In fact, half of them are still working for him!

Just a few days ago, they came to ask him whether they should come to welcome Emperor Yuxian's younger sister. He also said that he would claim illness and not come, and hoped that they would handle it accordingly, and those old fogies all agreed.

Ha, I saw it, and that's exactly how it was done! What a bunch of old foxes, truly a model of "speaking human language to humans and ghost language to ghosts"!

I originally wanted to teach his fourth brother a lesson, but it seems that won't work now.

He smashed two sets of teacups before calming down slightly. The Regent narrowed his eyes and asked the guards behind him, "How is the situation in the Northwest?"

News of riots in the Northwest had never stopped, but he had always sent people to suppress it.

He had originally thought that if Emperor Yuxian were wise enough to accept being a puppet emperor, he might be willing to share some power with him. However, it seems that he no longer cares about that.

The guard bowed his head and clasped his hands, saying, "The advance is unstoppable. At the current rate, we should be able to break through the gates of the capital in less than half a year."

Upon hearing this, the Regent smiled coldly, his eyes instantly turning sinister. "Very well, tell Shangguan Jingci to intensify his efforts. I want Emperor Yuxian to be the shortest-reigning emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty!"

"yes."

...

...

Meanwhile, in a courtyard, a maid calmly recounted the news from outside.

"Oh? Most of the officials went?" The woman in red sitting in front of her burned the note in her hand and raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"Exactly."

"Heh." The woman chuckled softly, her words carrying a hint of coldness. "Our new emperor is truly cunning. We underestimated him before. This is good, it saves us the trouble of needing someone to guide us."

The maid did not speak.

"I'm afraid the regent will panic. Keep a close eye on him and report any news immediately."

"yes."

Where is Zhaoyang?

The maid lowered her eyes and said, "The princess looks quite different; she is very gentle now."

"Gentle and graceful?" The woman raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, as if she couldn't believe that this word would be used to describe Princess Zhaoyang. "Did I hear that right?"

"Exactly."

The woman frowned. "Were you wronged? Did you not have enough money for your journey?"

"This servant is unaware of this matter. You did not instruct this servant to watch over the princess."

The woman paused for a moment, then gave a soft "hmm." "Well, it's probably nothing serious. Otherwise, knowing her personality, she would definitely have gone to complain to someone. Since there's no movement now, she should be fine. You can go now."

"yes."

The maid bowed and left, and the courtyard fell silent instantly. The woman in red entered the room, took off her shoes, lay down on the bed, and touched the other pillow beside her head, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

Once I've settled things in Yu Kingdom, I can come find you. Please wait for me; don't leave me alone in this vast Yu Kingdom.

Are you afraid of me?

'I...I...'

"Fine, I don't like forcing people. If you're unwilling, then forget it, so I don't have to worry about it."

'I don't……'

...

'Don't look at me, close your eyes.'

'Why? '

"Because your eyes look so much like your brother's, I hate your brother, so I don't want to see him, and I don't want to see your eyes either."

'Then it's no use if I close my eyes; you have to close yours to see.'

Shut up, you're so annoying.

'Brother is right, your temper is truly awful. I was told to be careful of you, and now it seems that's indeed the case.'

'...You're annoying.'

'I... um...'

...