Chapter 565 - Chapter 565: Jingjing Becomes The Crown Princess?
Chapter 565: Jingjing Becomes The Crown Princess?
Translator: Lord bluefire
King Jing Zhen snorted coldly , knowing that this old fox was trying to stall. However, he said, ‘The coronation ceremony is about to begin, and we can’t delay this matter any longer.”
Upon hearing this, the head of the Luo family suggested, ‘Why don’t we see which of our three families can take down Dugu Xiao today? Whichever family succeeds can put forward the suggestion for a Queen.”
The head of the Ji family scoffed, “Now that after the Princess Consorts from our three families are gone, how can we talk about a Queen?”
Hearing this, the head of the Luo family countered, “My daughter was once the Princess Consort. Even if she is dead, she can still be posthumously granted the title. What we want is just the position of the Queen. After all, his Majesty the King will not have any more children now, and our three families will have to unite to support the next Crown Prince. So, wouldn’t the family of the Queen be the in-laws of the Princess?’
The head of the Yan family immediately said, ‘Our Yan family is already the in-laws of His Majesty the King, so we will definitely treat the Princess as our Luo family sneered. “By then, what will the Yan family rely on to support the Princess?”
The head of the Yan family was taken aback.
Just as Jing Zhen was about to say something, Shen Ruojing entered the room and announced loudly, “I have my own in-laws, so I won’t need to trouble any of you!”
Hearing these words, all three family heads were slightly taken aback
After that, the head of the Luo family took the lead and said, “Princess, I know your in-laws are the Shen family of China. However, in Country A, the Shen family has no influence. You will need the support of our three great families to secure the position of the Crown Prince for your future son.”
All three major families now knew that His Majesty the King was no longer able to have children. Hence, as the Princess was the only bloodline of the royal family, her future son would certainly be the next King.
So the three major families didn’t dare to go against her and wanted to compete for the empty title of Queen.
After all, the Queen was the King’s only wife, and all the King’s children should call her mother. Once someone became the Queen, they could control the Princess and continue their glory.
When Luo family finished speaking, the head of the Yan family immediately stepped forward and looked kindly at Shen Ruojing. He said softly, “Your nickname is Jingjing, right? I am your grandmother’s nephew, and you can call me uncle. You really look like His Majesty the King!”
The head of the Yan family was of the same generation as Jing Zhen. Princess Consort Yan was his sister, and Yan Zihan was his brother.
Although he resented Shen Ruojing for the deaths of the two, he understood the situation clearly and knew that he should please Shen Ruojing now.
Moreover, Princess Consort Yan had caused the death of Shen Ruojing’s baby brother, so it was only natural for Shen Ruojing to blame them.
Shen Ruojing did not respond to the overt friendliness of the Yan family head. She simply took a step forward and stood beside Jing Zhen.
It could be said that the Yan family had a bad family culture; they were able to raise a daughter and son who engaged in campus violence. Thinking of Queen Dowager’s crazy way of doing things, it was likely that the Yan family, having been in power for a long time, had become accustomed to looking down on people and treating their lives as insignificant.
Shen Ruojing, who grew up in China, simply couldn’t condone any of this.
Ji family also smiled and said, “I heard that the Princess is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting in China, and even holds a Ph.D. She is truly intelligent and talented like our royal family! If only the Princess were a man!
Shen Ruojing raised her eyebrows. “What’s wrong with being a woman? In China, women can hold up half the sky! Women can also excel in various positions!”
Jing Zhen looked at her and smiled. “That’s right, Jingjing is no worse than anyone’s son! So, I intend to make Jingjing the Crown Princess!’
Upon hearing this, the people from the three families were stunned once again.
They couldn’t believe their ears and looked at Jing Zhen. “Your Majesty, this cannot be done!”
Jing Zhen asked, “Why not?”
The head of the Yan family said, “Since ancient times, no woman has ever become a King in our country!”
Although Queen Dowager Yan was very powerful, she had never usurped the throne. She only supported Jing Zhen after killing all the other concubines. There was indeed no precedent of a woman becoming a King in Country A.
Jing Zhen said, “There’s nothing to discuss about this matter.’
Shen Ruojing.
She wanted to say that she didn’t want to do it either.
However, Jing Zhen looked at her and directly explained the reason for making her the Crown Princess, “According to the royal regulations, all princes must study etiquette and other subjects in the royal family until they are 20 years old. If I were to appoint your child, they would have to immediately come to the palace…”
Shen Ruojing understood.
If Chu Yu were directly appointed as the Crown Prince, he would be forced to separate from his two siblings and grow up in this cold palace.
But Shen Ruojing was different. She was already 26 years old and had long since passed the age of studying in the royal family.
So, after Jing Zhen and Shen Qianhui’s matter was settled, Shen Ruojing could return to her country and reunite with her children. As for the future…
The Crown Princess was just a Crown Princess, not necessarily destined to ascend the throne. When Jing Zhen grew old and Chu Yu was in his twenties, Shen Ruojing could directly appoint Chu Yu as the Crown Prince.
Shen Ruojing was only taking on some responsibilities for her son at the moment.
Hence, she didn’t refuse any further.
The heads of the Luo and Ji families frowned, exchanged glances, and then stepped forward,
“Your Majesty, it’s not that we are against your decision, but a woman in power is easily looked down upon…”
“Right, we’re about to make contact with the Dark Web Organization. If Dugu Xiao sees that the future of our country is in the hands of a woman and looks down upon us, what should we do? Dugu Xiao’s Dark Web Organization is highly sought after by many countries for collaboration and contact..”