"Yes, I know I was wrong."
Not caring that this was in the court, the little emperor turned around and apologized to the empress dowager in a gentle manner.
But what is there to apologize for? What Shen Yan said makes sense, doesn't it?
Looking at the thin and uneasy figure, Lu Wan suddenly felt a little pity for him.
So what if he is the emperor? He has such a strong mother and powerful ministers like Shen Yan who are eyeing him covetously. Not to mention taking power himself, he can't even decide on the promotion of a small official. What's the point of being an emperor like this?
The empress dowager seemed to feel a little better after receiving the little emperor's apology, and she just said "hmm" lightly.
After the little emperor sat up straight, Shen Yan bowed again, this time to the empress dowager, "I remember that after your majesty's birthday this year, you will be old enough to rule the country."
Before his death, the late emperor had personally instructed that if a young son succeeded to the throne, the country might be unstable, so the government affairs could be managed by the empress dowager and the ministers entrusted with the care of the orphan, and when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he could slowly take charge of the government.
The little emperor is now twelve years old, and will be turning thirteen in two months.
The two ministers chosen by the late emperor as regents were Grand Tutor Gu Ziqian and Prime Minister Xue Ming.
Naturally, the two of them had been advising the empress dowager to return power as soon as possible, but now half of the power in the court was in the hands of the empress dowager and the other half was in the hands of Shen Yan. Shen Yan had never cared about returning power or not, so no matter how many memorials the two of them submitted, they would be rejected without even a red-letter approval.
The two of them knew they were incompetent and had prepared to face the late emperor without shame, but they did not expect such a good turn of events to happen. They first looked at Shen Yan in surprise, then hurriedly stood up, bowed to the superiors, and said, "Queen Mother, what Prince Shen said makes sense. Now that your majesty is older, it is time for him to rule the country."
With Prince Shen taking the lead, and the two old ministers kneeling, the forces behind Prince Shen also echoed, "We sincerely ask the Queen Mother to return power to Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother saw the inevitable trend and hurriedly followed suit and bowed.
Lu Wan was bold. He watched the empress dowager's expression through the beaded curtain and couldn't help but burst into a smug smile in his heart.
He had been humiliated so many times in front of the Queen Mother, and it turned out that the Queen Mother could also be forced into a helpless situation. Shen Yan was secretly happy. He is really an old fox. He should have been prepared for the Queen Mother to flatly reject his first proposal, otherwise he would not have submitted it again so soon.
The Queen Mother has just hurt the reputation of those young military officers. If she refuses the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister again at this time, she will probably lose the support of the people.
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not speak for a long time, the Grand Tutor urged again, "Your Majesty, the late Emperor left a will that Your Majesty would rule the country on his own. You are the widow of the late Emperor. Do you want to disobey the late Emperor's will?"
With such a big hat put on her, even if the Queen Mother really didn't intend to return power, she didn't dare to show this attitude openly, and could only compromise, "I am the widow of the late emperor. Since I have inherited the late emperor's will, I naturally have to give priority to the late emperor's wishes."
After a pause, she looked at the little emperor and said, "Your Majesty is grown up now. You should learn to handle government affairs on your own. The memorials submitted by the officials do not need to be sent to me. First give them to the emperor for approval, and then submit them to me for careful review."
Grand Tutor Gu was delighted, "The Queen Mother is wise."
He had already offended the Queen Mother, and this sentence was more like flattery against the horse's leg. The Queen Mother snorted coldly and left the palace without paying any attention.
After exiting the Golden Palace, Shen Yan ignored Grand Tutor Gu and Prime Minister Xue who came to express their gratitude, and just waited quietly on the side.
As soon as Lu Wan walked out of the trail, she saw Shen Yan waiting on the side and said to her, "Come here."
Although he was very reluctant, Lu Wan still walked over without any dignity.
When the two ministers Gu and Xue saw this situation, they knew that now was not the time to talk. After they looked at each other, they said goodbye to Chen Yan.
This time, Shen Yan no longer ignored the two of them and nodded casually as a gesture.
Lu Wan and Shen Yan walked side by side. Shen Yan was too tall, so when he took two steps, Lu Wan had to take three quick steps to catch up.
After realizing this, Shen Yan subconsciously slowed down his pace. After Lu Wan caught up with him, he tilted his head and asked, "Did you enjoy watching the show today?"
"What? What did you say?"
Lu Wan didn't hear clearly what he said, and subconsciously turned his head to look, but his face suddenly turned red.
The tall man stood straight, his head slightly tilted as he spoke to her. The morning light cast a layer of golden light on his face. His usually cold face was filled with tenderness and patience that he himself was not aware of. His black court robe made him look even more handsome and unparalleled.
At this moment, Shen Yan was like a majestic god who had stepped down from the altar. After being tainted by the breath of the mortal world, he was no longer inaccessible, but damn attractive.
Perhaps it was because Shen Yan's dull reaction was somewhat funny, Shen Yan's eyebrows slightly curved, and he said, "Seeing the Queen Mother being humiliated, you feel relieved."
It turns out it was for myself!
As this thought came to his mind, Lu Wan immediately covered his face to hide his agitated expression.
This dog prince is damn good at flirting.
Obviously, he was still firm in his confidence last night and would not be deceived by Shen Yan, but after just a short while, Lu Wan's heart was shaken.
There's nothing you can do about it, beauty can mislead people.
Shen Yan came here today to vent his anger on Lu Wan. Seeing that she covered her face and didn't look at him, he wondered if he had done something wrong. But after hearing Lu Wan's inner voice, his eyes darkened.
It turns out that Lu Wan likes himself this way.
In fact, it’s not impossible to change your temper.
Thinking this in his heart, Shen Yan coughed lightly and reminded, "It's getting late, let's go back and eat first."
It's a pity that in order to cover up her gaffe, Lu Wan only nodded a few times and walked forward. If she had looked closely at Shen Yan's expression at this time, she would have found that this man's voice was so damn gentle, but this was in addition to his slightly stiff expression.
Back at Prince Shen's Mansion, before Shen Yan could speak, Lu Wan glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty must be hungry, so I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, he fled.
Chen Yan had no intention of doing anything to Lu Wan, so he just stood there for a while before turning around and going back to the main courtyard.
However, Lu Wan met the housekeeper on the way back to Huaguang Garden. Last time, Lu Baixue wanted to kill him secretly, and after all, it was the housekeeper who helped to settle the matter. Lu Wan couldn't pretend that he saw nothing, so he smiled and nodded to the housekeeper.
The housekeeper was also a smart guy. When he saw Lu Wan's attitude change drastically, he immediately understood why.
He smiled at Lu Wan.
The butler was fat to begin with, and this smile made him look even cuter. "Don't worry, Lord Lu. The prince also knows that the concubine wanted to hurt you before. The concubine has been under house arrest for the past few months and will not cause trouble for you again. Miss Lu has also sent guards to guard the place, and no one who is harmful to Miss Lu will be allowed in."
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