Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1541

Chapter 1541: Chapter 1536: Sowing Discord

This... was what gave Xiao Rongyan the capital to do business in the Wei Kingdom, allowing him to acquire silver to provide food and weapons for the Yan Kingdom, helping the Yan Kingdom gradually recover.

It can be said that the contributions of these members of the imperial family were indispensable. Xiao Rongyan did not forget the people who stood with Yan through thick and thin, nor did he forget these relatives.

Therefore, after governing the Murong clan with strict political measures, he entrusted other Murong clan members with important responsibilities. After all, they all shared the same heritage, and had once together overcome the toughest times for the Yan Kingdom. Now that the Yan Kingdom had recovered, it was time to compensate these loyal clan members and provide them with a future.

Xiao Rongyan did not let Murong Li be tainted by the matter of offending the imperial clan; instead, he himself went forward to manage and reorganize the Murong clan, keeping Murong Li behind him.

Yet it was precisely because Xiao Rongyan had previously kept Murong Li behind him and took charge in disciplining the clan with sharp means, that a hidden danger was buried.

This led the Murong clan to harbor strong fears towards Xiao Rongyan, believing him to be someone who, when in power, recognizes no kin. They also believed that the young Emperor Murong Li was someone easy to manipulate and soft-hearted.

Now that Xiao Rongyan was not in the capital of Yan, but had gone to inspect the plague-stricken city, the imperial clan members felt unchecked, naturally using the Empress Dowager’s matter to enter the palace and flaunt their seniority in front of the young Emperor.

Inside the grand hall, shadows flickered under the lamps, the fierce wind made the hall doors creak, yet Murong Li’s youthful face remained calm. The clan members knelt inside the grand hall, facing Murong Li, each earnestly advising the Emperor.

"This time, although the Empress Dowager’s actions were indeed excessive, the people throughout the land are watching our Murong clan. After the Regent Prince returned and dealt with Minister Meng’s faction with swift measures, rumors have already spread outside. If you now send the Empress Dowager away, would it not confirm the scandal of her restraining Your Majesty? This... it is a scandal of our Murong clan!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Indeed... Your Majesty! After all, the Empress Dowager is your biological mother, and out of filial piety, you cannot treat her this way! The winds and snow outside are so fierce... How can you send the Empress Dowager to the retreat palace now? Even if the Empress Dowager is at fault, she should wait until the spring blossoms to leave, not before!"

"Your Majesty, the former Emperor and the Empress Dowager had a deep bond, and before departing, they were most concerned about you and the Empress Dowager. How you treat the Empress Dowager like this will cause the former Emperor great sorrow!"

Sitting behind a blackwood table, Murong Li placed the memorial he had been holding beside him. Under the lamp’s glow, the deep dark circles on Murong Li’s fair face were visible.

Due to the epidemic situation in the Yan Kingdom, Murong Li had not rested well for a long time.

"In this matter, no other officials dare to speak, but we old ministers, as members of the Murong clan—elders of the former Emperor, Your Majesty, and the Regent Prince—dare to say these presumptuous words, as our Murong clan must not let the people laugh at us!"

"Yes, we old ministers know that sending the Empress Dowager to the retreat palace to live is not Your Majesty’s intention but the Regent Prince’s idea. Yet Your Majesty has not considered... if the Empress Dowager leaves, with Your Majesty so young and no longer having the Empress Dowager to restrain the Regent Prince, the royal court will become a place where only the Regent Prince’s voice is heard, and even Your Majesty would have to obey him..."

Hearing this, Murong Li looked up, his dark and profound gaze directed at the speaking clan member, who was a great uncle in age, already with gray hair, looking lovingly at Murong Li with sincere advice. However, Murong Li heard the implicit provocation, pressed his lips together without responding, leaning leisurely on the armrest, looking at these clan members without expressing an opinion.

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