After a long while, Su Chengyu was sure he could speak, and then, with a voice still choked with sobs, he stammered, "Chengyu will surely be a good Emperor, and not let down the expectations of Father Emperor and Imperial Brother."
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On the sixth day of July, Xiao Changyi, who had never attended the morning court, did so.
When the princes and high officials saw Prince Yi, Xiao Changyi, they were all greatly shocked, and at the same time, they had a premonition that something big was going to happen at court today.
And sure enough, a major event did occur.
The Emperor of Xiyun was going to abdicate.
He even mentioned that he had already chosen a date—just three months away—and it was an auspicious day, highly suitable for the New Emperor's enthronement.
Once the Emperor of Xiyun made this statement, the whole court was in an uproar.
