Under the ministers' approving gazes, Zhu Wuhuan continued, "Unfortunately, the timing was not right, and the Emperor's decree to confer the title of King was held back. Now, I would like to issue this decree on the Emperor's behalf. Do you have any objections, my dear ministers?"
All the ministers kowtowed in unison, "We have no objection. Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise, and the Duke of Zhenguo has made unparalleled contributions. He deserves to be king!"
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zhu Wuhuan curled his lips and said, "My dear ministers, you are truly adorable at this moment."
Just as the ministers were about to say a few humble words, Zhu Wuhuan changed the subject.
"The Duke of Zhenguo has made unparalleled contributions, and you, my dear ministers, think it's only natural for him to be crowned king. But what about me? I, blessed by heaven's grace, drew a diagram of the ship's structure for Daning, and helped the Duke of Zhenguo train an invincible navy. I also gave him a navigation route map, allowing him to recover high-yield crops like corn and sweet potatoes, saving the people from starvation. Now, I have helped the Duke of Zhenguo conquer overseas territories and incorporate them into Daning's territory—"
She glanced at the ministers with a smile, "In your opinion, my Excellencies, are my contributions worthy of being empress for a few years?"
The court suddenly fell silent.
All the officials looked at the empress who was sitting confidently on the throne and were speechless for a moment.
How should they answer this question?
The merits of the Duke of Zhenguo are enough to make him a king, but the Queen is the leader of all these remarkable achievements. Is there anything wrong with letting the Queen be the Empress for a few years?
They looked secretly at the other ministers.
——Otherwise, let’s all obey the Queen, right?
——The Queen has done a good job as regent in the past six months. Now that she is the Empress, it doesn’t seem to make any difference. Everyone should still get along with each other as before. So, are you okay with it?
——Yes, yes, otherwise the Queen will leave Daning with the Zhu family army in anger and go directly overseas to become the Queen. Wouldn’t Daning suffer a huge loss?
After a silent exchange among the ministers, one of them raised his head timidly and asked, "Empress, have you ever thought about becoming an empress overseas?"
The other ministers also stared at Zhu Wuhuan, waiting for her answer.
Zhu Wuhuan curled his lips into a smile, "Ah, you guessed it? You are indeed the ministers whom I rely on most!"
She told everyone slowly, "Yes, this is what I said when I made a deal with the emperor. I could let the Zhu family go overseas to build an empire, and use the overseas empire to trade with the emperor for a few years of the throne. If the emperor doesn't agree, I will take the Zhu family and go overseas to become the empress. After all, being an emperor is the same wherever you are."
She glanced at the ministers, "The Emperor has agreed to the deal with me. Now that he is willing to abdicate, I am waiting for your response. If you do not want me to be the Emperor, I will not make it difficult for you. I will take the Crown Prince and Princess, along with the Zhu family, and go overseas to claim the throne—"
“…” The ministers looked at the domineering queen in silence.
None of them thought that she could not leave the capital.
She has the protection of the Zhu family army, and she can venture into any dangerous place, let alone just leading people out of the capital?
They were speechless because it would have been fine if the Queen had just left on her own, but she also wanted to take the Crown Prince and Princess with her...
Alas, the princess can leave, but how can the prince leave?
The prince must stay in Daning to be their emperor. He is the crown prince they are most satisfied with. No one can take the prince away!
So, after they stared at Zhu Wuhuan in silence for a moment, all the ministers, led by the left and right prime ministers, kowtowed in unison.
"Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"
"My dear ministers, please stand up!"
Zhu Wuhuan laughed.
She finally heard the ministers' three cheers of "Long live the emperor". She couldn't help but beam with joy. She felt that her life was finally complete at this moment.
She has been in Daning for so many years and finally becomes the queen!
She completed the mission!
She quickly poked the system in her mind, asking it to check whether her task was completed.
The system also squatted in her mind, excitedly watching the scene of the host ascending the throne as emperor. It was so happy that it forgot to check whether the task had been completed.
It didn't react until the host poked it!
It quickly checked the progress of the task completion sent by the main system. When it saw it, it was so happy that it almost jumped up!
[Congratulations to the host! Congratulations to the host! The host's mission has been completed! Sprinkle flowers!]
It began to broadcast—
[Kill that tyrant, and we will be the queen—the mission has been a complete success!]
【Three thousand points have arrived! 】
[Congratulations to the host for successfully killing the "tyrant" without killing Feng Changye. I witnessed the growth of a wise ruler with my own eyes!]
[For this achievement, the host will be rewarded with an additional 1,000 points! ]
[Congratulations to the host for cultivating the peerless genius, Crown Prince Feng Yuxiao, allowing the Daning Empire to prosper for eternity in his hands!]
[For this achievement, the host will be rewarded with an additional 500 points! ]
[Host, 4,500 points have been credited to your account. You can check it at any time!]
Zhu Wuhuan listened to the system's broadcast in his head and was so happy that he almost couldn't maintain his facial expression.
Fortunately, she has been with Feng Changye for many years and has developed the basic skill of keeping her emotions under control.
She held on!
She tried hard to suppress the joy in her heart, and discussed with all the officials how to organize her coronation ceremony. Then she discussed when to take all the officials on a tour to inspect those territories overseas, and then announced the adjournment of the court.
After leaving the front hall and out of the ministers' sight, she immediately ran towards the back hall, holding up her skirt!
"Feng Changye! I succeeded!"
As soon as she entered the room, she excitedly rushed towards the handsome man standing behind the desk drawing!
She is so excited now!
She wanted to share her joy at this moment with her closest lover!
She became the queen, her mission was accomplished, and her life was complete!
Feng Changye had long heard her excited voice, which sounded like fireworks. Now, seeing her rushing towards him, he put down the brush in his hand, smiled, opened his arms and embraced her.
"Congratulations to my Huanhuan, congratulations on your double happiness—"
He hugged her, looked down at her, and smiled gently.
Zhu Wuhuan leaned into his arms, hugging him tightly, so happy that she wanted to cry, "I have finally completed my mission! Next year I will abdicate and let Xiao'er become the emperor! Then we will go play all over the country. From now on, it will be just the two of us, and we can go wherever we want!"
Feng Changye couldn't help but laugh, "At least you can be the empress for a few more years. You're thinking about abdicating on the first day?"
Zhu Wuhuan smiled at him with red eyes, "Well! I have no obsession with the throne! I don't want to be the emperor! I just want the 3,000 points for being the empress! Let me tell you, I just succeeded in my mission, and I have another 4,500 points. I can buy you 20 longevity pills!"
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