BSI Chapter 1: I Want to Be the Emperor
Chapter 1: I Want to Be the Emperor
He leaped off the cliff, stretching his body in mid-air like a bird freely darting through the mountain stream.
He is a wingsuit flying enthusiast, and is extremely fascinated by the feeling of being in complete control and free from constraints.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew through the mountain stream, pushing him toward a cliff to one side.
Bang!
What remains in sight is a pristine white stone wall, and the last thought of a person.
This boring life is finally over. I won't come back for the next life...
……
After an unknown amount of time, he gradually regained consciousness.
He found himself trapped in a small, cramped space, completely dark, with no sunlight in sight.
A ridiculous thought popped into his head: Could it be that he was reincarnated as a baby?
One day, he suddenly felt a huge force squeezing him through a narrow exit.
Snapped!
He received a hard slap on the buttocks and couldn't help but curse.
"Wow, wow, wow..."
The sound that came out was the loud cry of a baby.
At the same time, he sensed a white jade stone appear in his mind, its color and shape remarkably similar to the stone wall he had seen before his death, only countless times smaller.
The jade stone conveyed a message to him: it needed to absorb emotions such as the seven emotions and six desires to be unsealed.
An infant's consciousness is too fragile; he has no time to think and soon falls into a deep sleep.
It took him more than two months to gain a preliminary understanding of this world and his own background through the conversations he heard intermittently.
When he heard the names of Prince Zhongzheng, Prince Zhongshun, Duke Ningguo, and Duke Rongguo, he was probably transported into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber.
His identity is Xia Chengzong, the third son of Prince Zhongzheng.
This is a prince's son. After he comes of age, he will be granted the title of Prince and enjoy wealth and honor for the rest of his life, with no worries about food or clothing.
Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year, his father, Prince Zhongzheng, took the blame for the Crown Prince, angering the Emperor and being stripped of his title and confined to his residence.
This is a truly sad story, but fortunately there is some good news: the chief eunuch of the Prince's Palace is named Xia Shouzhong!
In the novel *Dream of the Red Chamber*, Xia Shouzhong is clearly a chief eunuch serving the emperor, holding the official title of Grand Eunuch of the Six Palaces.
In other words, his cheap father will inherit the throne and become the emperor in the future, and at that time, he will be the third prince!
Suddenly, a crazy idea popped into his head.
He wants to seize the throne and become emperor!
In his previous life, he was an orphan who became a retro handicraft content creator by relying on his solid professional knowledge and exquisite skills.
I've experienced hardship, struggle, and pleasure.
However, he was always just a passerby and never felt a sense of belonging.
That's why he later became obsessed with wingsuit flying, which ultimately led to his death by crashing into a wall.
This world, though also a mortal realm, is inhabited by immortals such as the Fairy Disenchantment, the Lame Taoist, and the Bald-Headed Monk.
In other words, as long as the jade can be unsealed, he may be able to embark on the path of cultivating immortality.
The thought of cultivating immortality ignited a spark in his eyes, filling him with boundless desire and motivation.
To cultivate immortality, one must rely on the power of the mysterious jade stone in one's sea of consciousness, and absorb a large amount of emotions such as the seven emotions and six desires.
Only by becoming emperor can one satisfy one's needs to the greatest extent.
Therefore, even while still an infant, Xia Chengzong had already made preparations for seizing the throne.
Who would have thought that a two-month-old baby would have such lofty ambitions?
Next, Xia Chengzong tried various methods to absorb his emotions.
From that day on, Xia Chengzong, who was just over two months old, never wet the bed again.
He would shout loudly whenever he needed to urinate or was hungry.
He is usually very quiet. He likes to stare at people with his innocent eyes without blinking, and then laugh out loud.
This made the princess and the wet nurse very fond of him, and the princess even said that he had come to repay a debt of gratitude.
As a result, he was often able to absorb the emotions that the princess, wet nurse, and maids felt because of him.
Princess's positive emotions +1 +1 +1
Zhao Mama's positive emotions +1 +1 +1
Peony - Positive Mood +1 +1 +1
It only takes 1,000 emotion points to unlock the jade.
This made Xia Chengzong feel that lifting the ban would be easy and would be completed in no time.
However, he soon discovered that emotions are not triggered indefinitely; there is a threshold.
His well-behaved, sensible, and cheerful nature made him very popular with the princess, his wet nurse, and his maids.
But the emotions generated became fewer and fewer, until they were almost non-existent.
This made him realize that collecting emotions cannot be superficial; it requires in-depth exploration and meticulous cultivation.
Two weeks later, a child who was a little over two years old appeared next to him.
This is his eldest brother, Xia Chengqian, and he is the third son. There was also a second son who died young.
The infant mortality rate was extremely high in this era, even among royalty.
His older brother, who was over two years old, still bites his fingers and drools.
They would even smear their saliva on him, which he found extremely disgusting.
When he was seven months old, he uttered his first word, "Mother."
The princess was both surprised and delighted upon hearing this, and her face beamed with joy.
Princess's positive emotions +1 +1 +1
When the baby is eight months old, start introducing complementary foods.
A plate of pastries was placed in front of the two of them. Xia Chengqian picked up a pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, while Xia Chengzong picked up a pastry and handed it to the princess.
"Mother, eat."
The princess took the pastries from his hands, her heart melting. She couldn't help but hug him and kiss him a few times.
The look in his eyes when he looked at the boss was full of disdain.
Princess's positive emotions +1 +1 +1
At nine months old, he stood up shakily and took his first steps toward the princess.
"Mother, hug me!"
The princess hugged him tightly, overjoyed.
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One time when he woke up, before he even opened his eyes, he overheard a conversation between the princess and her maid.
"Why didn't this little one come out of my belly? Wouldn't it be so much better if it had?"
"The Third Young Master is also pitiful. His concubine died in childbirth right after he gave birth, so he was brought to be raised by the Princess."
"He only knows that the princess is his mother, and that they are the same person, biologically related?"
It was only then that Xia Chengzong realized that he was not the legitimate son, but the son of a concubine.
His biological mother died in childbirth after giving birth to him.
When he was first born, he ate and slept, and was very weak, so he was unaware of this.
Upon learning of this, a shadow fell over his heart.
Children born out of wedlock and children born in wedlock are ultimately different, especially in the royal family, which values legitimacy.
This will significantly increase the difficulty of his subsequent struggle for the throne.
However, this only fueled his fighting spirit.
He was adventurous by nature, loved dancing on the edge of a knife, and craved challenges.
He turned over and woke up without showing any emotion. The princess and her maid were completely unaware that the little boy had overheard their conversation.
The following year, the princess gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl named Xia Caiwei and a boy named Xia Chengkun.
Xia Chengqian and Xia Chengkun, you can tell from their names that they are brothers born of the same mother!
The eldest son, Xia Chengqian, disliked his two younger siblings and preferred to play with Xia Chengzong.
Xia Chengzong treated all his brothers equally.