Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 217

Chapter 217 Golden Palace Duel

Fu Yingran glanced at Little Yizi with satisfaction and helped Empress Dowager Xiao sit on it. Then Empress Dowager Xiao said, “The Ai Clan is only here to observe today. Everyone, love Qing, don’t worry about the Ai Clan anymore. How is it normally, how is it today?”

“Yes, Empress Dowager.” With the matter of Fu Yingran supervising the country, the Empress Dowager’s presence was acceptable to everyone. Besides, the situation in the imperial capital was so chaotic. It was also a good thing to have the Empress Dowager’s help from the side. After all, no matter how powerful the Empress was, it was always a fact that she was young.

Thus, the ministers began their report today. According to their positions, the first one to be played was naturally Prime Minister Lan Zheng. “Report to Your Majesty. When the Emperor left the capital, he left the matter of selecting the royal merchants for me to handle. After careful consideration, I have temporarily decided on these merchants. Please take a look at them, Your Majesty.”

Little Yizi quickly walked down the Imperial Rank and handed the memorial to Fu Yingran. Fu Yingran opened it and saw that it was exactly what she wanted. Thus, he smiled and handed it to Empress Dowager Xiao. “Since Prime Minister Lan chose it, this palace is naturally trustworthy. Later, this palace will have people follow the orders and go forward to decree.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Lan Zheng said as he retreated.

Then, one of the generals also walked out. Just as he was about to speak, a group of people suddenly barged in from the entrance. The person in the front was Father of the Emperor, who was robbed from Beiyuan last night. Behind him were the officials led by Xiao Yang who signed the departure certificate.

Father of the Emperor looked up at the two women on the high seat with high spirits. He frowned slightly and said confidently, “Since when are two women in charge of our country in Ye Lan? If you don’t scram back to the palace, don’t be embarrassed here.”

Originally, the people from Huyan Mingshuo Sect were planning to pay their respects to Father of the Emperor, Thinking that he was the Emperor’s biological father after all, he still had to have some respect. However, after hearing this, he immediately dispelled this thought. He just stood there quietly. They had followed Huyan Mingshuo step by step until today. In their hearts, the Emperor of Ye Lan was Huyan Mingshuo alone.

Seeing this, the officials following behind Father of the Emperor said, He seemed to be lacking in confidence, Whether in terms of numbers or temperament, the two sides were incomparable. However, if they gave up, they would not accept it. Thus, Xiao Yang took the courage to stand up and say, “Father of the Emperor is right. Since ancient times, the empress dowager and the empress dowager had better go back to the palace. The matters in the court will be decided by Father of the Emperor.”

Fu Yingran was not annoyed when she heard this. She stood up unhurriedly and walked in front of Father of the Emperor. She respectfully saluted, “Daughter-in-law greets Father of the Emperor.”

Without waiting for Father of the Emperor to speak, he stood up and returned to his seat, saying, “The Emperor is right. I, Ye Lan, am a great country. Logically speaking, it is not up to us two women to make the decision. But my daughter-in-law also wishes to ask Father of the Emperor, Father of the Emperor has been in power for many years, and when have I, Ye Lan, ever been made by a man?”

Not to mention how Imperial Concubine Yan conspired for power back then, how she traded Father of the Emperor away from her direct mother, and how she plotted to assassinate the then Crown Prince to let you ascend to the throne. In the past few years when you were in power, Concubine Ni was the only one in the palace, so what matter did she not interfere in in the harem of the previous dynasty? Even Father of the Emperor has been her puppet for more than 20 years. She obeys her words and dares to ask Father of the Emperor, when wasn’t my great country controlled by a woman?

Besides, Father of the Emperor can open his eyes to see who is stronger and who is weaker than the Ye Lan in your hands. And all of this was the result of his daughter-in-law interfering. This Father of the Emperor shouldn’t deny it, right? Moreover, my daughter-in-law temporarily handled the court affairs on behalf of the Emperor with the Emperor’s approval. She stood in the court openly and was also recognized by the soldiers of the entire army and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty. May I ask why Father of the Emperor chased my daughter-in-law out of the court? Or why does Father of the Emperor feel that you are more qualified than your daughter-in-law to stand in this court? ”

Seeing that Fu Yingran’s words were reasonable and well-founded, Father of the Emperor couldn’t help but blush with shame. After all, what Fu Yingran said was true, But when he thought of the secluded life, he was unwilling to return to Beiyuan. So he raised his voice and shouted, “Impudent, who allowed you to talk to me like this? I am Huyan Mingshuo’s father and your elder. Is this how the Regent of the Great Wei Kingdom educated his daughter?”

Hearing that Father of the Emperor had even pulled out his father, Fu Yingran was instantly enraged. “Please be careful, Father of the Emperor, ‘”How can my Fu Clan’s education be judged by the world? It’s Father of the Emperor that you should know the truth. Right now, the Emperor of Ye Lan is Huyan Mingshuo. You are only Father of the Emperor, and only the Emperor can call yourself me. Father of the Emperor, you should call yourself an widow. Please pay attention to Father of the Emperor. Otherwise, those who don’t know will think that I have two Emperors in Ye Lan.”

Fu Yingran’s words hit Father of the Emperor right on the spot. There were also those officials accompanying him, especially Xiao Yang. Because he was the one who came up with this idea, he stood up and angrily said, “Empress, as your daughter-in-law, what is the point of humiliating Father of the Emperor like this?” The imperial family’s ancestral teachings had already recorded that the harem was not allowed to participate in politics. Now that the Emperor was no longer in court, it was reasonable for Father of the Emperor to temporarily handle the imperial affairs on behalf of the Emperor. Was the Empress so unwilling to let go of him? Could it be that she wanted to take advantage of the Emperor’s absence to seek power and usurp the throne?

“You are disrespecting your elders, disrespecting your ancestral teachings, and doing this is an outrageous act. If this matter were to spread out, I’m afraid the Queen’s reputation would also be disgraceful. At that time, even the Regent of the Great Wei Kingdom might not be able to raise his head to behave as a human being.”

Sure enough, she still used the word’filial piety ‘to force her to step aside. However, before Fu Yingran could speak this time, Empress Dowager Xiao pointed at him and angrily said, “Xiao Yang, shut up for the Ai Clan. When will it be your turn to say more?” “Don’t forget that you are now unofficial and unprofessional. You are just a grass-roots citizen. You should know the law of Ye Lan. You are now disrespecting the Empress. Carefully look after your mother, wife, and children.”

However, the current Xiao Yang had already ignored it. Although Empress Dowager Xiao’s words had indeed caused him to retreat for an instant, he couldn’t help but retreat when he thought of the current situation. He had already reached this point. If he didn’t succeed, he would be able to do so. Fortunately, he had already sent away all of his family members yesterday.

Thus, he said unscrupulously, “The Empress Dowager does not need to scare me. I was promoted by Father of the Emperor. I asked myself that I did not commit any major mistakes, but the Empress innocently forced me to sign the resignation certificate. It can be seen that she has ulterior motives. For the sake of not paying the surname on the Ye Lan River, we have no choice but to ask Father of the Emperor to come forward and preside over the government until the Emperor returns to the court.”

Empress Dowager Xiao frowned slightly and pretended to ask angrily, “How dare you, Fu Yingran? The Ai Clan didn’t expect you to act so obediently. You actually want to take over my Ye Lan River Mountain. How did you force everyone?”

Fu Yingran panicked, but secretly laughed in his heart. The Empress Dowager was indeed worthy of being called the Empress Dowager. She specifically said in his favor, “Reporting to Mother, daughter-in-law is wronged. Daughter-in-law has never thought of Ye Lan’s rivers and mountains. Otherwise, why would daughter-in-law use the strength of Tianyi Villa to help Ye Lan rule the world? Even her own home country personally?”

Back then, Great Wei was much stronger than Ye Lan, Otherwise, the Emperor would not have gone all the way to Great Wei to ask for his daughter-in-law, At that time, her daughter-in-law was the eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom. She didn’t even need to bow when she saw the emperor brother. If her daughter-in-law really wanted to pay the price of Ye Lan, then she only had to ask Tianyi Villa to help the emperor brother take down Ye Lan. Why would her daughter-in-law have to do it many times?

There were also daughters-in-law who did not force them at all. That day, their daughter-in-law took the place of the Emperor. They were the first to disrespect their daughter-in-law. When they saw her disobey, their daughter-in-law did not punish them at all. She just thought that they were not ready, so she sat there and waited for them to pay their respects.

After all, it was a capital offense to disrespect her mother, Although her daughter-in-law is not a native of Ye Lan, But my daughter-in-law is also Ye Lan’s mother-in-law, He couldn’t bear to see their heads fall to the ground. “That’s why I insisted that they perform the courtesy of the monarchs and officials before leaving. As for the letter of departure, my daughter-in-law only wanted to give an explanation to the people of Ye Lan while preserving their heads. At that time, a few Qing Clans also bowed to my daughter-in-law and she had them sent back safely. If Mother did not believe it, he could ask all the adults present.”

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Xiao looked up and asked everyone, “Is what the Empress said true?”

Although Lan Zheng knew that he had to offend someone, he was not afraid of offending anyone. As the leader of the officials, Prime Minister Lan stepped forward and bowed to the upper echelon, “Return to the Empress Dowager. I was also present at that time, so what the Empress said was true.”

The Empress Dowager nodded and looked at Lan Zheng, then looked at Xiao Yang, “Is that so?”

At this moment, Xiao Yang’s face was flushed red and white. It wasn’t wonderful, but he couldn’t say a word. After all, everyone knew what Fu Yingran said.

Seeing that her side was at a disadvantage, Father of the Emperor shouted in her heart. They had forgotten that there was an Iron Cutting Army behind Fu Yingran. In addition to Tian Yizhuang’s financial resources, wasn’t she able to get everything she wanted? Thinking of this, Father of the Emperor couldn’t help but retreat a little

But today, There was no room for him to retreat at all, He either cooperated with everyone to force Fu Yingran to hand over the power, or was locked up in the Northern Garden by Fu Yingran again. The feeling of losing his freedom was not good. He really didn’t want to go back. Besides, after what happened today, he probably wouldn’t even have that kind of day. Fu Yingran and Huyan Mingshuo were different existences.

No matter what, Huyan Mingshuo was still his son, There’s always a little room for manoeuvre, Fu Yingran was different. Since she married into Ye Lan, He had never done her any favors, On the contrary, he suppressed her everywhere, After she helped Huyan Mingshuo take down the river, Forcefully creating a Consort Conferred Ceremony to obstruct her. Father of the Emperor knew in his heart that, based on what he had done to her over the years, once he really fell into her hands, there would probably be no good result. Therefore, today’s matter could only be successful and not failed. No matter what method he used, he had to force her to surrender her power.

However, in this situation, if he really forced her to be anxious, it would probably backfire. Thus, Father of the Emperor thought for a moment and said with a gentle expression, “So there is still such a thing?” “Disrespectful to Mother Nation, the following offenders are indeed guilty. Father promised you that he would ask them to kowtow and apologize to you later. Help your Mother Guild Palace to rest first. Leave this place to Father. As long as Father is here, see who dares to be disrespectful to you.”