Chapter 909: Chapter 725: Stirred to Seize the Celestial Tome Again
Gu Changsheng heard this, and his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
“Or rather, I do not wish her to marry a Southern Emperor! A Southern Emperor who could turn our Great Zhou into history in an instant!” Emperor Zhoulin spoke with utmost certainty, “You could be a lowly Medicine Lady, or even a wife who has been dismissed, carrying the child of a former husband. None of that matters, none of that threatens the foundation of our Great Zhou. But how can you be a Southern Emperor? I do not mind any other part of you, only for Zhou Mu, but I particularly mind your identity as a Southern Emperor!”
Listening to these words, Gu Changsheng’s face turned red and green by turns.
Alright, damn it, finally she understood what was going on. The feeling was, she was being despised, right?
With this in mind, Gu Changsheng asked straightforwardly.
Upon hearing Gu Changsheng’s question, Emperor Zhoulin’s expression stiffened, and he let out a long sigh before speaking, “Indeed, I am disdaining your identity as a Southern Emperor, but who wouldn’t? Gu Changsheng, take a look, throughout history, which Emperor feared marrying a granddaughter-in-law? I am afraid! Life is too long, and in household living, even the top lip meets the bottom lip from time to time, let alone you and Zhou Mu? An ordinary woman’s ire might lead to a few broken ornaments, merely a bout of anger, just going back to her mother’s house for a few days, and the anger will pass. But you? You are the Southern Emperor, when you get angry, it could result in rivers of blood to quell your fury…”
“I…” Gu Changsheng wanted to interject.
But Emperor Zhoulin stopped him with a wave of his hand, “Don’t say you have a good temper and would never do such a thing, but Gu Changsheng, you are the Southern Emperor. To wear the crown, you must bear its weight. When you are angry, it involves the Southern Country’s imperial authority. Even if you can suppress your anger, what about those subjects of the Southern Country? Can they?”
Hearing this, Gu Changsheng felt choked. In fact, being in her position, there were indeed many things beyond her control, something she deeply experienced when her horse trampled the Southern Chen!
“What exactly do you want to say? Old Emperor Lin, you invited me here, isn’t it just to tell me that you look down on me, despise me?” Gu Changsheng suddenly felt a surge of unexplainable rage rising from her heart, speaking with barely concealed agitation, “Old man, don’t push it too far! In the past, I was of humble origin, you looked down on me. Now, I have risen to the Southern Emperor, you still look down on me. What exactly do you want? In the world, what kind of granddaughter-in-law can meet your ideal?”
“Ah…” Emperor Zhoulin sighed, his old eyes filled with wisdom, shaking his head helplessly, “Little girl, don’t get angry, you know I’m only stating facts, don’t you? Your marriage with Zhou Mu involves two countries. If it is to last long, one side must compromise and give way. I can tell you that yesterday I met with Zhou Mu, and it was he who chose to compromise in everything. He abandoned the imperial throne of Great Zhou to stay with you…”
“What did you say?” Gu Changsheng asked in disbelief, her eyes widening at the words.
The evildoer is already the Crown Prince of Great Zhou, abandoning the throne of Great Zhou, what does it mean?
“You are the Southern Emperor, and you must not linger in Great Zhou for long. As a couple, how can you be long separated? Zhou Mu is a child with clarity of thought. When I sought him out yesterday, though I hadn’t stated my purpose, he had already made his decision. He said he will never vie for the throne of Zhou, only wishing to stay by your side.” Emperor Zhoulin spoke, then bent down again, picked up the gardening trowel on the ground, and continued weeding, “In this way, even in the future, there will only be instances of him yielding for you, compromising always falls on him. Before, for the sake of you who were not yet the Southern Emperor, he could defy me, could disregard the expectations of the Imperial Clan. Now, for the sake of you who have become the Southern Emperor, he has chosen to abandon everything completely!”
“The time where your affection is deep might be fine, but what if affection wanes with time? You are the Southern Emperor, you can take on three thousand imperial consorts in the Heavenly Palace. Where does that leave my family Zhou Mu? I am indeed the emperor of Great Zhou, but I am also Zhou Mu’s grandfather. I don’t want to wait until you two have some quarrel in the future, leaving my grandson wronged. For the sake of preserving my Great Zhou, he has to endure such grievances! As Emperor Zhoulin spoke, the gardening trowel in his hand stiffened, he closed his eyes and spoke with a heavy voice, “In that case, Gu Changsheng, then immediately raise your army, bring Great Zhou into your fold! Publicly, I naturally must wrong my grandson to protect the thousand-year foundation of Great Zhou from falling, but personally, I would rather Great Zhou no longer exist, so my grandson has no worries, doesn’t have to make every effort to compromise! I have lived decisively my whole life, half for better or worse for state affairs, the decentralization of power, but after all, it has allowed Great Zhou to thrive, without shame to heaven and earth. However, I am already old. At this age, I only wish for my descendants to be safe and happy. Zhou Mu has always been my most valued and cherished grandson ever since he was small. Even if my importance and love for him became a shackle to him, he is still my most beloved grandson. So if Great Zhou is destined to become a burden to him, leaving him unable to find joy in life, then take Great Zhou under your wing!”