With this thought, Yue Yu once again drew a smile on his face and began to entertain the guests who came and went about in the Prime Minister''s Mansion.

    He may look calm on the outside, but there was a fierce and violent tempest hidden in his heart.

    Only by continuing with the plan could he overthrow the Ming imperial family and become the emperor himself. When he had reached the highest position of power, he would be able to send all those who made Yue Ran suffer to the execution ground and into hell. Or it would be better to torture all of them together.

    However, Yue Yu did not know that Ning Ying had actually seen his indifferent and unfathomable look from a distance.

    She was startled, and her heart beat fast.

    It turned out that Yue Yu was not as gentle and kind as he had first appeared. So was he always acting all the time? Was all his kindness and elegance an illusion, a mask to hide from others?

    Ning Ying bit her lower lip slightly.

    If she were to threaten Yue Yu with her discovery, would he agree to marry her by then?

    She tightened her hands into fists.

    If it were not a last resort, she also does not want to act like this. No matter what, she also likes Yue Yu a little bit. But once she decides to threaten him, will he still be able to grow fond of her in the future? This was an unlikely case, but this was also one of the only ways that she could think of to be able to marry him.

    Marrying Yue Yu was the only way for her to enter a good and prominent family!

    It seemed that she still had to go to her aunt and give her a hint to let Mother Yue propose a marriage for her and Yue Yu. At that time, Yue Yu would not dislike her, for it was her aunt''s idea and not hers.

    When they get married, they will live with one another and get to know each other more. There must be love between them, which is simply wonderful!

    Ning Ying secretly looked at Yue Yu''s handsome appearance and elegant demeanor, like a tall and straight jade. Just thinking about the future made her extremely happy.

    However, she did not know that Yue Yu had caught the glint of greed and ambition in her eyes that made him feel nauseated. He only looked away in disgust to keep himself from expressing his loathing outwardly. Sёar?h the n?vel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

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    A few months went by quickly, and Yue Yu rose in rebellion against the imperial family.

    Although there was no longer Yue Ran in his plan, this process still went very quickly, and Yue Yu was almost met with no resistance from the opposing side.

    The death of Yue Ran seemed to have made a considerable impact on His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, Ming Chen, making him indifferent to political affairs in the court. He was silent and dull all day and night, like a walking corpse.

    As for Xia Zhan, a general, he had been hiding in his mansion all day long and never went outside. Therefore, his military power was easily taken away and replaced by his subordinates. He had now become an idle, rich man.

    When Yue Yu got the news that the two men were decadent and depressed, he only let out a sarcastic sneer, mocking them in his heart.

    Heh, when Yue Ran was there, they did not cherish it, but now that Yue Ran is gone, who are they planning to show this kind of appearance to?

    As for Ming Ze, he was still missing, and no news about him could be found.

    Before everyone could react in time, Yue Yu had already taken the world into his hands.

    The dragon throne was his, and the emperor''s position was also his.

    "Ming Chen, Ming Chen, you never thought that you would become a prisoner one day, right?"

    Yue Yu, no, I mean, His Majesty the Emperor, who had officially changed his name back to Rong Yu, his original name, had said out loud.

    He was wearing a dragon robe made out of golden threads and majestic dragon embroidery that made him look even more noble.

    Even though his words mocked the man kneeling on the ground, Rong Yu still looked dignified and elegant, like an immortal that was not stained with the mortal dust in the world. He sat on the dragon throne expressionlessly, watching as Ming Chen was being pressed down by the royal guards under the steps.

    "Yue Yu, you are actually a remnant prince of the previous dynasty?" Ming Chen asked. His face showed obvious disbelief.

    This Yue Yu was so powerful that he actually took control of the entire court before he could even react in time.

    How could Ming Chen know that the power in Yue Yu''s hands was the product of the help given by the prime minister for more than ten years? The imperial family of the Ming dynasty was already unstable in the first place, so it was not wrong for him to strike and take back his place to make the world a better place, right?

    "The remnant prince of the previous dynasty?" asked Rong Yu with a smile. "This world should belong to me in the first place, and your Ming family are the doves who have forcibly occupied the magpie''s nest for years."

    Rong Yu''s eyes were dark and turbulent, like a dark pool whose depth no one knew.

    "So?" Ming Chen asked back. "You must feel very proud now, right?"

    Even if Ming Chen was pressed hard to kneel on the ground, his body still exuded a sense of nobility around him. He had knelt with his back straight, and his unwavering eyes were staring at Rong Yu.

    Ming Chen was, after all, the crown prince who had been taught and pampered for more than ten years; naturally, he would also learn to have an aura only assessed by that of the imperial family members.

    "Proud?" Rong Yu repeated Ming Chen''s words with a sneer. "I have indeed gotten the world into my hands, but the person I love died for you, so what am I supposed to be proud of?"

    Rong Yu quickly stood from the dragon throne and went down the steps.

    He stood in front of Ming Chen, lifted Ming Chen''s chin with the folding fan in his hand, and said, "Do not worry; I will not let any one of you people who had harmed Yue Ran die so easily!" He paused before adding, with a calmer tone, "I will make sure to make you people live a life worse than death."

    Rong Yu straightened his back and threw the fan aside, pointing to a eunuch and saying, "Burn it."

    The eunuch that was pointed quickly took the fan on the ground and quickly got out of the throne room to do as His Majesty has ordered.

    Rong Yu took a glance at the unkempt Ming Chen, then turned his back to walk back to this dragon''s throne.

    "Put him back into the prison," he instructed the guards.

    "Yes," they replied.

    Ming Chen wanted to say something when he heard Yue Ran''s name, but the well-trained guards directly blocked the man''s mouth with a dirty white cloth and pulled him down to throw him back into the prison very quickly.

    …

    The sun starts to sink in a glorious blaze of color across the sky.

    Speckles of orange and red caught Rong Yu''s attention from his peripherals, and he tilted his head slightly to catch sight of the setting sun from the window of his study.

    "Your Majesty, it is getting late and the sky is getting darker," the head eunuch said. "Does Your Majesty plan to rest now?"

    This eunuch had been in the position of head eunuch for several emperors, living through the change of dynasties over and over again. The reason he could live for so long was because he was smart enough to easily advance and retreat in time and was, therefore, able to impress and satisfy the new generation of emperors.

    As he got older, his voice of persuasion became hoarse.

    "No need," Rong Yu simply replied and continued to read the memorials written by the ministers in the court. "Everyone can retreat first."

    All the servants left the room at his words.

    Rong Yu looked down at the notes passed down by the ministers below that tried to persuade him not to execute Ming Chen by beheading him.

    It was written that he is the new emperor who has just ascended to the dragon throne. He should be tolerant of this kind of mistake and pardon the capital crimes of the Ming family. As long as he demotes them to commoners and the Ming family''s descendants are not allowed to be officials all their lives, this kind of punishment is severe enough.

    But for Rong Yu, who had suffered for so long and lost his beloved forever, how could this kind of punishment be enough to quell the hate and anger in his heart?

    Well, it does not matter what others say. Rong Yu has already figured out a way to never let these people who have harmed Yue Ran be easily let go.

    "Come in," he said out loud.

    At his command, the head eunuch entered the emperor''s study and bowed to Rong Yu, ready to listen to any of the man''s commands.