Chapter 66 Princess Shang
When everyone's attention was drawn to the people in front of the mansion gate, no one noticed that Chi Lu was standing in front of the window of Qiuyue Pavilion, quietly watching all this -
Princess Fuguang was surrounded by the crowd, and the common people showed deep respect in their eyes, as well as the ministers who felt honored, and the male officials and powerful ministers whose faces showed subtle dissatisfaction and resentment.
Chi Qi raised the corner of her mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, but the smile disappeared before it reached her eyes.
"My dear and respectable Princess Fuguang, you must have tasted the wonderful feeling of being admired by thousands of people."
Liu Shen Ai, who was enjoying the beautiful scenery outside the window, heard this and responded casually: "Isn't this what the host wants to see the most?"
Qiuyue Pavilion is built at the highest point of the Princess Mansion. Looking out from the window, you can overlook the entire Princess Mansion.
Thanks to the princess's coronation ceremony, she was able to escape from the heavy work of the Arsenal, avoid the noisy crowd, and take a break here.
This is also the benefit of being a human being. The beauty of nature cannot be appreciated unless you are in it.
Chi Li glanced at her coldly. "You're wrong. I'd rather see my beloved daughter fall from the pinnacle of her life into the depths of despair. With her current character, if she loses her protection, is it possible for her to regain her current power and glory?"
After all, there is no way to get more points from Zhao Mingyue, so it is time for her, the vicious stepmother, to reveal her true colors, isn't it?
Liu Shen Ai retracted his gaze and looked at her doubtfully, "What do you want to do?"
Chi Yan's expression was indifferent, and she said as a matter of course, "Of course we'll use her to deal with Xie Qinjian. As the heroine of this world, isn't this her value to the two of us?"
Liu Shen Ai fell silent. Was this really a good idea? She couldn't figure it out for a moment.
However, it was useless for her to analyze it, because Chi Li didn't care about her opinion.
Liu Shen Ai finally stopped analyzing and asked in self-deprecation, "What does the host want to do? Xie Qinjian has been replaced by Song Yu, and he's not that easy to deal with."
Chi Li already had a rough outline of a plan to use up Xie Qinjian's points, but she still needed to confirm one thing to ensure the plan was perfect.
She narrowed her eyes slightly. "Since this world was created, why don't we try to create a new world?"
"Creating the world?" Liu Shen Ai stroked his chin in thought, "That should be an ability that only the Lord God has. I'm not talking about Song Yu, I'm talking about the real Lord God."
Ever since she saw Song Yu's true face, she completely lost her awe of this false god who claimed to be the Lord God.
Although she knew that she was essentially a replica of the main god system, in her heart, she did not think that she was inferior to the main god system.
She firmly believed that there was a true Lord God and that she was the Lord God's creation!
Chi Li smiled. "Of course I know that with our abilities, we can't create a real world, but we can create a false one, right?"
"Open the system store. I want two things: a knife that kills with one blow, and a fan—"
The door to dreams.
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After Zhao Mingyue settled the people who came to give gifts, she returned to the main hall to look for Chi Luo, but she didn't expect that Chi Luo had already returned to the palace, leaving Dan Ying alone.
Danying saw her and immediately handed over the brocade box in his hand, "The master specifically asked me to stay and give this gift to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Zhao Mingyue took it, feeling a little puzzled. A-niang had already given her so many gifts, and she had received more than enough presents today. And now she specifically asked Danying to give her this box. Could there be something special inside?
She opened the brocade box with great anticipation, and saw inside was an extremely gorgeous dagger. The scabbard was made of pure gold and inlaid with various gems, which was dazzling.
Was it given to her for self-defense? Zhao Mingyue felt warm in her heart when she thought of her mother worrying about her safety.
She smiled as she took the dagger in her hand. Just as she was about to pull it out to examine it, Danying warned her, "Princess, be careful! This knife is extremely sharp. If it scratches you, you'll be dead instantly. The master specifically instructed that you shouldn't unsheathe the knife unless it's extremely dangerous."
When Zhao Mingyue heard this, he immediately put down the dagger.
She always took her mother's words as a holy order, and no matter how curious she was, she could resist reading.
After Danying knew that she had given all the necessary instructions, she said goodbye and left. Zhao Mingyue sent Chunying to see her out of the house.
That night, Zhao Mingyue placed the dagger under her pillow, and fell asleep peacefully with a smile on her lips.
On the other hand, the officials who witnessed the people personally delivering gifts could not sleep all night after returning.
Since Empress Dowager Chi came to power, she has promoted many female officials in the harem. Her two departments, Sujisi and Yiluansi, directly divided the power of the prime minister and the Ministry of Justice.
These male officials have always been dissatisfied with this. These women have taken up the positions that helped them get promoted. If things continue like this, they will have no place to stand in the court!
We must find a way to change this situation, and the best way is to let Empress Dowager Chi return power to the emperor.
However, with the precedents of Li Mian and Zhen Ruicai, no one dared to disobey Empress Dowager Chi, let alone mention returning power.
After all, everyone has only one head, and no one dares to joke with their own head. Moreover, the emperor had only appeared on the day of his enthronement and had never been seen since then. It was unknown whether he was still alive.
Until today, when they saw Princess Fuguang being respected and loved by the people, they suddenly realized that the princess's power was too great.
Just because they couldn't do anything to Empress Dowager Chi didn't mean they couldn't do anything to Princess Fuguang. Even if they couldn't suppress her power, they could still take it into their own hands.
So the next day, countless memorials requesting the princess to marry were submitted to the Sujisi, but then they fell into oblivion without any further news.
But these officials still did not give up. Every once in a while, they would submit a memorial to urge Princess Fuguang to get married.
It was also at this time that news of the war failure came from the front line. Small countries such as Jinshi and Luohei took the opportunity to harass the border, and the people were displaced.
However, the external threat has not yet been resolved and the domestic situation has become unstable.
At the beginning of May, drought struck Yangzhou and Longzhou, causing □□. Not only was the grain allocated by the court for disaster relief embezzled by corrupt officials, but some people also spread rumors that this was a warning from God, because the empress dowager's participation in politics was against the will of heaven, so God punished her.
The officials seized the opportunity and immediately wrote a letter to the Queen Mother Chi requesting her to return power to the emperor, and suggested that the emperor hold the wedding as soon as possible and enthrone the queen.
This action naturally angered Empress Dowager Chi, and the official who took the lead in making the complaint lost his head on the spot. From then on, no one dared to mention the issue of returning power to the emperor.
However, no one in the court dared to mention this matter, but rumors among the people and local people became more and more intense. Some people even rumored that the emperor had been killed by Empress Dowager Chi and advocated the election of a new emperor.
However, the previous emperor had only one male son, Zhao Chun, so the new emperor could only be chosen from among the princes of the royal family, such as Prince Yu, the governor of Yanzhou, and Prince Ling, the governor of Xingzhou.
These princes were naturally very happy and were just waiting for a righteous man to step forward first, raise the banner of attacking Chi, overthrow Queen Mother Chi, and then take over as emperor.
As for asking them to raise troops first to support the king, they would never dare to do that.
As the situation became increasingly tense, even Zhao Mingyue, who was in the princess's mansion, began to gradually feel the undercurrent of tension.
Zhao Mingyue slowly walked to the door and looked up at the starry sky.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps and looked in the direction of the sound. Under the dim moonlight, she saw two women of similar stature, wearing cloaks and hoods, walking towards her, one in front and one behind.
"Master Xue, Wu Shishu, please come in!" Zhao Mingyue stepped forward quickly and welcomed the two into the house.
After taking his seat, Wu Wenxiu explained the purpose of his visit. "Today, the Minister of Rites submitted another memorial urging the princess to marry as soon as possible. Furthermore, the Prince of Xiajiang, General Guo Ping, and other meritorious officials have also requested the princess's hand in marriage. If we don't find a way to deal with this soon, I'm afraid they won't give up."
Zhao Mingyue pursed her lips, a hint of impatience flashing in her eyes, "It's them again. Anyway, I won't marry a prince consort!"
She had no interest in men, especially the thought of having to bear a child for a strange man like other women in the world, which made her feel disgusted.
She had witnessed the pain her mother suffered when giving birth to her younger brother, and had also heard of the tragedy of a princess who died in childbirth after getting married. Even the prisoners in the prison she had rescued were all women who had suffered from bullying by their husbands' families.
She sympathized with them and felt pity for them, and therefore hated the men who hurt their bodies and plundered their property even more, and she also hated the world today that oppressed women.
It was also at this time that she could truly feel that she was in the same situation as these women.
Even though she was a princess, she was still regarded as someone's property by these men.
Sometimes, she would have an idea to change all this, just like A Niang did, to give women houses and land so that they could be the masters of the household.
But sometimes, she felt daunted and afraid, thinking that all this could not be changed. After all, there were so many men in the world and so few women.
Just like the decree issued by A Niang, it could only be implemented in the capital. When it reached the prefectures and counties, it became an empty document. Even in the capital, the effect was mediocre. There were not many women who had the courage and strength to set up their own businesses.
But she never expected that even she could not escape the curse of marriage.
Xue Qi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before he spoke: "I think the reason they are so anxious to get the princess married is because they are afraid."
Zhao Mingyue was puzzled. "Afraid? Afraid of what?"
Xue Qi looked at Zhao Mingyue and said, "I'm afraid that Queen Mother Chi will make you the Crown Princess and try to seize the Zhao family's throne."
Zhao Mingyue subconsciously said angrily: "What do you mean by plotting to seize the Zhao family's kingdom? My last name is Zhao too!"
After she finished speaking, she realized how shocking her words were. She carefully glanced at the expressions of the two people in the room, but did not see any surprised expressions on their faces, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
She lowered her voice and continued, "They probably wouldn't think of that. I think they're just coveting my power and wealth."
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