The next morning, Luo Jiu was still fast asleep on that dragon bed. She dreamt that she had completed her mission, returned to the real world, and was now taking care of a young, handsome man, thus reaching the pinnacle of life.

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing voice rang in my ears, surrounding me from every angle: "Your Majesty, it's time to get up and attend the morning court session."

Luo Jiu was enjoying a wonderful life in her dream when suddenly a black figure appeared, clanging an iron chain as it approached her.

Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be the male lead, Gu Muchen. His deep, husky voice spoke:

"Your Majesty, do you perhaps wish for me to take you to the morning court session...?"

Luo Jiu was suddenly startled awake, and sat up abruptly, looking completely bewildered.

"Your Majesty, the morning court session is about to begin. Let me help you wash up." Yueying was quite pleased to see that Luo Jiu was awake and quickly helped her get dressed.

It was the time of transition between spring and summer. Luo Jiu looked out the window and saw that the sun had not yet risen, with only a faint afterglow spreading from the east.

"Moon Shadow, what time is it now?" Luo Jiu asked, her voice slightly hoarse from waking up.

"1:15 AM".

Around 6 a.m., Luo Jiu felt a sense of despair. Aside from her senior year of high school, she had never gotten up this early. Being an emperor was too exhausting! Wouldn't it be better to just be a carefree couch potato?

[Master, your idea is extremely dangerous. If we don't act quickly, this world will soon be destroyed.]

- It's about to be destroyed? And there's a time limit? 007, are you kidding me?

Yes, it's estimated that the male protagonist will begin destroying the world in two years. Please, Master, find out the trigger as soon as possible and prevent this tragedy.

Luo Jiu: "..."

...

"If you have something to report, speak now; if not, leave the court!" Eunuch Li's shrill voice once again chased away Luo Jiu's drowsiness.

Luo Jiu looked utterly hopeless, her face filled with resentment from lack of sleep, her eyes half-closed, as if she were about to fall asleep at any moment.

In Gu Muchen and Ye Si's view, this was just the emperor being forced to attend court and deliberately throwing a tantrum.

"Your Majesty, your subject Yin Quan, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, has a memorial to present."

Some time ago, Xue Ling, the son of Lord Xue, acted rudely and barbarically, forcibly abducting a respectable woman in the street. Public opinion was terrible, leading the woman, Jiang Mian, to commit suicide by hanging. A lawsuit was filed with my Dali Temple.

Adhering to the principle that the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners, the officials went to Lord Xue's house to arrest his son. Unexpectedly, they were repeatedly shoved and pushed by Lord Xue. "I wish to accuse Lord Xue of harboring a criminal and obstructing the investigation," a man in a red official robe stepped forward to lodge the complaint.

After he finished speaking, the palace fell silent. Not receiving a response from the emperor for a long time, many officials looked up to scrutinize the man on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Lord Yin is calling for you." Eunuch Li, who was standing to the side, saw that Luo Jiu's head was about to droop and quickly reminded her.

"Um... about this..." Luo Jiu was confused and had no idea what had happened.

Suddenly, Prime Minister Ye Si stepped forward and said righteously:

"Your Majesty, I believe that Lord Yin is right. We should uphold justice, investigate the facts, and never falsely accuse the Xue family's young master, but we must also never let the criminal escape the law."

Suddenly, the court was filled with murmurs and whispers as ministers conversed among themselves. It was clear to everyone that the prime minister and the regent were engaged in a power struggle.

Luo Jiu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and quickly asked, "What does Your Regent think?"

Yes cast a reproachful look at him, as if his carefully played game of chess was about to collapse.