Chapter 1705: Not Ascending to the Throne?

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Xia Houzheng felt that he was right, so he sent people to spread the rumors and then went against Qu Chuo.

As expected, there was no telling whether it was real or fake. Those loyal and patriotic people did not know who to turn to, so they just waited and watched. In the end, it became a battle between Xia Houzheng and Qu Chuo.

Although Qu Chuo had many men, he was still far from being able to match up to Xia Houzheng, the regent who wielded true great power. Therefore, although the battle was intense at the beginning, it did not take long for him to be at a disadvantage. He was about to be defeated.

Qu Chuo sent people to demand peace, but Xia Houzheng tore up the letter of peace. In any case, it was going to be decided with the best man standing.

On the 16th day of the silent war, Qu Chuo saw that there was nothing he could do to fight back any longer, so he committed suicide when Xia Houzheng sent someone to take his head.

From then on, the only person Xia Houzheng feared was dead, and there was no one left to hold him back. Xia Houzheng took this opportunity to hold power in Dongxiao Country, and his ego swelled. He had wanted to immediately usurp the throne. After all, no one in Dongxiao Country could shake him. Even if the Emperor of Dongxiao was missing, he did not care. The Emperor of Dongxiao did not have any military power in his hands, and he was still young. What could he do to gain back his throne?

However, he was still persuaded by his retainer to take a step back. “Qu Chuo has just been eliminated, and the soldiers are tired. They need time to recover. If you usurp the throne and the Emperor is found by Da Ling, will Da Ling offer their soldiers and blueprints? Even if the Emperor is young and not to be feared, he is the rightful heir to the throne after all. It is still very likely that Da Ling would help him instead of you. Our soldiers are exhausted, and Da Ling has gunpowder, cannons, and many elite soldiers. How can we be a match for them? Moreover, there were rumors that you wanted to usurp the throne. If you succeed now, it will confirm this rumor. What if someone in Dongxiao colluded with Da Ling to bring the Emperor back? If the Emperor is still alive, you still have to wait for the Emperor to return from Da Ling. At that time, it doesn’t matter even if you kill the Emperor or not, your image will be tarnished. If he is dead, then that would be even better. After knowing that the Emperor is dead, there is no one else in the family to succeed to the throne. Sooner or later, you will manage to persuade everyone that you should succeed to the throne.”

Although Xia Houzheng was too arrogant to listen to unpleasant words and was very impatient, he also felt that it made sense. He temporarily put aside his thoughts of immediately usurping the throne and decided to wait.

However, he did not plan to wait forever. Xia Houzheng said, “The one-month deadline is almost up. Let’s see what Da Ling has to say. If they drag this out and can’t find that kid, Qu Xiao, I will claim the throne as mine.”

When the retainer saw Xia Houzheng like this, he knew that Xia Houzheng was becoming more and more egotistical. When they came out of the study, they all sighed.

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It was also on this day that Qu Xiao was helping to take care of Xue Yan’s baby in his room in Locust Village. The baby was lying on the brick bed in a face-up position, with two small hands holding a milk bottle and drinking the milk inside. One small foot was resting on the corner of his shirt.

Qu Xiao was already used to it and did not bother about her silly actions.

However, the material of the milk bottle was something he had never seen before. At first, he felt that it was a little strange, but he had been in Locust Village for some time and had been exposed to it every single day. He was used to it, so he didn’t think much of it. He even thought that it was good this way. He didn’t have to feed her one spoonful at a time.

During this period, he had heard about Dongxiao’s updates from time to time. He knew that Xia Houzheng and his uncle had already started fighting. His uncle was no match for Xia Houzheng at all. He estimated that his uncle would be finished off in the next two days.

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