The servant serving Xuanyuan Jingye immediately stepped forward, ready to arrest the housekeeper of the Goddess Palace who had ordered his servants to transport the treasures away, and teach him a lesson.

As soon as he put his hand on the shoulder of the housekeeper of the Goddess Palace, before he could give him a shoulder throw to show his power and restore some dignity for his master, he heard a loud noise coming from behind him.

Looking back, he saw Eunuch Huang, who had just left the Goddess Palace a few hours ago, returning with an imperial edict reverently held in his hand.

Before Xuanyuan Jingye's servant could even remove his hand from the steward's shoulder, he heard Eunuch Huang sneer, "What? This servant from Prince Jing's Mansion dared to touch His Majesty's people? Does Prince Jing's Mansion not even take His Majesty seriously now?"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did the servant turn pale with fear, but even Xuanyuan Jingye's face turned pale as well.

Xuanyuan Jingye unceremoniously kicked the servant to the ground and cursed angrily, "Zhao Si, what the hell were you doing just now?"

Zhao Si, who originally wanted to stand up and please his master, did not expect that he would suffer an unexpected disaster. However, in front of Eunuch Huang, even if he had thousands of complaints in his heart, he did not dare to refute. He could only kneel on the ground and kowtow to apologize.

"How can we allow you to wantonly violate the majesty of the royal family?"

However, Eunuch Huang did not intend to let Zhao Si go so easily.

He knew in his heart that Xuanyuan Jingye, the love rival of His Majesty, would not have a good ending, so he would certainly not show mercy to Xuanyuan Jingye and his party.

He said to the Jinyiwei behind him: "You have disrespected the majesty of the royal family and will be punished with eighty military sticks."

"master……"

When Zhao Si heard that he would be beaten with eighty military sticks, his face turned pale and bloodless: If he was beaten with eighty military sticks, he would be crippled even if he didn't die.

Xuanyuan Jingye was furious when he saw his men being punished in person by a eunuch.

However, since Eunuch Huang is a popular figure in the eyes of His Majesty, he not only cannot offend him, but also has to curry favor with him.

Therefore, not only did he not help his servant to plead for mercy, he even praised Eunuch Huang for doing a good job.

Little did he know that this action had chilled the hearts of the brothers who had helped him through life and death, and laid hidden dangers for the future.

Watching Zhao Si being dragged away, Xuanyuan Jingye kept comforting himself in his heart: It's not all bad.

Judging from Eunuch Huang's appearance, he should have come to the Goddess Palace to read the imperial edict. The emperor left the Goddess Palace at noon and delivered the imperial edict in the evening, which specifically rewarded Liu Ruyue with something.

Anyway, Liu Ruyue will be his woman sooner or later. The more rewards she receives from His Majesty, the more fame and fortune she will bring to him when she marries him.

Therefore, Xuanyuan Jingye looked at the imperial edict in Eunuch Huang's hand like a half-master, and followed the people in the palace into the Goddess Palace, ready to listen to the imperial edict.

This time, Liu Ruyue didn't let anyone wait.

As Eunuch Huang walked into the front hall, Liu Ruyue was already waiting there with Luo Sheng, Luo Shu, and a group of maids and eunuchs arranged by the emperor.

Eunuch Huang, who had been somewhat defiant towards Xuanyuan Jingye just now, immediately softened his attitude upon seeing Liu Ruyue. He greeted her warmly before beginning to read the imperial edict:

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims:

I have heard that the heavens and the earth are in their proper place, thus achieving the power to support and sustain. The sun and the moon, blessed by heaven, extend and ascend to eternity. The goddess has been reincarnated, blessing Beigan. The daughter of the Liu clan is the root of prosperity. I hereby inform you, Liu clan Ruyue, pious and respectful in your duties, gentle and virtuous, graceful and dignified. With the golden sutra and golden seal, I appoint you as empress, bestowing upon you the empress's seal and ribbon. The virtuous Kun is gentle, the wife's virtue inherits that of her mother-in-law. You honor the rites of offering sacrifices and uphold the righteousness of the locust. Thus, you will benefit Beigan, establish the foundation of the clan, serve as a model for the world, and spread the teachings of the Yin clan. Respectfully!"

“…”

As soon as the imperial edict was read out, the front hall became unusually quiet. Not to mention Xuanyuan Jingye, even the two maids Luo Sheng and Luo Shu had never thought that their young lady could be canonized as queen.

Liu Ruyue had been heading for that position from the beginning, but now she showed an expression of shock and emotion after hearing it.

If she guessed correctly, Eunuch Huang would need to report all her reactions and expressions to Xuanyuan Jingye in detail after returning to the palace.

The more moved and shocked she appeared, the more satisfied Xuanyuan Yunche felt.

So, Liu Ruyue's eyes were red, tears silently rolled down her cheeks, she was so moved that she couldn't speak, she could only stare at Eunuch Huang and sob.

Eunuch Huang could only offer words of comfort: "Your Majesty, this is a matter of great joy. You are so happy that you are crying. His Majesty is also happy to hear this."

Eunuch Huang said this cleverly, avoiding others from using Liu Ruyue's tears to make a fuss and fabricate that Liu Ruyue was unwilling to marry Xuanyuan Yunche.

Luo Sheng also reacted. He first kowtowed respectfully on the ground and replied "Thank you, Lord, for your grace." Then he stood up and walked to Liu Ruyue's side, helping Liu Ruyue kowtow and thank her for her grace and orders.

After that, he did not forget to give golden melon seeds to Eunuch Huang and others who read the imperial edict, which made everyone leave happily.

Throughout the whole process, Liu Ruyue played the role of the little woman who was overwhelmed by the surprise and could only shed tears of gratitude.

However, when Eunuch Huang left the Goddess Palace, Liu Ruyue asked him to help convey a message to Xuanyuan Yunche: "Tell His Majesty that I believe in him!"

This statement was vague, and how Xuanyuan Yunche thought about it was his own business.

However, based on Liu Ruyue's understanding of Xuanyuan Yunche, a love-brained person, the other party might just think that Liu Ruyue believes that he can stay with her for a hundred years without changing.

However, Liu Ruyue actually believed that Xuanyuan Yunche could help her secure her position as queen and live a good life.

While Liu Ruyue was busy acting, Xuanyuan Jingye was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped:

Establish a queen?

Make Liu Ruyue the queen?

How come all of a sudden, the woman he's attracted to will become his "Queen Mother"? (If he can successfully adopt her as Xuanyuan Yunche's son)

Why is there bad news one after another all day long?

In particular, Liu Ruyue's ambiguous belief made Xuanyuan Jingye suspect whether Liu Ruyue had reached some kind of collusion or cooperation with the emperor.

He wanted to stay and question Liu Ruyue, but Eunuch Huang used the excuse that it was against etiquette for a young prince like him to pay a visit to the new queen alone, and forcibly took him away from the Goddess Palace.

Not only that, Eunuch Huang seemed to be worried about Xuanyuan Jingye, and left the top ten masters of the Jinyiwei to guard the Goddess Palace in front of him, obviously to guard against him.

Sitting in the carriage back to Prince Jing's Mansion, Xuanyuan Jingye was in a terrible mood: Bad news came one after another all day long, it was so annoying!

However, he didn't know that the bad news was far more than that.

After he left the Goddess Palace, Liu Ruyue ordered the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to take the maids of the Goddess Palace to go to the Shangshu Mansion and Qingshan Academy to learn everything about Xuanyuan Jingye's visit to the Goddess Palace throughout the day.

Xuanyuan Jingye, who was in a terrible mood because the woman he had his eyes on was made queen, didn't know that he was on the verge of capsizing...