Chapter 76 Long Live Your Majesty 12 The Land is So Beautiful
For aristocratic families like this, the one thing they have in abundance is children.
Regardless of whether they are legitimate sons or illegitimate sons, they are all born of the same father. You occupy the position of the eldest son and legitimate grandson, so you can rightfully inherit the title. Why?
Wherever there are people, there is struggle, and the Marquis of Boyuan's mansion is no exception.
It is true that Ye Chaoyu is the eldest son and grandson, but he also has many second sons and grandsons, not to mention his other half-brothers.
Qi Min didn't put all her eggs in one basket. She approached several male members of Ye Chaoyu's generation and directly told them about her plan to deal with Ye Chaoyu.
"You can cooperate with me. Of course, I cannot guarantee that you will inherit the title of Marquis of Boyuan after the matter is accomplished. However, I can guarantee that Ye Chaoyu will be completely disqualified from inheriting the title."
"Have you thought this through? There's only one position for Marquis Boyuan. Without him as a formidable opponent, you'll naturally have your chance."
Saying the same thing to several people has an obvious effect.
Everyone has ambition, but given the chance, who would willingly submit to someone else?
Power is something that cannot be seen or touched; it only becomes tangible when it is held in one's hands.
The carrots were already prepared, and for this position, they were naturally willing to fall into the trap.
Ye Chaoyu thought he had everything under control, but little did he know that Qi Min had already laid a trap behind the scenes, just waiting to capture him.
Theory without practice is ultimately superficial; only by actually taking action can one truly grow.
Qi Min was indeed very inexperienced at the beginning, and he did many things poorly. His finishing work was not very good either, but it was not to the point of being full of loopholes.
Qi Wang didn't help her clean up the mess, but when they met, he gave her some pointers and subtly pointed out the shortcomings in what she had done.
Qi Min grew at an alarming rate.
Ye Chaoyu still didn't take Qi Min seriously. He didn't even show any respect, and his bows were perfunctory. Every time Qi Min asked him to do something, Ye Chaoyu would retort.
“Your Highness, such trivial matters should be handled by your servants. I simply do not have time to play these childish games with you.”
“Your Highness, I have official duties to attend to. If Your Highness wishes for someone to accompany you, Qi Qiuwu and the others would surely be more than happy to oblige. Why force Your Highness?”
"Your Highness..."
Qi Min could clearly hear Ye Chaoyu's thoughts. He was two-faced, playing the double game with exceptional skill.
Qi Min, on the other hand, took advantage of his ability to hear thoughts and subtly extracted a lot of useful information from Ye Chaoyu's thoughts.
At the same time, she leaked this information to the other children of the Ye family in batches, so that they could deal with Ye Chaoyu.
Ye Chaoyu tried several times to find a reason to go to the Heavenly Prison, but he was always held back by other things.
Qi Min was very satisfied with the behavior of the other members of the Ye family.
While purging the deposed crown prince's faction, Qi Min discovered that he could hear the inner thoughts of three people again.
These three people are Song Chengfeng, the son of the Prime Minister; Bai Ying, the Crown Prince's assassin; and Qiu Muqing, the young divine physician from the Divine Physician Valley.
Qi Min: "..."
At this moment, Qi Min could hear the thoughts of six people.
Apart from Zhang Yu, who had already died in the Censorate, the remaining six people were all related to Pei Yan.
They were deeply in love with Pei Yan and tried every means to rescue her.
When Qi Min was purging the influence of the deposed Crown Prince Qi Zhen, he dug out all these people.
It's no surprise that she could hear these people's thoughts. Although she didn't know why, all of them had some connection with Pei Yan.
This matter was extremely strange, but Qi Min knew even more clearly that she could not tell her father about it.
As an emperor, she was naturally suspicious. They were first and foremost ruler and subject, then father and daughter. She said she could only hear the thoughts of men related to Pei Yan, but how could she prove that?
The Emperor favors intelligent children, a fact that Qi Min has already confirmed. However, being too intelligent might bring not favor, but rather death.
Having figured this out, Qi Min suppressed the burgeoning desire in her heart. Not only did she not tell Qi Wang about her ability to hear other people's thoughts, but she also kept it a secret from everyone else, keeping it firmly hidden in her heart.
The three men under the deposed crown prince were all crippled by Qi Min. They were indeed powerful, but their power had its limits. They couldn't withstand the sheer number of people and were quickly captured by Qi Min's men.
Qi Qiuwu made a tremendous contribution to this.
He was a loyal and capable subordinate, with a few tricks up his sleeve, but not many. Qi Min valued him highly and gave him a lot of power.
Qi Qiuwu was very happy, but Ye Chaoyu said with a sneer: "What good will it do you to be loyal to the princess? She will always be just a princess. Even if you risk your life for her, you will at most be a fifth-rank guard."
Ye Chaoyu didn't understand why Qi Qiuwu was so loyal to Qi Min. She was just a princess. Even if she was favored, she would belong to someone else's family after she got married. A princess's status was fixed from birth, and she would never amount to much in her life.
Qi Qiuwu's loyalty to the princess was digging his own grave; he didn't care about his future at all.
"Are you crazy?"
However, Qi Qiuwu didn't take Ye Chaoyu's sarcasm to heart at all.
"As subjects, it is our duty to be loyal to our master. Now that the Fifth Princess is our master, we must do our best."
There was no point in arguing with Qi Qiuwu, so Ye Chaoyu, too lazy to waste words, turned and left.
Watching Ye Chaoyu stride away, Qi Qiuwu shook her head, a hint of pity in her eyes.
Ye Chaoyu never thought highly of the princess. He didn't care about anything related to her, so he couldn't see anything more about her.
His Majesty clearly treats the Fifth Princess...the Fifth Prince differently.
Qi Qiuwu lowered his eyes and rubbed his fingers on the hilt of the sword.
Will he remind Ye Chaoyu?
Of course not.
It's better to offer help in times of need than to add to someone's success. Although what he's doing now doesn't really qualify as helping someone in need, it's still better than waiting until the Fifth Prince becomes successful before trying to get close to him.
As for Ye Chaoyu, he is useless, and he has no one to blame but himself for being blind to talent.
Qi Min was extremely busy, while Qi Wang had some free time.
She still had some luck on her side, and with the golden finger that Qi Wang gave her, she naturally achieved twice the result with half the effort.
Liu Liu Liu's voice rang out: "[She didn't tell you she can hear other people's thoughts. Your daughter isn't on your side either.]"
Qi Wang smiled and put the teacup aside.
"A ruler should act in this way. If she is going to tell me, then I will have to consider whether she is suitable to be the emperor."
Being an emperor is not easy. Qi Wang was right about Qi Min. She is growing up quickly and will be a good successor.
666: [...I don't understand you humans.]
Qi Wang: "You're not human, so it doesn't matter if you can't understand people."
666: [That's true.]
After a brief exchange, Liu Liu Liu quieted down, and Qi Wang continued to sit there drinking tea.
It's so nice not having to do any work myself.
Hopefully, Qi Min will grow into a towering tree soon, so that he can abdicate and become a happy and leisurely retired emperor.
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