Emperor Chu became the first emperor to let the crown prince succeed him while still alive since the founding of the Zhao Dynasty.

Since his accession to the throne, although the overall political situation in the Zhao Dynasty has been stable, as an emperor, in the face of a huge border, there are always unfinished government affairs. Emperor Chu was also a diligent emperor who worked hard, and it was inevitable that his body would be damaged for a long time.

Later, although the prince assisted him, when Emperor Chu got older, his physical strength inevitably declined, and his body also had some problems.

After thinking about this for several months, Emperor Chu finally made up his mind and decided to abdicate.

After the crown prince Xiao Yu became the new emperor, he quickly clarified the affairs of the court.

As the biological mother of the new emperor, Liu Huang Guifei was named the queen mother.

Seeing that the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the political situation in the Jokhang was stable, and although there was a small turmoil in the four realms of the country, after the guards of the four realms of the Jokhang were quickly suppressed, the Emperor Taishang finally put his mind at ease.

Later, the Emperor Taishang followed the advice of the imperial physician and took the Empress Dowager Liu to the Royal Hunting Palace for retirement.

The Royal Hunting Palace is located on the outskirts of the imperial capital, only a day's journey from the imperial capital.

Xiao Xuan, who was named the eldest princess of Zhaoyue by the new emperor, would go to the hunting palace to accompany the Emperor Taishang and the Empress Dowager Liu for a few days when she had nothing to do.

The days of hunting in the palace were leisurely, and after the emperor relaxed, he was carefully recuperated by the imperial doctor, and his body recovered a lot.

"Why are you here again?" Empress Dowager Liu was walking with Emperor Taishang by the lake, and when she saw Sister Su walking over with Xiao Xuan from a distance, she couldn't help frowning and said. "When I am pregnant, I stay honestly in the house to raise the baby, and I always run around like this."

Xiao Xuan, who now has both children and daughters, was diagnosed again not long ago and became pregnant again, and the Emperor Taishang and Empress Dowager Liu also knew the good news for the first time.

"I was pregnant and not sick, and even the doctor told me to go out and walk around more." Xiao Xuan didn't care about what he said, and he was still a little careful when he sat down. "I came here today to say goodbye to my father, and it is inconvenient for my eldest sister to go out when she is about to give birth, so I will run a trip."

Empress Dowager Liu summoned Sister Su to her side.

"Oh, then you can say it." Empress Dowager Liu pulled Sister Su to speak, and only the Emperor asked very face-wrenchingly. "What is it that is worth this trip that you are pregnant?"

"It's a great joy to be worth my trip." Xiao Xuan said with a cheerful smile. "The eldest sister and the concubine have set the marriage of Sister Rou'er, and the wedding date is half a year later, so I will not only come to say hello today. The eldest sister asked me to ask my father and mother, can I see my father and mother return to the imperial capital on the big day of Sister Rou's birthday in half a year? ”

"Sister Rou'er's marriage can be regarded as decided?" Empress Dowager Liu's attention was attracted. "Which kid is it?"

"It's the child of the second sister-in-law's mother's house, although it is not the son of the world, but it is also a concubine." Xiao Xuan is not young, although there is no discomfort in carrying this child, but it is still a little difficult, she weakly supported her waist and moved back. "I've seen that kid a few times before, and he's a good one."

Last year, because Sister Rou had reached the age when it was time to choose a son-in-law, Xiao Lu and Wen Bai carefully selected for a long time and chose a family. Unexpectedly, after the two families exchanged Geng posts, something went wrong when they agreed on the wedding date.

Xiao Lu thought that Sister Rou could stay by her side for two more years, because Sister Rou was not very old, even if she stayed in the boudoir for two more years, it would not be too much of a hindrance. That family was also full of promises, but suddenly another day, the wife of that family came to the door and asked Sister Rou to marry in advance.

Xiao Lu was suspicious, but she also restrained herself from making trouble on the spot, and only found an interface to deal with the past first.

Later, Wen Bai came forward to inquire for his stepdaughter Sister Rou'er, only to know that the eldest son in the family who was married to Sister Rou'er actually enlarged the belly of the maid in his room, because the maid's stomach was almost unable to hide, so he thought about marrying Sister Rou'er and entering the door.

Wen Bai and Sister Rou get along well, so naturally they will not sit idly by and ignore such a thing, and told Xiao Lu the whole thing as soon as possible.

After Xiao Lu knew such a thing, she couldn't hold back her temper anymore, and took more than a dozen servants to the door in person, and broke off the marriage with the family on the spot.

Even so, after Xiao Lu returned home, she was still so angry that her heart hurt for several days.

Sister Rou is a very sensible child when she is young, because of the matter of reconciling with Duan Shaoyou back then, Xiao Lu didn't say anything, and she always felt ashamed of Sister Rou in her heart.

Now that Sister Rou's family has encountered such a thing again, Xiao Lu is even more unhappy in her heart.

In the end, it was Sister Rou who took the initiative to comfort Xiao Lu.

"Mother, it's a good thing that I don't marry such a family." Sister Rou intimately handed over a cup of tea, chuckling and persuading Xiao Lu to look away. "Besides, I'm not too old, so I can stay with my mother in the house for a few more years."

"Hey, it's just that I can't recognize people." Xiao Lu heard Sister Rou'er's words, and became even more annoyed. "Mother mistook you."

"Mother, don't say such things, what does that family's misbehavior have to do with mother?" Sister Rou snuggled up to Xiao Lu and whispered. "I still want to spend a few more years with my mother and younger brother, and my mother won't marry me out so soon."

"Silly boy, the girl's Shaohua is not good to delay." Xiao Lu hurriedly said. "Don't worry, my mother only knows people this time."

The Emperor Taishang was also furious when he learned about this, and even the new emperor opened his eyes for Sister Rou after learning about it, and found the fault of the head of the family in the court, and demoted his official position.

After the emperor knew the good news that Sister Rou'er had rescheduled her marriage, he naturally promised to return to the imperial capital to marry Sister Rou when Sister Rou'er was married.

After Xiao Xuan took Sister Su to live in the Hunting Palace for a few days, when their mother and daughter were about to leave, the uneasy Empress Dowager Liu sent them out.

"In the days to come, you won't have to run to the hunting palace any longer." Empress Dowager Liu took Xiao Xuan's hand and instructed carefully. "Hello, you were born in the imperial capital to raise a baby, I have discussed it with the emperor, we will go back to the imperial capital to live for a while before Sister Rou gets married, and we will wait until you give birth successfully before returning to the hunting palace."

Half a year later, Xiao Lu's eldest daughter got married, and Emperor Taishang and Empress Dowager Liu returned to the imperial capital to marry Sister Rou as agreed.

Less than two months later, Xiao Xuan gave birth to a girl.

On the day Xiao Xuan gave birth, Emperor Taishang and Empress Dowager Liu came to the mansion of Princess Zhaoyue. In addition to the mother who delivered the baby girl, the first person to hold her was the Empress Dowager Liu and the Emperor.

Five years after the new emperor ascended the throne, he and Empress Wen's eldest son, Xiao Yu, were appointed crown prince.

In the same year, the new emperor made a marriage contract for the eldest daughter and the son of the eldest princess Zhaoyue.

When Xiao Xuan was forty years old, Emperor Taishang died of illness. Two years later, Empress Dowager Liu also passed away.

After Empress Dowager Liu's coffin was sent to the imperial mausoleum to be buried with the emperor, the grief-stricken Xiao Xuan fell ill.

Duan Shaolan resigned, leaving his eldest son, who had married the eldest daughter of the new emperor, in the imperial capital, and he took his eldest daughter and second daughter to accompany Xiao Xuan to leave the imperial capital and go to Jiangnan to recuperate.

The climate in Jiangnan is suitable for living, and after living in a small house for half a year, Xiao Xuan's condition has eased a lot.

One day, Duan Shaolan accompanied Xiao Xuan out to play, and when a beautiful middle-aged woman happened to pass by, she couldn't help but be stunned when she inadvertently looked back and saw Xiao Xuan's appearance.

The woman stared at Xiao Xuan blankly for a long time before she finally mustered up the courage to step forward and talk to Xiao Xuan.

"The women asked for peace to the eldest princess of Zhaoyue and the horses."

"You are?" Xiao Xuan immediately stopped and looked at the woman, at first glance, her appearance was indeed a little familiar. "Are you Yue Ying?"

"Yes, I didn't expect Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to remember the name of the maiden." That woman was Yue Ying, who had had a period of time with Xiao Jun back then. "I haven't seen you for many years, but I really didn't expect to see the eldest princess in Jiangnan today."

"Yes, it's been a long time since you were sent away by your eldest brother." Xiao Xuan remembered that in order to take care of his younger siblings, Yue Ying would rather choose not to marry regardless of his flowering period, and then see Yue Ying's current woman's head. "Are you alright?"

"Thanks to the blessing of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and Her Majesty, my younger brothers and sisters and I went back to Jiangnan, and we got the wealth and silk given by the eldest princess and the family's savings in the past, and our family lived very well."

In order to better raise his younger brother and sister, Yue Ying delayed his marriage. Fortunately, her younger brother is very angry, and he is quite talented in business before he is a minor, and the industries that Yue Ying purchased in order to support his eldest brother and sister have developed well after her brother's business for many years, and now the Yue family is one of the richest families in the south of the Yangtze River.

When Yue Ying's sister grew up, she married the boy next door, and her life was smooth.

And Yue Ying also married a few years ago, married to her brother's best friend, and her first child is only eight years old now.

"Look at your countenance and complexion, and you know that you are living a good life." Xiao Xuan couldn't help but think of Xiao Jun and sighed. "Back then, you didn't want to stay in the imperial capital, and I had some regrets. But now it seems that you made the right choice back then. ”

"Don't talk about my things." Speaking of that year, Yue Ying's eyes wandered, and he changed the topic and said. "Why did the eldest princess come to Jiangnan?"

"Years ago, I was not in good health, and the doctor said that the climate here in Jiangnan was suitable for me to recuperate, so I came here to stay for a while."

"Jiangnan is indeed a good place, with a warm climate and spring all year round." Yue Ying said. "There are still a lot of scenery and scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, since the eldest princess has come to recuperate, she might as well stay for a while longer, and she can walk around and have a look."

Xiao Xuan and Duan Shaolan lived in Jiangnan for several years, and it was not until their eldest grandson was born that they returned to live in the imperial capital.

After sending their eldest daughter and second daughter to marry, despite the new emperor's repeated retention, Xiao Xuan and Duan Shaolan decided to go to Jiangnan to live permanently.

Seeing this, the new emperor gave Xiao Xuan a house in Jiangnan to live in.

Duan Shaolan was ill at the age of sixty-five, and a son and two daughters born to him and Xiao Xuan rushed to Jiangnan with their families to serve the sick when they heard the news.

Half a year later, surrounded by his children and grandchildren, Duan Shaolan passed away peacefully.

Two days later, Xiao Xuan also passed away in the company of her children.

The news of Duan Shaolan and Xiao Xuan's deaths was sent to the imperial capital, and the crown prince was ordered by the new emperor to personally go to welcome Xiao Xuan and Duan Shaolan's coffins back to the imperial capital, and the coffins of the husband and wife were sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial.

- The end of "Bright Moon Minus Clear Brightness".