Who would raise a villain as a wife?

After the noise, the hall was in chaos. The burly man stared at He Yunjing after getting the last man drunk. He threw all the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects out of his mind, put the wine bowl in front of him, and shouted, "Drink! Don't leave until you are drunk!"

He Yunjing didn't hesitate and knocked the man down after a few bowls.

He Yunjing clapped his hands and looked over. Not a single one of them could stand up. He said helplessly, "Forget it. Let them sleep here and ask the imperial physician to come and watch over them."

Cen Li had never seen such a ridiculous banquet in all the years he had been in the palace. He frowned slightly and wanted to order people to be sent to several empty palaces, but was pulled away by He Yunjing who had been waiting anxiously.

Cen Li reminded, "Sleeping in the main hall like this is against etiquette."

"It's not like I'm sleeping in the palace. I'll be awake tomorrow morning. It's okay to indulge myself once in a while." He Yunjing held his hand tightly. "I have more important and urgent things to do right now."

Cen Li instinctively retracted his fingers. Why did he feel that what He Yunjing said was not a good thing?

Facts proved that Cen Li's intuition was correct. As soon as he entered the inner room, He Yunjing grabbed the back of his head and kissed him, with a strong smell of alcohol lingering between his lips and teeth.

He Yunjing kissed him softly and pinched Cen Li's palms, giving him enough time to adapt, and then slowly led him to the bed.

Unlike the previous two times when He Yunjing was wishful thinking, Cen Li did not struggle and refuse this time, but surprisingly, He Yunjing still stopped.

Feeling the heavy breathing behind him, Cen Li pursed his dry lips and asked uncertainly, "Why did you stop?"

He Yunjing hugged Cen Li from behind. Although his hands were moving in a disorderly manner, he managed to remain rational and not lose control.

He whispered, "You're not used to it yet. We have plenty of time and there's no rush."

"I thought you would be eager."

"I'm anxious, of course I'm anxious." He Yunjing kissed his ear. "No matter how anxious you are, you need time to slow down. I'm afraid you're not ready, and I want to know more about you."

Cen Li said "oh" and thought He Yunjing was quite strange. He had clearly taken advantage of him when he didn't want to before, but this time he didn't refuse but stopped instead.

However, Cen Li did not hate this. Instead, he felt respected.

Cen Li felt that he was also quite strange. What He Yunjing did before was not respectful at all.

Cen Li was lost in thought and soon fell asleep because of the few glasses of wine at the banquet.

He Yunjing was the same. He slept exceptionally well after putting down the heavy stone in his heart. He still missed the morning court and was woken up by a knock on the door.

He was the first to open his eyes and looked at Cen Li who was slowly waking up in his arms. "If you feel sleepy, just sleep a little longer. I guess those people are not awake yet."

"No problem, get up."

Cen Li propped himself up as he spoke, and the two of them got out of bed, dressed and washed, then went to the hall where the banquet had taken place last night.

Sure enough, more than half of the drunkards were still asleep, and those who woke up were still in a daze. After seeing He Yunjing, they suddenly started to wake up and prepared to salute.

He Yunjing stopped them and said, "Forget about it today. I have ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare some hangover soup. Let's wait for now. I have sent letters to everyone's families last night, so there is no need to worry."

He Yunjing and Cen Li waited for a while, and soon the palace servants brought them a hangover soup. After drinking it one after another, they all felt much more sober.

He Yunjing let them rest for a while and have breakfast before going to court. During this time, the two went to the imperial study to discuss rewards. In the court, everyone was rewarded according to their merits. In addition to the soldiers at the border who followed He Yunjing to the Jinyiwei, of course, it also included the fake emperor who was trembling with fear as his stand-in.

After everything was over, He Yunjing straightened his face and said, "Now that the border is stable, the internal affairs of the dynasty should also be properly resolved. Everyone, think about it carefully after returning home. Whether it is in the court or about the people, as long as the policy is beneficial to the peace and stability of the country, I will reward it. Go back and rest today."

Their brains were all confused at the moment, and after noting down He Yunjing's words, they went back. However, He Yunjing was not free, so he pulled Cen Li to discuss something in the imperial study.

In fact, this dynasty had many problems, not to mention corrupt officials. The grudges were even more troublesome, especially those who had grudges against Cen Li. If they were not resolved, it would definitely be a big trouble in the future.

Cen Li also knew this, so he had such thoughts after taking revenge.

He lowered his eyebrows and said, "Now that you are able to stand on your own, you can just depose me."

"This can't be resolved by deposing you. Without your current status, they will only intensify their efforts to cause trouble for you, which will also be an endless source of trouble." He Yunjing took his hand and held it in his palm. "Initially, I wanted to take you away and didn't care about the future of this dynasty. But now that the court is initially stable and your reputation has improved, even if we leave, there will be chaos."

Cen Li raised his eyes to look at him, "So what do you want?"

He Yunjing had an idea in mind, which was the simplest and most suitable one at the moment, but that would be unfair to Cen Li, so he didn't want to do that.

He Yunjing said softly, "By bringing forward the imperial examinations and removing corrupt officials, your influence in the court will gradually decrease. It would be best if you only take charge of the Jinyiwei and be responsible for the security of the palace, and no longer openly participate in court affairs."

He Yunjing shook his hand and said, "I know you will be wronged, but this is the safest way. If you continue to stay in the court, those who made enemies with you in the past will definitely not let it go."

"I understand." Cen Li did not feel wronged. Instead, he thought that this method was inappropriate. He suggested, "I can fake my death."

"No! You are Cen Li, you should be Cen Li, why do you need to use another identity!"

He Yunjing refused directly. He didn't want Cen Li to suffer this injustice, otherwise his battle would have been fought in vain.

Cen Li frowned, "This is the best solution."

"My method is also OK, it just takes a little more time, which is something you and I both need."

"A Jing!" Cen Li called him, and when He Yunjing looked at him with some joy, he spoke softly, "Cen Li's sins are too heavy and too many, let him pay for them. I can stay in the palace with you in another identity."

He Yunjing pursed his lips, not knowing whether to agree or refuse for a moment, so he could only look at Cen Li, wanting to know whether Cen Li was sincere or was just compromising because of him.

But Cen Li's eyes were calm. He said, "In the past ten years, I have done many evil things in order to climb up and to seek revenge. Many people in Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion and General Pei and his son died because of me. They are all innocent. I know it in my heart. Such deep hatred cannot be erased by time. No matter how many good things I do, I am still unforgivable in their eyes.

I had thought about it before you came. He is useless and cannot sit firmly on the throne, so I can only give it up and force them to rebel with a legitimate reason.

Later, I thought about handing over the dynasty to you. Getting rid of me would stabilize the court and make your throne more stable."

Cen Li smiled softly as he spoke, "Cen Li should pay for the lives of those innocent souls who died tragically. The surviving Cen Li wants to use a clean identity to do what he was supposed to do."