Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 85

Chapter 85 Bring Empress Back to the Palace
Only then did everyone realize that the Emperor had been lying motionless. According to how many people surrounded him, the Emperor should have been sober long ago. However, it had been so long since the Emperor had made any movements. At this moment, everyone felt that something was wrong. Thus, they looked at Mu Ling Hua with an incorrect expression. They no longer despised and disdained him. Instead, they were filled with disgust and anger.

A moment later, the imperial physician arrived. Seeing this posture, he did not dare to delay. He hurriedly went forward to take the emperor’s pulse. After taking the pulse, the imperial physician sighed and said, “Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, the emperor has been treated with an extremely tyrannical medicine. He needs to be happy with the woman before he can be relieved. However, the emperor is too old to withstand such stimulation, so he is unconscious.”

The imperial physician’s words were told by Fu Yingran early in the morning. She wanted to reveal the conspiracy of the Southern Region as well, so as to arouse the unanimity of the officials of Yelan Imperial Court. After hearing the imperial physician’s words, Huyan Mingshuo asked anxiously, “When will Father Emperor wake up?”

The imperial physician said awkwardly, “It’s hard to say. It depends on the emperor’s recovery. Maybe three to five days, maybe three to five months.”

“Alright, I know. You can go down first.” Huyan Mingshuo then looked at the unconscious Mu Linghua and expressionlessly said, “Someone, bring Madam Mu into the palace and take care of her. We’ll make a decision when Father Emperor wakes up.”

Then he ordered Lei Yu, “Lei Yu, hurry up and go to the Guardian Temple and bring the Empress Mother back to the palace. You can’t leave the palace without a master for a day.”

“This subordinate obeys,” Lei Yu replied, then turned around and left the manor.

Huyan Mingshuo scanned the surroundings and said to the people brought by the emperor in front of the ministers, “The current situation of Father Emperor is not suitable for us to move. I think we should stay in the Crown Prince’s Mansion and rest. You should bring Madam Mu back to the palace first and wait for Mother Empress to return to the palace before settling down.”

Those who followed the Emperor’s carriage exchanged glances and answered trembling, “Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince.” Those who could serve the Emperor in the palace were not fools. Naturally, they could tell that this matter was definitely related to the Crown Prince. However, that was the Crown Prince. Who dared to speak too much?

Thus, everyone agreed. They wrapped Mu Lenghua in a sheet and carried him into the carriage. They went back to the palace. The ministers were also trembling as they waited for His Highness the Crown Prince to decide their fate. There was nothing they could do. Who told them that their luck was bad? They actually witnessed the Emperor’s unbearable scene with their own eyes.

Fortunately, Huyan Mingshuo didn’t make them wait too long. After the eunuchs carried Mu Lenghua away, He looked at everyone present and said sharply, “I don’t want to hear any gossip about today’s matter. I hope that everyone can keep their mouths shut. Besides, Father has issued a decree today that before he recovers, everything in Ye Lan will be handled by me.”

“I hope that everyone will do their best to work for Yelan in the future. I have never seen you today. Otherwise, I will hand over the list of everyone present to the Internal Affairs Office for record. I will deal with it myself when Father Emperor wakes up in the future.”

When everyone heard Huyan Mingshuo’s words, they all knelt down and said solemnly, “Report to Your Highness the Crown Prince. We have only traveled together today and have never been to the Crown Prince’s Mansion.”

“That’s good. Ladies and gentlemen, please return. The Right Virtuous King will stay. I still have matters to discuss with you.” Huyan Mingshuo saw that his goal had been achieved, so he no longer tortured these people. These people were just double-dealers. If he didn’t capture their weaknesses, it would be very difficult for them to be loyal to him. Such people also had the same characteristic, that was, they cherished their lives. That was why they had teamed up with the Right Virtuous King to design today’s show.

Not only could he openly buckle Mu Lenghua onto the Emperor, but he could also cause the Emperor to faint. He could also pinch the pigtails of these double-dealers. Although these people might not be able to help him sincerely, it was fine as long as they did not hold him back.

“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I’m leaving.” The ministers hurriedly left the Crown Prince’s Mansion in a panic. Everyone wiped away their cold sweat. When everyone stepped out of the gate of the Crown Prince’s Mansion and looked around, they immediately realized that they had been tricked by the Crown Prince and the Right Virtuous King. But so what if they knew? The other party was the Crown Prince, the future monarch of Ye Lan. Thus, everyone could only admit that they were unlucky and silently left.

After the ministers left, Huyan Mingshuo and his wife invited Prince Youxian into the study. Huyan Mingshuo closed the door as soon as he entered. With a serious expression, he said to the Right Virtuous King, “Uncle, according to reliable information, the southern border in the countries constantly stir up trouble, vain attempt to conquer the countries, let it become their hands of the puppet, win and discuss with me, feel that this is a good opportunity to expand the territory, take advantage of the southern border in front of the situation of the countries, we just take advantage of the chaos, conquer the countries, and at the same time destroy the southern border.

However, Father Emperor was no longer the original Father Emperor, He was first poisoned by Concubine Ni to control his mind, but now he was planted with the Concubine Gu. He only obeyed Mu Ling Hua’s orders. In this situation, Father Emperor is no longer suitable for handling political affairs. Therefore, I have to let him sleep for a while. After we find the antidote to the Concubine Gu, or after Yelan stabilizes the situation, we can wake him up.

At present I am in that midst of a storm, Father Emperor can no longer be allowed to make nonsense, “I will stay with my uncle today. I only hope that I can get his full support. Please help me stabilize the officials in the court. After all, this is no small matter for Yelan. Once the war starts, I will have to follow the army. At that time, I will have to trouble my uncle in the imperial capital. When my mother returns to the palace, I will have to trouble my uncle to take care of her.”

“It is indeed a good opportunity. However, the army of the Great Wei is still in Yelan. If our army were to go to various countries, would the Great Wei take advantage of the emptiness and the emptiness of Yelan’s treasury to support this war?” Said Prince Youxian after pondering for a long time.

“There’s no need to worry about this uncle. The Great Wei Kingdom is more serious than us now. The Empress Dowager has already left the imperial palace. Even my father, the Empress Dowager, has left the capital of the Great Wei Kingdom with 200,000 troops. At present, the Great Wei Kingdom can be said to be completely controlled by Imperial Concubine Shu and has become a puppet in the southern border.

The reason why our Great Wei army was stationed in Ye Lan was because my two brothers were framed by the Southern Region and said that they were fornicating with the enemy. The Great Wei Emperor wanted to take back the military power of the two of them. The two brothers had no choice but to send their troops to Ye Lan to take refuge for a while, so they would not attack Ye Lan.

“As for the cost, with the power of our Heavenly Villa, it won’t be difficult to sustain this war. Uncle, you can rest assured. As long as you defend the capital of Ye Lan for us, it will be fine.” Actually, Fu Yingran’s current business could sustain this war as long as it operated normally. However, she could not expose her influence yet. After all, Huyan Mingshuo was still only the Crown Prince. If the power in their hands was too great, it would definitely cause a lot of inconvenience.

When King Youxian heard this, his eyes lit up. He looked at Fu Yingran and said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince is blessed to have you as his wife. Yelan has a Crown Princess like you, which is my good fortune. If I, Yelan, dominate the world, I swear that the entire Yelan Kingdom will respect you, Fu Yingran.”

Fu Yingran listened, He rolled his eyes and said, “You really are family, A few days ago, His Highness the Crown Prince said, “To engrave my name on the temple and make me worshipped by the people of Ye Lan, and now my uncle has said that Ye Lan will serve me as the Lord. Is this a sacrifice of my lifespan? Actually, I don’t want much from Fu Yingran. I don’t need those illusory reputations. What I want is that Ye Lan will never disappoint me. He Huyan Mingshuo will never disappoint me, that’s all.”

When Prince Youxian heard this, he felt extremely ashamed. What you were willing to give was something she didn’t care about. What she wanted was the hardest thing for them. Yelan had failed her not once or twice. It seemed that this was already a permanent thorn in her heart. As for Huyan Mingshuo, Prince Youxian couldn’t help but glance at him and wonder what he was thinking.

Huyan Mingshuo saw his uncle’s questioning gaze, so he walked to Fu Yingran’s side and took her hand and said, “I, Huyan Mingshuo, swear that only you, Fu Yingran, are a woman in this life. If you violate this oath, you will be executed by both men and gods in the future.”

Fu Yingran hurriedly covered his mouth and glared at him, “I believe you. Why do you swear an oath? I just don’t believe Ye Lan. After all, your emperor has openly bullied me many times.”

“Not in the future, When Yelan’s overall situation stabilized, I will ask Father Emperor to abdicate. After all, the officials have some complaints about Father Emperor. He can no longer order the officials. However, Yelan is in a troubled autumn. It is not the time for the court to change. I still need Father Emperor to stabilize the situation. Fortunately, Father Emperor is sleeping now, and everything about Yelan is actually controlled by me.

“So, don’t worry, that kind of thing will never happen again.” Ever since the Emperor had allowed the Prince Zuo family and Concubine Ni to do whatever they wanted, Huyan Mingshuo had the idea of letting the Emperor abdicate. However, the shackles of morality bound him and he could not make up his mind to do so. However, in this situation, he had no choice but to do so, only for the sake of Ye Lan’s rivers and mountains, not falling into the hands of others.

Seeing their affection and hearing Huyan Mingshuo’s words, Prince Youxian also began to have plans in his heart. Thus, he said to the two of them seriously, “This matter is of great importance. It is akin to forcing the palace to do something. You two must not go out and talk nonsense. When the time is ripe, we will discuss it. Do you remember that?”

Naturally, the two of them knew of King Youxian’s worries, so they agreed, “Yes, we have all remembered. I’ll have to trouble Uncle about this matter.”

Seeing that both of them had agreed, Prince Youxian was relieved. Fortunately, neither of them was reckless, I’m sure I’ll listen to him, “I can’t stay in the Crown Prince’s Mansion for long now. The Emperor suddenly fainted. The palace is probably in a mess. At present, Ying Ran is the most important among the women in the royal family. Therefore, it’s better for you to go to the palace to preside over Ying Ran. At least before the Empress returns to the palace, you shouldn’t cause chaos in the palace.”

Ying Ran listened. Although she was unwilling in her heart, she still agreed. After all, he was the Crown Princess of Ye Lan. Among the women in the Huyan Imperial Family, she was the one with the highest status. She should be the one to help the Empress manage the affairs of the palace. Thus, she instructed the servants to set up a carriage and prepare to enter the palace.

This was the first time she had put on the throne of the Crown Princess. The troop was vast and majestic, but it was much more solemn than her previous throne. Huyan Mingshuo was worried that Fu Yingran would face the women in the palace alone, so he planned to follow Fu Yingran into the palace.

Just as the two of them stepped onto the carriage and were about to set off, a young eunuch who had escorted Mu Linghua into the palace ran over and knelt in front of Huyan Mingshuo with blood all over his body. He choked and reported, “Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and Madam Mu.”