All the members are good people, only the host is a pervert

"Host, why do you want to hand over the military power of Northern Frontier?" The system didn't understand. Lin Ruan had gone through so many twists and turns in the past few years, wasn't it just for the power of Northern Frontier?

If it is destined to be handed over, why take it back?

The system even wanted to shake Lin Ruan's head and ask: "Are you okay?"

Lin Ruan looked helplessly at the innocent, cute but somewhat stubborn little guy in front of her, and said with a wry smile: "Little Seventeen, do you know what 'summer insects cannot talk about ice' means? After seeing you today, I finally understand the meaning of this sentence." She sighed in her heart that communicating with this little guy was sometimes really ridiculous.

Upon hearing this, the system's eyes widened and its mouth dropped open, clearly shocked by Lin Ruan's sudden words. Then, as if in a fit of rage, it responded angrily, "Okay, okay, I'm just asking. If you don't want to talk, forget it!" It let out a disgruntled "humph" as it spoke, expressing its protest and disdain.

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Seeing the system's childish temper, he smiled with an ambiguous smile and explained in a good-tempered manner: "If there were no Northern Frontier, what would I be? A princess without power or ability?"

"How many years can I stay here? I can't spend my whole life fighting for power with others. I still want to live my own life for a few years."

The system doesn’t understand.

Lin Ruan further explained, "My status necessitates that I cannot be too weak. If I act too timid, I'm afraid some will use it to dissuade me, even citing out-of-context sayings like 'A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.' The restrictions on me will intensify, and I might even be left with no say over my own life and death, just like when I first arrived. However, if I act too assertive, I'll inevitably infringe upon the interests of the court officials—after all, we still live in an agricultural, male-dominated, patriarchal society. If I truly succeed in seizing power, it will undoubtedly offend the men of the world. While I might gain power briefly, it will require a significant investment of energy and time to consolidate it. If I could enjoy a peaceful retirement in this world, I wouldn't mind the effort. The problem is, I don't know how long I can stay, so I'll naturally follow the path that saves the most trouble."

She took a deep breath and continued, "Therefore, I don't want to directly control the military power, but I must go through all this to ensure my high status and establish my good reputation."

After explaining this, Kongzhu came in with a bad look on his face.

Lin Ruan hurriedly ended her conversation with the system, concluding with just one sentence: "The road ahead is long, it's just like boiling a frog in warm water. Take your time."

"Princess," Kong Zhu came in and said, "There's news from the palace that the Empress is compiling something called 'The Analects of Women,' and the Minister of Rites has also submitted a memorial saying something like, 'A woman's virtue is to be elegant and prudent, to strictly obey her parents-in-law, and to be diligent in her duties day and night. This is the chastity of a woman.'" She took a step closer to Lin Ruan and whispered, "This is something unusual. Princess, you must be on guard."

Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Lin Ruan nodded slightly, but her tone was not as nervous as Kong Zhu's. "It's okay. It's just a lot of thunder and a little rain. It won't cause any big waves."

"Go to the Marquis of Anning's mansion in person and tell him that the Emperor is seriously ill. I feel uneasy that I cannot be at his bedside. Please, Marquis Anning, convey my filial piety to him and ease my guilt."

Kong Zhu nodded respectfully, indicating understanding, and then turned and left. When she arrived at the An Ning Marquis's residence in Northern Xinjiang and reported to him, he only received a slight nod and a simple, "Understood," then signaled her to return. The entire process was concise and clear, without any unnecessary words.

In fact, communication between intelligent people like them often does not require too much verbal explanation. Often, a glance, a gesture, or even just a few words can be enough to understand each other.

Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye. Finally, Kong Zhu received new news. As expected, just as Lin Ruan had predicted, neither the Empress nor the court had taken any further action regarding the matter. The Empress seemed to be still absorbed in compiling the book, and the Minister of Rites hadn't responded since his last memorial. Everything seemed calm, as if nothing unusual had ever happened.

Lin Ruan looked at the system and sighed helplessly: "Look, Xiao Shiqi, I haven't been able to grasp the power legitimately yet. If I hadn't acted decisively and delegated power, I would be the one who suffered!" As she spoke, she shook her head slightly. Thinking of rising up and fighting for thirty years, being crowned emperor one day, and passing away the next day, she especially admired her own wit.

"Moreover, I have saved so many women in this world. I am so kind that I deserve to be written into history books!" Lin Ruan said.

However, the system grumbled quietly, "Why do I always feel that you are not a kind-hearted person?"

It secretly thought in its heart that if Lin Ruan really had good intentions, from a big perspective, she should not have let so many Huns starve, let alone provoked a war and incited the people in the northern region to leave their homes; from a small perspective, even if Lin Ruan had a little moral bottom line, she would never do such a thing as poisoning Xie Yunze again and again.

"I'm not a good person, nor am I a bad person," Lin Ruan said, "I'm just an ordinary person who believes in 'when you're poor, you should take care of yourself; when you're rich, you should help the world.'"

What a joke. Her life was in the hands of the emperor at that time. She could be poisoned today or sterilized tomorrow. Who knew that one day the emperor would find her annoying and her life would be gone in an instant? At that time, whose life was more important than her own?

Lin Ruan thinks, no!

Now, her own life, property, wealth and glory are all safe, so what if she has some pity on the women of this era?

Who doesn’t do bad things for his own purposes? And who wouldn’t be happy to be a good person once the purposes are achieved?

Do you really think she is a pervert who likes to do evil things?

Lin Ruan thinks she is not.

"Can the emperor die now?" Lin Ruan asked expressionlessly, as if this had become something she had to do every day.

The system silently looked at the girl in front of it, feeling that its virtual head was about to explode - ever since Lin Ruan suddenly asked the shocking question "Can I kill the emperor?" that day, she was like a possessed person, repeating this question on time every day.

The emperor is old, can he bury him?

The system pondered this inwardly. Just as it was about to mechanically answer "no" as usual, it used its own data analysis capabilities to carefully calculate and was surprised to discover that at this moment, it actually had the ability to kill the emperor!

Oh my god! I can't believe that Little Seventeen will finally have his day to hold his head high and be the master of his own house!

"I can kill him, I just think it's totally unnecessary! After all, we have no grudges against each other. If you really want him to die, it's not impossible~ As long as you beg me, this system is magnanimous and may consider doing you this small favor! Hehehe..." The system spoke hurriedly, trying to regain some face and dignity for itself in the past month.

"Oh, so that's how it is. Since even you think there's no need to kill him, then don't kill him." Lin Ruan responded in a very calm tone.

system:. . . . . .

system:!!!!!!

Lin Ruan, damn it!

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