Chapter 790
Fourth Elder Quan Ji, looked to be in his thirties but was actually over a hundred years old. He skimmed the document, “I’ll look into it. This is the first time Her Majesty the Queen wants to get involved in national affairs, of course we will fully support. The empire does have many subjects who wish to see the world above land firsthand. If we can establish tourist diplomacy with the nations on land, that would be good.”
Ye Xingguang was not that easy to be pacified, she sneered at his words: “So, I still can’t make the decisions; you have to see it and decide? Then what is the point of me being queen, is it just for show? Isn’t it supposed to be my word is law in the empire?”
“Of course not, that’s not what we meant.” Fourth Elder Quan Ji grinned cheesily.
Ye Xingguang also laughed, “Then what does it mean? Perhaps the Fourth Elder could explain. I remember when the old king was alive, his word was absolute. When it gets to me, you guys need to see it first before a decision can be made. Are the federal interim government planning to marginalize the power of the queen, reducing her to a state decoration or simply a figurehead?”
Fourth Elder Quan Ji bowed, “After all, Her Majesty hasn’t been formally crowned yet, once you are crowned, you have the final say.”
Ye Xingguang was speechless at the Fourth Elder’s words, not knowing how to retort. She sulked for a moment, “So, when can the Fourth Elder give me a response? How many days will it take?”
Fourth Elder Quan Ji bowed and reported, “I’ll review it, then discuss with the other elders and make a decision through voting. The whole process will take about four or five days, after which, I can give an accurate response to Her Majesty.”
At this time, someone interjected, “Though she isn’t formally crowned yet, she should start learning to manage national affairs from now on. Otherwise, when power is transferred after her crowning, how will she get up to speed? In my opinion, she should start learning to participate in political affairs and gradually take over national matters from today. Even if she doesn’t understand now, she should start learning, otherwise how will she manage such a large country in the future?”
Xia Ye Zhao stepped out from behind the curtain, his voice steady, ready to fight for Ye Xingguang’s rights.
The eyes of the six great elders all landed on Xia Ye Zhao, Third Elder Geshu Tang chuckled, “Your Majesty, who is this?”
“I am her newly appointed State Affairs Advisor, Xia Ye Zhao.”
Ye Xingguang sat with great dignity, her brother wanted her to run national affairs? She had no intention of managing them. However, she couldn’t belittle her brother’s statement, so she nodded seriously, “Exactly, he is my elder brother and my newly appointed State Affairs Advisor. I also believe I should learn how to manage national affairs as soon as possible. Otherwise, how can I take over such a large empire in the future? Why don’t we let me participate in government affairs starting from today? If I don’t understand something, the six elders can teach me. What do the six elders think?”
Seeing that the six elders remained silent, Xia Ye Zhao laughed, “It seems that the elders only want an ignorant queen who doesn’t deal with political affairs, a puppet queen who can marry a vampire heir, get the vampire formula, but has no real power. If that’s the case, I think we shouldn’t bother with the queen’s position. Little sister, let’s go.”
“Okay.” Ye Xingguang got up immediately.
“Hold on.” Bai Qiuhe, the Great Elder, who had been silent all along, stroked his white beard.