"Everyone knows that the Princess Consort and I have been through thick and thin together, and that we share a deep bond no one else can come between.
But there are always people with no sense who try to marry into the royal family, doing everything they can to push their daughters into my manor. I threw them all out.
But this time was different.
Father Emperor must have gone mad, because he issued an edict granting me the second daughter of the Chancellor's household, Qin Shuyan, the most celebrated beauty and foremost talented woman in the capital, as a secondary consort.
I wanted to find an excuse to send her back to the Chancellor's residence, but I realized something was off about her.
She liked talking to thin air.
For example:
[System, you said the whole Great Zhou realm was conquered by Prince Chen. Why doesn't he want to be emperor? If he won't become emperor, how am I supposed to complete my mission?]
[What? Persuade him to rebel? Ah... I suppose that's one way.]
Rebel?
Is she crazy?
Father Emperor already decided to pass the throne to me!"
