Empress Dowager Wei remained silent for a long time.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, weighing the consequences of all possible approaches, and in the end, she had no choice but to admit that they could not directly confront Xiao Yanchu right now.
She was not unaware of the rumors about the Regent and Princess Chang Le. In this world, there is no smoke without fire. The reason she had Xiao Chenyi issue the edict so quickly was to make it a reality first, so that even if Xiao Yanchu and Princess Chang Le had any feelings for each other, they would have to give up from then on.
But to everyone's surprise, Xiao Yanchu actually broke into the palace in the middle of the night and threatened the emperor for the sake of a woman.
"Your Majesty, please rescind the edict."
Xiao Chenyi's eyes widened. The image of the woman who played the zither that day floated into his mind. Her every smile and frown had long been etched in his heart. How could he bear to give her up?
"No, Mother, I will issue the edict tomorrow. I want to see if Xiao Yanchu has the courage to defy the edict. If he dares to defy the edict, it will be tantamount to treason, and he will be condemned by the whole world. I don't believe he is not afraid!" Xiao Chenyi said angrily.
"Your Majesty!" Empress Dowager Wei slammed her hand on the table and suddenly raised her voice.
"Repeale the imperial edict!" Empress Dowager Wei said, enunciating each word clearly.
"Mother!" Xiao Chenyi's eyes reddened even more, and he clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with resentment.
Seeing her son like this, Empress Dowager Wei felt a pang of pity. "Your Majesty, a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. You have not yet assumed power, and the edict to establish an empress must be approved by the regent. If he brings this matter to court, Your Majesty, how many court officials do you think will stand on your side? Not to mention other court officials, how confident are you that the Su family will agree?"
Without Xiao Yanchu, Xiao Chenyi could indeed use his imperial power to suppress others, and the other court officials would not dare to say anything. But now that Xiao Yanchu is taking the lead, Empress Dowager Wei is not sure how the situation will change.
She dared not gamble; what if she lost...
"Your Majesty, there are plenty of women in this world. Once you assume full power and have everything under your control, what woman can't you have?"
Xiao Chen also lowered his head and remained silent.
Five more months, just five more months, and he will assume power. Once he does, he will surely tear Xiao Yanchu to pieces.
In fact, Xiao Chenyi should have taken over the reins of government, but due to the Xingtaizhou hurricane incident, there was widespread corruption among officials, displacement of people, and countless deaths from starvation.
Xiao Chenyi could only worry helplessly, completely at a loss for what to do. In the end, it was Xiao Yanchu who stepped in to resolve the issue.
Upon returning, Xiao Yanchu only said one sentence: Xiao Chenyi is not yet capable of ruling in his own right, and most of the court officials actually agreed to postpone it until June of this year before letting him assume power.
That damned Xiao Yanchu!
The hurricane in Xingtaizhou was a natural disaster and not caused by him, and the officials who embezzled were not instructed by him. At worst, they can all be cut off.
It's just that some lowly people died, it doesn't affect anything, so why should he postpone taking power?
But his mother said that Xiao Yanchu had a will, and it would only become invalid after he officially took over the government, so he had no choice but to endure it.
Now he's being asked to give up the woman he loves.
Xiao Yanchu, I will never share the same sky with you!
At this moment, Xiao Chenyi had forgotten how he got to this position. He only wanted to kill Xiao Yanchu at all costs.
Only when he dies can the Great Chu truly belong to him completely.
But now he could only obey his mother's words, and Xiao Chenyi said in a sullen voice, "I understand."
Xiao Chenyi dragged his heavy steps back to the imperial study, took out the edict he had already written, and burned it over the candle flame.
Xiao Yanchu, I am determined to take your life!
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On the other side, at the residence of the Marquis of Xuanyi.
The Marquis's wife gently rubbed the Marquis Xuanyi's temples and said, "My lord, I think that second Miss Su is a good person. She is beautiful and gentle, and she is a perfect match for our Zixuan."
Marquis Xuanyi, Xue Shaoyuan, said with his eyes closed, "You may have taken a liking to him, but the other person may not be interested in your son."
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