"I was once willful and reckless, and she was unhappy, as was I. Therefore, my greatest wish in this life is that she can be safe and joyful."
"Now I entrust her to you. I believe you can do it." With that, the woman smiled faintly and completely merged with Xingyuan's soul.
Xingyuan was stunned. She sat down to ponder life.
Alright! She was truly getting harder on herself. Why didn't she do it herself?
"Your Majesty, General Ning Shao is here again. Do you wish to see him?" a female guard respectfully reported.
She had killed many people after ascending the throne. Now, almost everyone was her person. However, due to her childhood experiences, she was naturally suspicious, and these people were controlled by her with drugs.
Xingyuan nodded slowly with a pained expression, "Summon him!"
There was no way to avoid it. The sooner it ended, the sooner she could move on. She could do it. ٩(๑•ㅂ•)۶
Ning Yue strode in angrily. She had been here several times, and each time she was told that His Majesty was busy with important matters. In truth, she knew that her so-called important matters were just spending time with others. She seriously suspected that this person intended to break their promise.
Xingyuan watched her approach step by step, instinctively shrinking back. Make no mistake, this was her inherent physical memory.
A smile spread across Xingyuan's face, and she tried to speak normally, "May I ask what business you have, my esteemed minister?"
"Is Your Majesty growing old and muddled? My memorial is still on your desk! Could it be... you haven't read it!"
Ning Yue's words lacked any respect, yet the surrounding attendants appeared accustomed to it.
This was partly because Ning Yue had the support of the General's Mansion, and partly because the current empress was someone they had helped ascend to the throne. His Majesty's attitude towards this legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion was also unusual.
This was how they usually interacted with their empress. The relationship between the two was more like friends, and if not friends, then certainly a very special existence.
After all, besides this person, the last one who dared to speak to their mad empress like this was now three feet tall with grass growing on their grave.
Therefore, these attendants kept their eyes on their noses and their mouths on their hearts, pretending not to see anything.
Xingyuan coughed lightly, waved her hand, dismissing the attendants, then walked down from the head of the table and directly took Ning Yue's hand.
"It's not that I won't agree to you, but there is still a commander at the border. If you go there suddenly, wouldn't you be causing trouble for them?" Xingyuan lied with open eyes, trying to make Ning Yue give up the idea of leading troops to battle.
Ning Yue looked at her with a cold face, "Heh! Aunt Yu and our family have always been on good terms. If I were to go, she would likely be overjoyed! How could it be trouble?"
"This..." Xingyuan was speechless, racking her brain for excuses.
"The border is dangerous, and I'm afraid you'll get hurt!" Xingyuan looked at her sincerely, with an air of heartfelt sincerity.
Ning Yue looked at her with suspicion, "Wasn't this matter settled before? Just tell me directly! What do I need to do for you to agree?"
"As for the danger, I have practiced martial arts since childhood and have the ability to protect myself. Your Majesty need not worry."
Xingyuan said with a wronged expression, "How can you say that? We grew up together, and you've helped me a lot. If I were to drive you out of the capital at this time, wouldn't it make others laugh?"
Ning Yue was even more confused. She looked carefully at the person in front of her and gritted her teeth, trying to speak gently, "Laugh? You still care about these things?"
Xingyuan: It seems she really doesn't care.
Xingyuan childishly began to throw a tantrum, "I don't care, I don't care, you're not allowed to go for now." kuAiδugg
Ning Yue held her forehead, deeply doubting her life. Ever since they were young, whenever she couldn't win an argument, she would resort to this. Even when she was in the wrong, she would make others feel like they were bullying her. She was truly capable! (Grit her teeth)
Ning Yue took a step back and squeezed out a sentence through her teeth, "Then, may I ask Your Majesty, when can this minister go?"
Xingyuan looked at her sister, who was clearly at her wit's end, and felt a little cowardly. But as things stood, she had to stick to her plan.
"I heard that the Xi Kingdom will send an envoy to visit our country soon. I received the state letter a couple of days ago. Why don't you, Sister Ning, stay in the capital for now to help me handle this matter, and then you can go to the border."
Xingyuan, with a "naive" demeanor, looked at Ning Yue's furrowed brow as she pondered, and pouted, "Sister~ Pretty please, pretty please?"
Ning Yue looked at Xingyuan, who had not been so pampered for many years, and nodded with difficulty, telling herself that this was the last time.
However, she was still worried and said, "Now that you are Your Majesty, your word is law. You must not change your mind."
"But I don't believe your verbal promise anymore. I want you to personally write an imperial decree for me. If you don't fulfill your promise, I will take the imperial decree and go to the border myself."
Ning Yue's attitude was firm. This was her lifelong dream and her mother's long-cherished wish, so she had to go.
"Alright!" Knowing that she couldn't get away with it this time, Xingyuan reluctantly nodded and wrote an imperial decree, handing it to her.
Ning Yue, having received the document, appeared gentler. She meticulously put the imperial decree away and said to Xingyuan:
"What I promise, I will do. Your Majesty should do the same and not think of having someone snatch the imperial decree back."
Ning Yue's lips curled into a smile, a mixture of triumph and mockery, "Your Majesty knows, they can't defeat me."
Ning Yue left with the imperial decree, for fear that if she lingered any longer, Xingyuan would regret it and, disregarding her image as the ruler of a nation, would try to snatch it back by force.
Xingyuan did have that thought, but the constraints of the rules prevented her from doing so. After all, she had promised! To fulfill her wish and let her remaining years be safe and joyful.
Xingyuan was vexed, and a hint of blood suddenly tasted in her mouth. She casually wiped it away, remembering a life-or-death important matter.
If her body wasn't examined by someone soon, it would become incurably ill.
She had not wanted to live before, but Xingyuan herself had not lived enough! Moreover, dying like this would be too pathetic.
Before, she had at least taken the crown prince of an enemy country with her. He was clearly a tyrant, yet he was remembered as a hero when he died. How ridiculous!
After mocking her own life, Xingyuan regained her usual composure and calmly summoned the dark guards, ordering, "Please 'invite' the divine physician Xiao Yan."
The name "Divine Physician Xiao Yan" was famous in the martial arts world, not only because of his superb medical skills but also because every generation of divine physicians bore this name. However, few people knew that this person came from the Imperial Hospital of the royal family.
They had always been specifically for treating the emperor. After all, someone who was unattached to worldly affairs and did not get involved with any faction could be trusted.
The current Divine Physician Xiao Yan was a young man, handsome but unadorned.