"Bo Ji obeys the decree."
Bo Ji stood up gracefully, supported by her head palace maid, Lan Xin.
Yuan Chuhua followed closely behind Bo Ji. After hearing the imperial edict bestowing titles and honors, she felt somewhat uncomfortable.
The Prince of Ye values Yuan Xingzhou so much that as soon as he returned, his father entrusted him with the most important position of regent. Back then, there was a period when his father was weak and could barely breathe. Even though she served him day and night, he never asked to grant her a higher honor or real power in the palace.
When she was young, her father and mother's relationship was not as strained as it is now. He treated her with great care and was always accommodating. Even when she indulged herself and did many outrageous things, he always said that the daughters of the Yuan family were born into the golden family and could do whatever they wanted without having to care about worldly rules.
At that time, she was very happy to hear this and believed it.
However, reality slapped her hard in the face.
Her mother told her that she was born to assist her brother, the king, and that she did not need to have any thoughts of her own. Without her brother's protection, she would not have the honor of being a princess.
Even though Yuan Chuhua was excellent in every way and didn't need to depend on others for survival, in her mother's eyes, her younger brother represented everything. They had a future because of her younger brother, and they lived for him.
When she was little, she was defiant, but over the years, she has been "tamed" by her mother.
In Yuan Chuhua's heart, she preferred her father, but now her father could no longer protect her. She wanted to get rid of her mother's disgusting control, but she had no ability to resist her mother.
She didn't like Yuwen Sheng. Although that man had the face of an angel, he was a complete devil. She couldn't possibly fall into his den of demons just to escape one.
She only wanted to use him to control her mother, but he saw through her scheme immediately and didn't give her any kindness.
Later, the Empress Dowager thought that she could win over Yuwen Sheng. Since the Prince of Ye and Yuwen Sheng were at odds, it would be a good opportunity to cooperate with them. So she wanted to ask her to use her beauty to seduce him, but Yuan Chuhua only sneered in her heart.
Even if the Empress Dowager was a thousand-year-old snake spirit, she couldn't defeat Yuwen Sheng, a ten-thousand-year-old python spirit who was both venomous and cunning.
However, things don't always go as planned. Yuwen Sheng's fate is now unknown, and Yuan Xingzhou, the eldest prince, has returned. Now, the father only has Yuan Xingzhou in his eyes, not her, just as the mother only has her younger brother in her eyes, not her...
Why?
Just because she is a woman, does that mean she is destined to be an appendage of men from birth?
Yuan Chuhua looked at Yuan Xingzhou with intense resentment and self-mockery.
Unexpectedly, he encountered such a rare event. As a noble envoy, Mu Jin naturally did not need to kneel to receive the imperial edict from the Prince of Ye.
He and the other two sat comfortably behind the long table, eating and drinking, intending to see what kind of grand scheme the Prince of Ye, who was now as soft as a lump of mud, was up to. However, they did not expect that it would be such a grand coup drama.
"No wonder even your Queen of Ye dared to say that you are the missing Crown Prince from back then? But Queen of Ye, have you investigated whether this person is truly the Crown Prince? If he is an imposter, your Ye Kingdom may have to change its dynasty." Mu Jin spoke loudly and sarcasticly.
Bo Ji was eager for others to question Yuan Xingzhou. Although she believed that the Prince of Ye must have investigated his identity, what if the Prince of Ye was desperate and wanted to use a fake to extricate himself from the predicament?
Now that his body is in such a state, he probably can't even attend court. In addition, she deliberately put some muscle relaxant in his food, so he can't do anything but sit there. Maybe he deliberately created a puppet to take power in his place, which is something that old man would do.
That old man was almost completely sidelined by her, and now a "first prince" has appeared at this crucial moment. How could people not be suspicious?
“That makes sense.” Bo Ji seemed to have seriously considered this possibility. She glanced at the chief eunuch and said, “How did His Majesty confirm that this person is indeed His Highness the Crown Prince? This matter is of utmost importance and cannot be taken lightly.”
The chief eunuch bowed to Bo Ji's question, then smiled and said, "His Majesty has already confirmed that this is undoubtedly His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Majesty need not worry. How could a father not recognize his own child?"
The chief eunuch was loyal to the King of Ye, so when he heard Bo Ji's questioning, his answer was a mix of soft and hard tactics.
These words, whether openly or implicitly, implied that it was normal for Bo Ji not to recognize him, since the eldest prince was not her biological son. If she insisted on distorting the facts and refused to acknowledge the eldest prince's identity, then she would be acting with ill intentions and ulterior motives.
Those present who understood Bo Ji's meaning and mindset understood.
Bo Ji gave a cold laugh, not bothering to argue with a dog at the old man's feet. She said, "His Majesty's health has been deteriorating day by day recently. It is possible that he has been temporarily misled by some useful people. Besides, the eldest prince has been missing for more than ten years, but suddenly appears at this time, which makes people think more about it."
One accused her of having ulterior motives, while the other said she was delirious and so stupid as to mistake a thief for her son.
For a time, most of the officials present maintained a wait-and-see attitude and were surprised by the return of the eldest prince.
It's difficult to discern which side is right. If this person is indeed an imposter, they certainly wouldn't risk offending the Queen by siding with him.
But if he is indeed the eldest son of the royal family, and is so highly regarded by the King of Ye, who appoints him as regent, the regent is equivalent to the highest position under the monarch, second only to the king. In addition, since he is the legitimate heir of the Yuan clan, they would naturally prefer to assist the legitimate Yuan clan rather than support the queen, a mere woman, to take power.
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