The room was very quiet, with only the sound of burning candles. Qian Jue picked up Yu Yiluo and turned to look at the Prime Minister.
"Won't."
The Prime Minister breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. The Emperor wasn't this confused before."
She felt heartbroken, but it wasn't to the point of wanting to kill her.
The next day.
The empress did not attend court, but left the palace quietly and came to the Prime Minister's residence.
She brought Ling Le and was led to the Prime Minister's room. After hearing the report, the Prime Minister stood up and saluted.
The Queen looked at her changes, waved her hand to let people retreat, signaled Ling Le to guard the door, and then she helped her up personally.
The Prime Minister stood up and looked extremely respectful.
"Your Majesty has arrived, and I am sorry for not coming to greet you."
"Prime Minister, do you still remember what happened yesterday?"
The queen sat on the chair and stared at the prime minister.
"Yesterday?" The Prime Minister frowned and rubbed his head, looking very painful. "I don't know, I don't know."
"It's alright," the Queen soothed. "It's alright if you don't remember. I do remember you told me yesterday that you would be a good assistant to me and the princess."
"Assist the Emperor and the Princess."
The Prime Minister's eyes became somewhat empty, and he kept repeating this sentence.
"Yes, Prime Minister, please remember this well."
The Queen noticed the change in her expression and thought the medicine had taken effect.
The Prime Minister knelt solemnly on the ground and said, "I swear to complete your command until my death."
After saying that, he kowtowed.
The queen showed a genuine smile and stood up to help the prime minister up, "Hurry up."
The Prime Minister stood up, stood respectfully, and said nothing.
The queen stared at her for a while, and suddenly felt a little emotional.
The Prime Minister's respectful appearance made her feel at ease. When she was arguing with the Prime Minister, she was thinking that it would be better if the Prime Minister was more respectful.
But now that the Prime Minister has become like this, she is not as happy as she imagined.
If it were the previous one, she would have refused without hesitation when the princess was mentioned, so why would she be so submissive?
She stood up and said, "Just now I saw that you seemed a little unwell. You should have a good rest for the next few days."
The Prime Minister was worried that if he spent too much time with the Queen, his secret would be exposed. After all, the Queen had known him for many years and knew her well enough. This was also the first time for her to deceive the Emperor, so she was inevitably a little unsure.
She didn't expect that the Queen would let her rest for a few days. She had never felt that the Queen's words were so pleasant.
This way she wouldn't have to act anymore, because if she didn't act well she would be exposed and affect Qian Jue and the others' plans.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the queen.
"I thank the Emperor."
After seeing the empress out, the prime minister quickly closed the door and let out a long sigh.
She thought to herself that she had finally fooled them. The two of them really trusted her. Weren't they worried that she would be exposed?
…
The Queen left the Prime Minister's Mansion and got on the carriage.
"I find the current Prime Minister much more pleasing to my eyes."
Ling Le didn't say anything, but silently complained in his heart.
Now that this person listens to you in everything, you naturally like him.
After a while, she asked, "Is the Prime Minister feeling well?"
The Queen shook her sleeves and said nonchalantly, "It looks like he has a headache."
She paused and chuckled.
"But from now on, there will be fewer people arguing with me in the court. That's good, very good."
It's hard to tell whether he really feels good about what he said, or whether he was just thinking about the past.
Ling Le looked at the Queen, but said nothing in the end.
"By the way, is there any news about the people who have been keeping an eye on Minister Jiang recently?"
"No," Ling Le frowned slightly, "I wonder if it's because the previous people alerted the enemy, so Minister Jiang didn't take any action."
"What happened at Qing'er's birthday party was related to her. It's normal for her to be more restrained because she's worried about me doing something to her."
…
At this moment, Minister Jiang, who was considered by the two to have restrained himself, was summoning his secretly trained private soldiers to discuss a rebellion.
In the underground secret room of the Jiang Mansion, Minister Jiang stood above, looking at the private soldiers standing in rows below, and said loudly:
"Because of the late emperor, my mother was unable to succeed, forcing everyone to live in a dark and secret room for so many years."
"I've gathered everyone here today to tell you that in two days, if you help me accomplish something great, you can live an upright life and no longer have to hide behind yourselves."
The people below were filled with excitement when they heard this: "Although we haven't seen the sun these years, we are grateful to you for taking good care of my husband, my children, and my elders. Now is the time for us to repay you."
"That's right. The Emperor is confused, the Crown Princess is brave but not wise, and our Li Kingdom is corrupt. I support you in rebuilding the Li Kingdom."
"I support you in rectifying the Li Kingdom."
The shouts grew louder and louder. Minister Jiang and his confidant looked at each other and raised their hands to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Thank you for your consideration. Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Let's discuss what to do in two days."
Everyone quieted down, and Minister Jiang said seriously, "Since my first plan has failed, I can only force the emperor to abdicate."
She looked at everyone and said, "If you are afraid, Jiang will let you go now and give you some silver."
Those who were originally frightened by her outrageous remarks and wanted to take the money and leave became hesitant.
"What are you hesitating about?"
A woman standing in the front looked at the hesitant people behind her and said, "That position is for the capable, so what if they force the emperor to abdicate?"
"That's right, Lord Jiang is kind and compassionate. I'm willing to risk my life to help Lord Jiang succeed."
"Thank you all for your kindness," Minister Jiang bowed to everyone, "I'm going to make this clear today. If I take that position, everyone here will have made an invaluable contribution. Conferring titles of nobility and honors will be waiting for you all."
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