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Yun Duan gently pushed him out of his embrace. Her black eyes smiled as she looked at him and asked somewhat helplessly, "When did I say that I wanted to marry you?"

"…"

Xuan Hong raised his eyebrows as if he was acting shamelessly, "I don't care. I'll be sure of you for the rest of my life anyway!"

Yun Duan's black eyes darkened. This fool, what did he mean by believing her in this life?

He clearly knew that she was now an emperors of ten thousand dynasties. Even if she was just a puppet, she was still a high and mighty emperors to the rest of the world. How could she possibly be married off?

"Do you love me?"

Yun Duan asked with a slight smile. She hadn't known Xuan Hong for long, yet this person had already confirmed her identity. This really made her smile bitterly.

Hearing Yun Duan's words, Xuan Yan's face became serious, his eyebrows became deep, and he said seriously, "Love!"

If he didn't love her, why would he come over to congratulate her on her accession to the throne? If he didn't love her, then how could he worry about her these past few months?

Yun Duan's expression froze as he looked at Xuan Hong in disbelief. How was this possible?

"You're surprised, aren't you? I'm surprised too, but it's the truth! " When he came to the Myriad Temple and met her again, his heart was in turmoil, and then it became uncontrollable. He wanted to do his best to suppress her, but it seemed to be completely useless.

He had never hidden his feelings. If there was one, there was one. If there was one, there was one. If there was one, there was one. He loved her. This was an indisputable fact.

Yun Duan lowered her gaze. After thinking for a moment, she opened her mouth, "You know it's impossible!"

"How is that impossible? How do you know it's impossible without trying?"

Yun Duan shook her head, her voice low and hoarse. She didn't want to lie to him. "Xuan Hong, I don't love you!"

Since ancient times, mutual consent had always been the best. If one party paid the price while the other party was completely oblivious, that would only lead to fatigue and pain.

"Even if you don't love me, you can't stop me from loving you!"

"…"

Yun Duan felt helpless. Why was this person so stubborn?

"Since he has already taken this seat, the most important thing is to stabilize himself. Although Emperor Chen did not hand over the authority to you, he still has to rely on you. The outside world is still yours, no matter how capable Emperor Chen is, he will not be able to hold on for long!"

Besides, he couldn't joke around with his world. Yun Duan was the best candidate, so the power would fall into her hands sooner or later.

Yun Duan nodded, hoping that this was the case.

As the sky gradually darkened, Xuanhong was called away by the other ministers. Qin Ni ordered the servants to take the leftover dinner. She looked at Yun Duan who was propping her head up and asked with concern, "Master, do you have something on your mind?"

Today, after the young masters of the mountain had left, their master had always been depressed, and had also casually taken a few sips of his dinner. After today, after the young masters of the mountain had left, their master had always been depressed, and had also casually taken a few sips of his dinner.

Yun Duan waved his hand. "Nothing much!"

Qin Nei sighed. At this point, he could only take a step forward.

Deep into the night, Yun Duan fell asleep. In her dreams, she was still as heart wrenching as ever. There had never been any peace.

On top of the Cloud Valley, the night was dark, and thick fog lingered over the entire valley, as if it was a paradise.

By the river bank in front of the bamboo house, a man was gently blowing a dark green Xiao, his face was cold, his eyebrows were deep like a painting, and his entire body was indifferent. The moon in the sky was shining brightly, and the faint light penetrated through the clouds and covered the man's body, causing his white clothes to become even more snow-white.

The animals in the mountains were silent, not making a single sound. After a short while, a few blood foxes ran out from the fog, and the bright red color of the foxes burned like fire. The man's gaze was ethereal and calm, as if he was looking into the distance, but also lost in thought.

The blood fox circled around him, but it was not noisy.

The night sky above the Cloud Valley was akin to a fairyland in the sky. That person, that object, that scene, they were all as unreachable as if they were unreachable, untouchable, untouchable.

Snow started to fall from the sky on and off. Clouds rose up every morning before dawn, especially on such a gloomy snowy day. It was as if nothing could be seen on the outside.

"Mistress, this is the new style of the kitchen for today. Please have a taste!" Qin Ni brought Yun Duan to the table and sat her down. She carefully pushed the dessert and porridge towards her and also ordered a bowl of noodles. They were still covered in shredded meat, but its taste was ever-changing.

Yun Duan glanced at the pastries and immediately brought the noodles over and began to eat them slowly.

Since he left the government, he had always been following behind Emperor Chen. Now that Emperor Chen had retreated, he rarely appeared.

When the clouds rose up, Qin Ni and Qiong Ying followed. The two of them stood to the left and right of the court. She also needed one to leave the court, but none of them were suitable.

Qin Ni and Qiong Ying were not bad either, at least no one in the hall objected.

"This King has already seen yesterday's imperial reports, does everyone have any good methods?"

"…"

No one was willing to offer any advice. Yun Duan let out a cold snort.

"Don't tell me that I, as a talented person of the Thousand Empire Mountain, in the end, am just some useless talent?"

"…"

No one said a word. They all lowered their heads. It was completely up to you to say anything. In any case, there was nothing we could do.

Yun Duan slightly leaned back, the golden jade divine phoenix in her hair gently swaying. Her eyes were filled with a gentle smile.

This King has just entered the great treasure shop. Although the world is peaceful and prosperous, the uprising continues without end, and the victims in the small areas can only eat the grass roots. You can treat This King as a fool, but if all these problems are not solved, the refugees will sooner or later escape to the Myriad Temple.

"…"

Dead silence, not a single sound could be heard.

Although she could not see their faces, she could guess the ridicule in their eyes. They looked down on her but did not dare to offend her. They could only firmly shut their mouths and say nothing.

Very good, every son and official has their own subordinate, so they naturally wouldn't listen to her. Furthermore, they all held high aloofness and disdainful to do anything for her. Even speaking a few words would be impossible.

"My royal father asked you to support me, is that your attitude?"

"Your Majesty, your subjects are terrified …" Wu Dai fell to his knees in an instant. When they heard the words "Emperor Chen", they finally had a reaction, but it was such an infuriating one.

If she were to be angered to the point that she had to jump to her feet, then this useless and useless monarch title would definitely be firmly attached to her. At that time, they would have more reasons to persuade her to back off, and then they would also have to support the new monarch. If that were to happen, then it would be very dangerous for her, after all, her kingdom would be invaded by others, and no matter what, she would still feel uncomfortable, and no matter what, she would still be his daughter. Hmph, Yun Duan curled her lips as her beautiful eyes swept over the kneeling ministers.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Even if no one is willing to take care of the citizens in this freezing weather, there are still plenty of items to save the funds. I will first comfort them and then make other plans for the spring of next year!"

Even if no one was willing to help her, she had to at least stabilize the situation by herself. She could not drag on the refugees, even if it was a small number, but she could not pretend that she knew nothing.

"This …" The official in charge of the treasury was put in a difficult position. He kneeled and stepped forward, his head slightly bowed as he said with a respectful voice, "Your Majesty, you can prepare the materials, but you will need your Golden Seal!"

"…"

Yun Duan's black eyes narrowed. She did not have a golden seal, so Emperor Chen had not given it to her.

"When the previous emperor was at the throne, the golden seal was originally handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for safekeeping. However, a few days ago, the emperor had already kept the golden seal!"

The meaning was obvious: not only was she unable to move her troops, but she was also under the control of even a tiny amount of gold and silver. She was truly a living puppet; she could do nothing but allow others to make fun of her.

After getting off the throne, Yun Duan returned to the Flowing Cloud Pavilion in anger. Originally, she was going to move to another palace after she ascended the throne, but Yun Duan didn't like that.

"Master, please calm down!"

Qin Ni and Qiong Ying followed behind her with worried expressions.

Calm down?

Yun Duan gave a cold snort and sat on a stool, "Do you see that? I am such a king now. I have no power and the court official is not willing to listen to my orders. I can't even transfer some gold and silver!"

Emperor Chen was truly amazing. He had broken everything for her without leaving a single shred of face. He truly resembled his personality and was extremely cold.

"Mistress, this is only the beginning. You can't be the first to anger yourself!"

Although the late emperor had retreated, his fame still existed. He had ruled over the entire Thousand Empire Mountain for so long, and everyone desired him. Since the new master had just ascended the throne, there would be more and more waves, and now it was really just the beginning.

Mistress, the late emperor has repeatedly put you in your place, but it is impossible for him to always be like this. He will never be able to fall into the hands of another person no matter what, and even though I do not know why he is doing this to you, you must remain calm.

The ministers from the previous dynasty would probably have their own thoughts as well. Look at the current situation, although you are the new ruler, all of the power is still in the hands of the late emperor, which shows that he wants to control you, the courtiers and courtiers are all excellent at controlling you, how could they not understand? Now that they do not know how to stand by the side, they can only maintain their neutrality, not wanting to offend the late emperor and not wanting to offend you, so we can only remain calm.

Moreover, the refugees were his subjects, so he couldn't help but feel anxious.