Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

The emperor turned around and saw Yan Xiuchen sitting on the dragon throne, casually flipping through the memorials on the table. Suddenly his face froze and he realized something in an instant.

Then he walked quickly towards Yan Xiuchen and said in a low voice, "Royal brother, if you can spare Concubine Shen, how about you become the emperor after I leave?"

Upon hearing the voice, Yan Xiuchen immediately frowned.

He originally just wanted to test the emperor, although he had already guessed that the emperor would not care about his coveting the throne.

But I really didn't expect this for Concubine Shen.

"I am serious." Seeing Yan Xiuchen stunned, the emperor added hurriedly, standing beside the table thoughtfully, "I have watched you grow up since you were a child."

"I know your abilities and skills, and that's why I made you the regent."

"You are right. The eldest prince is seriously ill, the second prince is absurd, the third prince's mother is lowly, and the Shen family is powerful. If you really think that the Shen family is plotting something bad and harming the government."

"I will pass the throne to you."

Yan Xiuchen stared at the emperor, then chuckled and said, "According to the ancestral system of the Great Yan, the eldest son of the legitimate wife shall be appointed as the heir. If there is no heir, then another son shall be appointed."

As soon as Yan Xiuchen finished speaking, the emperor became anxious, "I know..."

"But as long as you want, my brother, I will definitely fulfill your wish."

"Brother, I was just joking. I never had the idea of ​​going beyond the rules."

Yan Xiuchen said this, smiled slightly, stood up and left the dragon throne.

"It's just that the Third Prince, under the influence of the Imperial Concubine and the Shen family, has a cruel and ruthless nature and behaves inappropriately."

"He is also good at using treacherous and evil tactics, which is not the way to be a king."

"If the Third Prince ascends the throne in the future, he will have to eliminate the Shen family's power."

"Otherwise, if I use the emperor to control the princes and bring disaster to Dayan, it will not just be a dream of mine."

The emperor sighed secretly, looked at Yan Xiuchen, then picked up the jade seal on the table and walked straight towards Yan Xiuchen.

"I beg you." The emperor shouted loudly, and then shoved the jade seal in his hand to Yan Xiuchen.

"That day, I knelt down and begged you to be the regent. This, this, this... all these memorials on the table were approved by you."

"I am responsible for putting the imperial seal on it every day."

"Today, I beg you to be the emperor."

"When I am gone, the throne will be given to you. I have only one request..."

"I can get rid of the Shen family, but I can't live without Concubine Shen."

Yan Xiuchen was holding the golden bronze fan in one hand and the jade seal in the other, and was a little confused.

He frowned and stared at the emperor, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

In his previous life, he withdrew from the court and hid outside the capital, and had no idea what the emperor went through in his last year.

It was only after the emperor was forced to death by Yan Lin and Shen Chengshan who forced him to abdicate that he learned that the emperor had long ago made a will requiring him to inherit the throne.

It was also at that time that he learned that the emperor had been poisoned long ago, and Yan Lin also intended to massacre the Jiang family and the opposing ministers.

He led his troops into the capital, but it was too late. Not only the empress dowager, the queen, and the emperor were killed, but even the Jiang family and Jiang Qingwu were not saved.

Yan Xiuchen looked at the lump of jade in his hand and raised his eyes to look at the emperor.

He must save the emperor's life. He must not let him be poisoned or forced to death a second time.

"Brother, Concubine Shen...will be locked up for a while..."

"Wait until my brother returns from the battle, and then find a reason to release her."

"She is a princess and a talented person. She won't suffer much in the cold palace."

The emperor's eyes lit up instantly when he heard Yan Xiuchen's words, and he smiled, "Okay, okay, if you're willing to let her go, that's good. We can wait a few more days. After all, she made a mistake."

"In fact, I know that you don't care about the throne."

"If I really wanted to, I wouldn't be able to be the emperor, nor could I be the emperor for so long."

"However, whether you care or not, whether you want it or not, I want to give it to you."

The emperor paced in front of Yan Xiuchen, talking to himself, while Yan Xiuchen put the jade seal back on the table.

"Report..." Someone shouted loudly outside the hall, interrupting the emperor's words, and then he turned to look at Yan Xiuchen.

"Send it." Yan Xiuchen echoed and walked towards the emperor, "It should be a battle report."

Jiuhan, who was standing at the door, heard Yan Xiuchen's voice and immediately asked someone to enter the hall.

"Your Majesty, Regent, urgent news from the eastern border." As he said this, he handed over the yellow letter barrel.

Yan Xiuchen took the battle report and immediately frowned.

"What's wrong? Is the Sang Kingdom attacking?" The emperor came closer nervously, and Yan Xiuchen's thoughts were drawn back.

"No, my brother, don't be nervous. At the East Gorge Pass in the Eastern Territory, General Zhou and King Sang's flag camp started a battle. Although they were not defeated, they suffered losses."

"Medicine and food are urgently needed... I suggest that the Ministry of Revenue be ordered to allocate money and silver, and that people be ordered to prepare military supplies and rush to Dongxia Pass."

"Okay, okay, okay, you decide, you make the arrangements." The emperor pointed to the dragon throne and said, "Write the imperial edict now, or you go back and think about it. I will stamp it tomorrow."

Yan Xiuchen looked at the emperor helplessly, sighed secretly and said softly, "Write now."

"Then... write it. I'll grind ink for you."

In the past, any imperial edict was either written by Yan Xiuchen and stamped by the emperor, or drafted by Yan Xiuchen and copied by the emperor.

Now, it would be better to just ask him to write the imperial edict on the dragon throne.

"Brother Emperor, I will read it to you and you can write it... Eunuch Li, grind the ink." Yan Xiuchen shouted into the distance and silently put away the battle report in his hand.

When Yan Xiuchen came out of Shangyang Palace, he was filled with emotion. Eunuch Li, who followed behind him, escorted Yan Xiuchen all the way to the long street.

Yan Xiuchen also seemed to have noticed something. He stopped while handing the imperial edict to Jiuhan.

"what happened?"

Upon hearing the voice, Eunuch Li lowered his voice and moved closer. Jiuhan, Jiuye and the others also immediately looked around and became alert.

"Your Highness, a few days ago, a maidservant came to Concubine Shen's palace. She was very beautiful and was deeply loved by His Majesty."

"Your Majesty... intends to take her into the harem."

Yan Xiuchen frowned slightly and turned to look at Eunuch Li, "Noble Concubine Shen has been favored for many years, and the other concubines are just decorations."

"How come there is suddenly a woman in Concubine Shen's palace? Have you found out who she is?"

"I did ask around, and I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs added ordinary maids to the Imperial Concubine's palace according to the rules."

"The other minions couldn't find anything."

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently and signaled to Eunuch Li, "I understand. You can go down first."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Jiuhan saw Eunuch Li leave, turned around and walked towards Yan Xiuchen with a grim expression.

Yan Xiuchen sighed in annoyance and walked forward. "What's wrong with you? What happened?"

"It's...it's a big deal."

Yan Xiuchen frowned slightly, then chuckled, "Hasn't there been a lot of major events in the past two days? Tell me."

"The Queen has decreed that Princess Yuya and Second Young Master Jiang will be married in three days. This has been announced to the entire city and all six palaces."

"The Internal Affairs Department has already hastily begun the wedding ceremony."

Yan Xiuchen suddenly stopped walking upon hearing this, and looked at Jiuhan in astonishment, "What did you say? Getting married in three days?"

"The Queen's decree?"

"Yes, but... people around the queen said... it was... it was the royal decree from godfather."

Yan Xiuchen's head buzzed and he suddenly remembered something.

"This girl is getting bolder and bolder... Where is she?"

Yan Xiuchen asked angrily and helplessly, then turned around and walked away quickly.