Chapter 1086: The Second and Third Princes

When the ministers saw that Ning Shus body was trembling slightly, they thought that it was simply due to anger and all of them cried for Ning Shu to quell her anger.

Mu Xue kowtowed and said unwillingly, This subject daughter understands.

As the heir apparent, you must pay attention to your every action. Disband this group of mistresses and accept confinement for a month. Ning Shu could feel blood flowing up her throat and it seemed about to burst out. It wasnt even possible to swallow it back down, so she flung her sleeves back and turned to head towards the side palace.

Eldest Imperial Sister, your foreheads bleeding. Are you alright? Mu Yao reached out to help Mu Xue up.

Mu Xue brushed off Mu Yaos hand and got up. She didnt even bother to look at Mu Yao before turning to leave. Her back emitted a very cold aura.

Mu Yao crinkled her nose. She felt like Eldest Imperial Sister didnt like her and her att.i.tude towards her was also strange.

However, Mu Yao soon forgot about Mu Xues att.i.tude and happily returned to her residence. She was about to get married!

Meanwhile, the moment Ning Shu walked into the side palace, she couldnt suppress things anymore and puked out a huge puddle of blood. This time, the blood wasnt bright red anymore and it contained bits of clotted blood. They looked like fragments of her organs.

Ning Shu felt that she wouldnt be able to hold on for much longer.

Your Majesty, should we call an imperial physician? No matter what, theres no way your body can handle vomiting so much blood. Court Lady Qius voice trembled when she saw the blood on the obsidian floor.

Ning Shu waved her hand dismissively and lay down on the crouch weakly.

Court Lady Qiu personally got some water, then squatted down to wipe at the blood with a cleaning rag. Her eyes were completely red. Ning Shu found this a bit funny. What are you crying for?

This servants heart aches for Your Majesty. Court Lady Qiu wiped at the floor hard.

Ning Shu was actually pretty happy. At the very least, she had managed to get rid of the talents that Mu Xue had worked so hard to find. Just because Mu Xue had people in court, did that mean that she as the emperor didnt have people in court? It was a simple matter to accuse Mu Xue of misconduct.

The most important task right now was to find a successor. She summoned the hidden guards she had sent to observe the second and third prince.

She questioned them in detail about the people those two interacted with. She wasnt hoping to find any great hero, she just wanted someone that would be able to uphold and pa.s.s down this nation.

The hidden guards told Ning Shu about what they had observed.

To sum it up, the second prince was very mediocre, seriously mediocre. If it was said that she was hiding her talents, her talents really didnt show at all. She might have started with the strategy of pretending to be a pig in order to eat the tiger, but from the looks of it, she ended up actually becoming a pig.

As an emperor, not only was there a need to bear with things patiently, one also needed a dominating aura. There was a need to occasionally conspire openly and attack fairly.

Meanwhile, the third prince had a fatal flaw, which was that she was too lecherous. She called at least two consorts to her room every night and liked playing exciting games.

Those who were too greedy for pleasure on the bed were easily swayed by bedside whispers and had no resistance to beauty.

Ning Shu thought so hard that her head was starting to hurt. In brief, even Ning Shu with her not too bright brain knew that these two werent the best choices for the throne. The original host hadnt chosen these two either and had given the throne to Mu Yao.

So now, where was she supposed to go find a successor? There were only four adult princes. Although there were babies that were still in trousers, even if her head had been kicked by a donkey, she still wouldnt choose a baby for the throne.

Wasnt it pretty much giving the ministers the chance to control the court? How could a baby possibly win against those adult princes?

Ning Shu inwardly sighed. It was so painful that she could barely take it anymore. She stuffed another antidote pill in her mouth. Although it didnt do anything, at least there was a psychological effect. She took medicine, so itd definitely help.