"Brother, aren't you anxious? The Queen Mother still refuses to agree. His Majesty has been missing for over three months. Everyone knows he's dead, yet the Queen Mother is so stubborn."
Xie Huaixing picked up the teacup, his expression calm: "Why rush? It's normal for the Queen Mother to be unable to accept it for a while."
"But it's been so long. How long will it take for the Queen Mother to agree?"
Xie Huaiyu couldn't wait any longer.
She had long regarded herself as a princess in the capital. Her status was once inferior to Xu Lingmian's. Xu Lingmian's father was a general with a large army, and his mother was the eldest princess.
But now even Xu Lingmian was a bit flattering when he saw her.
She has had a taste of power and can't wait to become a real princess.
"Three days at the latest." Xie Huaixing's brows relaxed. "Today, some court officials will threaten to commit suicide outside the palace. They will force the Queen Mother to set a three-day appointment. If there is no news from Your Majesty after three days..."
"Really?" Xie Huaiyu clenched the handkerchief in her hand, even though she was always dignified and quiet in public.
But when he heard such good news, he couldn't help but smile, and his eyes were full of joy.
"I promise you."
Xie Huaiyu was puzzled: "Brother, with so many ministers supporting you, why didn't we implement the plan earlier?"
She really couldn't wait to be a princess, and she didn't believe that her brother didn't want to be emperor.
"Because Your Majesty is a wise monarch, he is the orthodox one. Most of the people in the court are loyal ministers. They are old-fashioned but they care about the country. Now they are not supporting my brother, but are just doing it for the country."
Xie Huaixing knew all of this very well, and he knew even more clearly that the country needed a new emperor.
This is also the reason why he is not in a hurry.
He spoke slowly, "Without an emperor, this huge country can only hold out for a few months, but after a while, chaos is bound to break out. The court officials also know this, and..."
Xie Huaixing didn't continue talking, but Xie Huaiyu couldn't wait to speak.
In her heart, she has admired this brother since she was a child.
Her brother treated her very well when she was a child, although he was not as close to her as before when she grew up.
But after all, they are siblings, and now she has to find ways to please her brother.
"Plus, my brother has always been wise and virtuous, possessing both talent and virtue. His reputation was well-known even when he was young. Even the world knows that his kindness as a child was far beyond the reach of those fools in the royal family."
Xie Huaixing smiled but didn't say anything.
It is not he who is talented and virtuous, nor is it he who is kind.
But this is indeed why ministers support him now.
They believed that he would be a wise monarch like the current one in the future.
But they might be disappointed in the future.
If he were to become emperor, he would certainly not be as diligent and conscientious as Xie Heng, working day and night.
We live to enjoy and experience, not to make ourselves suffer.
Once he has power, he will definitely live only for himself.
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"Your Majesty, have you really agreed to the three-day appointment?" The nanny felt that this was not the Queen Mother's character.
The Queen Mother frowned and just turned the Buddhist beads in her hand without saying anything for a long time.
Since the emperor disappeared, the empress dowager has never let go of her Buddhist beads and even kneels before the Buddha day and night.
"You and I both saw what they did today. Do I have any other choice?"
The Queen Mother knew that without the Emperor, she would not be able to win the confrontation with the court officials.
The reason why it took so long was simply because I had fantasies.
She always hoped that the emperor would be alive and come back.
But today, every one of those ministers forced her to face reality.
The Queen Mother looked at them kneeling one by one, and everyone kept saying that her son was gone.
The Queen Mother felt heartbroken.
At some point, she found herself forced to face reality.
"Forget it." The Queen Mother felt disheartened.
"My son may really be gone. It's useless for me to defend this kingdom for him."
Mammy listened to this and felt relieved.
She is the Queen Mother's servant and should stand on her side.
But she also understood these ministers. The country cannot exist without a monarch.
If it weren't for Empress Dowager Gu Nian, the ministers probably wouldn't have been able to wait for these three months.
"You have done what you can, my lady."
Queen Mother Zhang's expressionless face was filled with indifference.
"That's it."
Three days later, she still wouldn't agree.
She would just kill herself.
It would be better for her to die than to watch her son's throne being handed over to someone else.
She would never agree even if she died.
She would rather die than taint Xie Huaixing's throne.
Let everyone in the world and future generations know that he forced the empress dowager to death in order to ascend the throne.
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"Father, have you made up your mind? The Empress Dowager has already conceded. If there is still no news of His Majesty's survival after today, I will thank my brother tomorrow..."
Father Xu walked out with a stubble on his face and a layer of frost on his face.
"Tell Xie Huaixing that his goal has been achieved."
Xie Huaixing didn't need his support at all, he just needed his submission.
The princess knew in her heart that only her daughter still thought that Xie Huaixing needed her to rely on him to get to the top.
There are countless people in the court who support Xie Huaixing, and he is not missing any one of them.
Xie Huaixing was just afraid of the military power in his hands.
Xu Lingmian was ecstatic.
"Thank you, father. I'll go tell Brother Xie right away."
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"Your Majesty's courtiers are still outside the palace. They refuse to leave, saying that today is the third day."
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