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Security here was tight, but every guard bowed respectfully when he saw him.

"Mother, I'm here," Dai Xiaoyao called softly.

A beautiful woman in elegant palace attire emerged from the inner chamber.

She looked barely past thirty, with skin like jade and features like a painting. Mature and alluring, she had an exquisite figure.

The beautiful woman took her son's hand and looked him up and down. "Xiaoyao, let Mother have a look at you. Have you settled into being king?"

Dai Xiaoyao smiled. "With you looking after me, Mother, everything has been going well. Heavenly Strategy's officials have all been very courteous to me, and I get priority on imported weapons and equipment."

The woman nodded in relief. "That's good. What about your elder brother?"

Dai Xiaoyao and his elder brother shared a father but had different mothers, so the woman did not really feel much for him.

Dai Xiaoyao said confidently, "He won't be stirring up any waves. With Heavenly Strategy supporting me, that beaten stray will never dream of coming back."

Since ancient times, struggles for the throne had always been a matter of kill or be killed.

The woman sighed softly. "If your father's spirit in heaven could see you brothers turning on each other..."

Dai Xiaoyao interrupted her. "Mother! Now isn't the time to talk about that. Have things been going well for you in Heavenly Strategy's imperial harem?"

A blush rose to the woman's face. "His Majesty treats me wonderfully. Just a few days ago, he even bestowed a Youth-Retaining Pill on me."

Before, the woman had never known the pleasures of being a woman. Now she simply could not get enough, and all that loving nourishment had made her look considerably younger.

At this point, she suddenly lowered her voice. "Xiaoyao, listen to