Shocking! In this matriarchal society, every man wants to marry me!

Nakata lay under the bed. The floor was spotless, wiped clean by the servants, but the place was so small that he would bump his head if he raised it even slightly!

Hearing Le Wentao's voice, Zhong Tian didn't care at all. She lay motionless under the bed, knowing very well that Le Wentao was bluffing her! No one noticed her entering the palace.

After a while, seeing that no one came out, Yue Wentao was not embarrassed or concerned at all, and looked at Yue Xingxi.

"Is Zhongtian not coming out because she's waiting for you and His Majesty to consummate your marriage while she's under the bed eavesdropping?"

Upon hearing this, Le Xingxi remained silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her head, looking at her brother with a hint of mockery, and said, "If Zhongniang were here, she definitely wouldn't be able to stand it, but she's not here. However, you are here, watching me and His Majesty engage in the rites of love, but I know you definitely can't stand it!"

Le Xingxi decides to strike first!

He stood up and moved closer to Yue Wentao: "Brother, brother, are you filled with agonizing hatred right now? Do you feel so irritable that you want to kill someone? Do you want to make His Majesty your own possession? As your younger brother, I truly understand this feeling."

Le Wentao looked at Le Xingxi approaching and wanted to slap her hard across that cute, pretty face! His hand was already outstretched.

But Le Xingxi stopped him, saying in a gentle tone, "Brother, if you slap him and leave a red mark on his face, His Majesty will be heartbroken. I can't cover it up for you!"

Le Wentao lowered his hand! His face showed obvious frustration. People's hearts are biased. He had no chance of winning against Le Xingxi and would always be defeated.

However, Le Xingxi changed her tone.

“But brother, His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, above all others, while we are all pitiful creatures beneath imperial power! But what if His Majesty loses this supreme power…”

Le Wentao's gaze pierced Le Xingxi like an arrow, and she questioned, "Le Xingxi, what do you intend to do to His Majesty? If you harm His Majesty, I will absolutely not be polite to you!"

Le Xingxi stood behind Le Wentao, placed his hand on Le Wentao's shoulder, and whispered seductively in Le Wentao's ear: "Brother, what can a weak man like me do to His Majesty? The only one who can do anything to His Majesty is our mother!"

Hearing this, Tao was greatly encouraged.

"Brother, you are Mother's most beloved son because you are most like her. Whatever you want, as long as you ask, Mother will always grant it!"

Le Xingxi's tone carried a hint of the gentleness he used to show when he was teaching people in the temple, like a gentle breeze gradually blowing into Le Wentao's somewhat restless heart.

Le Wentao's throat tightened with tension. He grabbed a glass of wine and gulped it down. The pungent taste of the wine sobered him up a bit, but the alcohol made him dizzy for a moment.

He stood up abruptly and said somewhat hastily, "I'm leaving now, my good brother. Stay peacefully in the palace and don't try anything funny! Otherwise..." He wouldn't mind fratricide.

He immediately got up and left!

After Le Wentao left, Le Xingxi sat down at the table, letting out a sigh of relief. His brother had clearly come to deliberately make things difficult; luckily, he had struck first. Zhong Tian crawled out from under the bed.

Seeing Le Wentao's hurried appearance, Xingxi asked, "Does what you said to Le Wentao have any effect?"

“It’s useful. I know my brother; he’s bold yet meticulous, and he’s willing to do anything!”

Le Wentao walked outside, the cool, damp air washing away the restlessness on his face. He steadied himself; he knew clearly that Le Xingxi was bewitching him, but…

Le Wentao straightened his clothes and touched his face. Even though he was extremely unwilling, he still went to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. As a palace attendant, it was absolutely unacceptable for him not to go!

He walked hesitantly to the Cining Palace and saw his mother patrolling outside.

General Yue did not leave the palace. After so many years of management, Prime Minister Jiang had some confidants. These rebels had been trying to rescue Prime Minister Jiang.

Your Majesty might be slashed by passing servants or tutors while walking down the street.

Therefore, for His Majesty's safety, General Yue did not leave the palace.

General Yue glanced at his son and nodded slightly, which eased Yue Wentao's unease somewhat.

Stepping into the Cining Palace, Yue Wentao quietly stood in a corner. Yue Wentao usually always stood out, so her low profile today was out of necessity.

The Empress Dowager lay in bed crying. She had woken up last night and learned that her daughter, whom she had given birth to with all her might, was dead. She had been crying ever since she heard that the Prime Minister's plot had failed and he had been captured.

Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she fainted several times. Xia Jin'an had no choice but to stay by her side and immediately give the Empress Dowager a bowl of ginseng soup to keep her alive after she fainted.

His Majesty stayed by her side, carefully comforting her: "Empress Dowager, you still have your daughter, your daughter. Don't be sad, take good care of yourself, wealth and glory are ahead!"

The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor before her with hazy eyes. Yes, he still had a daughter! Even though he had left Prime Minister Jiang, he was still the most honorable man in the world.

His gaze shifted to the men in the room, and suddenly, his eyes froze, turning bloodshot.

He calmly spoke to Yue Wentao, who was not far away, and said, "Yue Wentao, come here!"

Le Wentao shook his head and said, "I have bloodstains on my clothes and I am afraid of offending the Empress Dowager, so I will not go!"

Come here, child!

Le Wentao pondered, could it be that the Empress Dowager was too heartbroken, or that she had lost her mind from crying, and had forgotten that I had strangled her child? All eyes turned to Le Wentao.

Le Wentao hesitated for a moment before walking forward to the bedside.

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager went mad. Her eyes turned bloodshot, and she gripped Le Wentao's neck tightly. She didn't care about the pain all over her body, nor did she care about her dying body!

Sometimes hatred can make a weak person exceptionally powerful.

Le Wentao tried to slap the Empress Dowager's hand, but the Empress Dowager's hand was firmly fixed on Le Wentao's neck like an iron clamp, and she couldn't break free!

With some difficulty, Yue Wentao turned her gaze to His Majesty. His Majesty hurriedly stepped forward to pry open the Empress Dowager's hands, but the Empress Dowager was too strong, and His Majesty could not pry them open for a moment!

Le Wentao closed her eyes in despair!