Fate Trading System – Chapter 208

Plan A

Guiding Stars 24

Stay

In the following year, Su Xin began to execute her plan and reel in the net.

At first, the Emperor was merely experiencing natural aging, but in the latter half of the year, her condition deteriorated rapidly, and she was already bedridden and unable to get up.

It was Yue Xinglan who had made her move. Her patience seemed to be running thin; she couldn’t wait any longer and wanted to take action.

Su Xin was very surprised to see her so eagerly delivering herself to her doorstep.

The critically ill Emperor lay on the dragon bed. The Emperor Consort, Yue Xingyao, and Su Xin knelt at the head of the bed. The Virtuous Noble Consort and Yue Xinglan knelt at the foot of the bed. Qin Minran, with his three-year-old child, and other concubines and their children knelt behind them, along with some important Grand Secretaries and ministers.

The Emperor had been poisoned; otherwise, she wouldn’t have declined so quickly.

Su Xin knew this and watched coldly from the sidelines.

She had no particular feelings for this Emperor. She hadn’t felt any maternal love; it was a very businesslike relationship.

Yue Xingyao also knew, and she had no conscience except towards Su Xin. It was even more impossible for her to intervene and meddle in the Emperor’s affairs. She was very satisfied that Yue Xingyao wasn’t causing trouble for Su Xin like she did in the previous life, so she didn’t need to do anything more.

This was truly a classic scene of forcing abdication. Su Xin actually didn’t know who the Emperor favored in her heart, but it didn’t matter; it wasn’t important.

If the Emperor passed the throne to her, then Yue Xinglan and the Virtuous Noble Consort would definitely rebel. Su Xin would beat them down.

If the Emperor passed the throne to Yue Xingyao, although this was unlikely, Yue Xingyao would immediately cede the throne to her, even though she didn’t need it. In that case, the Virtuous Noble Consort and the others would definitely rebel, and she and Yue Xingyao would beat them down together.

If the throne ended up in the hands of Yue Xinglan or someone else, Su Xin would directly force her way to the throne and rebel. The final victory would still belong to her.

Although the processes of the three scenarios were different, the results would all be the same.

There had long been a rift between Yue Xinglan and Su Xin, starting from their childhood, not to mention after they grew up, with the conflict over the throne and Qin Minran.

In another sense, Yue Xinglan had also achieved success because Su Xin’s throne would eventually be passed on to her daughter.

But Yue Xinglan didn’t know, because before Qin Minran married Su Xin, he went to see Yue Xinglan and told her that Yue Xinglan’s child had already been aborted.

Yue Xinglan had also once flaunted the fact that Qin Minran had been good to her in front of Su Xin, intending to humiliate her.

But Su Xin ignored her and deliberately put on a show of deep affection to disgust Yue Xinglan.

“I just like him. What can you do about it? And he’s about to marry me. So what if he was once pregnant with your child and slept with you? He’s mine now.”

These words greatly angered Yue Xinglan. At that time, Yue Xinglan was still unclear about what kind of person Qin Minran was. Her perception of him was still stuck at a beautiful stage. Moreover, they had had intimate relations, which made her even more fond of him. Therefore, Yue Xinglan felt a strong sense of anger at having her “stallion” stolen.

After that, she became even more antagonistic towards Su Xin, who treated it as a joke.

On the bed, the Emperor’s face was haggard, but after a moment, she struggled to sit up. She looked much more energetic, but in reality, it was just a final flash of lucidity¹.

“My eldest daughter, Xingchen, is exceptionally capable and benevolent, and is fit to be a wise ruler. Little Shunzi², bring out my imperial edict.”

With this, the overall situation was settled.

“Considering my deep affection and friendship with the Emperor Consort, after I am gone, he must be brought down to accompany me.”

The Emperor stared intently at her chief eunuch, and only after seeing her nod did she relax.

The Emperor Consort, however, raised his head in disbelief. There was no sadness in his eyes, only deep resentment.

The Emperor Consort wanted to loudly question her why. Was it not enough to neglect him for most of his life? Did she actually have to take him down to the Yellow Springs³ with her?

“Emperor Consort, come closer. I have something I want to say to you.”

The Emperor Consort, digging his nails into her palm, leaned closer.

The low, breathy voice, when the Emperor Consort heard it, felt like a thunderclap in the sky.

“Do you think I know nothing? I know everything clearly. Nan’er, come down and accompany me.”

Although the Emperor spoke very softly, how could Su Xin and Yue Xingyao, with their highly advanced martial arts skills, not hear it clearly?

Hearing this, Su Xin thought that there might have been hidden circumstances in the previous life. The reason Yue Xingyao made her move at the age of 14 might have been this, or perhaps even earlier.

Who would have thought? Su Xin had also guessed wrong. This Emperor was not selfish and unfeeling, but rather too affectionate. Therefore, she could tolerate her most beloved person cuckolding her and even giving birth to a child that was not hers. The only thing the Emperor did was to distance herself, not to listen, not to see, not to touch, fearing that she would not be able to resist taking drastic action.

And even earlier, the Emperor’s distancing was just a means of protecting the Emperor Consort, but the Emperor Consort did not know.

The Emperor died.

The Emperor Consort knelt beside her, looking lost and dazed. The chief eunuch read out the imperial edict and, in a sorrowful voice, said, “The mountain tomb⁴ has collapsed.”

When someone wanted to strike the mourning bell, they were stopped.

“Second Princess, what is the meaning of this?”

“The obvious meaning. Everyone here today cannot leave.”

“Do you intend to rebel? Did the Princess not hear Her Majesty’s decree?”

“What if I didn’t hear it?”

“Er Meimei, are you rebelling?”

Su Xin stood up and unhurriedly patted the dust off her clothes.

“Rebellion?”

Yue Xinglan let out a cold laugh, and the Virtuous Noble Consort also slowly stood up, the sad expression on her face completely gone.

“You should be clear. Whoever can successfully walk out of here is the final winner.”

“Then, Er Meimei, your method of judgment is really too simple.”

The concubines and ministers behind them had already formed distinct factions.

It seemed to be an even match.

“I don’t want to play with you anymore.”

Su Xin raised her hand wearily, and the situation in the hall suddenly changed.

Originally, a large portion of the concubines and ministers on the Virtuous Noble Consort’s side switched their allegiance.

“Er Meimei, you are still too young.”

The rapid changes in the court were shocking to outsiders.

Only those standing inside knew how long the stalemate had actually lasted.

It was not fast at all.

The Second Princess and her followers were guilty of treason. Some were beheaded, and some were exiled.

The Virtuous Noble Consort died.

The Emperor Consort ultimately committed suicide to accompany the Emperor in death.

Yue Xingyao, still mindful of the father-daughter relationship, asked the Emperor Consort if he needed her help. If the Emperor Consort said the word, she could arrange a different identity for him and allow him to leave the palace. He could still enjoy wealth and honor, and even keep a few lovers.

The Emperor Consort refused. He looked at Yue Xingyao, who was displaying her brilliance, with a very complicated expression and sighed deeply.

“I feel that my life has been a failure. It seems I haven’t done a single thing right.”

“I thought it was real, but it was actually fake. I thought it was fake, but it was actually real.”

He never knew that the Emperor loved him. He thought they were mutually disgusted, husband and wife, yet like enemies.

He also didn’t know that the Emperor’s bookcase contained many paintings of him.

“Yao’er… I know you are very powerful now. With your abilities, the new Emperor can’t do anything to you. You have to walk your own path in the future. What am I saying? You’ve always walked your own path.”

The Emperor Consort waved his hand, letting Yue Xingyao leave.

Yue Xingyao wouldn’t try to dissuade him. She wouldn’t stop the Emperor Consort from making any decision. Actually, the Emperor Consort was wrong; he had done one thing right, which was to adopt the Eldest Princess and allow her to grow up safely in the palace.

Su Xin sat on the throne. When her hand touched the cold armrest, the mission was considered complete.

“Greetings to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live.”

“All my beloved ministers, rise.”

It was over.

This thread, buried for ten years, had been successfully reeled in.

【Congratulations, Host, for completing the mission. Returning to the system space.】

Yue Xingchen didn’t see any exciting scenes. She didn’t understand the full-screen mosaics at all, so she didn’t know about the little things between Yue Xingyao and Su Xin. She just found it a bit strange that every time Su Xin and Yue Xingyao were together, it suddenly became mosaic. She thought it was probably because the Great Demon King Yue Xingyao’s power was too strong, and Su Xin’s immortal treasure that reflected all things was also affected.

“Thank you very much.”

Yue Xingchen also didn’t know that her child was not hers. Like Yue Xinglan, she thought that the child in Qin Minran’s belly had been aborted, and the one born now was Su Xin’s.

Fourteen skipped the bed scene part, since there wasn’t any, but Yue Xingchen didn’t know, so she thought it was because the immortal didn’t want to see those filthy scenes.

【Host, please choose whether to stay or leave?】

Stay.

Su Xin thought of the little wolfdog’s wet eyes and chose to stay.

If she just left like this, not to mention how chaotic the scene would be since she had just ascended the throne, Yue Xingyao would definitely be heartbroken.

Su Xin publicly announced that Yue Xinglan could not bear the blow and committed suicide in prison, but in fact, Yue Xinglan did not die. Qin Minran knelt before Su Xin and begged her not to kill Yue Xinglan.

“What? Do you still have feelings for her?”

Cutting the weeds without removing the roots was not Su Xin’s style. She liked to do things cleanly.

“No… Please, hand her over to me.”

Qin Minran said. His demeanor was no longer as naive and affectedly delicate as it was three years ago, but rather carried numbness and indifference.

Qin Minran was the kind of person who was very stubborn and couldn’t think straight.

“Please, Your Majesty, take good care of my mother and child. The child is what Your Majesty wanted, right? I believe Your Majesty can definitely teach her to be very outstanding.”

“What do you want to do?”

“I just want to spend some time with her.”

Qin Minran still chose to walk the old path, still so selfish, abandoning his mother and child, just for himself.

As for how Qin Minran went mad and how he and Yue Xinglan loved and killed each other, Su Xin didn’t care and wasn’t concerned.

That child was indeed very outstanding. Although she was only three years old now, she was not at all like her parents, but rather a bit like Yue Xingyao.

At a young age, she had a calm personality, just a little clingy to her.

“Mother Emperor, Imperial Aunt bullied me.”

With a soft, chubby little face, Su Xin picked her up.

Yue Xingyao stood to the side with a cold expression.

I don’t like you, child. Please die immediately.

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