activa-t Chapter 191 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (41)
Chapter 191 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (41)
Knowing that the emperor had changed and that her enemy Li Yanxiu was pregnant with twins, Princess Anning suddenly no longer wanted to send him directly to pay off his debts to her son and daughter-in-law.
A cryptic smile played on her lips as she took two steps forward and gently patted Li Yanxiu's back, her voice incredibly tender: "Little Seven, take good care of this belly and continue the Li family line. After all, you've ruined Little Nine and Little Ten, so the matter of carrying on the family line can only rely on you."
Li Yanxiu, who was nearly half-dead from the ordeal, was speechless. He could only raise his eyes slightly and look at her in astonishment. Then he suddenly realized that his aunt must have found out about his actions against his cousin and his wife.
Li Yanxiu forced a bitter smile and murmured, "Aunt..."
He didn't regret attacking his cousin, but he felt that after today, he was completely abandoned by everyone.
Princess Anning abruptly stopped smiling, the word "aunt" echoing in her ears, her eyes filled with resistance. "Don't call me aunt! I don't have an ungrateful nephew like you!"
She raised her hand and grabbed Li Yanxiu's neck, speaking through gritted teeth, "If I could do it all over again, I would never have saved you when the eldest and second eldest brothers pushed you into the water!"
She saved a nephew, but it cost her own son his life. In the dead of night, she could always hear her son and daughter-in-law complaining about her, blaming her for meddling in other people's business.
Princess Anning also wanted to ask herself why she had so much kindness in the first place, and why she had to meddle in other people's business!
Princess Anning gripped Li Yanxiu's neck tightly until he was struggling to breathe, his veins bulging, his face flushed, and his eyes bulging slightly. Only then did she regain her senses and release her grip.
She looked down at her seventh nephew, who was panting heavily, and said indifferently, "Thank you for your belly, otherwise I would have sent you to hell right now!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Anning gave Li Yanxiu a vicious look, then turned around and said to Le Yan, "I'm going out. What about you?"
Le Yan abandoned her spectator-like posture and turned slightly to the side, saying, "Naturally, I'll go with my aunt."
She brought Princess Anning here only to let her know about Li Yanxiu's situation; it didn't mean she had anything to say to Li Yanxiu.
Even so, Li Yanxiu was staring intently at her.
But so what?
Le Yan didn't give Li Yanxiu a second glance and left the secret room with Princess Anning.
Even in the last second before the door to the secret room closed, she could still feel a crazed, viscous gaze clinging tightly to her.
Le Yan was displeased, but thankfully the door to the secret room was closed, blocking the nauseating gaze from her.
Her furrowed brows relaxed, and when she looked up, she saw Wen Songzhi's figure.
Raising an eyebrow slightly, he asked, "Didn't you say you were going to the main camp outside the capital? Why are you back?"
Wen Songzhi glanced at Princess Anning and replied respectfully, "Upon hearing that the Princess had entered the palace, I hurried back on horseback."
He had originally planned to visit the Princess's residence and have a chat with Princess Anning, but she went to the palace first, making his trip a waste.
Looking at the scene again, since the Empress had brought Princess Anning here, the two must have already reached an agreement.
Those 100,000 Zhenbei Army soldiers may already be in the Empress's grasp.
Wen Songzhi pursed his lips, feeling utterly useless. The Empress herself had to personally intervene in the matter of winning over Princess Anning; what use were his subordinates?
He was caught in a vortex of bewilderment and self-deprecation. Meanwhile, Princess Anning looked at this familiar-looking Ninth Prince, and then at the clear distinction between master and servant between him and her niece-in-law, and also fell into deep thought.
She said, "How come my niece-in-law has changed so much? In one day, she went from someone who was always worried and anxious to someone who could easily switch places with the emperor without any panic. It turns out she has brought the Emperor Wen Songzhi under her wing."
Even though Princess Anning had been living in seclusion in the princess's residence for two years, she knew one thing: Wen Songzhi, the Ninth Prince who controlled the East and West Depots, was a man of immense power and influence.
Born into a eunuch family, he was the emperor's most trusted official, and all the officials both respected and feared him. It could be said that once the emperor had submitted to him, one would not have to worry about many things.
Princess Anning's eyes flashed, and she pulled Leyan aside.
"Yan'er, since Li Yanxiu is also pregnant, you can fake a pregnancy, then hold his child, and your aunt can give you a push to become the Empress Dowager and rule from behind the curtain. What do you say?"
To prevent that one-man emperor from becoming too attached to power, it would be better for him to step down sooner rather than later and let a naive young child take over.
Princess Anning's eyes were full of encouragement; she was practically ready to drag Leyan along and brainwash her about all the benefits of being the Regent Empress Dowager, who was above everyone else.
Le Yan smiled gently, took her hand, and said as if embarrassed, "Aunt, actually... Ying Yi and Song Zhi have talked about these things, but they have different ideas."
Princess Anning asked, both curious and puzzled, "What are you thinking?"
Then Leyan let go of her hand, walked slowly forward, and pushed open a window, instantly filling the entire room with bright, blazing sunlight.
Princess Anning saw Leyan, bathed in sunlight, smiling at her and saying, "Aunt, I want to be the emperor."
Yes, it wasn't Wen Songzhi who wanted to make her empress; it was she who wanted to be empress herself.
Who wouldn't want to be the ruler of a country and the master of the world?
With so many people scheming for her, why doesn't she try to rise to the top?
Le Yan's usually gentle and innocent almond-shaped eyes were now brimming with ambition. She also wanted to try what it felt like to be the supreme ruler.
Princess Anning stared at her, speechless for a long time.
After a long silence, he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "If I support you, could Chang Le follow in her father's footsteps and become an official in the court?"
She preferred her granddaughter to inherit the title of Marquis of Zhenbei rather than the title of Princess Chang Le.
That would only be wishful thinking if the emperor were a man and the entire court of officials were men.
But what if the emperor was a woman, and there were female officials and generals in the court?
Even royalty and nobility should have women in charge!
Princess Anning looked intently at Leyan, who raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly, her voice low but firm: "Of course."
“Very well!” Princess Anning bowed her head in submission. “Li Qingyu is willing to serve Your Highness with utmost loyalty.”
The sunlight was blinding, but Princess Anning was filled with excitement.
She believed that she had secured a bright future for her granddaughter, Jiang Yu.
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As Princess Anning and the two factions of Li Yanming and Li Yanli also began to plan for Leyan, they were all busy running around, going through fire and water every day.
Le Yan watched, marveling at their competence, while also taking a break herself.
Besides having to pick up what those guys taught her in her previous life again, she also had to accept Ruan Ruan's kindness and watch as a perfectly good childbirth system turned into an imperial ambitions teaching system, teaching her all the resources it could get its hands on.
Le Yan felt a little helpless, but no matter how helpless she felt, she had to learn.
He's someone who aspires to become emperor; if he doesn't learn more, how will he govern the country?
While Le Yan was learning the art of emperors, Ruan Ruan had already used her last five points to exchange for high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes from the childbirth system, and went to arrange for people to plant them.
Before that, she had exchanged for many other things, including but not limited to gunpowder, gun and weapon schematics, cement formulas, and smallpox vaccine research programs.
The birthing system is also unfortunate. It was a system that was focused on having children, but Ruan Ruan forced it to secretly open back doors and exchange resources with other systems. It had to pay for most of these resources out of its own pocket first, otherwise Ruan Ruan would have run out of points to credit long ago.
In response, Ruan Ruan had a rare moment of conscience and exchanged for a lot of fertility pills, feeding them all to the cattle, sheep, and pigs that Wen Songzhi had found for her.