Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

The Hibiscus Palace was silent.

The emperor's anger was clearly fierce and surging, but he restrained himself, which made Zhu Qing shiver.

Compared to his angry shouts and roars, the emperor's quiet demeanor made Zhu Qing feel even more apprehensive.

Zhu Qing looked at Li Siyue and gestured to the Empress to quickly explain to the Emperor.

In the imperial harem, the concubines were constantly plotting against each other. Without real evidence, even if it was just empty talk, they would generally not be convicted.

Moreover, her mistress was the Empress, and her family was the prestigious Imperial Father-in-Law's Mansion. Zhu Qing thought that as long as the Empress softened her stance again, they would definitely be able to overcome this difficulty!

Xuanyuan Ming looked at Li Siyue and asked indifferently:

"Li Siyue, what do you want to explain to me?"

Li Siyue slumped down, tears streaming down her face, and said sadly, "If you believe me, I don't need to explain. If you don't believe me, no matter how much I say, you'll still suspect that I still have feelings for Su Zhelan, won't you?"

Li Siyue looked at Xuan Yuanming. At this moment, she no longer addressed him as "Your Majesty" or "Your Majesty." Like all broken lovers in the world, their relationship had ended and could no longer be maintained.

Besides, they had no real feelings for each other; their relationship was merely based on family interests.

Xuanyuan Ming sneered: "So that's why you didn't let him give birth to that child. Should I thank you for killing the child in the end, so I didn't have to raise someone else's child for nothing?"

Li Siyue has given up.

She smiled and said, "Compared to being pregnant with your child, I really think that even being pregnant with the child of the king of an enemy country would be a blessing."

"Insolence!" Xuan Yuanming was completely enraged, and he smashed the cups and saucers on the table.

"What is it about me that I can't compare to others? What do you want that I haven't given you? The honor and status of an empress, the unparalleled favor in the harem! You have all of these! Why are you still thinking about someone else!"

Xuanyuan Ming was venting his emotions in the Hibiscus Palace, sweeping through everything in the palace that could be smashed like a storm.

In an instant, the already quiet and cold hall was in complete disarray.

The new concubine remained kneeling on the ground, silently watching the scene of tearful farewell between the two most esteemed figures of the Tian Shu Kingdom.

After venting his anger, Xuanyuan Ming, panting heavily, stepped forward, grabbed Li Siyue by the collar, pulled her close, and demanded through gritted teeth, "Tell me, I am wise and mighty! Where exactly am I inferior to others?"

Li Siyue looked at him as if he were a joke, and she sneered with sarcasm, "Have you forgotten how you got the throne?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanming's previous furious aura deflated like a punctured balloon...

"Shut up! Shut up, don't say another word!"

Li Siyue knew she had lost completely; Xuan Yuanming would not let her go, nor would he let the Imperial Father-in-Law's Mansion go.

The most ruthless imperial family.

Inside the Hibiscus Palace, Li Siyue's voice drifted out:

"Back then, you collaborated with my father to frame loyal ministers and generals, usurp military power, secretly plotted to kill other princes, and then, taking advantage of the rebellion of your uncle, under the pretext of purging the court of corrupt officials, seized the remaining troops of the retired emperor. After eliminating the rebellious uncle's former territory, you refused to return the military power, forcing the retired emperor to abdicate in his prime..."

Those long-forgotten stories have long been buried in the sands of history and covered by the years.

Only now, with Li Siyue's words, can we glimpse the horror of those days:

"After the Emperor Emeritus abdicated and passed the throne to a more capable person, you, the least prominent prince, ascended the throne. Even so, you were still not at ease. You gave the Emperor Emeritus a slow-acting poison and threatened him with what he cared about most, so that he would no longer concern himself with court affairs."

"As a son, you murdered your father and brother, usurped power, and were utterly inhuman."

"Later, in order to appease my father, you insisted on announcing that you would marry me and bring me into the palace to become the empress. My father thought you were just a puppet, so he agreed, and I became a part of your deal... But you have always been plotting to overthrow the Imperial Father-in-Law's family and regain power. Now that you have obtained the Northern Camp, you will make your move against the Imperial Father-in-Law's family sooner or later..."

Li Siyue stared coldly at Xuan Yuanming, her eyes revealing a clear understanding of human nature:

"Xuanyuanming, you are heartless and ruthless, cold-hearted and cruel. You are unworthy to be a son! You are unworthy to be a husband! As for the way of a ruler, you have framed loyal and virtuous people, and sooner or later you will be a ruler who brings about the downfall of a country!"

Li Siyue, clinging to her last breath, poured out her heart. She had suppressed her feelings for too long, for the sake of so-called family honor, for the sake of so-called peace and tranquility.

But in the political arena, there is never a moment of calm; it is merely an illusion before the storm.

As Xuanyuan Ming listened to Li Siyue recount his past word by word, and saw his former bedmate now looking at him with venomous and hateful eyes, he felt a moment of disorientation...

Soon after, Xuanyuan Ming burst into laughter.

His voice gradually shifted from helplessness to madness, finally culminating in a wild, unrestrained laugh: "Hahahaha, so what? I've finally become emperor! This world is mine! I'm the ultimate winner!"

"And you, your entire Li family, are all prisoners!"

"Guards! The Empress is grieving the loss of her beloved son and is deeply disturbed. Take her back to the Ni Chang Palace to rest and recuperate. She is not to leave the palace without imperial decree! Nor is she to be visited by anyone!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qing realized that the Emperor was going to place the Empress under house arrest!

She immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, saying, "Your Majesty, spare my life! Her Highness was just talking nonsense! Nothing happened between Her Highness and Su Zhelan at all, I swear on my life!"

But at this point, nothing Zhu Qing said mattered. Xuan Yuanming waved his sleeve and strode out of the Hibiscus Palace.

As he walked, he sent men to take away the new concubine who was kneeling on the ground.

Xuanyuan Ming looked at Zhu Qing and snorted coldly:

"She's trying to provoke me so I'll just execute her? A woman who dares to betray me, I won't let her die so easily!"

Li Siyue had deliberately provoked Xuan Yuanming, but she didn't expect him to only put her under house arrest... Li Siyue panicked and hurriedly asked, "What else do you want to do? What exactly do you want to do?"

Xuan Yuanming looked at Li Siyue and said sarcastically, "Since you say I'm cold-hearted and heartless, then I naturally have to do something to live up to your evaluation of me."

Xuanyuan Ming left directly, and the guards rushed in, dragged Li Siyue back to the Ni Chang Palace, and placed her under house arrest...

Inside the imperial palace of the Tian Shu Kingdom, a turbulent situation arose, and everyone was filled with unease...

-

Beside the hot spring pool.

Mo Chen squinted, like a satiated fox, and said with great satisfaction, "So soft... My wife smells so good."

Since Xiao Mochen woke up and received a warm hug from Ye Li, he instantly entered a sweet state of being in love.

For Xiao Mochen, his appearances were completely unpredictable and unpredictable.

Therefore, he cherished every moment he could spend with his wife. His restless hands quietly slid over her skin, his fingertips seemingly floating in the water.

Ye Li looked at Mo Chen, who now possessed the physique of an adult, yet spoke with the candor of a child, repeatedly pushing Mo Chen's hand away, and said seriously:

"You have many hidden injuries, big and small. Soaking in a hot spring will be good for you. Soak properly."

Xiao Mochen: "I took the hot spring bath very seriously, and I also took my wife very seriously."

Looking at the now half-dazed Mo Chen, Ye Li thought, "We're going to get married anyway, so what's the difference who I take advantage of?" She leaned forward and sealed Mo Chen's mouth with a kiss, silencing his rambling...

Hmph, now that you're all grown up, you kiss me so often I can't even speak.

Now that you're a kid, what I'm doing is just reciprocating.

Ye Li is seriously "bullying" the children...

But the little birds on the treetops on the nearby mountain blushed with embarrassment at the sight.

Master, he really dares to do that...

So fierce in broad daylight, master is mighty!

If Ye Li knew what the beasts were thinking, she would probably be heartbroken...