Imperial Palace
Dailisi, dressed in a white-gold imperial robe, intimately linked arms with Lin Chen, followed by two women in pink palace dresses, one of whom was none other than the mature and elegant Ling Yuan.
"Master, today..."
Before Dailisi could finish speaking, her beautiful face froze on the spot. In front of them, a tall, blond young man stared blankly at them.
Lin Chen's lips curled slightly upwards as he gently patted her pert back. " Dailisi, I'll leave this to you. I'll go back and deal with the Star Luo Empire Forbidden Ground issue first."
"Hmm~" Dailisi nodded obediently, then walked up to Dai Mubai with a cold face and said expressionlessly, "Let's go, let's talk in the side hall."
In the neighboring palace
Dai Mubai could no longer contain his anger and roared, "Mother, why did you and him come out of Father's palace? Your behavior was so despicable. Don't you have any respect for Father?"
"Tell me, what exactly is your relationship?"
Snap!
Dailisi slapped him hard across the face, her blue eyes coldly fixed on him. "Shut up! Do I need to report to you about what I do?!"
"Useless! If you had any sense of responsibility, if you had spent fewer years fooling around outside, would things be like this now?!"
Dai Mubai was intimidated by his mother's cold demeanor, but he still forced himself to say, "Then you can't be with him! He's about my age!"
Snap!
Dailisi slapped him again. "How dare you! From now on, you must not disrespect Young Master Lin. If you dare to speak ill of him again, I will depose you!"
Dai Mubai felt extremely humiliated, but in order to protect his position, he gritted his teeth and replied, "Understood, Mother."
Dailisi frowned, quite impatiently saying, "Don't say anything more. From now on, you just need to be a carefree princess; you don't need to do anything else."
Dai Mubai's body trembled. "Mother, what... do you mean?"
Dailisi said expressionlessly, "Your brother Dai Weisi is dead. From now on, the throne of the Star Luo Emperor will be held by [your brother's name]!"
Dai Mubai's expression changed drastically. Although he was unwilling, he still tentatively asked, "I understand, but Mother, could you... betroth Zhu Zhuqing to me?"
Dailisi slapped him again. "You good-for-nothing, when will you ever get your act together?! Zhu Zhuqing is Young Master Lin's woman now, don't even think about it."
Click click~
Dai Mubai said angrily, "You keep calling me Young Master Lin, then go live with him and don't bother with me anymore!"
After saying that, he turned and left. This was the only way he could protest. He thought his mother would compromise as before, but to his surprise, she looked at him with a cold and disappointed expression as he left, without calling out to him at all.
Jealousy slowly rose in his heart. Thinking of how his mother treated Lin Chen so sweetly and affectionately, and seeing her cold and indifferent treatment of him, the jealousy and hatred in his heart reached their peak.
"Sigh..." Dailisi sighed softly, "If it weren't for Mother's existence, you would have died countless times already. When would you ever understand the law of the jungle?"
"The weak... have no choice!"
Star Luo Empire Palace
Inside the magnificent hall, more than a hundred ministers and leaders of various factions, all dressed in brocade robes, had gathered. Standing at the very front were the dozen or so noble family heads who had received Lin Chen that day. They were then arranged in four rows.
"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!!!"
Tap tap... tap tap...
As soon as she finished speaking, Dailisi, dressed in a white and gold imperial robe and wearing a crown, strode towards the golden throne at the top.
We pay our respects to Your Majesty the Empress! May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!
We pay our respects to Your Majesty the Empress! May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!
We pay our respects to Your Majesty the Empress! May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace!
Dailisi stood at the head of the table, slowly raising her jade-like hand. "My beloved ministers, please rise. The Emperor's passing was sudden, and I apologize for the hasty summons of you all today."
"A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. I have come today to invite you all to discuss the succession of the new emperor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful cabinet minister stepped forward and advised, "With the late emperor's passing, His Highness should rightfully succeed to the throne."
"I second that proposal!"
"I second that proposal!"
Following this powerful minister's advice, dozens of other ministers echoed his sentiments, including several leaders of the two noble families.
They all share strategic interests inextricably linked to Dai Weisi, so they can only speak on Dai Weisi's behalf.
"Alas..." Dailisi sighed deeply, "My dear ministers, it is very unfortunate that yesterday, at the same time as the Emperor's passing, His Highness also met with misfortune outside the palace, so... the throne must be passed to someone else."
"What?!" The powerful minister's expression changed drastically, and he sighed deeply, "How could this be!"
As for the noble lords who were tied to Dai Weisi, their expressions were extremely grim; they had already guessed what was going on...
The powerful minister continued his advice, "In that case, this old minister suggests that His Highness the Second Prince inherit the throne!"
As soon as the words were spoken, many ministers agreed, but these ministers were all opportunists who wanted to curry favor with the Empress and Dai Mubai. The shrewd nobles, seeing that the Zhu Family family had not expressed their opinions, also remained silent.
Dailisi continued, "The Second Prince is dissolute and incapable of shouldering great responsibilities. Although he is my son, we absolutely cannot allow him to ruin the future of our Star Luo Empire!"
"Hmm~" The powerful minister couldn't help but nod upon hearing this. "What the Empress says makes sense. Then, may I ask what the Empress means?"
Dailisi said softly, "The reason I invited you all here today is to discuss this matter. How could Lord Zhao ask for my opinion alone?"
The powerful minister nodded and asked Zhu Zhengxiong, who was standing beside him, "Lord Zhu, what do you say?"
Seeing this, Zhu Zhengxiong stepped forward and advised, "Since the Second Prince has already perished, and is no longer capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility, and the other princes are not yet of age, I dare to suggest that the Empress ascend the throne and rule over Star Luo Empire!"
"You!!" The powerful minister's face turned red with anger. "Lord Zhu, do you know what you're saying?!"
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Before the words were finished, the heads of the Wang Family and Li Clan families knelt down one after another, and said righteously, "Your Majesty, we humbly request that you ascend the throne and become Empress!"
Upon seeing this, the neutral ministers and fence-sitters nearby immediately knelt down as well. "We implore Your Majesty the Empress to ascend the throne and become Empress!"
The ministers had already realized that the Spirit Hall stood behind Dailisi and the Guli Clan, but they didn't know how much support the Spirit Hall had for the Empress, or whether the Dai Family's resources would allow the Spirit Hall to seize power.
Although the situation is unknown, it seems that the Empress, supported by the Spirit Hall, has the upper hand. So, let's submit...
As for loyalty and righteousness? In the dog-eat-dog world of the Douluo Continent, who talks about loyalty and righteousness?
With the Zhu Family and other family heads taking the lead, even the neutral Soul Master and noble lords who were slightly close to the main hall knelt down and submitted to the emperor!
Even those who were unwilling to accept this situation couldn't help but soften upon seeing everyone around them kneeling, including the powerful minister who had just reprimanded the head of the Zhu Family...
"Hahaha..." Dailisi laughed loudly, "Since you all so graciously request it, then this Star Luo Empire Imperial Throne... I shall accept it!"