When it came to Liu’an Prince Chu Qian, the Nanchu King spoke to Su Rong, telling her that his queen, Nangong Xin, and Liu’an prince Chu Qian were both awaiting her return to the royal capital to face punishment.
"Your queen killed my good years, it’s enough to leave her to me, but why leave Liu’an Prince Chu Qian to me too?" Su Rong raised an eyebrow.
"To establish your authority." Nanchu King said.
Su Rong scoffed, "Father, do you think I still need to punish them to establish my authority?"
Nanchu King: "..."
By holding the Heiya Pass, repelling the Dawei army, and then counterattacking, making Dawei suffer defeat after defeat, paying tributes for peace, his daughter’s current notoriety shook the world. Indeed, there was no need for her to return to the royal capital to establish her authority.
He fell silent, "Then, shall I handle it?"
"Never mind, I’ll deal with it! After all, I can’t waste your efforts. After all, everyone at court and across the country is waiting to see how I will act." Su Rong understood the Nanchu King’s meaning. It would be easy to punish Nangong Xin. Whether to kill her or torment her, either way was fine, as the Nangong Family was already gone, it wouldn’t cause any disturbances. But the situation for Liu’an Prince was different, he was of the royal bloodline, surname Chu. Whether to make a show of punishment or to uproot them completely, it would reflect whether she was kind-hearted and considerate of family ties. "
Seeing that she understood, Nanchu King laughed, "Alright, you handle it."
He brought up his most pressing concern, "Today, I will pass down an edict to abdicate and pass the throne to you. What do you think?"
Su Rong immediately shook her head, "I don’t want it."
Nanchu King looked at her, "It wouldn’t interfere with your Great Wedding. I’ve already secretly prepared your dragon robe. You can ascend the throne first, and the crowning ceremony can coincide with your Great Wedding. Actually, if you delay the wedding affairs slightly, it would only take a month to prepare the crowning ceremony."
"No delays, and you shouldn’t abdicate either. Being a princess suits me fine. You can keep your throne for now!" Su Rong shook her head again.
Nanchu King was indignant, "How can that be?"
"Why can’t it be?" Su Rong looked at him, "Once I arrive, you want to pass all the burdens onto me, and go happily to meet my mother in the underworld. But my mother has already reincarnated and she won’t be waiting for you, so stop dreaming."
Nanchu King was choked with rage, "Your mother hasn’t... She..."
"She definitely won’t be waiting for you. Ask Uncle Xie if you don’t believe me. My mother didn’t want to raise a child with you while she was alive, let alone after death. She has already reincarnated." Su Rong unceremoniously retorted: "Moreover, haven’t you forgotten what you promised me? You said you would accompany me through my Great Wedding and help me take care of my child. Don’t think about going back on your words."
Nanchu King: "..."
He wasn’t satisfied, "I did promise you, but no matter how long it takes, your mother will be waiting for me by the river of the underworld."
Su Rong scoffed, "Fine, keep dreaming if you want, but don’t neglect your daughter and denying her after death only to end up empty-handed in the underworld without my mother."
Nanchu King was almost furious enough to faint, "That’s impossible!"
Su Rong sneered, "Do you know my mother better than I do? I’ve been with my mother for seven years. I was born from her."
Nanchu King: "..."
He had only been with Zhenmin for three months.
Zhou Gu stifled his laughter from the side, watching Nanchu King’s face turn green with anger yet unable to erupt. After a moment, seeing Su Rong’s smug expression, he quickly spoke up, "Ah, father-in-law, ascending to the throne is not something that can be done in a day. Waging wars and managing the government affairs are two different things. Don’t be hasty, Xiaoqi needs to learn from you gradually. After all, she’s never done this before."
Nanchu King turned to look at Zhou Gu, "Son-in-law, tell me, isn’t your mother-in-law waiting for me by the river of the underworld, no matter how long it takes, she will always be waiting for me, right?"
Zhou Gu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes. No matter how long it takes, my mother-in-law will definitely be waiting for you."
Nanchu King was satisfied, his son-in-law was truly considerate.
Su Rong was speechless.
Zhou Gu squeezed Su Rong’s hand under the table, signaling her not to go too far. His father-in-law only had this little desire left, don’t deprive him of it. If she didn’t want to ascend the throne yet, she could just say so, why argue?
Su Rong squeezed back, then picked up a meat bun and handed it to Nanchu King, "Two more years, you can rule for another two years. Zhou Gu is right, I have to learn! As for governing the country, it’s not like I can learn it overnight."
"Didn’t Xie Yuan teach you everything already?" Nanchu King accepted his daughter’s meat bun, no longer angry.
"Talking about strategy on paper is ultimately shallow, wouldn’t it be better to practice with real swords and spears?" Su Rong continued, "The current state of Nanchu has a lot of matters needing attention, it’s not suitable to take radical actions. You should continue to sit on the throne, and the court officials will feel secure. After all, they’re not familiar with me yet. We should give them a good adaptation process, so as to avoid unnecessary chaos."
"But two years is still too long." Nanchu King thought Ye Xiang got it right, Su Rong was indeed reluctant to ascend the throne.
"Not long."
"Long."
Su Rong was dissatisfied, "Don’t I want to have children after my Great Wedding?"
Nanchu King: "..."
This...
He looked at Zhou Gu.
Zhou Gu quickly whispered to Su Rong, "We are still young, having children too early isn’t good for your health. I think, after the Great Wedding, we can wait two more years."
Upon hearing this, Su Rong said, "I’ll ask Dr. Zhang about it. It’s not necessarily right what you said."
She was sixteen this year. Even though she considered herself not too old, there were many girls who were already married and became mothers at her age. She wanted to have children as soon as possible. If her child grew up quickly, then just like her father, she could also pass on her throne easily. She and Zhou Gu wouldn’t be always confined in Nanchu.
Of course, she wouldn’t tell Nanchu King and Zhou Gu about her plan.
"Yes, fine. Let’s listen to the doctor." Nanchu King felt that his daughter’s health was most important. So, he accepted her reason, thinking that two more years would be fine. Although it’s a bit long, but having his daughter and son-in-law by his side, he wouldn’t feel anguished.
The days should be better than the past decade or so, right?
So Nanchu King stopped distressing over it, "But I will still confer you as Princess, apply jade edict, establish the treasure book, open the ancestral shrine, and offer incense to the ancestral tablets. The ceremony of conferring the princess will be simple."
"Alright." Su Rong agreed to this.
"And Zhou Gu, I will also confer a marriage for you, and give you the title of princess’s husband, where would you like to serve? Or together with the princess, govern the country as regents?"
"I would like to serve in all six ministries. How can you understand the government affairs deeply without participating in them?" Zhou Gu said, "Father-in-law, where do you think is currently understaffed, I can fill the gaps."
"Everywhere is understaffed." Nanchu King said, "Especially the Ministry of Rites, which is busy preparing for your Great Wedding, the Minister of Rites is going nuts."
Zhou Gu immediately laughed, "Then I’ll go to the Ministry of Rites, so I can personally take part in our Great Wedding preparations."
Su Rong turned to look at him, "Going to the Ministry of Rites isn’t that a waste of talent? There’s so much more to do."
"Then let Ye Guixue do it." Zhou Gu was nonchalant, "Brother Guixue is super competent."
Su Rong: "..."
She thought that if Ye Guixue found out, he would be really grateful for this high regard.
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