The foolish girl returns, and the regent becomes a wife-loving madman

Shen Jingxuan gently pulled Xie Lingxiao's sleeve and raised her eyebrows slightly at him.

Xie Lingxiao pursed his lips and shook his head slightly at Shen Jingxuan.

He also had no idea what the emperor was up to.

The emperor barely propped himself up and looked at Eunuch Deng beside him. Seeing him nod slightly, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Announce the decree." The emperor said softly.

When Shen Jingxuan heard this, for some reason, she suddenly had a bad feeling.

She hurriedly grabbed Xie Lingxiao and shook her head slightly at him.

Eunuch Deng cannot be allowed to read the imperial edict.

Xie Lingxiao understood what he meant and hurriedly stopped him: "Why do you have to wait for me to come and read the imperial edict?"

"Brother Emperor, you know that I am unwilling to participate in the political affairs of the court."

The emperor said, "Brother, it's just an imperial decree. It's okay for you to listen to it."

Xie Lingxiao's gaze fell on him, and his heart tightened when he saw his persistence.

"I will not listen. Since my Royal Highness is alright, I will return home first."

After saying this, he pulled Shen Jingxuan forward without waiting for the emperor to stop him.

No matter what the imperial edict said, he didn't want to hear it.

If he was the only one who noticed that something was wrong, he would have thought that he was just being overly suspicious.

But Shen Jingxuan had clearly noticed something just now, so he couldn't help but think about it.

Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan had just walked a short distance when they ran into the empress dowager who was rushing to the imperial study.

The Queen Mother looked at Xie Lingxiao with the corners of her lips slightly pursed. When Xie Lingxiao's eyes met hers, she quickly looked away.

Something fishy.

Shen Jingxuan looked at the empress dowager's behavior suspiciously. When she turned around and looked at the emperor, she saw that he was no longer as weak as before.

Their eyes met and the emperor suddenly slumped in his chair.

Shen Jingxuan looked at him with her brows furrowed more and more, and always felt that everyone here was weird.

Xie Zian and Xie Ziling looked at Xie Lingxiao nervously, fearing that the Queen Mother would not be able to stop him and make him leave the palace.

Xie Lingxiao pursed his lips and looked at the Queen Mother: "Why are you here?"

If he remembered correctly, she had never been to the imperial study since the death of the late emperor.

The Queen Mother said, "I heard that the Emperor kept the ministers in the palace, so I came to see what happened."

After saying this, without waiting for Xie Lingxiao to continue asking questions, he walked towards the emperor.

The emperor stood up and saluted her, but was pushed back into his chair by the empress dowager.

"The emperor is not feeling well, so the ceremony is excused."

"I want to read the imperial edict, but my brother doesn't want to listen. He is in a hurry to return home."

The Queen Mother had always known Xie Lingxiao's character, and she also knew that he made this decision because he realized something was wrong.

"Xuan'er, come here." The Queen Mother beckoned at Shen Jingxuan.

Shen Jingxuan looked at Xie Lingxiao, and seeing that he pursed his lips and remained silent, she had no choice but to go to the Queen Mother.

"If Xiao'er is in a hurry to go back home, please go back first. I haven't seen Xuan'er for many days, so let her stay in the palace and accompany me more."

Xie Lingxiao looked at the Queen Mother, knowing that he would not be able to leave the palace easily today, so he had to walk to Shen Jingxuan's side.

"Announce the decree." The Queen Mother said softly.

If possible, she didn't want to stand here, but thinking of the emperor's words last night, the empress dowager became more determined.

The emperor curled his lips slightly and glanced at Eunuch Deng, who hurriedly opened the imperial edict and read it out.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that I am ill and unable to manage the affairs of the court. Many of the princes are not up to the responsibility and have no interest in the throne. Therefore, I hereby pass the throne to the Regent, Xie Lingxiao. I hereby decree..."

Eunuch Deng stopped talking, and silence suddenly fell outside the imperial study.

Xie Lingxiao suddenly looked towards the emperor and saw him weakly covering his lips and coughing, his dark brows becoming more and more furrowed.

The prince had no interest in the throne, so he forced the throne on himself?

There is no such truth.

Not to mention Beiling Kingdom, there is no such precedent in the other three countries.

The throne has always been passed to the prince, unless there is a treason. How could it be passed to the younger brother?

"I have no ambition to be the emperor either. Your Majesty, you can train an underage prince."

"Royal brother, I don't have much time left to live. It's too late to train a new prince."

"Your Majesty, you can let Zi'an and Ziling inherit the throne. They are already older and will be familiar with government affairs much faster."

"But I have thought of many ways, and they are all unable to handle government affairs well."

Xie Lingxiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze wandered between Xie Zian and Xie Ziling.

At this moment, there was still something he couldn't figure out.

Today's drama was prepared for him, just to force the throne on him.

When the Minister of Justice looked up, his eyes met Xie Lingxiao's, and he quickly lowered his head.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, there has never been a precedent in history where a younger brother of an emperor has inherited the throne. Please think twice."

The Minister of Revenue gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice..."

The emperor looked pale and said, "I have already made this decision after careful consideration. How else do you want me to think twice?"

"Think it over twice? Brother, why don't you tell me how you thought it over twice?"

Hearing Xie Lingxiao's words, the emperor choked and looked up at the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother said helplessly: "The Emperor discussed this matter with me, and I agreed."

Shen Jingxuan looked at the Queen Mother in shock, trying to find out some clues from her expression, but she was disappointed in the end.

The Queen Mother did not lie, the Emperor really discussed it with her.

But she clearly knew that Xie Lingxiao had no interest in the throne, so why didn't she persuade the emperor?

Even if she had tried to stop it, what happened today would not have happened.

The Queen Mother patted Shen Jingxuan's hand and shook her head slightly at her.

Some things are not suitable to be talked about at this time, so I can only comfort Shen Jingxuan first.

Xie Lingxiao looked at the Queen Mother quietly for a long time, and when he saw that she had no intention of explaining, he looked back at the Emperor.

"What if I disobey your order?"

The Queen Mother said coldly: "Whose order do you want to defy?"

"As the regent of Beiling Kingdom, you should help the emperor handle government affairs."

"But have you ever handled a matter in all these years? Now that the emperor is ill and needs to rest, you should take over."

should?

Didn’t he remind the emperor when he handled things inappropriately in the past?

But what did the emperor say?

It was he who said with his own mouth that he was only an assistant and that he was the ruler of the country.

Now that they remember that they can handle government affairs, they hand this mess over to me. Who do they think I am?

Someone who comes specifically to clean up their mess?

"I will not accept the order, nor will I take over the political affairs of Beiling State. You should focus on others."

After Xie Lingxiao finished speaking, regardless of whether the Queen Mother and the Emperor were angry, he pushed the Queen Mother's hand away and pulled Shen Jingxuan out.

There is no point in talking to him now. If I am not careful, not to mention the throne, the grass on his grave will be so high that I don't know how high it will be.

The emperor watched him leave and looked at the empress dowager anxiously.

The Queen Mother pursed her lips and said loudly, "Xiao'er, now you don't even listen to what I say?"

Xie Lingxiao turned around suddenly: "You want me to listen to you, but don't you know what you have done?"