Chapter 505

Mu Mingtang hesitated before she asked tentatively, "Do you want to be the Emperor?"

"It depends on whether or not you want to be the Empress," Xie Xuanchen's eyes were full of smiles. His expression seemed to indicate that he was joking, but his tone was serious, "If you want to, then I will fight for the throne for you to make sure there is not a second Empress in the world. If you don't want to, then we can have a young Emperor while we enjoy living a comfortable life. For that to happen, when our firstborn son grows up, we can just throw the throne at him."

Mu Mingtang had mixed emotions as she listened to the speeches of this rebellious official and traitor. She was genuinely scared when she asked him about this, but upon hearing these words coming from Xie Xuanchen's mouth, she was no longer even surprised.

Perhaps she got used to it after seeing it too much. She had always known that Xie Xuanchen was a very ambitious person. He never wanted to be a subordinate to others and it was a must to take the lead in everything he did.

Mu Mingtang didn't know how to describe her mood at the moment. Of course, she had no reason to stop her husband from advancing. Plus, it wasn't like she could actually stop him anyway. But once Xie Xuanchen succeeded in becoming the Emperor, would he have a harem as well?

Even if Xie Xuanchen officially raised the flag of rebellion, many people would stand by him and donate their beautiful wives and daughters to him.

This kind of mood was something that was subtle yet complicated, which was precisely why Xie Xuanchen would most definitely not be able to understand it. Xie Xuanchen could see that Mu Mingtang was keeping her eyes lowered. He then keenly noticed that her mood had changed, "You have something on your mind."

Mu Mingtang shook her head, "No I don't."

With that, Xie Xuanchen was now confident that she really had something on her mind and his expression turned slightly serious. He had been surrounded by fame and wealth for many years, so his ability to observe people's emotions when they tried to get close to him was the most outstanding. Though, he could tell that Mu Mingtang's fit of anger just now was not as deadly as the silence present at this moment.

Xie Xuanchen felt threatened. He stared at Mu Mingtang's expression and probed, "Are you worried that my rebellion will fail? Don't worry, I won't let myself be labelled as a rebel. With Xie Rui's lack of popularity among the masses, I won't let him even try to counterattack. The rebellion will also force him to make the Ministers descend into chaos as they won't have a choice. Moreover, his own succession to the throne was done unfairly and I even have a trump card in my hands."

Mu Mingtang lowered her eyes and said nothing. After a while, she raised her head and smiled at Xie Xuanchen, "I have never doubted your ability. Of course I believe you will do well in everything you set your mind to."

Xie Xuanchen really couldn't guess what Mu Mingtang was thinking about. He somewhat understood why others would say that women would frequently become depressed. She was obviously fine before, but why did her energy suddenly dampen after talking about this topic?

She was even vaguely distanced from him now.