Chapter 69 Long Live Your Majesty 5 The Land is So Beautiful

Qi Wang looked somewhat frightening.

But Pei Yan is a woman of the new era. She comes from an era of equality for all, and she doesn't feel much fear when facing a feudal place.

In her mind, everyone is equal, and there is no high or low status among human beings. Qi Wang is just lucky to have the throne. But if you really want to compare, he is no different from herself and all the palace maids and eunuchs.

Her previous timidity vanished, and Pei Yan's unique support gave her enough confidence, suppressing her earlier panic.

Even though she was naked except for a bright yellow quilt covering her body, Pei Yan still got off the bed barefoot and stepped onto the clothes scattered on the floor.

Her foot stepped on Qi Zhen's torn underpants, causing her to stagger, which dissipated some of the momentum she had built up.

Pei Yan steadied herself, raised her chin, and met Qi Wang's gaze.

"Qi Zhen simply fell in love with me, and I fell in love with him too. We couldn't help ourselves, which led to how things have developed."

"He is your only son, the only crown prince of the Great Qing Dynasty, the next emperor, and the only heir whom you have carefully groomed. He simply cannot control his love for me. What has he done wrong? Why do you treat him like this?"

Pei Yan's voice was strong and clear, not at all like that of an emperor who held the reins of power in feudal times, but rather like that of an ordinary man.

At the same time, Qi Wang also clearly heard Pei Yan's conversation with the system on her body.

[Chief, although I previously disliked Qi Wang for being old and ugly and didn't want to pursue him, given the current situation, I have no choice. You win. Restart the quest to pursue Emperor Qinglong; I choose to pursue Emperor Qinglong.]

The old and ugly Emperor Qinglong, Qi Wang: "..."

Him? Old and ugly?

Qi Wang tilted his head slightly, glancing at the person in the bronze mirror not far away out of the corner of his eye.

The original owner was not yet forty years old. He was tall and slender. Although he could not be described as handsome and dashing, he could still be called handsome and refined.

How can she be described as old and ugly?

However, it's not surprising at all that Pei Yan has a system by her side.

After all, in such an era, it was not an easy task for a woman who grew up in the inner palace and was raised in the deep palace to win over seven men with different characteristics without some special abilities.

Having a system makes things much easier.

The system Pei Yan possesses is clearly different from the 666 system Qi Wang possesses.

Aside from accepting missions, Qi Wang doesn't rely on the system's power. Once his abilities reach a certain level, Liu Liu Liu becomes Qi Wang's assistant, and their positions are reversed.

However, it's clear that Pei Yan and that thing on her...

[The Male God Conquest System.]

After a long silence, Liu Liu Liu finally spoke up and offered an explanation.

[I just scanned Pei Yan's body; she carries the "God-Conquering System."]

Qi Wang paused for a moment, then asked in return, "Is that system a legitimate system?"

Liu Liu Liu replied: [Clearly, that's not the case.]

The tasks issued by the official system will not have a negative impact on the task world. The official system only allows actions that are in line with the development of the times and bring positive influence to the task world.

The system that Pei Yan possesses clearly doesn't have that kind of purpose.

Its existence is solely for the purpose of plundering the original power of the mission world. Once it has plundered enough power, the pirated system will take its host away from the mission world, and it doesn't care what happens afterward.

That "male god conquest system" is clearly a pirated version of such a system.

While Pei Yan held her head high and confronted Qi Wang, she was constantly communicating with the system on her body in her mind.

[System, restart the mission. I need to conquer Emperor Qinglong.]

The pirated system replied: "Please wait a moment, task restarting..."

Pei Yan couldn't help but complain, "Can you hurry up? Look at that old geezer Qi Wang, he doesn't fit the standard of a male god at all. I really don't know what your system uses to select task targets. He's just too annoying to look at..."

When Pei Yan entered this world two years ago, it happened to coincide with Emperor Qinglong's selection of consorts.

Since Emperor Qinglong was her first target, and trusting the system, she didn't think much of it and directly chose to enter Emperor Qinglong's harem.

However, after entering the palace, Pei Yan realized what a deep pit she had fallen into.

Emperor Qinglong was not only old, but also disliked entering the harem. He left such a young and beautiful concubine in the harem and ignored her completely.

This was Pei Yan's first time entering the inner palace. She had learned a lot of palace intrigue techniques from "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "The Legend of Da Ru", and she thought that her palace intrigue skills could finally be put to use.

Once she entered the harem, she discovered that all her palace intrigue skills were completely useless.

There was no empress in the harem, and the four concubines, Rende and Liyi, were very lenient. There were also no cases of wicked servants bullying their masters in the palace.

Even though she was just a minor concubine and didn't yet have the emperor's favor, the other concubines wouldn't mistreat her, and she would still receive the rewards she deserved.

The servants below her served her wholeheartedly, and none of them disobeyed or defied her.

This rendered all her palace intrigue skills useless.

Pei Yan had only seen Emperor Qinglong twice at palace banquets, and because of the distance between them, she couldn't see his face clearly.

All she knew was that the other person was a middle-aged man. Given that men in ancient times could become grandfathers at thirty, Pei Yan felt that Emperor Qinglong had an old man's air about him.

She abandoned the first task, and the system immediately upgraded the difficulty of her task, making her seduce seven men.

Fortunately, she can earn points by completing tasks, and these points can be exchanged for items in the system shop, which can then be used on the target she is trying to win over.

Pei Yan has successfully won over four men.

The system's task was quite challenging. Not only did she have to win over seven men at the same time, but she also had to ensure that their status did not decline. They had to stay alive until the task was completed.

That's why Pei Yan was so anxious when she learned that Zhang Yu had gotten into trouble.

Zhang Yu has already been in trouble, so Qi Zhen cannot be allowed to be in trouble as well. Therefore, she must protect Qi Zhen.

The pirated system ran for a while, and the previously stalled tasks started up again.

[Ding! Successfully conquering Emperor Qinglong of the Great Qing Kingdom will earn you 100,000 points...]

[Emperor Qinglong's current favorability rating: -50.]

When the favorability rating was displayed, Pei Yan was stunned and asked incredulously.

"What did you say? His favorability rating is -50? Are you kidding me? After I entered this world, even strangers had a favorability rating of 10 for me, how could his be -50? How am I supposed to win him over?"

Pei Yan was very dissatisfied, feeling that the system had set her up. With such a low level of favorability, even if she used all her methods, she probably wouldn't be able to raise it to 100%.

Pirated system: [...]

Why don't you take a look at what you've done?

He had just finished making love with someone else's son, and the smell on his body hadn't even dissipated yet, and he was already wrapped in a blanket, criticizing them.

That was the supreme leader of a feudal dynasty, and the emperor's majesty was inviolable. It would be strange if she could develop feelings for him after charging in so fearlessly.

He was already merciful by not ordering Pei Yan to be beheaded on the spot. If it were any other emperor, Pei Yan would probably have been chopped into mincemeat by now.

[This is the initial task. Winning over Emperor Qinglong shouldn't have been that difficult. You just need to be with him and bear him a few sons, and your status in his heart will naturally rise...]

What was originally a simple task was escalated to hellish difficulty by Pei Yan, and she herself must bear the consequences.

Pei Yan was a little unhappy and argued with the system for a few more minutes, hoping to get some benefits for herself.

The conversation between the one person and the pirated system was relayed to Qi Wang's ears by Liu Liu Liu.

Looking at the woman in front of her, who was wrapped in a blanket but couldn't hide her arrogance, the thoughts in her mind were completely different from her outward appearance.

Qi Wang was not particularly moved by this.

However, Qi Zhen, who was kicked to the ground by Qi Wang, was deeply moved.

He struggled to his feet and stood in front of Pei Yan in a disheveled state.

"Father, it's all my fault, Pei Yan is innocent. I forced her. Pei Yan, she really didn't mean to talk back to you. Please forgive her..."

Qi Zhen pleaded in a mournful voice, hoping that Qi Wang would spare his lover.

He was Qi Wang's only son and the future emperor of the Daqing Dynasty. The entire Daqing belonged to him, and even if he made a serious mistake, Qi Wang would not punish him severely.

But Pei Yan is different. She is just a minor concubine who has made such a huge mistake. If I don't step forward to take responsibility for everything, Pei Yan really can't bear it.

The scene before him was quite an eyesore. Qi Wang looked at Qi Zhen, then at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan was moved by Qi Zhen's act of taking all the blame upon himself, but she also knew that Qi Wang wouldn't do anything to Qi Zhen; after all, he was his only son, and he wouldn't...

"Since everything is your fault, I will today depose you from your position as crown prince and demote you to a commoner."

Qi Zhen suddenly looked up, staring at Qi Wang in disbelief.

"Father, I am your only son..."

Qi Wang retorted, "So what?"

Is the only son some kind of get-out-of-jail-free card? With that title, one can disregard moral principles and have an affair with one's own father's concubine, and even plot rebellion, patricide, and seize the throne…

Having such a son makes little difference.

"Guards, drag the deposed Crown Prince Qi Zhen away."

Qi Wang had absolutely no affection for his son, Qi Zhen.

There's nothing wrong with pursuing true love.

However, to offer the lives of one's father, son, wife, and concubines as a gift to true love is an unforgivable sin.

Zhang An and Zhang Lu immediately stepped forward, grabbed Qi Zhen, twisted his hands behind his back, and forced him to kneel on the ground.

Qi Zhen had been pampered since childhood; he had never been treated like this before.

After a moment of stunned silence, Qi Zhen came to his senses and began to struggle violently.

"Father, you can't do this! Your son has already realized his mistake, Father..."

When Qi Wang announced that he would depose him from his position as crown prince and have him forced to kneel on the ground, Qi Zhen finally felt afraid.

His voice was trembling, and he was gripped by immense fear.

"Father, you can't do this! I am your and Mother's son. Think of Mother, Father! Mother is watching from heaven, Father..."

Qi Zhen wept bitterly, repeatedly mentioning his mother who had died young.

"Zhang An and Zhang Lu".

Qi Wang didn't say much, but just shouted once, and the two men immediately found a piece of rag and stuffed it into Qi Zhen's mouth.

Qi Zhen made a series of muffled sounds, but at this point he could only make noises and could no longer utter those annoying words.

Zhang An and Zhang Lu quickly took Qi Zhen away.

With that eyesore gone, Qi Wang felt better, and his gaze fell on Pei Yan.

Having dealt with Qi Zhen, there's still another problem that needs to be solved.

When Qi Zhen was taken away, Pei Yan was clearly already on edge, and her voice became much more hurried when she spoke to the pirated system.

"System, didn't you say that Emperor Qinglong was a benevolent emperor? He was lenient, had rich emotions, and doted on his children, especially his only legitimate son born to the Empress. How could he have deposed Qi Zhen from his position as Crown Prince?"

This is completely abnormal. Wasn't Emperor Qinglong a benevolent ruler?