Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

Upon learning that Ye Mo had been brought to the palace, Ye Fan lost all interest in drowning his sorrows in alcohol and rushed back to the Prime Minister's residence to find out what was going on.

As a result, shortly after he entered the palace in the morning, the palace dispatched a large number of fully armed imperial guards, and even Mu Qingqiu came along, taking Ye Mo away with an extremely forceful attitude.

Also entering the palace was Ye Fan's second sister-in-law, Qi Youruo.

"It seems that everything was premeditated. What a duke you are, to have fallen for your trick."

Upon learning the whole story, Ye Fan immediately focused his attention on Shen Lang.

He was the only one who saw Ye Mo yesterday, and as a result, the palace sent people to pick up Ye Mo to recuperate today.

It seems that Shen Lang already knows about Ye Mo's current situation.

After analyzing the reasons, Ye Fan was extremely anxious.

It wasn't for any other reason, but because the system had given him very little time to kill Ye Mo.

If the task cannot be completed within the specified time, the system will impose a severe penalty.

Once the luck turns against you, not only will your luck value be doubled, but you will also lose fifty years of your lifespan.

"No, I can't just sit here and wait to die. There's still time. I must go to the palace."

Thinking of this, he was about to break into the palace to find Ye Mo and get him out.

But after touching the identification tag hanging from his waist, he immediately calmed down.

"That's right. I'm now a senior official in the Ministry of Justice. I can enter and leave Weiyang Palace legitimately. Why would I risk breaking in?"

"I can look for that old man's whereabouts again tomorrow at the appointed time; a day or two won't make a difference."

So Ye Fan went back to his room alone and began to cultivate cross-legged to stabilize his current realm.

About half an hour later, Ye Fan finally finished his meditation and woke up.

"Sigh, it's much faster to improve by cultivating with my master."

The thought of becoming a disobedient disciple made Ye Fan smile bitterly.

He didn't consider himself a womanizer, but his outstanding and elegant appearance inevitably attracted the attention of beautiful women from all walks of life.

Within the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, almost all the female disciples develop an inexplicable fondness for Ye Fan, including their own master, Lang Yue.

It was said to be a cultivation session, but in reality, it was Langyue's seduction that made the hot-blooded Ye Fan lose control for a moment, and thus he unwittingly began the path of dual cultivation.

This is partly due to Ye Fan's outstanding appearance, but also to the effects of the system's luck.

This luck is fine in martial arts sects, but once it enters the area controlled by the imperial court, it cannot be effectively used.

Because Ye Fan's current luck value is insufficient to change the impression of him among officials at all levels of the imperial court.

Therefore, when they were in Shu, Jiang Chong and his staff were not affected by the aura emanating from him at all.

The situation is even more pronounced after entering Jinling. This cheat is now practically useless unless his luck value can expand to the point of breaking the dynasty's luck.

"Forget it, let's not think about it too much for now. Let's get some rest and talk about it when we go to the palace tomorrow."

Putting aside the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Ye Fan simply went to sleep peacefully.

……

Inside the Imperial Study in Weiyang Palace, Liu Wu, who was usually stern and unyielding, stood awkwardly before the Empress, bowing slightly and remaining silent.

Wei Donghai, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was also covered in sweat, standing quietly beside Liu Wu awaiting his fate.

After a long silence, Jiang Mengxuan, who had been closing her eyes and furrowing her brows, finally spoke: "Royal brother, are we just going to leave like this?"

Liu Wu cupped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. This was my dereliction of duty. I never expected him to bite off his own wrist in the middle of the night and commit suicide, so..."

He stopped there.

Jiang Chong never expected to die in this way.

"That's enough. Since Jiang Chong has committed suicide out of fear of punishment, I don't want to pursue the rest of the matter. His advisors should be carefully interrogated. If they have no major faults, then let them go."

"My lord, take the order!"

After Liu Wu and Wei Donghai left, Jiang Mengxuan sat in front of the imperial desk for a long time, lost in thought.

She really didn't understand why, even though they were all family, they had to fight each other to the death.

Is it because of the dragon throne he sits on?

For a moment, Jiang Mengxuan felt an unprecedented loneliness.

Now, the only brother of the same generation and father who remains by his side is Prince Su, Jiang Jing.

Will he rebel against himself in the future?

For the first time, Jiang Mengxuan felt a sense of fear regarding the power she held.

"With greater power comes greater risk. Can I smoothly reach the end of my power?"

"When an emperor possesses supreme power, he will inevitably attract the covetousness of many. I may obtain it, but can I hold onto it?"

For the first time, Jiang Mengxuan realized that the power she held seemed to have exceeded the limits of what she could bear.

This oppressive feeling made her feel suffocated.

"No, I have to talk to Ah Lang about this. This feeling is really making me uncomfortable. He must have a way to solve this problem."

Thinking of Shen Lang, she seemed to find confidence in an instant, and immediately got up and walked towards Shui Xuan Residence.

At this moment, inside Shuixuan Residence, Shen Lang was loading pistol bullets one by one into the magazine.

Until the last bullet was loaded, he directly inserted the magazine into the Browning magazine, quickly chambered the round, and aimed at a red heartwood rake in front of him.

bang bang bang-

After seven gunshots, the scene of billowing smoke that I remembered did not appear; there were only wisps of white smoke rising from the muzzles of the guns.

"It's done, smokeless gunpowder."

After four years of research and countless hours and resources, Shen Lang finally succeeded in developing smokeless gunpowder.

From this point on, the ammunition depot will undergo another large-scale upgrade.

Just as he was still feeling happy about his breakthrough in military achievements, Jiang Mengxuan came looking for him with a worried expression.

"Ah Lang, Jiang Chong is dead. He bit off his wrist and committed suicide."

Hearing this news, Shen Lang was not surprised at all.

Jiang Chong was an extremely proud man, and it was absolutely impossible for him to be interrogated and die.

Therefore, when he captured Jiang Chong, he had already anticipated this outcome.

"Xuan'er, please accept my condolences."

He offered quiet words of comfort.

“No matter what, he is still your elder brother, and that blood relation cannot be changed. This is for the best; he has saved face for himself and the royal family in this way.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mengxuan sighed deeply: "I know that my brother is absolutely unwilling to accept a public trial."

For him, this ending might be the greatest relief, but Ah Lang, my brother's death fills me with lingering fear.

"Afraid? What are you afraid of?"

Jiang Mengxuan took a deep breath and suddenly said, "Ah Lang, I've thought about it carefully these past few days. I already have enough power at my disposal."

If it gets any bigger, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand the backlash from that force.

Since the founding of the Great Chu Dynasty, even the founding emperor had never wielded such great power. I am truly afraid.

"Haha~ The founding emperor must have been very pleased to have a successor surpass him~"

Shen Lang was amused by her helpless appearance.

Jiang Mengxuan immediately pinched his lower abdomen: "You still have the mind to laugh at me? Your wife is at a loss, so hurry up and give me some advice."

Shen Lang smiled, and she inexplicably felt relieved.

This means the matter is easy to resolve.

"Don't worry, Xuan'er. When you have more power, I'll tell you what to do. For now, don't worry about anything. This is just the beginning."

"Really?"

"As usual, don't worry about the process, just focus on the result."