In the first year of Sheng'an, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the spring breeze was warm and everything was reviving.

The new emperor, Si Cheng, held a coronation ceremony, reopened the imperial examinations, exempted taxes for three years, and issued a general amnesty.

On the same day, Qin Ruo was canonized as Princess Huarong, and a grand canonization ceremony was held, with the whole country celebrating.

Si Heng was conferred the title of Prince Sheng and assisted the emperor in handling government affairs, with a status second only to the emperor.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Emperor Jing Zhao issued an edict of repentance, in which he admitted several of his crimes.

First, he had a lack of moral integrity. In the matter between the Xie and Zhuang families, he trusted treacherous officials, made mistakes in his appointments and oversight, and appointed the wrong people, which led to an unjust, false, and wrongful conviction.

Second, they were eager to expand their territory, but ignored the suffering of the people, which led to the depletion of national strength and the people's misery.

Third, the sons and daughters were not taught well. The sixth prince, Si Yu, was not taught strictly, which led to the mother and son becoming rebellious and plotting evil. This caused chaos in the palace and the deaths of countless innocent people.

When Emperor Jing Zhao issued the edict of repentance, the whole country was in an uproar, with people sighing and lamenting, especially about the fate of the Xie and Zhuang families.

The scholars ran around telling each other with tears in their eyes, and many people in the city bought incense, candles, and paper money, and spontaneously went to the ancestral homes of the Xie and Zhuang families to worship and pray for the souls of those innocent people who had passed away.

The banker is a businessman who is generous and charitable and has a sense of justice.

Since the time of the founding empress, successive rulers have sponsored poor students and built schools. Whenever there was a natural disaster, they would open their granaries to release grain to help the victims and the poor, benefiting countless people.

The Xie family has been loyal for generations, with countless people sacrificing their lives for the country. They have made indelible contributions to the country of Dasheng and the peace of the people.

For a time, every household inside and outside the capital voluntarily changed into plain clothes and hung white lanterns at their doors to show their mourning and remembrance.

Emperor Jing Zhao's edict of guilt, which avoided the main issue and focused on the trivial, was just the last fig leaf of the imperial family. The powerful and noble families were well aware of what happened back then.

The royal family always has to retain some face.

As for the common people, they don’t care who will be the emperor. What they care more about is whether they can live a stable life in the future and whether they can have enough food and clothing.

The new emperor reduced taxes for three years after he ascended the throne. This was more useful than anything else.

A gentle spring breeze blew across the capital, taking away the severe cold of winter as well as the gloom brought about by the palace coup.

On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the new emperor rehabilitated the Xie and Zhuang families in one fell swoop, posthumously conferring the title of Duke Protector of the Country on the ancestor of the Xie family and the title of Duke Loyalty and Righteousness on the ancestor of the Zhuang family.

At the same time, he ordered the reconstruction of the two ancestral halls of Xie and Zhuang to enshrine the heroic spirits and to comfort the loyal souls.

At the same time, the new emperor returned the property, fields and houses that were confiscated during the house search to the orphans of the Xie and Zhuang families, and rewarded them to show the royal grace.

After the dust settled, families with children of marriageable age were busy with their weddings, and official media outlets have been running in and out of the homes of the powerful and wealthy these days, almost running themselves crazy.

On the 20th of the first lunar month, Rong Mo and Meng Lingxiu left the capital city with their accompanying disciples, including Qin Tiaotiao.

Senior brothers Si Cheng and Qin Ruo escorted Rong Mo and his group for dozens of miles before reluctantly saying goodbye.

Si Cheng was willing to stay and become the emperor of Dasheng, simply because of the task assigned by Rong Mo, which was to correct the situation in the world.

They were originally people from the ancient gods. Thousands of years ago, they fought against the demons. For the sake of all people in the world, the Empress Xihua of the gods sacrificed her soul to the sky and sealed the rampage of the demons. The empress herself fell into an endless sleep.

Rong is the guardian of the gods, shouldering the important task of protecting the world of gods and awakening the empress.

Her soul fragments were scattered throughout the three thousand small worlds. Only by finding the lost fragments personally can the empress be reborn and restore order and peace to the divine world.

Whether it is Qin Ruo in the previous life or the present Qin Ruo, they are just a fragment of the empress's soul.

When she has experienced life in various small worlds and collected all the fragments, her damaged soul will automatically repair itself and the empress will officially return to her position.

But neither Rong Mo nor Si Cheng would tell her this.

Every mortal world is a place of hardship and practice that Empress Xihua needs to go through.

Just like Qin Ruo now, although she is unaware of the grand mission she is shouldering, she is still following the trajectory of fate invisibly.

In her past life experience, every choice and every growth were quietly pushing the wheel of fate to turn in the predetermined direction.

In early February, Qin Ruo and his party returned to Ganzhou, accompanied by Shen Ruyi and Old Marquis Shen.

In the past, Lord Shen handed over the tiger talisman in order to relieve the Shen family from their predicament.

With the new emperor in Dasheng, the crisis of the Shen family was naturally resolved. Old Marquis Shen worked hard for Dasheng all his life and almost broke up his family.

After he recovered, what he wanted most was to have a good rest and spend time with his daughter and grandchildren.

Besides, the new emperor of Dasheng is swift and decisive in his methods and does not stick to any particular pattern in employing people.

After ascending the throne, he boldly used young people such as Lu Jingchen, Shen Junling and others.

Lord Shen is now relieved about the future of Dasheng.

He felt that it was time to hand over the stage to the younger generation, and that it was time for him to enjoy family life and spend his old age in peace.

Shen Junling became the imperial guard who held the imperial sword, responsible for protecting the emperor and performing the duties of the imperial guard. He was the emperor's closest minister and the first echelon who could come into contact with the emperor.

Shen Junye was conferred the title of Marquis of Yiyong by the new emperor and was given a mansion.

His wife and children had just returned to the capital from the border a few days ago. The Shen family had two marquises in one family, which was extremely glorious.

After the New Year, the most discussed topic in the capital was not the Shen family but Princess Ronghua.

What they envied the most was that the Shen family had such a granddaughter. As for why Shen Ruyi had three children when she clearly went to Ganzhou to pray for blessings, who would care?

The title of the goddess is too famous, not to mention that the Rong clan leader has personally admitted that Qin Ruo is also the young clan leader of the Rong clan.

Even Master Meng of Yunyi Villa publicly declared that he wanted the position of Young Master of Yunyi Villa and was waiting for Qin Ruo to return at any time.

Yunyi Villa is well-known in the martial arts world as the number one sword villa, with countless disciples possessing unique skills.

Any one of these identities is a peak that others can hardly reach.

After sending Old Madam Shen back to her hometown, Shen Junxing also came back a few days ago.

After Shen Junxing came back, he realized that the situation in the capital had changed. He personally dealt with Tang Qingmei, only announcing to the public that she had passed away due to illness and that everything was handled in a simple manner.

After dealing with Tang Qingmei's matter, he stayed in the marquis' mansion and did not go out.

Shen Junye and Shen Junling have already moved out of Wu'an Marquis Mansion and moved to their own mansions.

Old Marquis Shen and Shen Ruyi followed Qin Ruo to Ganzhou, leaving him alone in the huge Marquis Wu'an Mansion.

On the day he sent his father and sister out of the city, Shen Junxing felt almost ashamed when he saw Qin Ruo again.

The Qin family warmly welcomed Ling Junye and Shen Junling to say goodbye, but they treated him like a stranger, which made Shen Junxing feel extremely tormented.

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