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

Although he became a prince of the Southern Dynasty, Fu Jinyuan still holds an idle position and has no duties.

Every day in the court, he did not say a word, but listened quietly to the fierce arguments among the ministers.

The factional struggle between the Crown Prince and Fu Yuxuan has become irreconcilable. As long as the other party proposes a strategy, the other party will definitely oppose it to the end, regardless of whether the implementation of this policy is really useful to the people. Anyway, if it is not proposed by them, it will not work.

The emperor, who was sitting at the top, didn't notice any problem at all. Instead, he secretly favored Fu Yuxuan and his intention to suppress the queen was written on his face.

This dynasty is very sick.

The emperor and empress were at odds, and the court officials each took sides, scheming against each other just to gain more power for themselves.

Emperor Fu was too partial, causing Fu Yuxuan's power to almost rival that of the Crown Prince, but he was unable to completely suppress the Queen and Ruan Xinglin, which led to this situation in the court.

After participating in court meetings for several days, Fu Jinyuan already had a general understanding of the situation in the Southern Dynasty.

"Prince Chen." After court session, as he was about to leave the palace, a senior palace maid called him.

Fu Jinyuan recognized the other person as Qingli, the maid beside Queen Ruan.

"The Queen invites you to Kunning Palace."

"Okay." Fu Jinyuan nodded. He actually had something to ask the queen.

After getting to know him over the past few days, he found that his mother was far superior to Queen Qu of the Yong Dynasty in terms of intelligence, means and vision.

If Queen Qu had 30% of Queen Ruan's ability, she wouldn't have been suppressed by Concubine Yao for so many years.

"Yuan'er, come here quickly." As soon as Queen Ruan saw him, she waved at him with a smile.

"Greetings, mother." Fu Jinyuan bowed.

Empress Ruan smiled gently and pointed at the several sets of headgear on the table. "Ah Yuan, take a look at these headgears. They were just sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You can take them back. They are selected by me for Shen."

"Although I have never met Shen, from what Prime Minister Ruan said, I guess she would like elegant jewelry."

Fu Jinyuan didn't expect that Queen Ruan chose the jewelry for Suisui.

And looking at these styles, they are indeed something that every year will like.

"Thank you, mother. Suisui will like it." Fu Jinyuan did not refuse the queen's kindness.

Queen Ruan felt warm in her heart and was even more delighted.

She sat down beside him and motioned him to sit down and talk. "You have been attending court for a few days. Do you have any thoughts in your mind?"

There was a flash of doubt in Fu Jinyuan's eyes. He didn't quite understand what Queen Ruan wanted to know by asking him this.

"Don't you think that the ministers in the court hold different opinions, those who support the crown prince and the second prince are incompatible, and those who stand by and watch without saying a word? The seemingly prosperous Southern Dynasty has actually been riddled with holes." Queen Ruan said sarcastically.

"Mother knows about the current situation in the dynasty, but does the emperor know?" Fu Jinyuan asked in a low voice.

Queen Ruan curled her lips and sneered, "How could he not know? He just thought that after the crown prince died, Fu Yuxuan would be re-appointed as the crown prince, and all problems would be solved."

Fu Jinyuan's heart ached violently, he knew that Fu Jinyi was in poor health, Zhou Zhou also said that even if Fu Jinyi took good care of himself, the weaknesses in his body would prevent him from living long.

"I don't believe it. When the prince was born, the imperial physician said he wouldn't live past one year old, but he survived."

"When he was five, the imperial physician said he would not live past ten, but he lived to be seventeen."

"How could my son not live long? How could he not live past twenty?"

Yes, Zhou Zhou said that Fu Jinyi would not live long, but he did not say that he would not live past twenty.

Queen Ruan's eyes were filled with tears. She suppressed her tears and said, "I don't want the court to be in this situation now."

"But if we don't fight, we will die."

"Mother, do you want me to do anything?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

Since he came back, he never thought about being able to keep himself out of trouble. He is the eldest son of the queen and the elder brother of the prince, and they are born to be in the same camp.

Queen Ruan was really amazed at Fu Jinyuan's sharpness. If he had not been sent away at the beginning, with his intelligence and healthy body, she didn't know how much harm he would have suffered.

"I want to set up a pacification office belonging to the Southern Dynasty." Queen Ruan said in a low voice.

Recently he often heard ministers talking about the Pacification Office, and he had already guessed what the Queen would do next.

It was just as he expected.

"Okay." Fu Jinyuan nodded.

Queen Ruan was stunned. "You... agree now?"

"Mother, if establishing the Pacification Office can help the prince, there is nothing wrong with it." Fu Jinyuan whispered.

"It's not just for the Crown Prince." Queen Ruan said hastily, "I also want you to have power and military power in your hands."

"As long as you are my son, even if you are just a sinecure, you will be in danger, so you must stand in a position that everyone will be afraid of."

"I want to protect the prince, and I also want to protect you. You are also my son."

Fu Jinyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, I want to go and bring Sui Sui back first."

Queen Ruan smiled upon hearing this, "Of course, I have already selected a special envoy for you, who will bring Sui Sui back to the Southern Dynasty as a princess. It would be fine if you go in person."

She also wanted to meet her daughter-in-law as soon as possible.

"Thank you, mother." Fu Jinyuan showed a faint smile.

Queen Ruan: "I will arrange for the establishment of the Pacification Office. Last time I told you the reason why we couldn't kill He Zhiyuan, it actually started many years ago."

"When I was young, my grandfather often helped these two brothers. Their parents died early, and the two brothers depended on each other for survival. I originally thought that they were children from a poor family, but later I found out that their surname was not He, but Yan. Their great-grandfather was a close minister of the previous emperor. After the country was destroyed and the family was ruined, they changed their names..."

"He Zhiyuan and I are old acquaintances, but I have no personal relationship with him. I knew from the beginning that I would enter the palace."

Things like elopement and secret affair were all rumors that He Zhiyuan deliberately spread.

"He has long been the emperor's man. He deliberately got close to me so that the emperor, who was still the crown prince at the time, would have an excuse to divorce me."

Fu Jinyuan listened silently. He had actually heard these things from Ruan Xinglin before, but he didn't know them in such detail.

"I was drugged when I was pregnant with you, and I could only give birth to you while bleeding to stay awake. If I was not too weak to protect you, I would never have sent you away."

"Why does He Zhiyuan hate the Ruan family so much?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

It was clearly the Ruan family that helped them, but he repaid their kindness with enmity, using his old relationship with Queen Ruan when they were young to deliberately frame her. Wasn't it because he hated the Ruan family?

Queen Ruan exhaled softly, "He not only hates the Ruan family."

"He has been looking for the entire treasury of gold and silver treasures hidden by the previous emperor." Queen Ruan whispered.

"What?" Fu Jinyuan raised his eyebrows.