0p0 Chapter 451 Nobufu (The End)
Chapter 451 Nobufu (The End)
Because it involved matters concerning her maternal family, the Empress Dowager finally decided to come out.
Li Tian'ao was very happy to hear that his mother was willing to see him, and he ran to the Empress Dowager in the Eastern Palace as soon as the court session ended.
"Mother, what brings you to me?"
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly and said, "Emperor, you must not act rashly."
"Spare the Xu family and marry Xu Yao as your empress."
Li Tian'ao: "On what grounds?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager slammed her teacup heavily on the table. "I am your mother, and you don't even listen to your own mother?"
Li Tian'ao raised his eyelids, stood up and said, "If there's nothing else, Mother, I'll take my leave."
"Your Majesty, once you step out of this palace gate today, you need not come back again."
All that remained for the Empress Dowager was a resolute silhouette.
The Empress Dowager's beautiful face began to contort. She had gone to great lengths to give birth to an unfilial son. If she had known, she should have drowned him back then.
Ah Zhu: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger."
The other palace maids and eunuchs also knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger."
After leaving the Empress Dowager's palace, Li Tian'ao immediately issued an edict to confiscate the entire Xu family's property and execute them in the autumn.
During his reign, he did not allow any situation where relatives of the empress held power.
Fahe and the others from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion handled Xiong Bufan's funeral arrangements. After observing a seven-day mourning period, they buried Xiong Bufan's body at the training ground.
All the former imperial advisors are buried there, silently watching over the capital and guarding the imperial advisor's residence.
The retired emperor kept the red fruit, knowing it was no ordinary fruit, but he was also afraid of being poisoned if he ate it.
He wanted to live forever, but he also didn't want to die.
If there were two, that would be great. He and Fahe could each have one, with Fahe eating first.
Fahe looked at the Emperor Emeritus, hesitating several times as if he wanted to speak. He also saw the red fruit left by Xiong Bufan. He had a premonition that eating that thing would make his cultivation twice as effective.
The two remained conflicted until the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace visited the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
Li Tian'ao's act of confiscating the entire Xu family has thoroughly provoked the Empress Dowager, who is now seeking the help of the Emperor Emeritus.
The retired emperor did not reprimand Li Tian'ao; instead, he was pleased that Li had grown up and had completely eliminated the possibility of his maternal relatives gaining power.
Seeing that even the Emperor Emeritus could do nothing about Li Tian'ao, the Empress Dowager began to join forces with the Fifth Prince to prepare revenge for the Xu family.
As a result, the fifth prince was stripped of his fiefdom, given a slow-acting poison, and the Empress Dowager was permanently confined to the Cining Palace.
Li Tian'ao attempted to be a qualified emperor, steadily moving forward under the watchful eye and guidance of the retired emperor, leading the country into a more prosperous stage.
Many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Li Tian'ao, like the former retired emperor, now has a house full of children and grandchildren.
While the children fought each other all day long, he sat in that position like a venomous insect, watching the princes and princesses compete for survival of the fittest.
He also realized that the reason the retired emperor had made him crown prince was not because he was favored, but because most of the retired emperor's sons had died.
They left behind two foolish and wicked men, Li Mingguang and Li Tian'ao. Li Tian'ao was of a better character than Li Mingguang, so he was made crown prince.
As Li Tian'ao grew older, he missed Xiong Bufan more and more, reminiscing about all the little things they did together. He even painted a portrait of him and hung it in the Imperial Study.
The Imperial Study has long been renovated and restored to its magnificent state.
Apart from Xiong Bufan, no one dared to rob the Imperial Study.
The retired emperor was cautious his whole life, and finally died in his sleep.
Over the decades, the red fruit benefited the French, but after many twists and turns, it has finally returned to its rightful owner.
After Xiong Bufan left, Lu Guanqi was sent out of the capital to serve as a local official and to manage the practice of selling wives among the common people.
This can be considered as fulfilling the promise made at the beginning.
Before Li Tian'ao passed away, Lu Guanqi had just returned to the capital to live out his remaining years.
Fahe was still the Grand Preceptor. He saw two emperors pass away, and a new dynasty was beginning.
Li Tian'ao closed his eyes amidst the cries of the new emperor and his concubines. His life had been worthwhile, despite his mother's dislike, his father's scheming, and his brothers' falling out.
But he was the emperor, and he did not fail the people of the land.
If I die, I can see Xiong Bufan again. He has lots and lots of silver, which can buy Xiong Bufan lots and lots of food.
Xiong Bufan is a very pure person who only likes money.