Chapter 77 Long Live Your Majesty 13 The Land is So Beautiful

However, before the next emperor comes of age, the unfortunate Qi Wang will have to continue being the emperor.

Fortunately, he left Pei Yan's matter to Qi Min to handle, and Qi Wang didn't have much difficulty dealing with the rest of the matters.

The coronation ceremony was conducted in accordance with the old system. Consort Ren was very capable and handled everything perfectly.

The other three concubines initially harbored some ulterior motives, but when they realized that nothing they did could change the fact that Consort Ren had been made empress, they became obedient.

Anyway, Consort Ren only has one princess. Can the Emperor really make the Fifth Princess the Crown Prince? The Emperor has been idle for many years, and now he may have changed his mind and want to establish an Empress. As long as they support him, that's fine.

Since the concubines all behaved themselves and didn't cause any trouble, the other lower-ranking concubines naturally didn't cause any trouble either.

Without Pei Yan causing trouble, the harem returned to its former tranquility.

However, unlike the situation in the harem, the court was in turmoil.

Qi Wang deposed the crown prince with swift and decisive measures, and judging from his demeanor, it seems he has no intention of restoring Qi Zhen to the position of crown prince.

As everyone knows, Qi Wang only has one son, Qi Zhen. Could it be that he deposed the crown prince to adopt a son from the imperial clan?

However, those who could stand in the imperial court were all shrewd and intelligent people. Qi Wang did not hide his thoughts from them, so it was not long before someone realized what Qi Wang wanted to do.

He wanted to make the fifth princess the crown prince.

It should be noted that there has never been a female crown prince in this world before, let alone a female emperor. Qi Wang's behavior is clearly a defiance of the world.

However, Qi Wang was a powerful emperor with real authority. By his generation, the emperor's power had reached its peak, and no one, whether from aristocratic families or imperial relatives, could restrain him.

Making a princess the crown prince might not be an easy task for other emperors, but it wasn't difficult for Qi Wang.

Those who objected were dismissed immediately and then promoted to new positions.

No matter the era, there are always far more monks than porridge in the imperial court. There are only so many official positions, and once someone occupies a position, others can't climb up to the top.

But now, because they opposed making the Fifth Princess the Crown Prince, they were easily dismissed from their posts, and their positions were quickly filled by new people. The officials who had originally surrounded them soon began to swarm around the new officials.

Qi Wang perfectly put into practice the idea that "if you don't do it, there are plenty of others who will."

Qi Wang immediately complied with the demands of those officials who threatened him with their lives or resignation, dismissing them and replacing them with new ones in the blink of an eye.

The Daqing Dynasty was never short of people; if you looked closely, you could find more than a dozen talented officials.

It would be one thing to lose one's official position due to other power struggles, but to lose it now simply because one does not support making the princess the crown prince is truly unfortunate.

After several major reshuffles of officials, the remaining officials, having witnessed Qi Wang's determination to make the Fifth Princess the Crown Prince, dared not cause any more trouble.

After they behaved themselves, the implementation of government orders was much faster than before, which greatly pleased Qi Wang.

Qi Min should have his own team by now. Qi Wang picked and chose, sending a bunch of people to Qi Min, some useful and some not.

Some of these people needed her to subdue them with her abilities, some were fickle and untrustworthy, and some were complete traitors who were not loyal to Qi Min at all...

A whole bunch of people, all of them were given to Qi Min by Qi Wang.

"Becoming the crown prince is not an easy thing. You need to select the future leadership from among these people. I have high hopes for you."

Before even becoming the crown prince, he already possessed the privileges reserved for a crown prince; it would be a lie to say he wasn't under pressure.

But Qi Min isn't afraid of these.

Having tasted the power, she only thought about climbing higher and gaining more power. And naturally, gaining power comes at a price.

Qi Min understands.

After Consort Ren's coronation ceremony, Qi Min's mother became the new empress, and Qi Min's status also rose accordingly.

Although she has not yet been named crown prince, Qi Wang's attitude is already very clear. Those who are interested know that Qi Wang is paving the way for Qi Min, so many of them come to Qi Min to express their loyalty.

Ye Chaoyu had no idea what was going on.

Qi Min was just an ordinary princess whom no one cared about, so why did she suddenly become a hot candidate for the crown prince?

What are those people who want to attach themselves to her thinking? She's just an ordinary princess. The crown prince's deposition is only temporary. How could she, a mere princess, become the crown prince?

Ye Chaoyu's arrogance prevented him from seeing the truth of the matter, and this arrogance also left him completely unguarded when facing his own family.

He thought he was the undisputed next Marquis of Boyuan, but little did he know that his other brothers had already formed an alliance.

Ye Chaoyu was betrayed by his own brother and had his arms and legs broken by a mad horse, turning him into a complete cripple.

Of course, Qi Min was also involved, but she cleaned up the mess very well, and on the surface, it seemed that none of this had anything to do with her.

Ye Chaoyu, now a cripple, was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, his cell being directly opposite Pei Yan's.

From then on, apart from Zhang Yu who died young, six men who had close relationships with Pei Yan gathered around her.

Qi Min had always been curious. Pei Yan looked ordinary. Although she was somewhat pretty, her looks shouldn't be enough to make so many men fall deeply in love with her.

She wanted to see what was going on.

However, when Qi Min pushed those men who were hopelessly in love with Pei Yan in front of her, she found that the men who originally loved Pei Yan suddenly seemed to have been stripped of their emotions and expressed deep disgust for her.

They said it was all Pei Yan's fault; if it weren't for Pei Yan, they wouldn't be in this situation now.

The person who reacted the most was Qi Zhen. He used the most vicious and sarcastic language to insult and curse Pei Yan, saying that she was not even as good as the women in the brothel. The women in the brothel wanted money, but she didn't even want money.

"Pei Yan, you'll die a horrible death! I'll kill you, I'll kill you!!!"

The other men were the same. They had all expressed their feelings for Pei Yan to Qi Min, but when they actually saw Pei Yan in the prison, covered in dirt and grime, all those feelings disappeared.

They insulted and attacked Pei Yan, saying that Pei Yan ruined their lives and that they should have had great lives, all because of Pei Yan.

Pei Yan was clearly also unable to accept that her sycophants had suddenly betrayed her, and she screamed and started hurling insults at the men.

Did I force you to fall in love with me? It was your own choice, so why are you treating me like this now?

"I have never hidden my identity as a concubine. You all knew I was a concubine, yet you were still willing to be with me. Why are you saying all this now?"

"What right do you have to insult me?"

They were excited, but Pei Yan was even more excited than them.

She didn't know what was wrong with her system; ever since she was imprisoned in the dungeon, the system had remained completely silent.

As each of the men she had seduced was thrown into the dungeon, she felt something being ripped away from her body.

All the men she had exchanged with the system for—men with skin like jade, slender waists like willows, light as swallows, and breath like orchids—left her after they were all rendered useless by her.

That was her feminine charm, the foundation of her livelihood. Without these things, how could she make those outstanding men fall in love with her?

Pei Yan tried frantically to stop it, but it was all in vain.

Just as those men were completely breaking ties with her, Pei Yan heard the system's voice.

[Ding, host's mission has failed, system is in the process of being stripped away...]

The system wants to leave her?!

Pei Yan screamed, "No, no, don't leave me!!!"

The system is her means of survival; without it, what would she do?

Pei Yan tried to stop the system from leaving, but no matter what she did, it was all in vain. As the countdown ended, the system was completely separated from her body.

The moment the system left, Pei Yan spat out a mouthful of blood, then closed her eyes and fainted.

Meanwhile, Qi Min, who was in the shadows, heard a strange voice in his mind.

[Hello Qi Min, I am the Male God Conquest System. I have detected that your compatibility with me is 100%. Please bind with me and become my host. After successful binding, you will enjoy the system's attentive services; everything you desire will be delivered to you.]

Qi Min: "..."

The moment this self-proclaimed system appeared, everything became clear.

Qi Min finally understood why the ordinary Qi Min was loved by so many men; it was all because of this system.

"So, what can you offer me?"

"The system shop has everything you can think of or can't even imagine. As long as you have enough points, you can redeem anything..."

Qi Min's eyes lit up instantly: "Can it be exchanged for something that will make a subject loyal and never betray him?"

System: "...No."

Qi Min: "Can I exchange it for an elixir that will grant me immortality?"

System: "...No."

Qi Min: "Can I exchange it for medicine to treat the plague?"

System: "...No."

Qi Min mentioned a few more things, but the system's answer was always no.

Qi Min: "...Then what can you exchange for?"

"There is also the 'ice-skin jade body,' which can make your skin as white as snow and as delicate as a touch."

Qi Min: "..."

The system mentioned several items that could be redeemed, and without exception, they were all things meant to please men.

Qi Min: "I'm destined to be emperor, and you're selling me these things? You expect me to fawn over men?"

"Who else in the world, besides my father who made me emperor, is worth my flattery?"

She was initially somewhat interested in the system, but the benefits it offered completely failed to pique her interest.

Qi Min rejected the system's binding request. It seemed to be trying to bind forcibly, but for some unknown reason, the system, whose tone had just changed, suddenly disappeared.

Qi Min: "..."

Where did that thing go?

The pirated system that was trying to deceive Qi Min was, of course, caught by Qi Wang.

As usual, after the pirated system was caught, it was directly given to Liu Liu Liu as rations.