A year later, he formally passed the throne to me. After my ascension, I made An Jin the empress, adopted Yunqiao’s firstborn Afu as the crown prince, and made the previous emperor the supporting king, replacing the former prime minister to continue assisting in court affairs. Thus, the Southern Rui court transformed from the open conflict between Liu Hua and the former prime minister to the subtle, unresolvable but carefully managed struggle between An Jin and the supporting king.
My life has finally calmed down, though this peace was not easily obtained. Fortunately, An Jin is still by my side, and we still have each other.
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Chapter Seventy-Seven: A New Opportunity (Grand Finale)
“That hateful old fellow!” An Jin quickly walked into the imperial study, throwing a secret report onto the desk, his fine eyebrows tightly furrowed. “He’s actually instigating those mediocre ministers to discuss filling the harem again! Indeed, if I don’t deal with him for three days, he dares to climb up and tear down the roof!”
“Don’t speak about my imperial uncle like that,” I secretly laughed, putting down the memorial. “Alright, alright, Your Majesty, please calm down. He does this every year, I’m sure you’re already used to it.”
“This time is different,” he said indignantly, coming over and wrapping his arm around my waist, taking a sip from my tea cup. “According to Liu Hua’s information, he plans to join forces with several old ministers, using the pretext that the Emperor and Empress have been without an heir for three years to make representations, and the imperial physicians are already prepared! Moreover, that third young master of the Shen family has been frequenting the palace recently.”
I looked at him with a smile, feeling extremely pleased.
He glanced at me, becoming even more furious. “A Yao, you seem quite happy?
