Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 892: Chapter 892: Phoenix Dominates the Rivers and Mountains (34)

The bedroom was in disarray, with the Imperial Guard Army retreating to the periphery, watching with trepidation.

Commander Qu clutched his sword and moved behind a pillar, revealing only his head.

At this moment, the dozen or so warriors lay on the ground, vomiting blood, seemingly with only one breath left.

All of the Empress’s warriors were here.

The Empress was so terrified that she fell onto the dragon bed, her face pale.

”You... Who are you!!”

Her eldest daughter, did she not know her?

How could she possibly have such formidable skills?

Chuzheng walked up to the Empress, unfurled the blank Imperial Decree, and placed it beside her, ”Her Majesty the Empress, write.”

”Who are you really?”

Chuzheng handed over a brush dipped in ink.

The Empress shouted loudly without any decorum, ”What have you done to my daughter!”

”Your Majesty, you didn’t like her anyway, so why show concern now?” Chuzheng’s tone was chilly.

The Empress’s pupils contracted.

Indeed, she was not...

The Empress immediately asked, ”Who are you? Who exactly are you?”

”I am Ning Chuzheng.”

”No, you’re not! You’re not her!!” How could she be that useless one, impossible!!

The Empress’s heart was filled with disbelief.

Ning Chuzheng was a waste.

She couldn’t possibly be this powerful, let alone have the capability to buy off the Imperial Guard Army.

”Who I am is not important. What’s important is...”

Chuzheng pointed her finger at the Imperial Decree.

”If you don’t finish writing before dawn, you’ll have to accompany them.”

Chuzheng indicated the dozen or so breathless warriors on the ground.

The Empress forced herself to calm down, ”Even if you obtain the abdication decree, do you think the court officials will believe it?”

Chuzheng: ”That’s not your concern.”

The Empress: ”...”

-

”Good morning, Lord Li.”

”Good morning, Lord Zhou.”

”Is there nothing important today?”

”No, how about on your side...”

The ministers gathered in twos and threes to discuss.

”It’s strange, why hasn’t the Empress come today?”

”No idea.”

The ministers looked forward eagerly, but the Empress never arrived.

Not even the people close to the Empress were seen.

They whispered, wondering if something had happened.

”Your Highness, what’s going on?” someone asked Ning Yao.

How would Ning Yao know?

Ning Yao said, ”Mother Empress might be feeling unwell... Everyone, please be patient, let’s wait a bit more.”

”Even if unwell, she should send word.”

”Could something have happened to Her Majesty?”

”Perhaps send someone to inquire.”

Ning Yao was also a bit worried, hearing what the ministers said, she asked someone to go check.

The person had just stepped out of the grand hall, but retreated back.

The Imperial Guard Army entered from outside, quickly blocking the grand hall’s main entrance.

”What’s happening?”

”What has happened?”

”What does the Imperial Guard Army mean by this?”

The ministers moved closer to the Imperial Guard Army, who simultaneously drew their swords, scaring a group of ministers back into the hall.

”The Grand Imperial Princess arrives——”

The hall suddenly quieted down as they looked toward the direction of the dragon throne.

The lady dressed in the formal attire of the Princess was escorted to the high platform, standing in front of the dragon throne.

The palace woman beside the Empress, with a somewhat unpleasant expression, stepped forward and unfurled the Imperial Decree.

”Her Majesty has a decree...”

The ministers looked at each other and knelt in waves.

Ning Yao fixed her gaze on Chuzheng, filled with exploration and confusion, slowly kneeling.

The palace woman unfurled the Imperial Decree and read aloud.

The gist was that the Empress was unwell, overwhelmed, unable to manage affairs of state, and was passing the throne to the Grand Imperial Princess.

To put it simply—the Grand Imperial Princess was to become the Empress.

The ministers all thought they had heard wrong.

Yesterday Her Majesty the Empress was perfectly fine, and Her Majesty is not old, how could she be unwell and overwhelmed?

Abdicating is no small matter.

This concerns the entire nation.

How could Her Majesty abdicate so quietly?

And these Imperial Guard Army, why block the entrance during a normal abdication?!

Such a sudden event certainly had something fishy.

”Her Royal Highness the Princess, what happened to Her Majesty?”

”Why would Her Majesty suddenly abdicate?”

”Let us see Her Majesty.”

”Her Majesty was perfectly fine yesterday, why suddenly unwell today? Her Royal Highness the Princess, it’s not that we don’t trust you, it’s just that this matter is too strange.”

The ministers began to question.

They clamored to see the Empress.

Yet those ministers who had shared in-depth conversations with Chuzheng now remained silent, trembling inside.

They had thought Chuzheng approached them just to seek their support in becoming Crown Princess.

To their utmost surprise!!!

She wanted to be the Empress directly!

”Imperial Sister.” Ning Yao also stood out, ”How can Mother Empress be unwell, let us see Mother Empress.”

She did not question the decree, directly requesting to see the Empress.

”Fine.” Chuzheng signaled to the palace woman, ”Invite Her Majesty the Empress.”

Chuzheng’s indifferent attitude made Ning Yao frown suddenly, her heart beginning to race.

Could it be true that Mother Empress abdicated to her?

-

The Empress was helped up, her face slightly pale, indeed looking ill.

However...

The Empress was scared.

The Empress sat on the dragon throne, her mind flashing several thoughts as she gazed at the ministers below.

Yet when she saw the Imperial Guard Army outside, the Empress could only clench her fists.

The warriors couldn’t do anything about her.

What could this group of ministers do?

”Your Majesty, about your abdication...”

”Lately, my health has deteriorated, I was hiding it from you previously, not telling you, I truly lack the capacity.” The Empress said, ”After all these years, I am also tired. You should all assist the Grand Imperial Princess well henceforth.”

”Your Majesty, can the Grand Imperial Princess bear such responsibilities?” Prime Minister Lin questioned, ”You are aware of the Grand Imperial Princess’s actions in the past two years, handing over the nation to her, I... I am worried!!”

Prime Minister Lin appeared deeply concerned for the country and its people.

The other ministers echoed.

However, the Empress noticed that half of the court remained silent.

The Empress’s heart sank again.

No wonder she was so confident.

She had purchased half of the court officials, what else was there to worry about?

But when did this happen?

”This matter is settled.” The Empress was already in a bad mood, with this group continuously questioning, do they think she wants to abdicate? Wasn’t she forced?!

”Your Majesty, reconsider!”

”Your Majesty!!”

The Empress was led away by the palace woman, she cast a fierce glance at Chuzheng.

Chuzheng simply ignored it.

She looked at the ministers below, her clear voice echoed in the grand hall, ”Ladies and gentlemen, do you object to the decree or to me?”

Chuzheng paused.

”Of course, your opinions don’t matter, either keep silent or resign.”

There was a strange silence below.

Prime Minister Lin’s face turned ashen, exchanging a look with Ning Yao.

This matter was too sudden, they had no preparations whatsoever.

As the group was left stunned, suddenly someone began to shout.

”Long live the Queen, long live forever.”

”Long live the Queen, long live forever.”

”Long live the Queen, long live forever.”

*

Some say the male lead is too weak and want to see a counterattack, I can clearly tell you—not possible! Absolutely not!

The reasons are as follows:

[If I don’t write a counterattack for the male lead, you gripe that he is too weak, blah blah.

If I write a counterattack for the male lead, someone will gripe that the female lead becomes weak, she changed, she is not the Zheng Master I liked, blah blah.

I cannot fulfill everyone’s preferences.

I can only adhere to my initial setting.

—The male lead is just that weak.

If you don’t like it, we’ll meet again in the world of Jianghu.]