Heaven Dou Eternal Empress, Qian Renxue

Fifteen days later.

The day before the new emperor's coronation, shocking news suddenly spread through the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial capital: the late emperor had passed away, and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had also "died of illness" that same day.

The court was thrown into an uproar. Ministers argued endlessly, while imperial physicians, ritual officials, and personnel from the Imperial Clan Court rushed back and forth through the night, yet no one could provide a definite answer.

Why had the crown prince died on the same day?

Where was the late emperor's final edict?

To whom would the throne be passed?

The entire imperial capital was shrouded in uneasy suspicion.

Behind the tightly shut doors of the imperial study, Qian Renxue personally removed the mask she had worn for more than a decade.

She stood before a bronze mirror, her slender fingertips brushing over her cheek. This face was her true appearance.

Radiant and sharp, beautiful as the gleam of a drawn sword. Golden eyes, golden hair, and the pure aura of an Angel Martial Soul flowing around her.

For more than a decade, she had lived among Heaven Dou royalty as "Xue Qinghe," imitating a man's words and mannerisms every day until she had gradually nearly forgotten what she had originally looked like.

She looked at herself in the mirror, slowly let out a breath, and said softly, "Enough. From now on, I don't need to pretend anymore."

Lin Chen sat by the window and looked at her. "Tomorrow, I'll clear your name in the Creator God's name. You don't need Xue Qinghe's false identity as a stepping stone. I'll let you sit on that dragon throne openly and honorably as Qian Renxue."

Qian Renxue turned to look at him, her golden eyes flickering in the candlelight. "What do