Gu Changting's heart sank suddenly, and he didn't even have time to change his clothes or comb his hair, so he hurriedly went out.

Here Xin Nian watched him by the door, until the back disappeared, and she stood for a long time.

Suddenly, Xinghua whispered beside her, "Auntie, you say...... What could it be? Sounds like ...... I'm in a hurry."

Xin Nian closed his eyes lightly and let out a long sigh: In the last life, it was almost this time that Prince Duan died on the border of Northern Xinjiang.

"It's okay, no matter what happens, life has to go on."

Xin Nian whispered and looked up at the sky: although the sun was shining, a few dark clouds rolled in, and soon obscured the sun.

An hour later, the news of Prince Duan's death in battle came back to the mansion, and everyone was stunned by this sudden bad news, except for Xin Nian, who had already been mentally prepared.

The palace, which was rich and graceful, fell into a gloomy mist in an instant.

The concubine and Princess Liao cried so much that they fainted several times, and the Qin family Liao took a few aunts to take care of the two of them while also dealing with various affairs in the house, so they were too busy to accompany them to cry.

By the afternoon, Gu Changting came back from the palace. When Xin Nian saw him, he couldn't believe it: the depressed young man in front of him, who was walking slowly and gloomy, turned out to be the unspeakably noble prince in the morning.

It only takes half a day for a bad news to destroy a determined person to such an extent.

It was precisely because this brightest noble son in the capital knew too well and knew how dazzling he used to be, that at this time, Xin Nian saw this Gu Changting who had never seen before, and he felt a little pity and distress in his heart.

"Master!"

Liao's cries came from behind him like a dam collapsing. caused Gu Changting to finally raise his eyes.

Xin Nian saw him stop, his body shook, and he seemed to be unable to stand, she hurriedly rushed forward to support him, and as soon as she said the word "master", she was hugged by Gu Changting.

"Niannian, father...... Died in the war in the northern frontier, I no longer have a father, I ...... I didn't even spend a day of filial piety by his side......

Gu Changting's tears fell like raindrops, the joints of his hands on Xin Nian's back turned white, his lips trembled, and every word he said was choked and trembling because of the forcibly suppressed crying.

Xin Nian's tears couldn't stop flowing, and she couldn't care about the pain in her back, she patted Gu Changting's back and choked up, "Me too, I don't have a father for a long time. If you want to cry, cry out, don't hold it in your heart. Cry, cry well, and mourn after crying. From now on, this huge Duanwang Mansion will only be supported by you, and more difficult days are yet to come......

Gu Changting's cry could no longer be suppressed, it leaked out between his teeth, he buried his head on Xin Nian's shoulder, and cried happily.

A quarter of an hour later, the prince put away his crying, raised his head to wipe his tears, and asked in a dumb voice, "Are the old ancestor and the princess okay?"

Xin Nian shook his head: "To be honest, it's not very good, they have cried and fainted a few times, you should hurry up and take a look, and you have to comfort them well."

"Okay."

Gu Changting nodded, took Xin Nian's hand and came to the Liao family's Qin family and the others, his eyes swept over the faces of his wives and concubines, he sighed, and said softly: "Feng Rong, your face is not good, just go back and rest, this day, in case of added heat, coupled with the grief in your heart, it's not a joke."

"Yes, I know, my body...... I can only do it so as not to cause trouble to everyone."

Qin's face was pale, beads of sweat slipped from the corners of his forehead and sideburns, Xin Nian hurriedly turned his head and said, "Come two people, bring the spring stool over, Madam is afraid that she won't be able to walk."

The two mothers-in-law left in response. Here Gu Changting said to Liao Shi and Xin Nian again: "Jiaru, Niannian, if such a big thing happens, my mother is afraid that she will not be able to govern, and everything in the house will bother you."

"Don't worry, cousin." Liao wiped his tears: "I will definitely take good care of the princess, and I will not miss the affairs of the house."

Gu Changting nodded, and then said to Aunt Qiu, Aunt Gu and the others, "You guys are also working hard these days, so you can help Grandma and Aunt Xin well. Don't worry, Duanwangfu is still Duanwangfu, with me to support it."

"Yes."

Several aunts agreed in unison. Liao frowned slightly, feeling very uncomfortable: What do you mean? Help me and Aunt Xin? Why did you put Xin Nian on an equal footing with me? She's just a concubine, but I'm a flat wife, and my cousin is also partial.

I was unhappy, so I naturally didn't dare to show it at this time, not to mention that I didn't have time to be angry with her in the future. The continuous rotation of day and night, shrewd and strong like Liao's, is also exhausted.

And during this period, the princess and the princess and the Qin family all fell ill, and the Liao family still had to support the patient, and the Qin family could leave it alone and take care of her, but the princess and princess, especially the princess, could not greet them attentively.

It lasted so much for a month, and finally waited for Prince Duan's body to be transported back from the battlefield, and the funeral was busy for another half a month, and finally everything was over, and the Liao family couldn't hold on anymore, and finally fell ill on the day of the beginning of autumn.

In this way, everything in the tail sweeping and the house can only be taken care of by Xin Nian.

Aunt Qiu was naturally indignant, secretly thinking that if there was no Xin Nian, she should be the one who was in power at this time, but Gu Changting trusted and loved Xin Nian, compared to the Liao family, Aunt Qiu could only be angry.

Because he was complaining quietly in the house on this day, he suddenly heard that the holy decree had arrived, and the whole house was going to receive it. Aunt Qiu knew that this must be a big deal, so she hurriedly tidied up her clothes and hair buns, and hurried to the front yard with the girls.

At that time, most of the people had arrived, and Aunt Qiu quietly knelt down behind the Liao family, peeking at the Liao princess Qin and others who rushed over later, only to see that there was no panic on their faces, so they were relieved. It seems that although the old prince died in battle, Prince Duan's mansion should not be depressed.

It wasn't until everyone had arrived and Wu Yang knelt in a courtyard that the chief eunuch Xue Yan beside the emperor issued an edict.

There is no other content in the holy decree, except for the remembrance of the old prince and the recognition of his great contribution to the country and the people, the most important content is: Gu Changting, the son of Prince Duan's mansion, will inherit the throne.

Originally, the grade of the title will gradually weaken with the succession of lords from generation to generation, that is to say, Prince Duan is a prince, and after Gu Changting takes the title, he should become the king of the county. However, the emperor was grateful that his eldest brother died in the northern frontier in the prime of life, so he did not weaken the rank, so that Gu Changting was not yet thirty years old, and he became one of the only two princes of the Great Xia Dynasty. Of course, the Qin family became the princess, and Princess Liao became the princess, and the concubine became the princess, and there is no need to count them one by one.