“Mingzhu, I feel you’ve changed since you came back this time.”
It was already a miracle that Princess Mingzhu hadn't caused her any trouble before, but this time...
"Mother."
Mingzhu's mother felt a little shy when she called her "Mother".
"It sounds better than my mother's."
"Mother, from today onwards, you are the Empress of Da'an."
The woman was overjoyed. After fighting for so many years in the harem, what she was fighting for was status, wasn't it?
"Isn't it because I gave birth to a good daughter who made me proud? So what if I didn't give birth to a son? My daughter can still make me the empress and make those little bitches furious."
"Then Mother Empress is the Empress of Da'an, and what am I?" Mingzhu asked with a smile.
“My daughter is naturally the legitimate princess of Da’an.”
"Just the legitimate princess?"
Empress Xu was taken aback by Mingzhu's question. She watched as her daughter stood up, walked to her side, and whispered in her ear:
"The Empress's child should be the Crown Prince, who will inherit the throne of Da'an."
"Mingzhu?"
The woman called out her daughter's name in surprise.
"But you are..."
“The Prince of Zhenbei of Great Yan is also a woman. Mother, you should really see her with your own eyes. She is a woman, yet she makes the Emperor of Great Yan afraid to even breathe.”
“I am a woman, and I am the Princess of Da’an.”
"My fifth and seventh brothers are nothing special. Now that Father has given me two counties, Mother, please help me contact my uncle."
"Mingzhu, what do you want..."
Empress Xu didn't say what she was saying, but she saw the sincerity in her daughter's smile.
“Yes, my uncle and grandfather have always felt that you didn’t give birth to a son, leaving them with no one to help them. They’ve been working up a lot of energy all day long, but now that you have one, they can use it to their heart’s content.”
"I am a woman, and I will never be estranged from my maternal family. In the future, my children will only be closer to me."
"Mother, you must help me."
Empress Xu thought for less than two breaths before replying:
“I’ll help you. You’re my daughter. If I don’t help you, who will I help?”
The political landscape of Da'an has changed. Princess Mingzhu's birth mother has become the empress, and from now on, whoever becomes emperor will be her son.
Therefore, Mingzhu is crucial now. It's better for the legitimate princess to speak up than for her to work in silence.
But the girl was too busy to attend to her uncle and grandfather in her own palace.
“Mingzhu, your mother sent us a message yesterday, saying that you want to… ah, that thing.”
"What's wrong? Did you get upset in Da Yan? Or did someone in Da An wrong you? We don't have to become that kind of person to get revenge. Your uncle can do it for you now, but not in Da Yan. The timing isn't right."
"My dear grandson, do whatever you want. Your grandfather supports you. Great Yan has the Prince of Zhenbei, and our Great An has you."
The old man doesn't think about that much at all, that's good, that's good.
Finally, Da'an has a member of my Xu family's bloodline. My granddaughter, it has to be done.
"Uncle, please help me garrison some private troops in the two prefectures. Try to cooperate with the Huang family as much as possible. They will still give me face now. She's just a princess. I'm afraid someone will come and take my territory. I'm scared."
"Mingzhu has such a famous reputation for being arrogant and domineering, they won't refuse."
"Grandpa."
The old man, brought back to his senses by being called, replied:
"Oh, my dear grandson."
"I want our disciples to support Fifth Brother and Seventh Brother, half for each of them, to stir up trouble in the court first."
"Could you please keep an eye out for any truly talented scholars among the new officials who lack connections?"
Upon hearing this, the old man subconsciously said:
"As for appearance, are there any requirements? What kind of appearance does my precious grandson like?"
"Grandpa, I don't want to get married."
"Oh, right, right! My dear grandson, please continue."
"I'll take as many as you have, as long as you're of good character and have parents who are chronically ill and younger siblings who are unmarried."
"Take good care of them. I'll talk to them when I have time."
Uncle Mingzhu felt that Dayan was poisonous. His niece, who used to fight with others for hair accessories, men, and jewelry every day, changed after visiting Dayan once.
They still love to steal things, just like before, but this time they've changed; they're stealing the throne.
Mingzhu didn't find it difficult at all. She had been fighting since she was a child, so this was a piece of cake.
"Who is my fifth brother getting close to now?" Mingzhu asked.
"The Minister of War and the Minister of Justice wield considerable military power."
"The Huang family has always remained neutral. The Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince both wanted to win over the Huang family, but they are royalists."
"You know the Seventh Prince, he's rich and gets along well with everyone in the court."
Uncle Mingzhu explained the current situation in the Da'an court to his niece. The girl nodded, smiled, and said:
"Then Uncle, please arrange an appointment for me with the Minister of War and the Minister of Justice. I don't want to meet with either of them. I remember they have sons, one by one, and I'll meet with them one by one."
"A secret rendezvous?"
"Can't you speak properly? It's my grandson's good fortune to have taken a liking to him. What do you mean by 'secret meeting'? That's called... 'seeing each other'!"
Mingzhu's maternal grandfather immediately struck her uncle, leaving the man stunned.
"Yes, it's a secret rendezvous. We need to spread the word that I had a secret rendezvous with them, and from now on, one of them will be the prince consort."
"Seriously? Mingzhu?"
Mingzhu took a deep breath. How could someone like this possibly compete with others for the throne?
This brain?
That's impressive.
"It's fake!!! Uncle!! Can't you go back and read a book?!"
“I don’t like watching it, but my uncle likes to play every day.”
"..."
To be able to play games and still rise to the position of Dean of the Hanlin Academy, you are truly a genius.
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