The morning court session the following day was already in complete chaos.

"Silence! What kind of decorum is this in the imperial court!"

Yue Yufeng's sharp eyes exuded an intimidating aura that seemed unassailable.

"Your Majesty, do you have any evidence for what you just said? Although Yan is inferior to Yue in every way, if we turn to war over this, it will be the common people who suffer."

Yue Yufeng glanced at Eunuch Wang, who was holding a stack of letters and handed them to Wang Runchao, the Minister of Rites.

"Lord Wang, please take a closer look."

"What is this?" Wang Runchao picked up the letters one by one, and his hands trembled more and more as he read them.

"Evidence of Yan Shaoheng and Chen Jingshu's affair."

"Is... this really true?"

"Is this evidence that you, Lord Wang, doubt my judgment?"

Yue Xiyuan exuded a powerful aura, giving people an invisible sense of oppression.

"Your subject dares not say so, but these are not just a few letters, but concern the two countries and their people."

After Wang Runchao finished reading it, the letter was passed around to others.

"Alas, it is truly a misfortune for my Moon Kingdom."

"What face do you expect from my Moon Kingdom?!"

The officials continued to spit on Yan Shaoheng and Chen Jingshu.

"I, the King of Yan, can set this aside for the time being, but Yue Zhixiao and Chen Jingshu will be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public in three days."

The powerful aura emanating from Yue Xiyuan created an invisible sense of oppression, making people hesitant to challenge his authority and unable to resist him.

"Yue Zhixiao and Chen Jingshu plotted to usurp the throne, harmed the royal family, disgraced the royal bloodline, and treated human life as worthless. Their crimes are unforgivable. We beg Your Majesty to punish them."

It is unclear who was the first to express their opinion in the crowd, but in succession, all the ministers knelt on the ground.

"Please, Your Majesty, punish Yue Zhixiao and Chen Jingshu."

Yue Yufeng feigned difficulty and sighed, "It's not that I'm ignoring it, but I fear I can't convince the people of the late emperor's will! If I act in this way, I'm afraid I'll chill the hearts of the people."

"Your Majesty, the people of the city are now waiting for you to deal with Yue Zhixiao. These are the petitions that the people have jointly submitted in the past few days. Please take a look."

Eunuch Wang took the petition from Cheng Shaoshang, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and handed it to Yue Yufeng.

A petition listed Yue Zhixiao's crimes: massacring a village, abducting men, destroying evidence... all the charges were enough to condemn Yue Zhixiao to a thousand cuts.

The names of countless ordinary people were clearly written at the bottom of the indictment. Due to the limited size of the paper, only the first page clearly stated Yue Zhixiao's crimes, while the following pages contained the signatures of the people.

“Your Majesty, we now have evidence of guilt, physical evidence, and witness testimony. Moreover, Yue Zhixiao is not the late emperor’s son. The late emperor’s edict covered up Chen Jingshu’s crimes of causing trouble in the harem, treason, collusion with other countries, and treating human life as worthless. If you still do not convict Yue Zhixiao, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public and chill the hearts of the people.”

As the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review knelt down, all the ministers knelt down as well, requesting the Emperor to punish Yue Zhixiao and the other man.

"Since this is the will of the people and the wish of the ministers, I will immediately draft an edict ordering Yue Zhixiao and Chen Jingshu to be executed in three days."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

After the court session, Gu Yanan, who had been hiding in the back, appeared and said, "You two did a good job playing the good cop and bad cop."

What is meant by "black face" and "white face"?

"You're so out of touch, you've never heard of this. It's about resolving conflicts where one person plays a friendly or likable role, and the other plays a stern or unpleasant role."

Gu Yanan then shouted, "Dou Erdun with the blue face stole the imperial horse, Guan Yu with the red face fought in Changsha, Dian Wei with the yellow face, Cao Cao with the white face, and Zhang Fei with the black face chattering away."

"This is 'Rap Opera Masks,' a song that combines pop songs with Peking Opera. We'll play it for you when An'an has something that can be played."

A strong sense of curiosity shone in Yue Yufeng's eyes, as if every new discovery excited him.

Ever since Yue Yufeng learned that Gu Yanan had also come from another world, he has developed a strong interest in the other side of Gu Yanan.

However, Gu Yanan refused to say anything, saying that she wanted to maintain some novelty so that Yue Yufeng would always be interested in her and wouldn't escape her grasp.

But Yue Yufeng was worried that while he was full of novelty towards her, she knew him inside and out. Yue Yufeng was afraid that one day Gu Yanan would lose interest in him and abandon him to wander the world.

After all, his greatest asset is his status, but that is also what limits him the most.

"One plays the good cop and the other the bad cop, it's interesting."

"That's all thanks to you, Your Majesty."

"Hey, you can't blame me for this. Your title of 'King of Hell' wasn't bestowed upon you by me. All your efforts are your own."

"They're gone."

"My fourth brother is good at everything, except he can't smile. He always looks like someone owes him tens of millions."

Gu Yanan shook her head in disagreement, "They just don't smile at you. But when they smile at An'an, it's like their smile is worthless."

"Prioritizing women over men!"

Taking advantage of Gu Yanan's momentary lapse in attention, Yue Yufeng pulled her into his arms and said, "You got up too early for the morning court session. Go back and take a nap."

"Hey! Why are you always covered in this yellowish stuff!"

“I didn’t say anything, but you’re already thinking in that direction. I don’t even know who it is, but all you can think about are those yellowish things.”

Gu Yanan punched Yue Yufeng in the chest, "Ah! You're trying to murder your husband?"

"Of course, I'll get an even more handsome one!"

"I'll see if you dare!" Yue Yufeng 'threshed' Gu Yanan onto the bed, preparing to 'go to sleep'.

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