Chapter 31 (2/2)

“The crown prince is right.”

“How can a good-for-nothing become the queen of the kingdom?”

“That’s right. Wouldn’t the crown prince become a laughing stock then?”

The ministers went along with what Nangong Yan said, but the emperor remained silent. He turned to look at Feng Zheng who had not said a word. “What are your thoughts on this, Chancellor?”

“I am both embarrassed and guilty for raising a daughter who might bring shame to the royals. The royals have taken good care of the Feng family and we are grateful for that. We do not wish to see the dignity of the kingdom compromised. We seek Your Majesty’s imperial edict to dethrone Feng Ruchu as the crown princess,” Feng Zheng bowed as he said to the emperor.

To Feng Zheng, Feng Fei’er was the best candidate for the crown princess. Also, it was obvious that the crown prince and Fei’er liked each other. As such, there was no reason why he shouldn’t help get them together, be it for public or personal reasons.

Feng Ruchu looked at the ministers who kept agreeing with whatever the emperor or the crown prince said, and rolled her eyes. “So what if I do not have spiritual roots and cannot be trained in that way? How does that involve the dignity of the kingdom? Is Nanqiu Kingdom that weak to be affected so easily?”

“Outrageous! How dare you be that disrespectful?!” Feng Zheng roared as soon as he heard what Feng Ruchu said.

Feng Ruchu, however, was not bothered at all.

“You bestowed the title of crown princess on me when I was a baby, regardless of my will, and created an uproar in the Canglan Continent, Your Majesty. Now, you are disregarding my will again and want to dethrone me, making me the biggest laughing stock in the whole of the Canglan Continent.

“It is not good to only have your eyes on what you can gain, Your Majesty.”

A gentleman should always keep his promises, not to mention a royal one.