However, this was in the Imperial Study.

Li An crossed his legs and sat down in the armchair in the imperial study.

He sipped his tea leisurely, closing his eyes contentedly.

Seeing his royal uncle like this, Li Qiji was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred!

What kind of emperor is this? A mere prince like him is much more comfortable!

"Uncle, what brings you to see me today?" Li Qiji looked up at Li An.

He looked down at the memorial in front of him again, and thought to himself, "It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!"

Li An gently blew on the tea leaves floating on top, then took a small sip of tea.

He slowly put down his teacup before saying, "Your Majesty, I have come to discuss this matter with you."

"Give Perrin a proper status."

“Now that Peilin is in my Prince’s residence, she has no official title or status, which makes me very uneasy!”

"The broken mirror has finally been mended, the mess has finally been straightened out. Isn't this all to give Perrin a proper status?"

Upon hearing his uncle's words, Li Qiji thought of his mother and the uncle before him—their relationship was still...

He started to feel a headache coming on, and he was trying to keep this a secret!

What was his uncle thinking, wanting a title?!

"Uncle, you know this can't be done. This is a royal scandal!"

If this gets out, how am I supposed to face the people of the world?

"Leaving aside me, how am I to face the people of the world?"

"Furthermore, how will the Imperial Uncle face the people of the world?"

Although Li Qiji's words did not explicitly refuse, they were already a roundabout way of rejecting him.

However, Li An was not satisfied, because he had promised to give Pei Lin an explanation.

He meant what he said, and he would keep his promises to her, especially when it came to her; he never intended to hide anything from her.

I've already wronged her over the years, and now I just want to do my best to make it up to her.

"I am aware of this, but I would still like to request Your Majesty to add one thing to the new policies."

Li Qiji looked up at Li An, though he didn't know what his royal uncle wanted to say.

But I felt that what he said would definitely surprise him.

"Uncle, please speak freely!"

Li An pretended to ponder for a while, but in reality, he had been thinking about it for a long time.

I just didn't know how to express it, but now that we've already talked it out,

He gritted his teeth and went ahead, finally saying, "Encourage widows to remarry."

Li Qiji frowned and thought for a moment. He didn't rush to express anything, but instead considered the possibility of this matter, whether it was likely to be accepted by the world.

Although in their country widows can remarry, it is protected by law.

But she was, after all, the Empress Dowager of the country.

If the Empress Dowager were to remarry, wouldn't all the widows start following suit?

However, this is acceptable, as it does solve the population problem, resulting in many young widows.

They are still capable of having children, and if they remarry, they can increase the population.

"Uncle, our country also supports widows remarrying, so in this new policy..."

There's absolutely no need to add anything new, and this new policy has already been in trial operation for a year.

Now is the time to vigorously promote it; adding anything new would have a different feel to it.

Li Qiji shared his thoughts with Li An.

Li An listened to the Emperor's words but did not respond.

For a moment, the Imperial Study fell into complete silence, a profound and utter silence.

A voice announced from the doorway, "Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!"

Li Qiji looked up towards the doorway, and Li An also looked up in that direction.

Guan Zhiyue, accompanied by Bilian, walked in through the door and gave Li An a slight bow.

Li An returned the greeting and, looking at Guan Zhiyue with some excitement, said, "My niece-in-law is here!"

"Your Imperial Uncle has something to tell you. Please give him some advice!"

Guan Zhiyue was surprised and didn't quite understand. What help could she possibly give the Prince?

"Uncle, is there anything your niece-in-law can do to help you?"

Guan Zhiyue was still very respectful to Li An, after all, he was the Empress Dowager's man!

He's practically her future father-in-law! Although they haven't officially started dating yet.

But this is a done deal; it was bound to happen sooner or later.

"Oh dear, there's so much you can do to help me," Li An cried.

He then gestured for Guan Zhiyue to sit beside him, and began to tell her about his affairs and his thoughts one by one.

He also blurted out everything he wanted the emperor to do.

Finally, he looked at Guan Zhiyue with anticipation, hoping she could give him some really good advice.

After listening to Li An's words, Guan Zhiyue sorted out his meaning before saying, "Uncle, this is easy for you to handle!"

A glimmer of hope appeared in Li An's eyes before he said, "Really? Then tell me quickly!"

Guan Zhiyue laughed and said, "Playing the victim!"

For a moment, the two people in the study looked at Guan Zhiyue with bewildered expressions, not knowing what she meant!

Why is he trying to play the victim? What does this have to do with what he's talking about? Is it unrelated?

So why play the victim?

Guan Zhiyue looked at the two of them, exchanging puzzled glances.

Then he said, "Write down the story of the Imperial Uncle and the Empress Dowager from back then into a storybook."

To write down what happened back then in the style of a storybook, making it as tragic as possible.

"And this matter must be made known to the whole world, so that the whole world will sympathize with it."

It will evoke a sense of sorrow in those who love but cannot be with the one they desire.

Finally, someone leaked the information, mentioning the current Empress Dowager and the current Prince.

"You must get others to bring you together, get the whole world to bring you together."

To mend the broken relationship, to give everyone a happy ending.

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and then said, "Actually, it's not surprising that a widow is at home."

Our country encourages widows to remarry, but given her status as an empress dowager...

So some things might make people criticize the emperor behind his back, but as long as they were started by the common people,

Then who would dare to criticize the Emperor behind his back?

"Back then, people would only despise the previous emperor, who was also the emperor's father. At that time, it had absolutely nothing to do with you, Prince, or your mother."

They'll only pity you, and then tell you to get married early so you can live out your old age in peace!

When Guan Zhiyue finished speaking, the two grown men were both dumbfounded. Could this really work?

If that doesn't work, what should we do?

Li Qiji looked at Guan Zhiyue and said, "Yue'er, how confident are you that this will succeed?"

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "That depends on the writer's ability. If they can evoke sympathy in the reader..."

That's about an 80% probability, and vice versa.

Therefore, this is quite difficult to do.

However, now that I have the Prince's resolve, there is absolutely no problem with this matter.

Li An glanced at Guan Zhiyue. This approach wasn't entirely impossible, but it left him with a certain feeling...

He seemed a little nervous, afraid of making a mistake.

In the end, it also damaged Perrin's reputation.

"I will give this matter careful consideration." After saying this, Li An stood up, bowed, and turned to leave.

Guan Zhiyue looked at Li Qiji and shrugged helplessly before saying, "I brought you some delicious pastries."

Try it; I heard you haven't eaten anything today.

Li Qiji affectionately raised his hand to touch Guan Zhiyue's belly, then pulled her to sit on the dragon throne behind the jade table.