Chapter 612: Imperial edict, the emperor is very angry (Part 2)
In other words, Prime Minister You was an outsider in all these events. He was not familiar with Lin Chujiu, but it doesnât mean he thinks that Lin Chujiu was incompetent. He treated Lin Chujiu as Xiao w.a.n.gfei at most. The woman was recognized by Xiao w.a.n.gye.
Lin Chujiu was Prime Minister Linâs daughter, and Prime Minister Lin was the emperorâs confidant. If Lin Chujiu has no abilities, she will not survive in Xiao w.a.n.gfu or even get a chance to have the right to control Xiao w.a.n.gfu after Xiao Tianyao left the capital. But since she did, it shows that Xiao w.a.n.gye attaches great importance to her.
And Xiao w.a.n.gye attached importance to Lin Chujiu, certainly not because of her looks.
Prime Minister You never underestimated anyone, even women.
People outside the palace knew that the emperor fired up in anger in the imperial study room. However, the imperial concubines in the palace do not.
Other imperial concubines may not know the truth about the emperorâs anger, but the empress does.
âIt seems that the emperor lost to Xiao w.a.n.gye again.â The empress was tr.i.m.m.i.n.g the potted plants in the Nuan Pavilion. And even after hearing the news, she didnât even lift her eyelids, nor stopped working. As if this matter was not important at all.
The old mama who followed her kept her head down. She was hesitant, but after a long while, she took a step forward and said, âThe empress, Xiao w.a.n.gye is powerful. Will heâ¦â
The old mama didnât say the rest, but smart people knew what she meant.
Xiao Tianyao changed his previous concessions. Even if he was not aggressive, he didnât give the emperor a face. During this period of time, every time the emperor made a move to Xiao Tianyao, Xiao Tianyao slapped him in the face. The emperor didnât win even after trying several times. Sheâs afraid that because of this, the emperor will become more and more unruly, and then⦠â¦
Xiao Tianyao will be forced to rebel.
Xiao Tianyao has a heavy army in his hands and also received the support of many courtiers. If he really wants to rebel, he has a good chance of winning. When Xiao Tianyao ascends the throne, the empress will no longer be the empress. And the empressâs son will no longer have a chance to be the crown prince.
Under such circ.u.mstances, how will the empress make the seventh prince sit on the throne?
The empress paused and cut off a red flower at the top, which destroyed its attractive appearance: âWhat a pity.â
The empress shook her head regretfully, put the scissors on the table, and took the handkerchief the old mama handed over. Then said gracefully while wiping her fingers: âSend some medicinal materials in the name of this empress, stating that Xiao w.a.n.gfei was shocked.â
Xiao w.a.n.gfu didnât spread the news that Lin Chujiu left the capital, nor did the emperor intervene. Everyone thought that Lin Chujiu was still in Xiao w.a.n.gfu.
âThe empress, wonât this⦠⦠make the emperorâs dissatisfied?â The old mama looked worried, but she didnât know what exactly to say to persuade.
The empress threw the veil to the maidservant on the side and said with a smile: âMama, the emperor is a wise man. He wonât give Xiao w.a.n.gye a chance.â Without a good reason, it will be difficult for Xiao Tianyao to usurp the throne. Whatâs more, the Central Empire will not let him succeed⦠â¦
The old mamaâs eyes lit up: âThis old slave girl understands.â The old mama bent her knees and bowed back.
Soon, the medicinal materials rewarded by the empress were sent to Xiao w.a.n.gfu. An hour later, the emperor also announced to the public that they had received a letter of threat from the Northern Country, wanting to a.s.sa.s.sinate Xiao w.a.n.gfei.
To prevent Xiao w.a.n.gfei from being frightened, the emperor did not tell her the truth. He only asked the palace guards to stay outside and protect her. Now that the a.s.sa.s.sins of the Northern Country had been captured and punished, the people of Xiao w.a.n.gfu could now enter and leave with confidence.
A very shameless statement, but no one went forward to find fault.
However, these have nothing to do with Lin Chujiu. The capital was far away from the border, not to mention, Lin Chujiu doesnât know what happened in the capital. But even if she knows she canât go back to deal with it.
Besides, now that the emperor knows that Xiao Tianyao was fine, he will not do anything to her. She was not worried about the emperor making trouble this time, she was worried about Xuanyuan Zhi, the crown prince of the Central Empire, who came back for some reason!