1288 TWO Chapter 1288-Inheritor of the empire (1/2)

Chapter 1288 – Inheritor of the Empire

In the blink of an eye, it was already the eve of the Chinese New Year.

At the emperor palace evening feast, Bing'er, dressed in her red palace garb, became the most eye-catching presence.

After the New Year, she would be 16 years old, truly coming of age. Last year, she had been through the ancient ceremony. Based on ancient standards, she was already an adult.

Hence, before the New Year, Bing'er, who had spent two years learning in Qiongzhou Prefecture, was moved into the Secret Document Pavilion and given the position of assistant, stepping into the Great Xia official field.

After five years of tough studying and two years of practical learning, Bing'er had gone from a teen who knew nothing to a new star in the official field.

All of a sudden, rumors spread.

Practical learning and actually joining in on politics was like heaven and earth.

Since the emperor was moving her into the Secret Document Pavilion to train, his intentions of developing her into his successor was obvious.

Under such circumstances, Bing'er, who appeared in the New Year's Eve dinner, obviously became the center of attention. Ouyang Shuo even arranged for her to sit at his right, raising her position in the royal family.

Of course, the officials were unable to guess the true intentions of Ouyang Shuo.

Seeing that it was already the 8th year of Gaia, if nothing went wrong, they would only be three years away from arriving on Planet Hope.

Time was of the essence, and Ouyang Shuo was making plans with regards to Planet Hope.

Once the intergalactic fleet arrived on Planet Hope, Ouyang Shuo would turn his attention from the game world to the real world. When that moment came, he would not have the time to care about the Empire in the game.

After 10 years of time, the game world would have already become a system of its own; it would be a part of the real world that could not be cut out. Even when they arrived on Planet Hope, it would continue to run.

The game world would become a lasting platform to train and develop players and AIs.

Under such circumstances, Ouyang Shuo needed a person he trusted to help him take charge of the game world and maintain the running of Great Xia Empire.

Undoubtedly, Bing'er was the best choice.

Bing'er was brought up single-handedly by him and was developed by him. In the future, of the two, one would take charge of Planet Hope while the other would take charge of the game world, forming a good combination.

Ouyang Shuo was looking forward to Bing'er growing up quickly.

Hence, after she had two years of practical experience, Ouyang Shuo brought her to his side to develop her.

Ouyang Shuo only brought this matter up with Song Jia. Even Bing'er herself had no knowledge of this, much less the officials of the Imperial Court.

A certain amount of debate and discussion was normal.

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After a night of dances and fun, the Chinese New Year arrived.

Compared to the previous years, as China was now unified, this New Year had more meaning. Along with the internal war ending, the people had more reason to think that their upcoming life would be much better.

2nd month, 10th day, Imperial Capital, Empire Great Hall.

The Empire Great Hall was a stunning Chinese-style structure that sat at the northwest corner of the emperor city. It was completed in the 10th month of last year and was the place where large-scale gatherings and events were held. The place was seen as the pearl of the imperial city.

Next to the Empire Great Hall sat the theatre where there would be traditional shows every day. During the Chinese New Year period, traditional theatre shows took turns to be on play.

Stepping onto such a stage was a huge honor in and of itself.

This year, the Imperial Court was preparing to create a sports hall and a cuju court, becoming an arts center.

The cultural and sports of the Empire was growing in prosperity.