In the evening, Yan Shujin stayed at the Xuan Prince's residence. Although the Xuan Prince's family had gone to the southwest, the Xuan Prince's residence was still there, and there were people cleaning it. Han Jing, on the other hand, stayed at the military camp.
At this time in the palace, Emperor Yan was having dinner with Empress Dowager Yan. Ever since Empress Dowager Yan was injured, Emperor Yan would visit her every day after court and have dinner with her in the evening. This was not only to keep Empress Dowager Yan company, but also because the imperial physicians could be invited directly to Empress Dowager Yan's palace. Whether it was to examine her or prepare medicine, it would be less likely to be noticed by others.
In truth, Emperor Yan knew that some things could not be hidden from Empress Dowager Yan, so at this point he no longer thought of concealing them.
After dinner, Emperor Yan helped Empress Dowager Yan move around the room, but after a few steps, Empress Dowager Yan stopped and said with a wry smile, "I'm old and useless."
Emperor Yan helped Empress Dowager Yan sit down, and then took the cushion from the princess for her to lean on before saying, "Empress Dowager's injuries have just healed, she just needs to rest for a few more days."
Empress Dowager Yan asked Emperor Yan to sit down and said, "Your Majesty, I have something I would like to say to you."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan dismissed everyone in the room: "What does the Empress Dowager wish to say?"
"I heard from Baojie that Consort Han has been banished to the Cold Palace, and Shengge has also been imprisoned." Empress Dowager Yan looked at Emperor Yan and asked, "What are your thoughts? What are you going to do in the future?"
Emperor Yan paused for a moment, then said, "I want to hand over the throne to Sister Bao."
"What?" Empress Dowager Yan looked at Emperor Yan abruptly and said, "Your Majesty, are you...are you confused?"
Emperor Yan laughed instead and said, "Hasn't Mother always thought that Baojie is very outstanding? Moreover, Baojie is very suitable in terms of both methods and political strategies."
Empress Dowager Yan liked her granddaughter Baojie, and to a certain extent even favored her, but at this moment she could not accept it: "But she is a girl, and she is already married."
Emperor Yan looked at the Empress Dowager and asked, "Then what does Your Majesty think would be the best course of action?"
Empress Dowager Yan said, "Your Majesty should adopt Gui Ge instead, and it would be more appropriate for Bao Jie to assist him."
Emperor Yan asked, "Does Mother Empress think Baojie would be willing?"
Empress Dowager Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "They are siblings, and Baojie has always doted on Guige. Besides, I'm afraid the whole world would not agree to it, and it's not a good thing for Baojie either."
"What if Baojie is willing?" Emperor Yan said, "Guige is not capable of shouldering this responsibility, and the Empress Dowager also knows about the former dynasty's eldest princess."
Empress Dowager Yan said, "Gui-ge is still young. Give him a few more years and he will grow up. Bao-jie and Gui-ge have a very good relationship. The incident involving the former princess will definitely not happen again. Your Majesty should have more confidence in Gui-ge."
Emperor Yan shook his head and did not try to persuade him further: "I decided on Baojie a long time ago. Mother, the world is far more complicated than you think. The throne needs an emperor who is decisive and ruthless. Guige is not bad, but he is not suitable. Moreover, if there are constraints, there are many things that Baojie cannot do."
Empress Dowager Yan murmured, "But Bao-jie is a young lady."
Emperor Yan said, "Didn't the Empress Dowager also support establishing female households in the first place?"
"This is different," Empress Dowager Yan said. "Let me think about it carefully. Bao-jie... did Bao-jie know and agree to this?"
Emperor Yan did not answer directly, but simply said, "Sister Bao has arrived and is standing here."
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