"We should not be too far away from the capital in the next few years. If Pingping has something he can't handle, we can still help him."
Ye Jintang didn't leave far because of another important matter. She wanted to see how her two daughters' marriages were going.
The two daughters have been married for several years, and An An just got pregnant a few months ago.
It seems that their marriage is happy now, but who knows about the future? Without the test of time, no one knows whether the two can continue to live in love.
Ye Jintang was afraid that her two daughters would suffer, so she wanted to stay in the capital for a few more years. In case anything happened, she would be able to take care of her two daughters.
"Okay, let's go to the temporary palace and stay there for a few days. We have been busy with state affairs every day in the past few years and it's time to take a good rest."
Xiao Mo was definitely a man of action. He brought up the matter in front of all the court officials during the morning court session the next day.
The court officials were naturally unwilling to do so. Xiao Mo was clearly in his prime, and there would be no problem for him to be emperor for another 30 or 40 years. Wouldn't it be too early for him to become the emperor now?
Besides, no matter which dynasty or generation, the change of the throne would always cause a bloody storm. The court officials naturally hope that the court will be stable and do not want to cause trouble.
However, Xiao Mo had made up his mind and even pretended to be sick, saying that he was going to the summer palace outside the capital to recuperate.
The court officials looked at Xiao Mo's energetic appearance and didn't know what to complain about. He didn't look sick at all.
The court officials disagreed, and Xiao Mo didn't care. Neither the emperor nor the empress came to the morning court the next day.
In the hall, all the court officials looked at each other in astonishment.
Someone muttered, "If the emperor needs to rest, he can ask the empress to bring him to court. Why don't they both come? What's the big deal?"
"That is to say, with the Queen here, I have a backbone."
Pingping, who was standing at the front of the team, naturally heard the court officials' whispers. He took a step forward, turned around, looked at the court officials, and said slowly, "Everyone, please move to the imperial study."
Having said that, he turned and left, not wanting to listen to any of the court officials' nonsense.
In the past two years, he has handled much more government affairs in the court than Xiao Mo, and all of these old ministers are blind to it.
Now that his father is going to pass the throne to him, they all know how to show their loyalty. They don't think that his father is just testing them, do they? This is really ridiculous.
Since that day on, Pingping officially took over all government affairs in the court. Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang stayed in the palace for a few days at first. Seeing that there were no major problems, they packed their luggage and went to the palace in the suburbs.
They stayed in the palace until New Year's Eve, and then reluctantly returned to the palace.
All they need to do every day is eat, drink and have fun. They don't have to review memorials or get up early to attend court. Such days are simply too carefree. If it weren't for the purpose of formally passing the throne to Pingping, neither of them would be willing to return to the palace.
The emperor and empress, who had not appeared for more than half a year, finally appeared again at the morning court. The court officials looked at the emperor and empress who were in such good spirits and couldn't help but complain in their hearts again.
But that was all. Before New Year's Eve, Xiao Mo officially passed the throne to Pingping and became the emperor.
Ye Jintang also changed from queen to empress dowager.
As the queen, Liu Yuexi should have lived in Wutong Palace, but Pingping disagreed and made her live in Fengxiang Palace.
Liu Yuexi did not show any dissatisfaction with this. During the time that Ye Jintang lived in the palace, she came to pay her respects every morning and chat with her. Sometimes when she came, Ye Jintang had just woken up, and she would even help her wash and comb her hair.
"Empress, you and the Emperor have been married for several years. I understand that you didn't have children before because you were young, but now you are at the best age for childbearing. What are your reasons for not having children?"
Ye Jintang took Liu Yuexi's hand and sat them on the Luohan bed, and took her pulse. She was in good health and there was nothing wrong with her.
"Your Majesty, perhaps my fate with children has not yet arrived, which is why I have not been able to conceive."
"Having a child is not just your business, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Ye Jintang patted Liu Yuexi's hand gently, feeling very worried about her.
When she didn't get pregnant in the second year of her marriage, someone wanted to marry Pingping to a concubine, but she stopped them. They had just gotten married and were not very old, so it was okay to have a child a few years later.
At that time, there were people in the Prince's Mansion who were eyeing the position of concubine. Now that Pingping has ascended the throne as emperor, he has no children, but those people are scrambling to send new people to the palace.
If Pingping couldn't stand the pressure and agreed, Liu Yuexi's life in the palace would be difficult.
After the two of them exchanged words, Ye Jintang let Liu Yuexi go back first.
"Shiyun, go and find out how the emperor and the queen have been getting along over the past few years, and whether the emperor has any confidantes or something like that."
Ye Jintang was confused. At present, there was only one queen, Liu Yuexi, in the palace, and she had never heard of any other concubines.
Wu Shiyun was a quick person and brought back the news in just one hour.
It turned out that after Pingping and Liu Yuexi got married, they had always treated each other with respect. Pingping would spend two days a month staying overnight in Liu Yuexi's room. The rest of the time he was busy with government affairs and had no concubines around him.
The two of them have been like this for several years, it would be strange if they could conceive a child.
"It seems that our emperor is still ignorant. He is busy with government affairs all day long. Love and romance are just empty talk."
Ye Jintang was also helpless, but she could not interfere with Ping Ping's life.
Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo stayed in the palace for a month and then left. This time, they did not go to the palace in the suburbs, but went a little further and stayed in a villa on a mountain.
They waited until the eve of An An's birth before returning to the capital. After An An gave birth safely, they left again.
For three consecutive years, the two never returned to the capital and kept traveling outside. Later, when Nuannuan and Liu Yuexi gave birth to their child, they just asked people to send gifts and did not return to the capital.
Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo traveled almost every inch of Tianqin Kingdom. After they had enough fun, they returned to the capital to stay for a few months.
But for them, life in the capital is really boring, and their peers have already started to have gray hair, but they still look young. In this case, the two feel it is better to appear less in front of others.
Master Mu, who had been living in the capital, had to leave the capital because of her appearance. She took longevity pills in the past few years, and not only did she not age, she even looked younger than before.
If she doesn't leave like this, people might actually believe she is an old monster if word gets out.
In the palace outside the capital, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo had just returned from their travels.
"It's so hot that I'm going to die. From now on, I won't go anywhere in the summer. I'll just stay in the summer palace."
There was an ice basin on the carriage that Ye Jintang was riding in, but he still sweated from the heat all the way to the Summer Palace.
"It's strange, it feels like it's extra hot this year."
Xiao Mo jumped off the carriage and helped Ye Jintang down from the carriage.
Her daughter is already in her teens, and at this moment Ye Jintang looks like a girl of only twenty years old. Xiao Mo next to her also looks very young, about thirty years old.
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