Chapter 006 Sister, will you give it to me?
The eldest brother Qin Zhaoqiong subconsciously raised his eyes, but when he met the cold gaze, he quickly lowered his head again.
Although Sixth Sister's words were shocking, how could she put it...
Among all my sisters, including myself, the one who looks most like the original queen is Xiaoliu.
She gave birth to six children while she was still in the palace, and each one had a different father. Let's figure it out...
The prince consort changed every two or three years, and children came one after another.
Anyway, the Queen Mother was already a warrior at the Qiwu realm at that time, so giving birth to a child was not a big deal. It was not dangerous and recovery was quick.
The other brothers and sisters did not know, but Qin Zhaoqiong, as the eldest, knew her mother's ambition:
She wanted to form a Cuju team of her own.
Later, there was an accident in the palace and almost all the royal heirs died. The late emperor had no choice but to pass the throne to his mother.
One of the main reasons was that she had many children, and she probably thought she could pass on the throne to them.
However, no one expected that the absurd mother queen would be so decisive and ruthless after she ascended the throne, and quickly took over the court. She sat on the throne for fourteen years.
Now my sixth sister... well...
Qin Minghuang's forehead was throbbing violently.
It feels like I'm facing my past shameful self, which is extremely awkward.
"That's all?"
"That's about it. Anyway, I have no talent or virtue, so I'm fine now."
"Big sister, if you inherit the throne in the future and I need money to spend, will you give it to me?"
Princess: ...
What kind of a damn question is this? But the Queen Mother didn't say anything, and just stared at her with the same burning gaze.
Lao Liu has already spoken the truth from the bottom of his heart, so how can she speak in an official tone at this time?
"Give."
Qin Zhaoyue nodded and said, "Next one."
"Third sister, if you inherit the throne in the future and I fall in love with a man, would you agree to grant me a marriage?"
The Third Princess: ...
"Give."
"Fourth sister, if you inherit the throne in the future, I'd like to eat some tribute wine or something, would you send it to me?"
The Fourth Princess: ...
"deliver."
"Ninth sister, if you are the future... forget it, your brain is not as good as mine, you can't be the one."
Ninth Princess: ???
Qin Zhaoyue spread his hands and said, "Well, I'll be obedient, I won't covet the throne, and I won't cause trouble for my sisters.
No matter which of them becomes the crown prince and takes over the throne from my mother in the future, I believe they will not treat me unfairly.
I have food and drink, money to spend, a man to look after, and I don't have to attend court or review memorials...why should I bother?"
That makes sense, asshole!
The empress was speechless and gritted her teeth.
The key is that she can feel that these are all Xiaoliu's true words, truer than gold!
Originally, everyone was thinking about that position. On this ordinary afternoon, suddenly a perverse and evil wind blew into the imperial study, and it seemed that everything was wrong.
The empress's chest heaved violently, and she gasped for a long time before she calmed down.
"Don't you want to assist Feng Chu?"
"I have no talent or virtue, and cannot assist you at all."
What are you so proud of, you piece of shit?!
Huh… Huh… Huh…
Don't be angry, don't be angry, even makeup can't cover up the crow's feet, don't be angry, don't be angry...
Qin Minghuang was in a very bad mood, and a trace of evil thoughts was rapidly growing in the depths of his heart.
"Then tell me, who is worthy of being the crown prince?"
Qin Zhaoyue now seems to be in a desperate mood. Now that things have come to this, he might as well stop hiding it and just get it done in one go.
Today we have completely established the character of the mascot!
"Eldest sister is good. She is good at military affairs and she is not reckless. She just needs to learn more about domestic affairs. Her ability to control subordinates is a bit rough."
"Third sister is also fine. She has a scholarly temperament and is well-known for her virtue. However, her vision is a little lacking. She is good at plotting but not at overt tactics. She could use some practice."
"Fourth Sister is also quite capable. She is both civil and martial. She is not quite up to par in either aspect, but she is well-balanced. If she can maintain the status quo, she will surely become a wise ruler."
"Ninth sister... forget it, let's not talk about it."
Lao Jiu: ...
I'm about to cry. If you bully me again, I'll cry in front of you!
The empress was silent.
Xiaoliu's words were too straightforward, but they really hit the point.
The understanding of the three sisters... and one younger sister is very accurate, to sum it up in one word.
Qin Minghuang suddenly realized that he seemed to pay too little attention to this naughty daughter.
"What about you?"
"Me?" Qin Zhaoyue quickly shook her head. "I can't come. I can't get out of bed. If I were the empress, I probably wouldn't attend the morning court every day."
Empress: ...
Really, she felt that what Xiaoliu said was true, and she was... very angry!
"Isn't the Queen Mother angry? We agreed not to settle scores later."
"No need for you to remind me!"
[It's over. Was I too careless? I blurted out the truth in excitement. Will the Queen Mother make things difficult for me?
No way, her words are as good as gold. Her Majesty, who is so generous, wouldn’t do that...]
The empress almost rolled her eyes.
Are you scared now? What were you doing just now?
Sending him to the frontier was a joke. I originally wanted to hold Xiaoliu accountable and give him a severe warning.
Drugging a court official, especially the prime minister's son, has crossed the line.
The outcome was completely unexpected.
The purpose of drugging the eldest son of the Pei family was to investigate the person behind the scenes, but she had no intention of becoming the heir to the throne and just wanted to live a life of idleness and wait for death!
Thinking about her absurd and unruly behavior in the past, it really fits the description.
He did whatever he wanted, not caring about his reputation, and used his reputation for stupidity to avoid the fight for the throne.
If someone hadn't been plotting against her and she hadn't forced her to do so, she probably wouldn't have revealed her true thoughts.
Very good! Even she, the empress, got it wrong.
Whether it was hearing Xiaoliu's inner voice or seeing a side of him that he had never revealed before, Qin Minghuang was deeply shocked today.
She could only temporarily suppress the turbulent emotions in her heart and talk about business.
Originally, Xiaoliu was called here just to reprimand her and he had no intention of letting her participate in political affairs, but now he changed his mind.
"Three states are facing flooding emergencies. These are the memorials submitted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Please share them among yourselves."
The eldest princess immediately stepped forward, took the stack of memorials and distributed them to her younger sisters.
Qin Zhaoyue was completely stunned when he looked at the memorial in his hand.
[No? I've made my point so clearly, why are you still asking me to participate in political discussions?]
Imperial Study Room, what does this have to do with a useless person like me who just eats and waits for death?
When he looked up, he met the Queen Mother's gaze.
Qin Zhaoyue lowered his head silently and thought, forget it, there’s nothing wrong with just taking a look.
She received the original owner's memories and knew about the flood, and the memorial reported the disaster.
During the Dagan Dynasty, there were twelve regions in the country, using the structure of region-state-county. This flood covered three states and sixteen counties.
The record in Qin Zhaoyue's hand now describes the disaster in Qingyao Prefecture in the Southern Suzaku Road.
It consists of five counties: Qingyao County, Mingyan County, Chiyan County, Cuiping County, and Luochuan County.
Among them, Cuiping County was assessed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs as having a lightly affected area because of the large number of bamboo forests in the county, which cushioned the impact of the flood.
However, there is a special type of disaster, that is, the poisonous bamboo leaf green snake in the bamboo forest. According to memorials, more than 300 people have been poisoned.
Apart from this, all other disasters are severe or extremely severe.
Take Mingyan County as an example. The "mud dragon" formed by the landslide of the tea mountain engulfed the downstream villages, and the large amount of rocks and tree roots it carried away caused great casualties.
Not only that, the victims drank flood water mixed with caffeine, causing widespread poisoning.
For example, in Chiyan County, iron ore slag formed a "blood sand storm" with the flood, causing wounds on those who were scratched to fester and maggots to grow, resulting in heavy casualties.
Qin Zhaoyue's expression darkened.
Just from the text descriptions and the cold figures of casualties, one can feel the horror of the disaster and the dire suffering of the victims.
The five princesses passed the information to each other, and Qin Zhaoyue had a rough idea of the overall situation of the flood in her mind.
In addition to the disaster report, there is also a bill listed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, detailing the silver and supplies needed for disaster relief.
Seeing that everyone had put down their memorials, the empress finally spoke: "Disaster relief is urgent, but the treasury is empty. Why?"
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