You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

"Why do you always abstain from voting, my dear Lord Wang? Tell me about it."

Zhu Yunhao didn't want to be accused of favoring Prince Changning, so he still held on to Wang Jingyun tightly.

He was unwilling to bear this crime and insisted on kicking the ball farther away.

"Your Majesty, I just think that both Prince Anyuan and Prince Changning are excellent, and I really don't know which one to choose."

Wang Jingyun's words never changed, and Zhu Yunhao's ears were callused from hearing them.

Zhu Yunhao naturally didn't believe it, and his face instantly turned from gloomy to bright.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled meaningfully at Wang Jingyun:

"My dear Lord Wang, if that is the case, then I will cast this final vote.

King Changning made great contributions in controlling the locust plague, and the people of the world lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Therefore, I have decided to let Prince Changning serve as regent from today."

Everyone present had already anticipated Zhu Yunhao's decision.

Without exception, no one was surprised.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall, which had been filled with endless debate, suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Those who supported Prince Anyuan as regent were very unhappy, but they could only remain silent at this time.

After all, this result was obtained by Zhu Yunhao casting the last vote.

Even if they have opinions, they dare not criticize too much.

On the contrary, the ministers who supported Prince Changning finally relaxed their tense nerves and looked very proud.

In every decision they made in the past, they wanted to give Prince Changning Zhu Zhengxun a chance to succeed, which was simply too difficult.

Prince Anyuan was superior in every way and always surpassed Prince Changning.

It is rare that Zhu Yunhao makes the final decision this time, they are so happy that they can’t contain themselves!

"Wait! I haven't even cast my vote yet! Do you want to decide on the regent candidate without my knowledge?"

Just when everyone thought that this farce was over, Du Qingwan carefully supported Empress Dowager Qiao and suddenly walked in from the door of Qianqing Palace.

Queen Mother Qiao's face was extremely gloomy. After she came in, she ignored the ministers who were all bowing and greeting her, and walked straight to sit next to Zhu Yunhao.

Logically speaking, that position belongs to the queen.

But Empress Dowager Qiao had no intention of giving it to Du Qingwan, and just sat there as a matter of course.

Sure enough, as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.

Empress Dowager Qiao did not care about Du Qingwan's face at all, and even felt shocked that she had a clear conscience.

[This Queen Mother Qiao doesn't take me seriously, does she?]

[That’s the position of the queen, she…she is already the queen mother.

How can she take it for granted? Isn't she afraid of being criticized?]

[I am the dignified Queen of Daye, where is my dignity?]

[It seems I have to be careful with Queen Mother Qiao. I always feel like she is using me as a pawn. No, no...]

"Queen, you don't mind me sitting in your seat today, do you?"

Du Qingwan was complaining in her heart, her mind full of how to resolve the awkwardness.

After thinking for a moment, he kept reminding himself to be on guard against Empress Dowager Qiao.

Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Qiao asked suddenly with an extremely cold expression.

Du Qingwan was almost frightened to death and couldn't help but tremble.

"Ah? ... I don't mind, I don't mind. Hehe..."

"Mother, please don't have any ideas. You can sit as long as you want. I will stand for a while to exercise my body. Haha!"

Du Qingwan smiled awkwardly, feeling a little flustered, and before she knew it she was speaking incoherently.

Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Qiao had no extra words to say. She quickly retracted her gaze, finally landing on Zhu Yunhao.

"Emperor, how many times have I told you? You must inform me about the selection of the regent.

If I hadn't participated in the decision-making of this matter, it would definitely be ineffective!"

What shocked Du Qingwan completely was that she originally thought that Empress Dowager Qiao came to watch the fun.

Little did she know...she was here to interfere in government affairs!

[Oh my god! I’m doomed this time! Isn’t it obvious that Queen Mother Qiao is using me as a shield?]

[She actually wanted to pull me into her camp, so that I could become an enemy of Zhu Yunhao, the dog emperor, like her!]

[Humph! You have a nice thought, but I won’t serve you!]

Du Qingwan thought carefully for a moment, and soon realized the seriousness of the matter, and suddenly became a little uneasy.

I pricked up my ears and saw Queen Mother Qiao and Zhu Yunhao looking at each other, and both of them had very ugly expressions.

"Mother, you are old. I am thinking that you don't understand the affairs of state..."

Zhu Yunhao wanted to explain, even if it was just a perfunctory explanation.

But Queen Mother Qiao didn't give him that chance at all. She interrupted her immediately and spoke in a very unfriendly tone:

"I don't understand government affairs? Emperor, you may have forgotten that your current kingdom was conquered by me and your father.

When your father was alive, he never said that I didn't understand state affairs!

Now that you are the emperor and have grown powerful, you don't take me seriously at all, right?"

Du Qingwan had heard earlier that Empress Dowager Qiao was extremely cruel, and she still found it a little unbelievable.

When she saw him today, she trembled all over.

Including the nerves, they were all shaking violently.

"Mother, look at what you said! It's too much!"

Zhu Yunhao didn't want to completely break off relations with Queen Mother Qiao, so he just shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking helpless.

But Queen Mother Qiao was aggressive: "What do you mean?"

"I……"

Now, Zhu Yunhao was completely speechless and at a loss for words.

There was silence for a while. The Qianqing Hall was as dead silent as if one could hear a pin drop.

Feeling suffocated, Du Qingwan didn't dare to breathe hard.

"What? I've hit the point and touched your sore spot. Are you uncomfortable?

Over the years, I have watched you ascend to the throne step by step.

I don't need to explain your little tricks myself, all the civil and military officials present can see it clearly!"

Before Zhu Yunhao had time to respond, Queen Mother Qiao started talking again in an unpleasant tone.

His sharp eyes swept across the entire audience, and then he said:

"Prime Minister Zhang, Minister Li, I do not agree with Prince Changning taking on the position of regent. Do you have any objections?"

Zhang Xingguo and Li Yi originally stood on the side of Prince Anyuan. When they heard that Queen Mother Qiao had chosen to make Prince Anyuan the regent as they did, they were very happy.

They looked at each other in tacit understanding and took a few steps forward at the same time.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, I also believe that Prince Anyuan has made great contributions and should serve as the regent!"

With the participation of Empress Dowager Qiao, Zhang Xingguo naturally would not easily change his position and insisted on not changing his words.

Hearing this, Li Yi also echoed tremblingly:

"Old minister seconded the proposal!"

Queen Mother Qiao nodded with satisfaction, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.

There was a triumphal smile on that wrinkled face.

"In this case, I will vote for King Anyuan.

Your Majesty, if you have anything else to say about my decision, you might as well say it now so that we can analyze it together."

Although Empress Dowager Qiao was ruthless, she never liked to leave any evidence or cause criticism when doing things.

Worried that Zhu Yunhao would be dissatisfied, she took the opportunity to turn the topic to Zhu Yunhao.

After all, Zhu Yunhao is the king of a country and his words are law.

If he is not convinced, many troubles may arise in the future.

This is what Queen Mother Qiao thought.

Anyway, the matter has been settled, so it will be useless even if he objects.

In her opinion, Zhu Yunhao would never give up.