The new emperor worked hard to govern the country, listened to the opinions of his ministers with an open mind, and recruited talented people, which gradually stabilized the originally precarious government.

Although it cannot be compared with its heyday, it is indeed much better than a year ago.

In addition to focusing on military and agricultural aspects, the status of doctors has been rising rapidly.

Faced with successive disasters, the new emperor also realized the importance of doctors.

The imperial court encouraged and motivated those who studied medicine, and even opened medical clinics to provide professional courses to benefit more ordinary people.

The Empress Dowager has now been promoted to Grand Empress Dowager and leads a comfortable life in semi-seclusion.

Concubine Xi was canonized as the Holy Mother Empress Dowager by the new emperor and moved to Ningsheng Palace.

Prince Rong Wei Ziheng is still a first-class prince, and the title is hereditary.

Ning Shuyuan was conferred the title of first-class prince's consort, the highest status among the ladies of noble birth.

Wei Li voluntarily abdicated, and the position of Crown Prince was inherited by his eldest son Wei Ye.

The most surprising thing is that Princess Wei Tanya was arranged to marry the new Vice Minister of War Su Yu.

Wei Li left Siyou Kingdom soon after Wei Jie left, and now he returned only half a month earlier than Wei Jie.

This trip to Tiandu Kingdom was intended to help the old emperor assist the crown prince and eliminate other princes who had ulterior motives.

Thanks to Wuqiu Mansion, Xue Zixu, Feng Jiyue, Gu Yunhe, Sikong Linghao, Ni Hongluan and others who successively came forward to assist Wei Li, Qixia Villa was finally exposed to the public.

And because the prince had Qixia Villa on his side, his path to ascending the throne was naturally smooth.

The empress and the eldest prince were demoted before the old emperor retired. The sixth prince, Tang Yuan, succeeded to the throne, and a new chapter for the Tiandu Kingdom began.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, Wei Li was officially canonized as King Li (pronounced as Li), and the title was inherited by his descendants, making him the one and only idle king of Tiandu Kingdom.

Because of its meritorious service in protecting the emperor, Qixia Mountain Villa was hailed as the number one villa in the world of Tiandu Kingdom. It was granted a memorial archway by the emperor, and civil officials got off their sedan chairs and military officials got off their horses, and its descendants were blessed for generations to come.

Although he had the title, Wei Li was still used to living in Siyou Kingdom. Tang Yuan was grateful for his giving up the throne and his assistance, so he had no reason to object. He promised him that the title of King Li would be reserved for him forever and he could return to Tiandu Kingdom at any time.

After bidding farewell to Tang Yuan, Wei Li went straight back to Siyou Kingdom where he had been away for nearly a year.

Because of Shangguan Qingxi's special status, although she could not be personally named a princess, she was adopted as an adopted daughter by the empress dowager and was personally named Princess Huarong because of her meritorious service in protecting the emperor.

Shangguan Hao also became the new left prime minister because of his outstanding talents.

The status of the Shangguan family naturally rose, and they became a new powerful and noble family in the Siyou Kingdom.

From then on, the threshold of Shangguan Mansion was trampled by marriage proposals, and the three brothers and sisters of the Shangguan family became the objects of favor among the powerful and influential.

What was very unfortunate was that when Wei Li returned, Shangguan Qingxi's marriage was being hyped the most.

Living a new life made Wei Li cherish the relationship between them even more. When he saw the person he cherished most being stared at by these people, he said nothing, did not enter the mansion, but went directly to the palace, begging for the imperial decree to grant the marriage.

Unfortunately, before he could get the announcement from Shangguan Mansion, Shangguan Qingxi ran out in a panic, holding up her skirt.

Because she was running too fast, she was almost tripped by the corner of her skirt. Fortunately, Wei Li reacted quickly and held the person in his arms.

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

As soon as Shangguan Qingxi saw Wei Li, she excitedly pulled his hand and said, "Quick, quick, Wei Jie is back, take me to meet him."

Wei Li's face immediately turned ugly. "Why didn't you look so happy when I came back? Didn't you even think of welcoming me?"

"Hey, it's already this hour, why are you still arguing with me about this? Is it that serious? Are you jealous of a child?"

"Fuck, is he a kid? He's older than me, and he even lied to me and called me Uncle Seven. I feel sick just thinking about it now!"

Shangguan Qingxi immediately looked around in panic and pinched his waist hard.

"You idiot, it's already this hour and you're still yelling. Are you afraid that others won't think you're a monster?"

"What's wrong with calling him Uncle Seven? As long as you use Wei Li's name for one day, you have to call him that. It's a courtesy and you can't mess up!"

Wei Li cried out in pain, then looked at Shangguan Qingxi with an extremely resentful expression: "You are really biased."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense here and take me away quickly. If I don't leave, my mother will find out and scold me again."

Wei Li glanced at the eunuch who was waiting to announce the decree not far behind him, and immediately handed the imperial edict in his arms to him: "Here, just announce the decree directly."

The eunuch was stunned for a moment, "Li, uh, Second Young Master, this, this is not good, right? Miss Shangguan also needs to be present!"

"No, I'll just tell her. Besides, we have to go out to meet Wei Jie now. Um, Uncle Qi, we will go to the emperor to plead guilty in person."

Seeing this, the eunuch had no choice but to stop him. He nodded, then walked in respectfully holding the imperial edict.

After they got on the carriage, Shangguan Qingxi finally found the time to tilt her head and look at Wei Li: "What imperial decree?"

"The marriage was granted."

"What did you say?"

Because she was too excited, Shangguan Qingxi hit the roof of the car as she stood up. She screamed in pain, hugged her head, and tears immediately flowed out.

Unexpectedly, Wei Li not only did not comfort her, but also said with great joy: "I didn't expect you to be so happy. If I had known, I would have gone to the emperor to ask for an imperial decree to grant us marriage!"

"Who, who said I'm going to marry you?"

Wei Li was dumbfounded, "If you don't marry me, who else do you want to marry?"

Shangguan Qingxi held her head in her arms, looking angry: "I won't marry anyone. Yuan'er's life or death is unknown, why would I marry? Do you want me to see my happiness surpass their pain?"

When Wei Li heard this, he was relieved immediately. "I was wondering what the reason was. I was scared to death. If it's this one, I can understand. I can also wait. Anyway, the imperial edict didn't specify when the wedding would be held."

"Besides, you are only thirteen years old, there is no rush. I have to settle you down first. Otherwise, if I go on a long trip one day and my wife runs away with someone when I come back, who can I cry to?"

"Bah, do you think anyone can hook up with me?"

"That's not necessarily true. Look, I've only been away from home for a year, and you've already been targeted by so many people. This imperial edict is my reassurance, and it's indispensable. Just treat it as a favor and stop torturing me, okay?"

Shangguan Qingxi blushed, "Can you be serious?"

"When have I ever been indecent?"

"You, are you really Wei Yi? Why does this painting style make me feel creepy?"

"I am not only Wei Yi, but also Wei Li. If it were really just Wei Yi, wouldn't you find it boring?"

Qingxi twitched her lips speechlessly, "Alright, stop talking nonsense to me. I want to ask you, have you dealt with everything over there?"

"Well, it's all settled. From now on, I can go wherever I want. Without the title of Crown Prince, there is no pressure from the old man. The young emperor was also very sensible and made me a prince. All I have to do is enjoy my life."

Looking at Wei Li's smug look, Shangguan Qingxi hummed a few times. Although she didn't show it on her face, she was sincerely happy for him in her heart.

He was used to working hard in his previous life, and it was the same in this life. He was also involved in such a strange life experience, and was even targeted by the old emperor, who insisted that he inherit the throne. For her, he was willing to give up that position and said it so calmly.

How could she not accept his kindness?

In her opinion, all men have a dream of becoming an emperor, especially those who are princes, who have innate advantages. Not only him, she thought Wei Jie was the same.

Originally, if the Ling Yuan incident had not happened, Wei Jie might not have refused that position, right?

But for Ling Yuan, he gave up willingly.

From this point of view, Wei Li and Wei Jie are both people that women can entrust their lives to.

Yuan'er, you must be well!

But she never expected that seeing Wei Jie again would be such a sad scene.

How domineering and brave were the Black Scale Army of the past?

But what did she see?

They all had sad looks on their faces, and every step they took was heavy and slow as if they were walking in a swamp.

However, Wei Jie sat in the carriage with a painful look on his face, hugging Ling Yuan tightly with a dull look in his eyes.

The moment the car curtain was lifted, Shangguan Qingxi almost vomited because of the pungent smell. She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned her head and looked at Ling Yuan's body.

This sight was not a big deal, but she felt as if struck by lightning. "No, this is absolutely impossible. How could this be possible? How could this be possible? Jie'er, what happened to her? What happened to her?"

There was no light in Wei Jie's eyes. It was just a vast expanse of white with no end in sight.

He seemed not to have seen Shangguan Qingxi and spoke to Qingchen mechanically.