Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 209

Chapter 209 Dismount A Horse
After Huyan Mingshuo finished speaking, Fu Yingran stood up from the phoenix chair and knelt down in front of Huyan Mingshuo.

Although she also wanted to go to Tianshui Country to save her son, However, Ye Lan could not be left unguarded. Apart from Huyan Mingshuo, only King Huyan Mingjing and Ye Lan Nalan Jinhong were left in the Prince Bingjian royal family. Unfortunately, both of them went to the fief before Fu Yingran entered the palace. No one else was allowed to meddle in the imperial power, so only she, Fu Yingran, could shoulder this heavy responsibility.

Seeing Fu Yingran kneel down to receive the decree, Lan Zheng and Mu Hai also knelt down in the middle of the hall and said, “This official obeys the decree.”

Huyan Mingshuo’s order filled the eyes of all the officials with disbelief. They did not expect the Emperor to be so arbitrary. With just a few words from Mu Hai and Lei Yu, they decided to personally conquer the Tianshui Kingdom. After all, Huyan Haze always said that he was the Emperor’s own son. There was nothing wrong with the Emperor leading troops to rescue him.

But he actually gave Fu Yingran full authority to handle the affairs of Ye Lan. This was equivalent to letting her supervise the country. How could she, Fu Yingran, be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility? She was a woman, and she was also a princess from an exotic country. The Emperor had actually handed over the power of Ye Lan to her. This was not something he wanted to see.

Throughout the dynasties, the harem did not interfere in politics, The royal family of Ye Lan had always attached great importance to the issue of bloodline. Moreover, there was an explicit rule that foreign princesses could not be the successors, and their bloodline could not be stored. It was because of these rules that Father of the Emperor established Xiao Rou as the empress. Huyan Mingshuo’s identity had also changed from the eldest son of Shu to the eldest son of the first wife.

But now that he had just ascended to the throne, he had completely forgotten the rules of the Old Ancestor. Not only had he made Fu Yingran the eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom the Crown Prince, he had also made her son the Crown Prince. Now, he had even let Fu Yingran meddle in the imperial power of Ye Lan. This had already violated the rules of the Old Ancestor.

Hearing Huyan Mingshuo’s arrangement, the Right Virtuous King was so angry that he almost couldn’t raise his voice. Just as he was about to speak out against it, Mu Hai stood up before him and said, “This official will immediately go to the school grounds to send troops. The Emperor can set off at any time.”

Without waiting for the crowd to react, He turned around and quickly left the Golden Royal Palace. Seeing this, Prince Youxian ignored the fact that he knelt in the middle of the hall and said, “Your Majesty, When I, Ye Lan, was founded, The old ancestor laid down the rules, Non-humans are not allowed to touch the rivers and mountains, The emperors of past dynasties have also followed this rule. They don’t care about how unwilling they are. They have never appointed an outsider as their emperor, let alone a prince of unorthodox lineage as their crown prince. All of these officials can turn a blind eye, but the emperor must never allow the empress to infringe upon the emperor’s authority. If not for my race, the emperor the emperor, I beg the emperor to beg the emperor the emperor the emperor the emperor the emperor the emperor.

Seeing that Prince Youxian opened his head, the other stubborn old men also knelt down and said, “Your Majesty, please think twice.”

All of them kowtowed because they knew very well in their hearts that once Fu Yingran came to power, the first person to deal with would be them. At that time, not to mention the daughter in the Shelter Palace, the entire clan would probably be in danger. They had witnessed Fu Yingran’s retaliation with their own eyes.

Huyan Mingshuo glanced at everyone in the hall. Seeing that everyone’s expressions were different, he couldn’t help but be enraged. He waved his hand and said, “Everyone, there’s no need to remonstrate. I’ve already decided that I don’t agree. The rules of the Old Ancestor are true, but they are treating the Monarch as they have inherited the mantle of the Old Ancestor. Naturally, they have to obehave according to the rules of the Old Ancestor.”

“But the Jiang Mountain in my hands is the result of the bloody battle between the Empress and the soldiers of the three armies led by me. My Jiang Mountain naturally needs to be shared with her. Back then, she was able to help me lead the three armies, so now she can take charge of the government for me. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the soldiers in the army to see if they are convinced?”

After he finished speaking, he helped Fu Yingran up and left the Golden Royal Palace together, leaving all the officials to look at each other in the hall. At this time, the generals in the hall actually shouted in unison, “At the end of the day, I am willing to follow the Empress’ lead.”

When the others saw this, they were shocked. They didn’t expect that she, Fu Yingran, still had such prestige in the army. It seemed like the matter was irreparable. Seeing that the Empress had already left, they had no choice but to leave in order.

Huyan Mingshuo pulled Fu Yingran along the way. When he arrived at Yikun Palace, the expression on his face became extremely frightening. He even cursed angrily, “How unreasonable!” This old man Xiao Gang is bullying others too much. I don’t understand why he has become like this. Where is the upright and upright Right Virtuous King from before? Could it be that the temptation of power is really this great? “I just don’t want him to be satisfied. The more he attaches importance to power, the more I want him to have nothing. When I return from Tianshui Nation, all of these people will scram out of the Ye Lan Imperial Court for me.”

Huyan Mingshuo was really angry this time. He even began to speak without concealment. No wonder he had treated this uncle with respect since childhood. Today, he actually scolded him with both his name and surname. Fortunately, his self-control ability had always been very good. After scolding him, he calmed down in a short amount of time.

Turning around, he pulled Fu Yingran’s hand and said, “Ying Ran, we don’t know what’s going on in Tianshui Kingdom. I’m worried about Haoze right now, so I plan to change my clothes and set off immediately. After I leave, I’ll leave the matter of Chaozhong to you. If you encounter anything that you can’t decide, go to Lan Zheng to discuss it. Don’t worry, I will definitely bring Haoze back safely.”

Fu Yingran also held his hand and said, “Alright, I know. Don’t worry. I will watch over Ye Lan. I believe you will bring your son back safely.”

Huyan Mingshuo solemnly replied, patted the back of Fu Yingran’s hand, and then turned around to change his clothes.

When he got dressed and was about to leave, he saw Empress Dowager Xiao stumbling over. After seeing Huyan Mingshuo wearing armor, she did not say anything, but her tears could not help but fall down.

Seeing Huyan Mingshuo pass by, She couldn’t help but take two steps forward to grab his arm and cry, ‘”My poor son, Mother has let you down. It’s because Mother is too weak that you have to live so hard. But don’t worry, even if Mother risked his life this time, he and Ying Ran will definitely defend Ye Lan and not let you worry about the future. Mother only hopes that God will bless you and Haoze will return safely.”

Huyan Mingshuo patted her back and comforted her, “Mother, don’t worry, my son will definitely bring Haoze back. I’ll leave the capital to you.”

With that, Huyan Mingshuo left without turning his head.

Seeing Huyan Mingshuo leave, Fu Yingran ordered Haosheng to send the empress dowager back to the palace, while she locked herself in Yikun Palace for an entire day and night without eating or drinking. Only in the early morning of the second day did he open the door and let Chun Tao and the others in to serve.

Huyan Mingshuo left. Some of the people in the court also began to come to life, For example, Prince Youxian, Or the ones on leave at home, All of them were eager to try, They all wanted to give Ying Ran a blow, Ask her to take the initiative to hand over Ye Lan’s regime. As long as she is forced to hand over the power in her hands, it is not impossible for Ye Lan to change its master. At that time, as long as Father of the Emperor from the Northern Garden is invited out, everything will return to its original state. When Huyan Mingshuo returns to the court, everything will be done. He will not be willing and helpless.

However, everything in this world is always mutually exclusive. You have your own plan, Zhang Liang, and I have my own staircase. When their plan meets Fu Yingran, it is destined that none of them will be able to achieve it.

In the morning of the next day, above the highest seat in the Golden Royal Palace, there was a graceful woman sitting next to her. The Empress’ formal robes were worn on her body, instinctively giving people an invisible pressure.

Fu Yingran sat on the phoenix chair and expressionlessly looked at the officials in the hall. It had been fifteen minutes since she entered the hall. Other than those subordinates who had returned from the battlefield who had bowed to her when she entered the hall, the other officials did not bow to her nor say a word, and she did not waste a word with them.

Fu Yingran looked coldly at everyone in the hall. After her gaze swept across the entire hall, the coldness in her eyes became even more obvious. Were they here to see the liveliness? Or did he want to take advantage of Huyan Mingshuo’s absence to achieve something, regardless of what they wanted? It was destined that they would not be able to fulfill their wishes. However, it was good that they had come. Today, they would be completely annihilated, and it would save them trouble in the future.

Ever since she entered the hall, Fu Yingran had not said a word other than’free salute ‘when her subordinates saluted her. She neither spoke nor retreated from the court. Even Little Yizi stood quietly by the side, occasionally giving Fu Yingran a cup of tea and some snacks. This atmosphere continued until lunch time.

Seeing that it was lunchtime, Little Yizi ordered people to bring the Empress’ food to the Imperial Cuisine Room. Fu Yingran also ate as if no one else was watching. She was originally someone who had been on the battlefield, and she ate with the soldiers of the three services on the battlefield. Naturally, she couldn’t compare to those young ladies. She had to hide after eating. Thus, she ate lunch in front of the civil and military officials of the court. After washing her hands, she still didn’t say a word to retreat from the court.

He only instructed Little Yizi, “Little Yizi, go down and count the number of people who bowed just now. Have the Imperial Cuisine Room prepare the same number of meals.” However, he didn’t mention anyone else.

“This servant obeys the decree.” Xiao Yizi looked at the hall and silently calculated the number of people in his heart. Then, he bowed and left the hall for the Imperial Cuisine Room.

Now, those people could no longer remain calm. Their faces were completely red, but they were unable to refute anything. After all, they were the first ones to disrespect the Empress, and the Empress did not punish them. They just pretended that they did not exist. There was no reason for them to explode even if they wanted to.

However, just because everyone was speechless did not mean that the Right Virtuous King could accept it. Thus, he stood out with an angry expression and said, “Is it not appropriate for the Empress to handle things like this? Everyone is the officials of the same hall. Is it unfair for the Empress to treat them differently?”

After he finished speaking, Fu Yingran raised his eyes to look at him and said blankly, “Eh? The Right Virtuous King is also here? Forgive me for being clumsy, but I didn’t see your existence.” However, she still didn’t tell anyone to prepare other people’s meals. She was deliberately trying to humiliate them.

This time, the Right Virtuous King was even angrier. His old face was completely red, but he was speechless to refute. After all, they were the ones who first attacked Fu Yingran. However, he was unwilling to admit his mistake. He had always claimed to be the uncle of the current Sage and was superior. Other than the Emperor, he didn’t have to bow to anyone else.