Chapter 71 Choose a More Suitable Emperor

After all, Mrs. Qin was the mistress of the house. After her daughter reminded her, she quickly came to her senses and nodded involuntarily: "You are right! We should go to the Duke's Mansion to plead for mercy. As long as they promise not to investigate, the inkstone will be returned. There is help.”

"Madam." A maid led a middle-aged man in a long-sleeved shirt and walked in. She knelt down and reported, "The doctor is here."

Mrs. Qin was helped to stand up. She thought of her son who was still in prison and looked at her husband lying on the bed. She knew that she could not fall down. She quickly cheered up and asked the doctor to treat Uncle Guo's injury.

But after all she is just a woman.

Thinking that not long ago Yan Shu was punished with a cane for thirty, and today Uncle Guo was punished with a cane for twenty again, and the Qin family seemed to be facing bad luck, Mrs. Qin felt a heavy pressure in her heart, as if there was a hand holding her tightly. It touched her heart and made her feel breathless.

It seemed that she didn't really realize until this moment that the Queen Mother in the palace seemed to have a noble status, but under the imperial power controlled by the Regent, she had no ability to protect the Qin family.

The emperor is more like an eagle that has not yet grown its wings. Let alone take charge of the government and soar in the nine heavens, he may not even have the ability to protect himself, let alone protect the Qin family.

The Qin family's seemingly prestigious position in Shengjing turned out to be so precarious.

…

Uncle Qin Guo was beaten with a stick and Qin Yanshu was imprisoned.

The Qin family has fallen into a state of gloom and misery.

As for Shen Ning, who was in the Regent's Palace, she had not been out for the past few days and therefore knew nothing about what happened in the court.

She is someone who takes action immediately after making a decision.

Since she wants to detoxify Ji Yucang, all her thoughts will be on developing the antidote. No matter whether there is trouble or strong wind and rain outside, she doesn't care.

But she didn't care, Shi Qin and Shi Qi would report the news to her in time.

"Today the eldest princess showed off her power in the court." Shi Qin's voice could be heard with a bit of excitement, "I heard that the shock made all the civil and military officials in the court change their colors, and everyone was attacking the eldest princess, but the eldest princess has the support of my prince. , enough to fight against everyone.”

Shen Ning focused on the medicinal materials, and then raised his head slowly: "The eldest princess is showing off her power? Why?"

"I heard that the regent ordered the commander of the Royal Forest Army to investigate the truth about the attack on the princess, but Commander Lu failed in his duty and failed to find out, so the regent dismissed him from his post and asked the eldest princess to take over the position temporarily." Shi Qin picked up the important matter. Answer, "The ministers refused because the eldest princess was a woman, and said that women should support their husbands and raise children... Oh, by the way, the emperor also said in public that 'women are all vassals of men', and their only use is to reproduce. Her Royal Highness the Princess scolded her like a dog."

Shen Ning was silent for a moment, feeling a little strange in her heart.

Although it is true that the status of women nowadays is not as good as that of men, there are all kinds of women in the world, smart, beautiful, sensible, gentle...

Even those scholars who are obsessed with reading sages and sages can only say that the husband is the guide for the wife, and the woman should take care of her husband and teach her children, take care of the inner courtyard, and manage the family house well, so that her husband can run his official career without any worries.

But the emperor demeans women so much, saying that women are only worthy of having children?

A cold look appeared between Shen Ning's eyebrows.

The emperor is the example for the world.

Ji Jin has such a prejudice. If he really wants to take charge of the government in the future, the women of Yong State will probably fall into greater shackles, and men will only suppress women more and more severely.

Because he despises women from the bottom of his heart.

What works up and what works down.

The subjects will learn how to suppress women step by step and reduce their living environment.

When Ji Yucang came back in the evening, Shen Ning had already washed up and ordered someone to prepare a table of meals for him to eat with.

Ji Yucang raised his hand and rubbed her head, then said with a gentle expression, "You haven't eaten yet?"

"Waiting for you." Shen Ning said truthfully, "I want to talk to you."

"What to talk about?"

"I heard from Shi Qin today that the eldest princess of Pingyao showed her power in the court, and the civil and military officials in the court were very angry."

Ji Yucang nodded: "Yes."

"What do you think of Princess Pingyao?"

Ji Yucang frowned: "You are free and live more comfortably."

"I think she is quite courageous." Shen Ning said calmly, "She is not afraid of secular speech, ignores the rules and ethics, and can just withstand the accusations of the ministers and the rumors from outside, which is enough to prove that she is brave enough, but I don’t know yet whether she has the heart to plead for the lives of all people in the world.”

"Pray for life for all the people in the world?" Ji Yucang's eyebrows moved slightly, as if he suddenly understood what she meant, "What do you want to do?"

"Ji Jin is not a qualified candidate for emperor." Shen Ning said indifferently, "Since you are destined to have no children and have no intention of being emperor, why not choose a more suitable one."

If the Princess Pingyao's behavior was applied to a man, there really would be nothing wrong with her at all. She is not as gentle and reserved as a woman, nor as weak and timid as a boudoir woman. She blatantly shows off her appearance, and is never infatuated with anyone. She dares to show her face in front of the court Insulting the emperor in both civil and military terms - this is something that even most men would never dare to do.

remarkably brave.

He still hates evil as much as he hates it, and looks down on men like Qin Yanshu who are duplicitous and irresponsible. He goes his own way and is so willful that he would rather choose a bastard as his consort.

Every time she listed something, she felt that this woman had really grown into her heart.

Shen Ning admired her sincerely.

Even when she had military power and great military achievements, she was not as free and wanton as she was.

Ji Yucang stared at her deeply: "Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious." Shen Ning nodded, not joking at all, "But I'm just making a suggestion, the one who really makes the decision is you."

Ji Yucang was silent for a moment: "In fact, I've thought a lot these days. It's better to let you sit in that position than to put the military power in your hands and keep you safe for the rest of your life. I've already started making plans."

Shen Ning looked at her in surprise: "Why do you have such an idea?"

"I can't be too selfish." Ji Yucang said indifferently, "If I'm destined to die young, you should have your own wonderful life."

Shen Ning shook her head slowly: "I don't have that much energy, I don't feel a sense of belonging to Yongguo, and I don't have such great ambitions."

Her goal is only revenge.

Let those unfaithful people in Nanzhao pay the price they deserve.

A person with a heart full of hatred can't pretend to be a country, not to mention that she knows she is an outsider and has far less emotional belonging to Yongguo.

Even if Ji Yucang supports her, she is unwilling to spend too much time and energy, fighting wits and courage with the ministers of Yong State, spending more than ten years or even decades to intrigue with others, and then putting an end to her life with a lifetime of hard work.

Ji Yucang looked at her steadily, his eyebrows slightly deep: "Are you really unwilling?"

"I don't want to."

Ji Yucang lowered his eyes: "Then can you agree to one request of mine?"

Shen Ning was puzzled: "What request?"

Ji Yucang took her hand: "After you finish all the things you want to do, I want to travel around the world, will you accompany me?"