Chapter 1237 - 31: The Pearl Collector and the Princess
Chapter 1237: Chapter 31: The Pearl Collector and the Princess
When Tianmiao returned to the Princess Mansion, Tang Zhishi was the first to greet her.
"Sister, sister, how did it go?" Tang Zhishi eagerly asked.
"We’ll choose a day for the wedding." Tianmiao said with a bright smile.
"I knew it! With you on the case, there would be no problem." Tang Zhishi said happily.
"The condition is that I become the Crown Princess." Tianmiao added.
Tang Zhishi was stunned and hesitated, "Well, sister, do you want to be? If you don’t want to, but are doing something you dislike for my sake, I..."
"At least you have a bit of a conscience." Tianmiao smiled, "It’s all right, I don’t mind. Being the Crown Princess should be fun too."
Tang Zhishi confirmed again, "Sister, are you serious?"
"Truly." Tianmiao nodded.
"Then, then I’m relieved. Otherwise, neither Qinghe nor I would be at ease." Tang Zhishi also laughed, then became playful, "Wow, if sister becomes Crown Princess and then Emperor, does that mean I can swagger around the Capital City? Sister, remember to reward me well, I need to support my family."
"Work more in the future, and you’ll get more money." Tianmiao patted Tang Zhishi’s shoulder, "Go, tell Qinghe the good news. Then you can discuss the wedding."
"Thank you, sister! Thank you, sister!" Tang Zhishi repeatedly thanked her and then ran off to find Qinghe.
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The next day in court, the Emperor directly had the Chief Eunuch read the imperial edict, appointing the Princess as Crown Princess.
The faction supporting this immediately shouted praises for the Emperor’s wisdom, "Long live the Emperor."
The opposing faction was caught off guard, and by the time they wanted to oppose, the Emperor had already called for the end of the court session and dashed off.
This left the courtiers in the hall, staring at each other in bewilderment.
And thus, the country saw its first Crown Princess.
But that was not all; three days later, during another court session, the Emperor once again had an edict read, abdicating in favor of the Crown Princess.
This left even the supporters of the Princess dumbfounded.
While they supported her becoming Crown Princess, they never expected her to become Empress so soon.
"Your Majesty, this cannot be!" The leading minister of the opposition was the first to kneel, imploring, "Your Majesty is still in your prime, how can you abdicate?"
"Ahem... Who are you again? I’m having trouble seeing. Ah, getting old, not much use now." The Emperor feigned a couple of coughs, squinting at the minister on the ground.
Minister: "..." Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, you’re forty-eight this year, and I’m already sixty-five. Saying this in front of someone much older than you, doesn’t your conscience hurt?
"Enough, everyone stop talking. I trust the Crown Princess, and you should try to trust her as well. I’m abdicating now, and if the Crown Princess performs poorly, I can just resume the throne, right?" The Emperor’s last sentence left the ministers speechless.
After saying this, the Emperor ended the court session, happily returning to the harem. Gleefully thinking to himself, my carefree and joyful life, is just beginning!
As for Li Qinghe and Tang Zhishi’s marriage, there had been much controversy, but now everyone’s focus had shifted to the Crown Princess ascending to become Empress.
However, there was still one person causing trouble. That person was Tang Zhishi’s aunt, his mother’s sister, who was also the Emperor’s Concubine Rou. She firmly opposed Tang Zhishi’s marriage to Li Qinghe.