Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage-Chapter 974 - Growing Old_1

Chapter 974: Chapter 974 Growing Old_1

Chapter 974 -974 Growing Old_1

At this critical juncture, it is of utmost importance who can represent the Emperor in conducting the ritual of praying to heaven for blessings.

It signifies the attitude of the Emperor.

Although Li Hongyuan is already the Crown Prince, whether he can succeed to the position is still an uncertainty.

The words that Lin Shimo taught Wenzan, allowed the Emperor to agree to the ceremony of praying to heaven for blessings.

And since the Prince of Zhao hasn’t returned, the only choice is the Crown Prince.

As expected, the next day the Emperor issued a decree through the Bureau of Rites and the Cabinet, allowing the Crown Prince to pray to heaven on his father’s behalf, seeking divine favor.

The Ministry of Rites and the Court of Judicial Review got busy at once.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was held at the Temple of Heaven on the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The next day, the twenty-seventh, it snowed heavily.

The court ministers and the people all applauded, praising the benevolence of the Emperor, and the wisdom of the Crown Prince.

The Emperor, wearing his robe, stayed in the Splendid Palace for half a day, and then went to the Serene Phoenix Palace for half a day. No one knew what he did in the Splendid Palace or what he talked about with the Empress in the Serene Phoenix Palace.

By the time he returned to Crystal Frost Hall in the evening, the Emperor felt a chill and sneezed a few times. After the Imperial Physician checked his pulse and wrote a prescription, the Emperor refused to take the medicine.

He took a kind of Immortal Pill instead, saying that after the new year, he would pass the Imperial Throne to the Crown Prince, and he himself would retire to Little Spirit Mountain for cultivation.

The Emperor actually wants to pursue the path of the Tao.

Upon hearing the news, every minister was troubled and brought their concerns to the Cabinet to seek advice from the Senior Grand Secretaries.

As the Senior Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Jiang Ruobai was not in the Cabinet.

He was with the Emperor.

Looking at the Emperor dressed in a black Taoist robe, he furrowed his brows and said: “Your Majesty, I don’t understand why you are doing this.”

“Ruxian, the ancients have said, reaching the age of 70 is rare. I am getting old!”

Ruxian is the courtesy name of Jiang Ruobai.

Only the elders are allowed to call him by his courtesy name, and there are few who can call him by this name at his level.

Outsiders all call him Prime Minister Jiang, and even the Emperor would call him that along with everyone else.

Jiang Ruobai hadn’t heard the Emperor call him like this for many years, and couldn’t help but feel touched. His eyes welled up as he said softly: “Your majesty, you are still young.”

“Not for long.” The Emperor closed his eyes. “My body hasn’t been very well since last year, and this year, I have relied on the Immortal Pill to sustain me. You are well aware of this.”

Jiang Ruobai said, “Your majesty, these Immortal Pills… Taking too many is not beneficial.”

The so-called Immortal Pills in the Emperor’s mouth were nothing more than pills made from cinnabar and other herbs.

“In any case, I don’t have many days left.” The Emperor said indifferently. “Since Zhuzhu left me, I always have a feeling that I will see her again soon.”

Jiang Ruobai couldn’t help but tear up: “Your Majesty, the deceased is gone. Please be comforted.”

“I will see her again.”

The Emperor waved his hand weakly. “I’m tired, the New Year is just a few days away. After the fifteenth, let the Crown Prince take over. As for me, I wish to rest.”

Jiang Ruobai was shocked and prostrated himself: “Your servant… obeys your orders.”

He left the Crystal Frost Hall, looking at the falling snow in the sky, and closed his eyes.

An era would end soon, and another was about to begin.

Upon returning to the Cabinet, Jiang Ruobai ignored the anxious ministers, consulted with the other four Senior Ministers, and then went to see the Crown Prince.

Li Hongyuan was playing chess with Lin Shimo in the snow hut by the lake.

They were both wrapped in thick fox fur coats, sitting on either side of the stone table, unmoving like statues.

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Jiang Ning, her face the only visible part of her under the thick covering, stood on one side of the snow hut, fishing through a hole in the lake’s ice with a fishing rod in her hand.

Jiang Ruobai watched for a moment before stepping forward.