If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

"What do you have to disagree with? Yuan'er is suffering outside, while Yu'er and the prince have been raised in luxury. Don't you want to compensate Yuan'er?" asked Queen Mother Mu.

In the eyes of the Queen Mother, all three children are her grandchildren, and Lu Yuan is even more special. He is a lucky star who can ward off evil spirits for her and can also help the prince regain his future imperial power.

What's more, Lu Yuan is the eldest son and should have been the candidate for the crown prince. Now that the crown prince position has been given to Fu Jinyi, isn't it only right that Lu Yuan be given a better title and fiefdom?

Queen Ruan almost wanted to applaud the Queen Mother.

She wanted to pick a good title for her eldest son, but after choosing for a long time, she still couldn't find one that she liked.

She didn't expect that Queen Mother Mu would give her such a big surprise.

宸？

What a great title.

She looked at Emperor Fu, whose face turned blue with anger, and felt so happy in her heart.

"Mother, are you too partial?" Emperor Fu glanced at the Queen with a cold look.

It must be the Queen who is interfering.

Queen Ruan rolled her eyes at him without leaving a trace.

How could he have the nerve to say that he was partial? If he wasn't partial to Concubine Liu, how could he be in this situation today?

Empress Dowager Mu frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I am absolutely fair. If you want to say that I am partial, I think you are the most partial person in the world."

"But I understand you. All ten fingers have their own lengths, but we are a royal family, not an ordinary family. You are too partial. What will those ministers think?"

"..." How did it become that he was biased?

Emperor Fu frowned, "What title should be given to Yu'er when he is crowned king?"

Queen Mother Mu: "Of course, we can't go beyond Yuan'er. Yuan'er is the eldest son. No matter how good Yu'er is, his biological mother is only a concubine."

"Mother!" Emperor Fu wanted to say that she was just a concubine before, not a queen, but now she has become the empress dowager.

"Anyway, I just want to compensate Yuan'er. If the emperor is not satisfied with me, then just take away my title of empress dowager." Empress Dowager Mu said unhappily.

Emperor Fu was so angry that his chest heaved violently. However, he was still a filial son and did not dare to really make the empress dowager angry.

"This matter cannot be decided just by saying so. We still need to discuss it with the cabinet. After all, Lu Yuan used to be from the Yong Dynasty, and the civil and military officials do not trust him very much."

Queen Ruan smiled slowly, "Mother, the emperor is right. Why don't we discuss it in the court tomorrow and then make a decision."

Emperor Fu sneered in his heart, he knew that the Ruan family would definitely make efforts in secret to make those ministers agree to this title.

She really thought that the court today was dominated by the Ruan family. Over the years, he had supported children from poor families and given them opportunities to develop. The court was no longer a place where the aristocratic families had the final say.

"By the way, the emperor hasn't visited Princess Yongning yet, right? Now that she's already in the palace, the emperor can't always avoid her." Queen Ruan said slowly.

"What title does the emperor intend to give to Princess Yongchao?"

Emperor Fu was in no mood to favor Princess Yong, and said perfunctorily: "Just give her the title of consort, which will also be considered as giving some face to Emperor Yong."

Queen Ruan took a sip of tea from the cup and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Yongning is the legitimate princess of the Yong Dynasty and is deeply loved by the people of the Yong Dynasty. If it were in the early years, it would not be an exaggeration for her to become the Queen of the Southern Dynasty."

"The Queen isn't thinking of giving up her position as Empress?" Emperor Fu asked sarcastically.

Queen Ruan smiled and said, "Of course, as long as Your Majesty agrees."

Of course Emperor Fu disagreed.

He was impatient: "What suggestions does the Queen have?"

"Why not let her be the imperial concubine?" said Queen Ruan.

"A noble concubine is also fine. Then promote Noble Concubine Liu to Imperial Noble Concubine. After all, Noble Concubine Liu is the eldest prince. She can't be on the same level as someone who has just entered the palace." Emperor Fu said.

There was a flash of sarcasm in Queen Ruan's eyes. She really loved him deeply.

"How can Concubine Liu's background compare with Princess Yongning?" Queen Ruan said indifferently.

Emperor Fu: "That Concubine Liu also gave birth to a son for me."

"Or I'd better give up my position as Empress to Concubine Liu." Queen Ruan said sarcastically.

“……”Doesn’t he want to?

Empress Dowager Mu remained silent on the matter of Concubine Liu and she did not take sides with anyone.

"I have made up my mind, Queen, there is no need to say anything more." Emperor Fu stood up and said, "Mother, I still need to discuss matters with the cabinet ministers."

Queen Ruan bowed slightly and was too lazy to stand up to see him off.

……

Emperor Fu called his confidant and asked him to inform He Zhiyuan of the matter. There would be two things to discuss at the court tomorrow morning.

One is to give the title of Prince Chen to Fu Yuxuan, and the other is to enthrone Concubine Liu as Imperial Concubine.

As soon as He Zhiyuan saw the title of Chen, he knew that it was the title that the Queen wanted to give to Lu Yuan.

Over the years, he has trained countless students and recruited countless officials, all for the purpose of competing with the Ruan family in the court.

"You go and do this matter yourself. Even if you want to make Lu Yuan a king, you must give him a title that he cannot hold his head up high." He Zhiyuan said coldly.

That night in the royal capital, the lights in the mansions of all officials were on all night.

The next day, the morning court session began.

He Zhiyuan, who had not attended the morning court for many days, also appeared in a wheelchair.

All the officials came forward to express their concern and greetings.

"Hey, Lord He, how are you? Are you feeling better?" Ruan Xinglin appeared gracefully.

The officials surrounding He Zhiyuan made way for him.

Ruan Xinglin came to He Zhiyuan with a graceful smile on his face.

"I'm fine." He Zhiyuan smiled faintly, ignoring the swelling pain from the wound.

After cutting the flesh to heal the wound, his wound showed signs of healing, but the pain was still so severe that he could hardly sleep every day.

"That's good. Without Lord He around, I really feel that life is very boring." Ruan Xinglin said.

He Zhiyuan chuckled, "Really? I am also looking forward to continuing to share the emperor's worries with Prime Minister Ruan."

"The emperor is coming soon, Lord He, can I push your wheelchair for you?" Ruan Xinglin asked.

"Thank you, Prime Minister Ruan. I think you are very familiar with pushing a wheelchair." He Zhiyuan said.

Ruan Xinglin smiled and said, "Yes, Master He will get used to it in the future, and maybe he will be more familiar with it than the real one."

He Zhiyuan lowered the corners of his mouth.

"By the way, your wheelchair is poorly made and a bit heavy. I'll have someone make you a new one tomorrow. It'll be a token of my appreciation so that you can use it in the future." Ruan Xinglin said.

He Zhiyuan clenched his teeth and said, "No need."

"We are colleagues, don't be polite." Ruan Xinglin said with a smile.

"Minister Ruan, be careful not to be too happy and end up in tragedy." He Zhiyuan's eyes were cold.

——The Emperor has arrived.

Following a chant, Ruan Xinglin pushed He Zhiyuan to his seat with a meaningful smile.

Emperor Fu sat on the dragon throne, lowered his eyes and saw that He Zhiyuan was attending court today. He felt relieved, knowing that there would be no mistake in the title conferring today.

"My dear ministers, do you have anything important to report?"

He glanced at Ruan Xinglin without leaving a trace, waiting for him to stand up and ask for a title for Lu Yuan.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"I would like to sue Concubine Liu's younger brother for hiding tribute, accepting bribes, and seizing the people's land."

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"I want to sue the eldest prince for condoning his subordinates' corruption and manipulation of taxes..."

"emperor……"

Emperor Fu's face darkened little by little.

Seeing that more and more ministers were submitting memorials, he didn't even want to read them.

He looked at He Zhiyuan angrily. What was going on?