Victory celebration banquet.
When the Regent led the young prince into the arena, the entire hall fell silent instantly.
In two years, many people have changed in the court. Some of the newly appointed officials have never even seen the young prince. They have only heard that there is a young prince in the Regent's Palace who has a mental illness and can't speak. He rarely sees people.
"Yi'er, pay your respects to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Don't be afraid, your uncle is with you," Xiao Yanchu encouraged softly.
Yi'er obediently knelt down: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, peace be with you."
The Imperial Uncle told him that Sister Jin liked brave children, and that he had come to the banquet today. When he returned, the Imperial Uncle would write a letter to Sister Jin about it.
Yi'er wanted Jin-jie to know that he was a brave child!
Everyone present could see that the child was trying hard to say those words.
Some of the veteran officials exchanged glances filled with excitement.
Empress Dowager Wei and Xiao Chenyi were initially shocked, but then their expressions quickly turned to excitement.
Xiao Chenyi hurriedly said, "Yi'er, no need for formalities, get up quickly." He then shouted loudly at the palace servants beside him, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly help the young master up!"
Yi'er shuddered at Xiao Chenyi's shout, and when she saw some palace servants rushing towards her, she quickly stood up and hugged Xiao Yanchu's leg tightly.
Xiao Yanchu glanced at the palace servants rushing over and coldly said, "Step back!"
At just one glance, the palace servants felt a chill run down their spines and instantly stopped in their tracks, not daring to take another step forward.
Xiao Chenyi clenched his fists. How dare these palace servants disobey him!
Who is truly the emperor of this Great Chu Kingdom?
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Wei waved her hand to dismiss the palace servants, and smiled as she beckoned to Yi'er: "Yi'er, come to your grandmother, let your grandmother take a good look at you."
Unexpectedly, Yi'er turned her head away and ignored her completely.
The Imperial Uncle said that he was only attending the banquet to pay his respects, and that he didn't need to pay any attention to anyone else afterward.
Empress Dowager Wei looked somewhat embarrassed.
Xiao Yanchu picked up Yi'er and said, "Yi'er's condition has just started to improve. The doctor said it will take some time before she can fully recover. For the time being, it is not advisable for her to get too close to outsiders."
"That's wonderful!" Empress Dowager Wei could barely maintain her smile.
This statement is tantamount to saying that one is also an outsider.
Xiao Yanchu didn't come to attend the victory celebration banquet at all; he came to show off.
She wanted to kill Yi'er in secret, but he deliberately brought Yi'er into the public eye so that everyone would know that Yi'er could return to normal.
Others may not know, but many senior officials in the court do. The late emperor valued Prince Yu highly and hinted many times that he would pass the throne to Prince Yu.
Unfortunately, none of Prince Yu's entire family and the other princes survived the struggle. In the end, it was Consort Wei and her son, who were hiding in a dry well, who escaped the calamity.
After Xiao Yanchu returned and quelled the fight, he found Yi'er, who had been hidden in a water vat in the Prince's mansion and was already unconscious. When Yi'er woke up, she had become mentally challenged.
The old ministers at the time strongly wanted Xiao Yanchu, the seventh prince, to inherit the throne. It was Xiao Yanchu who went to the border alone and brought back the Su family army, which quelled the rebellion for the throne. His succession was the popular choice.
However, Xiao Yanchu resolutely refused, indicating that he had no interest in the throne.
After several senior ministers and Xiao Yanchu discussed the matter together, they decided that Xiao Chenyi would inherit the throne, and Xiao Yanchu would serve as regent. Xiao Chenyi would be able to rule in his own right after he turned eighteen.
It is said that the late emperor used his last strength to leave a will before his death, but Empress Dowager Wei never saw the will in person and had no way of knowing its contents.
If such a will truly exists, she believes it must be in Xiao Yanchu's hands.
Now that Xiao Yanchu has brought Yi'er to everyone and publicly declared that Yi'er's illness can be completely cured, it is tantamount to telling everyone that the Great Chu Empire still has an heir.
Others might not understand, but how could Empress Dowager Wei and Xiao Chenyi not understand? This was Xiao Yanchu warning them.
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