With a slightly shrill voice, a young eunuch who was unfamiliar with the emperor stood in front of the ministers and read out the empress dowager's decree.

"I obey the will of heaven. The eldest son of the late emperor, the young emperor Yan Ning, has fallen seriously ill and is unable to take care of himself. He has not yet recovered.

The second prince is young and is not capable of inheriting the throne.

After careful consideration and consultation with the cabinet, I specially ordered Princess Zhaoyang to ascend the throne to ensure the safety of the country.

Although Princess Zhaoyang was only eight years old, she was intelligent and virtuous, and was highly respected by all the ministers and was capable of shouldering the great cause.

The Imperial Academy drafted an imperial edict to announce it to the world, and the Ministry of Rites prepared the coronation ceremony and selected an auspicious date for it. "

As soon as the young eunuch finished speaking, the expressions of the ministers instantly became complicated.

The hall was silent, as if the air was stagnant. Everyone's eyes were scattered around, as if searching for answers.

Finally, all the ministers turned their eyes to the cabinet ministers, but they all looked indifferent, as if they had already known this.

It seems that this is indeed the conclusion reached by the cabinet.

In the imperial court, power is intertwined and complicated, and behind every minister in the cabinet, there is a force supporting him.

Seeing that they were silent, the people under him didn't need to say anything, and they didn't dare to say anything more.

It’s just… letting an eight-year-old princess ascend the throne as empress still sounds too shocking.

Everyone had different thoughts, and in the end they couldn't help but look at those respected old ministers.

Suddenly, the face of Taibao Dong Pingshu, who was in his fifties, looked very ugly.

The young eunuch closed the imperial edict and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, please come to the palace——"

Outside the Golden Palace, the ceremonial music that had been prepared long ago began to play.

Qin Yuwei wore a phoenix crown on her head, a dark purple brocade robe, a gold belt around her waist, and a jade pendant and phoenix feather. Her feathers swayed slightly in the breeze as she walked, showing her majesty.

She was born extremely beautiful, and now she looked like a divine phoenix descending to the earth, making people both admire and fear her.

Yan Jing stood beside her, his lively eyes and eyebrows concealed some of the childish innocence and revealed a hint of solemnity.

The decision to ascend the throne was made hastily, and the dragon robe that the Shangyi Bureau had tailored for Yan Jing had not yet been completed, so a relatively simple dress was used as a transitional replacement.

The bright yellow brocade robe was embroidered with lifelike golden dragons. He wore a crown on his head, looking childish yet not lacking in majesty.

Qin Yuwei held her little hand and could feel the slight tremor in her palm.

So he smiled encouragingly at his daughter, took her hand, and walked step by step towards the dragon throne on the steps in front of him.

Yan Jing turned his gaze from his mother back to the front.

The eyes behind the crown gradually lost their anxiety and became more determined as they walked.

Yan Jing sat on the dragon throne, and Qin Yuwei sat beside her.

Zhu Lan stood at the head of the group, his eyes met Qin Yuwei's from a distance, and both of them understood each other.

She took a serious step forward, and her clear voice spread to every corner of the Golden Palace:

"Welcome the Emperor to the throne. Long live His Majesty."

Upon seeing this, all the ministers immediately understood and followed Zhu Lan and Yan Jing in paying their respects.

Qin Yuwei glanced around and saw, as expected, that the people below straightened their backs and refused to salute.

The identities of these people were similar to what Lanlan had guessed before. Among them, headed by Taibao Dong Pingshu, they were all old ministers with particularly rich qualifications.

These people have mediocre abilities and cannot even serve in the cabinet, but they are extremely stubborn.

But due to various complicated backgrounds, we cannot help but be moved and have to show some respect.

Qin Yuwei has a clear goal. She does not get entangled with the other people and targets Uncle Dong Ping.

She smiled slightly and said politely:

"The old lady is unhappy, but what's the matter with her?"

Dong Pingshu was already sullen, and when he heard the Queen Mother's respectful tone, he became even more aggressive.

He turned his head slightly, bowed slightly and said:

"The Queen Mother is so arbitrary, I'm afraid that in the future, all the affairs of Daliang will be decided by the Queen Mother.

We old officials and military officials should resign and return home as soon as possible, rather than just sitting there doing nothing and acting like puppets!"

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