Chapter 920
On the second day, which was a weekend, Ye Xingguang speculated that the two children wouldn’t need to go to work, so she instructed the palace guards early in the morning to let Mo Yinhe and Yin Xiaohua in directly when they came to the palace, and then to inform her so she could personally receive them.
At nine in the morning, Ye Xingguang was sitting in the Queen’s executive office while the six elders were presenting the coronation day schedule and the Kings of the feudal states who were coming to celebrate. However, her mind wasn’t on the meeting; she was preoccupied with thoughts of the two children.
Fu Zhuo stood by her side, paying close attention to everything.
Fu Zhuo had become acquainted with the structure of the Atlantis nation over the past few days.
The Atlantis Empire was composed of several feudal states, each roughly equivalent to a province in a terrestrial nation, with the King of a feudal state being comparable to the governor of a province. There were thirteen provinces in the Atlantis Empire, and because the Queen’s coronation ceremony was imminent, all the Kings of these feudal states had already arrived in the imperial capital.
Among them, the King of one feudal state was a thorn in the side—openly opposing her ascension to the throne at the official residence where he was staying, and even inciting other Kings to join the resistance against Ye Xingguang’s coronation.
This King was named Ye Weiqiang, who had once harbored an unrequited love for the Third Princess of the royal house. As Ye Xingguang was the main culprit behind the Third Princess’s death, Ye Weiqiang had no desire to see her ascend to the throne, even for his past beloved.
More importantly, in the feudal state ruled by Ye Weiqiang, there wasn’t a single person of vampiric lineage. They did not need the proprietary formula of the vampires, so their opposition was even more unrestrained.
In the office, when the elders brought this matter up, they suggested Ye Xingguang should handle it herself, under the pretense that since she was to participate in politics, she should demonstrate some capabilities by tackling this issue.
What a bunch of sly foxes—they wanted her to take the throne but didn’t want her to meddle in national affairs.
Ye Xingguang didn’t want to be looked down upon and readily agreed: “Fine, I’ll deal with it myself.”noveldrama
Geshu Tang also put on a loyal minister’s demeanor: “Xiaojiujiu, if you can’t handle it, leave it to the Federal Interim Government. We are your strong backing; don’t force yourself too much.”
“Not forced at all.” If it came to it, she would just remove Ye Weiqiang from his position as King and appoint someone else!
A new official takes office with a great zeal, and she was looking for someone to scorch, as long as…
Ye Xingguang thought that as long as Gui Baili remained loyal to her, whoever dared to rebel would be suppressed by Gui Baili’s troops. Under her dictatorial power, she wanted to see who would dare oppose her ascension as Empress.
The other elders remarked, “Then we will wait and see.”
After the elders left, Ye Xingguang immediately sent for Gui Baili.
Half an hour later, when Gui Baili arrived at the Queen’s office, Ye Xingguang brought up the matter.
“Little Lili, if someone opposes me becoming Queen, and I decide to strip him of his position, if he openly commits treason, will you lead troops to suppress him for me?”
A killing intent already surfaced on Gui Baili’s face: “Your Highness the Queen, who dares to publicly rebel against you?”
“Ye Weiqiang, the King of Carlytia.”
“So, it’s him. I’ve heard about this as well,” Gui Baili said.
“Little Lili, what do you think we should do to silence him, or do you know if there is anyone in Carlytia who could replace him and become the new King?”
Gui Baili pondered for a moment: “These Kings are usually hereditary, and I know Ye Weiqiang has an illegitimate son named Ye Chuwen, who has always been disdained by Ye Weiqiang. Despite his ambitions, he has been continually suppressed by his other brothers. You could send someone to win over Ye Chuwen.”