My eunuch An is a yandere

Without having time to think about what happened last night, Bai Ningwei dressed neatly and went to court holding Xiao Qi.

From today on, her hard days of getting up early and punching in for court every day officially began.

The cockcrowed, and the morning was almost over. Although the emperor did not have to rush to the front lines, he still had to get up before dawn and rush to wash, dress, and eat.

Xiao Qi was small, and after all the trouble, when he was finally able to set off, he naturally felt sleepy and fell asleep again.

Looking at Xiao Qi who was sleeping sweetly in her arms, she sneered in her heart, but without waking him up, she walked straight towards the dragon throne.

The court officials had already lined up under the high platform. When they saw Bai Ningwei appear holding the emperor, they waited for her to put him down, kneel down and pay homage, and then start the morning court session.

King Jing and the five regent ministers stood at the front, communicating with each other with their eyes. Bai Ningwei, who was standing high up, could see all these small movements.

In fact, before the court session, the six of them had already held a small meeting while waiting in line. Their sole purpose was to suppress the Queen Mother's influence today without letting her feel she had a say in the male circle.

So without waiting for Bai Ningwei to sit down, King Jing stood up and spoke first.

"Hold on, Empress Dowager. The late emperor's will states that you should guard the palace from behind the curtain."

He raised his hand and pointed to the right side of the dragon throne. There was a phoenix chair made of red sandalwood, with a bamboo curtain with a gauze curtain hanging over it.

The meaning is very clear: sit in your own place and don't cross the line.

"Does Prince Jing mean to wake the emperor up?"

Wang Xi, standing guard at the side of the dragon throne, felt that things were getting a bit tricky. Today was the young emperor's first day in court, so other matters were of little importance; the most important thing was the order of seniority and the homage to the emperor.

Regardless of whether it is Prince Jing's faction that suppresses the Queen Mother today, or the Queen Mother is more skilled than Prince Jing and others, he should jump out to smooth things over and remind everyone how inconspicuous yet extremely important and indispensable he is as a panacea.

But whether or not to wake the little emperor up is a real dilemma. Whether to wake him up by shaking him or not, and how to wake him up without him crying are all technical skills.

Wang Xi tried to get closer to Bai Ningwei, but was not rejected. So he reached out and tried to pinch Xiao Qi's nose. Xiao Qi felt uncomfortable and shook his head to break away. Wang Xi was so scared that he retracted his hand and took two steps back.

Bai Ningwei did not speak either, but stood quietly at the head, waiting for King Jing to continue.

King Jing was not embarrassed and said with his hands in his folds.

"Your Majesty is young and cannot endure the hardship of attending court. It would be better to take off your Majesty's crown and place it on the dragon throne instead."

"Then where will Your Majesty sit?"

Bai Ningwei's words embarrassed the court officials. Wasn't this an obvious thing? The Queen Mother insisted on making it clear, so who could continue?

"So, I can't hold His Majesty and sit on the Dragon Throne, but His Majesty can retreat to my Phoenix Throne? You're so bold! Have you already thought that in a few days His Majesty won't even have to attend court, and you will take over the entire world for the Emperor?"

No one had anticipated Bai Ningwei's assertive attitude. They had expected the troubled Queen Mother to be torn and at a loss. Ultimately, she would either accept the offer of a hat in lieu of a human, or begrudgingly accept the consent of Prince Jing and the five regents to allow her to hold the Emperor while he sat on the throne.

Although the results are the same, the two different ways of obtaining it by one's own efforts and obtaining it with the consent of others directly determine whether the empress dowager has real power or just nominal power in the court in the future.

King Jing had also noticed that since the late emperor's death, Bai Ningwei had repeatedly seized control of the situation. She wasn't someone to be trifled with. It was no wonder the late emperor had left him a secret decree, just in case. A woman like this truly had to be guarded against.

Bai Ningwei didn't cooperate and he didn't respond. Anyway, he was sure to win today's matter, and everyone was on his side. He didn't believe that Bai Ningwei could continue to fight with him.

"The Queen Mother can't sit down anyway. It's against etiquette."

"Since I am not in accordance with etiquette, then who is right? Could it be you, Prince Jing?"

Prince Jing felt itchy after hearing this.

He is also of legitimate royal blood. Although he has no intention of usurping the throne, the emperor is still young, so it would not be bad to let him hold the throne for a few years.

But others didn't think so, so before King Jing could say anything, someone jumped out to oppose it.

"Don't mention this again, Empress Dowager."

Are you kidding? The reason they need a woman to rule from behind the scenes is because the emperor is young and they're worried he might make a wrong decision without thinking. They need someone to overturn the emperor's words. They can't choose anyone else but the empress dowager.

"I can't mention that. That's not allowed. Do you want me to stand here and listen to your nonsense?"

"I have made it clear that until the Emperor can attend classes at Wenhua Hall, I will sit on this chair and protect him. Anyone who objects can use our ancestral family rules to resolve the issue."

After saying that, Bai Ningwei sat down steadily.

She was so tired from standing for so long that her arms were sore.

Seeing Bai Ningwei actually sitting down like that, the expressions of the ministers below changed unpredictably, which was also interesting.

Bai Ningwei snorted inwardly. She hadn't intended to engage in a battle with this group today; she simply wanted to get through the day peacefully. In her opinion, power shouldn't be rushed; it should be acquired over time. But the other party was so impatient, insisting on challenging her methods. Then she had no chance to fight back.

And the effect was indeed quite good. Once the ancestral family law was announced, even Prince Jing had to shut up. After all, she was the Empress Dowager recognized by the late emperor and had announced the imperial edict. Her position as the ruler behind the scenes was also approved by the late emperor.

The situation became awkward for a moment, and someone wanted to change the subject by talking about some political affairs. This way, the Queen Mother would neither understand nor interrupt, and the face of Prince Jing and the five ministers of state could be saved a little.

Unfortunately, Bai Ningwei spoke again as soon as she sat down.

"Since we've already taken up our time with the seating issue, why not talk about something else unrelated?"

"Prince Jing, based on seniority, I should address you as the Emperor's Uncle. Ever since the late Emperor passed away, you've repeatedly caused trouble and embarrassed me. I'm curious, are you doing this because you're dissatisfied with the late Emperor's decisions, or because you harbor a long-standing grudge against me?"

Prince Jing turned his head away uncomfortably, refusing to answer the question. How could he dare disapprove of the late emperor's decision? As for any grudges, there was no question of them. How could a concubine whose family wasn't even a high-ranking official be related to a royal relative like him? They had no connection, so how could there be any old grudges?

Seeing that King Jing didn't answer, Bai Ningwei curled her lips into a cold smile.

"Since neither of them is true, could it be that Prince Jing just looks down on me because I'm a woman?"

"Hmph, this king has thirteen wives and concubines. Aside from the princess, who can take care of her husband and children, the rest are just fools who use their beauty to please others."

King Jing did not say it directly, but used himself as an example, indirectly scolding Bai Ningwei, saying that she was the queen dowager who was promoted from the position of concubine. In the final analysis, she was just a concubine who served men with her beauty, a plaything and a fool. Naturally, he looked down on such a person.

Bai Ningwei didn't get angry but laughed instead. Since you want to go all out, don't blame me for slapping you in the face in front of all the ministers.