Reborn to choose a husband, I will lead the deposed prince to seize my ex-husband’s kingdom

As the sun rose in the east, Xie Chongyu, who was buried with the honor of the East Palace, came out of the west gate of the palace.

The imperial guards dressed in plain white pressed down the people kneeling on both sides of the road to pay their respects. Xie Yan, the king of the country, personally stood at the forefront of the clan, showing his love for Xie Chongyu, the youngest son, in front of the people of the world.

And Zhao Ying, the queen of the country, was absent from Xie Chongyu's funeral for some unknown reason.

Halfway through the funeral procession, the common people who were kneeling on the ground suddenly emerged from between the legs and feet of the imperial guards and knelt in front of Xie Yan, blocking the way forward.

The leader of the imperial guard held his sword in front of Xie Yan and scolded him angrily? "You are so bold and unruly to the people that if you don't give way to the prince's burial, you will be executed without mercy!"

Some kowtowed, some knelt down, and some prostrated and handed over the papers.

But no one chose to give in and escape under the intimidation of the imperial guards.

"Prince Rui rode his horse down the street and trampled to death the children of the common people. I beg the Emperor to redress his grievances."

"Prince Rui took a liking to the grassroots' sister and raped the grassroots's sister directly in the field. He also allowed his men to humiliate her to death. I beg the emperor to redress his grievances."

"King Rui took a fancy to the orchard of Cao Min's family. Because Cao Min was unwilling to sell it at a low price, King Rui ordered people to burn Cao Min's orchard and burned Cao Min's poor bride and child alive at home."

"Because the common people were unwilling to recognize King Rui as their master, after the results of the imperial examination were announced, King Rui arbitrarily tampered with the results, causing the common people to lose their reputation in the end."

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These people who were kneeling on their knees and watching, now remembered the day when Xie Chongyu committed suicide by jumping into the river, and the paper flying all over the sky. The common people living at the emperor's feet immediately felt empathy.

The silent man who was kneeling on the ground raised his haggard face, and the sound of prostrating could not help but be heard: "I beg the emperor to redress the injustice of the people."

The grievances expressed by the public were like a surging wave, overwhelming the firecrackers and cries of sorrow along the way, and also caught the funeral guard of honor by surprise.

And these people never recognized Xie Chongyu as the so-called prince.

Xie Chongan, who was standing behind Xie Yan, looked at the people blocking the way in front of him and slowly raised his head to look ahead.

Standing on the attic, Shu Huai lowered his head and looked at Xie Chongan with a smile. His slowly moving eyes finally fell on those people kneeling on the ground.

This was Shu Huai's second surrender gift to Xie Chongan, making Xie Chongan the only prince of the East Palace in Xie Yan's reign.

As for whether he can take advantage of this opportunity to win over public opinion, it depends on Xie Chongan's own methods.

Xie Chongan turned his head and cast his unexplained gaze on Xie Qingyao beside him. The moment Xie Qingyao looked at him, he smiled and turned to look at the attic.

At this time, Shu Huai had already turned around, leaving Xie Chongan and Xie Qingyao with a black back.

Judging from Xie Qingyao's slightly furrowed eyebrows, Xie Chongan knew that Xie Qingyao recognized him.

Excitement, wantonness, madness and other emotions collided in Xie Chongan's eyes.

The pleasure of invisibly trampling Xie Qingyao under his feet made Xie Chongan reveal the slightest joy in this situation.

He clenched his fists tightly with both hands, letting sadness fill his face again.

Amidst the overwhelming voices of grievances, Xie Chongan turned around, walked to Xie Yan, kowtowed to Xie Yan, and then personally took the papers from these people one by one in his hands.

Turning to look at Xie Yan, Xie Chongan began to deal with the matters here after receiving Xie Yanzhi's nod of approval.

"The emperor committed the same crime as the common people, but the deceased is the most important. I sincerely ask you to clear the way and let Chongyu be buried first."

A white-haired old man raised his head and asked with choked sobs: "If Prince Rui can rest in peace, how can we, the relatives who died in vain, feel at ease?"

Xie Chongan bent down and helped the kneeling old man up, and the people kneeling behind him also stood up one after another.

"Since the King of Papers has accepted the paper you submitted, he will be responsible to the end."

"However, what matters in deciding a case is evidence. Even if what you say is conclusive, it will take time to find out one by one."

How could the people who had waited several years for such an opportunity give in so easily because of Xie Chongan's words?

"No government office dares to accept the petition we have submitted. If we miss this opportunity today, there will be no opportunity for our injustice to be made clear."

Xie Chongan's eyebrows were firm and his eyes were full of pity: "As long as you give up this way today, I am willing to personally lead the imperial guards here to resolve the case for you."

"As long as the case remains unclear, I will not leave this place."

Seeing that everyone was not retreating, Xie Chongan looked at the imperial guards guarding one side from the corner of his eye.

The sword blade was drawn out, and as the cold light from the sword overflowed, the people who were afraid of risking their lives before the truth was revealed slowly retreated towards both sides of the road.

And those eyes that fell on Xie Chongan were cautious and filled with faint distrust.

Faced with such distrust, Xie Chongan directly pressed back the sword of the imperial guard beside him: "The sword in your hand is to protect the people, how can you use the sword against the people."

"After the funeral, those who drew the swords each went to receive fifty large boards."

After coldly disposing of these imperial guards, Xie Chongan asked Xiaoban to arrange for people to set up tables and chairs near the street, and began to interrogate the case in full view of the public.

The funeral team walked smoothly towards the burial place. When Xie Chongyu's burial was completed, the extremely tired Xie Yan returned in the royal chariot, while the noble courtiers following him could only drag their shaky bodies. , walking towards home.

The carriage passed by the place where the chaos occurred earlier, and the sun was high. At this time, Xie Chongan, who was dressed in mourning clothes, was still sitting along the street. He would bring in evidence from various places to verify the case one by one in a serious manner.

No matter how well Xie Chongan pretends to be in front of him, Xie Yan will never forget that when Xie Yu and Chen Shu arrived in Wu'an County to issue an ultimatum, the words that Xie Chongan, who was only fourteen years old, spoke lightly in the face of the chaos at that time.

"Life in Wu'an County is not easy. How can one compare with returning to the capital and becoming the emperor?"

Xie Yan withdrew his gaze, leaned on the soft pillow and raised his hand to rub his tired eyebrows: "Go and check if today's incident has anything to do with him?"

Xie Chongyu's funeral finally ended with a lot of stumbling. Neither Xie Chongan nor Xie Qingyao mentioned the dispute in front of the mourning hall seven days ago.

And they each got what they wanted from this funeral.

Xie Qingyao, who had escaped from the funeral, first sent Xu Mingyue back to the Zhenguo Palace, and then finished his lunch with Lin Yan's insistence.

Xu Mingyue sent Xie Qingyao to the door, and suddenly remembered the figure he saw from the attic, so she followed Xie Qingyao with her personal servant, and the two of them went to Qingyuan together.

"Xie Qingyao, I saw a figure from behind on the balcony today. Does it look like Shu Huai?"

"It's him."

Xie Qingyao deserves to be at peace, but Xu Mingyue can't control Xie Qingyao's current peace of mind for a while.

Did you know that Shu Huai had a rebellious intention?

Or is Shu Huai irrelevant to Xie Qingyao?