In September of the same year, Fei Wan ordered a thorough investigation into the Qi Xiu case.

This case, which had been dormant for twenty years, was finally brought up for re-examination.

Even though twenty years have passed, in the hearts of some people in Fengming, that memory will never be erased.

Even though the Qi Mansion was burned down that year, in the chaos, there were not only people who hated Qi Xiu, but also people who liked Qi Xiu.

They kept some things, but the situation at the time did not allow them to stand up, and they did not dare to stand up to support Qi Xiu.

It's funny that the case was solved in such a short time after so many years. The evidence was placed in front of Feng Jinlin, and Feng Jinlin confessed.

However, Feng Jinlin was not the only one involved in this matter. The person behind the scenes was actually the late emperor, and the person who acquiesced was Emperor Xuan.

The appearance of Qi Xiu gave men hope. In a society where women are respected, such a development trend is absolutely not allowed.

How could a man have such a high status and be respected and loved by the people?

Emperor Xuan admired and feared Qi Xiu. Even after he learned the truth, he sacrificed his most beloved princess on the one hand and took the opportunity to eliminate the biggest threat to him on the other.

Emperor Xuan chose the former.

Everyone expected Fengming to press on with his victory, but Emperor Xuan never trusted Qi Xiu, simply because he was a man.

The State of Yue came to ask for peace, and Emperor Xuan acquiesced to it. She believed that as an emperor, one should not be merciful.

From then on, the Third Princess' faction gained power.

The mastermind behind this incident was Fei Wan's mother, the Queen Mother.

Although it was done by the previous emperor, it will also have an impact on Fei Wan.

Everyone thought Fei Wan would conceal this matter, and even the person in charge did not deliberately write about the late emperor when closing the case. But Fei Wan frowned after reading the file and asked someone to send it back for rewriting.

As Fei Wan requested, when the truth came out, everyone was in an uproar and couldn't help but have some complaints about Fei Wan. Some even wondered if Fei Wan, as a descendant of the late emperor, would also be like this...unsure of right from wrong?

However, in December of the same year, Feiwan issued a series of policies.

Even if we don't jump directly to gender equality, we are gradually improving the status of men.

The most important point is that men can also serve as officials.

There were also court ministers who opposed it, but they were all persuaded one by one by Fei Wan using a "gentle" approach.

What's more, with the precedent of Gu Ruozhao, no one can refute it with the reason that men are inferior to women.

Other countries were dissatisfied with Fengming's practice of arbitrarily changing the status of men and women, especially the neighboring country of Yue, because their country was also slightly affected by this move.

After receiving the letter from the State of Yue, Fei Wan thought carefully and chose to ignore their words, then turned around and destroyed the State of Yue.

In the plot, the Kingdom of Yue destroyed Fengming once, not to mention that they were also involved in Qi Xiu's affairs, so Fei Wan was "reciprocating".

Fei Wan had wondered if Ling Wu would blame her, but Ling Wu only wished for her sister's safety. As for the others, it seemed the common people simply wanted to live a good life, unconcerned about whose name was being changed.

Fei Wan treated all the cities she acquired equally, and under her governance, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Fengming's national strength grew stronger, and other countries gradually stopped expressing their opposition.

As for Fei Wan's harem...

Still empty.

…

The moonlight in the courtyard is intoxicating.

The woman played the piano, and the sound was pleasant to the ears, but at a certain moment, something went wrong in the sound.

Gu Ruozhao was painting, but at this moment he stopped and looked up at her.

Fei Wan stopped playing the zither and leaned closer to him: "There are some mistakes in the music, but I beg you to take a look at me."

Fei Wan's white fingers picked up the painting from the table again. On the painting was her appearance sketched by him stroke by stroke.

He was very attentive, even to the smallest details.

Gu Ruozhao once said that he was not good at painting, but now he doesn't look like it at all.

Fei Wan suddenly remembered the time when she was unable to meet Gu Ruozhao. She seemed to have heard from the people she sent that Gu Ruozhao was often painting?

"What have you been drawing?"

"Awan."

"Um?"

Why call her suddenly?

"It's you."

He smiled with his eyes curved, and there was a gentleness in his eyes that seemed to be filled with starlight. He replied word by word.

"If I can't see you, I want to draw what you look like."

Fei Wan was slightly stunned, but he was indescribably happy in his heart.

No, he can't tease her, she has to take the initiative.

Fei Wan moved closer to him.

"Then do you know why I played the piano wrong?"

"Actually, there was a story a long time ago about a woman who deliberately plucked the wrong strings on her zither just to win the favor of her beloved. So, if this song is wrong, would you be willing to give it a try?"

The woman's eyelashes drooped, half covering her beautiful eyes, waiting for his answer.

She only waited for one word from him.

"Can."

Eh...is it okay?

What does it mean?

The next moment his breath completely enveloped her, with a hint of pleasant incense, and his warm breath seemed to be mixed with desire and lingered on the tip of her ear.

The slight numbness gradually spread from the tip of the ear to the lips.

"I'm greedy and want a complete Ah Wan."

He kissed her, leaving traces of tenderness.

"But in normal times, as an emperor, you belong only to Fengming."

He paused, his eyes slightly red, his breath tingling in her ears, making her feel numb and itchy.

"Only at this moment will you belong to me."

He, who was always cool and gentle, showed his possessiveness towards her.

Her lips were blocked and bitten gently. He held her waist, and the next moment they both fell on the guqin.

The guqin made a "clang" sound, but was intact.

"Qin..."

She finally had a chance to speak, but he bent down, pecked her cheek with a chuckle, and kissed her again.

The strings of the zither caressed her body, and as he moved, they frequently produced wrong notes, blending with the moonlight to play a moonlit song.

Until the strings broke, another kind of beautiful sound blended into the cold moonlight, making the cold moonlight gradually become gentle.