Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

He should be the only new emperor who is "favored" by God in this way!

It was the first time Queen Mother Chu had seen him like this. With a distressed look on her face, she reached out and smoothed the hair off his forehead. Then, she patted his shoulder and said, "Silly boy, when Heaven bestows great responsibilities upon a man, it first tests his strength. Believe in me, Queen Mother. All these hardships are but Heaven's training for you. Once all these misfortunes are over, you will surely achieve great things."

"Hegemony? Ha, mother, do you really think so?" Zhao Mingyao stared into Queen Mother Chu's eyes and asked the question he had always wanted to ask.

Queen Mother Chu was frightened by his gaze, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Of course, that's what your mother thinks. How could you doubt your mother?"

Although she has selfish motives, he has always been in her selfish heart!

"But mother, what are you hiding from me? Who owns Qingyu Villa outside the city? And what about Wanghai Tower in the city? What exactly are those places?"

He had known about these things many years ago. Although he didn't know why the owner of Wanghai Tower and his mother would meet in private, he had seen with his own eyes their housekeeper secretly bring a bunch of things into his mother's palace.

Queen Mother Chu hadn't expected him to ask so bluntly. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond. She could only avoid his gaze and whisper, "My son, those owners simply wanted my protection. It's not what you think."

"Really? Even now, Queen Mother, are you still going to lie to me like this? Is this what you said was all for my own good? Oh, Queen Mother, am I really your son? Why do you have to hide everything from me?"

Queen Mother Chu was speechless. There were many things she couldn't tell him directly, but she had already discussed it with that person. No matter how the situation developed, Zhao Mingyao's status would not be affected. At most...

"My son, you are of course my mother's child. Just remember, no matter what my mother does, she will not harm you. And you will always be the emperor, high and mighty. No one can change this."

Zhao Mingyao laughed bitterly, "Hahaha, emperor or puppet? Mother, am I really that incompetent? Even my own mother is plotting against me like this. You pushed me to the throne, is it really just to make me emperor? Don't you have any selfish motives? Or, in other words, who are you pushing me to the throne for?"

Queen Mother Chu was speechless due to his repeated questioning and stood there in a daze.

She knew he was very smart and would be able to detect many things even without being told, but...

"My son, your mother will go back first. You should have a good rest!" Queen Mother Chu didn't dare to stay any longer. She didn't know what hurtful words her son would say if she continued to stay.

She didn't want things between mother and son to become like this.

He was her son no matter what.

He just needs to wait for the future. As long as that person succeeds, he will know that what they planned has never hurt him in the slightest, and is even beneficial to him.

Zhao Mingyao looked at the empress dowager who was fleeing in panic, with a hint of ridicule on his face.

He knew that no matter what he said, his mother would not tell him all her secrets.

In this case...

Then you can't blame him.

No one really wants to be just a puppet. Since God doesn't bless him, then he can only bless himself!

"Huang Yi..."

"I am..."

Zhao Mingyao waved his hand to signal Huang Yi to come forward, and whispered a few words in Huang Yi's ear.

After Huang Yi left, the gloom on Zhao Mingyao's face disappeared and a terrifying smile appeared on his face.

When Jingzhao Yin was summoned in, he happened to see his strange smile.

I suddenly felt cold all over.

It was as if he could already see his grandmother waving to him.

He bowed timidly and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Zhao Mingyao suppressed the cold smile on his face, changing his usual attitude. This time he did not criticize, but asked in a gentle voice: "But what happened in Nanyuan?"

Jingzhao Yin lowered his head even lower, and fell to his knees with a thud, "Your Majesty... Yes..."

Zhao Mingyao raised his hand slightly and said, "Get up. This is not your fault. Arrange for people to bury those people properly. You have worked hard these past two days."

The Jingzhao Yin was not delighted by his kind words, but instead felt even more anxious.

He stood up, still bowing his head, and clasped his fists, saying, "It is all due to my incompetence that such things have happened again and again. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhao Mingyao waved his hand and said, "This matter is not your fault. Alright, go down and do as you are told."

Originally, when he summoned him to the palace, he wanted to kill him to vent his anger, but after talking with his mother, he no longer thought so.

There are very few people in the imperial city that he can use. Although Jingzhao Yin is confused, he is loyal to him.

Now he must cultivate his own confidants and must no longer rely on his mother for everything.

Therefore, Jingzhao Yin must stay this time, and we must take the opportunity to promote him.

Now most of the people in the court are the emperor's uncle's men, and there are very few who are truly loyal to him. He must regain control of the court.

Leng Youran had no idea that her momentary impulse had ignited Zhao Mingyao's fighting spirit.

She was tirelessly shuttling between the wealthy families in the capital.

Li Tianze and You Xian in the space watched boxes of things appear out of thin air at the exit of the space.

The two of them couldn't even move things as fast as she packed them away.

After Leng Youran had satisfied himself with sweeping through the "small families" in the capital, he teleported to the Chu family again.

The Chu family had just held a banquet two days ago, so they must have a lot of good things. Leng Youran naturally wouldn't miss it.

She had already visited her eldest sister's ex-husband's home, so there was no reason for her to miss out on theirs.

She came to the Chu family's warehouse as if she was familiar with the place.

Perhaps it was because the thunder and explosion in the capital city had attracted too much attention, but when she arrived, she found that the guards at the Chu Mansion had relaxed a lot.

She found a deserted place, lifted the tiles from the roof and entered the warehouse.

There were not as many things this time as before, but it was still quite a lot compared to the other houses. She took away all the things including the shelves where the antiques were displayed without any hesitation and went to the Chu family's study.

There are some things she must verify, otherwise she won't feel at ease when she leaves.

When she quietly arrived at the study of the Chu Mansion, she heard the sound of two men talking from inside.

"Brother, the people from Qingyu Villa reported that the person they secretly sent in before suddenly disappeared for some reason." A deep male voice spoke first.

Leng Youran didn't hear clearly, so he lifted the tiles and entered the space.

When you look down from the space, it is still the same as what you see outside.