I've waited for you for a thousand years, and I've lived this life just to meet you

"Mother, count the days, your birthday is coming soon. If the Queen hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten it." Xiao Zitong counted on her fingers in shame.

"Yes! If it weren't for Yu'er, I would have really forgotten. Time flies so fast, and I'm one year older." Queen Mother Wei couldn't help but sigh.

Su Yu'er smiled and said, "Mother, no one can escape the cycle of reincarnation. Mother, you should also prepare in advance. How do you plan to spend your life?"

"I haven't thought about it, Yu'er will arrange it!" Queen Mother Wei said softly.

"Okay! I guarantee you'll be satisfied with your daughter-in-law!" Su Yuer said with a smile.

They chatted with the Queen Mother for a while in Yongshou Palace, and then the two of them left.

imperial study room

Xiao Mohan sat on the dragon couch in the imperial study, listening carefully to An Shi's report!

"Your Majesty, I have already quietly spread the news that Wei Jingxuan's assassination attempt failed and he was imprisoned. I estimate that Bai Tingyue will hear about it today."

"Well! Just let Bai Tingyue know that he has failed again. I will send him away from this world tomorrow." Xiao Mohan said coldly.

"Keep an eye on Bai Tingyue! Anyone who contacts him will be killed without mercy!"

After saying that, Xiao Mohan waved his hand and let An Shi go!

"Yes." A dark shadow disappeared in a flash.

As night falls, charming silhouettes emerge in the darkness, and the air is filled with mystery.

Office of the Minister of Works

In the study, Bai Tingyue sat alone at his desk. The iron mine incident hadn't yet been reported to the court. He waited anxiously, hoping nothing would go wrong.

The change of ownership of Kunling Kingdom made him even more uneasy. He had originally thought that by tricking Xiao Mohan, he could escape unscathed, but now that Kunling Kingdom had changed ownership overnight, what should he do?

At this moment, a figure sneaked into the study, slowly approached the study, and entered the room in a flash.

"Who?" Bai Tingyue exclaimed subconsciously.

"Wei? You ran to my mansion in the middle of the night. Aren't you afraid that people will know that you know martial arts?" He was speechless looking at the woman who was as stupid as a pig!

"What are you afraid of? No one knows that I know martial arts, including my family." Wei sat at the table, picked up Bai Tingyue's teacup and took a sip.

Bai Tingyue frowned, feeling extremely disgusted.

Wei didn't notice Bai Tingyue's expression. After she finished drinking, she put down the teacup and said, "I came here to tell you that Wei Jingxuan has been arrested and thrown into prison."

"What?" Bai Tingyue stood up suddenly and asked in surprise: "How did you know?"

"Of course someone told me. He is now imprisoned in the Dali Temple." Wei said.

"This idiot, how did he become a general? He could be caught for such a small thing." Bai Tingyue slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"It's no use saying anything now. What should we do next?" Wei looked at him softly.

Bai Tingyue closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said helplessly: "What else can we do if the assassination fails? The Emperor and the Empress are skilled in martial arts, and we can't afford to offend them.

I'm thinking, once the iron mine reports back, I'll voluntarily resign from the court for failing to oversee the situation. Saving my life is paramount now!"

Wei was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Then all your years of planning have been in vain?"

Bai Tingyue opened his eyes and nodded, "For now, this is all I can do."

Wei looked at Bai Tingyue, her eyes full of tenderness. She blushed and said, "Tingyue, we haven't been together for a long time."

Bai Tingyue saw her attacking like an assassin. If he had a knife in his hand at this moment, he would have swung it and killed her without leaving a trace.

A trace of disgust flashed in Bai Tingyue's eyes. He gritted his teeth and forced a gentle smile. "Why, are you coming to me for physical needs?"

Wei walked towards the man she had admired since she was a girl. "Tingyue, don't you miss me?"

Wei caressed Bai Tingyue's cheek affectionately. Her fingers lightly touched his lips, circling them, and gently stroked along his jaw to his Adam's apple!

Bai Tingyue was aroused by her teasing. He picked her up horizontally and undressed her. He then planted passionate kisses on her neck and shoulders...

He even said shamelessly: "Then I will make you remember it vividly."

The two of them were entangled on the bed in the study...

On the roof, An Shi chuckled and left quietly!

The next morning

Golden Palace

As bells and drums sounded, civil and military officials filed into the hall.

Following the eunuch De'an's cry: "The Emperor has arrived!"

In the court, all the ministers knelt down and shouted: "Long live the emperor!"

Xiao Mohan sat on the dragon throne and said calmly: "My dear ministers, please stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the ministers stood up!

"If you have something to report, come forward! If not, dismiss the court!"

As soon as Eunuch De'an finished speaking, Minister of Personnel Su Ninghao stepped out directly and held up the memorial with both hands.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

Xiao Mohan waved his hand, "Lord Su, please come."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this time, Su Ninghao had someone present the evidence to the emperor.

Su Ninghao cleared his throat and said calmly, "Mr. Bai Tingyue, the Minister of Works, is responsible for failing to supervise properly. Yesterday, the Jinxi City Governor reported that Li Maoyang of Cixi Town illegally mined iron ore, causing a mine collapse and the deaths of over a hundred miners."

Xiao Mohan looked at Bai Tingyue and said calmly, "Master Bai, is there anything about this?"

Bai Tingyue felt nervous. The memorial from the prefect of Jinxi City had just arrived, and Su Ninghao started to make trouble. Could it be that the emperor had sent someone to investigate?

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of negligence!" Bai Tingyue stepped out and knelt on the ground and said sincerely.

Su Ninghao produced another piece of evidence and continued, "According to the statements of Li Maoyang and the magistrate of Cixi Town, they all obeyed Bai Tingyue's orders.

The iron ore mining period was only about half a year. All the semi-finished products were supplied to Ye Muxuan, the eldest prince of Kunling State.

Before the iron mine collapsed, more than a hundred miners had already fled the pit, but in order to cover up his tracks, Bai Tingyue ordered Li Maoyang to kill all of them.

This is the testimony they wrote at the Dali Temple."

Eunuch De'an immediately handed the evidence to Xiao Mohan!

Bai Tingyue angrily accused: "Master Su, you can't slander me. It's true that Li Maoyang is my brother-in-law, but I didn't know about it! I didn't ask him to kill anyone."

Bai Tingyue looked at Su Ninghao with a frown on his face, thinking to himself, "It seems that the emperor sent him to the Cixi County Iron Mine to investigate this matter. After they completed the investigation, they asked the Jinxi City Governor to come and report!"

"Mining without permission is a serious crime! I didn't expect that Lord Bai was so well prepared. Lord Bai, take a look for yourself." Xiao Mohan was so angry that he crumpled the evidence in his hand and hit Bai Tingyue on the head.

Bai Tingyue pretended to be calm as he picked up the crumpled evidence near his knees. He knew he was doomed when he opened the first page. "Your Majesty, I am innocent. Your Majesty, I am innocent. Please, Your Majesty, help me!"

As Bai Tingyue spoke, he seemed extremely aggrieved and almost cried! No matter what, he had to deny it flatly.

Su Ninghao then added: "Your Majesty, everything I said is true!"

Hearing this, Bai Tingyue was stunned!

Su Ninghao, you are determined to force me to death!

"We can bring Magistrate Liu of Cixi County and Li Maoyang to the court together, so that Lord Bai, the Minister of Works, can witness them with his own eyes and confront them!"

"Bring the prisoner!" Xiao Mohan looked at Bai Tingyue coldly and spoke slowly to Su Ninghan, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

Su Ninghan stepped forward and said, "I obey your command!"

Su Ninghan turned and left the Golden Palace.

Soon, the two men, County Magistrate Liu and Li Maoyang, dressed in prison uniforms, were brought into the main hall.

When he saw them walking in in prison uniforms, Bai Tingyue's face turned pale and he collapsed to the ground completely.

It's over, completely over!

They confessed everything about how they mined the iron ore, sold the semi-finished products to Ye Muxuan, the eldest prince of Kunling State, and how the iron ore collapsed overnight, and how Bai Tingyue ordered them to eliminate all the miners. He also explained how he sent assassins to kill the emperor that night in Jinxi City.

After hearing this, all the ministers were in uproar.

He even dared to assassinate the emperor. How bold!

"I hereby order the principal offender, Minister of Works Bai Tingyue, to be sentenced to death by lingchi (sliced ​​to pieces), the extermination of his entire clan, and the confiscation of all his property. His accomplices will also be dismissed from their posts and exiled to a freezing cold land, forbidden to enter the capital for life.

I will show no mercy to anyone. Those who undermine the foundations of the country must be severely investigated and punished. Chasing corrupt officials to the limit and making their descendants poor is in line with my original intention. "Xiao Mo's cold eyes swept across the ministers below.

After Xiao Mohan watched Bai Tingyue and the others being dragged away, he noticed that many of the ministers involved had twitching eyes and were uneasy.

He sighed helplessly and signaled De'an to announce the decree.

"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I have reigned for over five years, and have faced turmoil throughout the land. Fortunately, the spirits of my ancestors have ensured the prosperity of the Jinsheng Dynasty. I will soon be leaving the Jinsheng Dynasty and heading for the world of cultivation. My crown prince is too young to rule on his own. I pass the crown princeship to Xiao Ziqiu, who has the ability to rule independently and is fit to be the ruler of a nation. Therefore, I will abdicate the throne to the crown prince in one month. I decree this."

As soon as Eunuch De'an finished speaking, the ministers below immediately exploded. There was an uproar...

"What? The Emperor is leaving the Jinsheng Dynasty and heading to the world of cultivation?"

"What kind of place is that in the world of cultivation?"

Su Ninghao knew in his heart that it was time for them to leave!

"The Crown Prince is the Fifth Prince's son!"

Then he stood up, turned and left.

"Dismiss the court!" Eunuch De'an shouted!

The court officials looked at his departing figure, and began to look around and talk among themselves...

This abdication is no joke!

The change of the monarch means that the officials of the entire Jinsheng Dynasty will also change along with the monarch.

Furthermore, the Emperor was clearly warning them before abdicating. If they dared to harbor any other thoughts, their entire descendants would be wiped out!

After Xiao Mohan walked out of the Golden Palace, he asked De'an to secretly invite Su Ninghao and Gongsun Ce to the imperial study.

After Su Yuer returned from Yongshou Palace, she let the children enter the space to practice, while she was busy preparing for the birthday banquet.