My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 509 - 340 Election Results_2

On the soft couch lay an old man, emaciated, with deeply sunken eyes, resembling a skeleton covered with skin. Without opening his eyes, he asked in a weak voice, "Is there a result?"

The young eunuch replied, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has completed the vote count."

The old man asked, "Who is it?"

The young eunuch's lips moved slightly as he said, "It is... Princess Zhaoyang..."

The old man lying in bed slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced at the young eunuch and said, "Wait outside."

The eunuch bowed and exited the room, crossing the small courtyard, retreating all the way out of the palace.

At this moment, inside the room, the Emperor of Zhao Country spoke, "State Preceptor, is this also the choice of fate?"

The four Prince Regents were calculated by the State Preceptor at the cost of his own lifespan.

But today's result was beyond what he had predicted.

The withered old man sitting by the bed said faintly, "The destiny of a nation contains too many heavenly secrets. I could only foresee that the future of Zhao Country is related to one of the four of them. Perhaps, King Sheng's mission was to bring the Sixth Princess into the scene. If it weren't for King Sheng as the Regent, how would the Sixth Princess have come into the courtiers' view?"

The Emperor of Zhao Country nodded lightly and said, "I understand."

Then, after a long silence, he finally spoke again, "State Preceptor, is there truly no Immortality Technique in this world?"

The withered old man remained silent for a long time before saying, "Lifespan is determined by heaven. Where there is life, there is death; where there is longevity, there is short life. Even the Yin Yang School, which understands fate best, does not have the Immortality Technique..."

The Emperor of Zhao Country said, "Then why does that person in Daxia..."

The withered old man replied indifferently, "It's just that his time has not yet come."

The Emperor of Zhao Country said no more. After a long sigh, the hall fell into prolonged silence.

Outside the palace, the young eunuch waited for an unknown period. Finally, the old eunuch emerged, whispered something in his ear, and the young eunuch nodded heavily, quickly running towards the direction he came from.

...

Outside the main hall, the officials of Zhao Country were already growing impatient.

Some even began to whisper.

"It's just counting votes, does it take this long?"

"It's almost been a whole two-hour period; even counting ten times would be enough, right?"

"I don't know, what on earth is happening inside?"

At the front of the crowd, King Sheng was also becoming a bit impatient.

Could there be some mishap inside?

Just as he could no longer restrain himself and was about to step forward to inquire, the long-closed hall doors finally opened.

Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Censorate came out of the hall.

King Sheng, who had taken a step forward, immediately pulled back, stood straight, and looked forward without blinking.

The Eunuch Supervisor held a red paper, his gaze swept over the officials below, and he announced, "The vote count is complete. Now announcing the results."

As his words fell, the scene fell silent.

The Eunuch Supervisor cleared his throat and said, "King Shun, twenty-eight votes."

In King Shun's eyes, which still held some hope, the flame of hope was completely extinguished upon hearing this.

Only twenty-eight votes, which meant that other than his small base of supporters, very few courtiers voted for him.

At this moment, the Eunuch Supervisor's voice rang out again, "King An, forty-one votes."

Upon hearing this, King An's head also lowered slightly.

Forty-one votes, although quite a few neutral courtiers voted for him, it was far from enough.

"King Xiang, twenty-two votes."

The Eunuch Supervisor's voice once again pre-emptively announced the result.

Out of a total of one hundred and ninety-three votes, the three princes had a total of ninety-one votes. Wouldn't that mean King Sheng had over a hundred votes to himself, more than the combined votes of the three princes?

By this point, King Sheng could no longer suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.

The Eunuch Supervisor continued, "King Sheng, nineteen votes."

"Hahaha!" King Sheng laughed a few times, then walked forward and said to the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Censorate, "Thank you all for your hard work..."

The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs looked at him in astonishment.

Finally realizing something was amiss, King Sheng asked with a dazed expression, "How many votes did I get?"

The Eunuch Supervisor repeated, "Nineteen votes."

King Sheng stared at him blankly.

How could they have messed up the count? How could he have only nineteen votes? Even if some votes went to other princes, he should have had over ninety votes...

He looked at the Eunuch Supervisor and said, "Did you make a mistake somewhere? How can I only have nineteen votes? Ninety-one votes would be more like it..."

The Eunuch Supervisor patiently said, "Your Highness, don't be hasty. There is still one more person's votes to be announced."

King Sheng's expression grew more puzzled.

Besides the four of them, who else could there be in today's vote?

The Eunuch Supervisor announced, "Princess Zhaoyang, eighty-three votes."

With his words, not only was King Sheng stunned, but the other three princes and most of the courtiers present were also in shock.

"Wha, what?"

"Eighty-three votes for the Sixth Princess?"

"You can still vote for the Sixth Princess?"

"If I had known so many people were voting for the Sixth Princess, I would have voted for her too!"

"No one ever told me that I could vote for the Sixth Princess!"

...

The other three princes, after regaining their senses, exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh.

None of them were willing to lose to King Sheng just like that.

But losing to their sixth sister, they had no complaints.

King An smiled contentedly and muttered to himself, "I suddenly feel that being a carefree prince is not bad at all..."

King Shun also laughed heartily and said, "You're right, from now on we can finally relax."

King Xiang put his arms around the shoulders of the other two and said, "Come, let's have a feast at my mansion today, the three of us brothers will have a good drink..."

"Why..."

King Sheng's body swayed, and he stepped back a few paces, almost falling.

Why did those people all choose his sixth sister? Shouldn't they have chosen him?

Just where did things go wrong?

The election results were out, and the officials orderly left the Imperial Palace.

Having experienced such drastic highs and lows, King Sheng's mind was blank as he walked out of the palace gates in a daze.

Outside the Imperial Palace, there was already a large crowd of people waiting for news.

Upon hearing about the Sixth Princess's victory, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"I knew it, the Sixth Princess could definitely do it!"

"We're going to have good days ahead!"

"Sure enough, those officials have heard the voice of the people..."

King Sheng turned around and looked at the rejoicing citizens, feeling even more bewildered inside.

The people supported his sixth sister so much, why didn't he know?

He had so many strategists at the King Mansion, but no one had told him anything.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have let this happen.

He returned to King Sheng Mansion.

The strategists at the mansion were all waiting for his return.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"Congratulations on ascending to the throne, Your Highness!"

Just as King Sheng stepped through the gate, a chorus of cheers reached his ears.

A moment later, a figure knelt at King Sheng's feet, trembling as he said, "Spare my life, Your Highness, it was all Mr. Lin, it was Mr. Lin who told us to keep it from you. He said it was the conspiracy of the three princes, to drive a wedge between you and the Sixth Princess, that's why we didn't inform you..."

King Sheng's expression was blank; it turned out everyone had known from the beginning!

From the start, only he was kept in the dark!

When King Sheng led a group of people with great momentum to Mr. Lin's small courtyard, they found it already deserted.

"They are... in cahoots!"

King Sheng's face reddened, and after squeezing out these words through gritted teeth, his eyes went black, and he collapsed straight to the ground.

At this moment, at the Princess Mansion,

Several eunuchs walked into the courtyard, with an old eunuch squeezing a flattering smile on his face, and said to Zhao Zhiyi, "Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you..."

Zhao Zhiyi instinctively looked towards Li Nuo.

Li Nuo said helplessly, "Why are you looking at me? Go..."

You're about to be the Emperor yourself, how come you can't even make this decision...

After Zhao Zhiyi left, Yiren walked over, feeling a bit low, and asked Li Nuo, "Are we going back?"

Li Nuo replied, "Not so soon, at the earliest in half a month."

If they were to go back, at least they would have to wait until the Sixth Princess officially took the throne, and his cultivation was complete, only then would this trip to Zhao Country be considered complete.

Generally speaking, after an election ends, the coronation ceremony is held within half a month.

And considering the Emperor's health in Zhao Country, this time frame might even shorten.

Li Nuo suddenly realized that if the Sixth Princess became Emperor, her lifespan would be affected as well.

She is only twenty years old this year and could very well face the backlash of national fortune by the time she turns fifty.

Unless she abdicates long before.

But once you sit in that position, it becomes very difficult to step down.

Considering old times' sake, if that time comes and he has an excess of longevity, he could share some with her...