Chapter 310: Revival of All Things

Chen Heng was now completely sober: "You mean, he has been making arrangements for his funeral all along?"

Xie Jian nodded. "The Master has been appointed Minister of Justice since his return. Over the past few years, he has been impartial and selfless, clearing up all the corruption and injustices that have occurred over the years. No matter how the court officials impeached the Master, Liu Yu never paid any attention. Now, no official dares to commit corruption or abuse of power, for fear of being caught by the Master."

The Master was fair and selfless, and had both means and strategies. Shen Heng had known this as early as when she was in Nanyi. She thought that Liu Yu had appointed the Master as the Minister of the Dali Temple only because he was impressed by his abilities.

Xie Jian added, "It now appears that Liu Yu is paving the way for the new emperor to ascend the throne."

"New emperor? If something happens to Liu Yu and he has no children, the legitimate heir can only be the eighth prince." There are two other princes under the eighth prince, but their mothers' status is too low, and they are also young.

If these two were supported to ascend the throne, the ministers in the court would certainly cause trouble, and they might even encourage the eighth prince to usurp the throne, which would then lead to another bloody storm. Moreover, judging from the talents of these three princes, I am afraid none of them are fit to be emperors.

"That's right. At that time, even if the Eighth Prince acted willfully, the Master and I already held the real power and would not dare to overturn the order issued by Liu Yu. It was a good calculation." Xie Jian sneered. He only realized this trick now.

Throughout history, many court officials had ambitions to become regent kings. This was the first time Shen Heng had seen an emperor appoint a minister to the position of regent king.

"Does Liu Yu really only have a few years left to live?" Shen Heng was still reluctant to believe it. This emperor was only twenty-seven years old. He was not a good person, nor was he a good emperor. But Xie Jian was willing to put aside his hatred for the sake of justice, and Liu Yu was also working hard to be a good emperor.

For the sake of the people, everything is moving in a good direction.

As a result, this happened.

Xie Jian didn't say anything, just held Aheng's hand.

It's New Year's Eve again.

It was just as lively as last year, except that this time Xie Jian, Lu Ji'an and Wang Nei Shi chatted in the study for a long time, and didn't even come out to watch Yan Xi, Gu Feng and Yu Wei's sword dance.

Ever since Min'er said that the first child should take Wang Nei Shi's surname, Wang Nei Shi could be said to have devoted himself to Min'er and regarded the Xie family as real family. Chen Heng had felt this very clearly in the past two years.

Now little Xie Yun can already say one or two simple words. He sees Wang Nei Shi following Min'er's example, sometimes saying "ah", and occasionally uttering "ye", which makes Wang Nei Shi very happy.

In a blink of an eye, it has been seven years since Chen Heng came here.

After the beginning of spring, all things come back to life.

Chen Heng’s favorite season is spring, as she sleeps particularly comfortably at night.

In the morning, when Chen Heng was dressing her son, Ah Chan hurried in and said, "Madam, the imperial edict has arrived."

"Imperial edict?" Chen Heng thought that he was going to bestow something else. After all, after Xie Jian became the Prime Minister, the emperor would give him some good things every now and then. She hurriedly dressed her son and went to welcome the imperial edict.

Who would have thought that it was an imperial decree to confer the title of First Rank Lady on Xia.

After receiving the imperial edict, Xia was stunned for a long time and couldn't believe it: "Eunuch Wang, did I hear it correctly?"

Wang Nei Shi smiled slightly and said, "Min'er's mother, even if you heard it wrong, how could I pronounce it wrong? Congratulations, congratulations."

"But I have no virtue or ability, how could I be granted an imperial decree?"