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

"You dare hit me?"

"I'm beating you!"

Xiao Luan covered her face, breathing rapidly: "I am the Empress of Great Yan! You're courting death!"

Ye Wudao stood with his hands behind his back and smiled faintly: "I am still the emperor. You, as my empress, are marrying another man and engaging in debauchery in the harem. You are courting death!"

Xiao Luan trembled with rage: "Fine! Ye Wudao, you really think you're the emperor? Why don't you take a good look at yourself in the mirror? If it weren't for my father taking pity on you, what would this emperor be to you!"

"Oh?" Ye Wudao lifted her snow-white chin. "Then why doesn't he become emperor himself?"

Xiao Luan was speechless for a moment.

"Can't say anything now, can you?" Ye Wudao laughed. "No matter how powerful the Regent is, this world ultimately belongs to the Ye family! Does he dare to touch me? Are the 300,000 troops on the border just for show?"

"You, you, you..."

Xiao Luan's beautiful eyes widened, and she spoke in a trembling voice, "Ye Wudao... are you going against the Regent?"

"Regent? Is that so great?"

Ye Wudao gripped Xiao Luan's chin tightly, his strength leaving a red mark.

Seeing his woman being wantonly played with by Ye Wudao, Liang Ze was instantly enraged and ashamed.

"Ye Wudao, let her go!"

Ye Wudao glanced at him indifferently: "Cao Ji, this man addresses the emperor by his given name. According to the law, what should his punishment be?"

Cao Ji loudly proclaimed, "Your Majesty, according to the Great Yan Law, there is a clear distinction between ruler and subject. Disrespect and insubordination are punishable by caning for minor offenses and execution for serious ones!"

Liang Ze's expression changed drastically, but he still gritted his teeth and shouted, "What kind of emperor are you? You're nothing but a puppet—"

"presumptuous!"

Cao Jili shouted.

Several guards from the Eastern Depot pointed their swords at Liang Ze.

Ye Wudao laughed: "Then let's make it even more serious—death by a thousand cuts!"

"No, no!"

Liang Ze was so frightened that his legs trembled, and a stream of yellow liquid flowed down his trouser leg.

"You can't kill me! My father is the Prince of Nanling! You can't kill me!"

"The Prince of Nanling? A traitorous rebel. Cao Ji, make your move!"

Cao Ji immediately led his men to hold down Liang Ze's limbs, and with a swift stroke, he ripped a piece of flesh off Liang Ze's face!

"what!"

Liang Ze let out a howl that sounded inhuman.

The son of the dignified Prince of Nanling, who was enjoying boundless glory just a moment ago, has now lost all his dignity!

"Ye Wudao, you're finished! My father will get you removed from office tomorrow!"

Xiao Luan swallowed hard, feeling for the first time that things were slipping out of her control.

Ye Wudao, the man who had always pursued her, was completely manipulated by her.

Now it seems so unfamiliar, and its actions are ruthless. Could it be...?

Was it because she married another man that upset him?

That's definitely it!

Ye Wudao loved her so much, how could he bear to hurt her?

It must be because of jealousy!

Jealousy can drive a man mad and make him lose his mind!

Everything makes sense now!

"Ye Wudao..." Xiao Luan hugged him from behind, "I still love you. Today's events are only for the sake of the marriage alliance. Your Majesty will surely understand, won't you?"

"I understand you, you idiot!"

Ye Wudao slapped Xiao Luan so hard that she spun around three times before falling to the ground.

Xiao Luan was completely dumbfounded!

"Aaaaaah!"

As they were speaking, several more pieces of flesh were ripped from Liang Ze's face, leaving his entire face covered in blood and a gruesome sight!

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard! Someone come here! Quickly call the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

Xiao Luan finally realized that the situation was out of control and started calling for help.

But the surroundings were quiet, and the officials dared not interfere. For the first time ever, not a single member of the Imperial Guards came out.

Ye Wudao playfully lifted her chin: "Go ahead and scream, no one will come to save you even if you scream your lungs out!"

Xiao Luan's face was deathly pale, devoid of all color: "Ye Wudao, you've gone mad! You're really mad! You can't possibly survive tomorrow!"

"Is that so? I don't know if I'll live tomorrow, but whether you live now is entirely up to me!"

"Ahhh! Ahhh!" Liang Ze screamed in agony, "Ye Wudao, please spare me! I'll do anything if you spare me!"

"Really?" Ye Wudao handed him a dagger with interest. "If you make one cut on Xiao Luan, I'll cut you one less time. How about it?"

"I'll do it! I'll do it!"

Without his face, Liang Ze looked like a demon from hell, his blood-red facial muscles exposed to the air.

"sorry……"

He walked towards Xiao Luan step by step.

Xiao Luan's face turned deathly pale as she retreated, her voice tinged with fear for the first time.

"Liang Ze! You can't do this to me..."

Liang Ze gritted his teeth and suddenly swung his dagger.

Xiao Luan hastily turned to the side, and her clothes were pierced through her shoulder, leaving a bloody mark that quickly seeped out.

"what!"

She screamed and picked up a long knife.

"No, don't come any closer!"

Liang Ze, however, had completely broken down.

He continued forward while pleading with Ye Wudao.

"Ye Wudao, I did as I was told... You'll let me go, right... right?"

As Xiao Luan watched Liang Ze approach, the fear in her eyes turned into determination.

"You forced me to do this!"

She gripped the knife tightly and stabbed forward with all her might!

Liang Ze froze, looked down in disbelief at the bright red stain on his abdomen, and then slowly looked up at Xiao Luan.

Finally, he swayed a few times and collapsed to the ground.

"Clap clap clap!"

Ye Wudao clapped his hands appreciatively and laughed:

"Did you all see that? Liang Ze, the son of the Prince of Nanling, attempted to defile Empress Xiao. To protect her innocence, Empress Xiao killed Liang Ze. Her spirit is commendable!"

His gaze swept across the court officials, and all of them lowered their heads, not daring to utter a sound.

"I am in a good mood today, so I will pardon Empress Xiao, but..."

Everyone's hearts clenched, fearing that Ye Wudao would continue speaking.

"Liang Ze committed adultery with his concubines; his entire family shall be exterminated!"

"His sister, Liang Mei, is my fifth empress. What crime should she be punished for?"

Cao Ji, standing to the side, said, "Your Majesty, Liang Mei is immoral; she is marrying a man from another family!"

"Oh?"

Ye Wudao said with a pained expression, "I am deeply grieved! I intended to spare Empress Liang, but she has betrayed my kindness!"

"I had no choice but to uphold justice and even kill my own family!"

"Guards, follow me and seize Empress Liang!"

"yes!"

Thousands of guards shouted in unison!

Chang Le Palace.

"Husband and wife bow to each other!"

The place was also decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers.

One step away, and Empress Liang would have been able to enter the bridal chamber with Su Wensheng, the top scholar in the imperial examination.

"Wait!"

Ye Wudao led his men in and broke in.

"Ye Wudao, what are you doing here, you piece of trash?"

Liang Mei's eyebrows furrowed, clearly indicating that she did not welcome him.

"Don't get me wrong..."

Ye Wudao revealed a kind smile: "Your brother asked me to come and congratulate you on your wedding today."

Liang Mei gave a "I knew it" look and said, "You good-for-nothing, that's all you're good for."

She held out one hand: "Give it to me."

Ye Wudao was taken aback: "Take what?"

"A gift!" Liang Mei glanced at him irritably. "You're representing my brother, you can't come empty-handed, can you?"

Ye Wudao laughed: "You mean... if my wife is going to marry another man, I should send her a congratulatory gift?"

Liang Mei said unhappily, "Accepting your gift is a favor, don't be ungrateful!"

"Okay, okay!"

Ye Wudao clapped his hands and laughed, "If that's the case, then I really do have a congratulatory gift for you!"

He laughed as he threw a bloody human head at Liang Mei's feet.

"That's more like it!"

Liang Mei looked closely.

next moment.

"ah!!!!"

A scream that could pierce eardrums resounded throughout the entire Chang Le Palace!