054 “(Quick Travel) Meat Eating Journey” Chapter 53

Chapter 53 Ancient Prostitution Emperor (Twenty-three)

“Eleventh Mother, you have to persuade the officials.”

The graceful and beautiful woman sat under Ye Xuan. Because she was well maintained, it was not obvious that she was an old woman in her late fifties.This woman is Ye Xuan’s mother, Mrs. Guo of Xia State.Ye’s status as a relative made the Ye family very cautious. Guo rarely went to the palace to visit her daughter. This time she took advantage of the opportunity to visit her before the Qianqiu Festival. The mother and daughter spoke some common words, and she lowered her voice.

“After a thousand years, the official family will be twenty-three years old. Look at our Dayin, which emperor has not established a queen at the age of twenty-three.” Guo sighed, “The official family is so empty, which is really worrying.”

As soon as Ye Xuan heard Mrs. Guo speak, she knew what she was going to say.Jiang Ke had already asked for a meeting a few days ago, and it was natural that he was talking about his immediate future.Ye Xuan’s heart felt like it was being fried in a frying pan. How could she not know why Xiao Ye didn’t want to become a queen?Knowing the reasons, how could she try to persuade Xiao Ye.

“Aniang…” Ye Xuan hesitated for a while, “Jiulang is still young after all…”

“Where are you young?!” Mrs. Guo couldn’t help but excitedly said, “The eldest son of King Zhao is already twelve years old!” Realizing that she had lost her composure, she hurriedly lowered her voice and said, “Eleventh Mother, I am worried about you. Although the official family is young and powerful, if… if something happens one day and he has no children, he will have to choose between King Lu and King Zhao. King Lu is a fool, and the most suitable person is only King Zhao…”

As for King Zhao, he had a hard time dealing with Ye Xuan.After the Five Kings Rebellion, the court had to choose a new emperor.Ye Xuan is the current empress dowager, and she has the most say in the selection of the new emperor.King Lu was the first to be eliminated by the courtiers, and the choice at that time fell on King Zhao and Xiao Ye.It stands to reason that since King Zhao is older, he should be the emperor.Although he has a bad temper, he has good abilities after all.The courtiers were divided into two factions, one supported the King of Zhao and the other supported the King of Yue. The final decision was made by Ye Xuan.

One can imagine how much King Zhao hated the Queen Mother Ye Xuan.As Guo said, if Xiao Ye really died and the emperor had no children, there were only two solutions.Either adopt a child from the clan to inherit Xiao Ye’s lineage, but this child is young and the young emperor is in power, fearing that the country will be unstable.Either let Xiao Ye’s brother inherit the throne. Once King Zhao takes the throne, even if he can’t take advantage of Ye Xuan, his aunt’s mother, in the open, can’t he still use secret methods?

“Eleventh Mother.” Mrs. Guo felt most sorry for Ye Xuan, her little daughter who entered the palace at a young age. She couldn’t help crying, “I don’t want you to end up like the former Empress Dowager Longqing…”

Ye Xuan felt sour in her heart, and she held Guo’s hand: “Auntie, don’t worry, I’m fine now. Is King Zhao’s disobedience really so obvious?”

Mrs. Guo hummed, “I don’t know what the officials know about him. He has been flirting with the deposed emperor’s old party all day long, and the eldest princess of Huyang is not easy to get along with.”

“The eldest princess of Huyang…” Ye Xuan had not been in contact with government affairs for a long time. Although she knew that King Zhao was dissatisfied with Xiao Ye’s succession to the throne, she did not expect that he was very ambitious and the eldest princess of Huyang seemed to have contacts with him.

Jingzong had nine sons and four daughters. Among them, the eldest daughter, Princess Anping, and the third daughter, Princess Zhaoqing, both died because of their involvement in the Five Kings Rebellion.The second daughter, Princess Xiangcheng, was frail and sick, and even had to be helped to attend the annual family banquet.Xiao E, the eldest princess of Huyang, was the fourth daughter of Jingzong and his favorite daughter.

Xiao E was arrogant by nature. She was the daughter of Jingzong’s noble concubine Wen. She was a wealthy and noble woman, and she often bullied Xiao Ye when she was a child.Fortunately, she had no interest in power, so she survived the Five Kings Rebellion.However, Xiao E’s consort Hemai was a member of King Zhou at that time. After the Five Kings Rebellion, King Zhou was defeated and killed, and the whole He family was also charged with treason.Because Xiao E was the eldest princess, Ye Xuan decided to let her reconcile with He Mai.Although Xiao E was not dead, her husband and son were beheaded. In terms of hatred for Ye Xuan in her heart, Xiao E was probably even deeper than King Zhao.

“That woman in Huyang is ruthless, Eleventh Mother, you must plan for yourself.” Mrs. Guo told her earnestly before leaving, “Even if you don’t establish a queen, let the official family give birth to a child as soon as possible. If you guard that child, you will have someone to rely on for the rest of your life.”

“I understand, Aniang.” When Ye Xuan said these words, she felt bitter in her throat.Did she really want to persuade Xiao Ye to push the man who loved her deeply into the arms of another woman?Ye Xuan was not afraid of possible revenge from King Zhao and Princess Huyang. If something happened to Xiao Ye, she thought, she might not want to live anymore.But she remembered what Jiang Ke said, that King Zhao was ready to make a move, and that there were Zheng Niankuan and other members of the old party who deposed the emperor. If Xiao Ye never had children, he might not be able to secure his throne.

Ye Xuan was still hesitating and suffering. The next day, a rumor spread throughout the capital.The official’s delay in establishing a queen is not because of anything else, but because the official is simply not good enough as a man!