"Do you think it's right for powerful families to be more powerful than the emperor?" Xie Qi.

Xie Qi said confidently, "The power of aristocratic families will never exceed that of the emperor; the princess can rest assured about that."

"On the day the princess ascends the throne, I will resign from all my official positions and stay by her side to serve her."

Xie Qi cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to serve the princess as her servant."

Xie Qi comes from a family with a long history, and for him to say these words, he had to put aside all his pride.

Pei Zhi knew Xie Qi's ambitions, and making Xie Qi resign from all his official positions was undoubtedly like clipping Xie Qi's wings.

But this is beneficial to Pei Zhi.

"You should go back first; we can discuss this matter later."

Xie Qi bowed to Pei Zhi and left without looking back.

Pei Zhi knew that what she was doing was somewhat like discarding a useful tool after it had served its purpose.

She hasn't ascended the throne yet, so these things naturally need to be planned in advance.

Xie Qi did not sleep all night. The next morning, an imperial edict arrived, ordering Princess Chang Le to rule from behind a screen.

For the past few days, Grand Secretary Xie had been in charge of the government.

Send the memorial to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and have Princess Chang Le present it to His Majesty.

Emperor Pei's decree naturally caused a great uproar in the court.

Yesterday, several ministers knelt in front of Emperor Pei's bedchamber, shouting that the princess should not be allowed to interfere in politics.

The princess is a woman, which is out of place.

Those ministers were all given twenty lashes yesterday.

Today, Emperor Pei issued such an edict, clearly to support Princess Chang Le.

Throughout history, there has never been a case of a princess ruling from behind a screen.