The roses in the vase by the window gradually withered, their vibrant red color drying up.

She got up, took the flowers out of the vase, and threw them back into the ground.

"Your Majesty... everyone is waiting for you to lead the morning meeting."

"Morning meeting? Is it really that important?" Su Qi was wearing a bathrobe. At that time, she was not at the manor, but at the villa that Shen Chaohuai had prepared for her.

Zhao Yan stood there, stunned: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"

"Are they all hoping I'll completely retake this place?"

Zhao Yan remained silent; his silence spoke volumes.

"Or are they all hoping I'll deal with Su Xuezhao?"

Zhao Yan found it strange: "You...did not refer to yourself as 'this gentleman'."

"I don't like it... I don't want to," she said calmly.

Zhao Yan knelt down and bowed: "Please give instructions on the next steps, Your Majesty. Now that you have returned, the entire empire is looking forward to your re-coronation."

"Ha," she sneered, "now you know you regret it?"

Su Qi slowly turned around and changed into a clean military uniform: "Then let's go. They don't have much time left to see their monarch."

Zhao Yan didn't understand, so he nodded slightly and extended the back of his hand.

But this time, Su Qi didn't take his hand: "You don't need to do that in the future."

"Why……"

"You'll find out soon enough."

Shen Chaohuai had prepared a car at the entrance in advance: "Are you going back to the manor for the morning meeting?"

"Ah."

Shen Chaohuai smiled and waited for her to get into the car before sitting in the driver's seat: "How rare! What made you decide to hold a morning meeting today?"

There's something I need to do.

Su Qi paused.

"Oh, right, bring Su Xuezhao over."

“She’s at the manor,” Shen Chaohuai said. “I haven’t locked her up, so don’t worry.”

The ministers gathered in the manor, and the moment they saw her emerge, they all knelt down to perform the highest imperial salute.

Su Qi pulled a knife from behind Zhao Yan and casually held it to the neck of a minister.

"If I remember correctly, you all probably wanted me dead back then, right?"

Everyone was horrified: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"

"It's nothing... I just killed an anti-Party member as a warning to others."

She gripped the long knife tightly in her hand, and with a forceful stroke, severed the man's head.

The long sword fell to the ground with a thud, making the silent manor seem even more terrifying and desolate.

Everyone knelt down.

"Your Majesty... Lord Rong has done nothing wrong, why..."

"Back then, I killed anyone who had a problem with me."

Shen Chaohuai silently lowered his head. He knew why she was executing ministers so ruthlessly at this time, almost without following imperial procedures.

Among the rebels of that time, the Rong family was the most powerful and had always been a major concern for the Su family.

However, the imperial procedures for dealing with officials were even more complicated than those for dealing with the monarch, and bribery was a common occurrence in the process.

So Su Qi put the matter aside for a long time, but unexpectedly, when Su Qi was sued by Su Xue Zhao, the Rong family manipulated things and incited people, which almost led to Su Qi's death.

She is now disregarding all considerations and directly killing her minister in order to eliminate any future troubles for the new emperor.

Anyway, she no longer cared about the throne...

The ministers were indignant, but dared not say anything, since during Su Qi's absence, the dozen or so acting emperors they had enthroned were all less capable than Su Qi.

After the golden age, people began to miss the days when she, the sinner, was around.

A minister tentatively stepped forward: "Your Majesty, what are your plans for the future...?"

Su Qi wiped the long sword and returned it to Zhao Yan.

"We can't stay here forever, can we? Even if we could be stationed at the Imperial Palace, it's still not as good as the White House in the capital city."

"Moreover, the civilization here is too rudimentary... making it really difficult to manage."

"That's right, and these people are unlikely to agree with us..."

The ministers began to talk, and Su Qi raised an eyebrow.

If she truly wanted to reclaim it, what difficulty would there be? It was a world she created in the first place.

However, Shen Chaohuai also understood that she would not do that.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Such disrespect before His Majesty is unacceptable..." Shen Chaohuai spoke up.

The conversation stopped.

"The Empire is quite far from here. Does the Executive Officer not want His Majesty to reclaim it?"

Some of his ministers began to sow discord.

"The Chief Executive was once a subordinate of the late Emperor, and his dissatisfaction with the current Emperor is not a recent development."

Su Qi shifted his gaze to Shen Chaohuai, who was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with disappointment.

"Does Your Majesty not trust me?"

I told Shen Chaohuai my thoughts that day, and she had no reason not to trust me, then smiled.

Su Qi drew his gun again: "It's time to reshuffle the core of the Empire."

Everyone stood there, stunned.

"A bunch of rabble... Instead of thinking about how to improve the lives of the Imperial people, they spend all their time scheming against each other..."

Before Su Qi could fire, the sound of the trigger being pulled rang out first, followed by several explosions in the air.

He sheathed his gun, blew out a breath, and the smoke obscured his dark, inscrutable eyes.

"To help His Majesty eliminate this scourge."

The Minister of Personnel, Yu, tried to win over officials on both sides and incite the masses, but he was unable to find any evidence, so Su Qi temporarily put aside the matter of dismissing him.

A commotion broke out among the ministers, who were all afraid that they would be the next to be executed.

As a result, everyone began to protect themselves and distance themselves from their former friends.

Su Qi and Shen Chaohuai exchanged glances. Shen Chaohuai understood something and slowly walked towards the crowd.

"Lord Xiao, when we disagreed with His Majesty's ascension to the throne, you were the first to rally the ministers to oppose him..."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty knows your mistake..."

Within half a day, Su Qi's fame spread to empires beyond the world.

Some people began to question Su Qi, saying that as a supreme ruler, she was arbitrarily killing innocent people.

But Su Qi didn't care about all that anymore. She sent the work progress to Zhao Yan: "When you return to the Empire, remember to find new officials according to this standard, cancel the exams, and reduce bribery and the use of personal connections. I trust you more."

For some reason, they all shed tears, probably sensing that Su Qi was about to say goodbye to them.

"Your Majesty...you...don't want to be our Emperor anymore?" Lin Yuhuan asked.

Su Qi gave an irrelevant answer.

"Where is Su Xuezhao?"

"Your Majesty... Princess Xue Zhao is here." Florian brought Su Xue Zhao over.

Su Xuezhao was forced to kneel in front of her, but she only glanced at her indifferently before helping her up.

Su Xuezhao didn't understand: "Sister..."

“I know you acted impulsively and took me to court, and I don’t blame you.”

Su Xuezhao frowned, holding back her tears, which welled up in an instant.

As if knowing what Su Qi was going to do to her, she pleaded desperately.

When Su Qi stops smiling, it means he's serious.

"Sister...I was wrong...Please don't treat me like this..."

Su Xuezhao grabbed her sleeve, begging for her forgiveness.

"I almost forgot, I was reborn to start anew, not to seek revenge." She smiled and moved Su Xue Zhao's hand away.

The light and electricity from her fingertips surged into Su Xuezhao's brain.

"Erase the memory."

"From now on, you won't remember me. Let's start over, Su Xue Zhao. You can't rely on me to survive anymore..."

……

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