Many things happened during this period: some princesses were exiled, some were imprisoned for previous offenses, some died mysteriously, and some voluntarily went to their fiefdoms.
There were also those who got wind of the plot and wanted to rebel, but Ye Lin easily thwarted their plans.
Ye Lin only showed a harmless appearance in front of Xu Nian.
In the eyes of others, he was a cold-blooded and ruthless demon.
A ruthless killer who takes pleasure in torturing people.
Ye Lin dealt with the princesses with ruthless methods. Just when everyone thought he was going to take the throne himself, he brought an infant to the empress.
Soon after, the Empress issued an edict naming the infant Crown Princess and appointing Ye Lin as Regent.
"..." The female officials in the court.
This was the first time they had ever seen someone go to such great lengths just to hand over the throne to someone else.
After the Empress's death, Ye Lin's father also passed away, and their love, hatred, and grudges vanished along with their deaths.
Ye Lin did indeed hold power for a period of time after the Empress's death.
As the little empress grew older and more aware of things, he began to delegate power.
When the little empress was eight years old, he completely gave up.
No matter how much the little empress cried and fussed, Xu Nian and Ye Lin still left the capital and went to Jiangnan to start their retirement life.
...
Yu Hao lived a simple and ordinary life. Although he was not rich or powerful, he was able to eat and drink without worry.
His wife also respected and loved him, and their two children were very filial.
Yu Hao couldn't say whether he liked or disliked this kind of life.
In his old age, on his deathbed, he vaguely saw another life of his.
Looking at his wife, who was still watching over him at his bedside with undiminished affection, tears streamed down his cloudy eyes.
"Thank you!" Yu Hao murmured as he closed his eyes.
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