Soon, Shao Mengying disappeared from sight in the cave. Ye Zhancheng stood tall and slender, with a graceful figure and extraordinary charm.

He narrowed his eyes deeply, his gaze passing through the dungeon window towards the palace not far away, his expression growing increasingly somber.

Momo, wait for me, your brother will be back soon.

My brother is just one step away from succeeding!

*

Meanwhile, everyone eventually returned to the palace, and Li Tianyi and Gu Momo arrived at the West Wing Hall under Louis's guidance.

The magnificent royal palace stands tall, with golden lions majestically erected inside, symbolizing supreme royal power. And now, this precious throne finally welcomes its true master!

Shao Siran wore a light purple suit dress, exuding an elegant temperament from head to toe. Even the irregular mask on her face was replaced with a pure gold one. The exquisitely designed mask shone with stunning brilliance, making her look noble and luxurious.

She looks completely different now than when she was suffering in the slums.

"Please sit down." She gently raised her hand and pointed to the empty sofa opposite her.

Li Tianyi and Gu Momo exchanged a glance, then turned and sat down on the sofa.

Even if the Queen didn't contact them, they would find an opportunity to do so.

Before they could speak, Louis placed one hand reverently on his chest and the other hand behind his back in a gentlemanly manner. “Your Majesty, over the years, Shao Mengying has impersonated you and done many incomprehensible things that have damaged your approval ratings. Now that you have returned, I believe that a ceremony should be held again to explain the reasons to the people in order to consolidate your position.”

There are precedents of queens ruling in the history of Country Y. Yi Si's meaning is quite clear: as a senior marquis in Country Y, if even he approves of Shao Siran, then it is only a matter of time before she takes power.

Shao Siran smiled, her gaze towards Gu Momo and Li Tianyi carrying a hint of ambiguity.

"What do you two think?"

Li Tianyi smiled casually, but instead of answering Shao Siran's question directly, he said, "Before the Queen asks us about this matter, shouldn't you fulfill the promise you made to Momo?"

Shao Siran raised an eyebrow slightly and smiled meaningfully: "So, Duke, you also know about the Blood Jade Ring?"

"..." Gu Momo's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly; the queen seemed to have a hidden meaning in her words!

She stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "That's right. Before this, the Queen said that as long as Li Zhanting and I helped you regain the throne and quell the internal strife in the royal family, you would give us the Blood Jade Ring. Now that everything has been settled, we have dared to come to the Queen, hoping that you can fulfill your promise."

She could already sense the unusual tension in the air, but this matter was of utmost importance, and she had to step forward!

Sure enough, a deep smile appeared in Shao Siran's beautiful eyes. She looked at Gu Momo and Li Tianyi with a gentle gaze, her voice extremely elegant:

“It’s not that I’m deliberately delaying you or not giving you the Blood Jade Ring, it’s just that the Blood Jade Ring isn’t with me at all.”

Gu Momo and Li Tianyi frowned suddenly. Li Tianyi's cold face remained smiling, while Gu Momo's palms were slightly sweaty...

Fortunately, they were prepared. As expected, Shao Siran had already made her own plans!

"So, is the Queen planning to go back on her word?" Gu Momo's smile didn't reach her eyes.

"If you don't have the Blood Jade Ring here, yet you deliberately lied to us and said it was with you, then you're just giving us an empty promise in order to use my and Li Zhanting's power!"

As expected of the Queen, her plan is truly brilliant!

"Gu Momo, don't blame me!" Shao Siran stood up arrogantly, her every move exuding a noble air that was completely different from the beggar she had been before. "I am the queen, and of course I must use every means at my disposal to restore my royal power!"

"The art of kingship requires using any means and tricks; otherwise, how can one secure their throne?"

Gu Momo's lips curled into a faint smile, the smile in her eyes sending chills down one's spine.

She truly lives up to her title as Queen; her ruthless methods are beyond the reach of ordinary people!

Before she could speak again, Shao Siran looked at Gu Momo seriously: "But Gu Momo, I can also tell you that the Blood Jade Ring was indeed in our royal family. But do you think the Emperor-Slaying Alliance wanted to control the power of the Y Kingdom?"

Gu Momo and Li Tianyi narrowed their eyes, their wariness evident in their expressions.

But then Shao Siran smiled deeply and said, "Controlling the royal power is indeed necessary for the Emperor-Killing Alliance to expand its power. However, they know that the royal family has hidden our Shao family's Blood Jade Ring, but they have never found it. Therefore, they will seize the royal power at any cost. Once the royal power is completely devoured, it will only be a matter of time before they get the Blood Jade Ring."

As she spoke, her gaze deepened as she looked at Gu Momo: "However, they had a plan, because long before they came to Y Country, the Blood Jade Ring had already been taken away by Ye Sihan, the young leader of the Dark Moon Alliance, so our royal family doesn't have the Blood Jade Ring at all!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Momo's pupils suddenly contracted, and her fingers involuntarily clenched into fists.

Ye Sihan took the Blood Jade Ring?! How could that be?!

"The Blood Jade Ring isn't a royal treasure, so why was it taken by Ye Sihan?" Li Tianyi's brows were sharp and cold, and the unique mature charm in his eyes was even more oppressive: "I remember that the secret chamber where the Blood Jade Ring was hidden required the bloodline of your Shao family to open, so why was it taken by Ye Sihan, the young leader of the Dark Moon Organization?"

He had barely finished speaking when Gu Momo's voice came through, its meaning ambiguous: "Dad, Ye Sihan is also a member of the Shao family."

Li Tianyi looked at Gu Momo in disbelief, and his gaze toward Shao Siran became even more inscrutable.

He originally thought that Shao Siran was the last remaining member of the Shao family, but he never expected that there was still someone in the Shao family!

"Yes, he's also from the Shao family. I only found out later." Gu Momo's voice was veiled by a thick layer of gauze.

But Ye Sihan is already dead, dying with hatred for the Dark Moon Organization. Where can she find the Blood Jade Ring?

Li Tian narrowed his dark eyes and said in a low voice, "But Ye Sihan is already dead. He can't just take the Blood Jade Ring with him and destroy it, can he?"

"..." The image of Ye Sihan's cold and ruthless face flashed in Gu Momo's mind. She couldn't help but recall the words Ye Sijue had shouted at her in the Dark Moon Base. Gu Momo felt a faint pain in her chest.

Ye Sijue did not directly explain to her what Ye Sihan had done, nor did he know why Ye Sihan ultimately chose to commit suicide in exchange for the self-destruction of the Dark Moon leader.

But for some reason, she always felt that Ye Sihan's death was related to her...