Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Concubine Sun didn’t know what the new emperor was here for, but it wouldn’t hurt to be respectful.

Ye Shuo couldn’t help feeling sad when he saw this scene.

This was probably the reason why Xiao Ming tried his best to hold on. Once he was gone, his children would be bullied by others.

Ye Shuo felt that he had to live longer, otherwise today’s Zhaocheng would be tomorrow’s Dingning.

The little princess was also frightened by her mother’s stern shout. After a moment of hesitation, she quickly let go: “Zhao, Zhao Cheng pays respects to the Ninth, Ninth Uncle…”

The little girl, who was so cheerful just now, suddenly started to stutter.

However, before she could kneel down and salute, she was stopped by Ye Shuo.

“Why should my niece be so polite? If there is any fault, it is the uncle who came unexpectedly without saying hello. Concubine Sun doesn’t have to be too rigid about these etiquettes.”

Concubine Sun hurriedly said, “I dare not.” However, when she saw Ye Shuo calling the little princess “niece”, Concubine Sun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, after the little princess came back to her senses from her nervousness, the anxiety in her heart suddenly subsided a lot. Perhaps it was because children were naturally more sensitive. She realised that Ye Shuo had no ill intentions, and gradually began to look at the strange uncle in front of her.

Seeing curiosity in the little girl’s eyes, Ye Shuo spread out his arms and let her look at him.

Concubine Sun was about to speak, but when she saw the faint smile on Ye Shuo’s face, she thought about it and finally said nothing.

In the end, the little princess was awakened by Ye Shuo’s voice.

“Well, can you see anything?”

The little girl thought her actions were subtle, but in the eyes of adults they were no different from obvious.

The little princess opened her mouth hurriedly: “No, no…”

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.

The little princess finally got the courage from somewhere and blurted out, “The emperor uncle is so handsome.”

In fact, my father and my elder brother are also good-looking, but in comparison, they are not as good-looking as him.

Who says that children don’t look at faces? Children also look at faces.

Shu Qin, what nonsense is she saying! Concubine Sun felt her scalp numb and her head dizzy. She was about to scold her, but she heard the young man laugh without paying any attention. The noise was so loud that the birds that were roosting in the corner of the west side of the originally deserted palace were frightened and flew away in all directions. ŔãΝŎᛒĘ

It’s okay when Ye Shuo doesn’t smile. He looks even better when he smiles. He can simply make people stunned.

Ye Shuo was obviously very aware of his own “beauty” and had gotten used to it over the years.

“What a coincidence, other people said the same thing.” Especially He Xiang, who now completely treated him as a beautiful vase.

Ye Shuo didn’t expect that Xiao Ming’s son looked exactly like him, but his daughter was extremely lively.

Come to think of it, in Xiao Ming’s eyes, Jin’er will be the heir to the throne sooner or later. As an emperor, he naturally cannot play around as he pleases, but he can’t help but dote on his only daughter a little more. In such an environment, the little girl will naturally have more childish innocence than Jin’er.

Or maybe in Xiao Ming’s heart, he also longed for innocence and willfulness, so he raised his only daughter to be like this.

In particular, the little princess seemed to look more like her mother and did not inherit Xiao Ming’s weak body. After playing just now, the little girl’s cheeks have become rosy, like a ripe apple, and she does not have the shortcomings like Jin’er.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Ye Shuo then said, “Not only is the emperor uncle handsome, but little Shuqin is also pretty. I just wonder if I have the honour to ask the lovely little Shuqin to accompany the emperor’s uncle to stroll around in this imperial garden?”

In the past, the little princess was loved by her mother, respected by the palace maids, tolerated by other concubines, cherished by the queen, and even her father was extremely tolerant of her. She actually listened to a lot of nice words, but she had never listened such straightforward words as this one.

After all, no matter what, Emperor Taicheng would never say the word “lovely” so bluntly, right?

Before Concubine Sun could speak, the little princess blushed and nodded: “Okay.”

Ever since Ye Shuo ascended the throne, he had never seen Emperor Taicheng’s concubines or the little princess in the imperial garden. He naturally guessed that in order to avoid suspicion, the little princess had not left Jinghuan Palace for a long time.

The little child, at such a young age, is confined to this small world.

After Ye Shuo took her out, he saw that Princess Zhaocheng was like a bird out of a cage, and she talked more.

Ye Shuo laughed, and then chatted with the little girl from time to time.

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Looking at the backs of the two people, one big and one small, Concubine Sun couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief. Judging from the emperor’s appearance, he should not be annoyed with his daughter.

But soon, Concubine Sun’s heart suddenly rose again. It turned out that after she asked carefully, she found out that when the emperor just came, her daughter was playing hide-and-seek with Cuiyun.  

You have to know that it has been less than a year since the death of the little emperor. As the uncle of the little emperor, the new emperor does not need to observe mourning for the little emperor, but Zhaocheng is the little emperor’s sister. Will Zhaocheng’s behaviour be disrespectful and cold?

Forgive Concubine Sun. The successive deaths of Emperor Taicheng and the little emperor made her become cautious and careful, fearing that her daughter would hinder someone’s eyes and block someone’s way. She was trembling with fear every day, treading on thin ice.

Concubine Sun’s emotions finally calmed down an hour later, when the sleeping little princess was carried back by the eunuch serving the new emperor.

After all, she was just a child, and she would lose energy when she was tired from playing. It happened that Ye Shuo had some memorials to review, so he did not accompany her back.

After waiting for a while, the little princess woke up rubbing her eyes. Concubine Sun then realised that the two of them not only strolled around the garden in the afternoon, but also had snacks together in the pavilion.

“My uncle told me that from now on I don’t have to stick to those etiquettes. I can go anywhere except his and my aunt’s bedroom. He also told me to go and play with him when I’m free.”

It seems that the new emperor is not a narrow-minded person as rumoured, and he will even tolerate a princess.

If Zhao Chengzhen is close to him, it will naturally be of great benefit to Zhao Cheng’s future selection of potential spouse.

Concubine Sun said, “If that’s the case, then you should get closer to His Majesty.”

“Yes!” The little princess nodded hurriedly. It just so happened that she also liked this imperial uncle very much.

Soon after the mother and daughter finished their conversation, they heard the voice of the young eunuch outside, followed by various things sent from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It wasn’t Ye Shuo’s order. He didn’t need to give any orders at all. It had always been like this in this palace.

There are many people in the palace, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot take care of everything. They are divided according to their closeness to the emperor, empress, and empress dowager. Those who are close to the emperor, empress, and empress dowager will naturally have an easier life.

“Empress Dowager Sun, Princess Zhaocheng, the chief steward said that all the furnishings in Jinghuan Palace are old, and he specifically asked me to replace them.”

How could Concubine Sun not know this after being in the palace for so many years? She was just used to it.

The next day, not long after Ye Shuo woke up from a nap and was about to sit on a chair, he saw a little head suddenly pop up at the door.

In the evening, when Jianjian, who was exhausted as a dog, came back from a group called the Supervisory Department, he saw a scene in the house where a big and a small figure were sitting on the floor having fun.

Almost instantly, the pointy head exploded.

Ye Shuo blinked, looking innocent.

“Ahhhhhhhhh, this princess will fight you!!!”

The other side.

After half a month of investigation, Ye Yan and his colleagues discovered that most of the letters of investigation were true, and they didn’t know how many officials had been brought down along the way.

According to Ye Shuo’s request, Ye Yan and the other three did not need to go through several procedures to be transferred to Shangjing once the facts were verified. As soon as Ye Shuo’s order arrived, they would be killed on the spot.

As a result, most of the public anger was eliminated and there were not many rebels.

There is just one thing: if there is such a random killing, without the person in charge, the situation in the local area can easily become chaotic.

He Xiang and others had no choice but to think of ways to clean up his mess. The emperor handled things too simply and took action right away. They could only follow behind and try their best to make amends.

Just selecting the top people gave them a headache, and with so many things happening recently, the adults had no choice but to rely on their own students.

At this time, no one wanted to be left behind, and several disciples put in their best efforts, picking those who were extremely capable, fearing that if the problem came from them, they would be laughed at by the other side. Sometimes, even the Minister He and the others couldn’t help but sigh that their students were really sharp-eyed, and some people could be found even if they hid so deeply and so inconspicuously.

The group of people who were selected were quite sensible and knew how they came to power, so not long after taking office, they showed their intention to surrender, which made everyone happy.

But after thinking about it, He Xiang and others did not dare to accept it. Recently, the princess set up a place called the Supervisory Office, which was keeping a close eye on people and was coming in with great force, so He Xiang and others naturally did not dare to make any unusual moves.

Prime Minister He and his men had protested before, but His Majesty simply refused to buy it, as if he could not see the power of their unity. Even if they went on strike and suspended court, it would be of no use.

Just stop, just stop. At worst, the people below will rebel and we will all die together.

What else could He Xiang and his colleagues expect from such a mess? Finally, seeing that the emperor simply refused to approve the memorials, He Xiang and his colleagues could no longer bear it and had no choice but to come back.

However, under such circumstances, the plague was gradually brought under control, or at least it stopped spreading further.

Another month passed, and Yao Zhi, together with the imperial physician, Mei Yingzhuo and doctors from all over the Great Zhou, finally developed several effective prescriptions.

Winter arrived in the blink of an eye, and the epidemic that had been contained somehow disappeared miraculously in just over ten days.

As soon as the New Year passed, before the beginning of spring, envoys from Beiting and Chen State arrived as expected.