Chapter 199 - Coronation
Today was a monumental day for the Ruen Dynasty. The next Emperor was ascending the throne.
Although Chen Xun's face was marked by a lingering sorrow, from this day onward, he bid farewell to the title of Crown Prince. From now on, people would call him Your Majesty instead of Your Highness.
Eunuch Yue delivered the dragon robes to Chen Xun’s chambers early in the morning and helped him put them on.
Standing before the bronze mirror, Chen Xun still seemed downcast. Eunuch Yue, however, wore a smile as radiant as a blooming flower. As he adjusted Chen Xun’s collar, he said, "Your Majesty looks truly majestic in the dragon robes. No one else could carry this aura. Just like the late... late Emperor in his time."
Chen Xun nodded silently before suddenly asking, "Ah Dou, Teacher said that my father became the Emperor to save the world and its people... Do you think that’s true?"
Ah Dou paused mid-motion, as if recalling something. "Heh... perhaps it was so. But it wasn’t just the late Emperor who thought that way. The Empress also believed the same thing back then."
"My mother," Chen Xun murmured softly, "I can’t even remember her face anymore. Father said she was the most beautiful woman in the world—I wonder if that’s true."
"Of course, it’s true!" Ah Dou’s eyes crinkled with laughter. "Your Majesty, just look at your eyes and brow... almost identical to the Empress’s. You inherited most of her features.
"I still remember the late Emperor once said that it’s fortunate you take after her more, as it makes you more handsome..." His voice trailed off as he realized Chen Xun’s mood was growing more somber with his words.