The Eastern Depot was known for its cruel torture methods; no matter how tight-lipped someone was, the Eastern Depot had ways to make them talk.

Ji Fei and her two companions had been pampered and spoiled by their families since childhood, and had never even had their skin scratched more than a few times, let alone endured this inhuman torture!

When they first went in, they all acted like high and mighty imperial concubines, saying they wanted to see His Majesty or the Empress Dowager, and that they wanted their families to come and rescue them!

Tsk tsk, what do they take the Eastern Depot for?!

Liu Yi was almost scared to death that day! He saw Consort Zhao right in front of him, with blood flowing all over the ground.

The fear I felt at that moment still sends shivers down my spine when I think about it now!

It was all because of these three women that Consort Zhao lost her unborn son! They almost killed her too!

He glared at them fiercely, saying, "Once you're in the Eastern Depot, don't even think about getting out!"

He raised his hand slightly. "Beat them! Beat them until they confess!"

"Yes, sir!"

Before the fight had even started, the three of them couldn't take it anymore and confessed everything they had done, including what Consort Ji had done in the hunting grounds.

With the confession laid out before him, Chu Xingmo realized that Consort Ji had actually helped with the incident at the hunting grounds last time!

If she had been caught then, none of this would have happened!

He showed no mercy, ordering the execution of the three women and implicating their families as well.

He also took the opportunity to dismiss the harem and bestow the title of Imperial Concubine upon Li Yunyan.

The Empress Dowager no longer tried to stop her. She recalled how happy she was when she heard the news of Li Yunyan's pregnancy at her birthday banquet, and how heartbroken she was now.

She even regretted that if she had agreed to Mo'er's idea of ​​disbanding the palace earlier, would her grandson still be alive and well now?

But there's no going back now. She felt deeply apologetic towards Li Yunyan. After sending her a large amount of gifts, she locked herself in the Buddhist hall of Cining Palace, chanting sutras for her unborn grandson every day.

*

Li Yunyan's body was not damaged to begin with, and after she finished her postpartum confinement, the harem returned to peace.

In the vast harem, she is now the only concubine.

Chu Xingmo was too lazy to run around anymore, so she simply had all her belongings from Zhaohua Palace moved to Yangxin Hall so that she could live there with him.

The Hall of Mental Cultivation is even more luxurious than the Zhaohua Palace. Li Yunyan added many decorations according to her own preferences, which added a lot of warmth to the Hall of Mental Cultivation's solemnity.

Her favorite thing was that bathtub!

That bath was clearly not a hot spring, yet it always had hot water. I wonder how the palace servants managed to schedule their shifts.

Chu Xingmo rummaged under the pillow for a while and pulled out a small notebook.

Li Yunyan immediately closed her eyes and pretended to be dead.

A deep laugh came from his chest, making Li Yunyan's face go numb and tremble, and she could no longer pretend.

She bit her lower lip and looked up at him, her eyes filled with both shyness and embarrassment.

At the time, she casually stuffed it in and forgot about it. Later, during the palace relocation, it was seen by one of the palace servants and presented directly to Chu Xingmo.

Heaven knows what a studious student Chu Xingmo was! He studied every single page of this book carefully!

He whispered in her ear in a sexy, husky voice, "Yanyan, take a look!"

"I won't watch!"

Li Yunyan immediately rolled over and pulled the quilt over herself.

A muffled voice came from under the covers, "I want to sleep!"

How could Chu Xingmo let her go? He swept her up with his long arm and pulled her back, blanket and all, and said with a doting smile, "If you don't thoroughly study the book given by Mother, wouldn't you be letting down Mother's kindness?"

That's a fantastic reason!

Li Yunyan bit her lower lip and glared at him angrily. It seemed that she could no longer hide the news of her pregnancy!

She can't just focus on having fun and then neglect her back!

"Well! Let's take a look!"

I'll announce the pregnancy news tomorrow!

*

Eight months later, Li Yunyan gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

The royal family finally has an heir, and the whole country celebrates.

Overjoyed, the Empress Dowager wept tears of joy and finally stopped chanting Buddhist scriptures and copying sutras every day. She took her two grandsons to Cining Palace and wholeheartedly enjoyed the pleasure of doting on her grandchildren.

Li Yunyan was naturally crowned Empress, adorned in a phoenix robe, and stood beside Chu Xingmo as they received congratulations from the officials.

Looking down at Li Bieshan, who was beaming with pride, Li Yunyan winked at him playfully.

Li Bieshan was overjoyed. His daughter had married the emperor she loved and had now become empress. It seemed that he had made the right choice in granting her request to enter the palace!

*

The young emperor and empress were deeply in love, and everyone in the palace knew that whenever His Majesty and the empress were together, they had to immediately leave and not disturb them in the slightest.

Chu Xingmo was in high spirits today and brought Li Yunyan to Feihong Pavilion.

Feihong Pavilion is a place of extraordinary significance to the two of them!

As soon as Li Yunyan stepped inside, she immediately recalled all the little moments the two of them had spent together there.

Chu Xingmo first took her to the third floor and did something he had wanted to do for a long time.

He made Li Yunyan lie face down in front of the desk and copy on rice paper, just like before.

He put his arm around her from behind and watched her write.

Distracted by him, Li Yunyan could barely hold onto her pen; how could she possibly copy anything under such circumstances!

"Brother Mo..." she called out somewhat reluctantly.

"Sweetie... Yanyan... hurry up and copy it!"

The beaded hairpin on Li Yunyan's head made a crisp sound, just like the bracelet he had given her before.

The bracelet was currently being played with in Chu Xingmo's hand, still warm from their body heat.

After she finished copying, he picked her up again and carried her to a book that was placed high on the bookshelf...

Then, the two snuggled together at a small table, enjoying tea and snacks.

Then he carried me up to the fourth floor.

As night fell, the moon and stars were few and far between.

This was the first time Li Yunyan had gone up to the fifth floor.

The fifth floor is the highest point in the entire palace. From here, you can see the entire palace and the twinkling lights of thousands of homes in the distance.

"Smoke."

Chu Xingmo's voice was extremely tender, his hot breath brushing against her ear, full of deep affection.

"This entire world belongs to me, and I belong to Yanyan! I am willing to give you everything!"

Li Yunyan gripped the window frame tightly, a little afraid of heights.

"Brother Mo..."

......

Over the next ten years, Li Yunyan had no chance to take any fertility pills and went on to have eight children.

With a large number of royal offspring, the Chu Kang Dynasty, under the rule of Chu Xingmo, enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous era with favorable weather and a united populace, which was later known as the "Prosperous and Kang Nian"!

Once her consciousness returned to the system, Li Yunyan looked back at Chu Xingmo and his children and grandchildren, her expression filled with longing.

She closed her eyes resolutely, "System, block emotions!"

[Emotionally blocked...]

[Teleporting to a small world...]