She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

"Since Your Majesty keeps her, there must be a reason."

"But make sure to keep a close watch on her, don’t let her escape, and let her see how His Majesty unifies the world, establishes a peaceful era, and earns the admiration of all," Fan Shi said excitedly, "She doesn’t know what she’s missing out on."

[Host, he’s offering you another grand vision.] 997 interjected, this person really, at the slightest disagreement, paints a grand picture with words; fortunately, he’s not a villain, otherwise, anyone would be brainwashed by him in no time.

Ah Chen was unfazed and asked, "Has the Think Tank eaten after a busy day?"

Fan Shi indeed hadn’t eaten, being so busy he had no time to eat, and only when asked did his stomach start to growl.

"Looks like I’ll have to have Song Jie follow you. If you don’t eat on time in the future, I’ll punish Song Jie. You have a lot to do and you can’t afford to fall ill," Ah Chen said, then ordered someone to prepare a meal.

Fan Shi assured with confidence, "This is a special situation now, I won’t forget to eat in the future, Song Jie can’t manage that for me."

He indeed needed to take care of his health to assist His Majesty in unifying the world.

In the days that followed, Ah Chen faced various assassination attempts and poisonings. Those around her were very tense, yet she herself was relaxed and treated these like eating and drinking.

Rumors spread outside, saying she was overly bloodthirsty. A person like her couldn’t possibly become Emperor and would surely become a tyrant in the future.

But they underestimated the common people’s hatred for the Bei Qi royals. Their slogans were not even completely shouted before the people captured them and brought them to the government.

They didn’t understand the distinctions between the old dynasty and the new. They only knew that the New Dynasty’s emperor treated them well, was willing to kill corrupt officials, those oppressive nobles, was eager to help them seek redress, and didn’t casually increase taxes, even gradually lifting many ridiculous taxes.

Were they out of their minds to support Bei Qi? What’s good about Bei Qi? They really couldn’t think of anything.

If tyrants were like the New Dynasty’s emperor, who only slaughtered corrupt officials and those hateful nobles, then "tyrant" would be a word of praise.

Half a month had passed, and the things Ah Chen had done gradually spread everywhere.

Of course, the people only knew the Emperor of Canglan as a heroic and unparalleled woman; no word of what her former identity was had spread.

Not a single person escaped the Imperial Palace that night, even those nobles who hadn’t attended the palace banquet and luckily survived didn’t know her identity.

She merely held a simple coronation ceremony to establish the Canglan Country and then got busy. The people around her didn’t mind this, as the mess left by Bei Qi was quite a lot, truly busy. Waiting until His Majesty conquered Nan Qi, it would be better to hold a grand coronation ceremony.

By then, when it was announced to the world who their Canglan Country’s emperor was and what she had done, it would surely shock and earn the admiration of countless people.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and the situation in Canglan Country was essentially settled, most apparent by the noticeable decrease in attempts to assassinate Ah Chen, not encountering one every three or five days.

At this time, more people learned about the situation here, and a number of talented individuals were heading to Canglan Country.

Today, Ah Chen had seen several capable individuals who came to follow her, all of whom proved to be excellent upon meeting, and she positioned them according to their strengths. As for whether they would harm her? She was never afraid of that.

But these individuals seemed genuinely here to follow her; the admiration and excitement in their eyes were hardly concealable.

In fact, before coming, when they had heard that the Emperor of Canglan Country was a woman, they were a bit hesitant, even prejudiced. Though history had female emperors and female generals, they were few and far between. But seeing her in person dispelled any doubts regarding the rumors, and they were convinced it was she who achieved those feats. As long as she was the one doing those things, they were determined to follow her, as sometimes it didn’t matter whether she was a man or a woman.

Finally, the news reached Nan Qi, and the Emperor of Nan Qi, Song Chong, was astonished. Something like this happened in Bei Qi?

He was in a daze, the Bei Qi that had oppressed Nan Qi for years just vanished like that? And overnight at that? It was truly unbelievable.

Is the New Dynasty really Canglan Country?

Who is the Emperor of Canglan actually?

"All we know is that the Emperor of Canglan Country is surnamed Yu and is a woman; other information remains unknown, including which family she originates from," the messenger replied.

In their view, without family backing, it’s impossible for Canglan’s emperor to have overthrown Bei Qi overnight.

A person from a humble background, trying to control some power now, would be mixing in the east, with those of ordinary, even low status, whom they didn’t regard much.

Song Chong then let out a sigh of relief, suddenly feeling the pressure lessen, perhaps believing a woman posed a lesser threat to him.

Maybe she’s just a puppet, and the whole affair is manipulated by a family power she backs.

The more complex the forces behind the rival, the less scary it is.

"Has there been any communication from Canglan Country?" he asked.

The ministers shook their heads; currently, there wasn’t much movement, aside from those outrageous rumors which people found hard to believe.

They thought those were false reports, possibly concocted by someone wanting to mythologize this situation.

If there truly was such a formidable person, there should be fame long before, not hiding all along.

One minister stood to speak, "Canglan Country has only recently been established, surely with many issues yet unresolved and now busy stabilizing internally, likely having no time to concern about external matters. We cannot yet gauge their stance, but Your Majesty need not worry too much, Canglan Country at this time surely does not dare to wage war against us Nan Qi."

"Those nobles couldn’t possibly be completely annihilated; they may retaliate later, and Canglan Country won’t instigate additional issues now."

"Currently, there are rebels in the east and threats from barbarian tribes in other areas; not only does Canglan Country dare not attack Nan Qi, but may even need to establish friendly ties. Then Your Majesty might take the chance to make some demands."

"That’s right, Bei Qi oppressed Nan Qi for many years, taking countless benefits, it’s time to reclaim some of those."

"I wonder how the Ninth Princess is doing; the first matter should be to bring back the Ninth Princess, to show Nan Qi’s stance, giving Canglan Country a chance to display friendliness. Best to bring back the dowries from past Nan Qi Princesses."

Upon hearing this, Song Chong was not pleased.

That Cui Chen was not his daughter, and she caused his ninth daughter so much hardship, why bring her back? So many days had passed, perhaps she’s already been used to death. Thinking this gave Song Chong some satisfaction.

She asked for it.

The more miserable her end, the better.

It’s a shame Bei Qi got overthrown overnight; had it lasted longer, Cui Chen could have suffered more hardships.