"His Majesty has passed away!"
The sound of bells and drums echoed through the imperial city, letting everyone in the capital know that their ruler was gone.
Afterwards, the Golden Palace.
Two imperial edicts arrived in succession.
"By the mandate of Heaven and the Emperor's will, His Highness the Ninth Prince, Emperor Junlan, is hereby appointed as the new ruler..."
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Murong Jin, the young prince of the Murong family, is hereby appointed as the Regent of the Great Cheng Kingdom to assist the new Emperor..."
Meanwhile, Murong Jin, who was not in the capital, twitched his eyebrows slightly, sensing that something big was about to happen.
After watching the enemy troops on the border break through the encirclement with their many soldiers, it took them half a month to receive this so-called imperial edict.
The young general, dressed in a long black robe, possessed an androgynous appearance that exuded an air of arrogance and unapproachability. Murong Jin glanced at the contents of the document, then looked at the deputy general beside him, pointed to himself, and asked in a somewhat dazed tone, "This general is the new regent?"
The lieutenant beside him: "..."
The right deputy general's eyebrows were almost furrowed into a rag. "Your Highness, why don't we just not go back? Let whoever wants to be regent take the position?"
Murong Jin sighed as she looked up at the sky. She had finally managed to leave the capital, but unexpectedly, she had to go back.
Left Deputy General: "Your Highness, how about we assign this task to the Prince?"
Murong Jin shook her head. "Although my father is a prince of a different surname, he doesn't participate in court affairs. Now the late emperor has appointed me as regent. I don't know what he was thinking. As for the ninth prince, he's only seventeen years old..."
Her ability to survive the struggle for succession among the nine princes is not to be underestimated. Moreover, in the imperial edict after the late emperor's death, apart from entrusting her with assisting the new emperor, most of the power was essentially in her hands.
As for why she, the youngest son of a prince of a different surname, was chosen as regent, she simply couldn't fathom the reason.
Besides, she wasn't originally a man...
She left the capital simply because she realized the world she lived in was nothing more than a book, and she was the main antagonist in that book…
The main task was to seize all ownership rights with greed, and the young emperor gradually became a puppet... The regent held absolute power.
In the end, as the young emperor grew stronger, the regent, the main villain, died by his sword, and the emperor became a wise and respected ruler who could stand alone.
In short, it's a coming-of-age story about the male protagonist, and she's a villain who tries to stop him.
"Your Highness..."
Murong Jin waved her hand, "I won't go back for now."
"What about the capital?"
Murong Jin's lips curled slightly. "It's nothing. He's just a newly enthroned emperor. He poses no threat to this general."
After she awakened at the age of 15, she understood many things and learned about things beyond books, ideas and concepts that were far more advanced than the world.
As for power, she will not give it up, nor will she let anyone take it away from her.
Once she becomes powerful, what do others matter? They're nothing but clowns in front of her.
"Oh? How do we explain this to His Majesty?"
Murong Jin: "Just say that I was injured while fighting the enemy and cannot return for the time being."
As he was about to leave, he turned to his lieutenant and said, "By the way, remember to describe it in detail, preferably making it sound like I'm about to die."
The deputy general accepted the order.
The capital city, the Imperial Study.
A young man dressed in dark black sat at his desk, looking at the memorials on it, his hand unconsciously tapping the surface.
"Your Majesty, this is a secret letter from the border."
The young man, with a cold and aloof expression, narrowed his peach blossom eyes as he read the contents of the letter.
"The Regent is seriously injured and on the verge of death?"
"Your Majesty, that's correct. The person who made the arrangements has personally confirmed it. He is currently reportedly still in a coma."
A barely perceptible chill flashed in Di Junlan's eyes. "Murong Jin, if that's the case, you'd better die at the border and never come back."
...
Two years later, Murong Jin sat in a wheelchair, looking at the unchanging buildings around her, and finally returned.
The guard sat down beside her. "Your Highness, the Prince has already left the capital."
Murong Jin held a cup of tea, steam rising from it. Instead of answering the guard's question, she asked someone else, "Where is His Majesty?"
"We have already begun to handle government affairs, and the Imperial Household Department has also begun to gradually delegate power to His Majesty."
Murong Jin took a sip of tea and said, "Mm."
Her people are everywhere in the capital.
If the emperor behaves well, she can properly assist in governing; if he doesn't...
It's not impossible for her to declare herself empress.
I just don't know if the male lead's luck or something will overpower her.
"By the way, Your Highness, shall we go to the Regent's Palace now?"
Murong Jin: "I'm not going."
She returned secretly, so there was no need to make a big fuss about it.
Otherwise, many plans will be disrupted.
Moreover, teasing the little emperor is quite fun.
The Imperial City.
The Imperial Study.
Di Junlan looked at the letter in his hand, his face grim.
Murong Jin, I will make you suffer a terrible death.
The several strongholds he had set up were all breached by Murong Jin's men.
Those who had been placed in the Regent's Palace were also personally sent back.
The letter was almost crushed in his hands, and the guards beside him were terrified.
The regent's reach has gone too far.
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