Chapter 827 The Fall of Prince Alexander

Cheng Wanwan listened quietly as Zhao Sanniu spoke about matters of the court.

She knew very well that Asab's palace coup had already come to an end after the prince's resurrection.

During the two weeks since the prince "died," his spirit has repeatedly appeared at the bedside of high-ranking military officials, using concepts such as "heavenly will," "fate," and "subjects" to instigate rebellion. The 200,000-strong army under Prince Alex's command has long been rendered ineffective; at a single command, only 20,000 to 30,000 men charge forward, only to be eventually suppressed by the main force.

Prince Alexander, who had controlled the court and the country for more than ten years, thus fell from power.

Cheng Wanwan originally thought she would stay in Asab for at least a month, but she didn't expect that the matter would be resolved in twenty days. The remaining matters of eliminating the remnants of the party had nothing to do with their Great Yu Kingdom, so she could go back ahead of schedule.

The royal family held a grand banquet in the palace.

"Won't you stay a little longer?" the Queen said with a look of regret. "I wanted to take you to see the snowfields."

Cheng Wanwan smiled and said, "It will be too cold by the time we can see the snowfield. The roads will be difficult to travel on in the freezing weather. Let's set off as soon as possible."

"Then why not leave next spring?" the prince said respectfully. "Although winters in Asab are cold, the scenery is quite unique. Lady Sui can enjoy herself to the fullest here. After the snow melts in spring, the scenery along the way will be even more beautiful. It's a rare opportunity to come here, so why not see all the sights to make the trip worthwhile?"

He really wanted Cheng Wanwan to stay.

He used to think he was the smartest person in the royal family, until he met the strategist of the Great Yu Kingdom and Lady Sui of the Great Yu Kingdom. Only then did he realize that there are always people more capable than him and there is always something beyond his understanding.

He wanted to spend more time with Madam Sui, and he wanted to learn more about her way of thinking...

Cheng Wanwan politely declined, saying, "I've seen all the beautiful scenery of Assab during this time, and I'm already satisfied."

While the prince was busy seizing power, she took Zhao Sanniu and Ruan Mingzhu out for a stroll every day. Outside the capital, there were endless grasslands, snow-capped mountains that were covered in snow all year round, a mirror-like lake, and ancient forests that had been around for centuries... After wandering around, her body and mind were greatly relaxed, and she was already very satisfied.

"Since we can't keep them here, let's take back more of our Asab's gifts." The Queen had many chests brought out and opened them one by one. "These are the most vibrant rubies, this chest contains agate and amber, this chest contains crystal... and behind them are uncarved natural gemstones. Lady Sui can have the craftsmen make them into her own style... These eight chests are gifts I personally gave to Lady Sui. The gifts for the Emperor and Empress of the Great Yu Kingdom are over there."

Over there, the King was talking to the King of Qin, with two officials from the Court of State Ceremonial serving as translators.

"Otherwise, if the King of Qin were to deal with Prince Alexander every day, the prince would not have been able to win over so many military personnel so quickly. These are all gifts of gratitude from the royal family to the King of Qin."

The king ordered his men to open the chests, which were filled with glittering gold.

He continued, "These ten chests are for the King of Qin. The nine chests of gold here are for the officials who came with Asab. In addition, there are several chests of silver, all of which are given as rewards to the guards who came with us."

The two advisors, four officials from the Court of State Ceremonial, two officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue, along with He Xiao, who was in charge of escorting them, were all stunned.

Each of them had a chest of gold, which was at least ten thousand taels of silver... The Assab royal family was truly wealthy, incredibly wealthy!

The king continued, "All the glassware produced in Liulichang this year will be presented to the Emperor and Empress of the Great Yu Dynasty!"

The people below carried up some rare items from Liulichang.

Many lifelike glass ornaments, glass cups that look especially beautiful when filled with wine, and glass windows that can be inlaid in palace walls to make the interior more spacious and bright...

The people of Daewoo Kingdom surrounded Liuli and kept praising her.

Cheng Wanwan took a closer look and could see many impurities on the glass. To modern standards, this glass was not transparent or exquisite enough, but in this era it was an extremely luxurious and precious item. Even the royal family of the Great Yu Kingdom didn't have many. Asabu gave away tens of thousands of glass artifacts, which was incredibly generous.

Besides the glass, there's also the gold mine mountain range that we'd been talking about before.

Workers have been mining that gold mine year-round, producing hundreds of thousands of gold coins annually. This time, they will bring back at least one hundred thousand gold coins.

The King of Qin was grinning from ear to ear.

The Empress Dowager always said he was useless, but look at him, he accomplished something great on his first attempt and brought so many good things to the Great Yu Kingdom.

After returning this time, he must ask the Empress Dowager and his elder brother to grant him another official position for fun.

“Every early winter thereafter, Asabu will send people to the Great Yu Kingdom with gold and lapis lazuli,” Wang Zhenxin said. “We, Asabu, will forever be subservient to the Great Yu Kingdom and will forever be its vassal state!”

The Queen smiled and said, "When the prince ascends the throne, I hope His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom will issue a decree."

The King of Qin nodded: "That's for sure."

The day after the banquet ended, the people of Daewoo prepared to return home.

They arrived lightly equipped, but left with more than five times the number of carriages. Asab also sent a thousand fine horses, a thousand oxen, and a thousand white sheep... The magnificent procession stretched as far as the eye could see.

Four members of the royal family stood on the city wall, waving goodbye.

Cheng Wanwan sat in the soft carriage, leaning out to bid farewell to the Queen.

Only when the capital city became a tiny black dot did she close the carriage curtain, lie down on her side inside the carriage, and close her eyes to rest.

It will be mid-September, and by the time she arrives in the capital, it will be around early October. She needs to think carefully about whether to stay in the capital for the New Year or go back to Dahe Town for the New Year... This is indeed a difficult question.

"Aunt Wanwan, don't lie there, let's have a horse race!"

Nguyen Minh Chau’s voice rang out from outside the carriage.

Cheng Wanwan lifted the carriage curtain and said with a helpless smile, "Don't you get tired of riding horses every day? If you're tired, come up to the carriage and chat with me for a while."

“Chatting is so boring.” Ruan Mingzhu looked up and called to the person in front of her, “Zhao Jingyu, wait for me, let’s have another match.”

With that, he rode off into the distance.

Cheng Wanwan shook her head. Young people have so much energy. She couldn't handle riding horses like that every day.

"Lady Sui." Another figure approached from outside the carriage. It was the Prince of Qin, who rode up on horseback. He smiled and said, "I wonder if Lady Sui has noticed that your son and Miss Ruan are getting a little too close?"

Cheng Wanwan looked into the distance. These two children competed in horse racing and horse racing every day, and it seemed that they had indeed become closer.

However, one is as slow-witted as an ox, and the other is too carefree and naive; they simply couldn't possibly have that kind of intention.

She curled her lips into a smile: "Young people just love to compete. Your Highness is overthinking it."

"Well, then I guess I was overthinking it." The King of Qin suddenly pulled out a bouquet of flowers from behind him. "These flowers are quite pretty; they'll make a nice sight in the carriage."

He handed the flowers to Cheng Wanwan.

Cheng Wanwan: "..."

If she were eighteen, she might find sending flowers romantic, but the problem is, she's thirty-eight.

"Your Highness!" Shen Dongming's voice suddenly rang out, "This is a unique thorny flower from Asab. The more vibrant the flower, the more poisonous it is. Throw it away immediately."

King of Qin: "..."