Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 83: Splitting the Sect
“I said, let’s divide into different clans.”

Fearing that his nominal father might not have heard him clearly, Jiu Que kindly repeated himself, even giving a faint smile, seemingly quite interested in the matter. Lin Wei, on the other hand, looked utterly stunned and incredulous, staring blankly, almost dumbfounded.

The people around Mu Lao and the others were actually a little worried, but seeing Jiu Que's nonchalant attitude, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"My lord, we have agreed to separate our clans."

Lin Wei suddenly came to his senses, his once handsome face turning bright red, and it took him a while to finally speak.

"You wish! Only men can form clans. You're just an unmarried daughter; how can you form a clan? You'll only be expelled!"

Jiu Que's gaze turned cold.

"you sure?"

"nature!"

Lin Wei became smug, thinking that Ying Jiuque was scared, but he didn't expect that Ying Jiuque's next words almost made him vomit.

"This is troublesome... Exterminating an entire clan requires a pretext, right? What pretext do you intend to use to eliminate me? To be honest, I am the legitimate daughter, while Lord Lin has not yet remarried, and his children are merely illegitimate sons and daughters. Yet, at His Majesty's birthday banquet a few days ago, a group of illegitimate sons and daughters appeared together at the banquet. Isn't Lord Lin the Vice Minister of Rites? He should be the most knowledgeable person about etiquette in the world, so how could he knowingly violate the law? Could it be that you don't respect His Majesty?"

"you?!"

Lin Wei was so angry that he had difficulty breathing.

In fact, Jiu Que did not intend to bring this matter out in the open. After all, those illegitimate sons and daughters were not very old, and there was no need to go to extremes. But now that Lin Wei had set his sights on her, what could she possibly hold back?

Even if she wanted to hold back, Lin Wei wouldn't give her a good reputation. She could do without that reputation, but she couldn't live without it. Besides, what was Lin Wei anyway? He climbed to the court by relying on Ying Chongming's status, and then complained about the sour food Ying Chongming gave him. Just a hypocritical, backwater man. The fact that he abandoned his own daughter on the estate for over a decade without a care in the world shows he's no good. Before, when Jiu Que was made a county princess, he pretended to want her to go home, but now that something's happened, he immediately wants to sever ties. It's not that Jiu Que is saying this, but this guy's level is just too low.

"Did I say something wrong? Weren't the people who attended His Majesty's birthday banquet your daughters and concubines? Tsk tsk tsk, although those ladies didn't say much back then, the upbringing of Lord Lin's family was certainly exposed. If this matter gets out, I wonder if you'll be charged with failing to manage your household properly? But it doesn't matter, which official in the world hasn't been impeached? Lord Lin just needs to hold out for a while, and the insults will fade away. This matter of reputation will naturally fade away. After all, isn't that what you did back then? Now, those who said Lord Lin rose to power by relying on his wife's family's influence have shut up, haven't they?"

"you this……"

"Oh, is Lord Lin going to tell me to shut up again? Sigh, why bother? Since we got here, you've said 'rebellious daughter' and 'shut up' so many times, I'm sick of hearing it. What's the point of saying that? It only makes you look bad. After all, nobody here is going to listen to you showing off your official power."

Lin Wei clutched his chest, gasping for breath. Only his face was now bruised and swollen.

The person who cared most about his reputation in this life had his face stripped away by Ying Jiuque's few words in front of the lowly people he despised the most.

In general, Jiu Que dislikes exposing others' weaknesses because it's too damaging. However, when it comes to Lin Wei, she doesn't want to hold back at all. Perhaps it's because of the emotions left behind by the original owner; Jiu Que only feels that her destructive power isn't strong enough.

Fortunately, Lin Wei was probably afraid of being angered to death, and seeing the group of unruly people staring at him, they didn't seem to be on his side. So, he angrily took out the family genealogy from his pocket, tore off the page that recorded Ying Jiuque, and threw it on the ground.

"Then so be it! From now on, you have absolutely no relation to the Lin family! Go your own way! Whether you live or die, you don't need to tell me. And there's no place for you in the Lin family's ancestral graves!"

In other words, even if you want to die in the future, you'd better die outside.

Ying Jiuque wasn't afraid of this level of threat at all. He picked up the paper, tore it up cleanly, and tossed it into the wind, whereupon the tiny fragments disappeared. He clapped his hands and told everyone to get back to work.

"Keep up the good work, everyone! In just three more days, our shed will be finished, and the best is yet to come!"

"it is good!"

The people who were initially worried breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Ying Jiuque was not bothered at all by the sudden appearance of Lin Wei, and continued to work enthusiastically!
Building their own homeland—just thinking about what Master Ying said gave everyone a sense of boundless power. How wonderful! They were building their own homeland; how could they not do their best?
Aunt Lin, on the other hand, was cooking while quietly talking to her sister.

"I was really startled just now. I thought that high-ranking official was about to make a move!"

"And you were charging ahead just now?"

He's so afraid of officials, yet he still charges ahead; he's such a fool.

Aunt Lin spoke with righteous indignation.

"Who let that Lin woman insult our Lady Ying! Lady Ying is a great official, and no one can say a bad word about her. It breaks my heart! Besides, no matter how capable Lady Ying is, she's still a young girl. There are so many of us old folks standing here; we can't just stand by and watch outsiders bully our Lady Ying."

"You're so stubborn..."

Hearing this conversation, Ying Jiuque's eyes revealed a slight smile. How to put it? Sometimes, even the smallest gesture can bring a sense of joy.

Chunyu Shuang, standing to the side, seemed lost in thought. She had always wondered why Ying Jiuque was so kind to these common people. Now it seemed that perhaps only these people could be so simple and honest. If you treat them well, they will do their best to treat you well in return.

This attitude alone is enough to make one feel a pang of jealousy.

However, Jiu Que has now fallen out with Lin Wei, and the situation in the court is unclear. With this incident as a precedent...

The storm is coming.

"Chunyu, hand me that rope!"

Looking up at Ying Jiuque, who seemed completely unconcerned, Chunyu Shuang sighed and walked over with the rope.

"coming!"

Well, what's done is done. Anyway, Chunyu Shuang felt that Ying Jiuque hadn't done anything wrong. She just didn't have his courage, which was why she could only silently rejoice that the Third Prince was dead.

Otherwise, given the Third Prince's nature of buying and selling his own people at will, it would be a misfortune for the Great Jing Dynasty if he were to actually ascend the throne in the future.

As long as His Majesty doesn't give the order, who would dare to attack the Nine Palaces?

(End of this chapter)