What! The playboy fox is coveted by the jealous god

"Queen Mother, you must not do this!"

"How shameless! How can a mere palace lady go to court and even want to discuss state affairs and interfere in state affairs? Such a ridiculous thing is simply a laughing stock for other countries."

"People in the harem should stay in the harem. How can they behave like this now?"

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The court was filled with the voices of ministers, all denouncing the Xiao family.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Xiao gave the eunuch beside her a look, and the old slave immediately understood: "Silence!"

The sharp and piercing sound echoed throughout the entire hall, making everyone frown.

"I know that you are all the backbone of the dynasty, and naturally you are very concerned about national affairs, but I have no choice but to stand up and support the overall situation."

Xiao lowered her head, her brows slightly furrowed, and she looked hesitant, which made people who didn't know the situation think that she was hiding something.

Because of her years of luxury, her face was well maintained, and her pretending to be weak made some ministers feel sorry for her, so they put away their domineering attitude.

However, she is still aware of her own status. Even if she seems to be in a weak position, she cannot interfere in national affairs.

Meng Taifu, the imperial tutor who assisted three emperors, attached great importance to rules and respect for hierarchy.

At this time, he was standing in front of all the officials with an angry look on his face, obviously very angry about the Queen Mother's behavior of going to court.

When the court started today, Xiao did not sit behind the curtain like before, but walked over the curtain and sat directly next to the dragon throne, and said something that shocked everyone.

"I have no choice but to do this. I received some very sad news last night. The people I sent down said that the emperor's body had been found under a cliff outside Quanzhou City."

"Even though I am heartbroken, I must force myself to cheer up. After all, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, so I have no choice but to propose to all the adults to select a son of the Jun family from the royal family to inherit the throne."

Although some of her words sounded high-sounding, coupled with her performance, they seemed genuine and heartfelt.

All the ministers were shocked by the news of Jun Yu's death. They looked around and saw panic and helplessness in each other's eyes.

Taifu Meng said in a deep voice: "How did the Queen Mother know this news? Why didn't anyone in the court know about it? Now that the Emperor's whereabouts are uncertain, we can't just assume that whatever the Queen Mother says is true."

"Since the emperor is now unknown whether he is alive or dead, and has no children, we can naturally discuss asking a prince to act as regent. However, it is not the Queen Mother's turn to interfere in these matters. Please return to Shoukang Palace."

As a veteran of three dynasties, Master Meng's words naturally carried weight. Once these words were spoken, the ministers who originally didn't know what to do instantly found their backbone. They all calmed down and looked at the empress dowager with disapproving eyes.

Empress Dowager Xiao did not expect that even after she revealed the news that Jun Yu was dead, that Jun Yu had no children and most of his brothers were dead, and that she was now the person with the highest status in the country, these people still dared to treat her like this!

Since this group of people are so shameless, don't blame her!

"What Taifu Meng said makes sense. Unfortunately, before the emperor left Beijing, he sent someone to tell me that if he encountered any misfortune while away, all the important matters in the court would be left to me to handle, so I had no choice but to take care of it."

Empress Dowager Xiao spoke righteously and without any guilt, which frightened some young officials who were unaware of the grudge between Jun Yu and Empress Dowager Xiao.

General Gao Heng sneered and stood up, pointing at Empress Dowager Xiao and questioning: "Since the Empress Dowager said so, then bring out the imperial edict or handwritten letter that can prove your intention, instead of letting us listen to your empty words here."

When Empress Dowager Xiao heard this, a smile finally broke out on her face. It was obvious that Gao Heng's words hit the mark exactly with her. Her tense body relaxed and she leaned back in the chair.

Then he took out the fake imperial edict that he had prepared in advance and asked the eunuchs around him to take it down and show it to them.

As she wished, she saw the group of people's shocked expressions and a look of pride on their faces. It was worth it that she had spent more than half a year looking for someone to imitate Jun Yu's handwriting exactly.

With this imperial edict, the ministers had no choice but to obey Empress Dowager Xiao's arrangements.

"Your humble servants will wait for the Queen Mother's arrangements."

Seeing the ministers who were so respectful on the ground, Empress Dowager Xiao was extremely proud. This was the position that everyone wanted to sit in. It really felt different.

Yao'er, your mother has fought for you to gain the most honorable position in the world, and we mother and son finally no longer have to endure the pain of separation.

After enjoying the inner joy, she finally got to the point and stated her real purpose of today.

"I want to tell you all one thing. In fact, the child I gave birth to was not stillborn. It was because I was afraid that the emperor would take action against the young son, so I lied that the prince was dead at birth. In fact, he was secretly sent to Jiangnan by me."

"Now that the emperor has passed away, are there any other princes alive? Although I only hope that my child can stay away from the turmoil of the imperial city and live a peaceful life, he still has the blood of the Jun family in his veins. State affairs are at stake. Even if I am reluctant to entrust such an important task to him, I have no choice."

Looking at the stunned ministers below, Xiao spoke word by word: "When I received the tragic news of the emperor's death, I sent someone to bring the prince back at an urgent speed of 800 miles overnight. When they arrived in the capital, they immediately succeeded to the throne."

After hearing two such pieces of news in one day, even if the ministers were usually calm, they would become secretly agitated, whispering to each other and discussing the matter.

"The royal bloodline cannot be mixed up. I have assisted three generations of emperors. Now that the ruler is gone, I naturally have to take charge of the overall situation. It is impossible for me to casually hand over the Jun family's kingdom to an unknown person just because of a few words from the Queen Mother."

He coughed lightly, and the ministers behind him were obviously following the lead of Master Meng and looking at him.

"The Queen Mother's actions today have made this old minister doubt that the death of the emperor is closely related to the Queen Mother, so even if a new emperor is to be appointed, the Queen Mother should stay away. The child the Queen Mother mentioned may be of the Jun family bloodline, but he grew up in that wild land. How can he have any royal bearing? How can he be competent for such a big responsibility!"

"The Jun clan is full of talented and virtuous royal bloodlines. There is no need to let an ignorant child take over."

This speech was agreed by everyone present except the Queen Mother's party, and they all nodded.

Seeing this group of stubborn old men, Empress Dowager Xiao's patience had obviously reached its limit. She sneered and said, "Please understand that I am not discussing this with you now. I am informing you that the next emperor of the Jun Dynasty can only be the person I designate."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of guards wearing armor and holding blades entered the hall and controlled all the rebellious ministers.

The ministers were controlled and dared not speak out, breathing heavily with anger. They did not care about the manners of a scholar and started to curse directly:

"Witch, the kingdom of the Jun Dynasty will be destroyed in your hands!"

The next second, his mouth was blocked and he was held down by the guards.

Seeing the scene below, Empress Dowager Xiao laughed wildly, with undisguised pride in her eyes: "You all must be tired after a whole morning of fortune-telling. I sympathize with my good ministers and invite you all to have some tea to clear your heads and think clearly. Three days later, I will invite you all to come out and attend the coronation ceremony of the new emperor."

At this moment, a young man's gentle and low voice suddenly sounded outside the hall:

"Oh, really? If there is a new emperor ascending the throne, why didn't you inform me?"