The Empress paused for a moment and continued, "Anything you say now is false. We just hope that the Emperor can get better. If there is anything, just talk slowly. Don't hurt the Emperor."
"This old servant thinks so too. The most important thing at this moment is the emperor's health."
"How is Prince Jing? When I came in just now, I saw Concubine He. She asked me to plead for Prince Jing. I thought that Prince Jing had some bad habits, but it was impossible for him to commit any serious crime. We have to let the Emperor investigate thoroughly." The Queen said softly.
What Concubine He just said to her would soon be spread out, and she couldn't hide it even if she wanted to. She simply repeated Concubine He's words and said them to her face, which also made her appear to be extremely fair as the Queen.
"This matter has to be examined by the King of England." Li Quan said vaguely. This was not something that a eunuch like him should say.
"The King of England?" The Queen's face darkened. "How can such an important matter, and a family affair of the royal family, be judged by the King of England? Shouldn't the Emperor judge it himself?"
"The emperor is in poor health. The imperial physician said he needs to be well taken care of." Li Quan said with a frown.
The Empress was shocked. "Is the Emperor in such poor health? Didn't he just say it was nothing serious?"
"There is no big deal, but the emperor has no intention to do it even if he has the power." Li Quan said with a wry smile.
Does that mean that even if the emperor is well now, he has no intention to deal with Prince Jing's affairs? The queen gritted her teeth secretly, she understood what Li Quan meant.
The Empress Yuan has been dead for such a long time, but the Emperor is still obsessed with that woman. Fortunately, the son born by that woman did not come to the capital. If he had really come to the capital, his son's position as the Crown Prince would certainly be in jeopardy.
She had been with the emperor for so many years, handling various matters for him in the harem, but she did not expect that in the emperor's heart, she was still nothing. The feeling of jealousy and resentment was just like when she saw the emperor smiling so tenderly at the empress.
"King Ying is in charge of King Jing's affairs, but what about the government?" The Queen Mother suppressed her anger, knowing that this was not the time to discuss these things.
"The court matters," Li Quan sighed, "I originally wanted to let the prince take over for a few days, but..."
"The prince should be fine." The Queen's heart almost jumped out of her chest. She calmed herself down and spoke slowly.
If the prince were to take charge of government affairs for the emperor for a few days now, the following events would be a natural progression. After all, both King Jing and King Ying were subjects and relied on the emperor.
The emperor's current situation is not very good
"There's nothing wrong with the Crown Prince, but there is a problem with the Crown Princess. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hadn't gone there in time this time, something might have really happened to the Crown Princess." Li Quan shook his head in distress.
The Queen suddenly felt that her son's previous plan was not a good one. It would be better for Liu Jingyu to really die, at least it would be more clean.
Although he thought so in his heart, his face sank: "No matter what happens to the Crown Princess, it is only a matter of the backyard. Now the emperor is in poor health, which is a national matter. Could it be that because of the Crown Princess's affairs, the Crown Prince will ignore the emperor and the country?"
"It was originally like this, but it's different for His Royal Highness." Li Quan said implicitly, "This is already His Royal Highness's second Crown Princess. The previous Crown Princess died a violent death. If this Crown Princess is also like this, how will the people of the world view His Royal Highness? The Emperor also thinks that it's better to wait and see. He can't let the Crown Princess really commit suicide. Let the Crown Prince comfort her and ask her not to do anything stupid again."
The Crown Princesses died repeatedly. One died on the wedding night, and the other died a few months after the wedding. The common people would not say that the Crown Prince was unlucky with his wife, but if they thought that the Crown Prince was not capable of the responsibility and was not the future emperor, it would be more troublesome and make people less convinced of the Crown Prince.
The Queen Mother held the handkerchief with trembling fingers and almost slapped Li Quan in front of her. How dare this old man say such words? Isn't he afraid that she would take his life
But he was the emperor's personal eunuch and the chief steward of the palace. Even the empress had to politely call him "Eunuch Liquan" when she saw him. Now, after hearing the meaning behind Liquan's words, she was angry and anxious but helpless.
Things have developed to this point, shouldn't we let the prince handle things on his own
Liu Jingyu, it's actually Liu Jingyu
"Empress, please go back first. The Emperor is being taken care of by this old servant, and the two prime ministers are helping the King of England to handle foreign affairs. Nothing will happen." Li Quan said again, with a respectful look, but his words clearly showed that he wanted to send the guest away.
The Queen had to leave, she had no choice but to leave.
"Then it will be up to Eunuch Quan to take care of it." The Queen said softly.
"It's okay. This is what I should do. Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Emperor will just need a few days to adjust his mood. You can rest assured about everything from now on." Li Quan smiled softly and saw the Queen off. When they reached the door, he gave the Queen a special reminder.
The Queen turned around and stood at the door, signaling to the palace maid beside her, who hurriedly handed her a purse.
"Eunuch Liquan, if there is any urgent matter, please come to the Pepper Palace as soon as possible and tell me. I am worried about the emperor's health day and night. It will be a blessing if he feels better." said the Queen.
Li Quan took the purse from the maid with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Queen, I am here to take care of this matter. If there is anything, I will be the first to inform you."
"Then what should we do with her?" The Queen Mother was very satisfied and pointed at Concubine He who was kneeling outside.
"The Empress is the master of the harem. In this situation, the Emperor has no time to care about the Imperial Concubine. Please let the Empress make the decision." Li Quan flattered.
"Then I will take the person away first and wait until the emperor feels better." The Queen was silent for a moment, looking at Concubine He from a distance.
For so many years, Imperial Concubine He had been suppressing her, forcing the Empress to live in fear, terrified that if she was not careful, she and her son would become stepping stones for Imperial Concubine He and her son.
Now it seems that Concubine He is just like this
The emperor did not favor Concubine He very much.
"I'll do whatever the Queen tells me." Li Quan said with a smile and bowed to the Queen with great respect!
The East Palace
When Pei Luoan received the news from the Queen, he was so angry that he slapped the table hard.
He had planned everything but never expected that the one who benefited in the end was the King of England Pei Yuanjun. Why did Pei Yuanjun get the upper hand? It was obviously him who should handle government affairs. He was the crown prince, the heir apparent, and the future Lord of the Nine Heavens.
"Liu Jingyu!" Pei Luoan said hatefully, his teeth almost bleeding from biting them.
He was still too merciful. Why did he spare Liu Jingyu's life at that time? If Liu Jingyu had died, could he have become regent now
He took every step very steadily, but in the end, he fell into the hands of others. How could Pei Luoan be willing to accept this
He showed weakness and backed down, helped Pei Yusheng up, and then Liu Jingyu hanged himself. Each of these events represented that the ups and downs outside had nothing to do with him.
He had nothing to do with the prince's stabbing to death.
After that, the emperor got angry and Pei Yusheng was arrested. If the court affairs did not fall into his own hands, who else could they fall into
But now it is Pei Yuanjun, this traitor. Why does he
"Your Highness, please calm down. We still need to consider this matter in the long run." Master Yuanhou was also there, chanting a Buddhist name and advising.
"Take the long-term view? How can I take the long-term view? It's all on my head. How will the ministers view me? Will they all think that I'm incompetent?" After turning around twice on the spot, Pei Luoan finally stopped. His eyes were red, as if he was eating people.
"I have gone through so much trouble, but in the end, I am nothing. I have done nothing but accompany Liu Jingyu!"
How could Pei Luoan not be angry.
He originally took a step back in order to advance, and put aside all the matters in his hands just to separate himself from the assassination attempt. He didn't expect that the previous reason would hinder his progress now. If he must push Liu Jingyu away, his previous explanation would seem hypocritical.
That is to overturn all the previous arrangements.
But if he didn't fight for it, he would be unwilling to watch all the benefits fall into Pei Yuanjun's hands.
Besides, the Crown Prince being Regent is only the first step. There is still the second step to come. Seeing that something went wrong in the first step, how can the second step proceed smoothly
"Your Highness, even if the King of England is the regent, it doesn't matter. After all, he is not legitimate. Unless the King of England is plotting treason, the King of England now is not the same as before."
Master Yuanhe smiled slightly and comforted the prince who was like a trapped beast.
"What does the master say?" Pei Luoan asked after letting out a deep breath.
"Your Highness, think about it, the King of England is not on the border right now. Even though his subordinates have military power, they have been dispersed. He is now in the capital, and the several battalions of soldiers outside the city are not under his name. The Emperor also said that he will only supervise them for a few days. After a few days, when the Emperor is a little better, Your Highness can still take back the power of regent."
Pei Luoan's heart did not move, and he looked towards the backyard: "Crown Princess, will you get better soon?"
"The Crown Princess must get better soon, and she must figure it out. She must stop arguing with the Dali Temple and even praise the Dali Temple's Shaoqing. Only then can people feel that the Crown Princess is really not bothered by this matter anymore."
Master Yuanhe pointed out.
As long as the Crown Princess no longer cares about this matter, which means she has let it go, there will be no more suicides, and the Crown Prince can also free himself to help the Emperor with his work.
By then, even if the emperor is not feeling well, it would be reasonable for the crown prince to be regent.
Now Liu Jingyu has become a key again.
"Let the Crown Princess forgive Yue Wenhan?" Pei Luoan turned around and sat down at the desk, and said after a moment of silence.
"This is the best way." said Master Yuanhe.
Pei Luoan nodded heavily. This was indeed the best way. Liu Jingyu no longer cared, which also meant that she would not seek death again.
"I will tell the Crown Princess."
"The Crown Princess is intelligent." Master Yuanhe praised.
Pei Luoan nodded, asked Master Yuanhe to go and rest, and he went to Liu Jingyu's yard.