Chapter 264: Do Not Disturb the Sleeping Dragon
The Junior Secretary was so shocked that he almost dropped the memorial in his hand.
The emperor narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about something.
The prince frowned: How could she become an empress? From which noble family is this lady?
Yuan Ruan's pupils trembled: [What? There is such a powerful boss in Xia Country? Who is it? ]
System: [Hey, it’s someone you definitely wouldn’t expect. ]
Yuan Ruan raised an eyebrow: [I definitely can't think of it, so I'll start with the impossible. Rongpin? ]
Qi Yue's mouth twitched;...
Considering that his own mother seemed charming but was actually a reckless man, it seemed unlikely.
Shao Zhanshi: Impossible! There is no chance for my sister!
System: [Haha, no...]
Shao Zhanshi breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Ruan touched his cheek: [Could it be Qi Yue? Actually, I thought it was her at first, after all, she is good at both literature and martial arts and has brains, but Tong'er, you said it is definitely impossible, so I wondered if Qi Yue assisted Rongpin to ascend to the throne. ]
Shao Zhanshi's heart was lifted again.
System: [No, Qi Yue is indeed amazing, but the Empress's success story I mentioned did not come from her.]
Yuan Ruan guessed several more people, such as the second prince's mother, the sickly Concubine Gao, or other concubines in the harem, but they were all rejected by the system.
Seeing that Yuanruan was a little lazy to guess, the system immediately announced the correct answer: [Aruan, it’s the queen! ]
The emperor's pupils trembled:!!!
The prince almost stumbled, but fortunately the Junior Secretary and the Grand Secretary both assisted him steadily.
But the expressions on the faces of Junior Secretary and Grand Secretary were also very ugly. They were now colleagues in the same trench with the Crown Prince. If something happened to the Queen, the Crown Prince's foundation would be easily shaken.
Yuan Ruan's eyes widened: [Impossible, absolutely impossible! ]
The prince took a deep breath. He also felt that it was impossible. His mother would never sit if she could lie down.
She didn't even want the power of the harem, and she had complained privately many times that being an emperor was not a job for a human being, and it was tiring and troublesome! He didn't believe that his mother would usurp the throne to become emperor.
The system asked curiously: [Why does Ah Ruan think it is impossible? ]
Yuan Ruan began to analyze rationally: [Tong'er. Anyone who wants to be an emperor must have a strong desire for power. Desire is the driving force. But look at the empress. She eats and sleeps every day. I still remember that the empress fainted before, and the imperial physician diagnosed that the empress lacked exercise. As a result, even if His Majesty issued an order, the empress still ate and slept. Her mood is as stable as a capybara! How can she become an emperor! ]
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly: ...What is a capybara?! Is there anything else in the world that is almost the same as the queen?
The corners of the prince's mouth twitched slightly: ...I am very grateful for Ninth Sister's trust in Mother, but...there is no need to cite so many examples.
The Junior Secretary and the Grand Secretary were very grateful to Yuanruan for setting an example, and they stole glances at the emperor, wanting to rush over and whisper, "Your Majesty, the Queen is very lazy and will never shake your position!"
System: [Aruan, do you trust her so much? Have you ever thought that she is pretending? ]
The Grand Master and the Junior Secretary: !!!
Cover your pounding heart again.
Yuan Ruan waved her hands: [She is definitely not pretending! If she really has a lot of schemes and really wants to harm my brother! Tonger, you know I like my brother the most, you must have told me the truth a long time ago. ]
System: [Hehe, that's right. The Queen became the Empress after your brother and the Crown Prince died and Qi Yue became the Rebel King.]
The Grand Secretary and the Junior Secretary breathed a sigh of relief at the same time: That's all right.
Yuan Ruan raised his head with interest: [Hmm. I remember that it was the Grand Prince who ascended the throne first, then the Second Prince, and then the Third Prince, so the Third Prince died... Is it the Empress?]
System: [Right. Ah Ruan, the queen is lazy, but she only wants to laze around in her comfort zone. She is not a gentle creature who will just accept everything. I think the queen can be described as a sleeping dragon.]
Everyone was shocked at the same time.
To describe the Empress as a sleeping dragon is such a high compliment.
The Junior Secretary and the Grand Secretary became nervous again, this time so nervous that they were sweating: the dragon was also a symbol of the Emperor of the Xia Kingdom, and the system said that the Empress was a sleeping dragon, which was almost equivalent to saying that the Empress had the qualities of an Emperor.
The prince clenched his fists and stole a glance at the emperor. Noticing his father's expressionless face, he felt a little worried.
Yuan Ruan was even more surprised: [Sleeping Dragon? Do Not Disturb Sleeping Dragon? Such a high evaluation? I am really curious. Is it the Xia Kingdom version of Wu Zetian? How did she sit on the throne? ]
Everyone was paying full attention.
They really wanted to know how Queen Wang became the emperor.
System: [You also remember that after the Third Prince ascended the throne, he worked day and night, catching countless corrupt officials. After a few years, his health deteriorated, and then Concubine De had some ulterior motives, so the Third Prince died of illness early.]
Even though he had heard it once, Yuan Ruan still felt that the Third Prince was surrounded by people who held him back and there was no one to help him.
She sighed: [Thanks to my brother, the Third Prince has awakened, and Concubine De has been confined, thus avoiding so many bad things. And then.]
System: [After the death of the Third Prince, with the connivance of Concubine De, the noble families and princes who were suppressed by the Third Prince started to stir up trouble again. Several princes, led by the King of Huainan, clamored to enter the capital, saying that they wanted to serve the king, but in fact they wanted to be the emperor themselves. Of course, the Fifth Prince refused, and then organized an army to fight against the princes. At this time, the Chu State was also preparing to take advantage of the situation, seeing that Daxia might be tortured to death. ]
System continues: [Queen Wang felt that she would die if she continued lying down. She secretly united the three most powerful ministers in the court and appointed them as ministers of state. She first arrested and killed the officials who were causing trouble. Before several teams of soldiers were about to enter the capital to support the emperor, she announced that the eighth prince had ascended the throne, and Queen Wang became the regent queen dowager.]
The emperor was surprised, but not that surprised.
Shao Zhanshi had a very subtle expression. He still remembered that his sister had complained to him about how lazy the empress was. How could someone who was too lazy to peel melon seeds and too lazy to give lectures in meetings actually become the Regent Empress Dowager?!
Yuan Ruan: [What happened next? How to become an empress? Seize the throne of Great Xia? Change the dynasty? ]
System: [Afterwards, the young emperor was instigated to rebel, Daxia's slaves fled, and various rebel kings emerged one after another... The queen was annoyed by those noble families who only knew how to fight for power and profit, and caused endless troubles. So she learned from your brother's trick and directly massacred the noble families, then ascended the throne as the empress and carried out drastic reforms. But the queen was still lazy by nature, and she didn't want your brother's foundation to be lost. Fifteen years later, she was lazy and wanted to throw the power back to the young emperor, and then be the queen mother in peace and stability, and never care about worldly affairs again.]
The prince was a little nervous but then heaved a sigh of relief: Fortunately, my mother is still kind and cares about my father. This way, even if my father can hear my thoughts, he probably won't have any objections.
The prince stole a glance at the emperor, and was shocked to find that his father did not seem angry, but instead looked interested.
Yuan Ruan suddenly sighed: [You don't even want to have three palaces and six courtyards? What a loss. ]
The emperor's face twitched slightly: Ah Ruan, do you still remember that this is my queen?
Not far away in the Kunning Palace, the empress, who was lying with her eyes closed and resting, suddenly sneezed, and goose bumps repeatedly appeared on her arms: Strange, who is always nagging me?