The regent is a yandere who needs to be pampered

"Dongling?" Nan Xi was slightly stunned, then nodded, "I know, it's one of the nine countries in the world, ruled by the Xuanyuan royal family, and it is the only country among the nine countries that has been ruled by an empress."

The current continent is divided into nine parts.

Four strong and four weak, and there is a special Dongling Xuanyuan family.

The four major powers are Da Zhou, Xi Qi, Beijiang, Nanyue, and Shu is second. Yan, Yu, and Qing have small territories and weak military forces. They usually rely on the four major powers to survive.

There have been constant disputes among the eight countries for many years.

Small countries have their own interests, and strong countries also have the ambition to dominate the world, so there has been little real peace for thousands of years.

On the nine-part continent, only Dongling is the most special.

With a territory of nine thousand miles, vast land, strong military forces, wise kings, and people living and working in peace and contentment, people all over the world call it a country blessed by gods.

But Dongling six hundred years ago was actually a country that was always at war. Families from all sides constantly provoked wars for their own interests. The people suffered from the baptism of war and lived in poverty, so that Dongling once faced a fragmented fate.

Later, the ancestor of the Xuanyuan clan descended to the mortal world like a god, led the iron cavalry to sweep away the ambitious people from all sides, unified the territory of Dongling, and subdued the major princes and families. After nine months, the war that lasted for more than ten years ended.

The ancestor of the Xuanyuan clan became emperor six hundred years ago, and has established twenty-five emperors so far. Although it is not possible to say that all emperors are wise and powerful, there has never been a foolish and incompetent one.

The emperors of all dynasties have long lives and short lives. Some are strong and martial, and some are as elegant as scholars, but there has never been a foolish and incompetent emperor.

So everyone says that the Xuanyuan clan is a bloodline protected by gods.

The Xuanyuan clan of Dongling has a rule that other countries do not have. Their successors are all decided by the priests and the emperor. The heirs to the throne are not necessarily princes. If the princess is capable enough to take on the heavy responsibility of the country, they do not mind the empress ruling.

Among the more than 20 emperors in Dongling's history, there have been two empresses.

"I always think Dongling is a magical country." Nan Xi smiled lightly, "On the premise of not usurping the throne or forcing the palace, women can be allowed to become emperors. This country has an extraordinary tolerance for everyone from the royal family to the common people."

Rong Yu looked at her silently for a moment: "Your mother is from the Dongling royal family."

What?

Nan Xi was stunned: "My mother is from Dongling?"

Rong Yu nodded.

"How is this possible?" Nan Xi was obviously surprised by this matter, "Isn't my mother's surname Yuan?"

"Your mother's surname is Xuanyuan." Rong Yu said lightly, "She is the eldest princess of the Xuanyuan royal family."

The eldest princess?

Nan Xi was stunned: "My mother actually has such a noble origin? Then how did she..." How could she hide her identity and come to the Great Zhou?

And as a merchant girl?

"It's a long story." Rong Yu turned over and moved to the side, lying beside her, stroking her black hair with his slender fingers, "The Xuanyuan royal family allows women to be emperors, but not every monarch is a woman. On the contrary, there have only been two empresses since the Xuanyuan family became emperors. Generally speaking, men are still respected."

Nan Xi curled her lips: "Since ancient times, women have had no status, men are superior to women, and it's all you men who have the final say?"

Rong Yu was silent, leaned over and kissed her face, as if to comfort her: "After we get married, you have the final say on all matters big and small."

Nan Xi blushed: "Let's get on with the business."

"There were two empresses in the Xuanyuan family, both because of the prophecy of the priest's hall."

The prophecy of the priest's hall?

Nan Xi pondered. The Xuanyuan clan of Dongling believed in gods. The Priest Hall had a high status in Dongling and was respected by the subjects. The emperors of all dynasties would seek the opinions of the chief priest of the Priest Hall when selecting the crown prince.

"The Xuanyuan clan is good at fighting and has the spirit of a hegemon in their bones. They are not willing to live in a corner and have the ambition to dominate the world." Rong Yu said in a light tone, "But the Priest Hall advocates peace, which is contrary to the ambition of the Xuanyuan clan, so they have to choose a queen every two hundred years to relieve the unsuppressed ambition in the blood of the king."

Nan Xi was shocked. There is such a saying?

But if you think about it carefully, it is not unreasonable. Men are strong and women are gentle. If the Xuanyuan clan really has the ambition to dominate the world and puts this ambition into action, then the world will inevitably fall into war again and destroy the peace that has been hard-won.

And such a war will no longer be limited to the territory of Dongling, but will spread to the entire continent.

The Priest Hall advocates peace, which is actually the same as the gods, so naturally they will not allow Xuanyuan's cavalry to break through Dongling to conquer the world, causing the entire continent to fall into war and make the people homeless.

But when ambition develops to an uncontrollable level, it will break through the shackles and become uncontrollable like a wild beast out of its cage, so the Priest Hall has set a rule that every two hundred years, an empress will ascend the throne?

Nan Xi is a smart woman. After thinking for a moment, she thought of her mother hiding her identity and leaving Dongling. She has not mentioned her identity in these years. She can't help but guess: "Is it time for Xuanyuan to become the emperor again?"

Rong Yu nodded: "Once every two hundred years, Dongling has reached the time when the third empress takes power."

"Since my mother is the eldest princess, she should also be one of the candidates for the empress." Nan Xi pondered, "Is there another princess competing with her for the throne, but because my mother doesn't like to be an emperor, she took the initiative to give up and left Dongling incognito?"

Rong Yu was silent for a moment and shook his head slowly.

"No?" Nan Xi was puzzled, "What's going on?"

"The current emperor of Dongling is over 70 years old. Sixteen years ago, the high priest proposed that your mother be the crown prince, but the current emperor disagreed."

Disagree?

Nan Xi frowned: "Why?"

"Because he wants to abolish the rule that the empress can ascend the throne. Princesses will no longer have the qualifications to ascend the throne." Rong Yu said, "But abolishing the rule also has risks, so he did not dare to make his own son the crown prince, but made the eldest grandson, that is, the son of the eldest prince."

Nan Xi's expression was indifferent: "Can the rule be broken by passing it down from generation to generation?"

Rong Yu shook his head: "Obviously not."

"So my mother left Dongling in a rage?"

"No."

Guessed wrong again?

Nan Xi frowned: "I seem to have become stupid all of a sudden."

"Not stupid." Rong Yu couldn't help but kiss her again, his voice softer, "It's just because you don't know much about Dongling, so you have some inaccurate guesses. If it were someone else, they would have the same idea as you."

Nan Xi hummed, accepting his comfort.

"Your mother is the second child in the royal family." Rong Yu continued to explain to her, "The eldest prince of the Xuanyuan family made a promise with your mother."