Chapter 632: The old emperor passed away?
That night, Gu Chan lay on the bed, half asleep and half awake all the time, unable to sleep well at all.
The sound of Ma Zheng crying for help kept echoing in her ears, and it wasn't until almost dawn that she fell asleep in a daze.
At noon the next day, Gu Chan woke up feeling dizzy.
Bilan came in with a basin of hot water and exclaimed at the first sight, "Ah! Master, what's wrong with you? Your face is so red!"
"Really?" Gu Chan said doubtfully.
Bilan quickly stepped forward and touched her forehead, saying with great concern, "Your forehead is so hot, I'm afraid you may have caught a cold."
"It's okay. I'll write a prescription for you. You go and help me get some medicine, boil it and bring it over to me." Gu Chan said with a smile.
After saying that, she forced herself to get off the bed, sat down at the table, picked up a pen and paper and started writing the prescription.
Bilan stood beside her, with tears in her distressed eyes.
Gu Chan said softly, "Silly girl, why are you crying! It's not a serious illness."
"I just feel sorry for you. Although you are so young, you are more tired than adults. You have to worry about so many things every day, and no one is around to take care of you." Bilan cried.
Gu Chan shook her head indifferently, stretched out her hand to touch her sweet face and said, "Okay, stop crying, hurry up and get me some medicine and bring it over."
"Yes, Master." Bi Lan replied, wiping away her tears.
Then she took the prescription and left, going to make medicine for Gu Chan.
Gu Chan endured the discomfort of fever and sat at the dressing table to wash up. After a while, she was fully dressed and went to have breakfast in the lobby ahead.
Fortunately, the spiritual energy in her body is relatively strong, so catching a cold like this is not a big deal to her.
No, when she finished her breakfast, Bilan came over with a bowl of prepared medicine and asked her to drink it. She immediately felt better and no longer felt as top-heavy as before.
At this time, Wei Xing quickly walked in from the door and bowed to Gu Chantan.
Gu Chan waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite, sit down!"
"Thank you, Master." Wei Xing said respectfully.
After saying that, he sat on the chair next to him, picked up the teacup and poured tea into his mouth.
Gu Chan asked, "Have you made arrangements for the brothers at the border of Yexing Kingdom?"
"Don't worry! I had people entertain them well last night, and when they left this morning, I sent someone to give them a favor of one hundred taels of silver. They were all very happy and sailed away in the boat. ." Wei Xing explained.
Gu Chan nodded with peace of mind.
After all, she will have to send people to transport ninety-eight cannons to sell to Qixing Fan. Now, taking good care of these brothers who deliver food will definitely save a lot of trouble next time.
Not wanting to dwell too much on this issue, Gu Chan said instead, "By the way, you said last night that something happened in Wuheng County on the border. What happened?"
"The Ninth Prince was captured and taken to Kyoto. Now the entire border area is leaderless. The situation is not optimistic." Wei Xing said solemnly.
"Are Ma Zheng and the others safe?" Gu Chan asked. "Don't worry, the strong men who went to Wuheng County this time only captured the Ninth Prince. As for the group of people under him, none of them moved. From my point of view, the situation on the border is not very good now. , The prince still needs to keep these men and manage the border well." Wei Xing told the specific situation.
After hearing this, Gu Chan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as nothing happens to Ma Zheng and others, she can feel completely at ease. As for that boy Xuanyuan Qing, she is not worried at all. Although he is not as powerful as the group of masters sent by the prince, but with his mind, It must be easy to save one's life.
Besides, if the prince kills the second prince Xuanyuan Lie, the people of Tiancang Kingdom have no objections. But if he dares to easily kill the ninth prince Xuanyuan Qing, the people may have to poke his spine.
So in this case, there is no need to worry on her side.
Thinking like this, Gu Chan said calmly, "In that case, let the two brothers have fun first. I have to take care of the people affected by the disaster in my Jiangnan area."
"You can rest assured that the money you got earlier has been used by officials from various places to buy supplies and help the victims rebuild their houses. In addition, there is so much food now, which can be distributed to various places to last until next spring sowing. ." Wei Xing said.
Gu Chan slumped down on the chair behind her, and her whole body relaxed instantly.
Now that the crisis in the Jiangnan area has finally been completely resolved, she can finally relax temporarily after having been tense for so long.
But at this moment, an accident suddenly happened. A guard rushed in from outside the door quickly and said to Gu Chanbing, "Lord, an imperial guard came outside the door and said that he was rushing eight hundred miles from Kyoto. Speed, come to deliver the imperial edict.”
"Please come in quickly!" Gu Chan waved her hand.
The guard quickly ran out and invited the Ouchi guard in.
After the Ouchi guards arrived in the lobby, they immediately took out the imperial edict from their sleeves and shouted, "Gu Chan, Lord of Jiangnan of Tiancang Kingdom, accepts the edict."
"Your Majesty, Gu Chan, Lord of Jiangnan, accepts the order." Gu Chan stood up and went forward to greet him, knelt down and saluted.
Everyone in the lobby also knelt down.
The imperial guard opened the imperial edict and said, "By God's will, the new emperor summoned that Emperor Longwu passed away three days ago. He ordered Gu Chan, the lord of Jiangnan, to come to Beijing as soon as possible and arrange for a state funeral without any mistakes."
"What? The old emperor died three days ago? This... this is impossible!" Gu Chan said dumbfoundedly as he knelt on the ground.
The death of the old emperor is such a big deal! According to the imperial edict, he died three days ago, but the key point is that the news did not reach the Jiangnan area. This is obviously a problem, isn't it?
The Ouchi guard folded the imperial edict together and handed it to Gu Chan and said, "Lord, you'd better receive the edict first, and then talk about it after you go to Kyoto!"
"Your Majesty, I accept the order, long live my emperor." Gu Chan lowered his head and said in a deep voice.
After speaking, she slowly stretched out her hand to take the imperial edict.
The Ouchi guard said goodbye to her and immediately turned around and left without any lingering.
Everyone in the hall stood up and froze in place. Wei Xing quickly came over, helped Gu Chan up from the ground, and said in a solemn tone, "It seems that you can't avoid it this time, even if you want to, this trip to Kyoto" You have to go.”
"Go and post a notice announcing the death of the old emperor, and order people in Jiangnan to hang white silk ribbons from house to house to express condolences." Gu Chan ordered.
"Yes, Lord." Wei Xing responded solemnly.
After saying that, he immediately went to the study to draft a notice on behalf of Gu Chan. He drafted the notice as quickly as possible and sent someone to post it.
As the notice was posted, the news of the old emperor's death quickly spread in Jiangnan City, and spread throughout the Jiangnan area that afternoon. The common people followed the instructions of taking care of Chan and hung up white silk ribbons from house to house to express their condolences.