Chapter 701 The Heroine Route
The emperor, who always doted on the eldest princess, did not compromise this time.
The father and daughter argued over this matter, and finally turned their eyes to Hu Xiner.
"Xin'er, please persuade our father. I think his brain is confused due to illness!" The eldest princess put her hands behind her back and sighed with a hint of vicissitudes of life.
Although she is a confident and arrogant person, it does not mean that she has no brains.
Disaster will come if one's virtue does not match his position. Since she was a child, she only wanted to be a frivolous princess, riding a horse in the streets all day long, living a carefree and unrestrained life, and did not want to take any responsibility.
After all, even if the sky falls, my father and the crown prince will be there to hold it up.
However, after the Crown Prince rebelled, my father seemed to have become a different person.
She complained, "These days, my father has been forcing me to review memorials, and he even scolds me if I don't do a good job. I've endured it all for his health! But how could he have such a ridiculous idea? Being emperor is no small matter. If I take the throne, wouldn't that harm the people of the world?"
The emperor coughed tiredly a few times and said, "It's better for you to take the throne than for those useless people to take the throne."
"But there are huge obstacles for a woman to become the emperor. Those old stubborn people in the court always complain about me every day. If I want to be the emperor, they will definitely not agree!" The eldest princess is smart. She has been following the emperor to assist in government affairs in recent days, and her understanding of the relationship in the court has become more thorough.
The emperor on the sickbed seemed to be in a state of senility. He said stubbornly, "I am the emperor. They must obey whatever I say!"
The princess was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and said, "Don't dream, father. This country belongs to everyone in the world, and the civil and military officials are the role models for everyone in the world. The king can indeed issue any order, but there is still a book of etiquette and law that checks and balances the king!"
She pulled out a book on etiquette from the shelf next to her and said with a hint of regret, "This dynasty has six rituals, one of which is specifically for restraining the emperor. The harem's interference in government affairs is inappropriate, and it is absolutely against etiquette for a woman to want to become emperor."
At first, Hu Xiner could understand it, but when the father and daughter discussed etiquette and morality, she was confused.
What? What is all this?
Seeing the eldest princess so excited, the emperor stared at her and said, "Didn't Empress Wu proclaim herself emperor in the past?"
The eldest princess wanted to kneel down before her father. "Father, please don't harm me, okay? The other brothers are all your biological sons. If I inherit the throne, they will definitely fight and take my head off."
The emperor brought up Duke Xuanyuan again: "Don't worry, I've already paved the way for you. Those idiots are no match for the Duke."
"But this is pushing all officials to the side of outsiders." The eldest princess was furious. "Who would support an unlearned princess to become emperor when they have nothing better to do?"
The two of them talked at cross purposes for a long time, and no matter how the emperor threatened or tempted her, the princess refused to fall for it.
He was so angry that he lay down on the bed and said, "Get out! You don't even worry about your father. I don't know why I gave birth to a daughter like you!"
The princess dragged Hu Xin'er out, cursing, "Think about it carefully. You might be able to find someone useful among the seven brothers. Anyway, if I were to succeed to the throne, this country would be finished!"
As soon as they went out, the cold wind outside made them shiver.
The maid waiting outside hurriedly brought cloaks and put them on the two of them.
The eldest princess exhaled a puff of white air, her expression gradually becoming depressed. She kicked the pebbles with the toe of her boot and said, "Xin'er, what should I do? I don't think my father can hold on for much longer."
"Why do you think so?" Hu Xiner actually had the same feeling in her heart, but she didn't want to say it out loud.
"For him to say something like that, he's either seriously ill or completely lost." The eldest princess' tone grew depressed. "Actually, I know he doesn't trust his other brothers and is worried they might harm me after they ascend the throne, so he resorted to this desperate measure."
"Why do you think this is a bad idea?" Hu Xin'er thought for a moment and offered a different perspective. "Your Majesty never makes the wrong decision on major issues. Even though he's been pursuing the truth all these years, he's managed the country well, hasn't he?"
"Yes," the princess said sadly, "if he were still young, he would have easily solved the current predicament, but he is old and dying."
Hu Xin'er held her forehead with her hand. "Don't say such unlucky words first. What I mean is, why don't you want to be the emperor yourself?"
She began to list the advantages of being an emperor: "If you become an emperor, you will be able to find endless handsome men and wealth, and you can also become a true 'domineering president', a winner in life straight out of a picture book."
The eldest princess looked at her a little confusedly: "But I am a woman."
"So what if she's a woman? Are women worse than men? Judging from the performance of your other royal brothers, they are all useless and are starting from the same starting line!" Hu Xin'er stopped under a plum tree, her eyes sincere.
She said these words not to encourage the eldest princess to become emperor, but to express her own point of view - no matter what choice the eldest princess made, she would stand behind her.
Besides, who says women are inferior to men?
"I believe that wisdom and benevolence are both indispensable for a ruler. I don't know what other people are like, but you can definitely meet this standard." Hu Xiner's brain was working rapidly.
The eldest princess's face wrinkled: "You..."
She pondered her words for a moment: "So I'm so perfect in your heart?"
Hu Xin'er suddenly smiled slyly: "Besides, you still have us!"
The Lu brothers are both talented in literature and martial arts, and there are also the Du family, the Zhao family, the Shadow Guards... and many of the emperor's confidants.
In addition, Hu Xiner has the memories before she traveled through time. Not to mention other things, she can improve farming tools, improve various technologies... As long as she is willing to explore, she should be able to do these things.
Many technologies, once developed, can be major events that can change a country's destiny.
In her previous life, Hu Xin'er often read inspirational stories with female protagonists. Many of the outstanding women in those stories traveled through time not just to have a Mary Sue romance, but to use the skills at their disposal to become kings and dominate the world.
It was extremely thrilling for them to start from scratch and become kings, but it was different for the eldest princess. With so many people paving the way for her, even though her path to becoming emperor was difficult, it was much easier than for those women.
Hu Xin'er spoke eloquently, leaving the eldest princess bewildered. "The succession to the throne is such a big deal, how come it sounds so simple when you say it?"
At this time, a eunuch hurried over and said, "Your Highness, there are a lot of memorials piled up in the palace. Please go over and review them!"
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