coobybook Chapter 542 Asking the Queen Mother to Regent
Chapter 542 Asking the Queen Mother to Regent
In the Yangxin Palace, the emperor and the prime minister had been talking for an hour.
Ruan Xinglin's grief-stricken mood suddenly paused when Fu Jinyi said that he wanted to go to Suzhou.
He looked at his nephew again.
"Your Majesty, how about summoning the Regent back and letting him assist in governing the country? Then you won't have to work so hard." Ruan Xinglin said in a low voice.
Fu Jinyi simply sat up straight. He didn't think he could really deceive Ruan Xinglin.
"Uncle, look at the quarrel in the court right now. This cannot be resolved in a day or two."
"My mother has been building up her power for me for many years. I can't just dismantle it if I want to. Besides, those people have helped me before."
"Being an emperor is really too tiring, and I don't want my mother and the regent to really fall out."
"Let me go to Suzhou and let the Queen Mother govern the country. In two years, all problems will be solved, which will be good for us."
This was the decision Fu Jinyi made after considering it for many days.
Anyway, neither he nor his brother want this position, and the Queen Mother is more suitable for it than either of them, so just give it to her.
He continued to live a carefree life in Suzhou.
Ruan Xinglin didn't expect Fu Jinyi to have such an idea.
He shook his head and said, "No! Your Majesty, if you leave, it will definitely cause chaos."
"Uncle, please, don't let me work myself to death." Fu Jinyi was being naughty. He just didn't want to be the emperor.
“……”Ruan Xinglin sat down next to him.
"Your Majesty, are you still worried about the female soldiers and ladies behind the Queen Mother? They are no longer a threat."
Fu Jinyi smiled and said, "I went to visit the Queen Mother yesterday, and she already had white hair on her temples."
"Those who think that the Queen Mother's rule is beneficial to the Southern Dynasty should be dealt with by the Queen Mother."
"Uncle, this throne was never mine."
"The Prince Regent is the eldest son, and he should be the legitimate heir. However, he has been living in Yong Dynasty since he was a child. If he hadn't come back, my mother would have planned to proclaim herself emperor."
"My eldest brother is back. If he ascends the throne, he will face greater difficulties than I do."
"Let the Queen Mother deal with those female officials and those aristocratic families." Fu Jinyi said in a low voice.
"I know that you have discussed with the Queen Mother about using the power of the noble families to fight against the late emperor. The Queen Mother certainly does not want to be constrained by the noble families."
"The Queen Mother will do better than that."
The more Ruan Xinglin listened, the more distressed he felt.
"Your Majesty, you don't want the Regent and the Queen Mother to end up fighting to the death."
"There is no such trouble-making female official. The Regent and the Queen Mother will not do that."
"Your Majesty, Liao Yingying and Yi Lanxin are already dead."
Fu Jinyi shook his head, "I don't want another Yi Lanxin."
"Uncle, please think of this as my selfish desire. I yearn to go outside the palace. My life is short."
"Let me think about it." Ruan Xinglin took a few steps back.
He was afraid that he would soften his heart and agree.
Fu Jinyi: "Then I will wait for news from my uncle."
Ruan Xinglin left the palace in a hurry. He did not return to the Ruan family, but went to find Zhou Zhou.
Hearing from Zhou Zhou that Fu Jinyi's heart disease had indeed worsened and that his life span really wasn't long, he felt even more upset.
He hated the Empress Dowager's female officials even more.
If Yi Lanxin hadn't fanned the flames and caused such a big incident, how could Yier have been exhausted?
Don't think that they will be able to prosper just because the Queen Mother sits on that position.
If the emperor is forced to abdicate, the empress dowager will no longer be able to use them.
There was a fierce look in Ruan Xinglin's eyes, and he would not let them go.
……
Before Ruan Xinglin could come up with a way to have the best of both worlds, news spread from the palace.
The emperor left his order and ran away.
Ruan Xinglin hurried into the palace and saw Queen Mother Ruan holding the imperial edict in her hand, already in tears.
"Empress Dowager, where is the Emperor?" Ruan Xinglin asked in a trembling voice.
"Is Yi'er suffering from a heart attack?" asked Empress Dowager Ruan with a sob.
"Doesn't the Queen Mother know?" Ruan Xinglin asked back coldly.
Since agreeing to disband the army and abolish female officials, Queen Mother Ruan moved to Shouning Palace and stayed in seclusion in the palace, no longer paying attention to anything.
"Yier is already weak, and I'm afraid that you and the Prince Regent will become estranged, so I'm worried about him. His heart disease has recurred, and the Queen Mother should have guessed it long ago."
Queen Mother Ruan covered her face and cried bitterly.
"Has the emperor asked the queen mother to serve as regent?" Ruan Xinglin asked.
"Did you know that he wanted to leave the royal capital?" Queen Mother Ruan suddenly raised her head.
Ruan Xinglin: "He just wants you and the Regent to get what you want."
Empress Dowager Ruan’s face turned pale.
"Yier's life is short, Queen Mother, please let him go."
"Anyway, taking over power in the Southern Dynasty has always been the Queen Mother's ambition." Ruan Xinglin really wanted to remain calm.
But when you think about it, the originally good situation was caused by the Queen Mother's indulgence.
It was hard not to feel resentful in his tone.
"If Yi'er is tired, we still have the Regent. We can summon the Regent back..." said Queen Dowager Ruan.
"I have long since given up on this idea."
Ruan Xinglin knelt down and bowed, "Queen Mother, if the Regent had this intention, he would not go to Suzhou. You should work harder and let the two brothers live a peaceful life in Suzhou."
"What did you say?"
Queen Mother Ruan's pupils shrank, and she looked at Ruan Xinglin in disbelief, "You think I've made their lives difficult, right?"
"I didn't say that." Ruan Xinglin said.
"Empress Dowager, the Emperor has read out the decree to all the ministers in the cabinet."
"Please ask the Queen Mother to act as regent and take charge of the emperor's orders." Ruan Xinglin kowtowed.
"I will do my best to assist the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Ruan felt as if her whole body was poured with a basin of cold water from head to toe, and it was cold and stiff.
A feeling of loneliness welled up from deep in my heart.
She seemed... to be alone.
It's not like that. It shouldn't be like this.
What she wanted was for both her sons to be by her side and for them to live in harmony like ordinary people.
Ruan Xinglin stood up and said, "Although the emperor has not abdicated, it is as if he has abdicated. I still have many matters to deal with. I will take my leave."
"Empress Dowager, I will see you early tomorrow morning."
Queen Mother Ruan clenched the imperial edict in her hand and said, "I will not go."
"Then what?" Ruan Xinglin asked indifferently.
"Do they want to force the emperor to come back, or do they want the regent to kneel before you and beg you to fulfill their request?"
Queen Mother Ruan looked at Ruan Xinglin with cold eyes, "You are guessing at me like this, do you think this is what I want?"
"If you didn't want it, when the nursery rhyme appeared, you should have killed Liao Yingying and recalled Yi Lanxin, who was fanning the flames outside, back to the capital instead of indulging them."
"Sister, Yi'er has already done this much, that's enough."
"The Regent will take good care of him."
"Let him have a good life for a few days."
Tears filled her eyes again, and Queen Mother Ruan was filled with anger and regret.
Every word Ruan Xinglin said was like a sharp knife, hurting her completely.
Why did the three of them, mother and two of them, come to this point?