If that were all, Xia Mingqing could probably have been trained by Xia He'an to become an excellent emperor.
However, fate was unkind. Xia He'an was an overly stubborn emperor, and because his foundation had been damaged in his early years, his health had long been deteriorating. Therefore, when the original owner of this body was only fourteen years old, his body had already entered the countdown to death.
However, with the support of Emperor Xia He'an and the imperial edict he left behind, and Xia Mingqing being the only legitimate "prince," she smoothly became the young emperor.
The young girl, who had just turned fourteen, ascended the throne and was immediately surrounded by heavy official duties, so much so that she could not even think about the grief of losing her father.
In all his official duties and in all the principles his father had taught him about serving the people and being an emperor, Xia Mingqing could not think of himself. He gritted his teeth and persevered.
But even the most intelligent young man cannot easily become a mature emperor.
In fact, she was also an emperor disguised as a man.
Xia Mingqing kept this secret all along, and never even opened up to his maternal family, including his maternal grandfather's side.
Therefore, despite her diligent work, Xia Mingqing also developed psychological problems. She became increasingly depressed and her temper became irritable.
If one is not careful, there are countless instances of beating and scolding palace servants.
Of course, this wasn't just due to the original owner of the body. Qingyin closed her eyes, feeling a surge of restlessness rising within her, and reached out to take her pulse.
The young emperor was poisoned, and it had been poisoned for a long time. Qingyin guessed that he was poisoned by someone with ulterior motives when the original owner was still in her mother's womb.
"System, exchange one Health-Boosting Pill for another."
"Yes." The inorganic automatic program left by the system responded to Qingyin.
Qingyin got out of bed, picked up the teapot, and poured herself a cup of tea.
The palace maids carefully timed the tea they prepared for the emperor, and when Qingyin poured it, the water temperature was just right for drinking.
With a sip of tea, Qingyin swallowed the Body Strengthening Pill.
The moment the system makes a move, you know whether it's good or not.
Not long after taking the pill, Qingyin felt the internal heat in her body lessen considerably.
Qingyin felt that the young emperor was not unaware of this obvious abnormality.
The reason it wasn't resolved was probably because the original owner already had a world-weary mentality.
Moreover, the small world in which the young emperor lives is still an incompletely evolved small world.
That's right, this is yet another small world that evolved from a novel.
The protagonist of the novel is Xia Yuemin, the son of Xia Mingqing's eighth uncle and her eldest nephew.
One protagonist is a woman disguised as a man, while the other is a man disguised as a woman.
Seeing this, Qingyin thought that the Xia family's ancestral graves must have been disturbed. Otherwise, how could the Xia family have produced both the original Phoenix Chick and the Crouching Dragon?
Qingyin was utterly amazed.
However, her nephew did indeed have his reasons.
Xia Mingqing, the eighth imperial uncle and Xia Yuemin's biological father, has devoted all his attention to women since his failure to seize the throne.
What unreliable thing did he do? Xia Chengde fell in love at first sight with a courtesan he met at a brothel who was an entertainer but not a prostitute, and made her his concubine.
You should know that in the Great Xia Dynasty, every prince or king has one principal wife and two concubines, but he directly gave one of those positions to that courtesan.
Furthermore, Xia Chengde doted on her immensely. To what extent? Not only did he give her whatever she wanted, but even when she was naturally jealous and secretly gave abortifacients to several pregnant concubines in the Eighth Prince's mansion, Xia Chengde did not blame her. Instead, he secretly cleaned up the mess for her.
This level of "devotion" clearly resembled that of a loving and devoted couple, but this happy appearance did not seem so appealing to the other women in the Eighth Prince's mansion.
At first, the women in the backyard of the Eighth Prince's mansion protested, but things changed when Xia Chengde dragged out those who opposed the courtesan without any explanation.
Even when the Eighth Princess pleaded for the concubines, Xia Chengde casually remarked, "The Princess is naturally jealous; she will be confined for three months to reflect on her actions."
The backyard of the Eighth Prince's mansion fell completely silent, and the courtesan's family became the sole ruler.
Xia Yuemin was born female, a choice made reluctantly by the intelligent Eighth Princess.
It's easy to see how absurd Xia Mingqing, the Eighth Imperial Uncle, was in making this choice.
When Xia He'an was still alive, he was too lazy to care about the absurd affairs of his eighth brother's harem, only mentioning the eldest daughter of the Eighth Prince, Miaomiao, Xia Yuemin.
Xia Chengde dared not lay a hand on his "daughter" for the sake of his beloved woman.
Fortunately, the courtesan later gave birth to a son and a daughter, and Xia Yuemin's status as a daughter was not overly contested by the courtesan.
Xia Yuemin also began his miserable life of dressing as a woman.
With the script of a princess in hand, Xia Yuemin is patient and intelligent. She not only becomes self-taught but also, with the help of her maternal grandfather, makes various friends and wealthy young ladies from outstanding families.
As the plot unfolds, the male protagonist encounters various setbacks, engaging in internal strife to deal with his idiotic father and disgusting concubine, while secretly developing his own power.
At this moment, the male protagonist felt a certain ambition because of Xia Chengde's existence. Although he didn't understand it yet, he was already subconsciously developing his own power.
Later, as the young emperor's condition worsened and his temper became increasingly tyrannical, the court began to fall into chaos, corrupt officials were rampant, and the people suffered greatly. Xia Yuemin suddenly realized that his time had come.
Therefore, Xia Yuemin rebelled, successfully regained his male identity, and ascended the throne.
Qingyin: "..."
Although no matter how melodramatic the novel was, Qingyin, with her eyes wide open, only found the original body's existence in the last few chapters amidst the screen full of male protagonists building harems, recruiting talents, and other cheat codes.
That's how it's written in the book.
Three days before Emperor Min ascended the throne, the former emperor, Emperor Qing, committed suicide out of fear of punishment, jumping off the city wall.
A short sentence, yet it represents the loss of a life.
Qingyin made an interesting discovery: among Xia Yuemin's early forces, she saw a familiar name, and she narrowed her eyes.
If she wasn't mistaken, then Liu Yi was the leader of a secret, assassinated army that Xia He'an had left for the young emperor.
This specially trained elite army, trained from childhood, is devoid of emotion and only obeys the orders of their masters with absolute loyalty.
It seems that Xia Mingqing, the young emperor, also contributed a lot to her cousin's ascension to the throne!
Qingyin sighed; it seemed this mission was indeed going to be difficult.
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