Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 165

Chapter 165 The Old Emperor’s Helplessness
Seeing that Lan Zheng was retreating to his seat, Huyan Mingshuo didn’t want to waste any more time with these people. As the new emperor who was about to ascend to the throne, he had a lot of things to prepare. So he stood up and bowed to the old emperor, saying, “If Father Emperor has nothing else to do, the officials there will leave first. There are still some matters in the military camp that need to be dealt with by their own officials. I hope that Father Emperor will forgive me.”

Without waiting for the old emperor’s reply, he walked out of the main hall. As he passed by Lan Zheng, he turned around and said to him, “Lord Lan, come with me. This matter has to do with the salary of the army. We still need Lord Lan to go all out.”

Coincidentally, Lan Zheng did not want to stay here any longer. Hearing what he said to fool Ming Shuo, he immediately bowed to the Emperor and said, “This lowly official will leave.”

Then, he left with Ming Shuo, It wasn’t that Lan Zheng was overjoyed with the new and was weary of the old, However, the old emperor had already lost the ability to make Ye Lan strong. The reason why Lan Zheng entered the court was to devote himself to the interests of the people. Therefore, he naturally had to choose a wise monarch to serve him. In any case, His Highness the Crown Prince would soon ascend to the throne. His choice did not violate his loyalty and righteousness.

Seeing the two leave, the old emperor felt very uncomfortable. All of this had exceeded his expectations. He never dreamed that he had only chosen a few concubines for his son. How could he have made the originally good situation like this?

Originally, they thought happily that as long as Huyan Mingshuo returned to the imperial capital, he would ascend to the throne and become the most respected emperor in the world. As long as they did not shake Fu Yingran’s position as Empress, there should be no problem.

After all, no matter who the imperial concubines he had appointed for Huyan Mingshuo were, their status was not low. Two of them were newly subdued princesses. Behind each of them was a powerful force that could help Huyan Mingshuo in times of need.

In the eyes of the old emperor, although Fu Yingran’s background was also very strong, as an emperor, how could he allow a single power to dominate his side? That would not be conducive to the stability of the situation, At the same time, he had to have some loyal people who could risk their lives for him. The only method that could make others willing to work for you was marriage. That was why he ignored Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran’s wishes and privately gave these women a marriage. He also promised them that as soon as Huyan Mingshuo ascended to the throne, they could immediately enter the palace.

However, he never dreamed that things would turn out like this. He was extremely regretful now. If he had known the result would be like this, why would he have done all these things on his own back then? He wouldn’t have messed up the good situation now.

At present, although other countries were still Ye Lan’s vassal states, Fu Yingran had already ordered the entire Tian Yi Villa to close down, bringing all of this back to the starting point. How could he not know? In the current situation in Ye Lan, they were too busy to care about themselves and could not afford to send any more vassals. If Fu Yingran were to put pressure on the other countries at this time, the other countries would definitely turn to Fu Yingran.

After all, when she calmed down the world back then, Fu Yingran was also famous. In addition to her status as the eldest princess of the Great Wei Empire and the Fu Clan’s Tie Jie Army, it was not impossible for those small countries to submit to her.

So at this moment, the old emperor felt an indescribable regret in his heart. If I had known this would happen, Then he wouldn’t say anything to provoke this Plague God anymore. However, it was already too late now. Even if he regretted it, he wouldn’t be able to change anything. Even Huyan Mingshuo was now divorced from him. Now that he was still the Emperor, he could be so rude. If he ascended the throne in the future, wouldn’t he be even more rude as Father of the Emperor?

He had lost both his husband and his troops. Thinking of this, he did not have the heart to sit here and face the officials. He had to go back and think about what to do next.

Thus, he said to the crowd, “Let’s do it today, Since you’re unwilling to cancel your marriage, “Then after the new emperor ascends to the throne, send the young ladies to the West Palace. As for the position, let’s follow the ancestral system of our Ye Lan Kingdom. Other than Miss Mu Lian, who can be conferred the title of Consort by virtue of her father and brother, everyone else should be a wife first. When you have the credit in the future, you can go back and prepare for it.”

When Mu Feng and his son heard this, they couldn’t help but raise their heads. Looking at the old emperor in disbelief, he thought to himself, once the emperor said those words, no matter what happens to the Mu Clan Army in the future, they can’t complain to the Imperial Court at all. After all, their Mu Clan Army has already contributed to Mu Lian. From now on, they can only be the private army of the Mu Clan and have nothing to do with the formation of the Yelan Army.

Thinking of this, he felt uneasy. Could it be that the old emperor also knew that they had forced His Highness the Crown Prince? If that’s the case, His Mu Clan’s contribution over the years could only be changed to the position of noble concubine. Once Mu Lian entered the palace, Mu Army’s contribution over the years would be cancelled out. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel unwilling. However, he couldn’t say anything. All of this was obtained by himself. Therefore, he could only kneel down and thank His Majesty, “Chen Mu Feng, thank His Majesty for his kindness.”

Isn’t that grace? Everyone was only a madam. Only Mu Lian was a noble imperial concubine. Although she had used the military merits of the entire Mu Clan Army to exchange for her, from the surface, the Emperor treated Mu Lian differently. This was the reason why Mu Feng was so unwilling to accept this. He still had to thank Mu Feng for his kindness.

Emperor Ye Lan glanced at the Mu Clan father and son who were kneeling on the ground. After saying “Yes”, he got up and left the main hall, heading all the way to the harem.

How could he not know what the Mu Clan’s father and son had done? He had been Emperor Ye Lan for so many years, so how could there be no spies in the army? Any monarch would be disgusted by their actions. Although he, Mu Army, had indeed contributed a lot to pacifying the world this time, there was a difference between a monarch and a subject. You absolutely could not allow a single subject like you to dictate things to a monarch.

However, he thought for a moment. This was also good. Using the position of noble concubine to cancel out his Mu Clan’s contribution over the years was also a good thing. Otherwise, with their character, the Ye Lan Imperial Family would have no choice but to accommodate their Mu Clan many times in the future for such a small amount of contribution? At that time, no matter who became the emperor, it would definitely become a big problem.

Now, as long as Mu Lian entered the palace, his Mu Clan would be no different from the other officials. This must be what Huyan Mingshuo was planning. In any case, with Huyan Mingshuo’s attitude, no matter who entered the palace, he would definitely not touch them. So what difference did it make to give her any position? It was just a decoration in the palace. That was why he fulfilled this promise on behalf of Huyan Mingshuo and directly sealed Mu Lian as a noble imperial concubine.

The old emperor thought as he walked. Unknowingly, he walked to the entrance of Yi Kun Palace. Looking at the tightly shut door in front of him, his heart was cold. It had been ten days since Fu Yingran had taken Little Haze away. The Empress had always locked herself in Yi Kun Palace. Apart from Huyan Mingshuo, she had disappeared without a trace. She even had people tell him when he would find his grandson and when he would be able to step into her Yi Kun Palace.

However, in this situation, unless Fu Yingran was willing to bring Haoze back, no one could bring Huyan Haoze back to the Ye Lan Imperial Palace. Therefore, he could only sigh and say to the eunuch beside him, “It’s getting cold. Let’s have the people from the Internal Affairs Department send some clothes to protect us from the cold later. Let’s go back.”

“Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will give the order now.” As he spoke, he turned around and left the Yikun Palace’s main entrance. This was something related to the Empress. Who wouldn’t dare to worry about it? Ever since the Emperor returned from the southern border three years ago, he had been living in the Empress’ Yikun Palace. He never stepped into any of the imperial concubines’ bedrooms again. Even he did his best to greet the Empress.

Therefore, as slaves, whenever they heard that it was related to the Empress, they would do it at the first possible moment.

Not to mention how the Emperor cared about her, based on her status as the Crown Prince’s biological mother, who in the entire country of Ye Lan dared to neglect her in the slightest? Unless you’re tired of living.

Seeing that the eunuch had left, The old emperor also left the entrance of Yi Kun Palace with a group of followers. After all, in twenty days, he was going to give up his seat to Huyan Mingshuo. There were many places that he needed to personally hand over to his son. In addition to the scene in the court just now, the old emperor felt that it was necessary to reconsider the matter of the Dhyana Throne.

On this side, after thanking Mu Feng and his son, He also returned to his own mansion resentfully. Prepare to use all the strength of the entire manor, to run Mu Lian ‘s entrance into the palace, Anyway, now that it’s settled, then they have to take advantage of it, As long as Mu Lian entered the palace and received Huyan Mingshuo’s attention, the Mu Clan might still have a chance to turn around. Fortunately, Fu Yingran was not in the palace right now. As long as Mu Lian entered the palace, she was the highest ranking imperial concubine in the palace. Naturally, she was the head of the six palaces. As long as she could make good use of it, she could also bring benefits to Mu Army.

As soon as Mu Feng stepped into the door, he instructed the butler, “Go invite Miss to the study. This general has something to tell her.”

As he spoke, he went to the study on his own. Mu Lin’s footsteps paused for a moment. Following Mu Feng’s footsteps, he went to the study. As the eldest son of the Mu family, Mu Army’s successor needed to know everything about the development of the matter, and it was also convenient for him to take over Mu Army in the future. Although he might not be able to say anything when he went, it was still necessary to observe. After all, the future of Mu Army would fall on his shoulders in the future, so he had to know all the forces he could use.

So the father and son walked into the study together. They sat down in their respective seats, Waiting quietly for Manglietia to arrive, Mu Lian was also impatient. Hearing that her father and brother wanted to see her, she rushed over to the study. Just as Mu Feng and his son sat down, Mu Lian pushed open the study door and walked in. She bowed to her father and brother and said, “Lian’er greets father and big brother. May I know why father and big brother are looking for Lian’er?”

During this period of time, through the gossip that came out from the market, Mu Lian also knew that she was about to enter the palace. She also knew that her position as Consort had been exchanged for the credit that the entire Mu Army had made during the expedition. When she heard that Huyan Mingshuo had personally agreed to accept her as Consort, she felt indescribable joy in her heart.

Back then, as the first daughter of the Great General’s Manor, she often had the opportunity to walk around the palace. Therefore, when she was ten years old, when she entered the palace with her mother to celebrate Concubine Ni’s birthday, she hurriedly met His Highness the Crown Prince at the entrance of the palace. She was immediately fascinated by his immortal-like appearance and made up her mind that he would not marry her in this life.

However, after inquiring, she found out that His Highness the Crown Prince had already arranged an engagement with Helian Lanying. Although she was disappointed in her heart, she also accepted the reality. She thought that as long as she could marry him, even if she was a concubine, she would be willing to do so. Therefore, she was wholeheartedly looking forward to growing up quickly so that she could marry His Highness the Crown Prince.