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Chapter 38 Arrival in the Northwest
On the fifth day of the sixth month of the thirty-eighth year of Dayu, Emperor Kangzhi passed away and the whole country mourned.

The crown prince led the royal family and all civil and military officials to kneel in front of the emperor for seven days, personally presided over the funeral ceremony, and placed the body of Emperor Kangzhi in the coffin.

After the period of rest for the deceased was over, the crown prince sent the emperor's coffin to the imperial mausoleum on an auspicious day personally divined by the imperial preceptor.

On the first day of July in the thirty-eighth year of Dayu, the crown prince, despite repeated pleadings from his ministers, forced himself to emerge from the darkness and held a coronation ceremony. He changed the reign title to Sheng'an, honored his biological mother, the queen, as the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, canonized the crown princess as queen, canonized his legitimate son as crown prince, and rewarded the rest of his children and concubines according to the rules.

The Minister of Rites was so busy that his feet were hitting the back of his head, but he still reminded, "Your Majesty, how should the princes be rewarded?"

The late emperor had six sons and four daughters in his lifetime. Princess Yingde died on the battlefield and was posthumously named Princess Yingde. As for the remaining three princesses who were married to foreign countries, two of them had already passed away, and one had long since cut off ties with Dayu, so there was no need to canonize them.

The late emperor had six sons. The second son, Prince Xuan, guarded the northwest. The third son, Prince Ming, died young. The fourth son, Prince Ning, was frail and bedridden since childhood. The imperial physician predicted that he would not live past forty, so he was given a fiefdom in the fertile land south of the Yangtze River. The fifth son, Prince An, guarded the northeast. The sixth son was not even ten years old, and his biological mother died young, so he was raised by the empress dowager herself.

"The late emperor had few descendants. The princes are my own brothers and sisters, and they have made great contributions to the Great Yu Empire. I cannot treat them lightly," Emperor Sheng An said. "Issue an order to confer the title of First Rank Prince on the princes and grant them purple jade belts." He paused, "Appoint Prince Xuan as the Grand Marshal of the Northwest Army, commanding 300,000 troops in the northwest, and incorporate Ningzhou into Prince Xuan's fiefdom."

The Minister of Rites bowed and accepted the order, then turned and left.

The Queen Mother came out from behind the curtain and asked with a worried look on her face, "Isn't it too impulsive for the Emperor to give Prince Xuan such great military power?"

Emperor Sheng An helped the Empress Dowager sit on a chair. "In the past, I misunderstood my second brother, which led me to do many wrong things. Father has already taught me a lesson." Thinking of the late emperor's earnest teachings before his death, Emperor Sheng An couldn't help but tear up. "My second brother and I are brothers from the same mother. If I can't even trust my second brother, who else in the world can I trust?"

Seeing that her son was thinking clearly, the queen mother finally felt relieved. In the past, her two sons were alienated, and the eldest son always opposed the second son. As a mother, she was caught in the middle, and her heart felt like it was being tormented in fire.

She was the queen and had to stand on the side of the prince. She often sided with the prince to suppress King Xuan. Whenever she thought of her past favoritism, she could not sleep at night.

"I'm relieved that the Emperor can figure this out," the Queen Mother wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief. "What arrangements does the Emperor have for Prince Xuan's family?"

"My second brother has endured immense hardship defending the northwest, and I cannot bear to separate them any further. Now that our father's funeral is over, I have sent someone to Prince Xuan's mansion to convey the decree, allowing Prince Xuan's family to reunite in the northwest."

The Queen Mother nodded continuously, and the mother and son talked about many of their inner thoughts. The atmosphere was more harmonious than ever before.

The Xuanwang Mansion was overjoyed after receiving the imperial edict. Princess Xuan immediately ordered everyone to pack up their things, trying to finish packing up their belongings as quickly as possible and set off as soon as possible.

Nanny Song and Nanny Li ordered everyone in the Bidan Courtyard around.

Tang Zhao wanted to help, but Nanny Song sent him back because he was in the way, so he could only sit and drink tea.

We are going to the Northwest now. Tang Zhao held the cup and shook her feet. In her previous life, when she went to the Northwest for market research, she took the time to travel around. There were towering snow-capped mountains, endless grasslands, countless cattle and sheep, galloping horses, and strong and powerful Northwestern men.

Gu Ci was annoyed by the disturbance. He went out and walked along the corridor. He saw the woman's infatuated and yearning expression through the window, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Of all the noble sons and daughters of Dayu, who wouldn't be so desperate to leave when they heard they were going to the Northwest? Even his sister-in-law had spent six months in bed on her first trip to the Northwest. This was the first time he had seen someone so eager.

Gu Ci did not burst Tang Zhao's beautiful fantasy. People need to experience the beating of reality.

Tang Zhao was unaware of Gu Ci's sinister intentions, and was happily wondering whether his first meal in the northwest would be roasted whole lamb or Lanzhou ramen.

Prince Xuan's mansion was poor, and Princess Xuan wanted to pack up the entire mansion and take it away, but reality did not allow it, so she had to pack up the commonly used items and put them in the car.

After handing over his duties at the Ministry of Personnel, Gu Liu returned to see that the palace had been tidied up, with only a few old servants and the supporting walls left. Impressed, he couldn't help but suggest, "There's no need to take the door." Princess Xuan ignored her prodigal son. Crown Princess Ming whispered, "Mother received a letter from Father, saying that the Northwest Palace had been uninhabited for so long it was in a state of disrepair, with even the doors and windows rotted. He warned Mother to prepare for the cold weather."

Gu Liu held his forehead.

Ming: "Mother's point is that since I won't be coming back in this lifetime anyway, it's better to take everything with me instead of wasting it. The northwest is very poor in resources, and good things can't be bought even with money."

What’s more, the palace has no money.

"My sister-in-law also wanted to move the persimmon tree in the yard. The guards had already dug half of it out with a crowbar. In the end, it was my fifth brother who persuaded her to give in by promising to go to the northwest to find another persimmon tree."

Gu Liu:
Three days later, hundreds of fully loaded carriages stopped in front of the palace. Prince Xuan helped Princess Xuan and Princess Consort onto the carriages, gave instructions to the serving maids for a long time, and ordered three layers of guards inside and outside before he felt at ease.

Gu Ci looked at his elder brother, hesitated for a while, and was about to reach out his hand when he saw Tang Zhao lift his leg and step briskly onto the imperial carriage for the princess without even stepping on the step.

Her maids followed suit. The maid named Dongmei and several other maids got on the carriage, jumped onto it, snatched the reins from Chaohui's hands, and obviously intended to drive the car themselves.

Zhaohui turned to look at his master.

Gu Ci was indifferent for a moment, arranged for his guards, and turned away without mercy.

The convoy set off. Chaohui waited in fear for half a month. Seeing that Dongmei was becoming more and more like an experienced driver, he finally felt relieved.

The carriage swayed for more than a month and finally arrived at the northwest city of Lanzhou when the leaves turned yellow.

King Xuan was stationed in the northwest and was not allowed to leave the camp easily, so he specially sent his trusted generals to meet him three hundred miles outside Lanzhou City.

"Thank you, General Han."

"Princess, I am sorry to trouble you," Han Wencheng said, "I am following the order of the prince to welcome you into the city."

Five hundred soldiers shouted in unison, "Welcome the princess into the city!"

The carriage traveled day and night and arrived at the royal residence in Lanzhou city the next morning.

Princess Xuan of Tang Zhaohe and the Crown Prince's wife worked hard for a whole day before they finally settled the matter temporarily.

She was exhausted both physically and mentally. After taking a shower, she hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of food and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.

Gu Ci looked at the study room, which was as clean as new and no different from the one in Luoyang Palace, and felt a little strange.

That woman is thoughtful.

Gu Ci covered himself with the brocade quilt, and his tense mind that had lasted for more than a month finally relaxed. Soon he fell into a deep sleep.

Arrived in the northwest
Zhao Zhao started to roll up his sleeves to make money
Babies, vote for recommendation and monthly tickets to support Zhao Zhao
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(End of this chapter)