Yongchang felt that she was not greedy. In her opinion, those nobles and aristocratic families were the real greedy ones!
"They, like Ashina, are probably eyeing the empress's position."
Yongchang curled his lip and said to his daughter in a disdainful tone, "Especially those aristocratic families, they consider themselves noble, how could they possibly lower themselves to become just a concubine?"
She was to marry a prince and become his principal wife.
Even if you marry the emperor, you'll still become the empress!
Otherwise, wouldn't that tarnish their noble bloodline?
As a noblewoman of the royal family, Yongchang was once disliked by aristocratic families.
It's interesting how aristocratic families are willing to marry their daughters into the royal family, but unwilling to marry a princess.
Especially those like Yongchang, who were arrogant and had a bad temper, were avoided by the powerful families.
There was a scion of a prominent family who was as famous as Yongchang's first son-in-law (who was also his beloved), and their appearance and talent were almost identical.
To avoid being noticed by Yongchang, he even went abroad to study.
He had been away for several years. The first prince consort had passed away, and Yongchang had already chosen a second prince consort before this man finally returned.
Yongchang heard the rumors and was filled with resentment, but there was nothing he could do.
This is probably one of the few times Yongchang has suffered "humiliation" in his fifty years of life!
That's why Yongchang rejected aristocratic families so much.
When the late emperor heavily relied on Jia Yi and launched a series of attacks against the powerful families, if Jia Yi hadn't foolishly offended Yongchang, Yongchang probably wouldn't have killed him.
She would stand aside, gleefully watching the aristocratic families make fools of themselves.
"...But the saint has a wife!"
Nanling lowered his head, twisted his fingers, and whispered something.
"It's okay to have it! Or it's okay not to have it!"
A cold glint flashed in Yongchang's eyes, but he spoke in a seemingly indistinct manner.
Nanling couldn't help but shrink back.
She's just timid, not stupid.
My mother's meaning was clear: that former Princess Consort of Yue might, possibly—
"Mother! I don't want to be the Empress!!"
Nanling was worried about her mother, fearing that her spoiled nature would cause trouble.
Things are different now; my uncle is gone!
No one will continue to indulge Mother.
"..." Yongchang couldn't help but laugh when he saw his daughter's anxious look.
She knew her daughter was worried about her.
She reached out and ruffled her daughter's hair. Though her heart was soft, her words were barbed: "You? You're no match for the Empress!"
Is the position of Empress so easy to hold?
Even if Yongchang uses tricks to force and coax Helian Jue into making Nanling Empress.
However, Nanling was timid and cowardly, unable to even control his personal maids, let alone manage the vast harem.
That place is a place that can eat people!
Nanling is simply not cut out for it.
It's better not to get involved in things in the first place than to end up in a miserable situation.
Like Consort Cui, one could be a concubine who is not particularly favored but is unlikely to fall out of favor completely, and have a son or daughter.
When he was young, he had her, the eldest princess, to protect him.
Even after I'm gone, my children will still be there to rely on!
Living like this for the rest of one's life is better than being worn down by rules and men in the inner courtyards of noble families!
Yongchang had thought it through; she wouldn't make things difficult for Xie.
Furthermore, she would tip off Xie or provide her with some assistance.
She wasn't greedy at all; she only hoped that after Xie became Empress, she would take care of her Nanling out of consideration for their past relationship!
Nanling: ...She was disliked by her own mother, but she wasn't sad.
As long as Mom doesn't do anything reckless!
Nanling quietly exhaled and lowered his head again.
Yongchang: ...
Sigh, I wonder who this child took after, why is he so quiet and timid?
How could she possibly be at ease with her daughter's temperament?
Yongchang didn't say anything more, but he started to plan his next move!
...
After the late emperor's funeral was completed, the emperor began to hold court.
With the full support of the three prime ministers, Helian Jue, the new emperor, had served as crown prince for over twenty years and was quite familiar with court politics.
He was able to get into the zone in the shortest amount of time when reviewing memorials and handling state affairs.
The harem also entered a delicate balance—
The two empress dowagers checked and balanced each other, and neither of them used their status to seize power.
The Empress Dowager suffered a great blow from the loss of her son, but with the comfort of her daughters and great-granddaughters, she slowly recovered.
Both the imperial court and the harem seem to be on the right track.
As for the Prince of Yong in Lingnan, and the future empress, they seem to have been forgotten.
The court officials began submitting memorials, suggesting that the emperor expand his harem.
The sage directly refused on the grounds of "filial piety".
The nobles and aristocratic families didn't think too much about it, simply assuming that the emperor was putting on an act.
They secretly conspired to "actively" help the sage solve his problems.
The capital city, which had just calmed down, is once again rippling with subtle changes.
Just then, a letter from the Prefect of Guangcheng arrived.
The head of his family, upon seeing the letter, suddenly realized something—
"I knew it! I always felt like I was overlooking something! Now I've suddenly realized it."
The sage was not without an empress; he had a first wife.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he issued an imperial edict to establish Xie as empress and sent angels to bring her to the capital.
However, when the Turkic prince besieged the city, everyone was busy making choices and making connections, and that's when they forgot about this matter.
No!
That shouldn't be happening!
The Xie family is an important person; how could we forget her!
"...It wasn't just us who overlooked it; the Sage also put in a lot of effort!"
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