Chapter 45: Peasant Girl vs. Princess of the Previous Dynasty (20)

Emperor Wen rested for half a month, and after meeting his father Yuan Wang, his mind became active again.

Following Yuan Wang's instigation, he was thinking that the country belonged to him, not the empress dowager, and he should establish his own prestige as a king.

As the empress dowager, how could Shi Yi not know that Yuan Wang had entered the palace? A special person also reported every word of the conversation between Yuan Wang and the emperor. It was just that Shi Yi was not keen on power, but she hated calculations and tactics the most, so she just watched coldly.

When other assistant ministers learned of her attitude, they also stood by and watched. They thought that any emperor with a brain would know that he should curry favor with the empress dowager at this time.

Yuan Yi decided to adopt his father's strategy. He first tried to add a title to his father, and when he saw that no old ministers in the court objected, he thought he had made a step forward. So he tried to posthumously confer the title of "Empress Dowager Jiayi" on his deceased mother. Unexpectedly, this time, as soon as he proposed it, he was refuted by the Prime Minister in court. He felt very embarrassed and was more determined to posthumously confer the title of

Empress Dowager on his biological mother. Eunuch Chen reported all his actions in detail. Shi Yi could not say that she was disappointed, but there was always a layer of separation in her heart.

She could understand his feelings as a son, but he seemed to have forgotten how he got his current identity.

Wang Xiu had only one wife in his life, and she was still alive. What would future generations think if he posthumously conferred the title of Empress Dowager on another woman? !

Yuan Yi seemed to regard the posthumous title of his biological mother as a confrontation between the monarch and the old ministers, and finally began to strike for hunger in protest.

After Yuan Wang knew that he, as an emperor, was on hunger strike in protest, he wanted to go to the palace and scold him in person. He had no power in his hands, and if he didn't go to court, he would have no say in the court.

Eunuch Chen was worried that everything the emperor did would make the empress dowager feel cold, but seeing that the empress dowager met with the daughters of the ministers every day, she was happy and didn't seem to be affected at all.

Yuan Yi went on a hunger strike for three days. Seeing that the Queen Mother had no intention of paying attention to him, he had no choice but to take the initiative to visit the Queen Mother. In name, he came to apologize, but in fact

, he wanted to save face. As a result, before he reached the Cining Palace, when he passed by the Imperial Garden, he was seduced by the daughter of Huang Daocheng's family. When Eunuch Chen talked about this matter in the Cining Palace, his eyes were almost popped out of his head. As an emperor, he has no self-control at all. Seeing a woman is like a hungry ghost. It is simply a drag on the reputation of the new emperor. I don’t know what the late emperor was thinking

when he chose such an heir. Shi Yi laughed heartily and didn’t look angry at all. Eunuch Chen asked repeatedly, but Shi Yi always smiled and said nothing. Until the beloved Huang Cairen gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, Shi Yi imprisoned Yuan Yi in the name of the emperor's inhumanity and became the real power holder in the court.

On the day when Shi Yi went to see Yuan Yi on crutches, Yuan Yi cursed directly at the door, saying that she was worthy of death and that she was a disaster to the country and the people. Eunuch Chen asked if he should be gagged, but Shi Yi shook her head. Because Shi Yi only wanted to teach him a lesson, and then release him when he truly reflected on his mistakes. But she didn't expect Yuan Yi to take such a risk.

When Shi Yi adopted Yuan Yi, he was already ten years old and knew things a long time ago. It was understandable that he cared about his family. But if it threatened the country established by Wang Xiu, then it was not her fault for being heartless. The Yuan Wang family, who were accused of treason and had letters of collusion with the enemy found in Yuan Wang

's study, were directly sentenced to exile to the border by Shi Yi. When she found letters of Yuan Wang and Yuan Yi conspiring to rebel in the palace where Yuan Yi was kept, she felt that she had underestimated Yuan Yi. In anger, she directly took back Yuan Yi's throne.

This time, Shi Yi was really cold to Yuan Yi. Not to mention looking at him, even those around him would be severely punished for mentioning his name.

The country cannot be without a master for a day. The emperor was suspected of treason and had been demoted to a commoner. The eldest son was still in his infancy and could not understand the affairs, so a new emperor had to be elected. But the Wang family had many relatives, and it would be difficult

to convince the public no matter who was chosen. At this time, the prime minister took out the last will of the previous emperor and read it out in public.

"How is it possible! Make a woman the emperor!" The hot-tempered general Wan directly hit the pillar a few times.

The other ministers also whispered.

They all wondered if this was the last will of the previous emperor forged by the queen mother.

Since ancient times, there have been queen mothers who ruled behind the curtain, but there has never been a female emperor.

"I know that my colleagues, even the queen mother, will not believe the last will of the previous emperor that I read out, but as long as you see the seal on this will with your own eyes, you will not doubt it." The prime minister passed the will to Mr. Cai, the Minister of the Dali Temple beside him.

"Yes. It's the seal of the late emperor."

"Yes, I remember this seal too."

"I carved this seal for the late emperor myself."

"It is indeed a seal I am familiar with."

Half of the old officials in the court had fought with Wang Xiu on horseback, so they naturally knew his favorite and most frequently used seals, and believed the authenticity of this will. Shi Yi

behind the pearl curtain was in shock for a long time, unable to extricate herself. It turned out that the man was so considerate that he arranged everything she encountered. He was reluctant to let her be buried alive, so he let her become the empress dowager with all her power. Now, he let her be the emperor. She never thought that someone would treat her so well.

Power is something that anyone who gets involved in will become addicted, but whoever holds power in his hands will not be shackled by others.

Shi Yi is now over 70 years old, but on this day she accepted the late emperor's will and became the next emperor of this dynasty. The destined. Undoubted empress.

On the day of her enthronement, she was dressed up in a robe embroidered with a nine-clawed golden dragon and stood on

a high place. All officials prostrated themselves at her feet, and the strong wind blew the corners of her clothes. She remembered that when Wang Xiu was alive, on the day he ascended the throne, she said "she is not worthy", but Wang Xiu firmly held her hand and walked up the stairs to the throne step by step.

Decades have passed, and she no longer has the enemy of the former princess Lin Zhi, nor the person she loves most. Those people died before her.

Now, her face is old, her youth is gone, and it seems that she has nothing. But she is happier than before.

Wang Xiu loved her when he was alive, and she was the only wife in his life. Even if Wang Xiu died, he still loved her. He thought of her in everything.

Shi Yi stood by the city wall with his hands behind his back, looking at the sunset glow in the distance, but his whole body exuded a vigorous fighting spirit.

She will protect this beautiful land for Wang Xiu, and she will personally train a true emperor to expand the territory for Wang Xiu and take it to a higher level!

[Mission completed, rewarded with "Emperor's Favor"]

(End of this chapter)