Chapter 266: 2 Extreme Reversal, the Tyrant's Heartache 11
Yunyan saw what she was thinking and patted Lengrong on the shoulder.
“Young people should dare to think and dare to act. If you don’t even try, how do you know it’s impossible?”
"Don't worry, we have the right to do so. There is no example of a woman being an emperor in our dynasty, but there were examples in the dynasties before and before."
There was no way back at this point, and Leng Rong felt there was nothing to hesitate about.
"Okay, I will teach Chen'er some things during this time. You can act on your own and be careful."
Yunyan nodded and gave her a reassuring look.
There is still half a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and the atmosphere in the palace has improved a little.
Helian Jue decided to hold a grand Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but the prime minister brought him bad news again.
"Your Majesty, according to reports from spies on the border, the Kingdom of Jin has been making moves recently and intends to attack the border."
"At this time, the border needs more soldiers and food. I think the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace should not be extravagant."
Helian Jue frowned in displeasure.
"You're complaining about my Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. The treasury is well-stocked, so what's the point of hosting a banquet?"
"I will send more troops and food to the border. Prime Minister, you are really worrying too much."
The Prime Minister is still trying to persuade.
"Your Majesty, the treasury is full because the late emperor practiced frugality and accumulated wealth. When the late emperor was alive, he often said that the treasury should be used where it is needed."
"The forces on the border are different now than before. The late emperor had long anticipated that they would grow stronger, so he worked hard and saved money so that Dayu would have no worries when the border was invaded."
Helian Jue's ears were almost callused from listening so much, and he was already holding back his temper when speaking.
"Prime Minister, you keep talking about the late emperor. Do you think I am not as virtuous as the late emperor?"
"Since you are so loyal to the late emperor, why don't you go with him?"
The prime minister was shocked. He never expected that Helian Jue would say such a thing.
He was wholeheartedly considering Dayu, but he didn't expect to be met with the emperor's suspicion and disgust in return.
The prime minister understood that Helian Jue might be afraid of his power.
He remained silent for a long time, then bowed and left.
Yunyan overheard this scene in the Yangxin Palace, and there was light in her eyes.
This Helian Jue is really ambitious. He hasn't even sat on the throne yet, but he has already started to fear the powerful prime minister.
The prime minister also looked like he had lost all hope in life. He probably didn't expect to raise such an ungrateful person.
Yunyan followed the Prime Minister all the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion and found that the Prime Minister's Mansion was particularly lively today.
It turned out that the queen had come back to visit her relatives. It was not easy for her to make this trip.
How many women in the palace could leave? Most of them spent their whole lives in the deep palace.
The lost prime minister forced a smile. His daughter had finally come back to see him, and he couldn't let her be unhappy.
However, the daughter's face was full of sorrow, and the prime minister asked worriedly.
"Yue'er, why do you look so ugly?"
Wang Xiyue's eyes were full of sadness. When her father asked this question, she could no longer hold back her tears.
"Father, you are finally back. I am so sad."
Prime Minister Wang helped the man to sit down, and he also had some guesses at this time.
"Yue'er, is it because the emperor treats you badly?"
Wang Xiyue covered her face and cried, her tears flowed even harder, and she nodded.
"He, he seems to have become a different person. He doesn't have any respect or gentleness towards me."
"Especially in the past month, he seldom stepped into the harem, but every time he turned over the cards, he just made the concubines kneel and wait for a night."
"As the queen, I tried to ask indirectly for the sake of the royal heir, but he suddenly became furious and beat my daughter until her body was covered with bruises."
"Since then, he often beat me, father. Every time he beats me, I feel extremely painful. I really can't stand it."
Prime Minister Wang hugged his daughter in his arms with heartache. Xiyue's mother died early, and he treated her like the apple of his eye, but she was treated like this by Helian Jue.
He regretted it so much that he should have stopped his daughter.
I was cheated by that brat, and now I can't get out of it even if I want to.
"Yue'er, your father is useless and can't protect you. If I had known he was such a person, I would have stopped you from marrying her even if I died."
Wang Xiyue had already cried her eyes out, and she was filled with deep regret.
How could I be so blinded by greed and fall for this beast in human form?
But Helian Jue is completely different before and after getting married, the acting is really great.
She is now very desperate and can only go back home to stay for a few days. Soon she will have to return to the palace that made her desperate.
But Prime Minister Wang didn't think so. His beloved wife had died and he only had this one daughter.
Now that his daughter is living a life worse than death, how can he just sit there and do nothing?
Prime Minister Wang looked at Wang Xiyue and said, "Yue'er, don't worry, your father won't let you suffer."
"Otherwise, even if your father dies, he will be sorry for your mother's spirit in heaven."
Wang Xiyue stopped crying, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Father, what else can you do now?"
There was calmness in Prime Minister Wang's cloudy eyes.
"He has begun to be wary of my high position and power. If that is the case, I might as well let Dayu change someone to be the emperor."
Wang Xiyue was puzzled.
"Father, the royal family no longer has any children of the previous emperor. Do you want to rebel? This is a capital crime punishable by death."
Prime Minister Wang didn't care about these.
"Yue'er, I feel guilty for not protecting you. This time, I will save you from the dire straits no matter what."
"Don't worry, if this succeeds, you will be extremely happy for the rest of your life. If it fails, father will do his best to ensure that you leave the capital safely."
Wang Xiyue shook her head.
"No, father, I don't want you to take risks. I would rather suffer in the palace."
The two men held different views, and neither wanted the other to suffer.
When they were in a stalemate, Yunyan appeared so gracefully.
This scared the father and daughter who were crying bitterly.
Prime Minister Wang protected his daughter behind him, his eyes full of vigilance.
"Who are you? Why did you appear in my Prime Minister's Mansion without anyone noticing?"
"Since you are a woman, I won't bother with you. Go back quickly."
Yunyan found a seat and sat down in a familiar manner.
"Prime Minister Wang, don't you recognize me? I was a guest at your mansion when Sister Xiyue held her coming-of-age ceremony."
The prime minister only felt that Yunyan looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember who she was.
Wang Xiyue came out from behind, and when she looked carefully, she found that it was actually Qi Zhaoyi who was banished to the cold palace.
"You, you are Qi Yuyan. Weren't you banished to the cold palace? Why are you here?"
Yunyan smiled.
"How can the cold palace hold me? I have been bullied and humiliated in the Shangshu Mansion since I was a child, and I have learned amazing kung fu by myself."
"For me, the palace is a place where I can enter and leave as I please."