In the Laifeng Kingdom, on the eighth day of the sixth lunar month in the first year of Baofeng, Hua Qingcheng officially ascended the throne and became emperor, and moved to the Zichen Palace.

Two days later, on the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, Hua Qingcheng held a grand ceremony to crown Mu Lige as the new empress. The ceremony was solemn and grand, demonstrating Hua Qingcheng's deep affection for Mu Lige and her cherishment of this relationship.

At the same time, Hua Qingcheng also announced a remarkable decision: to confer the title of Crown Princess of Laifeng Kingdom on her twin daughter Nalan Zetian born to her and Mu Lige, and to confer the title of Crown Prince of Zhaoyang Kingdom on her son Su Mu Hongming.

However, according to ancestral rules, to prevent the monopoly of power by relatives outside the family, the Queen and the Crown Princess could not live together. However, Hua Qingcheng, considering that her children were still young and needed their father's care and attention, specially allowed Mu Lige to continue living in the Eastern Palace. This way, Mu Lige could be close to the children as they grew up until they reached school age and then moved to the Bixia Palace.

In addition to Mu Lige, several other concubines in the harem were also canonized.

Han Yichen and Situ Ye were both conferred the title of first-rank imperial noble lords; Yu Xiaotian, Si Chengfeng, Zuo An and Wu Chen were conferred the title of second-rank noble lords.

Since these men were all pregnant and had physical difficulties, Hua Qingcheng sympathized with their situation and allowed them to continue living in the East Palace and move to their respective independent palaces after giving birth.

On the morning of June 11th, the sun was shining brightly.

After having breakfast in Bingquanxuan, Han Yichen took a slow walk in the garden with the support of Nanxing and Shaoyao.

"Xiao Chenchen, there is a slope ahead, please walk slowly!" Xuanming followed Han Yichen nervously, reminding him where the steps were and where the road was uneven.

Xiao Lengyu followed Xuanming closely, as if he was afraid that he would fall.

"Second Master, Achen is not a child anymore." Han Yichen turned his head, his lips twitching slightly, and looked speechlessly at Xuanming who still treated him like a child.

"Hmph, even if you, little Chenchen, grow up to be a hundred years old, you will still be my obedient little disciple!" Xuanming stroked his gray beard, humming left and right, his face full of arrogance.

"Your Majesty, Grandpa Ming is worried about you!" Shan You, who was standing beside Xuan Ming, said with a smile. If you looked closely, you would see that his bright eyes were gleaming with envy.

Han Yichen's lips curled slightly, his pair of charming eyes full of allure. He raised his hand and gently patted Shan You's face, saying with a half-smile, "Have you memorized the Compendium of Materia Medica? Have you memorized the Book of the Poison King? Can you accurately identify the acupuncture points on the human body?"

Upon hearing this, Shan You's fair cheeks flushed slightly, his eyes drooped slightly, and he said embarrassedly: "In reply to your Excellency Han Huang, Shan You still doesn't have a very accurate grasp of a few acupuncture points on the human body..." His voice became smaller and smaller, and he looked ashamed.

"Why don't you go to the medicine house and practice quickly?" Han Yichen said in feigned anger.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Shan You responded quickly and prepared to leave.

However, the moment Shan You turned around, Han Yichen's cold yet arrogant voice drifted to his ears: "When you can memorize these basic pharmacology knowledge thoroughly, I will... reluctantly allow you to call me 'Master'!"

Shan You turned around abruptly upon hearing this, his handsome face filled with surprise, "Disciple greets you..."

"Wait!" Just as Shan You was about to pay his respects to Han Yichen, Han Yichen stopped him. "Don't be so hasty to call me Master. I haven't agreed to accept you as my disciple yet. Whether you succeed or not depends on your talent and hard work. Once you've memorized the basic pharmacology and passed my test, I'll acknowledge you as my disciple!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty Han!" Shan You bowed respectfully to Han Yichen, and then left happily.

"Achen, you have good taste." Xuanming stroked his graying beard and said meaningfully, "This Shan You is quite talented in medicine and has a photographic memory. He is also gentle and humble, and very patient. Although he is a little weak, if he is well cultivated, his achievements in the future may surpass you and me."

"Second Master is right." Han Yichen nodded slightly, confirming Xuanming's statement.

"Second Elder, Your Majesty Emperor Han!" Suddenly, a slightly anxious voice came from the direction of the courtyard gate.

Immediately afterwards, a capable and nimble black figure came into everyone's sight. The person was none other than the new commander of the Yulin Army and the 200,000-strong National Protection Army - Shan Zuo.

"A Zuo, why are you in such a hurry?" Han Yichen couldn't help but feel an ominous feeling in his heart when he saw Shan Zuo coming in person to deliver the message.

"Reporting to Emperor Han, there is a letter from Xuanyi Valley." Shan Zuoyi said as he handed the 800-mile express letter that had just arrived at the post station to Han Yichen.

Han Yichen took the letter and read through it quickly. The more he read, the gloomier his expression became.

"Xiao Chenchen, what happened?" Seeing this, Xuanming grabbed the letter and started reading.

"What? Senior Brother is seriously ill? He is on his deathbed and wants to see Xiao Chenchen and the emperor?" Xuan Ming's hands trembled slightly. Although he didn't want this to be true, he could believe that the handwriting on the paper was indeed that of Third Junior Sister Xuan Yue.

"Master..." Han Yichen couldn't help but let down the tears that he had been holding back.

Hua Qingcheng, who had just returned from court, was stopped by Shan Zuo as soon as she walked out of the Golden Palace and was taken to Bingquanxuan.

After learning what happened, Hua Qingcheng's heart was shocked. Han Yichen's master was seriously ill, which meant that Zuo Qinglong was about to return to modern times, and the real Xuantian would also be back soon.

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