After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Everyone looked up, looked at him in surprise, and sighed.

Nian Chengyun stepped out of the line, bowed and said in a clear voice: "I will follow your orders, His Royal Highness."

With him taking the lead, no one else dared to say anything.

Qin Junyu added: "Although I won't be attending the morning court, I still have to deal with government affairs. This concerns the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across the country, so I can't slack off on any matter, big or small."

"If you have anything to report, please submit it to the Yangxin Palace. I will be on duty in the Yangxin Palace from Chenshi to Youshi every day."

He was talking about being on duty, whose functions were similar to those of the Tongzhengsi, in charge of internal and external memorials and sealed appeals from subjects.

However, this dynasty did not set up the Tongzhengsi. On the one hand, the emperor wanted to keep the political power firmly in his own hands; on the other hand, the Tongzhengsi was seriously corrupt, with incidents of leaking secrets and memorials being made public. Its work efficiency was low and it was in name only. Therefore, the old system of the previous dynasty was not followed, but left and right prime ministers and chancellor were set up.

This morning the morning session ended.

After this incident, the ministers saw Qin Junyu's attitude - he would never inherit the throne before there was news from the emperor, thus preventing some people with ulterior motives from using him as an excuse to be "unfilial".

Everyone left one after another, and Nian Chengyun was left behind.

Qin Junyu went with him towards the Yangxin Palace, and the two talked.

Nian Su Su followed closely.

Nian Chengyun put his hands behind his back and walked at a leisurely pace, "When does Your Highness plan to take the Emperor back to the palace?"

"According to the emperor's current condition, it is almost impossible for him to recover. The longer he delays, the more serious his condition will become."

"Your Highness, it's time to consider taking over the responsibility." He sighed.

Nian Chengyun has already accepted the fact that the emperor will not live long.

Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. Some things cannot be reversed by human effort.

Qin Junyu's face was gloomy, "I know everything my father-in-law said."

The emperor disappeared on the day he returned to Beijing. If someone with ulterior motives used this to make a fuss, it would be another big trouble. Now he has made his attitude clear. As long as the emperor does not return, he will take over the government. Temporarily letting the public opinion lean towards him is not a long-term solution.

It would be best to bring him back to the palace while the emperor is still alive and let him spend his last days in the palace. When the emperor dies, he can naturally inherit the throne.

"But it's not the right time yet."

"Qin Zehai's remaining followers have not been completely eliminated. One Deputy Envoy Chen has been taken to the Heavenly Prison, and there are many Deputy Envoys Chen whose identities are unknown in secret."

"The war has just ended, and there is a lot of work to be done everywhere. People are in a state of unrest. If they incite people to cause trouble, it will not be a good thing for both me and Liuli." These words were spoken with heavy voices.

Nian Chengyun remained noncommittal, as he had indeed not expected this.

"In a few days, I will select the important officials in the court and basically control the lifeblood of all officials. Then I will bring my father back."

"I'll have to trouble you, father-in-law, to take care of my father during this period." Qin Junyu said meaningfully, "I hope he can hold on until the day I bring him back."

The less trouble, the better.

Nian Chengyun understood what he was thinking and said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, Your Highness and I are already a family. We share the same fate. No matter what Your Highness wants to do, the Xiangfu will always be your backer."

"I feel relieved with my father-in-law's words." Qin Junyu smiled from the bottom of his heart.

To return to the Yangxin Palace from the Mingde Palace, one has to pass a fork in the road. To the east is the East Palace, and to the west is the Yangxin Palace. When the two of them arrived here, Nian Chengyun suddenly stopped.

"I haven't seen the Crown Princess for a long time. I wonder how she is doing?"

What he meant was that he wanted to go to the East Palace to meet Nian Susu.

Qin Junyu hoped that he didn't understand this sentence, and wanted to pretend that he didn't know the deep meaning of it, but Nian Chengyun would definitely be suspicious. He could only make up an excuse and said, "Lingling is not in the palace today. She went out to play with Zhihua."

"Maybe he got bored after being stuck in the military camp for that month and couldn't stay here when he came back." He smiled dotingly, as if he really saw Nian Su Su jumping out of the palace.

Nian Chengyun felt a little disappointed, and his smile disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Don't worry, father-in-law. I have sent secret guards to follow you. There will be no accidents."

Qin Junyu suddenly remembered something: "There is something I have always wanted to ask my father-in-law, I wonder..." He smiled meaningfully.

Nian Chengyun understood and made a "please" gesture towards the west, and the two of them walked towards the direction of the Hall of Mental Cultivation together.

Nian Susu was stunned. Qin Junyu really lied without thinking, and he did not even blush or feel nervous when lying. If she was not the person involved, even she would have believed it.

It seems like I have to be more careful in the future and not let this guy fool me!

Nian Susu put his hands on his hips and followed after him.

-

For several days in a row, Qin Junyu was busy in the Yangxin Palace from the morning till the evening. He did not sleep. Nian Susu's consciousness could not return to the small dark room, and he had no way to rest, so he could only accompany him through it.

Her unconscious spirit felt tired, and she didn't dare to think about how he, a living person, felt.

This situation continued for five days.

The dragon throne was very spacious, large enough to accommodate two people. As usual, Nian Susu lay slumped on the dragon throne for a few days, watching him review memorials.

The contents of the memorials were very rich, ranging from national policies to greetings. Qin Junyu read and corrected them one by one, one pile after another, one after another.

When the bell rang at the hour of Hai again, Nian Su Su yawned. Although he was not sleepy, he felt that he should rest.

"Your Highness, it's time to go to bed." She tried to communicate with Qin Junyu.

She found that Qin Junyu was aware of her presence several times, but he certainly could not guess that it was her.

This time, Qin Junyu didn't even move his eyes, and wrote on the letter with a rustling sound.

At this time, Li Zhongquan came in with a tray in his hand with steaming ginseng soup on it.

Nian Susu then remembered that she had been a spiritual being for so long that she didn't feel hungry even though she hadn't eaten anything. Looking at the steaming ginseng soup, she had almost forgotten what food tasted like.

Li Zhongquan put the ginseng soup on the table, and did not urge him to drink it immediately. Instead, he reminded him worriedly: "Your Highness, it's midnight, it's time to rest. If you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it."

"Well, I'll go back after I finish reading these books." Qin Junyu didn't even raise his head.

Li Zhongquan was helpless. "Your Highness, there is no end to official business. You have been running around since you came back from Liangcheng. Now you have not had a good night's sleep as the acting governor. If the emperor knew about this, he would be so distressed."

Qin Junyu paused with his pen, his eyes fixed on something. After a moment, he really put down his pen and looked up at Li Zhongquan. "Eunuch Li, you have been following our father for thirty or forty years, right?"

Li Zhongquan lowered his head and said, "Yes, I followed the emperor before he ascended the throne."

He didn't know why Qin Junyu suddenly asked this, but with years of experience, he vaguely guessed it.