NOVPUBChapter 950: Chapter 949: Appointing a Six-Year-Old Girl as the Crown Princess_1
Chapter 950 -949: Appointing a Six-Year-Old Girl as the Crown Princess_1
“Fifth Brother really doesn’t care much about food. Even if it’s a delicious and exquisite dish placed in front of him, he just chews it like a cow chewing peony, crunching and gulping down without even appreciating the taste,”
“Pfft!”
Ah Ruhan was amused and couldn’t help but cover her mouth with a handkerchief and laugh.
“What do you think?”
Lin Qingluo leaned forward and teased jokingly, “Is the perfect image of a young hero slightly cracked and collapsed?”
“No.”
Ah Ruhan’s face was soft and warm, her cheeks flushed as she teasingly scolded with a smile, “Brother Long is even more attractive like this.”
“Tsk, tsk, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I yield.”
Lin Qingluo feigned distress and dramatically leaned back, collapsing onto the small couch.
“Hehe.”
Ah Ruhan was amused by her cute and playful appearance, laughing heartily.
*
“Master, the Empress intends to appoint a Crown Princess, and the imperial edict has been prepared. It will be announced tomorrow.”
Not long after Ah Ruhan left, Little Kingfisher fluttered back from the Imperial Palace with the latest information and repeated it to her master.
“A Crown Princess?”
Lin Qingluo’s eyes were momentarily confused, “All three princesses are dead; who will she appoint as Crown Princess?”
“The daughter of the Third Imperial Princess.”
Little Kingfisher sneered, “The Empress’s own granddaughter, the six-year-old Duanhui.”
Lin Qingluo found it hard to believe, “Appointing a six-year-old girl as Crown Princess?”
“When the news of the Third Imperial Princess’s death reached Capital City, the officials were shocked. The Prime Minister brought Duanhui to the palace, asking the Empress to prioritize the state and appoint Duanhui as Crown Princess.”
Little Kingfisher’s investigation was very clear: “At first, the Empress didn’t agree, but the Prime Minister persisted, secretly gathering the support of officials and kneeling before the main hall to petition, even threatening with their lives.”
“After three days of kneeling, dozens of elderly officials fainted. The Empress was forced to agree to their request.”
“The Prime Minister, fearing that the Empress might change her mind, personally drafted an imperial edict and asked the Imperial Bureau of Astronomy to calculate an auspicious time to announce it, which happens to be tomorrow.”
*
“Even if the Empress is muddleheaded, she shouldn’t be so easily pressured by a group of old ministers, right?”
Lin Qingluo lamented, “The position of Crown Princess is so important. The future monarch of Fengqi Empire and the supreme ruler with the power of life and death cannot be an ignorant young girl.”
“It wouldn’t matter if it was just the Prime Minister alone, but it’s different when all the officials come together.”
Little Kingfisher saw it clearly, “Among these officials, many are the confidants whom the Empress thinks she can rely on. Without these people serving her, she would truly become isolated and helpless.”
“What about the Noble Lord?”
Lin Qingluo still found it hard to accept, “How did he react?”
“Until the day before yesterday, he’s always treated Duanhui as if she didn’t exist and didn’t bother to act against her.”
Little Kingfisher’s narrative took a sudden turn at this point, “However, yesterday Lin Yixuan returned to the palace, and something happened that might’ve been quite a shock to him. It’s hard to predict what he’ll do next.”
“What happened?”
Lin Qingluo’s heart sank, a bad feeling welling up.
“Yesterday, Lin Yixuan returned to the palace and happened to encounter Duanhui in front of the main hall.”
Little Kingfisher recounted truthfully, “When the little girl saw him, she was very emotional. She treated him like an enemy, cursing him as the murderer of her mother and wishing him and his father nothing but death.”
Lin Qingluo was furious, “Who filled her head with such ideas?”
Little Kingfisher scoffed, “Who else but the Prime Minister?”
“He’s going mad.”
Lin Qingluo’s pretty face turned icy, “The position of Crown Princess has driven him crazy. He’s determined to control the future monarch.”
