Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 211

Chapter 211 To See Empress Dowager Xiao
After sending the Right Virtuous King away, Fu Yingran continued to sit there without saying a word. She knew very well that as long as someone started, the others would not be able to hold on anymore. This matter would soon come to an end, but she hoped that the others would not disappoint her.

Actually, Fu Yingran was also gambling. However, she was betting on the hearts of the people. She was sure that these people would sign the resignation certificate in anger for the sake of that so-called face and the contempt they had for Fu Yingran in their bones. Then, she would think of a way to find trouble with her from other places.

But this was exactly what she wanted, She’s trying to get what she wants out of their minds, Behind these people were deep-rooted aristocratic clans, If they were to deal with each other one by one, the energy they would expend would undoubtedly be enormous. However, the current situation was so severe that she really could not spare much energy to deal with them. If she could use this excuse to force them to leave their posts automatically, then she would save a lot of trouble. As for other matters, she would have to resort to all sorts of tricks.

Just as she had said, this was the Golden Royal Palace. It was a place that was easy to enter but hard to exit. It was easy to get out. If she wanted to enter again in the future, it wouldn’t be so easy.

Not to mention whether Fu Yingran would nod or not, even Huyan Mingshuo might not agree. These people only wanted to attack her from other places, but they did not know that Fu Yingran’s actions were originally Huyan Mingshuo’s intention.

Sure enough, Fu Yingran made the right bet. After Prince Youxian left, Everyone had nothing to worry about. As a result, they signed their departure certificates one after another and left the Golden Royal Palace. In their eyes, as long as the Right Virtuous King took the lead, things would not be too bad. After all, they were the Empress Dowager’s elder brother. The current Emperor’s uncle would definitely give him an explanation when the Emperor returned to the court. All they had to do was send someone to keep an eye on the Right Virtuous King.

However, there were a few timid officials who, after weighing the pros and cons, chose to kneel in front of Fu Yingran with tears streaming down their cheeks and admit their wrongs. Fu Yingran also let them go back to the manor one by one, but they were demoted to two levels in succession, leaving behind only insignificant vacancies, which was equivalent to an indirect seizure of power.

After the last person left the hall, the afterglow of the sun also shone in, indicating that this day was coming to an end. Fu Yingran raised his hand and rubbed his aching neck, slowly walking down from the phoenix chair.

After sitting in the same position for a day, she felt incomparably sore all over her body. However, when she looked at the stack of departures in Lei Yu’s hand, all her discomfort vanished.

She immediately walked in front of Lei Yu and took the stack of paper in his hand. She gently flipped through it and found that there were more than thirty portions. Then, she smiled and said, “I didn’t expect to get such a harvest on the first day. Do you think the Emperor will call me a fox again when he finds out?”

Lei Yu’s current mood could be expressed with admiration. He had been with the Emperor for more than ten years. This was the first time he had seen such a scene. He recalled that the Emperor had expended a lot of energy to deal with these old stubbornness, but the results he had received were less than one tenth of what they were today.

The Empress had only locked herself up in Yi Kun Palace for an entire day and had come up with such a method. She had actually dismissed all of these people in one day. At this moment, his admiration for Fu Ying Ran could be said to have risen to a new height.

Thus, he looked at Fu Yingran with admiration and said, “The empress can calculate people so thoroughly, I really admire you, I believe that if the Emperor finds out, “The Emperor will definitely be too happy to sleep. In the past few months since his ascension to the throne, in order to eliminate the hidden dangers left behind by Father of the Emperor, he could be said to have forgotten to sleep and eat. However, the Emperor was rather worried about this. Now that they had personally signed the departure certificate, the Emperor can finally feel at ease.”

Lei Yu was just a general, All he cared about was the result. He only saw what Fu Yingran had achieved today, but he didn’t know what Huyan Mingshuo had done for her. However, Fu Yingran knew that things weren’t as simple as he thought. If it weren’t for the foreshadowing he had done earlier, her plan wouldn’t have been so successful today.

It was precisely when Huyan Mingshuo was about to leave that their hearts were stirred up with dissatisfaction towards her. After angering everyone, he chose to personally conquer the Tianshui Kingdom, allowing everyone to feel that there was an opportunity for Fu Yingran’s plan to be successfully completed. However, Fu Yingran also knew that today was only the beginning. This matter was far from over, and there were still many troubles waiting for her.

Seeing Lei Yu’s worship, Fu Yingran had no choice but to pour cold water on him, “It’s too early for us to be happy. It’s only the beginning and there are still many troubles ahead. I don’t think these people will give up so easily. Perhaps they will do something again soon. If you don’t believe me, just watch.”

It had to be said that Fu Yingran’s guess was very accurate. Right Virtuous King did not leave the Imperial Palace immediately after leaving the Golden Royal Palace. He randomly found an excuse to send the person who sent him out of the palace and went all the way to Empress Dowager Xiao’s bedroom.

It could be imagined that the Right Virtuous King’s heart was definitely unbalanced at this moment. With his current status, he had actually suppressed a yellow-haired little girl to death. This made him even angrier and angrier. However, he knew very well that no matter how unwilling he was, a courtesy of a monarch and a subject could make him unable to refute it.

So when he walked out of the Golden Royal Palace and saw the personal palace maid next to Empress Dowager Xiao, a flash of light suddenly appeared. That’s right, why did he forget this move? So what if you, Fu Yingran, are the Empress? So what if she was the mother? You are not the only empress and mother of Ye Lan.

Empress Dowager Xiao was the Emperor’s biological mother. She was the legitimate mother of a country. Most importantly, she was the daughter of the Xiao Clan and his biological sister. As long as she could persuade her to come out against Ying Ran, everything would be within her grasp. After all, no matter how tyrannical Fu Ying Ran was, she could not disrespect her mother-in-law. A single word of filial piety could crush her to death.

It had to be said that Prince Youxian’s intentions were good, but he ignored Empress Dowager Xiao’s true thoughts, so it was destined that his abacus would not work.

When Prince Youxian stepped into the Empress Dowager’s bedroom, Empress Dowager Xiao was listening to the eunuch beside her report on what had happened in the Golden Royal Palace when she suddenly heard a palace maid report, “Report to the Empress Dowager, Prince Youxian requests to see you.”

Empress Dowager Xiao’s heart was burning with anger at this moment. She was worried that no one could vent her anger. Her brother had not come to the palace to see her since Ming Shuo returned to the court. Now that Ming Shuo had just left, he had begun to take the lead in making things difficult for his daughter-in-law in the court. Did he look at her as a younger sister, or did he look at Ming Shuo as an emperor?

Now he actually had the face to come into the palace to see her. I really don’t know what he was thinking. Thinking back to his brother’s foolish deeds over the years, Empress Dowager Xiao couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. However, he was still his brother after all. It was impossible to say anything about avoiding him. Thus, she instructed the palace maid, “Go invite Prince Youxian in.”

“Yes, Empress Dowager.” The palace maid answered and went out. Not long after, she led the Right Virtuous King in. After seeing the Right Virtuous King, Empress Dowager Xiao’s face was filled with anger. How could he provoke Fu Yingran? Regardless of her identity, she was incomparable to the current Youxian Palace. Empress Dowager Xiao was like a mirror in her heart. She saw this clearly. If Fu Yingran hadn’t intentionally let the Xiao Family off on her own behalf, the Youxian Palace would probably have long since ceased to exist.

However, his big brother still didn’t know how to restrain himself and insisted on going against her. Could it be that he really wanted to personally destroy the Xiao Clan’s hundred-year foundation before he was willing to do so? The more Empress Dowager Xiao thought about it, the angrier she became. The expression on her face gradually turned cold.

At this moment, the Right Virtuous King was only thinking about how to bring down Fu Yingran, so he did not notice the change in Empress Dowager Xiao’s expression. After he entered, he only bowed slightly and bowed, saying, “I, Xiao Gang, greet the Empress Dowager. Your Highness is blessed.”

At this time in the past, Empress Dowager Xiao hurriedly helped him up, not allowing him to salute and saying, “There is no need for your siblings to be too polite.”

But today, Prince Youxian’s actions were all done, and Empress Dowager Xiao didn’t say anything. She only heard her calmly say, “Prince Youxian, why are you here to see the Ai Clan at this moment?”

Originally, the Right Virtuous King thought that Empress Dowager Xiao’s place would be a breakthrough for him. He thought that she was his own younger sister after all and should help him no matter what. But now, seeing her calm attitude towards him, the anger that the Right Virtuous King had just suppressed instantly erupted.

She immediately stood up and looked at Empress Dowager Xiao with a dissatisfied expression. “What’s the matter? Why would the Empress Dowager have to play riddles with me? I believe the Empress Dowager should have received news of what happened in the previous dynasty. How could she dare to humiliate this Empress Dowager like this? Don’t you intend to say something?”

“This king’s humiliation is equivalent to the Xiao Clan being humiliated. No matter what the Empress Dowager says, she is still a daughter of the Xiao Clan. No matter what the Xiao Clan says, she is still your mother clan, right?”

Seeing that he spoke so righteously, Empress Dowager Xiao’s heart was truly cold. She immediately stood up from her chair and said to him, “Why can’t Ai Jia understand what Prince Youxian said? What happened in the previous dynasty has nothing to do with me?” The so-called “once a son of heaven, once a minister” was not in his position and did not seek his own government. Right now, the Emperor of Ye Lan was Huyan Mingshuo, the Empress was Fu Yingran, and the Ai Clan only needed to live a peaceful life. What was the need for them to meddle in those undesirable matters?

As for you saying that the Ai Clan does not plan for the Xiao Clan, then the Ai Clan wants to ask the Right Virtuous King, how can the Ai Clan not plan for the Xiao Clan? If the Ai Clan hadn’t wrongly married into the Crown Prince’s Mansion and become a concubine, how could there be any future glory of the Xiao Clan? If the Ai Clan hadn’t been tormented in the palace all these years, how would you have been bestowed the title of Virtuous Monarch?

Speaking of ignoring the Xiao Clan, the Ai Clan will tell you this. Ming Shuo is the biological son of the Ai Clan and the grandson of the Xiao Clan. His ascension to the throne is beneficial to our Xiao Clan in every way. Originally, as long as our Xiao Clan is a good official, it would be an existence that everyone respects based on our relationship with the Emperor.

But you insisted on making enemies with Ming Shuo and his wife regardless? Everyone could tell that there was no one who could replace Fu Yingran in Ming Shuo’s heart, but you were indifferent to Ya’er. You were delusional about letting Ya’er take her place, not to mention whether Ya’er could take her place, how could Fu Yingran be easily provoked?

But looking at the power behind her, regardless of which aspect, it is an existence that our Xiao Clan cannot compare to, yet you still insist on opposing her. Have you ever thought about the Xiao Clan’s fate?

Think carefully about the Zuoxian Palace and the ambitious Southern Jiang Kingdom. Which one of them isn’t stronger than you, but what will happen to them in the end? Do you really think that Ming Shuo and the others wouldn’t dare to touch you? They just don’t want to make things difficult for the Ai Clan and intend to let you off, but you don’t know how to repent and make things worse.