After being thoroughly violated, he ran away with the enemy emperor's child.

"Your Majesty! There has never been a precedent in our dynasty for making a male concubine empress!"

"We humbly beg Your Majesty to rescind the decree and order Mo Ci's execution!"

Heaven knows how shocked they were when they learned early this morning that His Majesty had made Mo Ci his empress!

Mo Ci is just a man of unknown origin. What makes him worthy of being the empress of their Zhao Kingdom?

But His Majesty seems to be under a spell, his eyes are only on that man, and he no longer cares about the people of the world!

Even if establishing Mo Ci as empress does not affect the lives of the people, and Mo Yan is a wise and dedicated ruler, rules are rules and cannot be broken!

Thinking of this, they continued their plea: "Your Majesty! We beg Your Majesty to rescind the decree and order Mo Ci's execution!"

"We implore Your Majesty to rescind the decree and order Mo Ci's execution!"

"My lords."

A voice suddenly rang out, and they looked up to see Wu Xu standing before them, expressionless: "His Majesty has ordered that those who do not wish to die should return to their residences immediately, otherwise, swords have no eyes and it would be unfortunate if any of you were injured."

"snort!"

The leader, Feng Wenhan, sneered, his eyes filled with disdain: "What do you, a eunuch, know! This concerns the Zhao Kingdom, the common people! Where is His Majesty? I demand an audience with His Majesty!"

Seeing that he couldn't reason with them, Wu Xu waved his hand: "Knock them out and send them back to their residence."

"yes!"

"You dare!"

Without saying a word, the Imperial Guards stepped forward and knocked them unconscious.

Seeing the ministers collapse limply, Wu Xu turned his back and said, "Take them back and surround all the residences. Don't let them appear here again."

The noise finally subsided, and Wu Xu returned to report, "Your Majesty, everything has been resolved."

"Yes, keep an eye on them, and send these letters over later."

"Yes."

Chu Junci knew nothing of what happened outside the palace, but Xie Yunzhou and the others, who were hiding in the inn, had heard about it.

They learned early in the morning that their emperor had been made empress by Mo Yan!

"Mo Yan!"

Xie Yunzhou was furious. "He didn't care at all about the court officials' opinions of His Majesty, putting His Majesty in such a precarious position."

"that is!"

Someone echoed him: "What empress? His Majesty doesn't care!"

Xie Yunzhou gritted his teeth and pondered for a long time before finally looking up: "The hunting plan remains unchanged, but..."

"I will be entering the palace tomorrow night."

"If anything happens to me, on the day of the hunt, you must bring His Majesty back to Yong safely, regardless of his life or death."

Even if everyone dies, it will be worth it as long as His Majesty can return to Yong Kingdom safely.

Even knowing the task was arduous, they did not flinch in the slightest, simply because—

The Kingdom of Yong cannot be without Your Majesty.

They cannot live without His Majesty.

"Don't worry, young general, we will definitely protect His Majesty and help him return to Yong Kingdom."

They have lost their emperor for too long, the Yong Kingdom has lost its emperor for too long, and this hunting trip is their last chance; they can only succeed, failure is not an option.

Time passed quickly, and evening arrived soon after.

Chu Junci put down his book, and Mo Yan massaged his shoulders: "Are you tired?"

"fine."

"Have you finished reviewing your memorials?"

"Not as important as you."

At this moment, Mo Yan seemed like a tyrannical ruler. Chu Junci glanced at him and said, "State affairs are important."

Just kidding, it's all taken care of now.

Mo Yan chuckled and pulled him into his arms, inhaling the lotus fragrance emanating from him: "Aci, let me hug you."

Chu Junci nestled quietly in his arms without struggling. After a while, Mo Yan released him: "Let's go back to Qiyue Palace."

A light rain was falling outside. Mo Yan brought an umbrella and then squatted down in front of Chu Junci: "Come on up."

Chu Junci obediently lay on his back and held up the umbrella to shield the two of them.

The raindrops pattered against the umbrella, making a rhythmic sound.

Mo Yan stepped into the water, the rain soaking his shoes. He held the person on his back even tighter: "Is Aci cold?"

Chu Junci shook his head.

His breath brushed against Mo Yan's ear. He looked at Mo Yan's profile and asked, "Are you cold?"

"I'm not cold either."

The distance back to the Moon Palace wasn't far, but Mo Yan walked very slowly, taking twice as long as usual.

Back at Qiyue Palace, he brought out ginger soup for Chu Junci to drink, saying, "Drink it to warm yourself up."

After drinking the ginger soup, his body warmed up instantly. Chu Junci noticed that Mo Yan's hair was wet with water, so she took a silk handkerchief to wipe it for him.

"..."

Mo Yan was stunned.

He stared blankly at him, then suddenly pulled him into a tight embrace: "A-Ci, A-Ci..."

A series of delicate kisses landed on Chu Junci's cheeks. He was stunned, not understanding why Mo Yan was so excited.

"you……"

"Aci, I'm so happy, I'm so happy."

His Aci finally began to respond to him, and Mo Yan was overjoyed. He cupped Aci's face and left kiss after kiss on his forehead, eyebrows, nose, and lips.

After a while, Chu Junci pushed him away: "That's enough."

His cheeks were wet; he wiped them, somewhat exasperated, and said, "Are you a dog?"

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and glanced cautiously at Mo Yan.

Fortunately, Mo Yan wasn't angry. He even smiled and held his hand, saying, "I'll only be Aci's dog."

Mo Yan seemed to really like him. He looked into Mo Yan's eyes and gently pursed his lower lip.

"Aci".

"Um?"

"I've ordered hot water, tonight..."

Mo Yan's words were full of implications, and Chu Junci quickly guessed his meaning. Before he could say anything, Mo Yan had already led him into the inner room.

Behind the screen was a large wooden barrel, from which rising mist blurred their vision.

A book sits on a stool next to the wooden tub, with the character "宫" (palace) faintly visible.

Chu Junci glanced at it questioningly, then saw Mo Yan pick it up and turn to a page: "Does Aci like this?"

"..."

Chu Junci's cheeks flushed instantly. She looked away, feeling both disgusted by Mo Yan's crudeness and that it was normal for them to be husband and wife.

He was filled with conflicting emotions, leaving him unsure of what to say.

"Don't like it? How about this one?"

Mo Yan cupped his face, allowing him to see the blueprints in the book. "We are husband and wife, this is perfectly normal."

He then flipped through a few more pages: "Which one does Aci like the most?"

"..."

Chu Junci didn't like any of them.

He remained silent for a long time, then Mo Yan sighed, "Never mind, never mind."

He tossed the book aside, picked the person up, and waded into the water, saying, "I'll just do as I please."

**

The hot water surged, and Chu Junci gripped the edge of the wooden tub, tears welling in her eyes.

"Aci..."

Mo Yan kissed his cheek and then kissed away the tears at the corners of his eyes: "Don't cry."

**

Everything was calm. Mo Yan dressed the boy in his undergarments and then draped him in a fox fur coat, covering him completely so that he couldn't see the wind, before carrying him back to the bedside.

Chu Junci was already fast asleep, his cheeks slightly flushed from the steam. Mo Yan, unable to bear it any longer, kissed him on the face again.

The person mumbled something in their sleep, slapped his face away, and chuckled as they took his hand: "Go to sleep."

Unaware of the blissful mood Mo Yan was outside Qiyue Palace, Lu Shu was filled with conflicted emotions.

He was torn between telling Chu Junci the truth.