There had been a queen in the history of Nanchu, but that was many generations ago, the era the queen had influenced was too far gone. If Su Rong was not currently the only princess in Nanchu, the royalty would not necessarily fall into her hands, and of course, she would not be particularly interested in it either.
After all, Su Rong genuinely looked forward to getting married into the Duke Residence, becoming Lady Zhou.
Upon hearing this, Qin Luan asked, "Is this just the current situation? What about the future? If there is a queen in Nanchu who controls everything, she would surely reestablish a female study, allow women to court, and women will gradually gain more status, right?"
"Maybe!" Qin Ruo had made quite a few contacts with Su Rong on his way to Nanchu, but he didn’t go into deep discussion about her reigning in the future. At the time, he was only strategizing on how to remove the Nangong family’s power and seize control.
"Big brother, I no longer like Zhou Gu. The princesses are not supposed to be narrow-minded. Can you help me please?" Qin Luan begged.
Qin Ruo stared at her, asking, "Is it that you no longer like him, or dare not to?"
"Is there a difference?" Qin Luan said bitterly, "Big brother, do you think, with my current situation, what could I possibly get? Don’t worry, I’m very self aware, I won’t dwell on hopeless dreams."
She continued: "Besides, there are many people in the Royal Capital of Daliang who like Master Zhou. Can’t the princesses target every single one of them? She just rejected me quietly because of Zhou Gu. Since she allowed you to bring me to Nanchu, the princess may not care much about my existence. After all, Zhou Gu gave up everything in Daliang for her."
Qin Ruo thought for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, you should rest now. This is noted in my mind, there is no need to rush, I will put in a good word for you when I see the princess next time."
"Thank you, big brother." Qin Luan sincerely thanked him.
Qin Ruo sighed, "We are siblings, with the same mother. Naturally, I wish for your happiness, there is no need to thank."
Qin Luan showed a smile, whispering: "I know, otherwise, you wouldn’t have sought Zhou Gu’s help for me, and concealed my feelings for him."
Qin Ruo felt helpless, "Initially, I didn’t want you to fall into the muck. Even if you didn’t beg me, I would have approached him. You are my sister, after all, how could I stand it?"
After saying this, he stood up, "Go rest, you look exhausted. You must be tired from the journey. Get some good rest, anything else can be discussed another day."
Qin Luan nodded, "Safe journey, brother."
After Qin Ruo left the room, he heaved a long sigh.
After sending him out, Qin Luan returned to her room and finally relaxed. If she wasn’t willing to accept her fate, then she must fight for herself. Bet on the fact that Su Rong was not a petty person. She was certainly not a helpless woman; she had the ability to hold up her unwilling ambition.
Lan Zhi and Bi Qing mentioned to Su Rong while she was resting that Qin Luan had arrived in Nanchu, entered the royal capital, and was now staying at the Qin residence. Master Qin took a day off specifically for his sister. She simply nodded intentionally without saying anything and the matter was soon past.
Two days later, Zhou Gu received a letter from Mr. Cui of the Qinghe Cui family.
In the letter, Mr. Cui mentioned that after he received Zhou Gu’s letter, he convened his family and held a family meeting. A lot of people did not want to leave their homeland and Qinghe, after all, that was the root of the Cui family. Since the Crown Prince was taking control, they were preparing to take the agency test next year. After all, if the princes were capable, there was great potential for them under the rule of the Crown Prince.
He did not insist. After all, he also found it difficult to leave his homeland.
However, his grandson came to Nanchu, and his most promising grandson came to Nanchu. Compared to others, he didn’t mind as much. So, he made a decision to resign as the clan leader, give his position to someone else from the clan, and bring his side of the family to Nanchu. In addition, two young side-line members from the fourth family, who were tired of their lives in Qinghe, wanted to come along without a second thought. They were Cui Yanjin’s parents.
Zhou Gu showed a smile and handed the letter to Su Rong, "My grandfather is coming. Although it’s just this branch of his, it already has hundreds of members, including Xingzhi’s brothers and cousins totaling in the tens. They’re not bad."
Su Rong also showed a smile, "Grandpa Cui really admires you."
"No, he admires you." Zhou Gu corrected her, "With all your decisive actions as a princess, turning defeat into victory and changing the course of things, defeating Dawei again and again, while ruling the country in stability and seeking progress, introducing new policies that benefit the nation and the public...Grandpa is wise. He sees that Nanchu has great potential under your rule."
Su Rong suddenly looked at him differently, "You’re good at compliments, do continue!"
Zhou Gu: "..."
He laughed and held her in his arms, "If I say I’m being truthful, wouldn’t you be even more pleased?"
"Indeed." Su Rong embraced his neck, "I can’t always be modest in front of you, saying, ’no, no, it wasn’t just me’, right?"
Zhou Gu chuckled softly.
Su Rong was also very happy, she leaned over and kissed him, smiling sweetly, "Zhou Gu, my grandfather really cares about you. As he mentioned in his letter, he finds it hard to leave his homeland too, but for your sake, he took the gamble to send his grandson over. Now he’s brought this side of the family to Nanchu to back you up. I dare not bully you in the future."
Zhou Gu clicked his tongue, "Do you dare to bully me now?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Su Rong sat up straight immediately, "Why wouldn’t I dare to now?"
Zhou Gu looked at her, reminding her leisurely, "Let me think, wasn’t it just the day before yesterday? What did you do to me outside the Council Hall? Didn’t Uncle Xie call you out afterwards, scold you privately behind people’s back?"
Su Rong: "..."
She remembered that day, she only pinched Zhou Gu’s face hard because she asked for the key to the weapons private stock and he refused, saying that her behavior had been poor for the past few days. Out of anger, she pinched his face and then hit him, not noticing that there were people around. It was seen by the Ye Xiang and Uncle Xie who were coming.
Ye Xiang had a strange look on his face, Uncle Xie’s face didn’t look too good. Before the meeting was over, Uncle Xie called her out to a place where no one was. He scolded her, saying that she was overstepping, that the face of her husband was not something she could pinch in front of others. She was not supposed to be putting her hands on him. He questioned her motives: just because she was the princess now, did it give her the right to throw her weight around? The husband she had, she sought for herself. How could she treat him this way? If word were to spread, how would others see her husband?
He lectured her until she couldn’t lift her head. Then he warned her, if he saw her laying hands on Zhou Gu again, he would have the secret guards come to deal with her for three days, so she wouldn’t have the energy to bully people any longer.
Afterwards, Su Rong came back to Zhou Gu in a huff and told him about the incident. He laughed when he heard it, and she got angry and wanted to hit him again, but he stopped her, said be careful he would go complain to Uncle Xie. She could only stop, and even after these two days, he still hadn’t given her the key to play with.
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