The Minister of Personnel said, "Now that the Empress Dowager refuses to see him, she has not issued an order to let the Crown Prince govern the country, and has not said that she will be in charge of the government. What should we do? It is not a good idea for us to waste time like this. Instead, it will allow Murong Chuan to actively clamp down on us."
Taifu Liang had a gloomy face and said nothing, but the light in his eyes became increasingly cold and fierce, as if he already had something in mind.
The Empress Dowager sat on the high seat, looking at Prince Nan Huai, whom she had not seen for several years, and naturally felt touched.
"Get up and let the Queen Mother see you."
Prince Nan Huai walked forward, knelt down again, fell on the empress dowager's knees, and burst into tears.
"I am an unfilial son. I have not been able to enjoy the company of my mother, and I have caused her to worry about me." Prince Nan Huai cried so sadly that his tears soaked the hem of the Empress Dowager's skirt.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but feel distressed and shed tears, "You are all alone in the South, it's hard for you."
“No, I deserved it. I was too young and arrogant at the time. Your Majesty was right to banish me to the South. In the past few years, I have constantly reflected on my mistakes, and interacted with famous people in the South. I have a better understanding of the principles of life. I was really wrong. It’s just that I was in the South and didn’t know that Your Majesty…” As he spoke, his voice choked and tears kept falling. He was very sad.
The Queen Mother held him in her arms and sighed sadly, "Bad luck for the country, bad luck for the country!"
The emperor is seriously ill, Ajie is in power, and yet these things happen. What is going on these days
Seeing the two of them crying together, Eunuch Sun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the noble concubine was also injured a few days ago. Coupled with the matter of the regent, she is too sad and can't stand it. You should leave the palace quickly to accompany her, so that she won't be depressed."
The Queen Mother let him go and wiped her eyes. "Yes, you should go and accompany your mother. She lost her son in her old age and has experienced great pain. She really needs her family to accompany her. You should go quickly."
Prince Nan Huai kowtowed several times, hitting the ground heavily, making a thumping sound. The Queen Mother hurriedly helped him up, "All right, all right. You should take care of yourself."
Nan Huai Wang cried and said, "Please let me kowtow a few more times. I have missed you all so much these years. During every festival, I kowtowed in the direction of the capital, but you can't see it."
The Empress Dowager softened her heart. She had been wary and worried about his return to the capital, but now it seemed that he had really changed. She blurted out, "My child, how could your mother bear to see you in the South? This time when you come back, spend more time with your mother and your mother. For now, let's not talk about returning to the South."
Prince Nan Huai shook his head and said, "No, I will go back after my brother's funeral. If your mother misses me, I will come back to visit her."
The Queen Mother said with pity: "You have become much more sensible, I am confident in you. Okay, you can go back now, and we will talk about the future later."
Eunuch Sun was listening nearby and couldn't help but shake his head. The Empress Dowager was always soft-hearted.
After Prince Nan Huai left, the Queen Mother wiped her tears and said, "This child is now dark and thin. It seems that he has a hard life in the South."
Eunuch Sun said, "Yes, the South is close to the sea, the sun is strong, and the sea breeze hurts the skin. The prince is from the capital, he is not used to the climate and diet, so he is naturally thinner."
"Prince Nan Huai has changed a lot. He is like a completely different person than before. Our worries are unnecessary," said the Queen Mother.
Eunuch Sun said calmly: "Queen Mother, Prince Nan Huai returned to the inland from the South Country by sea, and then returned to the capital from the inland. It is conceivable that this heart of his made people..."
He stopped talking and did not explain it too clearly, hoping that the Empress Dowager would understand it herself.
The Empress Dowager naturally understood, but she said in a slightly reproachful tone, "You are worrying too much. He rode back day and night at full speed, there is nothing to doubt. Could he have known about Ajie's accident? It's ridiculous. He must have returned to the capital after receiving the news."
When Eunuch Sun heard her say this, he stopped arguing and just became cautious.
The time from issuing the decree to receiving it was too fast, so we had to be on guard, especially since he was Prince Nan Huai.
Prince Nan Huai left the palace, mounted his horse, and hurried to the Regent's Palace.
When Concubine Noble saw her son after so many years, she burst into tears and said, "You are back."
Prince Nan Huai gently pushed her away and said, "Mother, why is his body missing? Didn't you send anyone to look for it?"
"We have looked for him, but whether we can find him or not, your brother is dead after all. Your mother watched him die with her own eyes." The noble concubine shed tears sadly.
When Prince Nan Huai heard that he had seen him die with his own eyes, his expression softened a little, "Who stole the body? Didn't mother suspect anything?"
"It should be Xiao Tuo who did it. He wanted to conceal the news of your brother's death and stabilize the government. However, now that everyone in the capital knows about it, it will be useless even if he hides the body."
Prince Nan Huai nodded, "We must be on guard against Xiao Tuo. Also, who exactly is Xia Zian? When I was outside the city, I asked someone to get information. People in the capital said that it was Xia Zian who took him away."
"Xia Zi'an, Prime Minister Xia's legitimate daughter..." The noble concubine told Prince Nan Huai about Zi'an's origins and recent events. Finally, she added, "No matter how good Xia Zi'an's medical skills are, it's useless. She's already dead."
Prince Nan Huai didn't care much about Xia Zian. After all, she was just an unpopular daughter of the prime minister. A weak woman would definitely not survive if she was tied to a mass grave.
He felt a surge of ecstasy in his heart; what he had been planning for many years was finally going to be in his hands.
However, his ecstasy only lasted for a moment, and then he said, "Next, we have to expose in public the conspiracy between Taifu Liang and the Crown Prince to ambush and kill the regent of the dynasty."
The noble concubine asked, "Where are your troops?"
Prince Nan Huai sneered, "They are already here, just thirty miles outside the city. They are temporarily stationed in the woods to avoid being discovered. Over the years, I have been constantly cultivating my power in the capital, so there are many of my people in the capital. Now we just need to expose the prince's crimes, and then we can mobilize hundreds of people to respond."
The noble concubine breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, okay, mother is counting on you."
She looked at Prince Nan Huai and said seriously, "But, mother has a request that you must agree to."
Prince Nan Huai said, "Just give me your orders, mother. Not to mention one request, even if it's ten, I will agree to them all."
The noble concubine said: "Although you two brothers are not on good terms, this time I sacrificed your brother to save you. Once you gain power, when the emperor dies in the future, you will ascend the throne and you must posthumously confer the title of emperor on your brother, understand?"
Prince Nan Huai assured, "Don't worry, mother. My brother sacrificed himself for me. Even if I had many complaints about him not caring about brotherly love, now that he is dead and everything has vanished, I will always remember that he is my brother."
He would give him a posthumous title, but as an emperor? Would he have such a blessing
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(End of this chapter)