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

Xie Lingxiao never thought from the beginning to the end that the person who raised him for many years would now stand on the side of his good brother.

He looked at the Queen Mother and continued, "I have always respected you for raising me for so many years and never contradicted you, but what did you do?"

"You clearly know that I have no intention of becoming the emperor, yet you force this mess upon me. Have you ever thought about me?"

Shen Jingxuan tightly grasped Xie Lingxiao's hand: "Ah Xiao, you can't talk to the Queen Mother like this."

She knew how important the Queen Mother was in Xie Lingxiao's heart, and she also knew how much he cared about her, but she couldn't say anything excessive.

Shen Jingxuan was worried that when things were over, Xie Lingxiao would regret it.

When Xie Lingxiao heard Shen Jingxuan's words, his face tense and he stood there without saying a word.

The emperor's eyes flickered as he looked at Xie Lingxiao and said, "Royal brother, don't blame the Queen Mother. I was the one who begged her."

beg?

Although Xie Lingxiao was puzzled, he just stood there quietly.

Seeing that he ignored him, the emperor continued, "You also know that my health is not as good as before. I don't have many days left to live. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the affairs of the court cannot be delayed because of me."

"Royal brother, I told you that An'er and Ling'er have no intention of taking the throne. In fact, you know better than me that they are not up to the task and cannot protect Beiling Kingdom."

"You also know that most of the training for a future crown prince is done from a young age. Even if that person is not a crown prince, he or she must be extremely smart to achieve something in a short period of time. But looking at the entire palace, there is not a single prince like this."

"My brother really has no other choice, so he asked the Queen Mother for help. He wants you to take over the government in my place."

Replace him? But he didn't want to.

He just wants to live a peaceful life with his loved ones and their children, without being bound or troubled by anything.

Xie Lingxiao still didn't speak. The emperor couldn't help feeling anxious when he saw him.

The Queen Mother's brows gradually furrowed. She thought Xie Lingxiao would resist and be angry, but she didn't expect him to remain silent.

Looking at Xie Lingxiao's appearance at this moment, the empress dowager vaguely remembered that after the death of the late queen, he had been like this for a long time, not saying a word no matter who he saw.

But once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Now that I have decided to do this, I have no choice but to continue.

The Queen Mother said, "Xiao'er, your brother has issued an order. Even if you disobey it, he will not punish you given his friendship with you now."

Xie Lingxiao looked at the Queen Mother, not understanding why she suddenly mentioned disobeying the order.

When the emperor heard the empress dowager's words, he lowered his head and remained silent, but if you look closely, you will find that the corners of his lips were slightly raised, but they never fell.

Shen Jingxuan's gaze fell on the Queen Mother. Looking at her determined eyes, she sighed slightly.

This time, Xie Lingxiao was afraid that he would not be able to escape, and the Queen Mother and the Emperor would not agree to let him back down.

The Queen Mother stared at Xie Lingxiao without blinking. Seeing that he had his eyes downcast, wondering what he was thinking, she sighed slightly.

"You really don't want to accept the order?"

"The Queen Mother should know that I never wanted to sit in that position, either before or after."

Xie Lingxiao's tone was full of alienation: "If the emperor does not have a suitable candidate, he can slowly train him, or let Ziling succeed him. He will definitely be able to do a good job."

"Uncle, I can't do this, I..."

"How about you? As a prince, these are your responsibilities. At worst, you can discuss with Zi'an and the problem will be solved."

When the emperor heard Xie Lingxiao's distant tone, his heart sank slightly. He hurriedly looked at the empress dowager, only to see that she was staring at Xie Lingxiao intently.

Before he could open his mouth to stop her, the Queen Mother's voice rang out.

"Since you are determined not to accept the emperor's order, I will not force you to accept it."

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she took out a bright yellow from her sleeve. Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan narrowed their eyes at the same time.

Before she could think about it, the Queen Mother said, "Xiao'er, you can refuse your brother's order, but what about this imperial decree? Don't you want to accept it?"

Xie Lingxiao stared at the imperial edict in the Queen Mother's hand, and his eyes turned red in an instant.

The Queen Mother unfolded the imperial edict and showed the side with the writing to Xie Lingxiao and all the civil and military officials in the court.

"Have you seen clearly? The late emperor's will is for you to inherit the throne. What else do you have to say?"

Even if Xie Lingxiao refused to accept the emperor's order, the current emperor would not make things difficult for him.

But he could not disobey the late emperor's will.

The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Revenue, who were kneeling in the front, saw clearly the contents of the imperial edict.

The two hesitated for a moment, then kowtowed to Xie Lingxiao and shouted, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor..."

As the two shouted, the ministers behind them came to their senses and kowtowed to Xie Lingxiao together.

The emperor and the empress dowager's eyes fell on Xie Lingxiao, but Xie Lingxiao didn't even look at them.

There is no way to retreat.

Xie Lingxiao looked at Shen Jingxuan, their eyes met, Shen Jingxuan smiled at him and slowly walked to his side.

She raised her hand to smooth Xie Lingxiao's frowning brows and said softly, "No matter what decision you make, the children and I will be with you."

"Okay." Xie Lingxiao held Shen Jingxuan's hand with a little force.

He didn't look at the emperor and the empress dowager, but glanced at Ling Feng. Ling Feng took the imperial edict from the empress dowager and handed it over.

Xie Lingxiao stared at the imperial edict for a long time, and his expression changed from calm to extremely cold.

"Since this is what you want, then it is as you wish."

Xie Lingxiao said in a cold voice: "Within three days, the Queen Mother, the Emperor, all concubines, and the princes and princesses will move to the Royal Courtyard."

He looked at the emperor and the queen mother and said sarcastically, "Are you satisfied? The premise of my acceptance of the decree is that all of you move out of the palace and are not allowed to return without the emperor's order."

Xie Lingxiao held Shen Jingxuan's hand and said, "Lingfeng, you and Lingchen will stay in the palace. When everyone in the palace moves into the Royal Courtyard, I will enter the palace."

"Remember, clear out all the outsiders."

After saying that, Xie Lingxiao took Shen Jingxuan's hand and walked out of the palace, never looking at the Queen Mother and the Emperor again.

"Xiaoer..."

"Royal brother..."

The Queen Mother and the Emperor called out Xie Lingxiao's name, but they were ultimately disappointed.

The two knew that Xie Lingxiao would be unhappy, and they had thought about everything that might happen and thought of various ways to deal with it.

The only thing they didn't expect was that he would make such a decision.

Xie Lingxiao actually sent them to the royal villa. He didn't want to see them again in the future.

Their voices sounded behind them, but Xie Lingxiao seemed not to hear them and left the palace with Shen Jingxuan.

He didn't know how the Emperor and the Queen Mother discussed the matter in private, but they shouldn't have kept it from him and made the decision without consulting him.

They knew that he had no intention of taking the throne, but they still forced him to accept it, and he had no choice but to accept it.

But what he had planned in his mind ultimately came to nothing.