Chapter 1552

"Your Majesty, you are not honest! You don't even know how to make up a decent lie. You should have asked a professional to make up a story for you, for example, asking Eunuch Wang to come."

Chen Guanlou mocked, without the slightest respect for the Emperor's status.

Wang De was furious, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, please pay attention to your attitude. You are talking to His Majesty!"

Chen Guanlou gave a laugh, "If it weren't for me, your Emperor would already be dead by now."

"What does this mean?" Emperor Jian Shi asked urgently, as if he saw the hope of life, his eyes shining blindingly.

Chen Guanlou explained, "It is I who am supporting your vitality. Has Your Majesty not felt that talking for such a long time is not as tiring as before?"

"Yes, I felt it. Does that mean..."

"Don't think about it!" Chen Guanlou directly shattered the other party's beautiful dream, "It's only temporary. Your vitality is severed, and your internal organs are failing; this is not something human power can do. I can preserve your vitality for a moment because you still have one last breath left. When this breath is completely exhausted, even if a great god descends to the world, there will be nothing they can do."

Emperor Jian Shi's beautiful dream was shattered, and the spirit he had just raised instantly leaked away. He looked even worse than before.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Wang De panicked.

Chen Guanlou told the other party, "Don't worry, His Majesty is not dead. That breath hasn't leaked away yet, and it can still support him for a period of time."

Wang De gritted his teeth, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, whatever you want, just say it. I only ask you to satisfy His Majesty's wish."

Chen Guanlou weighed the seal in his hand, "Your Majesty can issue the edict now; I will accept this seal and promise to keep Concubine Jing and her son safe. If I fail to do so, this seal will not be returned."

Emperor Jian Shi seemed to have come back to life, "You agreed?"

Chen Guanlou nodded.

If he didn't agree, the Emperor's last breath would leak away, and he would die!

Even if he were to die, he would have to wait until he left before dying.

He would not take the blame for the Emperor being angered to death.

"Draft the edict..."

Emperor Jian Shi ordered.

Wang De was not free and could not write the imperial edict.

Chen Guanlou's status was not worthy, and he could not write the imperial edict. Even if he wrote it, those court officials could refuse to recognize it.

So he simply went outside and invited Sun Daoning to write the imperial edict, bestowing Song Anxu's eldest son as the heir to the Prince Lu Mansion, and formally inheriting the Prince Mansion when he reaches twenty. No one and no government office shall obstruct it!

Sun Daoning, while writing the imperial edict, glanced at Chen Guanlou from the corner of his eye, which was truly indescribable.

Chen Guanlou signaled for Old Sun to focus on writing the imperial edict and not to write the wrong name, delaying the future of his good son.

After the imperial edict was written, under the witness of everyone, Wang De took out the Jade Seal and the Emperor's personal seal, stamping them one by one.

Then he handed the imperial edict to Sun Daoning, and after the Secretariat stamped it, it could be announced to the world.

Actually, it would be fine even if the Secretariat didn't stamp it.

The inheritance of a Prince's title can be decided by the Emperor himself; the Jade Seal and the Emperor's personal seal are enough.

The reason for going through the Secretariat is nothing more than for good luck, for completeness, for legitimacy, to avoid someone jumping out halfway to pick bones from an egg. To put it deeper, it is mainly to guard against the new Emperor going back on his word after ascending the throne.

What attitude the new Emperor will have toward the Princes, and what attitude he will have toward Song Anxu inheriting the Prince Mansion as a woman, no one knows. Don't look at what Prince Duan says; you have to look at what he does after he inherits the throne.

These Princes and grandsons are accustomed to acting; each of them has superb acting skills and deceives the world.

The deal is done!

Chen Guanlou was also preparing to leave.

Emperor Jian Shi's vitality was about to be severed, but he still had things to say.

Chen Guanlou extended his life for a moment, "What else does Your Majesty want to say? Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"

"Prince Anping was not wrong; you are a lucky star! I will definitely get what I want. You thought I was making up lies to deceive you, but you don't know that everything I said is true."

Chen Guanlou frowned, "Why is Your Majesty telling me this? I am just an insignificant Jiang Jiang Yucheng in the Heavenly Prison."

"No! You are very important! Important beyond your imagination."

"Can Your Majesty explain more clearly?"

Emperor Jian Shi shook his head with a smile, "Withdraw! I want to be quiet for a while!"

"Not seeing Concubine Jing and her son?"

Chen Guanlou asked.

Emperor Jian Shi shook his head, "Not seeing them! It's better to keep some favoritism in one's heart."

If the last person the Emperor saw before dying was Concubine Jing and her son, there would be no need to guess; once the Emperor died, someone would definitely stand up to liquidate Concubine Jing and her son, and the court officials wouldn't be able to stop them. The Emperor's edict might also become invalid in the chaos.

When order is chaotic, even if it is only a short-term chaos, the best choice is to remain unchanged; it is better to be still than to move.

If someone wants to fight for it at this time, they can. It's just that I'm afraid they have the life to fight, but not the life to enjoy it.

Chen Guanlou bowed slightly, expressing his respect for the Emperor's status, and then left.

Sun Daoning had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time.

"What are you holding in your hand?"

"A gift from His Majesty, do you want to take a look?" Chen Guanlou was very open.

Sun Daoning, on the contrary, lost his curiosity, "Since it was given to you by His Majesty, you should keep it well. Imperial gifts, no matter how valuable, must be cherished and respected, and not taken lightly. If imperial gifts fall into the hands of the public, into pawnshops, or into the hands of others, this is a great disrespect, a capital crime!"

Old Sun reminded him out of kindness, fearing that Chen Guanlou would not know the importance and throw away the imperial gift, losing it without even knowing.

"Got it, got it. Old Sun, you are so long-winded."

Sun Daoning was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "You think I want to be long-winded. If you were more progressive and managed yourself well, I wouldn't have to worry about you at my age. What exactly did you talk to His Majesty about, why did His Majesty issue an edict for the Prince Lu Mansion?"

"The son of my daughter-in-law is also my son; it's rare to have a chance to see the Emperor, so it's only natural for me to fight for benefits for my own son. What's so strange about that."

Sun Daoning:...

Unable to refute.

"You are really bold! Even at this time, you are still thinking about private interests! I won't ask you what His Majesty wanted you to do. Just stay put and don't cause trouble."

After speaking, Sun Daoning was about to turn back into the sleeping quarters.

Chen Guanlou grabbed him, "Don't go in alone, call a few more people to go in."

Sun Daoning did not understand why.

Chen Guanlou had to explain, "The Emperor is dying, he has at most a cup of tea's time left."

"You, you are telling the truth, not fooling me?" Sun Daoning's expression changed drastically.

"I am a Ninth Rank martial artist; with my cultivation, I have never been wrong in judging life and death."

"Why didn't you say so earlier."

Sun Daoning was anxious!

He hurriedly called other officials from the Secretariat and rushed to the sleeping quarters.

On the way, eunuchs hurriedly went to invite the Princes to the sleeping quarters to see the Emperor for the last time.

The entire Taiji Palace fell into huge panic.

Outside the Taiji Palace gate, concubines came and went, went and came. Court officials also blocked the palace gate, refusing to leave for a long time.

Chen Guanlou found Medical Official Mu, "The Emperor is about to die. I'll tell Old Sun in a moment, and I'll take you out of the palace first."

"Can I leave the palace?" Medical Official Mu was panicked; having stayed up all night and all morning, he was about to collapse. Old arms and legs, he couldn't take the tossing!

"Yes!" Chen Guanlou said affirmatively.