I Made the Tyrant Give Birth to Me - Chapter 12

Xie Yun successfully managed the flood control project. Upon his triumphant return to the capital, he was promoted five ranks.

Half of this was to pave the way for me; Xie Yun needed to be able to contend with the Chancellor and the other veteran officials.

At the autumn hunt, the emperor was supposed to start the event, but Chu Ye waved his hand and had me go first.

His intention was clear.

I kicked things off perfectly by hunting a brown bear.

I also hunted down the wavering loyalty of more than half the court officials present.

They cheered “Long live the Imperial Princess!” and praised my divine courage.

But on the second day of the hunt, something happened.

I was ambushed by assassins.

Cheng Hao and the hidden guards, who were always by my side, fought off numerous enemies, leaving one alive, and escorted me back to the camp.

But something had happened to Chu Ye.

He had also been attacked and was severely injured and unconscious.

Our people surrounded his tent, turning away anyone who tried to visit.

We rushed back to the palace under the highest level of alert.

With the emperor seriously injured and unconscious, at the next day’s morning court, Xie Yun escorted me to the grand throne hall.

I then sat on the dragon throne, a seat I was all too familiar with.

The princess acting as regent-of course, the ministers were not convinced. The factions supporting the princes were even more opposed.

But on my left was Xie Yun, backed by the neutral faction and the scholar-officials from humble backgrounds.

On my right was Cheng Hao, representing the Chancellor, and behind the Chancellor was more than half of the clan-based faction.

In the entire court, the only ones shouting “A woman cannot govern!” were a pitiful…

…few ministers who supported the princes.

-When it came to court affairs, I was more familiar with them than these incompetent officials.

It was a golden opportunity to eliminate dissent. I promoted them in name but demoted them in practice, transferring them away from the capital.

After a month of Chu Ye’s “coma,” the princes could no longer hold back.

They led troops to surround the imperial palace, launching a rebellion under the banner of “cleansing the emperor’s side” (which meant getting rid of me)!

In the whistling night wind, the princes stared in disbelief as a completely unharmed Chu Ye appeared on the high wall.

I taunted them directly, “You bunch of idiots. Did you really think your pathetic tricks could harm Father Emperor?”

The idiots were triggered and fired a wild volley of arrows.

I drew my sword and cut down the arrows, then glanced back at the terrified officials.

“Watch closely and see who can truly protect you!”

“Survive tonight, and you will bow your heads to me!”

I vaulted onto my horse and charged out with Cheng Hao.

In the chaos, the third prince, his eyes red with madness, took aim at me with hatred, drawing his bow-

An arrow suddenly shot through the air!

It pierced straight through his heart-!

In the distance, the sound of galloping hooves grew louder. The leader, General Li, shouted in a clear voice:

“Your Highness! Your subject, Li Yao-has slain the rebel leader!”

With the leader of the bandits captured, the rebellion’s head, the third prince, was dead. The other two princes and the rebel army saw the massive wave of iron cavalry rushing towards them!

Their faces turned pale with fright.

They fell into disarray, most of them surrendering.

This operation of luring the snake out of its hole and catching the turtle in a jar was a perfect success!

The last opposing faction against me was thoroughly crushed and subdued.

After the dust settled, in the same year, the emperor issued an edict to the world-

The Third Imperial Princess, Chu Chen, is endowed with heroic talent by heaven. She possesses the genius to govern the world and harbors the ambition to order heaven and earth. Her wisdom is sufficient to expose the treacherous, and her judgment is sufficient to resolve difficult matters. This is a blessing bestowed upon the nation by heaven, not Our private affection.

Therefore, following the will of heaven and the sentiment of the people, We hereby establish her as the Crown Princess, bestowing upon her the golden册 (a book of imperial edicts) and the jade seal, to reside in the Eastern Palace.

The hundred officials bowed, proclaiming his sagacity and hailing the Crown Princess.

Above all the officials, I knelt to thank the emperor for his grace, receiving the imperial edict, the golden book, and the Imperial Seal from Chu Ye’s hands.

Chu Ye helped me up and said in a low voice.

“Look up, Chu Chen. This is your future empire and your future subjects.”

So I looked up, and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with him, overlooking the vast lands and the officials paying homage.