"Guards, take the Empress Dowager back. Without my permission, no one is allowed to visit her or leave the palace."

Yan Shaoheng gave the guard a look, and the guard stepped forward and took the Empress Dowager away.

"Yan Chuan City, how could you treat your mother like this for that vile woman! You vile woman! I will kill you!"

When Consort Mei saw the guards carrying the Empress Dowager away, a satisfied smile appeared in her eyes.

Then she resumed her trembling demeanor and leaned closer to the Emperor of Yan.

"Your Majesty, you are so kind!"

The Emperor of Yan playfully pinched Consort Mei's nose. "Silly girl, but the Empress Dowager is still my mother. We can't go too far."

"I know, but the Empress Dowager always threatens to kill me, and I am afraid."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

"I had previously said that I would introduce my younger sister to Your Majesty. A couple of days ago, I went to pick her up, only to find that she had been beaten to death by the Empress Dowager."

As she spoke, Consort Mei covered her face and wept softly, making one's heart clench.

"What? They actually don't respect me at all! I've been too lenient with their punishment."

Although they are called sisters, they are actually the goddaughters that Consort Mei took in when she was serving the Empress Dowager.

Now that she has just come of age, she can no longer be called a goddaughter.

The Emperor Yan had seen that maid before. Although she had served the Empress Dowager for several years, her inherent charm immediately captivated the Emperor Yan.

Unfortunately, he never got to taste the beauty before she was gone.

"Your Majesty, don't you have an imperial edict to announce? After you announce it, we can go back quickly..."

Consort Mei winked at Emperor Yan, instantly captivating his heart.

"Eunuch Zhang, please read the imperial edict aloud."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Prince Heng is virtuous and talented, and wholeheartedly devoted to the people. I hereby appoint Prince Heng as Regent, to relieve my worries and troubles and share the burden of state affairs. So be it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Long live the Emperor!"

"If you have something to report, please do so; otherwise, the court may adjourn."

"Court adjourned!"

The ministers who had just been about to deal with Yan Shaoheng were now so trembling that they couldn't stand up.

"We're finished, we're completely finished!"

"Since things have come to this point, why don't we try to seek refuge with Prince Heng? It would be a way for us to survive."

"What if Prince Heng is unwilling?"

"Then we're truly finished."

Outside the main hall, everyone was congratulating Yan Shaoheng.

"Congratulations, Prince Heng, you have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel."

"Yes, yes, congratulations, Prince Heng! We will certainly serve you wholeheartedly in the future."

"I have always seen your loyalty, and I will certainly not treat you unfairly in the future."

"Thank you, Prince Heng."

"Prince Heng, please wait."

Yan Shaoheng turned around and saw that it was the same group of people who had just asked the Emperor Yan to punish them.

"What? Do you all still want to punish me?"

"Prince Heng is joking. It's all our fault for being blinded by Prime Minister Wang and failing to recognize him as a traitor. Fortunately, Prince Heng has sharp eyes and prevented him from succeeding."

"Yes, Prince Heng, we have realized our mistake and will certainly follow your lead from now on. We will never have any disloyal intentions."

"Please forgive me, Prince Heng!"

Right now, I need people, so it's not good to get rid of all these opportunists.

We can only let them go for now, and then we'll remove them one by one once he's fully enthroned.

If you can betray others, you can also betray yourself in the future.

"Since everyone has already seen through his intentions, I naturally will not say anything more."

However, I should be more discerning in judging people in the future, since there aren't many people as forgiving as I am.

Yan Shaoheng's dark, cold eyes, deep, sinister voice, and the chilling, bloodthirsty smile that curled at the corner of his lips.

This caused all the ministers to tremble with fear.

“Your Highness is absolutely right. We will remember this and thank Your Highness for not punishing us.”

"Alright, it's getting late, let's call it a day."

"Respectfully seeing off Prince Heng."

After Yan Shaoheng left, the group collapsed to the ground, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"Do you think Prince Heng is letting us off the hook?"

"It probably depends on our performance."

Let's take it one step at a time.

"Shaoheng, you're back? How was it? Did Yanchuan City give you any trouble?"

"He's nothing but a good-for-nothing now, how could he possibly make things difficult for me?"

Chen Jingshu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."

Yan Shaoheng looked at the table full of food. "You haven't eaten yet?"

"Yes, I'm waiting for you. I'm worried sick about you until you come back."

"Rest assured, the city of Yanchuan has issued an edict today, appointing me as Regent. From now on, all matters of the court are under my jurisdiction."

However, I'll be quite busy too. Once the court is more stable, I'll let Xiao'er take over, so I can have more time to spend with you.

Perhaps because Chen Jingshu had taken the medication, Yan Shaoheng's chest pain was not as noticeable.

"Okay, you said it yourself."

"I said it."

Chen Jingshu's face flushed crimson as she nestled softly into his arms.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

When Chen Jingshu saw Cheng Ying arrive, she released Yan Shaoheng, sat down beside him, and served him food.

"What is it?"

"Consort Mei in the palace still needs an immortality poison."

Why?

"It is said that she has a younger sister at home, and she wants her sister to enter the palace together to share the master's burdens."

"Give it to her."

For Yan Shaoheng, the number of pills didn't matter; the most important thing was that they were obedient.

"Give her another bottle of 'Bewitching Poison'."

"Yes, Master."

When the topic of 'bewitching potions' came up, Chen Jingshu became interested.

"Shaoheng, what is the use of the 'Charm Gu'?"

"The drug that women use on men can make them inseparable and completely infatuated."

Will there be any harm?

"Of course, if used for a long time, a man will gradually become mentally impaired. Jing Shu, why are you asking this?"

Upon hearing that the harm was so great, Chen Jingshu suppressed the thought in her heart.

"It's nothing, I was just curious and asked."

"Alright, you haven't eaten yet, you must be hungry, go ahead and eat."

"Yes, you eat too."

Inside the palace, cries of "Ah Cheng, come and get me! Come and get me!" echoed.

The Emperor Yan's eyes were blindfolded by Consort Mei, and the two were playing hide-and-seek in the palace.

"Gotcha!"

"Your Majesty, look who you have arrested!"

The Emperor of Yan lifted the veil covering his eyes and saw that the person in his arms was Eunuch Zhang. He pushed him aside with disgust.

"I think we should stop calling Mei'er Mei'er and start calling her Yu'er instead. She's not easy to catch at all."

"Since Mei'er is difficult to capture, how about I summon my sister to the palace and let His Majesty capture both of us?"

"The younger sister you mentioned before?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yan Chuancheng recalled that Consort Mei in his arms was already over forty years old, so her younger sister must be over thirty.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. In order for me and my sister to serve you well, Prince Heng also sent my sister an elixir of immortality."

Is Yan Shaoheng really that good?