Chapter 22 The Sly Leader

Jing Chengji was first an emperor and then Jing Han's mother.

As an emperor, she cannot do whatever she wants. She must put the people and the country first.

Although from the conversation between Jinghan and the system, it was learned that her daughter Jinghan was divided into two different people, living in different worlds.

But she couldn't believe it 100% that her daughter had simply returned to her body, rather than taking over another body.

The word "possession" is recorded in the royal book. It means that an alien takes over another person's body, either to devour her soul or to bring her back to life after her death.

The former is unforgivable, while the latter should be observed.

In this world, there is little separation between men and women. Neither men nor women are the ones who are deprived of power. Of course, it is not ruled out that some individuals may restrict their own thoughts.

Then someone will ask, why are 80% of the officials in the court female and 20% male?

But in fact, there are reasons for everything.

In history, there have been men who inherited the throne.

Those days were simply the darkest moments in the entire history of mankind.

After the male emperor came to power, the first thing he did was not to make achievements, but to arbitrarily grant official positions to male officials, regardless of whether the male officials had the corresponding talents.

Then there is the suppression of women, an attempt to completely overturn the social system and deprive women of their rights.

At first, people just thought that the emperor wanted to use his confidants, but gradually they felt something was wrong.

No matter whether the officials in the court were good or bad, as long as they were women, the emperor would convict them.

The man cannot have children, but he is unwilling to endure the pain of feeding his father's milk. He tries to lock the woman in the backyard and use her as a tool to have children, in an attempt to subvert the fact that only women can inherit the bloodline.

But the emperor's fantasy was ultimately shattered. Less than two years after taking the throne, he was pulled down by his sisters. He also suppressed the men in the society who wanted to overthrow the country. From then on, human society entered a stable period again.

But countless innocent women died in those two years and could not be brought back to life.

But because of what that emperor did, the path for male prostitutes became narrower, so that for many years, although the people did not particularly favor girls over boys, the royal family was particularly wary of male prostitutes.

If that male emperor had not done such a bold move, there would probably be an equal number of male and female officials in the court now.

When most women became emperors, they valued the character and talents of their ministers. However, when men were in power, they always favored men and suppressed women. People knew very well what was good and what was bad.

The emperor was persuaded by the alien, but if he had no intention of overthrowing the country, how could the alien persuade him?

If decision makers cannot distinguish right from wrong and are dull-witted, it will be a disaster for the entire country.

Since then, the royal family has recorded this incident in detail and fairly to warn future generations.

But later, a female emperor defied all objections and pushed her beloved son to the throne. This time, there was no outsider around the male emperor.

However, he was still like the previous male emperor, except that he did not suppress women drastically right from the start. It was just because he had such a history before, and he wanted to boil the frog in warm water.

But before the emperor could carry out his plan, he was discovered by some far-sighted officials, who joined forces to drive him off the throne.

From then on, the throne was no longer within the reach of men.

No matter how much an empress loves her son, or how capable a man is, they will not be made the crown prince. At most, they can only be wise kings who assist the emperor.

Jinghan is different from those people. She expresses her true feelings openly, which to a certain extent can reduce other people's guard against her.

If Jinghan's intentions were impure, Jing Chengji would definitely destroy Jinghan. Although she loved her daughter, the stability of Jingguo was the top priority.

Jing Han has no idea what this cunning Jing Chengji is thinking. Although the two Jing Hans have merged, her experiences and worldviews in the two worlds are different. It will take some time for her to fully integrate and adapt.

Therefore, Jing Han thought that Jing Chengji's test was just his mother's concern.

"Han'er, do you remember everything?"

"Mother, I remember everything."

[Hey, my other self lived in that world for almost thirty years. Who would have thought that my soul would be split in two? Tongzi, why is this happening?]

System 3657 hesitated.

[This...I don't know either!]

Next to the weak and helpless body of System 3657 was a kind-looking old lady.

She smiled and nodded.

"I'm not asking you to lie to Jinghan, but it's not time for her to know yet. You should help Jinghan and let her eat more melons. The more things change in the future, the more time will come. Jinghan will understand everything. After all, I personally chose Jinghan to save this world."

The system smiled stiffly.

"I understand. I understand."

As soon as the system finished speaking, the seemingly kind grandmother disappeared.

The system then patted its chest in satisfaction. It turned out to be Lord Guoyun. Although he looked kind, it knew too well that Lord Guoyun could turn her into ashes with just a flick of his finger. Who wouldn't be scared?

She is just a newborn system, why should she be so scared?

The system trembled.

But her database contained records about national destiny, and she knew that national destiny would generally not interfere with the human world. As long as the general direction was correct, national destiny could not interfere at will.

[I feel like I'm schizophrenic. One moment I'm modern Jinghan, the next I'm Jingguo Jinghan! Tongzi, am I not possessing another's body?]

Jinghan was also muttering to himself.

Jing Chengji acted as if he hadn't heard anything and remained gentle towards Jing Han, but his heart was full of worry.

[Of course not, host, you two are one person, it just takes a little time to merge. Once you are completely merged, you won't feel this way anymore!]

Jing Chengji breathed a sigh of relief. It’s good that it’s not true. It’s good that it’s not true. Let’s observe it later.

Jinghan asked.

"Mother, why is it that in our dynasty and the previous dynasty, there have only been two male emperors in history?!"

Jing Han inadvertently dispelled Jing Chengji's suspicion of her.

This matter happened hundreds or thousands of years ago. She only mentioned it to Jinghan once, but she didn't go into details.

And that system was not told to Jinghan.

Therefore, her Han'er should not have been possessed by another body.

Jing Chengji thought about it, and the smile on his lips became even more loving.

"I didn't tell you this before because I was afraid you were too young and might be misled by others. But today, I can tell you everything."

After Jing Chengji's narration, Jing Han finally understood the whole cause and effect.

When Jinghan heard this, he became so angry that his eyes were blazing with fire and his uncontrollable rage burst out.

How come so many men in this world are still so disgusting?! Their upbringing is completely different from modern times, yet their thoughts are so remarkably consistent?! There must be something in men's DNA that would allow their thoughts and actions to be so completely in sync across countless generations! It's a good thing they didn't succeed, otherwise who knows how many more years of oppression and darkness women would have endured?!