Chu Yuan? Empress?
When had the Chu Yuan Dynasty produced an Empress?
And this Empress had been hiding in the Town King's Mansion all along, content to serve as a Heir Apparent's maid?
Was she not afraid that word would get out and damage the Imperial Family's dignity?
Everyone knew that every dynasty valued its dignity above all else.
Choosing a woman as Emperor was already something many people couldn't understand. Even more incomprehensible was that the members of the Chu Yuan Imperial Family had actually agreed to let Mu Yunyao do it.
"That's impossible. How could this be?"
"You were only thirteen when you entered the mansion."
"You... You've been in the mansion all these years. You..."
The New Emperor had completely collapsed. He had never imagined that he really was just another person's pawn.
He had thought he was the one in control of this game, a plan laid out over so many years. He'd never expected that he, too, had become a pawn for someone else to use.
"Don't understand?"
"Then I'll tell you."
"I ascended the throne at ten, and that was when I began my plans."
"Although I entered the mansion at thirteen, the Town King's Heir Apparent rarely left the estate. As his maid, I had to take care of many things for him."
"That gave me more opportunities to go out."
"Your Imperial Heavenly Dynasty has never taken my Chu Yuan Dynasty seriously. You've focused all your attention on the Town King's Mansion and the Town Heaven Army. How could you have guessed how many of our Chu Yuan spies were hiding within your Imperial Heavenly Dynasty?"
"Thanks to you, I was able to infiltrate the Imperial Heavenly Dynasty so smoothly, one step at a time."
"You're the greatest contributor to our Chu