latelenovela Chapter 551: Bewitching the Emperor and Seizing Sovereignty
Chapter 551: Bewitching the Emperor and Seizing Sovereignty
The emperor sent so many secret agents to monitor Prince Huaiyang, how could he not know that Prince Huaiyang had no ulterior motives?
At least, not so far.
"I am the monarch, and the King of Huaiyang is the minister. If the monarch orders the minister to die, the minister must die. Not dying is disloyalty! When I ascended the throne, the King of Huaiyang should have gone to die! However, not only did the King of Huaiyang not die, he also fled to Huaiyang and has lived for so many years. I have always tolerated him because of our brotherhood."
In order to kill Prince Huaiyang, he even found such a reasonable charge, which was quite fair to Prince Huaiyang.
"Your Majesty, people's hearts will change. Prince Huaiyang just wants to save his life now. If he knew that he would die anyway, how would his mentality change?" Ji Chuhe continued to ask the emperor questions.
Let the emperor guess the answer himself.
The emperor's brows furrowed even deeper.
After a while, he spoke again, "You mean, you agree to cooperate with me?"
"Your Majesty, I am still a virgin and have not consummated my marriage with Xiao Yan'an." Ji Chuhe threw out another message.
The emperor's brows immediately relaxed, and there seemed to be a faint smile in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, this is also my way of protecting myself. Apart from that, all my shops in the imperial capital are my own businesses and have no direct relationship with Xiao Yan'an. I just want to give myself more protection. However, compared with Your Majesty, these are nothing. I would be a fool not to agree to become an imperial merchant with the support of Your Majesty. Since I am cooperating with Your Majesty, I naturally have to share His Majesty's worries. My relationship with Xiao Yan'an cannot be severed."
"Keep talking."
Ji Chuhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that her words had gained the emperor's trust. Now, the situation was under her control.
"I'm doing business in the imperial capital and making a lot of money. This is known to everyone. It's enough to prove that I have the ability to become an imperial merchant and help the emperor solve problems. It's only natural that the emperor appreciates my ability and makes me an imperial merchant. I can also do business for the emperor under the banner of an imperial merchant as the wife of the prince, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Prince Huaiyang. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
The emperor thought about it and was not in a hurry to let Ji Chuhe and Xiao Yan'an draw a clear line.
Especially the fact that Ji Chuhe has not yet consummated her marriage with Xiao Yanan made him very happy.
Since he wanted Ji Chuhe, naturally he couldn't treat her like the women in the harem.
Ji Chuhe is a soaring eagle. He will never break her wings. He will let her soar and then tame her.
This way, you will be more successful.
"I want to put everyone in the Huaiyang Palace to death. Aren't you sad at all?"
"Your Majesty, I know that the reason you must get rid of Prince Huaiyang is to abolish the feudal system. If Prince Huaiyang is not removed, the feudal system cannot disappear. I am just an ordinary person with limited abilities. I cannot be a savior. From Prince Huaiyang's perspective, of course he will do everything he can to protect himself. However, from your perspective, for the sake of the country, Prince Huaiyang must be removed. No one is wrong, they just have different positions."
"What a good thing! No one is wrong, they just have different positions." A hint of approval flashed in the emperor's eyes.
Looking across the entire court, there is no one who is as good at speaking as Ji Chuhe.
"I wonder if the emperor can give me a chance to beg for mercy?"
"Do you want to plead for Prince Huaiyang?" the emperor asked curiously.
"No." Ji Chuhe shook her head. "Your Majesty must abolish the system of enfeoffed kings! As long as the Prince of Huaiyang is killed, the goal of abolishing the system of enfeoffed kings can be achieved. I would like to ask Your Majesty to let go of the princess and some irrelevant people in the Prince of Huaiyang's Mansion, as well as the Rongguo Mansion. Their existence actually has no effect on the abolition of the system of enfeoffed kings. Didn't Your Majesty give the Rongguo Mansion a good end in his previous life? This is enough to show the emperor's broad-mindedness." Ji Chuhe's tone was full of flattery.
This sentence was very useful to the emperor.
Perhaps, the emperor did not feel anything when such compliments came from other people's mouths.
However, Ji Chuhe was different. When the emperor heard the words from Ji Chuhe's mouth, he felt particularly comfortable. There was even an indescribable sense of satisfaction and joy lingering in his heart for a long time.
"I can consider your request."
Ji Chuhe immediately stood up and knelt in front of the emperor, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Get up." The emperor reached out to help Ji Chuhe.
Ji Chuhe dodged without leaving a trace, "Your Majesty, the tea I just made has gotten cold. I'll make you another cup."
"Okay." The emperor was a little uninterested.
However, he couldn't be impatient.
Taming is a long process.
He really enjoyed the process.
Ji Chuhe made some tea and handed it to the emperor, "Your Majesty, when will you announce the news that you are going to make me the imperial merchant?"
The emperor almost choked as soon as he took a sip of tea.
Ji Chuhe was so anxious that he even chased after him.
"When do you want to announce it?"
"Of course the sooner the better. I'm always ready."
The emperor couldn't help but laugh, "Then I will announce this news as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now." Ji Chuhe stood up and saluted.
The emperor wanted to keep her a little longer, but he couldn't find any suitable reason, so he had to let her go.
Ji Chuhe walked out of the Qingfeng Hall, and just then, a cool breeze blew in her face, and she couldn't help but shiver. She was already sweating a little, and the cool breeze made her feel cold all over, and at the same time, her eyes became dim.
"Madam, I will escort you out of the palace." Chao Sihai looked at Ji Chuhe with a smile on his face.
Ji Chuhe discovered that Chao Sihai used the name "you".
This small change allowed her to grasp something.
"Thank you, sir." She responded with a smile.
"Madam Crown Prince, please." Chao Sihai walked in front, leading the way for Ji Chuhe.
"Eunuch Chao, I am flattered that the Emperor wants to confer the title of Imperial Merchant on me." Ji Chuhe stared at Eunuch Chao, not missing any expression on his face.
"Madam, what is the meaning of being an imperial merchant? You don't know that your blessing is still to come!"
A flash of emotion flashed across Ji Chuhe's eyes.
This sentence contains too much information.
Combined with her own feelings just now in Qingfeng Palace, Ji Chuhe had a guess in her mind that made her extremely uncomfortable.
She immediately smiled and said deliberately, "Eunuch Chao, Chunsheng has always been by my side and is familiar with business. Once the news of my becoming the Imperial Merchant is announced, I will promote Chunsheng and let him enter the government. With his ability, it would be a loss if he doesn't enter the government."
Eunuch Chao paused and quickly looked around to make sure that no one was around before saying, "Madam, it would be fine for Chunsheng to just do some business, but don't even think about getting into the government."