Chapter 23: I only want the throne, not favors (End)
After Li Hong's death, everyone understood that the child in Chu Wanqing's belly, regardless of gender, would be the next monarch.
Also make plans for the princess to succeed to the throne.
But no one expected that the successor listed in the edict of succession would be Chu Wanqing.
"How can this be absurd? From ancient times till now, how could a woman succeed to the throne and become emperor?!"
"Prime Minister Chu, even if your Chu family wants to rebel, you have to change the young master, right?"
In the court, Chu Wanqing, wearing a dragon robe, sat in the first seat, looking at the ministers below who were arguing like a busy market, without saying a word.
She glanced sideways at Qin Yin.
Qin Yin understood and presented the thing in her hand to Chu Wanqing.
Chu Wanqing took it and threw the thing in her hand directly at the feet of the person who took the lead in preventing her from ascending the throne: "Take a look."
Chu Wanqing threw a pile of things on the ground.
Everyone has one, and it records what they have done over the years.
"My Lords, the treasury is empty. Should we repay the money owed to the court?" Chu Wanqing said, her eyes fixed on the Minister of Revenue. "Within three days, I want to see all the debts collected."
Whether they agreed with her succession to the throne or not, she was sitting here in her dragon robe.
No matter how unwilling everyone was, they were convinced by the words in the memorial.
They didn't know how much Chu Wanqing knew, so they could only keep their composure.
The affairs of the court are different from those in the harem. Even after studying with Cheng Shuhan in her dreams for a while, Chu Wanqing still felt that she lacked brain power.
From time to time, she would ask Prime Minister Chu and Gao Yansheng to come to the palace to help her.
After Chu Wanqing succeeded to the throne, she dismissed the concubines in the harem and even had a private talk with Concubine Yun.
She had asked someone to investigate Concubine Yun's affairs before.
"I know you hate Li Hong because of your sister." Chu Wanqing sat across from Concubine Yun and placed all the evidence she had found in front of her. "The Yun family, please stop and help me. I can pretend nothing happened."
Essentially, their initial purpose is the same.
She can let bygones be bygones, but the Yun family must stop.
Concubine Yun looked through the evidence Chu Wanqing gave her and saw the timeline of the letter. Concubine Yun knew that Chu Wanqing had other evidence in her hands.
"I will allow you to serve as an official in the court." Chu Wanqing threw out the bait again.
It has to be said that the idea of serving as an official in the court made Concubine Yun very excited.
She had been attending the academy with her brother since she was young. Her poetry and songs were no worse than her brother's. Her articles were also praised by the teacher as immature but with unique insights.
But she was a woman, and the court did not allow her to serve as an official.
Now that she had the chance, she didn't want to miss it.
"Can I trust you?"
Chu Wanqing smiled slightly: "You can only trust me." She could just order the Royal Guards to surround and seal off the Yun family.
Concubine Yun lowered her eyes and promised Chu Wanqing: "Okay."
The new emperor was a woman, which caused considerable turmoil in the capital and the entire country.
Neighboring countries are ready to invade again.
But Gao Yansheng was appointed as the regent, so it was difficult for them to move.
The new emperor allowed women to attend academies, take the imperial examinations, and serve as officials in the court just like men.
For a time, he held an extraordinary position in the hearts of women.
Even many adults at home would be chased and beaten by their wives if they said something bad about the new emperor.
Everyone was dissatisfied, and their mission was also unsuccessful.
After all, it was Chu Wanqing who wrote Li Hong's edict of succession. Many people compared the handwriting and found it to be the same as Li Hong's, so they had no choice but to accept it.
The turmoil in the court had nothing to do with the leisurely Cheng Shuhan.
"Is Gao Min really the heroine?" She died so easily.
Cheng Shuhan felt that Chu Wanqing's succession was a bit too simple. Was there any conspiracy waiting for her behind the system?
[Your Majesty, rest assured, this plane is just a trial mission, and the heroine has just been reborn. Nothing has been arranged yet, so it is naturally easy to handle.]
The most important thing is that 888 didn’t tell Cheng Shuhan.
In essence, the reborn heroine is not recognized in their company.
Only a strong local heroine can have a strong halo.
As for traveling through books, rebirth, time travel, etc., they are all halos grafted by external forces.
Not within the range recognized by the system.
"Oh~ Then my hidden mission is completed, why don't I feel that my spiritual energy has increased?" Other things are not important. What's important is why there is no movement of her spiritual energy?
[Spiritual rewards will be distributed uniformly in the next plane~]
Cheng Shuhan: “…”
Several months later, Cheng Shuhan finally saw the light in the darkness.
She also realized that this beam of light meant that it was time for her to be born.
Facing enormous resistance, Cheng Shuhan was born with difficulty.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, it's a princess."
A familiar voice sounded beside Cheng Shuhan's ears. She remembered that it was Qi Yi, who had excellent medical skills.
She yawned lazily.
After staying in the dark for so long, I’m really not used to being exposed to the sun.
"It's the princess." Shu Yuan's smiling voice came, making Cheng Shuhan open his eyes.
She had a deep impression of Shu Yuan. She remembered that Shu Yuan was a wise man whose appearance was ruined when he was in the Ministry of Punishment.
Later, when Chu Wanqing ascended the throne, Shu Yuan asked to marry the Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Punishment as her partner.
There were several officials in the Ministry of Punishment, and the one who was kind to her was the most special one among them.
The main thing is that this person was a eunuch from the Jingshifang. After being castrated, he was arranged to work in the Shenxingsi and gradually climbed up to the position of Yuanwailang.
Shu Yuan married Yuanwailang, and in the eyes of the other palace maids, she did not feel wronged.
On the contrary, I think that as long as she is happy, that's all that matters.
Everyone thought she was repaying a favor, but only Cheng Shuhan knew that she had feelings for that official.
"The little princess has opened her eyes!" The rustling sound of the painted fan made Cheng Shuhan look sideways.
When Chu Wan regained consciousness, she saw her daughter staring at the painted fan with disdain, her eyes clearly black and white.
Chu Wanqing: "..." After confirming through eye contact, she realized it was the person who had appeared in her dream.
The size of the body is different, but the eyes don't lie, it is indeed her daughter.
After Cheng Shuhan was born, the people who appeared most often were not only Chu Wanqing, but also Gao Yansheng and the Chu family.
When Cheng Shuhan was holding a one-year-old ceremony, he grabbed the jade seal with a clear purpose.
Cheng Shuhan was brought up and taught by Chu Wanqing since childhood. He learned literature from Chu Xiang and martial arts from Gao Yansheng.
When she reached the age of 15, she served as regent as the princess.
On this day, Cheng Shuhan was helping Chu Wanqing review memorials in the imperial study, when he saw Chu Wanqing leisurely eating melon seeds.
Cheng Shuhan was silent for a moment before speaking: "Gao Yansheng is devoted to you, you should give him a name."
"He's already the regent, what else does he need?"
In Gao Yansheng's heart, Cheng Shuhan is also his daughter, and it doesn't matter to him whether she has a formal status or not.
"Your mother is right."
Gao Yansheng jumped down from the beam and echoed.
Cheng Shuhan: “…” Okay, it’s really interesting that your Regent and the Emperor have an affair in the imperial study.
At first, Chu Wanqing really only wanted to use Gao Yansheng.
Gao Yansheng helped her sincerely because of his guilt and the child.
As they spent more time together, they fell in love.
On the day Chu Wanqing died, Gao Yansheng committed suicide in his house, which can be said to be a case of the wife following the husband's lead.
Cheng Shuhan had no choice but to adopt a princess from his clan and train her as his heir, and then retire when she was able to stand on her own.
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