The Emperor’s move indeed caught everyone by surprise.
When the Think Tank received the news, even he almost dropped his jaw in shock.
Was this... did Prince Qin just become the ultimate victor without deploying a single soldier?
Could it be that the old Emperor finally thought of Prince Qin, whom he once mistreated? And now, as he was approaching his end, felt a twinge of guilt in his heart?
Or was it as some people speculated... that the old Emperor had turned a blind eye to the Master, allowing him to live a miserable life, to protect him? This content belongs to novel✶fire.net
Thinking about it, this possibility actually seemed quite likely.
After all, in that dog-eat-dog environment, for someone like the Master, who was alone and without support... any sign of affection from the Emperor would have been like setting the Master on fire.
The Master was too weak back then to grow in such a cutthroat place.
Thinking of these minor details, his mood inevitably became somewhat complicated.
Was the entire world fooled by the seemingly incompetent Emperor?
Probably the angriest ones were the princes in the palace.
They never expected that after a fierce struggle for life and death, the outcome would be ... it was tantamount to letting the Master win over them without a fight.
However, he did not dwell on his complicated feelings for long, because time was of the essence, and he needed to hurry to the palace to meet with the Master.
At his command, except for the team he left behind, everyone else was brought into the city by him.
After all, the Master was now in danger and needed his own people more than ever... If they had known the Emperor’s actions beforehand, he would have definitely entered the palace with them...
Per the old Emperor’s decree, the ascension ceremony was scheduled by the Ministry of Rites and the Observatory to take place in three days.
It seemed hasty at first, but when the Dragon Robe and other items were delivered for Qin Ye to try on, he knew in his heart they were tailor-made for him.
They fit him perfectly!
The day of the ascension ceremony was grandiose...
Qin Ye felt somewhat regretful... if only he could have married Rong Yan earlier, then she would have been there with him, receiving bows from the officials today.
And the Emperor, who was on his deathbed, passed away the day after Qin Ye’s ascension...
Rong Yan, being far away, only got the news half a month later.
She blinked... had she just inherited the throne in one trip home?
"Miss, the Master wishes to invite you to Beijing. What do you think?" Hu Dao was elated inside.
Now that the Master had conquered the world... he was the sovereign over all, which was truly exhilarating.
Rong Yan had honestly not anticipated this.
But now, to ask her to go to Beijing... She thought it over and said, "You tell your master that I won’t be coming to Beijing for now."
She had a pile of matters to handle, and coming to Beijing... now was not the time.
Moreover, Qin Ye was now the Emperor. If he asked her to enter the harem... she truly had no such desire. If she went just like that, it would be difficult to end things well later on. She had no interest in being one of the thousands in the harem.
After all, Hu Dao had just used the phrase "What do you think", which meant that Qin Ye was only asking for her opinion on going to Beijing, not directly ordering her to go.
There was still much within her control... meaning, she could choose not to go.
Hearing this answer, Hu Dao became somewhat anxious; he wanted to ask why.
But when the question reached his lips, he forcefully swallowed it back down.
Because it was not his place to ask.