A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles

Chapter 1163 - 931 The Truth 10: Capturing the Left and Right Chancellors, Empress Dowager Xiao Reflects on the Past

Xiaosuisui nodded, telling her that this Grandma is even closer than her real Grandma."It’s Uncle Long Wu, he went to arrest the Left Chancellor and Right Chancellor."

"What?"

The Empress Dowager was shocked, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she asked, "Why are even the Left Chancellor and Right Chancellor being arrested?"

Xiaosuisui said, "If they make mistakes, they have to be arrested! If people make mistakes, they should be punished!

Grandma, it’s what you told Suisui!"

"Suisui, Grandma indeed told you so, but this is about imperial politics, not a simple mistake!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaosuisui tilted her head and asked, "How is it different?"

Seeing her little precious so bewildered, the Empress Dowager couldn’t help but rub her temples.

Nanny Xiao came over and said to her, "You should teach the Grand Princess! She may be young, but when she grows up, she’ll inevitably face these matters!"

"You’re right, if she were born to another family, they’d likely have started teaching her already."

"Isn’t that true! The Grand Princess is already five years old, and another blink, it’ll be the new year, and she’ll be six."

Xiaosuisui raised her little chubby hand and said in a childish voice, "There are two hundred and ninety-one days until the new year!"

"Ha ha ha..." The Empress Dowager laughed heartily.

"Ha ha ha! My Grand Princess, you really count the days with your fingers?"

Nanny Xiao couldn’t stop laughing either!

"Ha ha ha! This little girl is quite amusing!"

"Grandma! Stop laughing, tell Suisui, why did you have such a strong reaction to the arrest of the Left Chancellor and Right Chancellor?"

Xiaosuisui was persistent, climbing into her lap, rubbing her little head vigorously against her embrace.

The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Sit tight, Grandma will tell you."

"You don’t understand, the Left Chancellor and Right Chancellor are the leaders of the Zhongshu Province, one main and one secondary, with the Right Chancellor leading and the Left Chancellor assisting.

The officials under the Zhongshu Province mostly work under them, and if they have any issues, the foundation of the court will...

The Empress Dowager couldn’t continue as she spoke.

She dared not think about the matters within, Lin Yushu, Song Yuan, among them, Lin Yushu, like Lu Zezhong, has served through three dynasties.

And Song Yuan, who in middle age has climbed to the position of Left Chancellor, certainly due to his efforts and the Emperor’s appreciation since he personally took charge in recent years.

"No way! I’m anxious!"

The Empress Dowager couldn’t sit still; if the Left and Right Chancellors truly had issues, the foundation would shake significantly!

"Madam, don’t overthink, the situation is yet unknown!

If you feel uneasy, perhaps let the Grand Princess inquire about what they’ve interrogated so far?

Send someone to the Imperial Study to listen in, and report back later!"

Nanny Xiao hurriedly advised the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager said, "The Emperor dislikes it when I meddle in court affairs, a household cannot have two different voices, let alone state matters.

Furthermore, he’s the Emperor; if I over-involve myself, those cunning ones in the front might exploit this, causing a rift between us mother and son.

Besides, if I meddle in court affairs, others might say he is incompetent!"

Thinking back to the young Emperor kneeling before her, asking for forgiveness, he said.

"Son doesn’t want to be a puppet Emperor; today, even if son knows that saying these words will hurt and sadden mother, I must speak!

In a family, women manage the house, husbands manage outside, and earn a living, and a family must not have two different voices.

Son knows, mother wants to help son govern the nation well, fearing that son might handle things inappropriately, bringing disaster to Great Han!

But mother, though young, son is the Emperor of Great Han; Chancellor Lin knows if a child grows under a woman’s hand, he’ll surely lack responsibility when grown.

Every day, mother is making decisions in court for son, helping son decide national matters; when son grows, I can’t be as good as mother!

Mother, let son succeed, don’t let son be laughed at by others, thinking son is weak!"

Back then, the Empress Dowager sat quietly in the grand Phoenix chair.

At that time, with the sudden passing of the late Emperor, both the Emperor and she were entrusted with critical responsibility.

She listened to political affairs, as planned by the late Emperor three hours before his death, paving the way for her and her son.