The reason why he did not send anyone to the inn yesterday, but came to pick up the queen and bring her back to the palace early this morning, was, firstly, because Prince Jingnan was not someone to be trifled with, and it was not appropriate to confront him head-on during this critical period of the fight for the throne; secondly, because he learned that the queen was holding her wedding here, he specifically gave them one night to wait until they had made the matter a fait accompli.
Now, everything was ready, only the east wind was missing. If he could trick the Queen and the Crown Prince back into the palace, then the Prince of Jingnan would be out of reach. If he acted quickly enough, using the Queen's remarriage as an excuse to seize her, and then threatening her with Tan Taiyu's life to force her to hand over the Imperial Seal, what would his six-year-old brother, the Crown Prince, have to fight him? By then, wouldn't the throne be within his grasp?
Rongyue and Guchuan walked out side by side. Ever since she agreed to marry Guchuan, Rongyue had never thought of hiding her relationship with him, and now they were out in public together.
"Your son respectfully welcomes the Queen Mother back to the palace." The famous general Tan Tai was very humble. He jumped off his horse and saluted with his fists, just like he saluted the Queen every time, like a good son who was filial to his parents.
"I wonder if the Queen dares to go back to the palace with the eldest prince?" This was what Sikong Zhan asked Rong Yue before she came, and her answer was:
"The eldest prince is here to ask me to return to the palace, which is exactly what I want."
Rong Yue looked at Tan Taiming with the dignity of a queen and snorted coldly.
"The boss has sent no fewer than ten groups of people to ask me to return to the palace. I have sensed your sincerity. Since this is the boss's request, I will return with you."
After saying that, Rongyue extended her hand to Guchuan, and the two of them walked hand in hand onto the sedan chair prepared by the eldest prince.
Tan Taiming was stunned for a moment. He had never imagined that the Queen would so openly want to bring her man into the palace. This was completely different from what he had imagined.
Forget it, even if there is a slight deviation, it cannot change the ending he has predetermined for the queen.
But the next moment he could no longer remain calm, because Prince Jingnan and his entourage actually rode on horses and followed the queen's sedan chair, as if they were going back to the palace with the queen.
"Wait!" Tan Taiming shouted, blocking the way in front of Sikong Zhan and his group. "Prince Jingnan, why are you following the Queen of Beijiang instead of staying in Donglin?"
"They are my VIP guests! Anyone who dares to stop them is disrespectful to me!" Rong Yue sat in the sedan chair, looking down at Tan Taiming.
"Empress!" Tan Taiming's respect for the Empress was just a pretense. It had been like this for the past ten years, and it was still the same now.
"Prince Jingnan came to my Beijiang without a letter of credence or a letter of credence. Coming uninvited like this, how can he be worthy of being my honored guest in the East?"
"I can invite whoever I want, why do I need other people's consent? Or, boss, do you have any objections to my decision? If you really have an objection to me, why bother pretending to invite me back to the palace?" Rongyue flicked her sleeves and made a gesture to pull Guchuan down with her.
Tan Taiming was afraid that the Queen would not return to the palace with him. If he could not get the jade seal from the Queen, he would not be able to inherit the throne legitimately! He hurriedly explained,
"Your Majesty, I misunderstood. I'm not questioning your decision, but..."
Rong Yue rudely interrupted Tan Taiming, "Since there are no doubts, then why are you still nagging? Let's go back to the palace."
Tan Taiming was choked and thought for a long time without any rebuttal. It was not until the army marched back to the palace that he realized that he was being led by the empress. However, for the sake of the imperial seal and the throne, he endured it!
Fortunately, there are only four people including Prince Jingnan and the Queen's men. I don't think they can cause any waves!
Today's game was naturally something that Sikong Zhan and the others had already discussed.
In addition to Gu Chuan, the other four people who went were Sikong Zhan, Lin Jinghan, and Xiang Yuanqing.
Gu Liyue had originally insisted on going with them, but Lin Jinghan only glanced at Sikong Zhan, and Sikong Zhan flatly refused Gu Liyue. He had already seen Liyue at the door last night, just once! His little princess had actually refused to let him hold her while sleeping! If he really let Liyue come with him, his little princess would probably sleep in a separate room from him...
Gu Chuan naturally understood his daughter's feelings for his apprentice, but he had long seen that his brat had no other thoughts about his daughter. Besides, his daughter could not control Sikong Zhan's personality at all. The two of them were not a good match. Even if they were forced to be together, they would not be happy. What's more, Sikong Zhan was not someone who could be forced.
Moreover, the brat is already married, and the couple has a good relationship. If Liyue intervenes at this time, it will undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
Therefore, he felt that it would be a good thing to stop his daughter from thinking about the bad boy as soon as possible. As long as she could let it go, with her qualifications, why would she worry about not finding a good man who could be devoted to her?
Therefore, Guchuan agreed to Sikong Zhan's proposal - let Gu Liyue stay outside and be ready to pick them up at any time.
After Rongyue returned to the palace, the first imperial decree he issued was to summon all the ministers to the Golden Palace to discuss the matter of supporting the new emperor.
The eldest prince, clutching the Emperor's will, passing the throne to him, and holding onto evidence that the Empress had remarried, summoned the ministers. This was exactly what he wanted, and the two of them hit it off. The Northern Jiang officials rushed into the palace, even more enthusiastic than they had been at the morning court! Just kidding! Their positions today would determine their future official careers for decades to come. How could they not be enthusiastic?
"Are all here?" The Queen and the Crown Prince sat on the chairs that had been temporarily brought in next to the Dragon Throne.
The chief eunuch of the Queen's palace was standing beside the Queen. Upon hearing this, he immediately replied:
"Almost everyone is here, except for Minister Wang. He's been ill these past few days and has been absent from the morning court for several days."
"In that case, let's begin." The Queen sat upright, and Sikong Zhan and the other four sat in the first seats among the ministers in the Golden Palace with no intention of avoiding suspicion at all.
"Live a thousand years, Her Majesty the Queen; live a thousand years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..." All the ministers knelt down in worship.
"Stand up!" The queen was full of majesty.
"I summoned you here at this time because I have two important matters to discuss with you all."
The Queen paused, glanced at the ministers, and slowly said:
"First of all, the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. It has been half a month since the previous emperor passed away, and the new emperor has yet to ascend the throne. This is truly my fault. Today, in front of all of you, my dear ministers, I will support the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Do you have any objections?"
Prime Minister Li Mao quietly looked at the eldest prince. Seeing the eldest prince nod, he was the first to stand up, holding the court board and said, "I will obey the Queen's order!"
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