"You're just a military academy student right now, on reserve duty—it'd take you at least a hundred years to become an Imperial First-Class Admiral."
"That hurts; why couldn't I be rapidly promoted?"
"Unless you're like Major General Fu Xing."
Lin Fu rolled her eyes, not bothering to argue with him. "What I mean is, my current situation in the Empire is similar to how Theresa was with me just now, easily controlled by anyone else. Being an Exiled Princess doesn't hold as much weight as being the Duchess of Imoles, much less protecting myself. Not to mention being a Queen. I'm afraid if I really had intentions to usurp the throne, I would only be helping Hughes I quickly resolve internal disputes and unite everyone against the external realm."
She pointed to herself. "I am that 'external realm.' In these three thousand years, many from Mecklenburg have been exiled, but not one has successfully usurped the throne. Not a single one."
