The Empress remarried, and I retaliated by wiping out the court.

"A bet's a bet!"

Faced with Li Yanran's enraged expression, Ye Wudao smiled and said, "Or perhaps, my beloved consort feels unsatisfied and wishes for another kiss? I wouldn't mind..."

"Don't!"

Li Yanran realized what was happening and quickly moved her bottom back, like a pitiful little white rabbit, keeping a safe distance from Ye Wudao.

"You were just lucky that time, you came prepared. Now it's my turn to test your poetry skills, I don't believe you can compose one!"

"good!"

Ye Wudao chuckled inwardly, for his mind was filled with the best poems and lyrics from five thousand years of Chinese history.

My little darling, you've got her!

Suddenly.

The sedan chair suddenly stopped, and a man's voice came from outside:

"Yanran! I am deeply in love with you. We are husband and wife, so why do you keep rejecting me?"

"If Ye Wudao hadn't interfered, you would already be my wife, Xiao Beichen's wife!"

Ye Wudao's heart stirred slightly. This man was Xiao Linyuan's second son. Li Juzheng had betrothed Li Yanran to Xiao Beichen, but the wedding was ruined by him last night, and the two did not get married.

This guy still hasn't given up his wicked intentions?

How dare you covet my woman?

very good!

You have already chosen the path to your death!

However, Ye Wudao was in no hurry to make a move; he wanted to see what Li Yanran's attitude would be.

Li Yanran glanced at Ye Wudao, her voice as calm as still water:

"Young Master Xiao, please have some self-respect. Before last night, we were indeed engaged."

"But after last night, I entered the palace as Empress, received the Phoenix Decree, and my name has been recorded in the Imperial Genealogy."

"From this day forward, the ruler is the subject, and I am the empress. There will be no more romantic feelings between us."

"No!" Xiao Beichen cried out in anguish, "I know you must be resentful! Just say the word, and I'll take you away from the palace today! Anyone who dares to stop me, I'll kill them! Even if that person is the emperor!"

"presumptuous!"

Li Yanran's pretty face turned fierce, her voice rose considerably, and she said in a deep voice:

"I will pretend I didn't hear those words today. But if there is a next time, it will be an insult to me and to the emperor. I hope you will think twice before acting, young master."

"No!"

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Beichen felt as if his heart had shattered into a million pieces.

Why was Li Yanran so heartless in rejecting my sincere feelings?

Why should I?!

He is the son of the regent, wielding immense power. How could he possibly compare to that incompetent emperor, Ye Wudao?

This feeling drove him crazy.

He blamed all his anger on Ye Wudao, his eyes bloodshot, and roared:

"I know, it's all that bastard Ye Wudao's fault! He ruined our wedding, he ruined everything I have! I want him dead! I want him dead! You wait, I'll twist his head off right now, I'm going to kill him!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Beichen suddenly noticed that a corner of the phoenix sedan chair had been lifted, and a handsome figure dressed in a dragon robe appeared before him.

Xiao Beichen felt a chill run down his spine. He looked up along the dragon robe, his gaze slowly moving upwards until it landed on Ye Wudao's ambiguous smile.

"I heard you want to kill the emperor? You want to kill me?"

Ye Wudao narrowed his eyes, a cruel smile curving his lips as he looked at Xiao Beichen and said.

Seeing that everyone around him was Ye Wudao's men, especially the imperial guard Cao Ji, Xiao Beichen's hot-blooded mind cooled down a bit, and he said with difficulty, "It's a misunderstanding, it was all a misunderstanding just now..."

"Someone come here!"

Ye Wudao couldn't be bothered to listen to Xiao Beichen's explanation.

Cao Ji was about to make a move when Ye Wudao stopped him: "Go and call Mo Jingyu here!"

"yes!"

Before long, Mo Jingyu, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, arrived late.

"Your Majesty, please give your orders!" Mo Jingyu knelt and bowed.

Ye Wudao pointed at Xiao Beichen: "This man intends to assassinate the emperor. Kill him for me!"

Since Mo Jingyu wants to play the victim, then Ye Wudao will prevent him from doing so!

Xiao Linyuan loved his son dearly. If Mo Jingyu killed Xiao Beichen, there would be no room for reconciliation between the two sides!

Mo Jingyu looked troubled: "Your Majesty, there... there might be a misunderstanding!"

Ye Wudao coldly retorted, "I heard it with my own ears! Are you questioning my orders?"

"No, I wouldn't dare."

"Then why don't you do it now!"

Mo Jingyu remained silent for a long time, then nodded emphatically: "Yes..."

Mo Jingyu accepted the order, holding the Embroidered Spring Blade, and approached Xiao Beichen step by step.

Upon seeing Mo Jingyu, Xiao Beichen stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Mo Jingyu, you actually sided with Ye Wudao? What gives you the right?"

Everyone knows that Ye Wudao is just a puppet emperor, powerless and vulnerable, and can be replaced at any time. So why would Mo Jingyu listen to him?

Mo Jingyu had already noticed Ye Wudao's various behaviors in the court and chose to place his bet on Ye Wudao.

Xiao Beichen was completely unaware of the intricacies involved and was caught off guard by this turn of events!

"No, you can't kill me! I'm the Regent's son; if you kill me, you'll die too!"

Xiao Beichen looked flustered. He knew very well how important Mo Jingyu was. The power behind this leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who controlled all the intelligence in the world, was extremely terrifying. If he were killed by him, there would be no way to seek justice!

Mo Jingyu suddenly stopped, looked at Ye Wudao, and said calmly, "Is Your Majesty sure you want to make a move so soon?"

Ye Wudao and the Regent were sworn enemies; they were just waiting for a trigger to erupt.

Mo Jingyu's words were a reminder to Ye Wudao: should he confront the Regent so soon?

"No need for you to trouble yourself, Mo Aiqing!" Ye Wudao said with a smile.

A showdown is inevitable sooner or later. If he can use this opportunity to bring Mo Jingyu onto the same boat, he'll definitely make a profit!

Poor Xiao Beichen, who had just threatened to kill Ye Wudao, had instantly become a pawn in their game, not even qualified to play a move at the table.

"Wait!"

Li Yanran interrupted him, "Your Majesty, I was being chased before, and this person saved me. I am indebted to him. Could you please spare his life?"

"Oh?"

Ye Wudao looked at Li Yanran with interest: "You are my Empress, are you sure you want to plead with me for a man outside the marriage?"

"A drop of water in need should be repaid with a spring of water. If I were to stand by and watch him die without doing anything, then all the books of sages I have read over the years would have been for nothing."

Seeing Li Yanran's composed demeanor, Ye Wudao felt helpless.

This is Li Yanran, a seemingly weak but extraordinary woman who refuses to bow her head to anyone.

He said, "Okay! I promise you!"

Li Yanran nodded: "Xiao Beichen, from today onwards, we have nothing to do with each other. I hope you take good care of yourself and never mention the past again, and never... come looking for me again."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Xiao Beichen was unwilling, but he still nodded repeatedly and left in a hurry.

Mo Jingyu also made an excuse to leave.

"Your Majesty, are you just going to let him go like this? You're not going to...?"

Cao Ji leaned closer and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Ye Wudao raised an eyebrow: "What kind of person do you take me for?"

"I always keep my word. How could I possibly allow you to secretly instruct Commander Mo to cut off Xiao Beichen's manhood and then give him a good beating?"

Cao Ji: "???"

He stared wide-eyed at Ye Wudao, somewhat bewildered.

If you don't want revenge, how could you have come up with such a comprehensive plan in one go?

Cao Ji hesitated for a moment, then said softly:

"This old servant will have a drink with Commander Mo and then casually mention this matter. Commander Mo will surely remember nothing when he sobers up."

Ye Wudao: "..."

When did this old eunuch turn bad?

and also.

Who did he learn from?

That's so hard to guess!