Chapter 101 The first ray of dawn was like a golden thread, quietly passing through the thin clouds and spreading to the earth. …
The first ray of dawn was like a golden thread, quietly passing through the thin clouds and sprinkling on the earth.
Wu Qining supported herself on the ground with her hands, her knuckles turned white from the exertion, her whole body trembling as she struggled to get up from the ground.
Her fair knees had already turned purple, with faint traces of blood seeping out. Xuan Jian applied medicine to her with concern, speaking as he did so.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to be so serious? Even if the Grand Tutor asks me, I can just brush it off. Besides, the message she conveyed before she left was for Your Majesty to handle it on your own."
Wu Qining was silent for a moment and wiped away the cold sweat that was about to drip into his eyes.
"I'm not kneeling for her, I'm kneeling for myself."
Next time I must do things more cleanly and never let anyone notice anything.
I might be able to be fooled by her once or twice, but there won't be a third chance.
Even if she doesn't touch her, she will do something to the people around her.
"Xuan Shi is back?" Wu Qining asked softly. Since she had promised her, she should not bother to go back on her word.
"Well, he was beaten and thrown on the street in the capital. Now he is still crying in the clinic." Xuanjian had a headache.
"The Imperial Tutor wants Your Majesty to hide her for the time being and keep her out of the spotlight. After killing so many people from the noble families, even if she is recruited by the court, the people from the noble families will still attack her."
Wu Qining touched his chin and said in a deep voice: "Let's find an opportunity to have Xuan Shi assassinated in front of everyone. Rather than letting her be a minor official under the eyes of those noble families, it's better for her to come back and work for me."
"Where did that nursery rhyme go?"
Xuan Jian pulled out the newly sent intelligence and said in a deep voice: "There are many disaster victims in Ningzhou, and many of them have fled. In addition, our people have spread the news secretly, and Jiuzhou has already heard some news."
"It will spread to the capital in about half a month."
"Your Majesty, you must label the Grand Tutor as a traitor. Then, under the influence of public opinion, the Grand Tutor will definitely return power to Your Majesty."
Wu Qining lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and shook his head.
"No, put the blame on the aristocratic family. Let them think it was spread by the Grand Tutor."
"First, the reputation of the Grand Tutor is very good among the people. If the blame is put on her, the credibility of this nursery rhyme will be greatly reduced. Second, the Grand Tutor and I are allies now, so how could I harm her?" Wu Qining curved his eyes and smiled cunningly.
"Even if the Grand Tutor knew that I did it, she wouldn't say much, because I was targeting the aristocratic families that she particularly hated. I was helping her further weaken the influence of the aristocratic families and making them arouse public anger."
"How could a person from an aristocratic family let this sudden mess go? The regent is the Grand Tutor. After a conversation, the Grand Tutor will definitely return power to me and clear himself of the charge of being a treacherous minister."
"Only if they fight like crazy will I have a chance."
In the court, Song Shiwei looked at the two factions chatting with each other and about to fight, and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.
The prime minister's usually smiling face now turned ashen as he looked grimly at Song Shiwei, who was below the emperor.
He became the regent with their help, but now he dares to betray them and plot against them.
Since she was the first to break the agreement, they don't need to show mercy.
They can either promote a regent or pull him down.
"I report to the Grand Tutor Song Shiwei, the Grand Tutor of the Imperial Academy, who, in the name of assisting the government, has exercised power and manipulated political power to block Your Majesty's path to ruling the country. I am deeply distressed and dare not risk my life to make a direct appeal to the Grand Tutor to return the government to Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty is now in the prime of life, with a gifted mind and a benevolent heart. You should have been in the court and in charge of the world. Unexpectedly, you were taken in by the Grand Tutor, and even after you reached the age of marriage, you still have not taken charge of the government. Now the heavens are angry and the people are outraged. If this continues, where will the prestige of our dynasty be? Please ask the Grand Tutor to return the government to Your Majesty."
"Taifu Song Shiwei has been playing tricks and blocking Your Majesty's path to ruling the country. His heart is despicable; he has appointed his personal friends and excluded those who are different from him. His behavior is despicable; he has formed a clique and cultivated power for personal gain. His ambition is terrifying. If this is not stopped soon, our dynasty will surely perish. Please ask Taifu to return power to Your Majesty."
"Please ask the Grand Tutor to return power to Your Majesty."
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Almost half of the ministers in the court knelt down and forced her to return power.
"Bullshit! It was obviously your family that extorted the people's money and wealth, causing public outrage. Now you dare to blame it on the Grand Tutor. How shameless!"
"Everyone knows your family. You are a noble family. You pluck the feathers of geese and leave the skins of beasts. You are so stinking that the common people run away when they hear that it is you. You are nothing like our Taifu. You can go and ask around within a hundred miles. You have no shame, bah."
"Vulgar, extremely vulgar, how could there be such a vulgar person in the world, and yet he still sits in the court with us?"
"Bah, not only do I want to scold you, I also want to beat you up."
"Hey hey, someone hit me, is there any justice in the world?"
The court, which had been barely maintaining order, could no longer be maintained after one minister started a fight. With new and old grudges, they didn't care where they were and started fighting with punches and kicks.
"Stop them." Song Shiwei ordered Song Lin with a cold face.
The sharp sword blade shone with a cold light, and the court finally became quiet again.
Wu Qining watched the farce in the court quietly. Although she was the person involved in the impeachment, no one took her seriously. The so-called return of power was just a way to strike at the power of the Grand Tutor.
On the surface, she lowered her head timidly and said nothing, but in fact she was observing secretly and memorized the appearances of those noble families who were impeaching her.
Everything is under her control, and now her people are trying to take advantage of the situation.
Even if the Grand Tutor wanted to postpone it further, he couldn't do so for a few more days.
Her eyes unconsciously shifted from His Highness's ministers to Song Shiwei. She blinked sadly. The Grand Tutor seemed to have lost a little weight, and even the court robe that was deliberately made narrower seemed to be unable to support him.
Her Majesty is really becoming more and more promising.
Song Shiwei chuckled, his narrow eyes swept coldly over the ministers with different expressions below, and said in a cold voice: "We will discuss this matter later, and leave the court."
"Taifu..." Before the unwilling ministers could say anything, they saw Song Shiwei leave the court first, leaving them with a scarlet back.
"The emperor is surrounded by treacherous ministers, the weather is out of balance and disasters are coming, the crops have failed and the people are starving, the treacherous ministers are in power and arrogant. Your Majesty is so talented in writing." Song Shiwei threw the memorial on Wu Qining's desk, and his indifferent tone made Wu Qining unable to hear the emotion in his voice.
She scratched her head shyly, then under Song Shiwei's gaze, she raised her eyebrows proudly and laughed.
"This is a nursery rhyme that I have been thinking about for a long time, waiting to give it to those noble families one day. Now whenever I think of the gloomy faces of those noble families, I want to laugh. Master, do you feel relieved?"
Wu Qining smiled brightly and approached her to take credit. If she didn't have a tail, Song Shiwei was afraid that the tail behind her would make her sick.
"Want to kneel here all night again?" She just glanced at her lightly and said this.
“I also didn’t know that those noble families wanted to pin such crimes on the Grand Tutor, and wanted to take the opportunity to deprive him of his power to assist in government affairs.” Wu Qining shrank his neck, as if he just remembered that he had gotten into trouble, and pursed his lips.
"Master, please punish me." Wu Qining's tiny voice came from the little head that huddled timidly in front of his chest.
Song Shiwei looked at her deeply, and said, as if hinting at something:
"Your Majesty, you must think clearly. If I withdraw, I am afraid that I will have to face those powerful families with deep roots one more person in the future."
"Ah, what are you talking about, Grand Tutor? Even if I take charge of the government, I still have to rely on you. Grand Tutor knows everything, but I don't know how to handle government affairs." Wu Qining raised his head in surprise, stretched out his tone, and replied like a spoiled child.
The indifference in Song Shiwei's eyes dissipated a lot. She stretched out her blue-veined palm and gently placed it on Wu Qining's head, stroking her soft hair. Over and over again, she couldn't let go. The fatigue of handling government affairs all night seemed to dissipate a little. She swallowed the unbearable itch in her throat and gently raised the corners of her lips.
Wu Qining closed his eyes slightly, his nose twitching gently, and he let out a subtle and satisfied hum, like the murmur of a cat acting coquettishly in the arms of its owner. His straight back softened, and he lay on Song Shiwei's lap like a boneless person. Even his eyes, which occasionally opened a crack, were full of laziness and satisfaction.
Secretly, she carefully watched her expression.
The Master must be very satisfied with her answer.
Only then would she be willing to get close to her.
Perhaps knowing that the Grand Tutor would not be close to her for too long, Wu Qining cherished every opportunity. She rubbed Song Shiwei's palm, which she had warmed, and no longer thought about the turmoil in the court.
Your Majesty's acting skills are improving day by day, and now they have reached a level that even she can hardly distinguish.
Looking at Wu Qining's peaceful sleeping face on her lap, Song Shiwei felt a little emotional.
It will be soon. Just wait a little longer. When those noble families are pushed to the point of desperation, Your Majesty will have nothing to worry about.
But by then, will Your Majesty still call her name in his dreams?
With red ears and flushed cheeks, Wu Qining moved his lips and called out in a hoarse voice: "Master... kneel..." Kneel on the couch, raise it higher, and don't shake.
Song Shiwei smiled helplessly, touched the corner of her eye with his thumb, and rubbed it hard, making her cinnabar mole even redder.
Why does Your Majesty want to get rid of her so much even in your dreams?
In the second year after the new emperor Wu Qining came of age, the regent Song Shiwei returned power. In June of the same year, he issued a general amnesty and opened a special examination, which recruited a group of young and strong royalists into the court.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live Your Majesty."
The young emperor, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sat upright in the Golden Throne Hall. The twelve-tassel white jade bead curtain swayed slightly, and she raised her hand.
"Stand up. If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."
From then on, the puppet emperor had one less person wearing a scarlet dragon robe beneath him, and his highness had one more tutor standing before all the officials.
The royalist officials who were usually silent and hidden in the court quickly gathered behind Wu Qining, attempting to take this opportunity to gain the upper hand and rise to the top.
The three-legged tripod was officially formed.
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