After asking for a long time, the emperor found that the queen was just looking at the dancing woman in front of her but did not answer his questions. He could not help but look at the queen curiously.
“She dances beautifully.”
Lin Chuwu felt her heart twitch, and she followed the emperor's words and said, "Yes, she is very beautiful. She is my younger sister, my concubine's younger sister."
The emperor said, "So it's your sister. No wonder she looks familiar. Her eyes and eyebrows resemble you."
After that, the emperor stopped talking, but Lin Chuwu couldn't calm down. In fact, in the Lin family, Lin Chuwan was the most favored daughter, and although she was the legitimate daughter.
But in her father's heart, she was not as good as Lin Chuwan. Her father always left the best things to Lin Chuwan, and Lin Chuwu felt a little confused.
The emperor looked down. Lin Chuwan had almost finished her performance. Moreover, she performed a sword dance using flowers instead of swords, which made many people appreciate it.
Moreover, Lin Chuwan instantly replaced the previous topic and became the topic of discussion among people. In such a short period of time, the emperor had said that Prime Minister Ren was old.
The position of Prime Minister Ren was directly given to Gu Xiangning, so that most people did not realize that Prime Minister Ren had been taken away. This caught everyone off guard.
Even those old ministers who wanted to oppose had to admit that Prime Minister Ren was really old and in poor health after seeing him faint again.
The palace banquet lasted a long time, from day to evening until it was almost dark. When it was almost over, the emperor stood up and said, "I'm going to go see Master Ren."
"After all, he dedicated his whole life to the Great Zhou Dynasty."
After finishing speaking, the emperor stood up and left directly, and the queen followed him. Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu looked at each other, and Qian Jiujiu turned to look at Mu Yexiao.
"What about us? Should we leave the palace now, or go visit the former prime minister?"
Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu with some amusement, and even called him the former Prime Minister Ren. "Just call him Mr. Ren, there's no need to make it so troublesome. Since you want to go, then go."
Qian Jiujiu uttered, "I'm asking for your opinion, not that I want to go. Also, if we go, we shouldn't bring the two children with us."
Mu Yexiao raised his eyebrows: "Before the children leave the palace, they should go to their grandmother to pay their respects and take their leave. Well, let's go there."
After the two men finished speaking, they ignored the crowd and left, each holding a child. The ministers looked at the four people, and each of them was very jealous.
Of course, all men are jealous of Mu Yexiao's high position and power. He is so capable and has made great achievements, but the emperor still believes in him.
Women are all jealous of Qian Jiujiu's good fortune. Not only do she have a son and a daughter, but the prince is also devoted to her, unlike them. After returning to the backyard, she was faced with a group of other women who had husbands.
Xiaoman watched Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao leave and felt that there was no point in staying. In fact, Xiaoman had been bored enough for the whole afternoon and ignored these people.
He stood up and left, and when the ministers saw that the emperor and the princes had left, they almost dispersed as well. Everyone stood up and went back to their homes to look for their mothers.
Gu Xiangning quickly caught up with Xiaoman and walked side by side with her: "Aren't you leaving the palace?"
Xiaoman rolled her eyes: "I want to leave the palace, but I have lived in the Queen's Palace for a month, so naturally I have some things to pack. Let's go pack first."
"Then go over and meet up with your sister and brother-in-law! Prime Minister Gu, what do you think?"
After finishing speaking, Xiaoman reached out and patted Gu Xiangning on the shoulder: "Tsk tsk tsk! Not bad, Gu Xiangning, you have become the prime minister at such a young age. You have an immeasurable future."
"Tell me, you are not in a hurry at all when the emperor did not reward you. Did you guess long ago that the emperor is trying to make room for you?"
Gu Xiangning rolled his eyes at Xiaoman: "Yes, my future as prime minister is immeasurable, but the greatest future is still in your hands, my future prime minister's wife."
Xiaoman blushed instantly, looked left and right, then patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately there is no one else here, otherwise, it would be so embarrassing."
"Others think we're just bragging!"
Gu Xiangning blinked and looked at Xiaoman in surprise: "Isn't it?"
Xiaoman was speechless for a moment: Can we still communicate properly
Not wanting to pay attention to Gu Xiangning anymore, Xiaoman turned and left, but Gu Xiangning followed her: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Why aren't you talking?"
Xiaoman snorted, "It's getting dark, I need to move faster."
Gu Xiangning was helpless. In fact, Xiaoman had already instructed the palace maids to pack up her luggage before she left when she was going to attend the palace banquet.
She should also tell the Queen. When she went to the Queen's palace but didn't find her, she learned that the Queen had gone to the Empress Dowager's palace. In desperation, Xiaoman took her luggage and Gu Xiangning and went to the Empress Dowager's palace.
At this time, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao's family had already arrived at the Empress Dowager's Palace. The palace was still quite lively at this time, and the imperial physician had already left.
There was actually nothing wrong with Prime Minister Ren's health. He was just dismissed from his post so suddenly that the blood rushed to his head and he fainted. He has woken up now.
After waking up, Mr. Ren was still a little confused and looked at the Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, Old Minister, no, I am an old man now. Was my position really dismissed by the Emperor?"
The Queen Mother nodded, although she was very regretful, and looked at Mr. Ren: "Father, you have to understand the Emperor. The Emperor will not treat the Ren family unfairly."
When Mr. Ren heard this, he immediately became excited again: "How can I not be excited? Except for me, the prime minister, the rest of the Ren family are small officials of the fourth or fifth rank."
"What can I do? The emperor said he wanted to dismiss me from office, so I can be dismissed? This is too inhumane. Besides, I am his grandfather."
The Queen Mother sighed, "Father, you know that you are the Emperor's grandfather, so it doesn't matter whether you have the position of Prime Minister or not. Others will still respect you and will not offend the Ren family."
"Besides, it's because you're old that we're letting you retire, not removing you from your post."
Just as he was speaking, the Emperor came in, along with the Empress holding the child. Elder Ren looked at the Emperor but remained silent. He had already been persuaded by the Empress Dowager.
But when he saw the queen coming in, his mood instantly became bad again. Now it was different from before. The emperor's maternal family was the Lin family, not their Ren family.
So they are not as good as the Lin family. Without the position of prime minister, Mr. Ren is very unhappy! But this is the emperor's will, so what can he do if he is unhappy
Although the Queen Mother was his daughter, she was married. She was first the Queen Mother, and then the daughter of the Ren family. What help could she give him
When the Emperor came in, he found that Master Ren had woken up. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Ren is awake? I asked you to leave the palace. If you are not feeling well, you should rest well."
"As for the official duties in your hands as prime minister, when you recover from your illness, you can hand them over to Xiang Ning. Before that, let Xiang Ning go to court first to see the situation."
Ren Lao was so angry. He had arranged everything for Gu Xiangning, and he called him so affectionately. He is Princess Xiao's brother. Do you have to do that? Just thought so.
Then he heard the eunuch come to report: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, the King of Ping Jian is here."
Hearing that Mu Yexiao was coming, several people turned around to look at him. Mu Yexiao smiled and said, "Why, are you all staring at me? Hey, Mr. Ren is awake."
Mr. Ren was so angry that his two grandchildren actually treated him like a fool. They didn't even consider him as a relative or a grandfather. Mr. Ren thought about his past.
That's right. I never helped the two children. When Mu Yexiao was forced to go to the battlefield at the age of 12, I had the ability but I didn't say a word.
It was right not to be close to him. Thinking of the past, Mr. Ren suddenly lost the courage to pursue the matter. He looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
"The old man is awake too, so I'll leave first."
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Why were they ready to leave so soon? As soon as Mu Yexiao arrived, Mr. Ren didn't want to pursue anything and just wanted to leave.
The emperor looked at Mu Yexiao in surprise and gave him a thumbs up without saying anything, just letting Mr. Ren retreat on his own.
However, the Empress Dowager still felt a little uncomfortable looking at Mr. Ren's back. In fact, although Mr. Ren had not helped the two of them in any way over the years, his help to her was huge.
Otherwise, she would not have become the queen at that time, and she would not have been able to confront the imperial concubine at that time. Thinking of this, the queen mother softened her heart again. She waited for Ren Lao to leave.
The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor and Mu Yexiao and said, "Emperor, you and Xiao'er stay for a while. I have something to say to you."
When the queen saw this, she looked at everyone consciously and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother. I will take my leave and go back with the child to rest."
Qian Jiujiu also raised an eyebrow: "The child and I will go out to play for a while, I'll wait for you."
After saying that, she took the child out. When she went out, she happened to meet Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning arriving at the gate of the Empress Dowager's Palace. Xiaoman took this opportunity to go up.
"Empress, you are going back to the palace. I am leaving the palace today and want to say goodbye to you."
The Queen looked at Xiao Man reluctantly and said, "You have been with me in the palace for a month! I am reluctant to leave now. By the way, when will you and Prime Minister Gu get married?"
Wedding? Xiaoman coughed twice: "I'm still young, no need to rush."
The queen just smiled innocently: "You are 15, not young anymore. Besides, there are many people who covet Prime Minister Gu."
After she finished speaking, the queen looked at Xiaoman and said, "Then you should be careful when you leave the palace. I will go back to the palace first."
Xiaoman quickly excused herself, and frowned as she watched the queen leave. "Do you think the queen is a little strange today?"