was always slippery, revealed what everyone was thinking right away.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Yang Zheng deeply: "Why are you so sure?"

Yang Zheng took a long breath and said, "To be honest with you, my Lady, our Yang family has been criminal officials for generations. I am considered to be quite capable among the Yang family. I have been learning criminal investigation and case-solving since I was a child, and I have a natural intuition about major murder cases."

"The emperor died suddenly, there must be something fishy going on!"

"Please bring me along when you come to the capital. Perhaps I can do my bit for you."

In fact, by the time the news reached the capital, the emperor's body had already cooled down and the funeral was about to start. How could the officials of Nanyang County have the chance to investigate the case?
Jiang Shaohua nodded and agreed: "Okay, you go with me." (End of this chapter)