Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Chapter 149 Who will sit on the throne?

Everyone in the Ning family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ning Zhiwei return safely.

"Are you okay?"

Ning Zhiwei didn't even sweat, and her clothes were still clean. "It's okay, they are just a few petty thieves, not a big deal. Sanhe Town is just ahead, let's find an inn and have a good rest."

In order to prevent accidents, the Ning family did not stay in the inn for the past two days. Instead, they slept in a carriage in the wilds of the mountains, ready to run away if anything happened.

Everyone cheered and everyone had a smile on their face. It was great to have her around.

In Sanhe Town, the Ning family booked the entire inn. Ning Wenyin and the eldest lady, mother and daughter, were responsible for taking care of the trivial matters along the way, Ning Si and Ning Liu assisted, and Zhou Hongye took charge and arranged everything for everyone.

Ning Zhiwei and Shaoyao lived in Room No. 1, which had the best environment.

Ning Zhiwei took a comfortable hot bath and felt relaxed. She called Zhou Hongye and the three sisters of the Ning family to discuss matters.

She intended to train these three sisters and would call them to her side whenever there was something going on, so that she could listen and watch more.

She wrote down an address and ordered, "Go and kidnap a mother and her son."

Zhou Hongye was stunned holding the address, "What is this?"

Ning Zhiwei said calmly, "Su Haozhi's other son, Su Mingjin's half-brother."

Ning Liu said subconsciously, "Su Mingjin is not the kind of person who cares about family affection. It probably won't be useful to use him as a hostage."

Before she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong. Why were people looking at her so strangely? "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Ning Zhi smiled and explained, "It is a chess piece used to disintegrate the remnants of the former royal family."

"Su Haozhi actually has several children. Su Mingjin is the one he recognizes on the surface. However, as long as they have the surname Su and are Su Haozhi's flesh and blood, they are born with the right of inheritance. They are not united."

Ning Si's eyes lit up, "Just like the royal family."

Ning Zhiwei gave her an appreciative look and said, "Yes, it's been almost three days and the new ruler has not been chosen or announced to the world. This shows that there is a big problem."

We cannot be without a king for a day. According to convention, the new king must ascend the throne in front of the coffin and accept congratulations from the subjects all over the world, but now, it has been three days.

In the palace, the four assistant ministers were divided into two factions. One faction was the chief minister and the minister of justice, who supported the sixth prince born to the empress.

One faction was Ci Fu and Zong Ling, who supported the fifth prince born to Concubine Xian.

"The Sixth Prince is the son of the Empress Dowager, and is the legitimate son. He has a noble status and is the eldest son of the legitimate wife. He is the legitimate son, so it is natural for him to succeed to the throne."

"The fifth prince is the son of the virtuous concubine. The virtuous concubine is kind and virtuous. The fifth prince has a long name, so he should sit on the throne."

The two factions were at a stalemate, each with its own supporters, and they quarreled in front of the coffin.

It's a pity that when a great emperor passed away, no one shed tears for him, including his own children.

He is almost going to break his head for the throne.

"The Queen was so grief-stricken that she fainted."

The Prime Minister looked impatient and said, "Help her down."

"The virtuous concubine has also fainted."

"Help them all down."

Rong Jing, who was keeping vigil in the mourning hall next door, listened to the quarrels and smiled coldly.

Before the emperor died that day, he only had time to execute the empress dowager, and died before he could do anything else.

This trouble remained.

Duke Ji, Duke Chen and Duke Cheng'en, whose three clans were ordered to be executed, somehow escaped the disaster. With swords hanging over their heads, the three dukes frantically formed cliques and factions for the sake of the lives of everyone in the mansion, and pushed their grandsons to the throne. Only in this way did they have a glimmer of hope to survive.

The imperial court was in complete chaos.

However, the whereabouts of the eldest prince is still unknown and he has not returned to attend the funeral.

Rong Jing played an indispensable role in the current situation. It was he who had the news leaked to the Queen Mother and Consort Xian, giving them time to buffer and fight back. They have delayed the situation until now, and everything is possible before the Emperor is buried.

"Make the water more muddy."

"Yes." The secret guard retreated silently.

"Ah, that's not right. Why isn't Princess Jingning seen? Our father passed away, and all the officials and female relatives are guarding the casket. Why isn't she here?" The sharp voice of the second princess came from next door.

Rong Jing's face changed, what a bastard.

The second princess ran over and yelled fiercely, "Rong Jing, where is Ning Zhiwei?"

Overnight, she went from being an envied and favored girl to a poor little girl that no one cared about.

Her mother died, and her father also died. Even though she was a princess, not many people were willing to pay attention to her. She suffered a lot in this palace where people looked down on the powerful and flattered the weak, and her temperament changed drastically.

Rong Jing looked at the important officials behind her with a bland look in his eyes, "How should I know?"

If he hadn't insisted on staying to take care of his mother's funeral, I'm afraid no one would have done it properly.

The Second Princess wanted to take this opportunity to nail Ning Zhiwei to death. "Hasn't she always been by the side of the eldest princess? The eldest princess was so protective of her, why didn't she keep vigil for the eldest princess?"

The deputy assistant looked over and cupped his hands, "Please let Lord Rong know."

Rong Jing looked at the Second Princess steadily, which made her heart flutter. Then he asked coldly, "Second Princess, what did you do to Princess Jingning?"

It was like a stream of cold water poured over her head. The second princess's face froze. "What?"

Rong Jing frowned slightly, "Jingning County Princess was staying with my mother. It was a chaotic night when my mother passed away, and she disappeared. I was still wondering, but now that you opened your mouth, I know the problem lies with you."

The second princess was confused, "What on earth are you talking about?"

Rong Jing shook his head with a complicated look, "You are crying wolf and disassociating yourself from her. In other words, she has already fallen into your hands. Everyone knows that you hate her to the core. I'm afraid she has already..."

The second princess's expression changed drastically, "I didn't, you're talking nonsense."

But everyone looked at her with a ruthless eye. She was so cruel and acted so quickly that the Princess of Jingning County fell into her hands silently.

Oh, I have to stay away from her in the future to avoid being harmed by her.

Rong Jing kindly advised, "Second Princess, don't speak out some things you've done, or you'll just cause trouble."

The second princess was almost crying with anger. Yes, she wanted to cut Ning Zhiwei into pieces, but it was too late to do it.

How come in everyone's eyes, she has already done something bad, but is still covering it up guiltily?

Ahhhh, I'm so angry. I'm furious!

Rong Jing lowered his eyes, and a flash of annoyance passed through his eyes.

Prime Minister Duan looked at him deeply and said calmly, "Second Princess, you should continue to kneel."

The second princess looked at the impatient crowd and felt very unhappy.

After my mother died, all her cronies were kicked to death, and her treatment plummeted. The food and clothing she received became several levels worse. There was no way she could order food. She had to eat whatever was given to her. The quilts she was given smelled musty.

The high-quality silver charcoal she used to use was replaced with ordinary black charcoal, which was choking and uncomfortable. She was fed up with this kind of life.

Now that her only supporter, the emperor, is dead, where should she go? How can she survive in this palace where people are eaten without leaving any bones?

Not to mention being a royal family, an unfavored princess would live like a palace maid, and might even be sent to marry a foreign prince.

No, she couldn't sit still and wait for death.

She looked at the handsome young man in front of her, and a plan came to her mind. "Rong Jing, my father betrothed me to you before he died. When will you marry me? Otherwise, we can get married in Rexiaoli, so that my father and aunt can die in peace."

The whole place was in an uproar.