Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 212

Chapter 212 Intend To Leave
The Ai Clan explained today. From today onwards, the Ai Clan will not interfere in the grudges between the Youxian Palace and their husband and wife. Even if the Ai Clan chose one of the two, the Ai Clan will only choose the two of them. Because only they are the ultimate support of the Ai Clan. After all, after a woman marries, the mother’s family can only be the mother’s.

Therefore, the Right Virtuous King did not need to say anything. He should go back and think about what path the Right Virtuous King’s Mansion will take in the future. “Empress Dowager Xiao was so angry that she spoke quickly and hurriedly that the Right Virtuous King was unable to answer her question.

He had never seen Xiao Rou like this before. She had always been soft and weak, making people feel that she was very easy to control. This was also the reason why his father had decided to let her marry into the Crown Prince’s Mansion. He did not want to see Xiao Rou like this today.

Therefore, while he was incomparably shocked, He was speechless again. After all, what she said was the truth. He was quite clear in his heart. However, he had already been blinded by power and was unwilling to admit it. But now, he was no longer willing to admit it, because Xiao Rou had already said everything to this point. If the Xiao Family lost Xiao Rou’s protection, then what else would he use to fight Fu Yingran?

Xiao Rou was right, Once a woman gets married, her mother’s family can only be her mother’s family. Everything in her mother’s family has nothing to do with her. Only her husband’s family will be her final home. It’s good that her mother’s family can be strong, but once the interests of both sides conflict, the one who will be abandoned will be her mother’s family, not her husband’s family. It should be because only her husband’s family is closely related to her.

So after hearing Empress Dowager Xiao’s words, All the anger in King Youxian’s heart was extinguished. Although he was still unwilling, However, he finally recognized the truth. In the past, he could still do whatever he wished, relying only on his relationship with Empress Dowager Xiao. He wanted to use the word’filial piety ‘to suppress Huyan Mingshuo, but now, even this relationship had become dispensable. Empress Dowager Xiao also made it clear that he would not be in control of it. Then, what leverage did he have to fight those two couples?

After thinking about it, He felt that there was no need to stay any longer, However, when he thought of Ya’er in the West Palace, the Right Virtuous King couldn’t bear it anymore. He could only say, “Remember the Empress Dowager’s warning. I will bring the entire manor back to my ancestral home in a few days. However, Ya’er is still your niece. I only beg the Empress Dowager to take care of her. I am extremely grateful and take my leave.”

Although this result was the best and Empress Dowager Xiao was willing to see, she was still reluctant to part with her relatives. Forget it. Since he could figure out the relationship between them, he might as well give him the honor he deserved.

So Empress Dowager Xiao sighed and said, “You can rest assured. The honorable Ai Clan of the Xiao Clan will fight for it, and Ya’er’s happy Ai Clan will also ask about it. I only hope that you can be calm in the future and treat your family well.” This was also the only thing she could do for the Right Virtuous King.

“Thank you so much, Empress Dowager.” At this point, even if the Right Virtuous King was unwilling, he could only accept his fate.

After King Youxian returned from the palace, He instructed his wives, concubines, children, and servants to quickly pack their luggage and plan to leave the imperial capital in the shortest amount of time to return to their ancestral home. This imperial capital carried too many memories of him. There were beautiful and humiliating memories. The Xiao family had also lived in the imperial capital for nearly a hundred years, and only after several generations of hard work had they achieved their current achievements.

Among them, Empress Dowager Xiao’s contribution was indispensable. If it wasn’t for her becoming the Empress of Ye Lan, how could his Xiao family be glorious for a time? Because of this, he, Xiao Gang, was named the Right Virtuous King. This was because there was an unwritten rule in Ye Lan that the Right Virtuous King of all dynasties was occupied by the Empress’ siblings.

That’s why the entire Xiao Clan has today’s glory, Empress Dowager Xiao was the greatest contributor, Empress Dowager Xiao had always followed his brother’s orders. This caused Xiao Gang to gradually put the cart before the horse. This led to all of this happening. Fortunately, Empress Dowager Xiao’s words today made him realize that he wanted to leave the capital as soon as possible with his family, so that he could at least retain his last trace of dignity.

That’s right, once a son of heaven and once a court official. On the day of the Consort Sealing Ceremony, Prince Bingjian had once woken him up. He, the Right Virtuous King, would be replaced by someone else as the dynasties changed. Only a prince with a royal bloodline like them would be the true king of Ye Lan.

However, at that time, his eyes were blurred, He thought that as long as Xiao Rou was still in the palace, As long as Huyan Mingshuo was Xiao Rou’s son, Then his Xiao Clan was still the same as before, Nothing will change. Only after hearing Xiao Rou’s words today did he realize how selfish he was. For the sake of that invisible power, he almost ruined the entire Xiao Clan. If Fu Yingran hadn’t let him off in front of Empress Dowager Xiao, the Xiao Clan would probably have ended up like the Zuo Xian Palace back then.

Now that Ye Lan had changed owners, Xiao Ru had changed from Empress Dowager to Empress Dowager. Now that Ye Lan has a new queen, Logically speaking, his position as the Right Virtuous King should be changed. However, it was only because Fu Yingran was not from Ye Lan, and his mother’s brothers had a supreme position in the Great Wei Kingdom. They didn’t care about his position at all. That was why he had been able to occupy this position until now, but his own family still didn’t know about it.

Right now, none of this was important. Most importantly, it depended on Empress Dowager Xiao’s attitude towards the Xiao Clan. If she chose to continue protecting the Xiao Clan, Huyan Mingshuo would also show respect to him. He could also continue to work steadily as the Right Virtuous King.

But now Empress Dowager Xiao had already said it clearly, She chose Huyan Mingshuo and his wife and decided to give up on the protection of the Xiao Family. There was no point for him, the Right Virtuous King, to continue as a husband. Moreover, he had offended Huyan Mingshuo and his wife. She did not know how Fu Yingran planned to deal with the Xiao Family in the future. Therefore, leaving now was the best choice.

After Prince Youxian left, Empress Dowager Xiao went directly to Yikun Palace to look for Fu Yingran. Seeing that she was having dinner, she smiled and walked over to sit opposite her and said, “Looks like the Ai Clan is lucky. Today’s dinner is ready.”

Seeing this, Fu Yingran hurriedly stood up and bowed, She smiled and said, “Look at what Mother said. It’s as if your daughter-in-law is missing you. You are the empress dowager of Ye Lan. I have to follow you closely in the palace of Ye Lan. My daughter-in-law has to rely on Mother to take care of her. I only hope that Mother can take care of her with that eyelid. Those people with ill intentions will devour her daughter-in-law and her bones.”

This could be said to be a pun, She expressed her attitude and was also testing Empress Dowager Xiao’s thoughts. She didn’t care about other people’s attitudes today, but Empress Dowager Xiao was Huyan Mingshuo’s biological mother. Fu Yingran had to take her attitude into account. She didn’t want her feelings for Empress Dowager Xiao to resonate with Huyan Mingshuo.

Who was Empress Dowager Xiao? After several decades of training in the palace, he had already cultivated a bronze wall and iron wall. Seeing her say this, he immediately said, “You ghost spirit, don’t you think the Ai Clan doesn’t know that little thing in your heart?” Right now, if anyone in Ye Lan dares to say no to you, I’m afraid he won’t even be able to see the sun the next day. With your ability, the Ai Clan doesn’t have the ability to take care of you.

The Ai Clan is already old, There’s nothing I can do, I don’t want to care about anything anymore, The Ai Clan had fought in this palace for most of their lives, Now that it was finally quiet, “There’s no need to live in fear. The Ai Clan is counting on you to provide for my retirement. As long as you and Ming Shuo don’t drive the Ai Clan out, then Amitabha will be there. Now, the Ai Clan hopes that Ming Shuo can bring Haoze back smoothly. Our grandchildren and grandchildren can just live quietly for three generations. You can handle the rest yourself.”

The implication is very clear. Right now, the Ye Lan Kingdom is up to you. My old lady doesn’t want to care about anything. She just wants to live in peace and quiet.

Seeing Empress Dowager Xiao state her position, Fu Yingran no longer played riddles with her. After instructing Chun Tao to add more bowls and chopsticks, he bluntly said, “Since Mother said so, then his daughter-in-law did not hide anything.”

I believe that what happened in the court today, Mother heard about it, Mother came over now, Perhaps it was also because of this matter, My daughter-in-law humiliated my uncle today. I hope that Mother will forgive me. My daughter-in-law was forced to do this because she was helpless. Mother, as you can see, Ming Shuo has just ascended to the throne, and his foundation in the court is not very stable. Right now, the power in the court is divided into three factions. Among them, my uncle occupies one faction, Father of the Emperor faction, and Ming Shuo’s own faction.

However, as the saying goes, how can you allow others to sleep soundly by the side of the bed? Ming Shuo and his daughter-in-law went through countless hardships to unify the world, so how can we watch as the political power scatters?

Daughter-in-law believes that a country can only have one regime, and a regime can only let one person decide. Naturally, there can only be one power in the court of Ye Lan, and that is Ming Shuo’s own power. Therefore, both Father of the Emperor and the Right Virtuous King are forces that we must eliminate. I hope that Mother can understand this point.

However, please rest assured, Mother. I have already discussed with Ming Shuo. We just want to take back their rights. As for their honor, we will do our best to preserve it.

“Actually, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to think about it. They’ve been scheming for most of their lives for these illusory powers. If they can leave this burden and enjoy their old age peacefully, then it would be a kind of happiness, wouldn’t it, Mother?”

After Empress Dowager Xiao finished listening, His heart was finally at ease. She was originally worried that Fu Yingran would not let the Xiao Clan off, From the looks of it, Fu Yingran did not intend to kill the Xiao Clan immediately. As for the powers in the Youxian Palace, since the dynasty had changed, it was time to hand them over. Otherwise, her brother might make another demon. As long as he did not have these powers, the Xiao Clan would no longer have the capital to be a demon and the Xiao Clan would be safe and sound.

However, when Empress Dowager Xiao thought that her brother’s family was about to leave, she couldn’t help but feel depressed. When she thought of Xiao Ya, who lived in the West Palace, Empress Dowager Xiao could only sigh and say, “The Ai Clan that you spoke of understands. The Ai Clan also came from your seat. How could they not know your intentions?”

You’re all adults, Knowing what to do, It’s just that the Ai Clan wants you to show respect to the Ai Clan, Don’t make the Youxian Palace too embarrassed, After all, that was the mother clan of the Ai Clan, Also, Ya Fei from the West Palace. After all, she is the niece of the Ai Clan. Since you don’t intend to accept her, then let her go free. The Ai Clan knows that the child is not here. Back then, sending her into the West Palace was her father’s insistence. Let’s not delay her happiness for the rest of her life. We are both women, so why bother making things difficult for each other?