Chapter 573 The villain is the queen (90)
No need to explain, a quarter of an hour ago, only Zhou Ye and Hu Zhen were together.
The evidence is conclusive that the queen murdered the emperor.
As soon as the news came out, the world was shocked.
There are countless secrets in this palace, which are not something ordinary people can suspect. Even if the murder is full of loopholes and the reason for the murder is far-fetched, the evidence is here. Only Zhou Ye has been to the North. During the follow-up investigation , the guards also found Bone Erosion Powder in the queen's palace, Zhou Ye could not argue and remained silent.
No one thought deeply about why Zhou Ye, who was extremely smart and astute in the city, would do such a stupid thing. After all, when the emperor died, someone had to stand up and take responsibility.
Three hundred years have just passed and a new year has begun. The emperor dies and a new emperor can ascend the throne.
Everything went smoothly, and the throne fell on the prince as it should.
The new emperor could not ascend the throne until three days after the death of the late emperor, so now the entire palace was busy. One was busy with the funeral, and the other was busy preparing the ceremony for the new emperor's enthronement.
The entire palace should have mourned for a whole year, but now the war in the north is tense, and the country needs a new emperor to take charge of everything, so the emperor's burial ceremony can only be as simple as possible. On the day of the funeral, the weather was clear and the sun was just right.
Concubine Liang smiled contentedly as she watched the coffin made of gold being slowly brought into the imperial mausoleum.
Next to her, stood Hu Guanghua dressed as a palace maid. The woman's eyes were heavy as she watched her biological father's coffin slowly go away.
When everything was settled, Concubine Liang took a deep breath, turned around and looked at Hu Guanghua with a smile, and grabbed her hand affectionately.
"Guanghua, thanks to you, everything went so smoothly."
Hu Guanghua smiled lightly and asked casually. "His Royal Highness is still dealing with the funeral?"
"Well, he has been very busy during this period. By the way, I have something else to do, so let's go first."
After Concubine Liang left, Hu Guanghua just stood there for a while, then quickly turned and left.
Three days later, the funeral ceremony of the late emperor ended, the war in the north was initially successful, and the new emperor was ready to ascend the throne. Due to the special circumstances, the enthronement ceremony must not be too grand. He only needed to inform the world, put on the dragon robe, and be titled emperor.
That day was also the day when the guilty queen Zhou Ye was executed. This was Concubine Liang's will. She wanted Zhou Ye to take a good look at how she rose to the position of empress dowager step by step before she died. But in the end, she only I will crawl humbly in the dust.
The enthronement ceremony was held in the Chaolong Hall in front of the imperial study. Under the 999 steps, there would be a place where hundreds of officials would worship.
Before dawn, Concubine Liang had already stood up and came to the prison surrounded by all the palace ladies.
Various prisoners are held here, most of them are nobles on death row. According to state regulations, nobles who break the law are not allowed to enter the dungeon. There are special cells to hold these nobles.
Although the environment here is not comparable to the outside world, it is still clean and tidy. There is a bed, bedding, and a small table with a plate of pastries on the table.
On the day of execution, the prisoner must meet these requirements.
Zhou Ye didn't have any other requests, just a plate of pastries and a plate of melon seeds.
Three quarters past noon was the time to be beheaded, and the sky was gradually getting brighter. The woman was sitting cross-legged on the bed, holding a handful of melon seeds in her hands and smacking them calmly. There was no trace of despair on her face.
(End of chapter)