Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Boss Pretends to Be Well After He's Gone Mad

Le Yuan rushed to the capital overnight and, taking advantage of the early morning light, personally delivered the imperial edict to the Prime Minister's residence.

After the morning court session, the prime minister, carrying the imperial edict, went to the Xuanzheng Hall to affix his seal.

The eunuchs guarding the palace gates saw his actions and immediately sent someone to report to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager's carriage arrived at the palace gate a step ahead of him. Xie Cheng was not surprised, but the imperial edict in his hand had also disappeared.

Looking at the minister who had been vying with her in the court for nearly half her life, the Empress Dowager remained expressionless, merely gazing at him from her high position.

The Prime Minister remained steadfast in his integrity, saying only, "Your Majesty, we have been waiting for this for a long time."

The chief eunuch rebuked the prime minister for his rudeness.

The Empress Dowager raised her hand to dismiss them, saying, "Wait for me? Does the Prime Minister know he has committed a capital offense?"

The Prime Minister said, "To uphold the nation's interests, I would gladly die a thousand deaths!"

The Empress Dowager scoffed, "You truly deserve to die!"

"It's not just you; all those court officials who oppose me are utterly hypocritical. They keep talking about supporting the country, but they just can't stand women being above men, so they try every means to bring me down."

"What, are you so incompetent that you're afraid of a woman like me?"

The Prime Minister looked at the Empress Dowager, and after a long while, shook his head and said, "Empress Dowager, you have been blinded by power and your vision is far too short-sighted. Do you think we oppose you just because you are a woman? Do you think you can rest easy by killing all of us court officials? Look around you, what decorum is left in the court now!"

"You allow your maternal clan to persecute loyal and virtuous people, and promote those ministers who are loyal to you. You do not care about their character or how they exploit the people. You only care about whether the power in your hands is secure. Little do you know that a ruler should put the people of the world first."

"If you were to take that position, the Great Liang would be in grave danger."

The Empress Dowager touched the armrest beneath her hand, her expression solemn: "The Emperor has not yet assumed personal rule, yet how many absurd things has he done? He has completely disgraced the royal family."

"How can such a person govern the Great Liang? Can his decrees be considered correct?"

"I am doing this precisely to uphold the state that you speak of."

The Prime Minister rarely showed anger, and said, "Your Majesty knows perfectly well why you are like this, Empress Dowager."

"How dare you!" The Empress Dowager threw down the jade on her lap and rose from her phoenix carriage.

Everyone knelt down in fear and trembling, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger."

Only the Prime Minister stood there, motionless.

He scoffed, "So what if you seize this empire? The court is corrupt, the people won't support you, and there will always be people in the world who rebel against you."

"The principles of this world are written by the strong." The Empress Dowager raised her hand and flicked her sleeve, saying in a deep voice, "I am going to remove that curtain. Now that I have done it, I am not afraid of anyone rebelling. Whether we win or lose is not up to you to decide."

As the Empress Dowager spoke, she laughed again, but her eyes held a rare hint of sadness.

"You don't understand. The reason I've become like this is because I was forced into it. I feel like I'm being driven crazy by this deep palace."

She had no way out; she had to fight.

The emperor was young, so they presented power to her, which she accepted and used, and then they criticized her for it.

These ridiculous men drove her crazy, used her, and then discarded her like trash.

There's no such logic in this world.

"You all deserve to die, but I will not kill you. I will let you witness my ascension to the throne."

She pointed to the tallest hall in the palace, and to the golden dragon soaring through the air, and said, "I will tear it down and throw it into the mud, even for a moment. I would die for that."

The Empress Dowager sat back down, her laughter echoing along the palace path.

She raised her hand to signal, and Hua Qing stepped forward and called out, "Someone, please escort the Prime Minister back to his residence!"

"Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager! Please stop..."

The Empress Dowager's smile faded, and her phoenix eyes sharpened.

She retorted sarcastically, "His Majesty has issued the wrong decree, and I shall of course clean up the mess for him. Since that is the case, issue an edict to summon the troops garrisoning the capital. I will set things right!"

"Yes," Hua Qing replied, then asked, "Empress Dowager, on what grounds should we summon the troops?"

The Empress Dowager casually uttered six words: "Holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords."

As for who this person was, Hua Qing suddenly realized.

The Empress Dowager slowly raised her head and looked at the gloomy sky, her ambition as dark as the sun obscured by clouds.

It dimmed the golden dragon above the palace and caused dark waves to surge in the territory under the heavens.

Suddenly, the weather changed, and a muffled thunder startled the flowers on Mount Li into falling.

Jiang Xiyu glanced outside and said, "It's going to rain."

Yuan Huan followed his gaze, holding a chess piece in his hand, and asked, "Where should I place my piece?"

He didn't know how to play chess, so Jiang Xiyu taught him.

The chess pieces on the board were arranged in an orderly fashion, but Jiang Xiyu suddenly raised her hand and swept them into disarray.

A black piece rolled to the ground, and when the crisp sound stopped, the piece was face down.

Jiang Xiyu remained calm, but stared at the black piece that had landed, letting out a barely perceptible sneer.

"Let's stop the rain and then let it rain again. The rain is too loud now and it's giving me a headache."

"Moreover, a much bigger game is about to begin."

As Jiang Xiyu spoke, he beckoned to Yuan Huan.

Yuan Huan raised an eyebrow and walked over to sit beside him.

Jiang Xiyu leaned against his arm and said, "The imperial edict should have already left the capital."

Yuan Huan played with his jade-like fingers and said casually, "Hmm, it should be about time."

Jiang Xiyu said, "With the imperial edict issued, the Empress Dowager has no choice but to get involved."

Next spring, he will be able to come of age and assume personal rule.

If the Empress Dowager does not want to relinquish power, this year is her only chance.

"She needs a legitimate reason to take that position."

Jiang Xiyu suddenly laughed and asked Yuan Huan, "What reason do you think she will use to confront me?"

Yuan Huan lifted his finger and kissed it, looking completely dazed, but what he said hit the nail on the head.

"Let's purge the court of corrupt officials."

For some reason, Yuan Huan suddenly found it somewhat amusing after he finished speaking.

He never imagined in his life that he would end up in this kind of role after coming to Beijing.

"The Imperial Guards alone cannot besiege Mount Li. It will also take time to gather troops from the surrounding area. I have already given orders to prepare bows, arrows, and crossbows. Even if the Empress Dowager's people surround the mountain, they will not be able to take it down in a short time."

By the time the Empress Dowager's troops have assembled, my men should be arriving soon.

Yuan Huan hugged him tightly and said affectionately, "However, I have still prepared a way out for you."

They could actually leave now, but the young emperor simply can't handle the travel.

Moreover, if they alerted the Empress Dowager's spies outside, and they were sent directly to the palace, they would have no way out.

On the one hand, Yuan Huan feared that he would worsen Jiang Xiyu's condition; on the other hand, Lishan was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Yuan Huan had already ordered his men to prepare a secret passage, which they dug day and night toward the North Plain, just in case.

The prerequisite for restoring imperial power is that the young emperor must live.

Otherwise, the Northern Plains Army would be labeled as traitors and condemned by the world.

He cannot allow his father to become a traitor; he is determined to win this battle.

Jiang Xiyu saw something else in his eyes, pondered for a long time, and then said suggestively, "If we lose, the country will belong to the capable."

He looked up at Yuan Huan and smiled at him.

Yuan Huan lowered his eyes, the shadows enveloping him in an absolute sense of security, and said earnestly, "This empire is yours."

Jiang Xiyu disagreed, saying, "The Empress Dowager has ambition, but she doesn't have the courage to take a gamble."

"If she were to besiege Mount Li now, I would be trapped like a turtle in a jar."

"But she didn't dare."

"If you hold too much power, you will always worry about losing it."

"I have nothing, which is why I have the courage to take a desperate gamble."

"I don't think we'll lose. I have you, and I believe in you."

Jiang Xiyu's eyebrows curved into a smile, with a faint, barely visible glimmer of light within them.

Yuan Huan here is like a majestic mountain in the Northern Plains.

With Jiang Xiyu leaning against this mountain, she felt no hesitation or fear in her heart.

But he also felt sorry for him.

The sky above the capital city tempered the eagle's wildness and sharpness, so he looked at Yuan Huan and said, "Once this game is over, I will allow you to go home."

Yuan Huan gazed at him, his fingers twirling through their hair, and said softly, "Let's go back together."

Jiang Xiyu softened his voice: "The capital is my home, how can I go there?"

Yuan Huan only had eyes for him and said, "After this is done, I will bring my father and mother to see you."

Jiang Xiyu frowned slightly, and upon hearing about meeting family, he immediately forgot to address himself: "How can I let them come to see me?"

Yuan Huan laughed and said with delight, "There's nothing we can do. Their son is so promising; he found them the most distinguished son-in-law in the world."