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

Feng Yu's face turned red with anger. He gritted his teeth, gripped the knife hilt tightly, and glared at Ye Wudao, his anger growing stronger.

However, he was numb and stiffened by an invisible force, and dared not move an inch.

"You dare not? Then get out of my way!"

Ye Wudao looked at Feng Yu, who dared not speak out in anger, and ignored him, passing by him without even glancing at him.

Feng Yu's face was ashen, revealing an expression of humiliation. Only after Ye Wudao had walked far away did he finally suppress the hatred in his chest and curse aloud:

"Ye Wudao, you're nothing but a puppet emperor. How dare you act so arrogantly today? You'll be forced to abdicate tomorrow!"

"When you fall from grace, I will make sure you die a horrible death!"

…………

That night, news of what happened in the palace spread throughout the entire capital city of Yujing.

"Liang Ze, son of the Prince of Nanling, is dead. Ye Wudao cut off his head and used it as a football!"

"Ye Wudao disrupted the weddings of nine empresses and went on a killing spree!"

"With several empresses imprisoned, Ye Wudao has offended nine powerful ministers to the death!"

The news caused an uproar throughout the entire capital city of Yujing!

…………

The Grand Secretary, Li Juzheng's family.

"What? Has His Majesty gone mad?"

Li Juzheng, who was already in his seventies, was so shocked by what his servants reported that his eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Yuchun said, "Grandpa, this is absolutely true!"

"That Ye Wudao is like a madman. He kills whichever palace has a wedding. He kills wherever he goes. Even dogs on the street will be kicked if they see him."

Li Juzheng looked bewildered: "How could this be? Isn't Ye Wudao always weak?"

Li Yuchun said with a serious face: "Grandpa, the late emperor was a puppet emperor for more than forty years. After the late emperor died, Xiao Linyuan only pushed Ye Wudao out to be a puppet emperor because he was weak and obedient."

It now seems that Ye Wudao has probably been faking it all along; otherwise, he wouldn't have lived to adulthood.

"That's true!" Li Juzheng stroked his graying beard and said with a grave expression, "Is Yanran alright?"

"Sigh! My little sister has been well-mannered and knowledgeable since childhood. What could she possibly do? After hearing the rumors, she used this as an excuse to get rid of the second young master of the Xiao family and rejected the Regent's marriage proposal!"

"That's good, that's good..."

…………

At the same time.

The Prince's Mansion of Zhenguo, the Xiao family.

"What? Miss's wedding was ruined by Ye Wudao, and Liang Ze was even killed by Ye Wudao?"

"Chen'er was kicked out by Li Yanran, and the wedding didn't go through?"

Xiao Linyuan nearly fainted upon hearing this news.

An elderly man with half-black and half-white hair stepped forward and helped Xiao Linyuan catch his breath.

"My lord, that Ye Wudao is a wolf in sheep's clothing, he has been plotting this for a long time, and tonight he has completely ruined our marriage plan!"

After the coup d'état by nine powerful ministers, the internal strife was already intense. This marriage alliance was meant to cool down the relationship between the two sides, so that they would be united against a common enemy.

But Ye Wudao's interference completely ruined their plans!

"Damn it!" Xiao Linyuan gritted his teeth. "What were those Imperial Guards doing! Why didn't they stop them?!"

Sima Chang replied, "The Imperial Guards were stopped by Commander Pei and the Embroidered Uniform Guards!"

"What does Mo Jingyu mean by this?!"

"My lord, the Mo family has always been inconsistent, hedging their bets..."

After hearing his advisor's analysis, Xiao Linyuan flew into a rage: "Fine! Fine! Fine! None of them want to live anymore! Tomorrow at court, I will make sure Ye Wudao is dead!"

"Pass down the order: we'll all take action at the morning court session tomorrow!"

"Since Ye Wudao doesn't want to live anymore, let's send him on his way!"

…………

at the same time.

Ye Wudao returned to Qianqing Palace, where the four empresses, Xiao Luan, Liang Mei, Luo Hanyan, and Ma Wanlan, were all bound to the dragon bed.

Nine powerful ministers wanted to marry their daughters into the palace as empresses so they could share power.

But they never expected that Ye Wudao would take them hostage!

Now that things have come to a head, Ye Wudao is no longer going to hide anything.

On the surface, he and the nine powerful ministers were already irreconcilable enemies, but on the other hand, with these hostages, the other side would not dare to make any rash moves.

"Ye Wudao, how dare you!"

Upon seeing Ye Wudao enter, Xiao Luan immediately reprimanded him.

Liang Mei, Luo Hanyan, and Ma Wanlan hurled insults at Ye Wudao.

Ye Wudao smiled faintly, staring at the four women with a playful expression, and said, "You four empresses, you probably don't understand Chu Qing's current situation, do you?"

Seeing Ye Wudao's dangerous gaze, the four women instinctively shuddered and hid their long, beautiful legs further under the covers.

"If you treat us like this, you will surely be criticized by all the officials at tomorrow's morning court!" Xiao Luan said angrily.

"As the saying goes, 'When you have too many lice, you don't feel the itch; when you have too many debts, you don't worry.' We've already torn off all pretense of civility, do you think I'd be afraid?"

Ye Wudao chuckled and strode to the bedside, looking down at the four beautiful women.

The candlelight was dim, and the four women's exposed skin was extremely beautiful. He could enjoy heavenly pleasure with just a flick of his finger.

It's still four times the fun!

His breathing grew heavier, and Ye Wudao gently stroked the four women's skin, which was as smooth as mutton fat, with his fingers, and said softly, "Aren't you going to ask why I specifically tied up the four of you?"

The four women exchanged glances, seemingly realizing something, and their eyes widened instantly!

The four people Ye Wudao tied up were Xiao Luan, daughter of the Regent; Luo Hanyan, daughter of the Prince of Dongping; Liang Mei, daughter of the Prince of Nanling; and Ma Wanlan, daughter of the Prince of Xiliang.

It can be said that, apart from the Prince of Zhenbei, Ye Wudao has kidnapped all the daughters of the other powerful military officials!

An answer is obvious!

"You want to use force?" Luo Hanyan's beautiful eyes widened. "You're not afraid of other opponents because you know they can only use political means at most, but you've kidnapped us to make the forces behind us hesitant and delaying the speed of our troop assembly!"

"Oh? I didn't know you knew so much."

Ye Wudao looked at Luo Hanyan with great interest and found that the woman's narrow eyes had slightly upturned corners and she had a pair of foxy eyes that were captivating.

In the original book, this woman was quite flirtatious, using her body to navigate the political vortex with ease, and was one of the few empresses who survived to the end.

"Everyone used to say that His Majesty was an incompetent wastrel, but now it seems that everyone in the world has been deceived by His Majesty!"

Luo Hanyan blinked and smiled charmingly:

"Since I have become Your Majesty's hostage, I cannot escape. However, I have a request."

Ye Wudao's gaze turned colder: "Speak!"

Luo Hanyan rubbed her voluptuous figure against Ye Wudao and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, I have been escorted all the way to Qianqing Palace without a drop of water. Now that I see Your Majesty's wisdom and might, I am even more secretly in love with you. However, there are some things I cannot say, and I fear that they may disturb Your Majesty's enjoyment..."

Ye Wudao: "Speak like a human!"

Luo Hanyan: "Your Majesty, I need to... use the restroom!"

Ye Wudao threw a washbasin in front of her: "Do it yourself!"

Luo Hanyan: "..."