Xiu Ning breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, feeling a weight lifted off her shoulders.

She smiled and shook her head. "As long as the mission is accomplished, I'm not in a hurry to leave."

After enduring so many years, it would be a waste to leave now that it's time to enjoy life.

Xiuning plans to take the throne as Empress Dowager and will definitely reward herself for her hard work over the past few decades. She will not leave until she makes up for it.

The system made no comment on this. After all, in the system's view, even if Xiu Ning died of old age in this world, in the system's world, she had only been gone for three months. It was just a matter of the system closing its eyes and taking a nap.

The system even discussed the upcoming mission world with the individual before leaving, leaving Xiuning excitedly spinning around in the room.

Empress Dowager, I have been hoping for this position for many years, and I am finally one step closer to it.

...

Emperor Kangxi woke up on the morning of the third day after the court officials' petition was approved.

However, what was not so kind to Kangxi was that although he woke up, he suffered a stroke due to a deficiency of qi and blood.

As the saying goes, he has difficulty moving around and can only speak one word at a time, his hands tremble, and he can't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Yes, that completely extinguished any hope of continuing to rule the throne.

Upon hearing the news, both the court officials and Yin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, then there's no fear of being punished later. After all, given Kangxi's current condition, it's uncertain how many days he'll live.

Yin Yi, accompanied by several ministers, informed Emperor Kangxi of his impending ascension to the throne, adding at the end that the enthronement ceremony would be held half a month later.

Kangxi: ...

Kangxi's fingers trembled, and his eyes widened. He never expected that he would lose the throne just because he had fainted.

Emperor Kangxi couldn't take it anymore and fainted again.

However, because Kangxi did not speak, even though everyone knew that Kangxi fainted mostly because he was angry, they still could not speak out such a blunt truth.

What's the point of saying it? It serves no purpose other than making the new emperor look bad.

Because the retired emperor's condition had already shown them that he could only remain a retired emperor and could no longer be the original emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus is too agitated. I suggest that the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital treat him properly."

If the Emperor Emeritus's health has not improved by the time of the coronation ceremony two weeks later, he need not attend.

The ministers decided to take the initiative, thinking that having the retired emperor attend the ceremony would only add unnecessary trouble.

In that case, we might as well let the retired emperor stay in the palace and recuperate.

Once they've recovered, sending them directly to Changchun Garden for retirement would be a good idea.

The unconscious Emperor Kangxi had no idea that his future life had already been arranged by everyone, leaving him no chance to struggle.

However, even if they knew, it wouldn't matter. Kangxi's health was not suitable for ruling, and it wasn't a matter of whether Kangxi wanted to or not; they had to respect the facts.

Yin Yi nodded, agreeing with what the minister had said.

If his own father doesn't want to go, then he doesn't have to. Otherwise, when he ascends the throne, he'll have to multitask, and if something goes wrong, who will be responsible?

He had already taken a hundred steps up the stairs, and there was only one last chance to make the announcement. Yin Yi was determined not to miss it, even if it meant his own death.

"The Emperor Emeritus is currently too physically fit to move around, so he should rest and recuperate in the Qianqing Palace."

"I will move to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for now, and then we will find another place to live later."

After a moment of contemplation, Yin Yi spoke again about the matter of bestowing titles upon the concubines in the harem.

When Kangxi became the retired emperor, his original concubines could no longer live in the harem and had to make room for him.

"Then I will wait until the enthronement ceremony is over, and then issue an imperial edict to make unified arrangements."

After Yin Yi made these arrangements, it was a day later when Xiu Ning received the news.

Chunyu dressed Xiuning, supported her, and looked worried.

"Master, are we really going to the Qing Palace?"

The emperor has become the retired emperor, and the new emperor is still the son of his own master. Master Qing should just wait to become the empress dowager. Why did he have to think of going to the Qing Palace to serve?

In Chunyu's opinion, she did not approve of her master going over there at this time.

Leaving aside whether the retired emperor would be angered by the new emperor's affairs and act badly towards his master, even if the retired emperor fainted again due to emotional distress, it would not be good for his master's reputation.

Despite the rapid ascension of the new emperor, everyone inside and outside the palace is talking about him in private. Rumors and unfounded stories are circulating endlessly, which is utterly disgusting.

Xiuning didn't take it to heart. "Go ahead. We can't ignore the Emperor Emeritus. I'm going to be the Empress Dowager in the future."

The new emperor is her son, so she can't escape the position of empress dowager.

While Kangxi was recuperating in the Qianqing Palace, he would eventually retire to the Changchun Garden. Why would she be afraid of Kangxi doing anything to her? Not at all.

Chunyu helped Xiuning to the Qianqing Palace. Xiuning entered the palace and chatted with Emperor Kangxi, who was lying on the bed and partially paralyzed.

Xiu Ning spoke, and Kangxi listened, but Kangxi was not allowed to refute her at all.

Kangxi finally experienced the feeling of being stifled. However, his body was acting strangely; he felt dizzy but couldn't, so he could only keep his eyes open and look at Xiuning not far away.

Xiu Ning's main purpose in coming here was for Kangxi, so in the following days, Xiu Ning came to the Qianqing Palace every day to report for duty, and she also prevented others from coming to attend to her illness.

Kangxi's health improved significantly, but he was no longer able to pick up a pen and paper to write or speak.

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Before Yin Yi's enthronement ceremony, Xiu Ning summoned Yin Yi to Qixiang Palace.

The sole purpose was to send her, along with the concubines and Emperor Kangxi, to Changchun Garden after Yinyi ascended the throne.

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