Fortunately, the secret edict finally came to light, and the Great Gan Dynasty will welcome a wise, courageous, resourceful, knowledgeable, and experienced ruler.

As for Zhao Zhao's dream where the secret edict was revealed and her family was confiscated and her clan exterminated, it was probably because the person who came to power was the deposed crown prince Zhou Jingrui.

Zhou Jingrui, Wei Shi, and their ilk naturally wanted to cover everything up.

Those in the know will naturally find excuses to eliminate them all.

Xie Anfeng's mind quickly cleared up, and he returned to the present situation. Even though the Wei clan had been eliminated and the deposed crown prince had no chance of rising again, it still gave him a great headache.

For the past few months, he had not understood what the emperor and empress were up to.

Emperor Hui was so appreciative of his own sister (Empress Xie) that others didn't know, but he was filled with anxiety every day and couldn't sleep at night.

However, with the emperor's power supreme and his son and son-in-law residing in the Northwest, he could only observe from the sidelines, offering advice as best he could, but dared not act rashly.

In retrospect, it seems the Empress was the one causing the trouble, but His Majesty was the one instigating it.

His Majesty is not so ill that he cannot even attend to state affairs; rather, he is merely cooperating with the Empress in a performance.

Let's see what Empress Xie is really up to.

Let's see what cards Empress Xie has up her sleeve.

Let's see if the Xie family was involved in the rebellion.

It's even quite possible that His Majesty wasn't poisoned by the Empress or anyone else, but by himself!

Perhaps His Majesty even hopes that the Xie family and Empress Xie will collude... so that after Zhou Shaoyu returns safely, the Xie family can be wiped out in one fell swoop.

After all, Zhou Shaoyu is the future emperor truly favored by His Majesty.

After all, a powerful family like the Xie clan possesses not only extensive connections but also military strength, making them a major taboo for the imperial family.

The Wei family produced an Empress Dowager and an Empress, and the Xie family did the same, producing Empress Xie. If Zhao Zhao were to follow suit... what difference would there be between the Xie and Wei families?

Yesterday, Emperor Hui greeted Zhou Shaoyu in high spirits and forcefully ordered the secret edict to be made public. He also mercilessly had Gao Quan beaten to death on the spot. Xie Anfeng broke out in a cold sweat at that moment.

He didn't sleep all night, having a secret talk with the clan elders. His Majesty was showing signs of declining health and approaching death. Would he forcefully clear the way for a new ruler before he passed away?