The empress dowager ordered the construction of a small Buddhist temple and began to live in seclusion again.
I used to like quietness, but now I like to worship Buddha.
The incident of the Yang family dealt a heavy blow to the empress dowager. Her nephew, whom she had watched grow up, died just like that.
The Queen Mother could not explain why, nor could she blame anyone.
On one side are the father, brothers and relatives, and on the other side are the sons and grandsons. Even if the empress dowager values her sons and grandsons more, she still cares about the father, brothers and relatives.
She was depressed, feeling powerless to persuade her parents' family and worried about the emperor and the prince, so she could only pray to Buddha for blessings.
Bei Lingyao felt relieved that she didn't have to go to the Cining Palace to pay her respects every day.
Every time she went to the Cining Palace to pay her respects, she would meet Concubine Shu. Seeing the twins' eager and hostile eyes towards her, Bei Lingyao had the urge to blind Concubine Shu.
At this time, Bei Lingyao brought her two children out of the Cining Palace and met Concubine Shu who had come rushing over.
There was no one around, and the hatred in Concubine Shu's eyes was not concealed at all.
"You killed my brother..."
"If you can't speak, then shut up. When did I kill your brother? I beat him and killed him. Who is your brother? Do I know him?"
Bei Lingyao rolled her eyes. "Go and seek revenge on whoever killed your brother. Why are you yelling like crazy here, you brainless idiot?"
After saying this, Bei Lingyao ignored Concubine Shu and left with her men.
Concubine Shu was so angry that her face turned purple.
If they were not outside the Cining Palace, Bei Lingyao could have said something that would have hurt Concubine Shu even more.
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Concubine Shu's brother was beaten to death by his father. Concubine Shu didn't dare to blame her father, but blamed herself instead.
To put it bluntly, he is picking on the weak and thinks that Concubine Zhuang is easy to bully.
The Yang family relies most on Prime Minister Yang, the Empress Dowager's biological father. Since Prime Minister Yang is sick, let him continue to be sick.
On the way back to Yongshou Palace, Bei Lingyao's consciousness moved.
Prime Minister Yang of the Yang family suffered a stroke.
Seventy-year-old Prime Minister Yang is in good health and unwilling to step down.
Emperor Jiahe did not dare to force his grandfather who had worked hard and made great contributions.
When he got the news, he went to Cheng'en Mansion to visit Prime Minister Yang in person.
Prime Minister Yang had a crooked mouth and squinting eyes, but he couldn't speak. He drooled as soon as he opened his mouth, so he could only try hard to keep his mouth shut.
Emperor Jiahe breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Prime Minister Yang would speak up and ask for someone from the Yang faction to be appointed Prime Minister.
In that case, even if he is unwilling, it will be very difficult for him.
The Yang family members all had bitter faces. Prime Minister Yang was the mainstay of their Yang family.
This is the empress dowager's father and the emperor's grandfather. Prime Minister Yang is still alive. For the sake of family affection and filial piety, the empress dowager has to bow her head.
But with the death of Prime Minister Yang, the Yang family lost its most important layer of natural protection.
Although the Empress Dowager has biological brothers, since ancient times, filial piety has only been shown to one's father, not to one's brothers.
So the Yang family felt miserable.
Once Prime Minister Yang stepped down, Crown Prince Yang Chengye was now only a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites.
Prime Minister Yang's nephew, Kang Guogong, was the third-rank prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and the highest-ranking official among the Yang family's children.
But there are four more ranks above them: second rank, second rank, first rank, and first rank.
When Prime Minister Yang stepped down, the Yang family members were unable to move up, and there was a gap in their power.
When they thought of this, the children of the Yang family couldn't help but blame Emperor Jiahe for suppressing them.
Little did they know that Emperor Jiahe also blamed the Yang family for being greedy and insatiable. If he had not suppressed them so hard over the years, the Yang family would have taken over the court.
Emperor Jiahe did not mind supporting a member of the Yang family to a high position, but he did mind if all the members of the Yang family were in high positions and controlled the lifeblood of Daxia.
Threatening his imperial power.
After leaving the Yang family, Emperor Jiahe sat in the carriage. He had shed his identity as the grandson of the Yang family and now he was an emperor who calmly analyzed the pros and cons.
Prime Minister Yang suffered a stroke and could no longer serve as prime minister.
The court officials were excited, because he was a first-rank official, the prime minister, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, the head of all officials.
There are only three levels of official positions in the first rank: Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and Prime Minister.
However, the positions of Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor were both honorary titles; only the Prime Minister held real power and commanded all officials.
Daxia did not have a Grand Tutor, but it did have a Grand Preceptor. The grandfather of Concubine Xian was already a veteran of three dynasties.
Tutor Li has always been low-key. After Prime Minister Yang became the Prime Minister, he avoided the limelight.
In the harem, Concubine Xian was extremely excited. The position of Prime Minister was vacant. Her grandfather was the Emperor's tutor and the most qualified person to be the Prime Minister.
"Grind the ink. I want to write a letter to my grandfather."
She must help her grandfather take the position of prime minister.
After receiving the letter from Concubine Xian, Li Taifu burned it himself.
He also felt that he was the most qualified person to sit on the prime minister's throne.
Just waiting for Emperor Jiahe to come.
However, in the Yangxin Palace, the first person that Emperor Jiahe crossed out was Tutor Li.
Taifu Li was the Taifu when he was a prince, but he was also the Taifu of all his prince brothers.
Emperor Jiahe was not the prince that Li Taifu favored, but Li Taifu did not take sides. He just kept to himself and took care of his own business.
The position of prime minister does not need such a person.
Just when the ministers were competing for the position of prime minister, Emperor Jiahe personally appointed He Weixian, a first-rank censor, to take over the position of prime minister.
The court was in an uproar.
The Prime Minister let He Weixian, a troll, take charge. How are these court officials going to live in the future?
He Weixian, the newly appointed prime minister, was both surprised and delighted. He naturally had ideas about the position of prime minister, but he felt that it was impossible for him.
Being named by Emperor Jiahe at this time, Prime Minister He was so moved that he burst into tears of joy in public, shed tears in the court, and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.
He looks like someone who has devoted all his efforts to his work and will not stop until his death.
Emperor Jiahe also considered many factors before deciding what to prioritize.
Among the first-rank officials, only He Weixian was not from the concubines' faction.
Moreover, as the number one troll in Daxia, He Weixian has offended many people and also wants to protect his reputation.
I just hope He Weixian will not let him down.
The Yang family faction was the most disappointed, as they had always regarded the position of prime minister as the property of their Yang family.
I hope that after Prime Minister Yang retires after a hundred years, a descendant of the Yang family will take over.
Now it has fallen on He Weixian's shoulders, and he feels a little unfair.
Tutor Li was also feeling bad, as he had not expected the emperor not to choose him.
He is obviously the most qualified candidate to be the prime minister.
He passed the imperial examinations three times in a row, served as the Minister of Rites, and was the teacher of the previous emperor's princes. Now he is the only first-rank Taifu in the Great Xia Kingdom.
Now he is sixty years old, and he can still serve as prime minister for ten years before he turns seventy.
But Taifu Li quickly comforted himself that even if he could not become prime minister, he could still teach the prince.
Bei Lingyao had no idea that not only the Yang family was concerned about her son, but also Master Li.
In the Cining Palace, after the Empress Dowager learned that Prime Minister Yang had suffered a stroke, she left the palace to visit him at the Cheng'en Mansion.
The Yang family's daughters-in-law had red eyes and cried, worried about the future of the Yang family.
Some suggested that the empress dowager bring a girl from the Yang family into the palace to serve the emperor.
Two young girls from the Yang family were also brought into the palace to be raised as companions to the prince.
There were even suggestions to choose a girl from the Yang family to marry the prince.
The Queen Mother felt heavy-hearted, as she had been trapped in the palace for many years and longed to return to her carefree childhood, but now she felt pressured at her parents' home.
The atmosphere suffocated her.
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