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Year One of the Grand Qian Prosperous Era, Imperial Capital.

A brilliant moon hung in the sky, and a general amnesty was proclaimed across the land!

The Grand Qian Dynasty welcomed its first ever Empress, the first woman to ascend the throne in a millennium!

Yet, at dawn on this auspicious day, the new Empress departed from the imperial palace and made straight for the Su Residence!

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At the Su Residence

"Su Chen! Su Chen!"

"Stop sleeping already! Her Majesty the Empress will arrive any moment now—get up, quickly!"

Su Zhongwen, Minister of Justice, stood by the bedside, his body trembling as he gazed at Su Chen, who clung to sleep with the stubbornness of a dead pig. The Empress herself was coming to their home—what honor, what fortune!

But Su Chen, stubborn as ever, slept on as if nothing could rouse him, his snores shaking the rafters.

At long last, after several sharp slaps from Su Zhongwen, Su Chen was finally jolted awake, though he still looked half-asleep and muddled.

"Damn it, Old Su, did you just slap me?"

Su Zhongwen looked a bit embarrassed and turned his head away.

"Slap you? Of course not. You must have dreamed it."

Su Chen cast a suspicious glance at his brother, convinced he was the culprit, though he had no proof.

Seeing Su Chen still drowsy and unsteady, Su Zhongwen urged him on anxiously, "The Empress will be here any moment! Hurry up and get yourself ready!"

"Alright, alright, big brother. It's ju