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When Zhuang Li turned around, she found that Wang Su was right beside him, almost touching his own cheeks. She lightly blinked her eyes as her eyelashes swept across that extraordinarily handsome face. She looked ice-cold, but a smile appeared in her eyes.

Zhuang Li was actually a little shy for a moment, even she did not expect that, as a modern man … What have you never seen before?

"Your Majesty …" "This servant has something important to report …"

The person who spoke was the Eunuch Li outside the door, and his words carried a trace of anxiety.

"I'll be right back."

Seeing Zhuang Li's appearance, Wang Su actually felt that it was funny, even though he was unwilling to leave.

Zhuang Li only made two "En" sounds, and then was buried under the blanket, her voice was low and muffled. Vaguely hearing the voice, Wang Su, who had already gotten up and changed his clothes, chuckled.

When she sat up, Qing You was already waiting with the water basin in her hands.

"What do you know …" She patted the head of the servant who had grown up with her, not bothering to explain anymore, but even she herself could feel the happiness in her heart. She liked that person, and wanted to have a family. But she had a home. That person was Wang Su.

She wanted to stay by that person's side day and night, no longer fearing the loneliness of the palace. She wanted to look at him like that, to be where she was.

She had just been groomed and washed by Qing You when she saw the small palace maid, who was being served by the Opposite Moon House, hurriedly enter.

"What's wrong?"

The little palace maid did not expect that Zhuang Li would already be awake, but she was still shocked. She quickly walked over and cautiously said.

"Empress, I heard that something happened in the imperial court today."

"Something has happened!" Zhuang Li reflexively repeated herself, and for a moment, her head did not know what to say. The emperor had just left his place, what could happen? Could it be that just because they knew martial arts, someone had angered the Emperor?

The small palace girl was also shocked by Zhuang Li's reaction, but she managed to hold it in as she started to recount the news she heard.

"Not long after the Emperor left for the imperial court, he received several reports from his lordship. They all impeached each other, and the person leading them seems to be the Great Master."

Although Zhuang Li had never participated in the matters of imperial court, after being served by the Imperial Study for so long, she still knew the general situation. The Lord Yin Tai and the generals who supported the Emperor had always been incompatible, always finding fault. However, it was said that the Lord Yin Tai was a distant relative of the late emperor Zhang Mengyu, and was also the founder of the empire, so they were extremely closely linked to the previous imperial family and were naturally King Bi's supporters. Although the Emperor had always wanted to drive him out of the imperial court, the helpless thing was that he had no proper excuse and his authority was too great.

Whether it was in terms of imperial court in the capital or in the land controlled by the Great Phoenix, half of the officials in the counties or prefectures had direct or indirect connections to him, forming a chain of interests even stronger than the one used by the Ninth Prince in the past. No matter what he did, he would openly find out the opposite of the Emperor's theory.

The reason why Wang Su was willing to accept the Prime Minister Zhao, who was only a corrupt subject like him, to not pursue him down, and instead develop him into his own force, was because he still needed some cunning and crafty people to contend against Yin Tai. At the very least, the Emperor had played a decisive role in obtaining the throne back then.

Now that he had stood up and launched an attack, it was likely something that would embarrass the emperor.

"Who told you that?" She quickly asked the little girl in all seriousness. After all, there were plenty of things going on in the palace, so it was very likely that someone was trying to catch the wind and catch the shadows.

"Empress, I didn't dare to spread the news. It was the young eunuch that I heard from the Imperial Study, so I pulled him over and asked him in detail. However, he didn't know what it was, and only said that when he was waiting outside the imperial court, he saw Lord Yin Tai being dragged out by the Emperor. I'll come back and tell you. "

Zhuang Li immediately sat back down. No matter what reason the emperor used, if he had already decided to make a move on the Lord Yin Tai, it would at least mean that the relationship between the emperor and the Prince Bi had truly ended this time.

She only had a rough idea of what was going on between the two of them from the words of Prince Bi and Wang Su. Although Prince Bi had lost the throne to Wang Su, he had always felt guilty towards his younger brother, and this matter seemed to have something to do with Wang Su's mother, Mei Fei.

And Wang Su said that his mother was killed because of him when he tried to fight for the throne. Then what connection did he have with the Prince Bi?

Zhuang Li immediately thought of that extremely powerful mother of the Prince Bi. Even after many years, no one was able to reach his level.

Since her own son was doted on by the old emperor, the mother of the crown prince would naturally be the future empress dowager. If the Prince Bi was able to successfully inherit the throne back then, perhaps the entire imperial harem would be different from how it was now.

Zhuang Li sighed, she had already vaguely felt the connection between these matters, only that she was even more certain now that the death of Wang Su's mother, Imperial Consort Mei, was definitely related to the Prince Bi's mother, the late emperor's empress.

Thus, these two brothers, who were clearly particularly good, were able to endure the current situation.

But now that even the Lord Yin Tai had fallen, the factions that had split up in the empire would finally unite.

And at this time, Zhuang Li suddenly thought of a person. She didn't know why she would suddenly think of such a person.

Lord Yin Tai's Wife... Liu Yiyi...

Fate with Liu Yiyi was naturally when she was hungry in the Brightmoon Restaurant back then, that beautiful woman who played the zither made little Zhuang Li feel ashamed of her appearance for the first time.

When she returned to the capital, the only person she had seen was Lord Yin Tai's wife, Liu Yiyi, who had informed the Hundred Flowers Banquet held in empress. She had heard that she had been married to Lord Yin Tai, whose age was higher than her, for several years already.

Now that Yin Tai had fallen into such a predicament, it was unknown what she would do …

He was an old friend after all. Naturally, it was fated to be fated, so he couldn't help but feel a bit worried. However, this might be the relationship between the human world and this. Everyone had their own destiny. Regardless of whether they deserved it or not, or whether it was worth it …

When Zhuang Li saw that the emperor was already deep into the night, she originally thought that the emperor would be at the Imperial Study realm tonight to deal with the events that would happen next, so she just sat in front of the window that could directly look at the Imperial Study, and waited to see the light of the Eunuch Li rise. So when someone hugged her from behind and put their head on her neck, she was also extremely shocked.

"Your majesty?"

"Just tell me to go to Wang Su."

His voice was slow, seemingly filled with infinite exhaustion. Yes, his voice was deep and gentle. Zhuang Li did not notice that Wang Su's voice could actually sound so nice.

"Are you tired?" Zhuang Li asked him, wanting him to sit down, but the latter didn't move, and just wanted to hug him like this.

"I've finally chased him out today. I don't need to see him again …"

"Are you talking about the Lord Yin Tai?"

The people behind did not expect Zhuang Li to know about this, she simply nodded on her shoulder as an answer.

"I know he's done a lot of bad things to help the old … In the past, Zhang Mengyu did a lot of evil things, but I just couldn't do anything about it … "

Zhuang Li did not speak anymore, and only waited for the people behind him to slowly finish speaking.

"Zhang Mengyu, is Wang Bi's mother, and is also my sworn enemy …"

He said this almost through gritted teeth. Zhuang Li could feel just how much hatred was hidden within the man behind him. He had lost her mother when she was young, and had walked every step of the way up to this day. She didn't want her fate to be left behind by those masked men, and if she wanted something, she would have to take it, fight for it, and keep her future firmly in her hands.

He had already paid too much for this. From the child who had lost his only mother to the current Great Phoenix Emperor, how much effort had he expended? The power within the court was not as obedient as it seemed on the surface. He tried repeatedly to fight with those people. With the accumulation of time, that man's power in his hands had increased more and more.

Those people wore hypocritical masks, their hands were covered with the blood of kind-hearted people, but they were still able to openly stand within the imperial court and still face themselves. He was doing something that hurt the country he had to protect. How did he manage to get through all that?

Only when he finally gathered his strength and found an opportunity to start his ambitions did he discover that there were some things that he might not be able to obtain even if he tried exceptionally hard.

For example, if his mother didn't return, he would no longer be able to like his big brother Wang Bi the way a child would be back then.

Zhuang Li could not bear to be moved, she was afraid that she would be startled by the people resting behind him.

He fell asleep...

She couldn't help but feel that the high and mighty Emperor was now like a child. She wanted to give him a home, a home deep in the palace, surrounded by layers of palace walls. As long as he wanted it, she would do it …

There was no longer any relation between power and benefits. The man beside him was just a husband who had been coexisting with him for a long time in modern times. The two of them might have been guarding their small family and already felt extremely happy.