nycdaug Chapter 246 Who will be the emperor in a family of three?
Chapter 246 Who will be the emperor in a family of three?
Yan Wanwan looked up to the sky and sighed, saying helplessly: "I'm talking about becoming the emperor."
Yan Feibai was startled when he heard this, and he froze in place. After a long while, he stammered, "This... that... I'm not ready yet..."
Yan Wanwan raised an eyebrow and looked at him, her eyes full of confusion: "Dad, didn't you already have the idea of rebelling before? Why are you not prepared now?"
Yan Feibai laughed dryly and rubbed his hands, saying, "It's... different times now! That excitement has passed, and now I feel embarrassed. Who knew you would arrange everything without saying anything, making me feel like I'd be letting you down if I didn't ascend the throne."
Yan Wanwan's mouth twitched, and she was completely speechless: "What the hell are you talking about?! So you haven't prepared seriously at all?"
Yan Feibai touched his nose awkwardly, then suddenly leaned closer to his daughter and asked pitifully, "Daughter, if I say that...will you look down on your father?"
At that time, he made the decision in anger because he knew that his daughter had been wronged, and there was a secret agent under his command who wanted to kill him.
He couldn't help but explain, "At the time, I was holding on with a certain energy. Now that the dog emperor is dead, that energy seems to have dissipated, and I don't have any ideas anymore."
"Haha, you're just talking nonsense." Yan Wanwan sneered. If this wasn't her adoptive father, she would have flipped the table and started scolding him.
Yan Feibai finally relaxed after a few awkward moments and taught her earnestly, "My dear girl, be polite and don't talk nonsense all the time."
Facing his feigned aggrieved look, Yan Wanwan's forehead veins throbbed. He even felt proud of himself, so he asked with a forced smile, "You are so shameless!"
"Hehe! It's okay. Your dad has always been so brave."
Yan Mingce and Yan Jingyu, standing by, were already stunned. They stared at each other, their faces filled with shock. What had they just heard? Their sister and father were openly discussing treason? How could things have gotten so outrageous after such a short time? Ascending the throne? Was that becoming emperor? That meant going to the guillotine!
Yan Mingce swallowed and asked cautiously: "Um...did we miss something important?"
Yan Jingyu muttered to himself in a daze, "Yes, I must not have slept well last night... I'm still dreaming now, brother! Pinch me, I'm hallucinating."
"Okay! Since you're not ready, then who are you going to let sit?"
The few of them were silent. Finally, Yan Wanwan stared at him fiercely, "Anyway, I have taken the city, and the food and troops are ready. You must give me one person and not let me give up halfway."
After listening to what her two brothers said, Yan Wanwan looked back and forth between them, as if she was looking at two big, plump meat patties, as if she was wondering which one was more to her taste and was ready to pounce on it and feast on it at any time.
Yan Mingce and Yan Jingyu felt so scared by her stare that the hairs on the back of their necks stood up.
What's with this strange silence?
"Cough cough!"
Yan Mingce cleared his throat and broke the silence first, "Dad, little sister, are you guys thinking too simply?"
He pointed to the land beneath his feet and said, "We only have such a small territory, how can we be called emperor?"
Yan Jingyu immediately responded, "That's right! The border war is imminent. If we really dare to declare ourselves emperor, the imperial court will be the first to cut off our food supply!"
He turned to his father and said urgently, "Dad, please persuade my little sister. Why don't we just wait patiently for support from the imperial court? At least we won't be short of food and clothing during the war!"
The two of them were about to collapse.
This old man and this young man, both usually capable and shrewd, had such wild ideas about this matter. Wasn't this just courting death? Not only would their lives be in jeopardy, but they would also be cursed for eternity.
Yan Wanwan nodded thoughtfully, her face serious. "Hmm...you guys make a lot of sense. How about we just forget about it and return these five cities?"
Yan Feibai slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Bullshit! You two cowards are just afraid of trouble!"
He turned to Yan Wanwan and said with a pleasant face, "My dear daughter, don't listen to their nonsense. Just pick one of these two good-for-nothings to be the emperor. Dad will support you!"
"Then thank you!"
He stroked his beard, looking matter-of-fact. "What's the big deal? How can we let the duck that's already in our mouth fly away? Since this city is named Yan, it must remain so!"
You sound so good, why don’t you go and do it!
Yan Jingyu and Yan Mingce sighed to the sky. It seemed that their father had not listened to a single word they had spoken earnestly for a long time! He still wanted to push this hot potato onto them?
"Dad!" Yan Mingce suddenly had an idea. "Since you are so enthusiastic, why don't you be the emperor? Otherwise, how can we convince the people?"
Before he finished speaking, Yan Feibai raised his hand and gave each of his two sons a slap on the face, his eyes wide open in anger: "You two unfilial sons!"
"Ouch! Dad, why did you hit me?" Yan Jingyu covered his head and jumped up and down. It was unfair, so unfair! He was fine, how could he become an unfilial son?
I don’t accept it. I absolutely don’t accept it!
"I'm going to hit you two bastards!" Yan Feibai was so angry that his beard stood up straight. "You actually want me to be the emperor? Don't you know that the emperor has to have three concubines and six courtyards? I'm devoted to your mother, are you deliberately trying to piss her off to death?"
The three of them looked at each other in surprise. This reason... was really fresh and unconventional.
"and many more!"
Yan Mingce rubbed his head and suddenly realized, "Dad, did we go astray? Although my younger sister has occupied these cities, the supply of food and grass, and the replenishment of troops are big problems. We really can't be impulsive about this matter!"
In short, no matter what it is, he has to stop these two rebellious and eccentric guys first. He feels like his brain cells are about to burn out for this.
Yan Wanwan looked at the innocent looks of his two brothers and couldn't help but chuckle, "Brother, have you ever thought about why the Prince of Dongping wanted to give the five border cities to me?"
"Isn't it because you won a battle at the border and this is a reward for your merit?" Yan Jingyu answered without hesitation.
Yan Wanwan rolled her eyes helplessly. Her two brothers were really naive and cute.
"You should still remember the Northern Di invasion, right?" she asked in a low voice.
Seeing the two nod, Yan Wanwan continued, "That was simply a trap set by the late emperor. He wanted to use the Northern Di to get rid of Qin Yue and our Zhennan Palace."
A sharp gleam flashed in her eyes. "Later, I joined forces with the Prince of Dongping and finally brought down that tyrant. In exchange, the Prince of Dongping promised to permanently assign the five border cities to our Yan family. From now on, whether we declare ourselves emperor or establish our own kingdom is entirely up to us."
These words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving the two brothers stunned.
They never imagined that their younger sister was behind the death of the previous emperor!
Yan Mingce took a deep breath, his voice trembling: "So... that palace coup..."
"Oh!" Yan Wanwan raised the corners of her lips slightly and said nonchalantly, "It was the Prince of Dongping who did it, but his smooth rise to power also owes a lot to our Yan family."