The abandoned queen is reborn: she makes the prince cry and seizes the throne!

Since entering Kyoto, Ning Rongzhang has become busier and busier day by day.

There is little free time to go out of the palace.

Ji Mengshu also found a way to be free, but she still felt uncomfortable staying in the capital, so she stayed at home all day long.

The Ji Mansion that was sealed off before has now returned to the hands of the Ji family. Today, Ji Yuan is on vacation at home and is not on duty.

It was early spring, with birds singing and grass growing everywhere. Ji Mengshu lay on a bamboo lounge chair, basking in the sun with her eyes closed.

"Ah Shu, I want to discuss something with you."

Ji Yuanzheng had just played with a spear in the yard for a while, and after wiping his face with water, he said this.

She raised her hand to take down the script that was covering her face, squinting her eyes and asked, "What's the matter, brother?"

"The new emperor will ascend the throne soon. Our Ji family has made great contributions to the emperor. Why don't we redress his injustice and bring my father and mother back to Kyoto?" Ji Yuan was thinking that when Ning Huaixuan was in power, he had oppressed his father severely. Their Ji family had been imprisoned and wrongly accused one after another. It was really uncomfortable to hold this resentment in his heart.

The sun was swaying slightly, and Ji Mengshu stretched lazily, "Why don't you write a letter and ask father what he thinks?"

Her tone was so calm that Ji Yuanzheng couldn't guess what she was thinking. He just felt that Ah Shu seemed to be hiding something after returning to Kyoto.

When she was young, she was introverted and kept everything to herself like a half-grown child. As her brother, he could only guess what was on her mind. If he couldn't coax her, he would take her out for a walk.

At this time, Ah Shu had grown up and had more things on his mind. He could no longer be appeased by buying him some new and interesting toys.

Ah Shu, brother will naturally give you the best.

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Inside the palace.

The ministers kept clamoring, bringing out all kinds of accusations that were not justified, and they were determined to make King Changyou restless even at the cost of their lives.

Having been in the officialdom for a long time, all of them were shrewd ministers. Under the spring sunshine, they knelt in a row in unison.

"Your Majesty, the Great Ancestor and Emperor Taizong of the Dali Dynasty, I write in blood to request an audience with the Grand Empress Dowager!"

"Prince Changyou is a traitor who has brought disaster to our Dali Dynasty. Your Majesty is still alive, and he dared to openly imprison Your Majesty! Heaven will not tolerate this!"

"Prince Changyou! Ning Rongzhang! You are a traitor and a scoundrel!"

The group of people outside the hall were cursing harshly. Inside the house, wisps of green smoke slowly rose up, spreading in the air halfway.

Ah San felt uncomfortable after hearing this, so he stepped forward and bowed, "Master, do you want me to teach you a lesson?"

Those ministers and noble families are just bored. When Ning Huaixuan was in power, they spent all day thinking about who to harm today and who to win over tomorrow. They didn't do their job of forming cliques and factions, but now they are saying that the prince is wrong...

They should all be killed.

Ning Rongzhang put down the red brush and shook his head. "Let them scold. They will scold more freely now, and will regret it more later."

After entering the palace, the first decree issued by Ning Rongzhang was to abolish Ning Huaixuan's throne and all the titles and honors of the Empress Dowager.

Now that they are in the palace, they are nothing more than an excuse for these ambitious people.

Although the spring weather is just right, it cannot withstand the midday sun. Some people are tired of cursing outside and those who are thirsty will sit down to rest, while those who can't bear it anymore will say goodbye and go home.

As soon as one person left, the second person would leave. They would gossip on the way, indicating their determination to form cliques.

"Lord Li, Prince Changyou has been staying in the palace all day and has not seen anyone. What should we do if this continues?"

The elderly Li Gelao snorted coldly, "Prince Changyou deposed His Majesty and took it upon himself to approve government policies. As long as we are in collusion and no one implements the decrees after they are issued, then Prince Changyou will have to ask us for help."

"The elder has a clear mind..." The man bowed and sent the man away. He wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves and turned his head to look at the hall. He felt that something was wrong. Who was that Prince Changyou? It would only take a word for him to depose His Majesty and kill one or two ministers.

However, Ning Rongzhang naturally had his own ideas.

These noble families in Kyoto all have their own plans. From the time of Emperor Taizu to the present day of Ning Huaixuan, factionalism is deeply ingrained. If it is not cleared out in time, it will be a big trouble in the future.

You can only come in if you have an exit.

Taking in the spring scenery, they walked slowly in the Imperial Garden, with Ah San following closely behind them. Ning Rongzhang suddenly remembered that a long time ago someone had asked him for help in releasing all the people in the harem.

It is a good thing to accumulate blessings.

"Ah San, go to Ji's house today to deliver a letter, and ask her to come over tomorrow to discuss how to repatriate the concubines in the harem."

Ah San nodded his head and thought, how to deport her is just a matter of your words. This excuse of wanting to see Miss Ji is too poor.

However, although he complained in his heart, he did not say it out loud.

In the previous dynasty, there was a great scholar named Fang Jianhong, who was a man of noble character and incorruptible. However, when Ning Huaixuan was in power, he did not hold many imperial examinations, so even if he had amazing talents, he could only live a lonely life in the countryside and was not given important positions.

Ning Rongzhang had planned to take the imperial examination long ago, and after much investigation he invited Mr. Fang to come. He walked around the imperial garden and arrived at the pavilion, where he saw Mr. Fang, dressed in gray-white scholar's clothes, with his half-breadth hair tied up with a hairband like a country man, and he was flipping through a file.

It seemed that he was so absorbed in watching that he didn't even notice someone approaching. Ah San put his fist to his lips and coughed lightly.

This actually startled the man, who squinted his eyes and hurriedly saluted, "Your Majesty."

"Fang Ru, thank you for your courtesy." Ning Rongzhang sat opposite him and talked for a long time with a cup or two of spring tea in the spring day.

The next day, an imperial decree was issued: the imperial examination will be held in March of this year, the great scholar Fang Jianhong of our dynasty will be the chief planner, and students from all over the world are invited.

This news was conveyed to the Ji Mansion along with an invitation.

"Discuss the matter of sending the concubines back to their hometowns?"

Qingzhu stood at one side and said, "Your Highness, do you want the young lady to come up with some ideas as well?"

She closed the invitation and said with a smile, "There are so many civil and military officials in the court, why do you want me to come up with any ideas myself?"

"Miss, you are right. Now that the prince has just entered the capital, he is surrounded by enemies. The civil and military officials in the court are against the prince everywhere... How can those people compare to the position you hold in the prince's heart?"

The more she talked, the more outrageous it became. Ji Mengshu gently patted her on the invitation card and said, "You're the only one who can say that."

Having said that, he still told his brother and went to the palace with the invitation the next day.

Dismissing concubines from the harem was a big deal. When Ning Rongzhang was the regent, she had asked him for help. It was amazing that he still remembered this.

When they arrived at the palace, Ah San stood at the palace gate to greet them. Ji Mengshu walked over on his own shadow and said with a smile, "I know the way around this palace. Why should I bother the steward to come here in person?"