"I just sat down and you came.”
Shangguan Lin said softly, without any emotion.
"Liu Xi, are you Zhen's slave or Imperial Consort Li's slave?”
Sensing the killing intent in Shangguan Lin's eyes, Liu Xi was shocked. He raised his head and looked at Shangguan Lin, the Emperor who had just ascended the throne.
Although he was only a young emperor, he had rarely seen such an imperial aura. He had never even seen it on the previous emperor.
"Also, don't you need to inform me when you enter the royal study?”
"Without Zhen's decree, you dare to casually barge in.”
Shangguan Lin's voice was icy cold." If this gets out, people will think that you're the one making the decisions here and not me. Do you want to be the master of this place?”
"Slave... I dare not. I deserve to die. Please forgive me, Your Majesty! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Faced with Shangguan Lin's harsh words, Liu Xi broke out in a cold sweat and quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
When the late emperor was still alive, he was a eunuch with a seal and was favored.
With the protection of the late emperor, he didn't care about these disrespectful things until it became a habit.
Shangguan Lin wanted to shatter the habits of these people in the palace and let them know that the palace had changed its master.
"Pass down the decree. Liu Xisheng has been disrespectful previously. From today onwards, he will be stripped of the power of the seal and handed over to Wang Wen.”
Shangguan Lin looked at Liu Xi and continued,""Since you are so loyal to Imperial Noble Consort Li, go to her side and serve her with all your heart. I believe she will be very happy.”
Shangguan Lin stood up, hung Tianwen on his waist, and left with his sword.
Behind him, Liu Xi collapsed to the ground, his entire body drenched in sweat. He looked extremely pathetic.
Eunuch Wang Wen, on the other hand, was overjoyed. After kowtowing to express his gratitude, he followed closely behind Shangguan Lin.
He was Shangguan Lin's personal eunuch and had been with Shangguan Lin ever since he entered the palace.
He knew that after Shangguan Lin ascended the throne, his status would be very different.
He did not expect the surprise to come so quickly. On the day he ascended the throne, he became a eunuch with a seal.
However, at the same time as he was happy, he was even more in awe of Shangguan Lin.
Shangguan Lin's words could make Liu Xi lose power and he gain power.
If he angered Tian Yan in the future, the Emperor could probably strip him of his power with a single word.
After this incident, Wang Wen became even more loyal to Shangguan Lin.
The Son of Heaven's words were of great weight, and he naturally wasn't lying.
Liu Xi would never have thought that because of a habit of his, the Emperor would deprive him of the right to seal his hand.
One had to know that the eunuch with the seal had a very high status in the palace. Even some ministers had to treat him with courtesy when they saw him.
Now that his power had been stripped, he was just an ordinary eunuch. It was not an exaggeration to say that an immortal had fallen to the mortal world.
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Yanxi Palace.
Shangguan Lin came to the palace gate and looked at the palace in front of him with mixed feelings.
This was originally the Empress's residence. Shangguan Lin had lived here for two years.
(The late Emperor reigned for eight years. Shangguan Lin was now eighteen years old. He moved into Yanxi Palace when he was ten years old until the Empress passed away when he was twelve.）
Three years after the Empress's death, Imperial Concubine Li moved here after taking power and had been living in Yanxi Palace ever since.
When a new emperor ascended the throne, the emperor should pay his respects to his mother to show filial piety. Then, he would confer the title of Empress Dowager on his mother and announce it to the world.
But Shangguan Lin's mother was dead.
Imperial Concubine Li had asked Shangguan Lin to pay her respects. It was obvious that she wanted Shangguan Lin to make her the Empress Dowager.
This woman moved quite quickly and did not want to wait a moment longer.
"Your son greets mother."
Shangguan Lin bowed, neither servile nor overbearing.
After the death of his mother, the late Emperor Shangguan Hong adopted Shangguan Lin to Imperial Consort Li and raised him under her for two years.
Therefore, it was not wrong to call her mother.
"Get up."
Imperial Consort Li was only twenty-six years old now, and she was extremely beautiful. No wonder the late Emperor Shangguan Hong was so fascinated by her.
However, in Shangguan Lin's eyes, this woman deserved to die, very much.
Royal Consort Li looked at Shangguan Lin and said softly,""Today is the day you ascend to the throne. You are still young and have yet to be experienced in handling political affairs.”
"Especially Chief Li Wenbo. He was proficient in government affairs and the late emperor relied on him when he was in power.”
"With his help, you will be able to control the Imperial Court and command the civil and military officials.”
Imperial Concubine Li's meaning was very clear. She wanted Shangguan Lin to show mercy to Chief Li Wenbo.
Only with Li Wenbo's help would he be able to sit firmly on the throne.
As for the second meaning, it was also very clear. How could he show mercy to Li Wenbo? That was to make his biological daughter the empress dowager.
Although Imperial Concubine Li was not Shangguan Lin's biological mother, she was still his adoptive mother. It was not beyond etiquette to make her the Empress Dowager.
Shangguan Lin didn't reply. He just looked at Imperial Noble Consort Li coldly, his face expressionless.
Imperial Consort Li frowned, seemingly displeased.
She looked at Shangguan Lin and found that the young emperor in front of her was a little different from before.
There was a hint of sharpness in his every move, and he already had a hint of the majesty of an emperor.
Shangguan Lin said in a deep voice," I heard some rumors in the harem the day before yesterday. They said that the late Emperor had passed away and the Son of Heaven was still young. Now, both inside and outside the Imperial Palace, the entire court, all rely on the Li Clan.”
"What does mother think of these words?”
After Shangguan Lin finished speaking, he kept staring at Imperial Noble Consort Li.
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