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

In the imperial palace, the fire in the mourning hall of Xianyin Palace plunged the entire palace into chaos.

At the same time, on a broad official road, a carriage was speeding southward. Inside the carriage, Su Mingli hugged Zhan Qianrui tightly.

"I finally escaped... If it weren't for the Queen's help, we would never be able to be together in this life." Zhan Qianrui leaned in his arms and said softly.

Su Mingli responded softly: "Then we must devote all our energy to cultivation to repay the Queen for her help!"

"Yeah!" Zhan Qianrui nodded in response.

Elsewhere, Xiao Mohan hugged Su Yu'er and flew out of the city. Su Yu'er summoned Suzaku, and the two of them immediately jumped onto Suzaku's back.

The Vermilion Bird flapped its huge wings and rushed into the night sky, like a ball of burning flame, cutting through the sky.

They stood on the back of Suzaku, and Xiao Mohan used his spiritual power to cover Su Yuer's body to prevent the excessive speed from causing harm to her and the fetus.

Su Yu'er looked down at the official road below and spotted a carriage speeding past. "That's Su Mingli and Zhan Qianrui. They're quite fast!"

"Everyone yearns for freedom! When we leave the Jinsheng Dynasty, freedom will begin." Xiao Mohan hugged her tightly, his voice soft but firm.

"The direction of freedom..."

Su Yu'er turned her head, her gaze resting quietly on him, a hint of confusion and thought flickering deep within her eyes. She whispered, "The King of Qi has been planning for this position for over a decade. It's clear that desire can sometimes outweigh freedom."

Xiao Mohan nodded slightly to show his agreement.

His eyes gazed into the distance, seemingly traveling through time, seeing those people driven by desire. He slowly spoke, "Not everyone can enjoy things that don't belong to them."

"Yes!" Su Yuer sighed softly?

Time passed quietly, and an hour later, they arrived at Xiaoyue City.

Su Yu'er gently waved her hand, taking the Suzaku into the space. Xiao Mohan hugged her tightly, and in a flash, he disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

Prince Xiao's Mansion

As night fell, the entire Xiao Palace was shrouded in silence. The buildings were majestic, the lights dim, and the atmosphere appeared peaceful and elegant, but it concealed endless danger and murderous intent.

Xiao Mohan hugged Su Yuer and stepped into Prince Xiao's Mansion. At this moment, they had already put on invisibility talismans, and their figures were completely integrated into the night.

The two of them carefully moved through every corner of Prince Xiao's mansion, avoiding the eyes and ears of the guards.

In the study

Xiao Ye stood respectfully with his hands hanging down, occasionally stealing a glance at Xiao Junwen who was sitting at the desk reading intently.

There was a hint of uneasiness on his face, not sure if it was because of nervousness or some other reason.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help but asked cautiously, "Master, Prime Minister Lu has sent a message saying that Empress Dowager Cheng was not poisoned at the palace banquet this time, but Concubine Zhan was poisoned instead. Will Concubine Zhan's death affect Liu Xiner..."

Xiao Junwen frowned slightly, his eyes deep and sharp. After a moment's silence, he replied calmly, "Don't pay attention to her! She's been in the palace for quite some time now, and hasn't achieved any results."

Xiao Ye couldn't help but feel worried after hearing this, but he continued, "But... I always feel that the emperor seems to have begun to doubt Prime Minister Lu. If we take the initiative now, will..."

"Shut up!" Xiao Junwen suddenly threw the book in his hand to the ground and shouted angrily, "Do I need you to teach me how to do things? Remember! You just need to do your job conscientiously. If you make any mistakes again, don't blame me for being rude to you."

Xiao was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He quickly lowered his head and responded respectfully, "Yes, master!" Then he stood there blankly, not daring to speak again.

After a while, Xiao Junwen sighed deeply, his tone softening slightly as he continued, "I understand what you mean. At this palace banquet, Prime Minister Lu lost more than he gained."

However, you should be very aware that I have been secretly plotting, and every step has been carefully considered, with the goal of one day being able to seize power alone.

Now, everything is ready, and I will never give up easily. Even if the nephew doubts my intentions, he will never dare to confront me easily, understand?"

"My subordinate understands!"

"Also, inform Xiao Qi that there's only a little over a month left until the Lunar New Year. Have him ensure that the elite troops entering Beijing are properly arranged. To ensure that nothing goes wrong, we must remain highly vigilant and ensure we have complete control of the situation."

"As you command, Master!"

After Xiao Junwen finished speaking, he picked up the book again and started reading.

But he never dreamed that every word he said at this moment was heard clearly by Xiao Mohan and Su Yuer.

Xiao Mohan felt a chill run down his spine when he heard these words, and he was shocked. So they really were planning to launch a rebellion at the New Year's Eve banquet. Judging from Xiao Junwen's tone, this rebellion had clearly been planned for a long time and was very well planned.

His face darkened instantly, and he sneered in his heart, "Uncle, you are so impatient! You still haven't given up after so many years! Since Uncle wants to die so much, it's just as you wish. Then at the New Year's Eve banquet, I will catch you all in a trap and eradicate all of you cancer at once!

At this time, the guard came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the princess is here to bring you food!"

Xiao Junwen is thirty-five years old this year. There is only one principal wife, two concubines and one maid in the palace.

"Let her in."

Su Yuer and Xiao Mohan looked up.

A beautiful woman came in carrying a food box.

Then, Xiao Junwen said to Xiao Ye: "You go down too!"

"Yes!" Xiao Ye responded and left the study.

"Princess, it's so late, why don't you rest?" Xiao Junwen's tone seemed caring, but it was very cold and stiff, without a trace of warmth.

The beautiful woman spoke in a soft and gentle voice, saying carefully, "I saw that Your Highness had been busy with government affairs and had been staying up late for days. I thought that Your Highness had not slept either, so I made some snacks and sent them over."

Xiao Junwen put down the scroll in his hand and said calmly: "The princess is thoughtful."

The beautiful woman had gentle eyes. She walked forward, opened the food box, took out the snacks one by one and placed them on the desk.

Xiao Junwen picked up a piece of pastry with osmanthus flakes on it, took a bite, and nodded in praise, "Your Highness's cooking is excellent. It's delicious."

"This is something I've just learned." Xiao Junwen finished a piece of dessert before standing up and saying, "I've finished my business and will be returning with the princess."

The beautiful woman was delighted and quickly stepped forward to support Xiao Junwen, and the two of them walked out of the room hand in hand.

Su Yu'er and Xiao Mohan looked at each other. Since they were here, they might as well take a look.

The two of them acted separately, Xiao Mohan searched the bookshelf and Su Yuer searched the desk.

The books Xiao Junwen read were all ordinary books. Su Yuer flipped through the scrolls and other books on the table, but found nothing.

Xiao Mohan saw the books on the bookshelf and picked them up one by one. "Hey! Why can't I pick up this one?"

Then, he released his spiritual sense to scan the book, and found that it was a mechanism.

He gently turned to the right twice, then turned to the left five times, and returned to his original position. He saw that the bookshelf had automatically moved away, and there was a different world inside.

He took Su Yuer's hand and walked inside.

"Oh my god! Prince Xiao's Mansion also built an underground palace?"

The underground palace was filled with neatly arranged boxes filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and gold mined from the mines.

She walked to a box and opened the lid, which was filled with glittering gold. She picked up a piece of gold and felt its heavy weight.

Su Yuer was no longer calm.

Tears of excitement streamed down her face...

She stared at all this with wide eyes, unable to believe her eyes. This wealth was beyond her imagination, and she couldn't help but sigh at the wealth of Prince Xiao's Mansion.

Xiao Mohan looked at Su Yu'er's reaction, smiled, and said, "Being able to raise an army privately shows that the King of Qi is quite a man. Madam, please return all the treasures here to the space."

"Okay!" As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yu'er used her spiritual power to open all the boxes. With a wave of her hand, she took all the gold, silver and treasures inside back into the space. Then, she closed the boxes.

"Perfect……"

Xiao Mohan walked up to her, gently put his arm around her shoulders, and walked towards the table with two exquisite boxes on it.

The two boxes were locked and looked very secure.

Xiao Mohan frowned slightly, and with a flick of his hand, the lock opened automatically. He casually tossed the lock aside and opened the box.

After the lid of the box was opened, a thick stack of letters was neatly placed inside.

Xiao Mohan picked up a letter at random. After reading it, his expression instantly turned cold and serious: "It seems that Prime Minister Lu and the Emperor's uncle had a close relationship when my father was in power."

At the same time, Su Yu'er opened another box. She took out a letter from inside, quickly opened it and read it. After a few glances, she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. These letters turned out to be Xiao Junwen's private collection of love letters.

She then opened several more letters. The handwriting on each one was identical, full of affection and yearning. At the end, each one was inscribed with two words: "Mi'er."

Then, she opened another letter, the content of which was about the secrets after Xiao Mohan ascended the throne.

Suddenly, Su Yu'er's gaze froze on the letter paper, her finger lingering on two words - "Xin'er."

"Two names?" A thought flashed through her mind. She pondered for a moment, then gently twisted the letter with her fingers. Feeling the smooth and delicate texture, she couldn't help but whisper, "This is the paper used by the imperial court."

The two men looked at each other while holding the letters. These letters were actually written by Prime Minister Lu and Liu Xiner to King Qi!

Even more unexpected! Liu Xiner's original name was Tang Mi, and she was actually Xiao Junwen's concubine! She even entered the palace and became a concubine.

Su Yuer is having a headache...

This Xiao Junwen volunteered to have a large grassland on his head.

It's really different...

Xiao Mohan and Su Yuer quickly browsed through the other letters and did not find any more useful information.

Then they put all the letters back into the box, locked it, and returned it to its original place.