Chapter 459
As soon as Prime Minister Liang saw Wen Xin, he started talking non-stop.
While appearing to be extremely caring towards her, every word she uttered was loaded with hidden meanings, relentlessly sowing discord between her and the Regent.
They were practically ready to label the regent a traitor who imprisoned the emperor and used the emperor to command the feudal lords.
Tsk tsk, no wonder he's a prime minister, he's really good at political maneuvering and rhetoric.
cunning and treacherous!
"Prime Minister, in front of me, you should refer to yourself as your humble subject."
The little empress suddenly spoke, but instead of calling her aunt affectionately as usual, her face showed no emotion as it had when she was cared for. Her still-childish almond-shaped eyes looked at her with a half-smile, as if she were watching some kind of circus performer.
Prime Minister Liang's heart skipped a beat, but when she looked closer, the little empress was already leaning against the imperial carriage, and all she could see was her fair and delicate chin.
What's wrong?
"Your Majesty, you..."
"Although the Prime Minister is my aunt, she must understand that I am the king of Fengyuan."
Isn't this saying that Prime Minister Liang doesn't understand hierarchy and disrespects the emperor because of his seniority?
Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, Teacher – the Ruler comes before the Parents.
If this gets out, will Prime Minister Liang still have any reputation left?
This gives the Regent even more excuse to suppress the Liang family.
Prime Minister Liang's expression changed, his heart filled with doubt and uncertainty, wondering what had gotten into the young empress.
Has she forgotten that she is her own aunt?
The Liang family is her paternal family!
Wen Xin resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Which emperor hadn't killed a few of his blood relatives?
I wonder if it would be okay for her to shout "Drag this Liang fellow out and behead him" now?
Xiao Jin: "...Master, that would throw the Fengyuan court into chaos. Are you trying to trick the Regent?"
Moreover, Liang Rong was her nominal aunt. Killing her for no reason was tantamount to becoming a tyrant!
Wen Xin looked so innocent: But I'm just a child! What wrong have I done? I'm just young and don't know any better!
My aunt paved my path to becoming emperor with her blood, enabling me to grow into a wise and benevolent ruler. I and the people of the world will be grateful to her.
Xiao Jin: "..."
Liang Rong, thank you so much!
Of course, Wen Xin didn't actually order someone to drag Liang Rong out and behead her; anyone with a brain would know that would have failed.
Ah, it's so much more fun to be a tyrant!
But His Highness the Regent would certainly not agree.
never mind!
The Empress's sudden coldness caught Liang Rong off guard, and she could only tentatively ask, "Your Majesty, has... what did I do wrong?"
Wen Xin smiled. The girl's voice was tender and soft, but her words were more piercing than the biting cold wind.
"Does the Prime Minister not know whether he has done anything wrong?"
Liang Rong quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty, I have always been loyal to you!"
Wen Xin said, "Yes, so loyal that they raised a good daughter who pushed me to take the fall. Prime Minister, Aunt, the Liang family has truly surprised and delighted me!"
Liang Rong's pupils contracted. The little empress really did know; no wonder…
Actually, it was very chaotic at the time. The fragment of the soul did remember being pushed, but it did not know that it was Liang Wumei who pushed it.
In her past life, the first thing she cared about after waking up was her cousin, and even when the Regent told her about it later, she didn't believe it.
After Liang Rong and Liang Wumei put on several family dramas for her, her heart swayed even more towards the Liang family, and she even believed that the Regent was maliciously trying to sow discord between her and the Liang family.
Soul fragments are so simple... Wen Xin couldn't even begin to comment.
Later, when Liang Wumei went to see her imprisoned by Jiang Yanche, she took off the mask of sisterly affection and spoke with jealousy, malice, and smugness about how the Liang family had treated her like a fool all those years ago.
Even though the fragments of his soul had long since lost all hope in the Liang family, he was still numb with pain.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get. What about the Liang family? Just get rid of them already!
Wen Xin could take things slowly when dealing with the Liang family.
But she is now the Empress, why should she humble herself and pretend to be friendly with the Liang family?
Besides, without her backing, what is the Liang family? How many times can the Regent possibly defeat them?
It seems that her sudden change in attitude today will throw the Liang family into chaos, and the more chaotic they become, the more clues they will reveal, and the closer they will be to their doom.
Wen Xin's smile grew colder. As an emperor, anyone who threatened her imperial power, whether a person or a family, had to be eliminated completely!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It is a grave offense for Wu Mei to push you, but please believe me, she must have done it by accident. Your Majesty, Wu Mei grew up with you. To put it bluntly, she has always treated you like a younger sister. How could she possibly have malicious intent to push you? She wouldn't dare!"
"Your Majesty, if you don't trust your humble servant and Wu Mei, don't you also trust the late Emperor's consort? The Liang family is your family, blood is thicker than water, how could they betray you?"
Prime Minister Liang spoke with tears streaming down his face, every word dripping with blood, as if he wanted to dig out his loyalty and show it to the little empress.
"How dare you mention Father! Aren't you afraid he'll come after you in the middle of the night?"
Wen Xin, supported by Granny Wan, stepped down from the imperial carriage and stood in front of Prime Minister Liang, looking down at her.
Her fair face was clearly still a child's, but her eyes were so calm it sent chills down your spine.
Is this still the same soft-hearted, naive, and easily controlled little empress she knew?
Why did she suddenly become like this?
Just because Liang Wumei pushed her, but isn't she perfectly fine now?
She used to say that they were her closest relatives.
Emperors really do all love to turn their backs on you without mercy.
Wen Xin could easily see what Liang Rong was thinking, and she felt a sense of sneer in her heart.
Honestly, without her and the late emperor's protection and support for the Liang family, those fools in the Liang family would have been devoured by the powerful and wealthy officials in the capital long ago.
"The Prime Minister keeps saying that Liang Wumei did it unintentionally, but I saw with my own eyes that she deliberately pushed me, and there was undisguised malice in her eyes. Was that all just my imagination? Or do you think I am framing her?"
"Your Majesty, how could she be without eyebrows..."
Wen Xin released Wan Mama's hand, bent down, and whispered in Liang Rong's ear, "Aunt, I have returned from hell. Are you ready?"
A chilling aura spread from Liang Rong's ears to her entire body, and she couldn't help but show a look of fear.
Hell? Vengeful ghosts? ???
What is the Empress saying?
What else does she know?
However, Wen Xin had no intention of explaining to her.
In the cold wind, the once indifferent and composed little empress, who seemed to be toying with a mouse like a cat, suddenly turned pale and pointed at Liang Rong with a pained expression, "Aunt, I have asked myself if I have treated you well, but what have you and Liang Wumei given me in return? One wants me dead, and the other is deceiving the emperor. What are you, what is your Liang family planning to do? Rebellion?"
"I treated you as family, yet you have dared to be so rebellious! I...I..."
"His Majesty!"
"Quickly, summon the imperial physician! His Majesty has fainted!"
"Go and report to the Regent immediately."
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