Chapter 1086: The Second and Third Princes

Chapter 1086: The Second and Third Princes

When the ministers saw that Ning Shu’s 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 wasn’t 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 forehead’s bleeding. Are you alright?” Mu Yao reached out to help Mu Xue up.
Mu Xue brushed off Mu Yao’s hand and got up. She didn’t 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 didn’t like her and her attitude towards her was also strange.
However, Mu Yao soon forgot about Mu Xue’s attitude and happily returned to her residence. She was about to get married!
Meanwhile, the moment Ning Shu walked into the side palace, she couldn’t suppress things anymore and puked out a huge puddle of blood. This time, the blood wasn’t bright red anymore and it contained bits of clotted blood. They looked like fragments of her organs.
Ning Shu felt that she wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer.
“Your Majesty, should we call an imperial physician? No matter what, there’s no way your body can handle vomiting so much blood.” Court Lady Qiu’s 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 servant’s 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 didn’t 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 wasn’t hoping to find any great hero, she just wanted someone that would be able to uphold and pass 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 didn’t 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 weren’t the best choices for the throne. The original host hadn’t 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 wouldn’t choose a baby for the throne.
Wasn’t 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 didn’t do anything, at least there was a psychological effect. She took medicine, so it’d definitely help.