Chapter 465
The young empress shook her head and said, "Courtesy is for outsiders. Your Highness, are you and I outsiders?"
The Regent pursed his thin lips, unsure how to answer her question.
Wen Xin knew he was being awkward, and to avoid him from avoiding her again, she regretfully stopped teasing him.
"Your Highness, please come and sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The young empress sighed, "Your Highness is so young, why do you always act like an old-fashioned rigid?"
The Regent said softly, "I'm afraid this will displease His Majesty."
Wen Xin waved her hand, "No, no, Your Highness, I like whatever you are like."
Regent: "..."
Wen Xin cupped her face in her hands: "Did Your Highness come to see me today especially?"
The Regent, whose heart raced every time he stepped into this place, could only try his best to avoid eye contact with her and not to overthink her every word. He took out a memorial and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Wen Xin didn't answer, her little face puffed up, and she said disappointedly, "Your Highness didn't come for me after all."
The Regent... The Regent couldn't respond to that, so he could only change the subject, "All of Liang's cronies have been captured, and the list of those to fill the vacant positions is here. Your Majesty, please take a look and see if any further transfers are needed."
Wen Xin waved her little paw dismissively, "Your Highness can handle it as you see fit. I trust you."
Seeing the young empress's "tyrannical" appearance, the regent wanted to give her a few words of admonition, but her last sentence made him swallow all his grand principles.
"His Majesty……"
Wen Xin looked at him with a half-smile, "Your Highness, people outside are saying that I used the Liang family as a stepping stone to seize power, but who knows that those positions were actually all arranged by Your Highness."
It was true that the downfall of the Liang family was done in her name, but Wen Xin, who was originally planning to start her scheme, received a big gift package of charges and evidence against the Liang family from the Regent that very night.
Then, all she had to do was say a few words and make a brief appearance, and that was it.
The powerful Empress calmly lay back down.
With His Highness the Regent around, her throne is secure; she doesn't need to fight for it anymore.
Wen Xin had no reservations or suspicions; she only had one word in mind—awesome!
The Regent Prince did not disappoint her trust. He immediately gave her all the results of eliminating the Liang family, and built up a team for her that could oppose him, thus establishing her position in the court.
Honestly, with such a doting parent, how can a child possibly strive for success?
Xiao Jin also said that this year's parents are really incompetent.
Who was it that so confidently promised to let the young empress grow up facing the darkness of imperial power?
That's it?
The Regent met the young Empress's smiling eyes and clearly saw her complete trust in him. A sense of joy and satisfaction washed over him.
Is the feeling of being trusted by her really this good?
He gently instructed her, "Your Majesty, it is not a good thing for one family to have absolute power in the court."
Wen Xin lay on the table like a boneless person, her face turned to the side with her arm as she looked at him. "I trust Your Highness completely."
The regent shook his head. "He's such a child. He'll be completely devoted to whoever he trusts."
Therefore, the Liang family is hopelessly stupid. If they had treated her sincerely, as long as she was in power, the Liang family would have been able to stand firm.
It's fortunate they're foolish, otherwise, His Majesty wouldn't only have eyes for him right now...
The Regent's heart suddenly raced, and he quickly suppressed the gloom in his heart and got back to the main topic.
"If I were to completely control the court, no matter how loyal I am, what about the people below me?"
They will gradually become unscrupulous, showing contempt for His Majesty and imperial power, and sooner or later the world will descend into chaos.
The situation is good now. The Empress has a portion of the power, and the two sides check and balance each other, so they dare not overstep their bounds. This is the best thing for the court and even the entire Fengyuan.
Wen Xin suddenly chuckled and asked sweetly, "Compared to power and officials subordinate to Your Highness, am I more important in Your Highness's heart?"
Regent: "..."
Xiao Jin: "..."
You promised you wouldn't flirt!
The Regent, suppressing the urge to rub his temples, maintained a serious and handsome expression and said in an official tone, "Your Majesty is the monarch, and naturally, you are of the utmost importance to the world."
Wen Xin pouted and muttered under her breath, "Who wants to be the most important person in the world? I only want to be the most important person in Your Highness's heart."
Regent: "..."
He stood up abruptly. "Your Majesty, if you have no objections to the replacement officials, I will take my leave."
Wen Xin quickly grabbed his sleeve, "Your Highness, where are you going?"
Regent: "..."
Granny Wan and the others: "..."
Your Majesty, do you think you're catching a demon?
To be frank, shouldn't Your Majesty continue taking your medicine?
Wen Xin realized she had done something stupid and felt incredibly embarrassed, but her fierce little face remained calm and composed.
She's not embarrassed as long as you can't tell she's awkward.
The young empress looked innocently at the regent, "Your Highness, I actually wanted you to have lunch with me."
"His Majesty……"
"If you dare to refuse, I will go on a hunger strike."
"..."
Wen Xin shook his sleeve, her little face pitiful, "Your Highness, you only come to see me once every few days now. I'm very lonely in the Chaohuang Palace."
Granny Wan and the others: "..." Fine, we servants are not human!
The Regent felt a pang of pain in his heart and couldn't refuse her at all.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Wen Xin let go of him disappointedly, lowered her head and said, "Your Highness has many official duties to attend to. Please go and attend to them."
The little empress seemed to be screaming, "I'm just a burden who only causes you trouble," looking utterly wronged and pitiful.
"Your Majesty's invitation is my humble request."
His deep, gentle voice rang in her ears.
The young empress looked up in surprise, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter, "I knew Your Highness was the best."
Looking at the smiling young woman, the regent could only sigh inwardly.
Wen Xin successfully kept the Regent until after lunch.
After lunch, the regent took his leave.
Wen Xin knew that the entire burden of Fengyuan now rested on his shoulders, and he was indeed very busy, so she didn't insist on keeping him here anymore.
Before leaving, she looked into his eyes and asked, "Since I woke up, Your Highness has rarely stepped into the Chaohuang Palace. Are you avoiding me?"
The Regent's pupils contracted slightly. "Your Majesty is overthinking it. I am not."
The young empress, unsure whether she believed her or not, simply smiled and said, "Then, Your Highness, could you visit me more often in the future? Well, if Your Highness is too busy, I can come to the Imperial Study to find you."
The Regent's throat tightened. "Your Majesty, if there is anything you need, you may summon me."
Wen Xin frowned slightly. "Can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?"
The Regent pursed his lips. "That's not what I meant."
Wen Xin reminded him, "Your Highness, don't forget, you still have to give me lessons."
Sigh, is it easy to woo the Regent Emperor?
Therefore, even though I'm N years old at heart, I'm still willing to go to school.
Isn't this true love?
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