After traveling to a country where women are king, I abandoned my husband and children

In fact, the cabinet had long wanted to change the emperor.

His Majesty was fine in previous years, and barely looked like a wise monarch. In recent years, the small actions against Princess Hengyang alone were enough to make them lose their heads.

Coupled with the recent explosive EQ performances...it's really hard for them to endure.

If Xiao Yuan had not had a daughter and Ge Fu was not enthusiastic about the throne, they would have taken action long ago.

Now that Xiao Yuan had suffered a stroke, they would be foolish not to seize the opportunity.

Hengyang is about to face a tough battle. At this time, a monarch like Xiao Yuan who can only see the little piece of land in front of him is really a hindrance.

Therefore, they had just discussed it privately and had already made up their mind that they must push Princess Hengyang to the position no matter what.

Xiao Hong bit her lip and said, "Is the princess's surname Ge or Xiao? If she wants to ascend the throne, does she have to change her surname first?" She knew it was not a difficult task, but she just wanted to delay the matter first.

If changing the surname to inherit the throne, one has to choose an auspicious day, comfort the ancestors, and burn incense at the Fengxian Temple. This series of rituals can take two or three months.

His Majesty should have woken up by then, if he could speak...

It's not that she had any grudge against Princess Hengyang, but she really had no friendship with Princess Hengyang. If she came to power, she was afraid that she would no longer be able to serve as the clan leader.

"I won't change my surname." Ge Fu suddenly said.

Don’t change your last name?

Everyone was shocked. Xiao Hong was overjoyed after the shock. She seemed to have finally found an excuse and said, "Princess, this is embarrassing for us. Although you have royal blood, the royal family is the Xiao family after all. If you don't change your surname, how can we be worthy of our ancestors? Please don't embarrass us."

If you didn't look at the slightly upturned corners of her mouth, everyone would think he was being righteous.

Ge Fu said lazily: "Then don't ascend the throne." Do you think I want to be the emperor?

Although if she became the empress, it would be much easier to unify the two countries in the future, but... she had no intention of sacrificing herself for her son.

"Lord Xiao, this is wrong." Lord Huang of the Ministry of Rites said, "Although what you said is common sense, special cases should be treated specially. Although the paternal bloodline of Princess Hengyang is noble, the maternal bloodline is equally glorious. The Ge family has fought for Hengyang for generations, leaving behind only one Princess Hengyang. If the princess changes her surname to Xiao, the Ge family will really be extinct. How can a gentleman let a loyal military family die out?"

"Yes, yes, what Mr. Huang said makes sense."

"I see this." Xiao Hong said hurriedly: "The princess wants to inherit the Ge family, so she is indeed not suitable to inherit the throne, my lords..."

Her next words were cut off by the sudden look from the Prime Minister.

"Mr. Prime Minister, do you have any advice?" she asked anxiously.

The cabinet chief lowered his eyes and said calmly, "I don't deserve your advice, but...why don't I remember that the clan office has the right to interfere with the succession of imperial power?"

This is said politely, but what it actually means is: Is it your turn to have a say in who will be the emperor?

Xiao Hong's face turned pale and blue.

She really wanted to retort in a tough tone: The Ministry of Clan Affairs does not have such power, do you, as fellow subjects, have it?

Then she was scared. The words came to her mind several times but she couldn't say them out loud.

The court officials were discussing the issue of changing their surnames.

No, in the end, it was Xiao Chen who said impatiently: "If Xiangxiang doesn't want to change her surname, then don't change it. You can still inherit the throne. It doesn't matter what your surname is, as long as your bloodline is correct. Didn't you see Jinglong is like this? Besides, our Xiao family's ancestors didn't have the surname Xiao."

"So, it doesn't matter what your last name is."

Hearing this, the court officials were cheered up.

Just waiting for this sentence.

"Your Highness!" Xiao Hong was shocked. She didn't expect that it would be His Highness who would stab His Majesty in the back. "How could you...if His Majesty wakes up..."

If Your Majesty knew what Your Highness said, he would be so angry that he would die, right?

Xiao Chen is actually not stupid. He knows that what he said will make the Queen Mother angry.

However, he was not really biased towards Gofu when he said this.

Firstly, he really thought so, and secondly...

It was inevitable that the Queen Mother would abdicate and recuperate - he saw clearly that none of the court officials wanted the Queen Mother to return after recuperation.

I wonder if it can be considered sad for an emperor to do this.

And the only supporter, Xiao Hong...she was protecting the interests of her mother purely out of selfish motives.

Since it is inevitable, it is better to give it to Xiangxiang than to give it to others. Not to mention that there is actually no other suitable person except Xiangxiang.

In that case, why not he say something good about Ge Fu.

Not for anything else, just so that my mother won't be embarrassed in the future.

Ge Fu also stared at Xiao Chen with wide eyes, Are you crazy?

Understanding the meaning in her eyes, Xiao Chen sighed and smiled at her, "It seems that you are destined to move forward with a heavy burden."

Ge Fu held his forehead with his hand, looked at everyone and said, "Can we put this matter aside for now?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one refuted.

They were not in a hurry about this matter. His Majesty's stroke was irreversible, and they had plenty of time to arrange it. Besides, if he really wanted to ascend the throne, it would not be completed in a short time.

There is indeed no rush to decide this matter.

However... the princess doesn't seem to be keen on ascending the throne to become emperor. It seems that this aspect needs some careful communication.

Ge Fu fled back to the princess's mansion almost as if he was escaping.

Luo Yaosen had long felt that something was wrong. The person who had promised to send a WeChat message to inform him of his entry into the palace had not made any move. Later, news came that the court officials and clan members had entered the palace.

He wondered if something had happened in the palace.

But even though he had many guesses, he didn't expect that Xiao Yuan had a stroke.

"How could he have a stroke when he was fine?" Luo Yaosen looked incredulous.

Ge Fu felt a little guilty, "It seems like you were mad at me." This guilty feeling was mainly directed at Xiao Chen.

She repeated the conversation between them and said with an innocent look, "I really didn't expect her to be so fragile." Xiao Yuan obviously often made her angry, but nothing happened so many times. Why did something bad happen to her?

"She is narrow-minded. It has nothing to do with you." Luo Yaosen comforted.

Ge Fu said with a sad face: "But the problem now is that because she had a stroke, the court officials all want me to ascend the throne."

Luo Yaosen was stunned. This was indeed a development he had not expected.

"So... we are going to ascend the throne at the same time this time?" His face was not very good.

Ge Fu was puzzled. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you not happy with my ascension to the throne?" Wasn't this what was supposed to happen in his plan?

"I'd be surprised if I was happy about that!" Luo Yaosen made no effort to hide his bad mood. "If we both become emperors, we might not see each other for a year."