Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

The Imperial Palace of Tian Shu Kingdom.

The Palace of Rainbow Robes.

"How could this happen?"

The cup in Li Siyue's hand suddenly slipped and fell to the ground. Zhu Qing quickly caught the cup and comforted her:

"Your Majesty, don't worry about keeping this a secret. The Regent's Palace will not let it out."

Li Siyue naturally knew that Mo Chen wouldn't reveal it, but she never expected that things would take such a convoluted and bizarre turn.

The collapse of the imperial tomb could have been an opportunity to annihilate two enemies in one fell swoop. Even if it wasn't a decisive blow, given Xuan Yuanming's personality, he would never have let Mo Chen go. When two tigers fight, there will inevitably be casualties...

Li Siyue hoped that they would both suffer heavy losses, so that she could maintain Mo Chen's outward appearance of wealth and luxury, allowing him to live the life of a carefree prince.

After all, the crown prince has not yet been born. Li Siyue will still need his help until he comes of age. She only needs Mo Chen's name to deter foreign powers. She doesn't care whether Mo Chen is alive or injured.

But the scouts reported that the regent had not made a move at all!

An earthquake suddenly struck the imperial mausoleum, but Mo Chen escaped unharmed.

Even with all the assassins deployed, the tomb-guarding army managed to protect Mo Chen at the cost of their lives.

Xuanyuan Ming appears at the end, wanting to fight Mo Chen to the death and secretly kill him, but then Fu Xiyang, an anomaly, appears!

He personally killed Xuanyuan Ming in front of everyone...

In this way, Mo Chen can not only extricate himself from this matter completely, but also gain the Guardian Army under his command for free!

Li Siyue had to admit at this moment that people's fates were so different!

The couple's good luck was so incredible that it made people envious!

Seeing that the Empress's expression was not right, Zhu Qing quickly patted her hand to bring Li Siyue back to her senses.

Seeing that the Empress was still sullen, Zhu Qing decided to change the subject. She looked at Li Siyue with her round eyes and asked curiously:

"Your Majesty, how do you know that person will definitely go to the Regent?"

"If he only sends out assassins, wouldn't it be better for him to appear after the assassins have killed everyone? Why is he in such a hurry?"

Xuanyuan Ming's death was partly due to his own actions.

If he knew that Mo Chen had not entered the imperial tomb and had already avoided the first trap, it meant that he was aware of the danger.

If he had been more vigilant when he saw Mo Chen wearing a bamboo hat, he wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

In the subsequent events arranged by Zhu Qing, the people of the Dali Temple will go to the outskirts of the capital to investigate the case and "just happen" to witness the interaction between the late emperor and the regent. The late emperor is emotional, and the regent has no choice but to take action. The Dali Temple is required to handle the matter impartially and bring the person back to the capital safely. This was their original plan.

Two dogs fight, play off.

Now, the fish is free, but the clam and another clam have been shattered to pieces.

It was all for naught.

Zhu Qing's question was also the same question that Doctor Mu had. Li Siyue calmed herself down and slowly said:

"It's only natural for a defeated person to want to make a comeback. There are ancient stories of people enduring hardship and humiliation, which all say that a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Don't you think he shouldn't have acted so impulsively and exposed himself?"

Zhu Qing nodded. "Does Your Majesty know the reason?"

"That's because great people in history all have hope."

"And Xuanyuan Ming... he has no hope."

Li Siyue sneered:

"He has lost his ability to have children, so what if he regains the throne?"

"To be remembered for generations? To be remembered as a useless man?"

"What good is it to rise again and win the throne? This empire also belongs to my child. To hand over the family fortune he has worked so hard to build would be more humiliating than death for him..."

"Xuanyuan Ming is arrogant and proud, fragile and helpless. What can a person with no future do besides shouting nonsense to attract Mo Chen's attention?"

Zhu Qing suddenly realized that all of this was within the Empress's calculations.

Unfortunately, the regent still escaped unscathed.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

Li Siyue looked out the window, a smile playing on her lips, and comforted him:

"It's alright, my brother will be back soon..."

I no longer need to rely on the Regent.

The next morning at court, the regent still claimed to be ill and did not attend, but instead submitted a memorial.

The above states that the sudden earthquake damaged both the interior and exterior of the imperial mausoleum. In particular, the interior of the mausoleum was sealed off because the earthquake triggered the tomb-robbing mechanisms.

The guards stationed at the imperial tomb also died in the line of duty, and a request was made for Li Siyue to comfort the meritorious person.

Li Siyue held the memorial and asked the court officials what to do.

Many courtiers, having already placed their bets on the regent, greatly appreciated his suggestions.

Some court officials remained undecided and did not express their opinion after the blood letter incident.

Several, however, remained adamant and refused to back down, vowing to criticize the Regent for dereliction of duty in this incident, which resulted in the incomplete holding of the sacrificial ceremony for the retired emperor and was considered disrespectful to the Tian Shu royal family.

They should be punished!

Li Siyue showed great appreciation for the ministers' words and even rewarded them on the spot.

Since the Empress began ruling from behind the curtain, this is the only time she has started to express her stance.

Many astute people have noticed that the former empress, who had previously concealed her brilliance, is now fully displaying it, and even seems to be taking control of the government from behind the curtain.

The officials who received titles included the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Rites, and a compiler from the Hanlin Academy. These people had not been able to cut off Mo Chen's right and left arms in the previous blood letter incident; they had only been stripped of their power in a perfunctory manner.

Therefore, this time, he was furious about the collapse of the imperial tomb, which had disturbed emperors of past dynasties, and once again impeached the regent.

Using the ministers' words, Li Siyue ordered the Regent to be placed under house arrest in the palace to reflect on his mistakes, and not to leave without an imperial edict!

These words shocked the imperial court!

With such a major commotion, is Her Majesty the Empress planning to completely break ties with the Regent?

but……

Everyone glanced at Li Siyue's large belly...

The little prince hasn't even been born yet, why is she in such a hurry? Isn't she afraid that Mo Chen might rebel in a moment of desperation?

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, a eunuch outside the hall announced loudly:

"The Great General of the Northern Frontier, come to the palace to pay homage to Her Majesty the Empress!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers all exclaimed in surprise:

"The Great General of the Northern Frontier?"

"Isn't that the eldest young master of the Li family?"

"Yes, why is he back?"

Whispers circulated in the court, and finally, as the assembled officials looked at the weary general from the northern frontier, they understood why Li Siyue had taken such a desperate gamble.

The Li family's backer has returned.