Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

After regaining his senses, Ji Wenjie hurriedly went to the Emperor's bedside and pretended to be very sad, saying, "Father...Father, what's wrong?"

Emperor Zhou coughed twice, then glanced at the eunuchs and maids in the Hall of Longevity, and said, "You may all leave."

Upon hearing Emperor Zhou's words, the eunuchs and maids in the main hall all left the Wanshou Hall. Seeing that Emperor Zhou had cleared the area, Ji Wenjie became even more curious about what his father wanted to say to him.

After the eunuchs and maids had all left, Emperor Zhou looked at Ji Wenjie and said, "Wenjie, you must have had a hard time on this trip to Jiangnan."

Upon hearing this, Ji Wenjie quickly replied, "Being able to share the burden for Father is not a hardship for me. It is I who have failed Father's expectations and failed to successfully promote the land system proposed by Father."

Emperor Zhou coughed again, "Cough cough cough... It's... It's nothing serious, it's not a big deal."

Ji Wenjie then tentatively asked, "I wonder what business Father has with me?"

The Emperor Zhou said directly, "My health is failing. Of the three princes, only you are qualified to inherit my throne."

Upon hearing these words from the Zhou Emperor, Ji Wenjie was greatly shocked. Was the Zhou Emperor going to pass the throne to him?

real or fake?

Is this really not a test of himself?
You must know that his father was in excellent health before he went into seclusion. How could he be failing so soon? His father was a grandmaster martial artist in his prime. He couldn't possibly die so easily.

Ji Wenjie quickly knelt beside the dragon bed, pretending to be terrified, and said, "Father is in his prime and blessed with good fortune. He will be fine. Your son believes that Father will recover soon."

"Moreover, I am the third son and have the lowest status. Even if I were to inherit the throne, it would be my eldest brother or second brother. I dare not compete with them for the throne."

Emperor Zhou watched Ji Wenjie's performance indifferently, and then said, "You don't need to pretend in front of me. I know your ambition, and I also know that you obtained the dragon energy from the Prince of Xiaoyao."

Upon hearing this, Ji Wenjie broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't help but wonder if his father felt he had taken away his air and was therefore giving him a warning.
After all, with the death of the Carefree Prince, the dragon energy would return to the Emperor, and he himself would be obtaining the dragon energy from the Carefree Prince. This would be tantamount to competing with his own father for the dragon energy.

Emperor Zhou noticed that Ji Wenjie was nervous, so he continued, "You don't need to be nervous. I don't mean to blame you."

“Having ambition is a good thing. But if you are just a weak and incompetent person who doesn’t even have the courage to fight for what you want, then I would never hand over the throne to you.”

Hearing Zhou Huang's words, Ji Wenjie was somewhat confused. Was this really not a test?
Ji Wenjie asked again tentatively, "Why didn't Father choose my eldest brother or second brother?"

The Zhou Emperor said directly, "Because none of them are my children; only you are my bloodline."

Upon hearing this, Ji Wenjie stood there stunned, somewhat unable to believe what he was hearing.

Are the eldest and second princes not of the emperor's bloodline?
Whose bloodline are they?
Emperor Zhou sneered and said, "They thought they were hiding it well, but little did they know that I had known about what they were doing all along."

“If it weren’t for the power behind them, I would have eliminated them long ago.”

The reason why Emperor Zhou wanted to take that step so quickly was to get rid of all those who had betrayed him. Whether it was the eldest prince or the mother of the second prince, they both had a powerful force behind them. If he were to take action against them now, he would not have a good ending either.

Seeing Ji Wenjie standing there in a daze, Emperor Zhou continued, "In short, you only need to remember that you are my biological son, and only you are qualified to ascend to that position."

Upon hearing Zhou Huang's words, Ji Wenjie snapped out of his daze and was overjoyed. He felt as if a pie had fallen from the sky. He had thought he was in a weak position and that it would be very difficult for him to ascend to that position. He never expected that he was actually his father's only biological descendant.

At this moment, Ji Wenjie asked curiously, "Who on earth is this person who dares to do such a treasonous thing?"

After the initial joy, Ji Wenjie began to worry. Even his own father, the Emperor, was wary of the power behind them and dared not directly eliminate the two imperial concubines and their illegitimate children. The Emperor must be incredibly powerful. The Emperor said, "You don't need to know this now. Even if you did, you wouldn't be a match for them, and it would only disrupt my plans."

"You just need to remember to keep a low profile for the next period of time and not to leave your residence. Your father will take care of the rest for you."

"Before Father Emperor dies, he will clear away all obstacles for you and help you ascend to that position."

Upon hearing Zhou Huang's words, Ji Wenjie fell silent, unsure of what to say.

Emperor Zhou continued, "Alright, you're still injured, so go back and rest."

Ji Wenjie stood up and said, "Yes, Father."

"My son, please retire!"

After saying this, Ji Wenjie turned and left the palace.

Watching Ji Wenjie's departing figure, Emperor Zhou's face darkened to the extreme. The thought of those forces that would stop at nothing for the sake of the Great Zhou's fate made Emperor Zhou wish he could send troops to wipe them all out right now. However, he knew very well that the time was not yet right.

night.

Xiaoyao Wangfu.

Lu Ming was cultivating the Jade Purity Moon Devouring Technique under the moonlight. Feeling his cultivation level slowly increasing, Lu Ming sighed slightly.

I originally thought that after breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, I would soon be able to establish my foundation. However, I never expected that my cultivation after breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining would be like fighting with swords, always just a little short.

The cultivation level increases too slowly through normal practice.

Lu Ming suddenly thought of something: if he cultivated the Jade Purity Moon Devouring Technique while cultivating the Yin Yang Scripture, would his cultivation speed be faster?
With that in mind, Lu Ming decided to find someone to test it out.

Who to look for?
The two people he can directly contact now are Lin Yingqiu and Xiao Qingyun.

He attacked Lin Yingqiu yesterday, so she most likely won't agree to it tonight.

Therefore, it's best to find Xiao Qingyun. Xiao Qingyun has always been thinking about completing their transaction as soon as possible, so as long as there is an opportunity and time, she will definitely make a deal with him.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming said to his personal maid, "Go and call Sister Xiao to my courtyard."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Just as the maid was about to leave, Lu Ming suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait, you don't need to go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ming disappeared from his spot with a single step into the void. When he reappeared, he had already arrived at Youlan Courtyard.

At this moment, the Youlan Courtyard was brightly lit. Both Su Wanyun's and Xiao Qingyun's rooms were filled with smoke, and wisps of mist were coming out of the windows. Clearly, the two of them were taking a bath.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly appeared in Xiao Qingyun's room. Sensing the presence of a thief, Xiao Qingyun immediately submerged herself in the bathtub. "Who!" (End of Chapter)