Chapter 839: Chapter 666: The Southern Emperor Who Wants to Drop Everything and Run Away
"Thud!"
As soon as Gu Changsheng finished speaking, Hongyan Jiaojiao, who was mentioned, fell flat to the ground with a thud!
The way she fell was quite heavy, making even Gu Changsheng worry about her forehead.
"My Sovereign! Your Royal Highness! I am utterly loyal to my Emperor, and I have no inappropriate thoughts at all!" Hongyan Jiaojiao banged her head against the ground, her body shaking like a sieve.
"I permit you to not be utterly loyal, and to have some inappropriate thoughts just for a bit!" Gu Changsheng said very seriously, with a tempting look on her face, "Hongyan, the Dragon and Phoenix Grand Chair of the Emperor of the Southern Country is very comfortable. Once you sit there, you’ll have boundless power, and with a wave of your hand, the earth will quake, and the entire Central Plains will tremble. You’ll have endless Gold, Silver, and Silk, living a life of wealth and luxury, becoming a person of high status. Wouldn’t you consider it a little bit?"
Hongyan Jiaojiao’s forehead on the ground turned red, and she was so anxious she almost cried. Trembling, she spoke, "My Sovereign, please don’t scare me. If you say one more word, I’ll just return to Red Rock Mountain with a few sons and continue being a bandit. I quit being a court official!"
Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately slammed her chair and glared, "Damn! Is my position as Southern Emperor really worse than your life as a bandit leader?"
"My Sovereign... please don’t make fun of me! This isn’t funny at all! I’m timid, I might get scared to death..." Hongyan Jiaojiao felt the jade stone tiles in front of her were slick with her cold sweat. This was truly a disaster from the heavens!
"You’re such a worthless creature! And I, the great one, thought highly of you! Hmph!" Gu Changsheng glared at her angrily, then turned to another young woman, her expression instantly softening, speaking warmly with a seductive look, "Xia Ruyan, do you want your Xia Ruyan family to leap up the ranks and become nobles?"
"I don’t want to!" With a knock of her head, Xia Ruyan, who had changed from military attire to a dress for the palace banquet, replied without hesitation.
Gu Changsheng was choked by her straightforwardness, and unwilling to give up, continued, "Xia Ruyan, you’re a graceful maiden. Why do you always suffer on the battlefield? Come on, with the decisiveness you show in leading troops and warfare, I’ll give you the Southern Emperor position, just accept it!"
"I refuse!"
An even more straightforward rejection, leaving no room, no hesitation!
Kneeling on the ground, Xia Ruyan’s slender back was straight, showing a posture of immovable resolve!
"You! You!" Gu Changsheng was so choked up by her that she was speechless, pointing at her for a long time before squeezing out a sentence, "Damn, you’re really decisive!"
Well, this one’s hopeless, obviously won’t take the bait, Gu Changsheng’s finger moved again, this time stopping on Hongfu Su.
The kneeling Hongfu Su glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw her Sovereign’s delicate finger point towards her, and she immediately stopped bowing to the ground, stood up, and shook her head and hands furiously, her old eyes filled with anxious tears, "No! No!"
"What don’t you want?" Gu Changsheng glared.
"Don’t mention me by name, Your Majesty! I’m even more timid and can’t handle fright!" Hongfu Su was really about to cry, truly understanding the fear she saw in her colleague earlier. It was honestly terrifying, Hongfu Su collapsed on the ground, "Your Majesty, might I just continue running my inn..."
Running an inn is much safer! Not as heart-pounding!
"You’re damn even more promising!" Hearing this, Gu Changsheng got furious, slammed down her hand, and said angrily, "You all! Isn’t there anyone with an inflated sense of confidence and courage willing to step forward?"
Below, there was dead silence, not a sound, only trembling...
After a while, an old female official kneeling in front finally raised a trembling hand, speaking haltingly, "I... I..."
Her movement immediately drew countless frightened side glances.
And Gu Changsheng let out a long sigh of relief, as if her mind had finally relaxed.
At last! At last, someone was willing to take this hot potato, even if a little older, it would at least let her enjoy a few carefree years, right?
She wasn’t greedy, not in the least, she just wanted a few carefree years!
Just as Gu Changsheng was feeling pleased and relaxed, the old female official, still trembling, spoke, "I still have a hill at home, my ancestors planted fruit trees there, I think... I could go back and plant trees..."
"You!" Hearing this, Gu Changsheng couldn’t catch her breath, the sudden transition too fast for her to handle, making her feel like crying on the inside from disappointment, "Damn, I asked who would volunteer, why butt in if you don’t want to be the Southern Emperor?"
To give hope, then disappoint, how... utterly heartless! Absolutely unforgivable!
Upon hearing this, the old female official collapsed, raising a hand to point at those kneeling beside her, like Hongfu Su, speaking in a trembling and tearful voice, "I thought that if this naming continued, I’d surely be named! I’m too old to handle fright, so I’m saying my part now, to spare Your Majesty the trouble of naming me..."
Upon hearing this, everyone present let out a long sigh of relief.
Honestly, just a moment ago, they really thought this old female official had rebellious intentions and was ready to accept the Southern Emperor’s position!
But at that moment, hearing the old female official’s words and the heavy breathing of their Sovereign from above, they had an urge to laugh out loud!
For heaven’s sake, must hold it in, can’t laugh, or their Sovereign might just faint from anger!
Gu Changsheng didn’t faint from anger, but clearly, she was close! Her ample chest heaved as she pointed at the old female official, her hand trembling, her face cycling through shades of blue, red, and green, extremely expressive, feeling utterly stifled, "You! You’re driving me mad!"
If this old crone weren’t so old, she’d definitely have given her a thrashing!
This is just too much bullying!
Damn, can’t you give someone a break?
Slumping back onto the Dragon and Phoenix Chair, Gu Changsheng looked like she was about to cry, "Damn it, other countries have strife for succession and court battles, but you guys, why are you so useless? Emperor of the Southern Country! Such a high and mighty position, why is it so unappealing?"
She just wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper, why is it so difficult?
This hot potato, damn it, she still can’t throw it away!
This is tragic!
Makes one frustrated to the point of wanting to die!
Everyone around His Highness heavily knocked their heads to the ground, not a single person dared to respond to her!
Gu Changsheng glanced at a few people in the front row, increasingly frustrated and indignant, "Damn it, I’d rather go back to being a bandit, I’d rather go home and plant trees than be an empress, indeed, this is just a total hot potato!"
Her throne as the Southern Emperor, damn it, isn’t as attractive as being a bandit or planting trees!
Gu Changsheng gazed into the distance, feeling so melancholic!
Evidently, everyone around His Highness knew what their Sovereign was thinking, she just wanted to lay down her burdens and quit!
Several old officials looked at each other knowingly!
They said it, their new emperor reluctantly took the throne, indeed!
Ah!
How can this leave all of them as subjects?
Enduring such fright for nothing, this is so utterly frightening, heaven spare us!
Finally, under the continuous eye signals of the old officials, Hongyan Jiaojiao hesitantly raised her head and tentatively spoke, "Your Royal Highness, the Southern Country is newly established, state affairs are busy, surely Your Highness has been exhausted recently, how about Your Highness go out for a stroll?"
While blaming heaven and dawdling over her fate, Gu Changsheng glanced at her and ignored her, continuing to gaze into the distance, melancholic!
Hongyan Jiaojiao was drenched in cold sweat, she awkwardly exchanged glances with several old officials again, finally speaking in a compromising manner, "Your Royal Highness, didn’t you have an agreement with Prince Mu to go to the Capital City for a wedding? Now that the Southern Country has initially stabilized, court matters can be discussed and handled by us, how about Your Highness make a trip to the Zhou Dynasty, fulfill the agreement from before, consider it a break after exhausting yourself for political affairs, important matters can be sent by Gale Gu to seek Your Highness’s decision, what do you think, Your Highness?"
As Hongyan Jiaojiao finished her words, the surrounding old officials all lowered their heads, looking as if they were cutting their flesh.
God knows, they are such understanding subjects!
Their mighty empress, spending the day contemplating leaving, yet they, as subjects, must act as the ones packing her bags and assisting her escape!
The bitterness, who can understand?
Their hearts are truly bitterly cold, pitifully sad!
Thinking about their empress’s wedding being held elsewhere, this group of old officials are so frustrated they want to cry or die!
Too difficult! Being a subject is less enjoyable than being a bandit or planting trees!
This grievance, it’s truly a tale of bittersweet tears!
Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s face still carried a hint of bitterness, finally, she conceded and nodded, "Originally, I thought about sneaking away, but since you all said so, then let’s do it this way..."
Thunder roared!
What?
What did they hear?
Originally planned to sneak away?
The people around His Highness really cried, oh the bitterness!
"Your Royal Highness, we won’t bind Your Highness, we’ll ensure Your Highness returns gloriously, can you not think about sneaking away?" Hongyan Jiaojiao cried old tears, pleading, "Sneaking away, will you still remember the way back?"
All the old officials nodded with tears! That meaning was clear, sneaking away and don’t expect to return, better to walk away openly!
This is the descendant of the imperial family with the blood of the God Servant, if she lays down her burdens and escapes, it might not be much for now, but in a thousand years, the Witch and Gu Tribes of the Southwest might face the absolute extinction of their Witch Gu Power!
This is a matter concerning the survival and prosperity of the two tribes!
"Ahem..." At the top, Gu Changsheng saw them acting as if the sky had fallen, crying bitterly, she feigned two coughs, "Alright, I haven’t managed to sneak away, seeing how understanding you all are, I’ll reluctantly not run!"