Chapter 70 Long Live Your Majesty 6 The Land is So Beautiful

Having spent so long trying to win over Qi Zhen, Pei Yan wasn't entirely heartless. Over time, she developed some genuine feelings for Qi Zhen.

Moreover, the two had just become intimate and were deeply in love. Now that Qi Zhen had been punished by Qi Wang, how could Pei Yan not be anxious?

Zhang Yu has already been lost; if Qi Zhen gets into trouble too, all the points I've worked so hard to accumulate will be deducted.

Thinking this, Pei Yan looked up at Qi Wang again and asked urgently, "Your Majesty, you were the one who brought me into the palace, but then you neglected me. The deep palace is lonely. Perhaps the beginning between Qi Zhen and me was a mistake, but if we trace the root of the problem, the root of the problem lies with you."

“If you hadn’t taken me into the palace, if you hadn’t neglected me so often, I wouldn’t have had any other thoughts. And if you had properly taught Qi Zhen and cared for him, we two lonely souls wouldn’t have had to huddle together for warmth!”

Her tone was fast and urgent, but her words were full of emotion, and at first glance, they seemed to make some sense.

Qi Wang is the root of all evil.

Their infidelity, [illegible], and cuckolding him were all due to unavoidable circumstances. Qi Wang should be magnanimous and forgive them, not punish them, but also forgive their unavoidable circumstances.

Qi Wang: "..."

Does he really look like a sucker?

Not to mention that his current identity is the emperor of the Daqing Dynasty, representing not only himself, but also the face of the entire Daqing Dynasty.

Even if he was just an ordinary ancient man, after he caught his son and his concubine in bed together, the concubine still pointed at his nose and said it was all his fault.

If he can still tolerate this, then he really is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Looking at Pei Yan, who was acting self-righteously, Qi Wang overheard her conversation with the pirated system.

"System, I want to exchange for the aloof and stubborn little white flower halo! Put the halo on me quickly!"

It turns out that Qi Peiyan also knew that what she was doing was completely contrary to normal human logic, which is why she went to her system to exchange for the halo.

Liu Liu Liu provided an appropriate explanation for Qi Wang's actions.

[The aura of a cool, stubborn, innocent girl, an A-grade item (cut-down version). Wearing this aura can lower the intelligence of the chosen person, turning fallacies into accepted norms.]

Qi Wang: "..."

As the name suggests, as long as Pei Yan wears this flawed halo, everything she says will become the truth under the influence of the halo, and Qi Wang, the victim, will instantly accept Pei Yan's fallacies.

Liu Liu Liu suggested that Qi Wang immediately retrieve the pirated system carried by the other party, since the effect of such a flawed halo was seriously damaging the original power of the mission world.

Once a fallacy that defies common sense takes shape, it will impact the fundamental power of the mission world. After all, the world operates according to its own rules. When a fallacy that violates the rules breaks the norm and forcibly becomes the normal rule, the rules of the small world will become chaotic.

Right becomes wrong, white becomes black, and victims become perpetrators, while the original perpetrators transform into victims who need pity.

This is incorrect.

"Don't be impatient."

Qi Wang simply said something, and Liu Liu Liu knew her host's abilities and knew he had his own plans, so she fell silent and didn't say anything more.

Pei Yan struggled with her pirated system for a while, but finally managed to get the halo on her.

With the halo in hand, Pei Yan became increasingly confident. She stood there with her head held high, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath pointing straight at the sky.

"Your Majesty, although you are the supreme ruler and the master of the world, in my heart, you are no different from us."

Qi Wang saw the halo around her light up for a moment, and a faint glow radiated towards him, creating a thin halo around him.

"But even so, you can't turn right and wrong upside down. We may have made mistakes, but our mistakes are nothing compared to yours. You are the one who caused all of this, and you are the one who should be most responsible."

The halo activated again, and the same thin mist enveloped Qi Wang, forming a second thin ring around him.

Qi Wang: "..."

It seems that her aura requires the stimulation of words, but it's unclear whether she needs to create a thin, unassuming circle around herself.

However, as Pei Yanyan gained popularity, the aura surrounding her also gradually weakened. It turned out that the aura obtained by redeeming points was a one-time thing; once it was used up, it was gone.

666: [So a pirated system is a pirated system, and its aura is a one-time thing, unlike mine, where the items in the official system store are much more powerful.]

Qi Wang: "..."

In fact, there's no need for this kind of inexplicable competitive mentality.

Pei Yan made many more explosive remarks. With each statement, the halo around her dimmed a little. When the halo was completely dim, it shattered with a soft cracking sound.

Pei Yan was very dissatisfied: "System, why are all these props disposable? Once they're used up, they're gone. You can't even save them for later. Are you doing this on purpose to cheat me out of points?"

Pei Yan strongly suspected that every item she redeemed from the system was a one-time use item, whether it was an aura or something else. It was redeemed only once, and regardless of the effect, the item would become invalid once it was used.

She earns a lot of points each time she completes a task, but she has to exchange them for items in order to complete the task, so she doesn't have many points left.

She suspected that her own system had set her up and deliberately tricked her.

The pirated system calmly stated: "Dear user, you can also complete the task using your own wisdom without using any items. That way, your points will be pure profit."

[Friendly reminder: This system has never forced the host to purchase items; everything is entirely voluntary.]

Pei Yan snorted coldly, too lazy to argue with her system.

In any case, the most urgent task is to first subdue Qi Wang, and then rescue Qi Zhen.

Of course, even if she won over Qi Wang, Pei Yan had no intention of becoming Qi Wang's empress.

After all, Qi Wang is already so old, ugly, and has an old man's smell. She is young and beautiful, so naturally she should be paired with a strong and healthy young man.

With those shocking remarks and the halo provided by the system, she refused to believe she couldn't defeat Qi Wang.

Pei Yan looked up at Qi Wang with unwavering gaze, her whole demeanor like a proud white lotus blooming alone in the world.

"Our souls and bodies are free, and we have the right to choose."

"True love is innocent."

Qi Wang's expression was indescribable.

As Pei Yan finished speaking, the thin rings on Qi Wang's body suddenly exploded, and a white and pink mist seeped into his body.

Qi Wang's expression was momentarily dazed, and his eyes slowly lost their light. His eyes became lifeless, and his thin lips parted, uttering the words Pei Yan wanted to hear.

"It is my fault."

Pei Yan's lips curled up into a smug smile.

She knew that with the system's tools combined with her unparalleled persuasive skills, those mission targets would be like objects in her palm, completely at her mercy.

Even if Qi Wang is the supreme emperor, so what? In front of me, he is nothing more than a puppet.

She looked at Qi Wang with a smug look in her eyes, waiting for him to say what she wanted to hear.

Upon hearing this, Pei Yan's smile froze instantly. She looked at Qi Wang in disbelief, her voice becoming sharper.

"What did you say?"

This isn't going right!

Pei Yan knew exactly how effective the items produced by the system were. In the past, whenever she used an item, no matter what the other party's initial thoughts were, they would eventually follow her lead.

But her props were useless against the man in front of her?

Was she not aloof and stubborn enough? Or was her beauty insufficient? Or perhaps her words weren't shocking enough, failing to unleash the full power of the prop?

Various thoughts churned in her mind, and in a panic, Pei Yan turned to the system for help.

"System, what's going on? Why did the item you gave me stop working?"

However, when faced with Pei Yan's questioning, the system seemed to have suddenly disappeared, offering no response whatsoever.

"Why did I get disconnected at this time?!"

Pei Yan's face contorted for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal, her brain racing as she considered what to do next.

However, Qi Wang has now roughly figured out Pei Yan's trump card. This mission person is deeply bound to the pirated system, and it will take some time to separate them.

"Guards, take Consort Pei to the imperial prison and interrogate her on a later date."

Upon hearing that Qi Wang intended to imprison her, Pei Yan became even more flustered. Her once straight back bent at some point, but she still forced herself to speak.

"You can't do this to me, it's wrong, you can't..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Qi Wang interrupted her.

"You're wrong. I can do it, just as you can casually lay down those maids and eunuchs outside. I can also punish you at will."

Soon someone entered the palace and arrested Pei Yan, but Qi Wang still gave Pei Yan some dignity and made her put on her clothes.

As Pei Yan was being dragged past Qi Wang, she was still trying to change Qi Wang's mind with those shocking remarks.

"Your Majesty, you can't treat me like this! I haven't done anything wrong. It's all your fault. If you hadn't done those things to me before, I wouldn't have..."

However, Qi Wang completely ignored her words and had her mouth gagged.

Pei Yan: "!!!!"

Could she really be going to jail?

Pei Yan was filled with fear and unease, but now the system had inexplicably gone offline, and the man she could rely on was imprisoned. She wanted to use her charm to make Qi Wang fall for her, but after trying for a long time, Qi Wang found her extremely distasteful and even had her thrown into prison.

Is a place like the imperial prison a place she should be going? How could Qi Wang treat her like this?

Anger welled up inside her, and Pei Yan made some muffled noises, but no one paid any attention to her.

After throwing Pei Yan and Qi Zhen into the imperial prison, Qi Wang began to deal with the mess they had made.

The palace maids and eunuchs naturally had to wake him up, and the eunuchs and palace maids who came with him also had to be kept quiet.

Of course, it wasn't a physical silencing. He was the emperor, and he directly told them not to go out and talk nonsense, or they would be severely tortured. Naturally, Eunuch Li and the others didn't dare to say anything more.

In addition, Qi Wang sent someone to inform the four consorts, Ren De Li Yi, that Consort Pei had offended the emperor and had been imprisoned in the imperial jail. The four consorts would handle Consort Pei's palace and the eunuchs and maids in her palace.

Having served in the inner palace for many years, Ren De Li Yi knew how to handle many things without needing to be explicitly told.

However, Pei Yan was just a palace concubine, so her affairs were easy to handle. Apart from the few men she had seduced, she was basically not involved in the affairs of the previous dynasty.

But Qi Wang's desire to depose the crown prince is a different story.

Qi Zhen was the crown prince from a young age. The original owner doted on this only son and had been paving the way for him all these years.

The Eastern Palace is backed by a powerful force; if Qi Zhen is harmed, this group of people will be rendered useless.

After all, as former confidants of the deposed crown prince, they were bound to him, and even if they wanted to switch sides, there was nowhere to accept them.

However, Qi Wang didn't care about these things.

He was a powerful emperor with real authority, holding the entire Daqing Dynasty in his hands, and no court official could restrain him.

Deposing a crown prince might cause a stir in the court, but that would only be a stir and wouldn't damage the foundation of the government.

Qi Wang summoned his trusted ministers that very night and told them about his plan to depose the Crown Prince.

A trusted minister said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider. If the Crown Prince has not committed any serious offense..."

Qi Wang: "He had an affair with my concubine and was caught in bed with her. He and my concubine even said that it was all my fault and that their love was innocent."

The trusted minister who had originally wanted to speak up for Qi Zhen; "..."

No, Your Highness, you are recklessly heading down the path of self-destruction, and this old minister has no way to save you.

The affair between the crown prince and a palace concubine was not a big deal in itself. The crown prince was seduced by the concubine, so he executed her and dealt with the servant who knew the secret. That would have been the end of it.

But when caught in bed with another man by the emperor, he refused to admit his mistake and instead claimed it was all the emperor's fault...

Your Highness, if you want to die, you can just say so. There's really no need for all this trouble.

Upon hearing Qi Wang's words, the trusted ministers knew that the Crown Prince would definitely be deposed and there was absolutely no chance of him ever rising again.

However, His Majesty has few children. Apart from Qi Zhen, whom he had with the late Empress, he has no other sons.

If Qi Zhen is deposed, are we going to adopt a child from the imperial clan to raise?

The trusted minister subtly expressed his thoughts.

Qi Wang shook his head: "Besides the Crown Prince, I have five princesses."

The trusted minister trembled, even more agitated than when he heard Qi Wang say he wanted to depose the crown prince.

"Your Majesty, there is no precedent for a woman to become emperor. Although the princess is of noble birth, it would be against the rules to make her the crown prince..."

Is that against the rules?

Qi Wang, however, did not think so.

After Qi Zhen rebelled, he was able to give the throne to Pei Yan, a woman with no royal blood. The court officials did not object much and quickly accepted the existence of an empress in the Daqing Dynasty.

Clearly, they weren't entirely opposed to women becoming emperors; if handled properly, they could accept it.

"The deposed crown prince is so arrogant and rebellious only because he is my only legitimate son. A legitimate son is not only a son, but a daughter is also a legitimate son."

The trusted minister: "..."

Your Majesty, are you really not so confused by His Highness the Crown Prince? How could you possibly say something like, "A daughter is also a legitimate son"?

However, Qi Wang made the decision very happily.

"I have no son, but I still have princesses. My fifth princess is exceptionally talented, far surpassing that good-for-nothing Qi Zhen in both literary and martial arts. If she were to become emperor, she might very well achieve great things."

"Your Majesty, please calm down..."

"Who says women are inferior to men? Women can hold up half the sky just as well."

"No, Your Majesty..."

Qi Wang stood up from his seat, walked over to his trusted minister, patted the minister on the shoulder, and said earnestly.

"Minister Zheng, I entrust the Fifth Princess to you. You will serve as her tutor. I hope you will nurture my Fifth Princess into a qualified emperor."

The trusted minister: "!!!!"

Your Majesty, I know you trust me, but you don't actually need to trust me that much right now...

But Zheng Lang knew Qi Wang's temperament well. Since he had said these things to her, he had already decided to make the Fifth Princess the Crown Prince.

Suddenly becoming the next Crown Prince's tutor, Zheng Lang felt immense pressure.

She might be the first female emperor in history. Could he really teach her well?