The Regent's Little Wife

Chapter 578: Grandma

Just as they were immersed in this rare joy, the door made a slight sound and slowly opened. The figure of Empress Si Ning walked out from the shadow of the study. The sunlight filtered through the crack in the door, casting a layer of faint golden glow around her, making her look particularly solemn and inviolable.

Cuizhu's heart suddenly tightened when she saw this. The little fox in her hand seemed to feel the sudden tense atmosphere and struggled a few times, almost slipping out of her arms. Fortunately, Xiaobai relied on his natural agility and landed steadily on the stone table next to him with a light jump, his bright eyes flashing with curiosity and vigilance.

Si Ning's eyes moved between Cuizhu and Xiaobai. He said nothing, but his deep eyes seemed to contain a thousand words. Xiaobai's heart could not help but ripple, and he secretly wondered: What exactly does this high and mighty empress want to do? Is it true that as the rumors said in the past, she would punish the people around her for no reason? Thinking of this, Xiaobai's eyes flashed with a hint of determination. Although he could not directly fight Si Ning, he was determined to do his best to protect Cuizhu from harm.

Cuizhu was different. She knew the palace rules and Si Ning's majesty very well. The moment she saw the empress, she quickly knelt on the ground, folded her hands in front of her forehead, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I saw that this little fox was very cute, so I couldn't help but play with it. It was just playfulness. Please forgive my disrespect."

However, Si Ning's silence did not last long. She slowly approached, her eyes lingered on Cuizhu for a moment, and finally fell on Xiaobai. There was no anger or blame in her eyes, but a hint of tenderness and nostalgia that was not easily detected.

It turned out that Si Ning's mood at the moment was being moved by a memory from her past life. She remembered the indissoluble bond between the original owner and a spirit fox similar to Xiaobai in her past life, the innocent companionship, but in the end, the original owner still hurt the white fox.

"Get up, Cuizhu." Si Ning finally spoke, his voice much softer.

Si Ning walked up to the little fox, gently stroked its soft fur, and then carefully picked it up. The little fox had nine tails, and its fur was as white as snow, just like the pure color of falling snowflakes; and its eyes were as bright and moving as the shining stars, making its entire face look particularly beautiful and lovely.

Si Ning gently carried the little fox back to the study. The little fox was full of doubts: Why did it feel a mysterious power when the empress held it? This power had appeared in the previous life, but it still didn't understand the reason.

Si Ning smiled and teased the little fox in front of him, playing with it. At this time, the chief eunuch Li Yu hurried over to report that the Minister of Rites Zhang Tingyu requested to see the emperor.

Si Ning couldn't help but wonder why Zhang Tingyu came to see her at this time. After thinking for a while, she decided to let Zhang Tingyu come to the study to meet her, and quickly tidied her manners, sitting at the desk dignified and elegantly waiting.

Soon, Zhang Tingyu walked into the study and first performed a great ceremony respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I, Zhang Tingyu, pay my respects to you! Long live the emperor!"

Si Ning took a sip of the fragrant tea beside him and asked with a smile: "My dear, please get up quickly! Did you come to this study today to tell me something important?"

"Your Majesty, in half a month it will be time for hunting. Your Majesty, this is the first time hunting, who should we take with us? Or should we do it the same as usual? If it is the same as usual, then I will make the arrangements. After all, this is also the first year I go hunting as the empress, and I wonder if Your Majesty has any special requests, so I came here to ask Your Majesty."

Si Ning thought, hunting, yes, yes, yes, he had seen it on TV. It was shown on TV that the royal family goes hunting every year.

Si Ning thought for a moment and replied, "Just like usual, add some more people. You go down and make the arrangements."

"I obey your order," Zhang Tingyu agreed and left the study.

Si Ning sat on the chair, tapping her fingers on the table, and couldn't help thinking of the mysterious dream. She always felt that this dream was like a foreshadowing, but she couldn't be sure what it meant.

As she was thinking, she suddenly felt her right eyelid twitching, and then her heartbeat became abnormally fast, making her feel a little flustered. This strange feeling made her very uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen.

Si Ning frowned and rubbed his temples, trying to ease the discomfort. However, the panic feeling did not disappear, but became stronger.

"Left eye twitching means good fortune, right eye twitching means disaster..." Si Ning muttered to herself, becoming more and more worried. She knew that although there was no scientific basis for this statement, sometimes people's intuition could indeed make people feel uneasy.

She tried to recall her past experiences, trying to find clues related to this feeling, but no matter what, she couldn't find any clues.

Si Ning stood up and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside. Her worries did not diminish. She decided to investigate in person to see if there was any danger lurking around.

At this moment, a palace maid hurried over and reported to Si Ning: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you to the Cining Palace."

Si Ning's heart tightened. Could it be that the Queen Mother also noticed something wrong? She took a deep breath and decided to go see the Queen Mother first.

The Queen Mother was the Empress' grandmother. She was very strict with Empress Si Ning, who grew up under her guidance. Although the Queen Mother herself did not become an empress, she successfully trained two empresses - Si Ning's mother and Si Ning herself.

Si Ning's mother was known for her diligence and love for the people during her tenure as empress. However, due to poor health, Si Ning's mother died at a young age. Si Ning was only thirteen years old at the time, and for such a young child to inherit the throne and rule the country naturally caused dissatisfaction within the court. Many people believed that she was not up to the task. Therefore, at first Si Ning only sat in the court as a prince.

During this time, the regent Jun Yuanxun was in control of the government. In order to consolidate his power, Jun Yuanxun rapidly expanded his sphere of influence in just one year. As Si Ning was about to turn fifteen, the regent decided to assist her in ascending the throne of the empress.

Although there are still many people who are dissatisfied, there is no way they can do anything since the Regent is in charge. 80% of the people in the court are the Regent's people. As for the remaining few people, even if you are dissatisfied in your heart, you can only watch Si Ning become the empress.

Because these few people still think that women should not be emperors, and that men should be emperors. After all, people in other countries all pass the throne to men, not women. But the rule of the Si Dynasty is to pass the throne to women, not men.

When Si Ning arrived at the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager had been waiting for a long time.

"Grandson greets the Empress, I wish you good luck!" Si Ning bowed respectfully. He knew that the people of the Si Dynasty attached great importance to etiquette. After all, he had lived in ancient times for so long that these etiquettes had long been deeply imprinted in his mind.

When the Empress Dowager saw Si Ning coming, she stood up happily and hurriedly helped Si Ning up from the ground.

"Ning'er, why have you lost weight recently? Did you not eat well? You should eat more and take care of your body. Don't be like your mother, ah..." As the Queen Mother spoke, her eyes became red. After all, that was her biological daughter, and she felt sad when she thought of this.