Taixing, Year 16, November Guichou, issued an edict to pass the throne to the Crown Prince.
Not long after, His Majesty returned from the Palace and was assassinated, passing away.
The Crown Prince Li Mu ascended to the throne in front of the late emperor, becoming Emperor Wu.
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"Your Majesty... Long live..."
The voices of the officials bowing spread from Taiji Palace, even crossing several palace gates, still enough to shake the deaf.
Tang Xiaobai heard the sound, glanced outside, feeling somewhat dazed.
"Crown Princess Consort?"
Tang Xiaobai regained her senses, smiled, and turned to listen to the female official reporting the funeral rites.
Li Mu had already proclaimed himself emperor in front of the court, but she was still called the Crown Princess Consort in the harem.
Promotions in the harem have always been later than those in the court, and there are many Crown Princess Consorts in history who never became Empresses.
