Chapter 32. Seizing Power

"Are you not angry, Your Highness?"

“难道娘娘不生气？”

"Angry? Why should I be angry? I want Cui Yu of the Cui family and the current crown prince to be united in marriage. If she wants the power of the Cui family, let her have it. I''ve never been afraid of her seizing power. What I fear is her lack of interest in it, wasting her talents and innate intelligence.

“生气？本宫为何要生气？本宫要的不过是崔家的崔玉与当今太子早日结成连理。她想要崔家的权利就让她拿去，本宫从来都不怕她夺权，我怕的从来都是他对权力不感兴趣，浪费了一身的好资源，浪费了一身才华和天资聪颖。

Both she and I come from the Cui family. We are born of it and will die as its ghosts. I can protect the Cui family from falling in these turbulent times and make it more prosperous than ever before, but how long can I maintain that? In this regard, she is ultimately better than I."

本宫与他同出崔氏，我们生是崔氏的人死是崔氏的鬼，本宫能保崔家在乱世中不倒，并且繁荣昌盛更胜从前，可是本宫又能保住几年呢？于这一点本宫终究是不如她的。”

"Your Highness is the most intelligent person in the world."

“娘娘是天底下最聪明的人。”

"But some things cannot be achieved by intelligence alone. One also needs the right timing, favorable conditions, and harmony among people," she continued with a smile. "In the end, my luck is not as good as hers. If she, like me, puts forth her full effort, she could protect the Cui family for a hundred years, something I cannot do."

“可是有些事情不是仅聪明就可以办到的，还要有天时地利和人和都俱全才可以呀。“她继续笑道：“本宫的福气终归是不如她的，若她也如本宫一样拼尽全力，足可保崔家百年不倒，而关于这一点本宫却办不到。”

"Your Highness, the young lady is unwilling to enter the palace and marry the crown prince!"

“娘娘，可是姑娘她不愿意入宫，也不愿意嫁给太子呀！”

"Her act of seizing power proves her worth and capability, and that alone will earn her the admiration of many. Previously, everyone believed that I was the most respected member of the Cui family, but from now on, they will discover that the true power-holder is not me, the renowned imperial consort, but the obscure Cui Yu from the Cui family. Yu''er, you may be gifted and intelligent, but your cultivation still falls short."

“她的夺权证明了她的价值和