Two hours after the coronation ceremony ended, Si Jin was still immersed in Xiang Linyuan's brilliance and could not extricate herself from it.

He dragged his white robe down the rooftop step by step.

A feeling of "regret" suddenly arose in my heart.

If only Ayuan had appeared sooner.

If he had appeared sooner, I could have supported him instead of that old Heavenly Emperor who disregarded the lives of ordinary people and even the gods.

That would cause chaos in the heavens, harming both others and oneself.

But A-Yuan must have been quite young back then, right?

Or perhaps he hasn't been born yet.

The past cannot be retrieved, and all the regrets have become his wishful thinking.

Lost in thought, Si Jin had already arrived at the Emperor's bedroom.

Xiang Linyuan is discussing matters with several senior ministers and has not yet returned.

In preparation for the new emperor's arrival, the exquisite dragon bed in the palace had already been replaced with a new one by the palace maids and eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department.

Neat and clean, spotless.

Si Jin brazenly lay down on it.

This action startled the young eunuch on duty nearby:

"Imperial Preceptor, this couch was newly made by the Ministry of Works. His Majesty hasn't slept on it yet, so you..."

Si Jin glanced sideways, her sharp gaze fixed on him.

Xu Shi's murderous intent had not yet subsided, and his eyes and brows exuded a strong sense of threat.

The young eunuch instinctively shuddered and immediately stopped talking.

At the same time, my mind was racing—

Although Yue Sijin and His Majesty are deeply in love and she will undoubtedly become the future Empress, however…

However, the throne is of utmost importance, and even the empress cannot overstep the rules. For the late emperor to step onto the dragon bed, which symbolizes the supreme status of the emperor, would be a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.

this……

Just then, she saw Si Jin slightly open his outer robe.

The young eunuch was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned bright red.

Everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty knows that Yue Sijin has a thing for men!

Could it be that you intend to betray His Majesty...?

The young eunuch was so frightened that he took five steps back. Just as he was thinking about how to leave, he saw the dense hickeys on Si Jin's fair neck.

To put it nicely, those are the messy marks left by His Majesty.

To put it bluntly, it's practically like something a dog chewed on...

"Look!" Si Jin turned her head and said nonchalantly:

"This was eaten by your Emperor, so there's no difference between me lying here and him lying here, understand?"

Little eunuch: ……

"If you understand, you may leave. I need to rest."

The young eunuch nodded hurriedly and retreated, still somewhat bewildered.

As they were leaving, they bumped into a first-class palace maid who had come to deliver an incense burner.

The young eunuch quickly pulled the person aside and whispered a reminder:

"Aunt Wei, Mr. Yue Sijin is resting inside. Don't disturb him. We'll deliver the incense burner later."

Wei Mingyuan was a first-class palace maid who was casually promoted by Xiang Linyuan after he ascended the throne.

Before meeting Xiang Linyuan, she was a nobody who could be bullied by everyone.

However, Xiang Linyuan changed her fate and entered her heart.

Life in the palace was tedious and oppressive. When he was bored, Wei Mingyuan read many legendary stories.

In those novels, first-class palace maids all had the opportunity to get close to the emperor, win his favor, and gradually rise to the position of empress.

If those people can do it, so can she!

What's more, her opponent was a man.

He's just a man; how could he possibly have the graceful figure and charming demeanor of a woman?

If she were to drive Yue Sijin out of the palace today in order to uphold His Majesty's authority, it would certainly attract His Majesty's attention.

Even though His Majesty failed to appear in time, and she was reprimanded by Yue Sijin, she still appeared pitiful.

Even shedding just a couple of tears can make His Majesty feel sorry for him.

Why not?

Thinking this, Wei Mingyuan's lips curled into a sinister smile. He pushed aside the eunuch and opened the door to the bedchamber.