"Your Majesty, think about it. She ruled for ten years. How could she possibly hand over the power she had acquired so easily?"
"Prince Rui, she realized that I stood on Your Majesty's side, so she tried to drive a wedge between us."
Huang Ying had actually thought of this long ago.
But there was still one major issue she could never figure out.
"Imperial Uncle letting go just like that is indeed suspicious. But since he had long harbored ulterior motives, why didn't he act earlier? Why wait until now, when I'm nearly of age and have already taken personal control of the government?"
Wouldn't it have been easier to act while she was still young?
Or rather, wouldn't there have been less trouble if he had acted before she became involved in government affairs?
Of course, Huang Ying did not trust Prime Minister Shang completely, either.
If she could secretly pledge allegiance to her, she could just as easily secretly pledge allegiance to Imperial Uncle.
Besides, no matter how one looked at it, Imperial Uncle had a much better chance of winning. Any intelligent person would choose to rely on him.
Prime Minister Shang knew that His Majesty had grown suspicious of her.
She was both anxious and angry.
"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking out of turn. When a person is young and reckless, they may stake everything and brave fire and water over matters of emotion. But as time passes and they grow older, they gradually realize that emotions mean little in the face of power."
"You mean Imperial Uncle truly had no such intentions at first, but slowly changed his mind later?"
If that was true, then when exactly had he changed?
And how many preparations had he made behind the scenes?
How long had