Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1481: Legend of the Hidden Sea 1

In Chengping Pavilion, while doing the carpentry work at hand, Emperor Zhenshun casually asked his beloved daughter Xiao Jinyue who was enjoying tea and snacks nearby: "The time for the Empress Dowager's coffin to rest has passed. Yue'er, do you have any way to save your father from the danger at hand?"

Jiang Xinxin was born as the only child of Emperor Zhenshun. She was first canonized as Princess Qinghe. Not only was the title given to her using an ancient place name, but she also used the land of Qinghe as her fiefdom. From her name alone, one can see how much Emperor Zhenshun expected of and valued her. She was both a talented and beautiful woman and a rare jewel in the palm of her hand.

When she used the wool-pulling method, Emperor Zhenshun, who had compromised for decades, suddenly stood up and argued with court officials and royal family members, and seized the title of Prince Qinghe for Xiao Jinyue. Even if the fiefdom was abolished, the title of prince could still be passed down from generation to generation according to the relevant laws of Dayong.

As a result, the already popular Xiao Jinyue became even more popular. Almost every family with a boy of marriageable age would try every means to make her appear, hoping that they could take advantage of this great opportunity.

Xiao Jinyue answered casually: "In this world, people of low status have always been subservient to the emperor. Even though the queen was called the little lord in ancient times and the queen mother often served as regent, can she really be as high-ranking as the emperor?"

Emperor Zhenshun clapped his hands and laughed: "Well, well, well, you are worthy of being my beautiful jade!"

Emperor Zhenshun was truly happy and satisfied. His daughter was much more elegant than Prince Linzi, who had always been favored by the previous emperor.

So what was just a thought before, now he has to implement it.

So Emperor Zhenshun directly concerned about Xiao Jinyue's marriage, "Yuer, you are already in your twenties, marriage is an important matter, you can't delay it any longer."

Xiao Jinyue was keenly aware of something. After thinking it over, he still felt that it would be better to obey Emperor Zhenshun, so he readily agreed: "Father, you are the one who makes the decision on this matter. There are only two points that Father must satisfy your son——"

The beloved daughter finally agreed, and Emperor Zhenshun readily agreed: "Okay, okay, Yue'er, just give me your suggestions. Not to mention two points, even if it's twenty points, father can collect talents from all over the world and must select a perfect husband for Yue'er!"

Xiao Jinyue scolded, "Father, what are you talking about? How can you mobilize so many troops for your daughter's private affairs?"

"When my daughter chooses a princess, she first looks for her beauty and secondly, she looks for her parents who have passed away and her family background."

"Now that my daughter has been conferred the title of prince, she is actually chosen as the princess, not the prince consort. In the future, children can only take their mother's surname in order to inherit my daughter's title of prince."

Even though Xiao Jinyue had clearly glimpsed some clues from Emperor Zhenshun's attitude, Emperor Zhenshun had such a thick filter that he only admitted that he and his daughter were in sync and had the same thoughts!

The court and the public were arguing endlessly about the placement of the empress dowager's coffin. Emperor Zhenshun seemed to be indifferent to everything, but in fact he really didn't care.

Even though Concubine Li, who was buried with the late emperor first, was the biological mother of Emperor Zhenshun, Emperor Zhenshun was unable to posthumously confer the title of Holy Mother Empress Dowager on his biological mother due to the power of his stepmother and his brother, Prince Linzi.

Even though Emperor Zhenshun was now in a dilemma because of the death of his biological mother, he only used this matter to test the court officials. In fact, he did not care where the empress dowager was buried, or whether the coffin of his biological mother, Concubine Li, would be moved out of the previous emperor's mausoleum.

Xiao Jinyue didn't care where the empress dowager was buried, nor did she have any concern for her adopted grandmother, Concubine Li. Her attitude and ideas were only to clean up the mess for Emperor Zhenshun, because in this test, which was known to both the emperor and his subjects, the emperor had to win, and Emperor Zhenshun, along with her, the Prince of Qinghe, and her adopted uncle, the Prince of Yongrong, would be able to take further action.

The consequence of not having a son is very serious, which is not only reflected in the families of ordinary people, but also in the emperor's family. Therefore, the late emperor suppressed the empress dowager and selected the mediocre Emperor Zhenshun. However, the empress dowager made arrangements in advance, destroying Emperor Zhenshun's hope of having children, and also made it difficult for Emperor Zhenshun's brother, Prince Yongrong, to have an heir.

However, Xiao Jinyue's methods were more powerful than those of the empress dowager. Less than ten years old, she learned the methods of the great chess master, Emperor Jing of Han, in front of the empress dowager and killed the prince of Linzi at that time.

Originally, the late emperor wanted to punish him, but Xiao Jinyue revealed the difficulties his uncle, Prince Yongrong, had in raising an heir, so the first prince of Linzi Palace died quietly.

Therefore, after the death of the previous emperor, the empress dowager used all means possible but only managed to secure a fiefdom for Prince Linzi, and by the way, she prevented Emperor Zhenshun from deciding to posthumously confer a title on his biological mother, Concubine Li.

However, the empress dowager's methods were indeed remarkable. Even though everyone knew that she was certainly not as old as Emperor Zhenshun, with the support of Prince Linzi, she still controlled half of the court officials. Even the Prime Minister Shi Yiping was more inclined to Prince Linzi, even though on the surface he was promoted by Emperor Zhenshun.

The father and daughter had lunch happily, and Xiao Jinyue drove two carts of treasures back to her palace.

By the way, the Palace of Prince Qinghe almost had the plaque of the Palace of Prince Linzi in the past. In order to disgust Prince Linzi, Emperor Zhenshun gave the palace that Prince Linzi valued directly to Xiao Jinyue as a princess's residence. Later, when Xiao Jinyue was crowned as a prince, he included the mansion next door in it, and it became the current Palace of Prince Qinghe.

On this side, Xiao Jinyue wanted a princess whose parents had both passed away, had a clean background, was of humble origin and had an extremely beautiful appearance. On the other side, he successfully got hold of Zang Hai, who worked as an aide to Pingjin Marquis in his mansion. He was noticed by Pingjin Marquis, who was preparing to deal with him and see if he could present him to Xiao Jinyue.

After learning more about the only female prince of this dynasty from his master Gao Ming, Zang Hai couldn't help but turn his attention to the Qinghe Palace.

Gao Ming objected immediately: "Even though the Queen of Qinghe is just a princess, even though everyone in the court and the public thinks that her power only lasts as long as the emperor is in power, she is not a good person. She was a ruthless person who killed the Prince of Linzi before the emperor ascended the throne!"

Zang Hai became more and more interested in King Qinghe. "Master Gao Ming, everyone has weaknesses, even someone as high-ranking as King Qinghe. Just from listening to your few words, I can infer that she must be trying every means to maintain her power."

Gao Ming continued to persuade him: "Cang Hai, the King of Qinghe is not an ordinary prince or princess. She seems to have become a king through the wool business, but you should be able to imagine that this wool business is a plan to wipe out the Northwest, Western Regions and even the Northeast!"

"With such a smart and far-sighted person, what do you think she will do to maintain her power?"

"And let me be frank. Queen Qinghe will definitely not become a force for your revenge, because she respects warriors very much. Even if Pingjin Hou has many faults, in the eyes of Queen Qinghe, since he is a general who has made great contributions to Dayong, he can only die on the battlefield killing enemies, and must not die in the struggle between civil and military officials."

"So if you still want revenge, you must not let King Qinghe notice your actions, otherwise King Qinghe might take action to protect Pingjin Hou."