When he made Xu Wanying his empress, didn't the regent not interfere?
"Brother, how did you find out?" Xiao Chenyi's tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction.
He had been keeping this from Xiao Yanchu, and Xiao Yanchu came to the palace late at night to tell him about it, which clearly showed that he didn't respect the emperor and was tantamount to telling him directly that he had spies in the palace.
Which emperor could accept being monitored like this?
However, Xiao Chen also knew that now was not the time to argue with Xiao Yanchu about this issue; the important thing was to settle the matter of the empress's investiture first.
“I am the Regent of Great Chu. The Emperor has never consulted me about establishing an Empress. It seems that the Emperor intends to assume personal rule ahead of schedule.” Xiao Yanchu’s voice grew increasingly cold.
Without Empress Dowager Wei present, Xiao Chenyi always felt somewhat apprehensive when facing his elder brother, the Emperor.
But he thought to himself that he was the emperor, so why should he be afraid of others? He tried to suppress his fear and make his tone sound more firm.
“Your Majesty, the mourning period for Empress Xu has passed. Great Chu cannot be without an empress. Princess Chang Le is virtuous, kind, intelligent, and the legitimate daughter of General Su’s family. She is certainly worthy of the title of empress. I believe Your Majesty will not object. That is why I have prepared the edict.”
Xiao Yanchu sneered, "Your Majesty, have you not heard the rumors about me and Princess Chang Le?"
“Since Your Majesty says it’s just a rumor, then you can’t make that decision yourself.”
"Now I'm telling you, it's not a rumor. I will be going to General Su's mansion to propose marriage tomorrow, so I advise Your Majesty to give up on that idea!"
A surge of anger welled up in Xiao Chenyi's heart. He had never expected Xiao Yanchu to be so outspoken.
"Your Majesty, the edict has been drafted. A ruler's word is law. I hope Your Majesty will reconsider." Xiao Chenyi was also furious. He was the ruler of the country, and someone dared to steal the woman he wanted to marry.
"Imperial edict? Has it been approved by me? It seems Your Majesty has forgotten that you are not yet in power. Apart from matters I have delegated, all other matters require my approval before they can be carried out. I do not recall the matter of establishing an empress; Your Majesty can decide that yourself."
“Brother, I am the ruler of a country. Can’t I even decide who I marry as my empress?” Xiao Chenyi retorted, disregarding all else.
"I will not interfere with whomever Your Majesty chooses to marry, but Princess Chang Le is an exception. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you are welcome to try and see if your edict of empress appointment will be effective! I entered the palace merely to inform Your Majesty; if Your Majesty insists on going your own way..."
Before Xiao Yanchu could finish speaking, he turned and left the Imperial Study.
"Ah ...
Why should I?!
Why should he be restrained by Xiao Yanchu in everything? He is clearly the emperor of Great Chu!
Xiao Chen also stormed into Cixi Palace in a rage.
Empress Dowager Wei, who was about to go to sleep, hurriedly changed her clothes and came out. She was very surprised to see Xiao Chenyi with an angry expression.
"Your Majesty, what's going on? What happened?"
Xiao Chenyi told Empress Dowager Wei everything that had happened. "Mother, are we just supposed to be suppressed by Xiao Yanchu like this? Why! Why! I am clearly the Emperor of Great Chu!" Xiao Chenyi's eyes turned red with anger.
If it were any other matter before, Xiao Yanchu would have given him some face and adopted some of his opinions, even if he had opposing views. But now, on the matter of establishing an empress, Xiao Yanchu didn't give him any face at all.
Does Xiao Yanchu want to rebel?
But Xiao Chen didn't dare to say these words aloud.
The last vestiges of his reason told him that if Xiao Yanchu really wanted to rebel, why would he have put him in this position in the first place?
Empress Dowager Wei was furious when she heard this. She hadn't expected that Xiao Yanchu would oppose the establishment of an empress so much and even try to compete with Yi'er for Princess Chang Le!
"Mother, what should we do? Are we really just going to let this go?" Xiao Chenyi truly couldn't swallow this insult.
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