Disguised as a man, she became the biggest villain in the book.

Chapter 190 Discovered

"First, your official position will be stripped, and the Prime Minister's residence will also be implicated and confiscated. Officials from the Prime Minister's faction will no longer stand on our side, and the Prime Minister's residence will instantly lose power."

“After losing power, enemies will come knocking on your door. You might be able to handle one or two, but what about repeated ones? We’ve accumulated countless enemies over the years. Can you guarantee you can escape?”

"Or perhaps we do manage to escape by sheer luck, but where can we escape to? We'll have to worry about our enemies coming to our door every moment, and we'll live a life of hiding forever."

"Or perhaps none of these things happened, and I was just worrying unnecessarily. Even if your identity were exposed, they wouldn't dare to make any big moves. They would just assume that you had all submitted, and then nothing would happen until I successfully usurped the throne, until you ascended the throne!"

"Then at that time, do you think they would agree to you ascending the throne as a woman? By the time you ascend the throne, your father will have already passed away, and there will probably be quite a few people watching you!"

"At this point, you either use methods to intimidate them and successfully ascend the throne, or you are opposed by the masses and overthrow the throne."

"Let's assume you will successfully ascend the throne. If you do, they will allow you to have many children and fill the harem. At that time, I don't need to analyze what those ministers are thinking for you!"

"At that time, you will have to give birth to children, manage state affairs, and also be wary of the harem and powerful ministers, worrying that they might usurp the throne at any time. Have you ever thought about such a life?" Zheng Yuxiang continued to analyze.

“If there are too many children, there will be problems of fratricide; if there are too few, the power of the harem will not be balanced, which will cause problems in the court. If you don’t have any children? Then your throne will be in trouble.” Zheng Yuxiang continued to frown and analyze the various possibilities that might happen.

"I have thought about letting you return to your female identity, but it's too dangerous. I dare not gamble! There was a reason why I made you pretend to be a man in the first place, for your own protection."

“In this world, it’s easier for men to get things done than for women,” Zheng Yuxiang sighed.

"Since it's too dangerous for a woman to ascend the throne, what about a man? It's definitely not an option either. Once you ascend the throne, if you don't have any children for a long time, they will definitely force you to fill the harem and have more offspring. You can't escape the problem of the harem no matter what."

"At this point, in order to avoid revealing your identity, you may have already thought of a solution. You don't want to fill the harem; you just want to be alone. You've chosen to adopt a child to raise as your heir. Do you think that will solve this problem?"

"It certainly won't be resolved like this. More troubles will follow. If you choose to adopt someone to raise, several things can happen. First, the person you choose might be hopeless, and your time will be wasted."

"The second option is to select several people to train, and finally choose the most capable one as the successor. But can you guarantee that the people you select will live in peace with each other?"

"Definitely not. Under the lure of the throne, they will definitely fight among themselves, secretly forming factions. In the end, they might even inadvertently raise a bunch of ungrateful wretches, just like the one sitting on the throne now. Who can guarantee that they won't usurp the throne?"

"The last possibility is that none of the above situations occur, and you choose a good successor who happens to be capable. But how small is that chance? I don't need to tell you! Do you dare to gamble your life on that chance? I don't want you to gamble!"

“If what your father worked so hard to leave you is taken away by outsiders, and in the end you die a tragic death, then your father will truly regret it. It would have been better if you had never taken that position in the first place,” Zheng Yuxiang continued.

Zheng Yuxiang sighed and continued, "Given your current condition, I can't even think about having children. My greatest wish is for you to live out your life in peace. I'm just worried that when you get old, no one will be there to take care of you in your final days!" His tone revealed a hint of helplessness and worry.

As Zheng Luoqi listened to Zheng Yuxiang's analysis, he realized that he had also thought about this matter. Rather than being an emperor confined to the palace, he preferred to be a powerful minister who could use the emperor to command the princes.

Zheng Yuxiang's thoughts were actually quite similar to Zheng Luoqi's. Moreover, Zheng Luoqi had long been accustomed to his identity as a man, and since he had a more convenient identity to act under, he should make good use of it.

In fact, when Zheng Luoqi first came into this world, she also had many unrealistic ideas and aspirations for her future. For example, she wanted to use her modern knowledge to become the richest person, or to make her own business bigger and stronger and change the status of women.

As a result, reality dealt her a harsh blow. She had just arrived in this world and was not very familiar with it. She was also very young. After experiencing famine and other things, Zheng Luoqi completely gave up those unrealistic ideas.

Zheng Yuxiang and Zheng Luoqi have come this far through their own hard work, step by step.

Zheng Luoqi sat at her desk, rubbing her temples, her mind racing with thoughts of what might happen next.

Suddenly, there was a rapid knocking at the door: "My lord, it's your subordinate!"

Zheng Luoqi recognized Boyu's voice and her heart tightened. It was so late; he must have something urgent to do.

So he said, "Come in!"

Boyu stood anxiously at the door. Only after hearing Zheng Luoqi's order did he open the door and go in. He immediately reported, "My lord, something bad has happened! Zisang is in trouble! He was surrounded and chased by those experts from the Ye family. He finally escaped and we just found him. He is in the manor now, but he is seriously injured!"

Upon hearing this news, Zheng Luoqi's expression turned serious. He pondered for a moment and muttered to himself, "It seems Ye Churan already knows that someone is spying on him, but he can probably guess who it is."

Zheng Luoqi then instructed, "Let Zisang rest and recover during this time. As for the Ye family, send others to continue monitoring them. However, they will definitely strengthen their defenses this time, so you all need to be extra careful."

Boyu nodded, indicating that he understood.

Then, Zheng Luoqi added, "Oh! There's one more thing. Help me write a letter and send it to the palace, telling Consort Jiang that she needs to regain favor as soon as possible. Remember to tell her to choose a good time, since she was only recently sent to the Cold Palace. She can lie and say that she is pregnant, and someone from the Imperial Hospital will cooperate with her."

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Boyu turned and left to handle these matters.