QWTBWASIFOC Chapter 48
by VolareHalf a day later.
Having received the imperial decree restoring his official position, Lu Jingren hurried from the governor’s mansion to the Lu residence in the east of the city, where he met with the shocked Madam Lu and Lu Yunxiang.
The three of them looked at each other in silence, yet seemed to see everything in each other’s eyes.
That’s right! Lu Changli is the new Emperor of Liang!
So, when Lu Changli said he was going home to take care of things, he meant returning to the capital to inherit the throne and change his social status!
Oh, no, the new Emperor’s name is Liang Jue, courtesy name Changli.
The imperial guards stationed in the east of the city remained in place, not presuming to disturb the reunion of the two people in the courtyard, as they didn’t want to be glaring spotlights.
As for Liang Qin, who had met Lu Yunqi, he quickly led a team of people south to find the great scholar Kong Hong, without paying too much attention to the new Emperor’s private affairs.
At that moment, Changli and Lu Yunqi, who were in that private residence, were embracing each other, their hearts as sweet as ripe berries.
Lu Yunqi intertwined his fingers with the young man’s and suddenly leaned over to kiss the young man’s face.
“Changli, did your ascension go smoothly?”
Changli nodded slightly, “Don’t worry, it went very smoothly.”
Lu Yunqi looked up at Changli, intently tracing the contours of Changli’s face.
He was silent for a moment, then thought of the young man’s experiences.
“The birth mother you once told me about, who was forced to remarry but still missed her ex-husband, is Consort Chen? The man who forced her was the late Emperor?”
Changli’s eyes flickered slightly, “Yes.”
“The late Emperor turned back from his profligate ways because he was infatuated with his imperial sister-in-law, seized the throne from the hands of Prince Rui, and forced Prince Rui’s consort to divorce him and enter the palace to accompany the Emperor.”
“I was conceived at that time, but unfortunately, in the end, I was not liked by them. My birth mother hated me, and my birth father abandoned me.”
Lu Yunqi heard this and took Changli’s hand, gently kneading the young man’s slightly cold knuckles.
“If they don’t want you, it’s their loss.”
He put his arm around Changli’s shoulders, embracing the young man who had gone from a lonely prince to the Emperor of Liang, his eyes flashing with pity.
“My husband is the best person in the world.”
Changli’s lips curved slightly, revealing a rare smile, which made him seem to have the radiance of a pearl.
“You always know how to say nice things to make me happy.”
Lu Yunqi raised an eyebrow, “I’m telling the truth, but if it makes you happy, it’s worth it.”
He affectionately leaned close to the elegant young man, staring directly into those clear and bright eyes, his gaze so fiery that it could melt ice and snow.
“Changli, I will hold your hand and walk on.”
Changli lowered his eyes, seriously looking at the big hand holding his own, “Okay, let’s work together to create a prosperous world.”
Perhaps many people are not sincere to him, but there are always a small number of people who are willing to show the most beautiful kindness of human nature to a stranger like him.
Then he is willing to repay it in return.
Perhaps the bit of compassion hidden in his bones has not been completely shattered!
Or perhaps he has been ruling the various races of the Three Realms for too long, and it is inevitable that he will have a little bit of mercy for these humans, which gives him a long-lost feeling.
It was as if he had returned to the time when he was still the proud son of the Phoenix clan, full of compassion.
Thinking about it, it really feels like a lifetime ago, time waits for no one.
Changli withdrew his stray thoughts, slowly raised his eyes, and glanced at Lu Yunqi, who was close at hand.
“My Lu Empress, dare you accept the invitation?”
Lu Yunqi nodded without hesitation, his originally fierce eyebrows gradually softening, “Of course I dare, as long as it’s you, I have nothing to fear!”
“On your path as Emperor, I will accompany you.”
He will not let his beloved walk alone on that lonely and desolate road.
Whether it is life or death, success or failure, he accepts it!
After all, he had already made up his mind when Changli left Wuzhou to return to the capital to seize the throne, that no matter whether Changli succeeded or failed, he would accompany him.
June 8th.
Lu Jingren, busy handing over his work to the newly appointed Governor of Wuzhou, temporarily stayed in Wuzhou, while the rest of the Lu family followed the new Emperor’s imperial carriage north back to the capital.
Lu Yunqi stayed by Changli’s side the entire time.
The accompanying guards and officials’ eyes hurt from watching, and they felt a little uncomfortable from body to mind.
They had never seen such a clingy military man!
But the new Emperor actually tolerated Lu Yunqi’s behavior, without the slightest intention of restraining himself.
Forget it, even Prime Minister Lin couldn’t persuade the new Emperor, otherwise he wouldn’t have been left in the capital to oversee the country. People like them who are not as good as Prime Minister Lin should just keep quiet.
Their speed of acceptance of the new Emperor was very fast.
After all, with the unreliable late Emperor as a comparison, the new Emperor seemed much more reliable.
Although the new Emperor had some strange methods, this also just shows that the new Emperor is uniquely gifted, and therefore always has some unique qualities.
They only need to work with the new Emperor.
Which of the officials who have entered the court is not a clever person with keen senses, how can they not see what the new Emperor’s series of measures are intended to do.
…Reform, a thorough reform!
The new Emperor intends to overturn the national policy of the late Emperor’s reign, and remove all the pests under the Liang Kingdom, personally creating a strong country.
A new Emperor with great ambitions is always better than ahūnjūn-fatous/incompetent ruler.
They are not afraid of reform, only afraid of being immutable and becoming sinners who cause the demise of the country.
Lu Yunxiang, who followed his cousin into the imperial carriage, sat next to him obediently, his little eyes occasionally glancing at Lu Yunqi and Changli.
Changli rested his chin on his hand and leaned on Lu Yunqi’s shoulder, lazily saying, “If cousin Yunxiang has something to say, just say it, no need to be restrained by formalities.”
Lu Yunxiang pursed his lips slightly, “…Why did Your Majesty wander in a foreign land before?”
He didn’t understand why Changli-gege, as the youngest son of the late Emperor, didn’t stay in the palace to enjoy himself, but followed cousin Yunqi from the capital to Wuzhou to suffer.
Changli pinched the little guy’s face, explaining, “Last autumn, I was demoted to a commoner by the late Emperor and expelled from the palace. I met your cousin in the barren mountains outside the city and was rescued by him, so I followed him to Wuzhou.”
He didn’t think Lu Yunxiang was presumptuous.
Who made him, in the eyes of the Lu family, an orphan without parents or a home!
An orphan suddenly becomes the new Emperor, everyone will be curious.
Lu Yunxiang blinked his eyes, his round little face being pinched by the young Emperor.
“…I see.”
“Your Majesty fell into a difficult situation but was still able to ascend to the throne, you really are the most amazing person in the world.”
Changli heard this and poked the child’s brow, raising his eyes to glance at the clingy Lu Yunqi beside him.
“I guess these words were what he told you to say.”
Words like ‘the most amazing person in the world’ can only be said by Lu Yunqi.
Lu Yunqi was not ashamed but proud after hearing this.
“My Changli is the most amazing in the world, no one can make me change my mind.”
Lu Yunxiang, who was shown affection all over his face: “…”
Showing affection everywhere, cousin, can you be a little more reserved? Don’t smile so cheaply!
Lu Yunqi held Changli’s five fingers, staring at Changli with a smile, “Have you decided which day our wedding date will be?”
Changli said softly, “September 20th.”
He had already ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the Emperor and Empress’s grand wedding before he left the capital, and the wedding date was also an auspicious day that he had carefully selected.
A good day is worthy of them.
Lu Yunqi heard this date and calculated the time, there were still more than three months until then.
“Okay, the date is just right.”