Wan Ge placed the chess piece in her hand onto the chessboard, then looked up at the person in front of her: "Actually, I didn't really want to be the emperor."
“But now only you can be the emperor.” Yan Yunjing also put down the black piece in his hand.
Wan Ge picked up another chess piece: "Aren't you still here?"
"I will help you with whatever you want. With me here, you will have the sharpest knife. Just do it."
Yan Yunjing's meaning was very clear: with him around, her position as emperor was secure.
The late emperor never intended to let them go, so he had considered taking their place. But things are different now. Now the other party is his wife and his lover, and he will help him with whatever he wants to do.
Another important reason he wanted to replace her was his fear that she would become like the late emperor. That's why he sidelined her abilities and molded her into a mediocre person.
At this moment, Yan Yun was filled with shock and deep regret. She had made that decision back then; if she hadn't, she would probably be an outstanding person now. No, she was already an outstanding person, even more outstanding.
She was the way she was before simply because she had no ideas and no desire to fight. Now she should have different ideas.
"Ling Xiangyi is good. In the future, whether it's you or me, I hope she can get what she deserves. I know she won't let us down."
"You really have high hopes for her. Since she's the person you want to see, then you should work hard to nurture her. She's very capable and has many ideas. It's just that her ideas are too extreme. Taking it step by step is a better choice. Otherwise, many people will see her as a thorn in their side."
"I understand." Wan Ge nodded again. Yan Yun Jing was right.
What is a perfectly normal idea in modern times is incredibly unbelievable to them in this era.
If I want her to go far, then I should also let her know that some things can only be done slowly.
…
When Yan Yunjing left Wan Ge's palace, Mingyue was still kneeling outside.
Yan Yun looked at Princess Mingyue with a slight frown: "Your Highness, instead of pleading with His Majesty here, you should reflect on why others can be the same kind of consort as him but he can't? Princess Liuyun's consort, though unable to serve in the court, still has his name recorded in history. Why can't your consort be the same?"
"Regent... Regent, what are you doing here?" Everyone says the Regent is ambitious and has a bad relationship with His Majesty, so why would he be here?
"Is it strange for me, a subject, to come and see Your Majesty? On the contrary, it is the princess who has just married her husband and instead of cultivating their relationship, she always comes to bother Your Majesty."
As a princess, she didn't know how to share the emperor's burdens; as a younger sister, she didn't know how to put her brother in a difficult position.
Having a princess like you is a misfortune for the nation; having a younger sister like you is a regret for His Majesty.
Mingyue clenched her fists tightly. If it were an ordinary person, she could have rebuked the other party, but the other party was the Regent, who held great power and was someone even her brother, the Emperor, feared. What could she possibly say?
Moreover, just the other person standing next to her filled her with dread, and she dared not speak, only lowering her head.
"Princess, why aren't you leaving? Do you want to make things difficult for His Majesty? Everyone knows how His Majesty has treated you all these years. It's time for you to grow up."
If the other person weren't Wan Ge's only relative, Yan Yun Jing wouldn't bother with her at all. But since the other person was her only relative, and she was being put in such a difficult position, Yan Yun Jing really couldn't stand it.
"I...I...I'll leave now." Mingyue immediately stood up, but the pain in her knees made her legs go weak again, and she almost knelt down again. Fortunately, the palace maid next to her quickly supported her.
Yan Yunjing snorted coldly and then turned and left.
Mingyue clutched the handkerchief, crumpling it in her hands. She didn't know when the Regent and her brother had become so close, that the Regent would speak of her in such a way on behalf of her brother.
"Is Your Majesty on good terms with the Regent lately?" Mingyue couldn't help but ask the eunuch beside her.
The eunuch replied directly, "His Highness the Regent and His Majesty have always had a very good relationship."
Of course, the answer was false, but how could he possibly give a bad answer?
Mingyue knew that asking would be pointless, so she simply said nothing in the end.
He was helped away by a palace maid, and he limped away.
…
Wan Ge had someone prepare a bath. After taking a bath, he lay down, but in the middle of the night he suddenly felt something warm next to him and abruptly opened his eyes.
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