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Chapter 645 Good News
The Nanyang Palace immediately exploded like a boiling oil pan with a basin of ice water poured into it.

Feng Changshi laughed so hard towards the sky that he almost choked.

Shen Muwen'an and other subordinates were all delighted.

This is really great news! They all know the princess's lofty ambitions. The princess's trip to Beijing to attend the funeral was tragic and solemn, as she would never return. Afterwards, they heard the bad news of palace coups and treason, and they were so worried about the princess that they could not sleep or eat.

Who would have thought that suddenly such great news would come back!
"The princess is going to be the empress!"

"Oh my god, am I dreaming? Pinch me now!"

"Wait, should we pack our bags and head to the capital right away?"

"What nonsense! There are so many officials in the capital, so the princess is not short of ministers. Let's guard the palace first and do the job well. Wait for the princess to summon us at any time."

The last few sentences came from Feng Changshi, who almost laughed his mouth off.

At Feng Changshi's command, the officials finally calmed down from their ecstasy. They had no intention of doing their duty today, and they just sat there and laughed foolishly when they returned to the signing room.

Feng Changshi also returned to the household registration office. He signed and stamped all the bills for money and grain that were delivered today, and approved them all.

Tang Youyin had to cough and remind him, "Feng Changshi, the last list was sent by Fang Changsui."

Fang Changsui is Lu Xuan’s personal attendant Fang Tong.

Lu Xuan had a very low presence in the Nanyang Palace. Feng Changshi did not approve all the expense lists sent to him on weekdays. He usually signed and rejected each one.

After Tang Youyin reminded him, Feng Changshi suddenly remembered an important matter: "Have you told Lord Lu the good news that the princess is about to ascend the throne?"

Tang Youyin looked bewildered: "I don't know that either."

Feng Changshi simply threw down his pen and said, "I will go to congratulate Lu Junma in person."

After a stick of incense.

Lu Xuan stood in his study, watching Feng Changshi's mouth opening and closing, saying extremely absurd things, and found it somewhat amusing: "This kind of thing cannot be joked about casually. If it gets out, it will be disrespectful to the new emperor."

Feng Changshi rarely showed a sour face, and smiled amiably, "The princess specially sent Meng Sanbao back to deliver the letter, and also asked the Royal Guard Battalion to send a thousand Royal Guards to the capital immediately. This is such a big event, it is indeed true, it can't be false."

"The princess is indeed going to ascend the throne and become the empress. This country of Daliang will belong to our princess from now on."

Lu Xuan: "..."

Lu Xuan's expression froze as he stared straight at Feng Changshi.

Feng Changshi continued with a smile: "The coronation ceremony will be held soon. However, the princess has not summoned us to the capital for the time being, which shows that she wants us to stay in the palace. Let's wait patiently... Princess! Someone come quickly! Ask Dr. Sun to come!"

……

Lu Xuan was so surprised that his blood rushed to his head and he fainted.

The beaming Doctor Sun gave Lu Xuan a few injections. After a cup of tea, Lu Xuan woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he asked repeatedly: "Feng Changshi, I was not dreaming just now! Is Shaohua really going to ascend the throne and become the empress?"

"Do all the ministers support her? Does the Empress Dowager in the palace also support her? What about Prime Minister Wang? What is the attitude of Duke Anguo? And Empress Dowager Li and the Li family, Prince Wu'an and Prince Huaiyang, didn't they fight with her?"

It can be seen that Lu Xuan has been paying close attention to the developments in the capital, and has mentioned all the important figures without missing a single one. Feng Changshi smiled and said, "We can ask Meng Sanbao about the details after he returns from the Royal Guards. In short, it is absolutely true that the princess wants to ascend the throne."

Lu Xuan sat up quickly, his eyes sparkling: "I will pack my luggage and go to the capital immediately. At this critical moment, I have to go to the capital to help Shaohua gain a foothold in the palace."

Pooh!
What does the princess's current situation have to do with you? What ability do you have to help the princess? Are you going to the capital to ask for some real benefits and trouble the princess?

Feng Changshi's temper was not as smooth as Chen Changshi's, and he immediately frowned: "Without the princess's order, no one from the Nanyang Palace is allowed to enter the capital without permission. This is to avoid causing trouble and bringing chaos to the princess."

Lu Xuan straightened his back and looked at Feng Changshi with disdain: "Feng Changshi, what you said is wrong. I am Shaohua's biological father. Shaohua ascended the throne to become the empress, so how can her father not be present? If I am accused of being unfilial in the future, I will be pointed at by others and even written into history books. I must go to the capital!"

It was a rare occasion that Feng Changshi was choked.

Yes, the princess used to be the boss of Nanyang County. Whether you are filial or not, you just need to pretend to be filial. Outsiders don’t know what’s going on.

Now the princess is going to be the empress. Every word and action is watched by others. As the so-called emperor, he should be a role model for the people, and he should pretend to be filial. It is indeed inappropriate to have the biological father missing from the coronation ceremony.

However, given Lu Xuan's character, how could he not cause trouble when he arrived in the capital?

To put it more bluntly, if Lu Xuan decided to seek an official position or wanted to be a duke, it would be troublesome whether Jiang Shaohua agreed or not.

While Feng Changshi was hesitating, Lu Xuan had already rushed out of bed and called two followers over in a loud voice: "Fang Tong, send someone to send a letter to the government school immediately to ask Ying'er to come back. I want to take Ying'er to the capital."

"Bian Dong, go tell Aunt Mei to pack her luggage."

……

This unexpected development made Feng Changshi quite upset.

It was really indecent to quarrel in public. Feng Changshi left without saying a word and passed down the order, ordering the guards to guard the main gate, side gate and back gate. No one could leave the palace without his order.

Then, Feng Changshi immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Chen Changshi.

Fortunately, Lu Ying was in the prefectural school, and it would take five or six days to go back and forth, and it would also take time to pack the luggage. He could always find a way to stop Lu Xuan.

That night, Feng Changshi slept uneasily and had dreams one after another.

Sometimes he dreamed of his own princess wearing a dragon robe and sitting on the dragon throne; sometimes he dreamed of Lord Lu standing beside the princess with a shameless face, proudly accepting the kneeling worship of all the ministers.

Boom boom boom!
There was a rapid knock on the door.

Feng Changshi suddenly woke up and sat up from the bed: "Who? What happened?"

"Master Feng, something terrible has happened." The guards' urgent voice came from outside the door: "Lord Lu suddenly developed a high fever in the middle of the night, his whole body was twitching, and he was already talking nonsense."

"Mrs. Mei is in a state of panic and at a loss. Please ask Mr. Feng to go and take a look."

Feng Changshi was shocked and immediately got dressed, got out of bed, and hurried to Lu Xuan's courtyard.

It was past three o'clock in the morning, and the palace was originally quiet and peaceful. But the hurried footsteps of Feng Changshi shattered the tranquility and made people panic.

Several candlesticks were lit in Lu Xuan's dormitory. Lu Xuan, lying on the bed, had a red face, his hands and feet were twitching constantly, and he was shouting incoherently and even foaming at the mouth.

Aunt Mei covered her face with her sleeves and cried.