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No, no, no, I dare not.
Shangwen Xia'er: "..."
I always feel that this woman is even more calculating than Lin Heng.
You can't... can't you stay a few more decades? You could cultivate an Emperor yourself. After all, isn't this vast land conquered? Changing the surname wouldn't really matter. I think 'Qin' sounds quite nice—pleasant yet commanding, elegant but imposing.
Jiaojiao: "..."
This old thing used to be quite decent, but now he has become shameless.
Even more adept at flattering than he is, how annoying.
Shangwen Xia'er had long considered the issue of the Emperor's succession, being a veteran in the ministry, so he gathered his old officials, pondered over and over again, and held seven or eight small meetings. Ultimately, he zeroed in on Qin Yu—especially after that barbaric and overbearing King of Grassland humbly returned King He Tu along with numerous treasures as an apology.
