Hope Should I Win Your Heart - C260 Empress Dowager's birthday

Fu Huaiyu’s plan to rebel had already been executed, and the Liu Family had been executed as well. However, one thing after another, the ministers and officials started a new topic of discussion.

Her Majesty’s birthday was coming up, and the palace had already begun preparing for it at this time of the year. But this year was different, because the empress dowager’s heart was hurt because of Fu Huaiyu.

“Your Majesty, although this Fu Huaiyu was executed at the same time, the Esteemed Empress Dowager … This year’s birthday should be held, right? ” The ministers no longer called Fu Huaiyu Ninth Prince, they only called him by his name. After all, he was a traitor, different from the past.

Fu Yuheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, also knew that it would be a few days later. He also had the thought of giving the empress dowager her birthday, but the empress dowager had gone to the Fashan Temple in sadness over Fu Huaiyu’s matter.

“Zhen knows that as well. However, this matter isn’t something Zhen can decide. It still depends on the empress dowager’s wishes.” Fu Huaiyu was the empress dowager’s only son. Now that he had been executed, the empress dowager would definitely blame him. If she didn’t want to come back, even persuading her would be useless.

Since she no longer cared about her previous mother’s and son’s feelings and directly went to Fashan Temple, didn’t this mean that she was telling everyone that he was unfilial? Moreover, he had already gone to the Fashan Temple before, but the Empress Dowager never saw him.

“Your majesty, in this old official’s opinion, no matter what Esteemed Empress Dowager says, this birthday must be held. Otherwise, the citizens will definitely criticize your majesty.” Seeing Fu Yuheng in distress, Prime Minister Qi stood up and suggested.

Since the Prime Minister Liu had already been executed, they naturally had to bring a new prime minister, and he was that person. Fortunately, he was still a loyal official and did not give Fu Yuheng any trouble.

“But with the empress dowager’s current mood, I’m afraid she doesn’t want to pass this birthday.” Fu Huaiyu had just been executed, the empress dowager would be extremely saddened at this moment.

The other ministers did not say anything after hearing this. They just looked at each other, waiting for him to make his final decision. Fu Yuheng also felt that this was a thorny matter, but he could only wave his hand for the officials to withdraw. “We’ll discuss this matter tomorrow.”

The empress dowager being Fu Huaiyu’s biological mother was not bad, but she was, after all, someone who had raised him for a long time. If that was the case, he too would have feelings, and if the Empress Dowager was cold to him because of Fu Huaiyu, he would probably be ridiculed by the people.

But the empress dowager had already made up her mind that she wouldn’t come back. He was also in a dilemma, so he could only look for Shen Qingwan to find a solution.

“Does the emperor really want to hear chenqie’s suggestion?” Hearing his worries, Shen Qingwan couldn’t hold back her laughter. Everyone said that the Emperor was heartless, but he didn’t seem to be like other people.

In the beginning, if she didn’t realise that Fu Huaiyu had some ulterior motives, he probably wouldn’t have known about it. And now, the empress dowager’s birthday, although it was said that she was afraid of the citizens’ opinions, was actually just to make the empress dowager happy.

“Mm, if my beloved concubine has any thoughts, feel free to speak your mind.” Fu Yuheng nodded. He had been worried about this matter for many days.

Shen Qingwan smiled as she handed over the tea to Fu Yuheng. “Since the empress dowager isn’t willing to come back because of Ninth Prince’s matter, and this birthday isn’t going to end here either, why don’t we go to Fashan Temple instead?” In the end, she still could not put down the matter with Fu Huaiyu.

Thinking up to here, he paused before continuing, “Esteemed Empress Dowager has always liked to pay respects to buddhas. It would be better for the emperor to repair them in the name of the empress dowager, it could be considered as doing a good deed.”

“Hmm? It doesn’t seem impossible. ” Her suggestion was not bad. It would both silence the people outside and make the Empress Dowager happy. He nodded, a smile finally appearing on his face.

“Your majesty, how about we prepare it now?” As Shen Qingwan spoke, she smiled again, to the extent that it reached Fu Yuheng’s heart.

He already knew that this woman wasn’t an ordinary person, but he didn’t expect her to have such a delicate heart. It seemed that letting her stay by his side was the right decision.

“Alright, we’ll do as my beloved concubine says. I’ll get someone to prepare it.” Nodding in agreement to her suggestion, he felt much more at ease with himself.

With such a “strategist” by his side, he could feel more at ease about many things. In fact, all he wanted was a life like this. He didn’t need everyone to be afraid of him.

Shen Qingwan took this opportunity to head to Fashan Temple once more. She knew that the empress dowager definitely wouldn’t want to see her, so she directly went to look for her abbot.

“Benefactor.” Fang Xun remembered Shen Qingwan and greeted her respectfully. Shen Qingwan also returned the greeting, it really has been a long time.

When she thought back to the last time, she could not help but feel that time passed really quickly. It was also a change in times, and things changed when people changed.

“Master Fang, the chess game from last time isn’t over yet. Why don’t we have another game?” Shen Qingwan said with a smile as she got into her mood today. The abbot did not refuse. The two of them actually played the same game as before.

The only difference was that she no longer had the same appearance as before. The death match from that day did not seem to be unsolvable. With just a few steps, she had actually resolved it.

“Almsgiver’s chess skills have improved by a lot. With a set of rules, it seems like Almsgiver has also thought through some things.” After the first round ended, Shen Qingwan had only lost a few rounds.

She thanked him with her head. After so long, she should have changed a little. “Thank you, Reverend, but I wonder how Esteemed Empress Dowager is doing recently?”

“The Esteemed Empress Dowager is fine. I was just thinking about the sad things that happened in the past, Amitabha.” Since the abbot had said this, she could be considered to be much more at ease.

Because of Shen Qingwan, Fu Yuheng also followed along. Firstly, he wanted to repair and repair the Fashan Temple, and secondly, for the Empress Dowager. After all, it was the Empress Dowager.

“Your Majesty, the empress dowager said that her health isn’t good today and that she won’t be able to see anyone.” However, when they arrived at the empress dowager’s temple, the Wu mama still stopped them.

The empress dowager had long since heard the news that Fu Yuheng was going to come, so she had long since instructed the Wu mama to stop him here. This was because she knew that he definitely wouldn’t do anything against her.

“Then is the empress dowager well?” He still wanted to be concerned about the empress dowager, but Wu mama spoke up with a cold expression. “Nothing.”

She was originally a little girl who accompanied the empress dowager to marriage, and had always been following the empress dowager even when she was old. Furthermore, she had watched Fu Huaiyu grow up as well, and had certain feelings for her. This time, Fu Huaiyu was killed, and not only was the empress dowager sad, she was also sad.

“Good.” He nodded and still wanted to enter, but the Wu mama was obstructing him so badly, he did not have the chance to get close.

“Forget it, give this to the empress dowager so she won’t be too sad.” After a while, Fu Yuheng took off the jade pendant at his waist and handed it over to Wu mama.