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

His Majesty looked at Le Wentao, whose eyes were filled with disappointment. His Majesty seemed to be burned by such a look and dared not meet Le Wentao's gaze, so he looked away somewhat guiltily.

A mocking smile appeared on Yue Wentao's lips, her voice tinged with sorrow: "Your Majesty, why do you dare not look at me?"

Her Majesty's gaze shifted to the faces of the others. She saw Le Xingxi, Xia Muning, and even Zhong Tian, ​​who was dressed rather strangely.

Just as she was about to ask something, Master Li quickly glanced at Zhong Tian, ​​ran over and knelt before His Majesty, kowtowed several times, and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, this servant accuses the tutor of harming the imperial heir!"

His Majesty's thoughts were drawn to Master Li.

Master Li loosened his grip on Yue Wentao a little and muttered, "You scoundrel, so what if I didn't give you your monthly salary? Get out of here at once! What nonsense are you spouting in front of His Majesty!"

His Majesty looked at Master Li and asked, "What happened? Tell me quickly!"

Master Li knelt on the ground, head bowed, and said, “Your Majesty, back then, Consort Xia was punished by the Empress Dowager for more than two hours. She was already weak. On her way back to her palace, Master Li sprinkled water, causing Consort Xia to fall off the sedan chair and die on the spot!”

Master Li continued, "My master has been embezzling palace funds and accepting benefits from officials. He has acquired many residences in the capital, which was discovered by Consort Xia."

"The master then conspired with the Empress Dowager and devised a plan to take Xia Guijun's life!"

Master Li took out an account book and the letters between the Empress Dowager and Master Li from his bosom, and respectfully handed them to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, these are my teacher's account books, which clearly list everything out. Please take a look."

Her Majesty examined it carefully; the evidence was irrefutable. Enraged, she kicked Master Li, causing him to stagger and spit out blood.

At this moment, Yue Wentao spoke up, looking at the Emperor: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is utterly wicked and has harmed the imperial heirs. Does Your Majesty intend to execute me for the sake of the Empress Dowager?"

Xia Jin'an, holding her medicine box, knelt on the ground, felt the Empress Dowager's pulse, and shook her head at His Majesty. The Empress Dowager was already dead; even a celestial being couldn't save her.

His Majesty held the Empress Dowager's body in a daze, his emotions extremely complex.

"Your Majesty, please do justice for my brother," Xia Muning pleaded, kneeling on the ground.

Jiang Yuxiao looked at Xia Muning and thought of Xia Guijun, the first woman to bear his child. Her voice and smile seemed to be right in front of her. So she turned her angry gaze to Master Li.

"You old scoundrel! I trusted you so much, yet you dared to harm the imperial heir! Guards, beat him to death on the spot!"

Master Li was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground. Was she going to die from being beaten to death? She was so unwilling to accept it; was all the wealth she had accumulated over half a lifetime about to vanish?

Her gaze swept over everyone in the room, and everyone looked at her with hatred. She knew perfectly well that no one here would plead for her!

But when her gaze turned to Nakata, a deep malice was revealed in her eyes. She was going to die, but she wanted to take others down with her!

She knelt on the ground and said to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, this servant has something to report to you!"

If she were to reveal the affair between Emperor Yue and Zhong Tian, ​​His Majesty would be furious and would surely behead him. At that time, Zhong Tian might even die before her.

Thinking of this, her expression became somewhat frantic. She crawled a few steps on her knees, trying to grab His Majesty's thigh, which looked quite dangerous.

At this moment, Xia Jin'an suddenly stood in front of His Majesty and said, "Your Majesty, please be careful."

Just as Master Li was about to speak, she suddenly realized that she had lost her voice. Her mouth was wide open, but no sound came out.

"What do you want to say?" His Majesty asked, frowning.

Master Li cried out, pointing urgently to his throat, but no words came out.

His Majesty felt mocked and waved his hand in disgust, saying, "Take him out and have him beaten to death immediately."

Master Li was dragged out by Little Master Li. Her gaze swept over the people in the hall, and she closed her eyes with some reluctance.

Zhongtian did not hear Master Li's continuous wails; she was unable to speak, and her death was silent!

Then, Master Li's body was casually carried out of the palace gate like a dead dog, leaving a glaring bloodstain on the ground, but it was washed clean with water and left without any trace.

Xia Jin'an retreated behind His Majesty and breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know what Master Li was going to say, but it was impossible for Master Li to suddenly have a kind heart when he was about to die. He was definitely up to no good and wanted to harm Zhongniang.

Just now, he stood in front of His Majesty, seemingly to protect His Majesty, but in reality, he inserted an extremely thin needle into Master Li's throat. No one would have noticed, which can be considered as indirectly avenging himself!

However, he clearly let his guard down too soon!

His Majesty slowly approached Zhong Tian, ​​looked at her face, and asked, "Minister Zhong, are you relieved? Why are you dressed like this? Why are you here in the Imperial Palace without being summoned?"

"And another thing," His Majesty paused, "Minister Zhong, aren't you Yue Xingxi's lover?"

A barrage of questions made Nakata feel uneasy, especially the last one, which sent a chill down his spine. His Majesty isn't stupid; he's finally figured it out!

His Majesty forcefully pulled Yue Xingxi to his side and said, "Xingxi, the person you've been associating with is Zhongtian, isn't he?"

Jiang Yuxiao had always suspected that Zhong Tian would always appear in places she shouldn't be at the most inopportune times. Sometimes, when things happen too coincidentally, it means there's something fishy going on!

Le Xingxi remained silent!

Jiang Yuxiao then understood everything!

Anger filled her heart, making her want to kill Nakata immediately. She felt she had been fooled: "Nakata, how dare you!"

"Somebody come!"

Instead of His Majesty's personal attendants, General Yue appeared in full armor, leading her guards to surround the Cining Palace.

Upon hearing His Majesty's order, guards immediately stepped forward to tie up Nakata.

Zhongtian understood that she absolutely could not surrender now, as His Majesty would not show her any mercy.

She punched the guard to the ground and said to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, Le Xingxi is not your possession. He has his own feelings and his own thoughts. He was not born for you!"

His Majesty looked coldly at the defiant Zhong Tian and said, "He was only bewitched by you. If you die, he will belong to me! He can only be mine!"