Did the Prime Minister Attend Court Today? - Chapter 90
Listening to the noisy chatter below, Zhao Xian’s face darkened. “Everyone, quiet down. I don’t find having three husbands and four concubines extraordinary. I don’t want a chaotic harem. Moreover, having more men means more expenses. Instead of marrying so many men, it’s better to use this money for other things, like road repairs. Every time it rains, if you leave the city, you come back covered in mud. This lifestyle is too backward. Can’t each of you think about how to improve living standards? About this matter, I don’t want to hear about it again. One man in my life is enough.”
“⊙⊙!” Although the crowd didn’t understand Zhao Xian’s strange ideas, they dared not say more. They couldn’t control it before, and now they couldn’t control it even more.
When the news reached Gu Tingshu’s ears, he was deeply moved. Yes, he felt fortunate to have met such a person in his life.
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As time passed, the Prince grew older, and the entire civil and military officials were waiting for Zhao Xian and the Queen to have a princess. But years passed without any. Instead, they saw the Empress treating her son like a daughter, with the Prince excelling in horsemanship, archery, and both civil and military skills.
Eighteen years passed in a flash…
Early one morning, Grand Tutor Zhang Yunhe held the imperial decree and began to read aloud.
“By the mandate of heaven, the Emperor decrees: Crown Prince Zhao Qingyun possesses both virtue and talent in civil and military affairs, excelling in all aspects. Therefore, I hereby announce my abdication and entrust all of you, civil and military officials, to assist him diligently.”
The civil and military officials were stunned. Throughout history, there had never been a ruling Emperor. Empress Zhao Xian was truly unprecedented.
On the first day of March in the 18th year of the Yun State, the new Emperor ascended the throne without changing the country’s name, as the country’s name was originally his own name. From the beginning, Zhao Xian intended for him to be Emperor.
Storyteller Valeraverucaviolet's Words
Novel translation complete. The story ends here. Boy do the author rushed through that ending. It's like 0 to 50 in 3.5 I'm not really sure how to feel about that.