Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

When Jiang Qingwu heard Yan Xue's words, he sighed secretly.

She didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but she couldn't really bear the consequences of being beaten with fifty sticks.

Even if she wanted to keep things quiet and got beaten, it would probably spread to everyone in the palace within half an hour, and naturally Yan Xiuchen would also know about it.

"Come on, you guys, take them down..."

"Princess... stop shouting, they won't dare." Jiang Qingwu suddenly spoke, then slowly stood up.

"You, who told you to get up..." Yan Xue scolded Jiang Qingwu, but this time Jiang Qingwu didn't listen.

He looked at Yan Xue coldly, raised the corner of his lips, and walked towards her, "When I was as old as the princess, the deputy generals in the military camp were no match for me."

"I dress up as a man and go into battle to kill the enemy. Others just think I'm pretty."

Jiang Qingwu approached Yan Xue step by step. Yan Xue couldn't help but feel a little timid and stepped back involuntarily.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Seeing Yan Xue shrinking back in fear, Jiang Qingwu sighed inwardly.

Forget it. The fourth princess is spoiled and has a bad temper. I won’t bother with her.

"Of course I dare not do anything, I just want to tell the princess that no one in the palace dares to give me fifty lashes."

"At least at this moment, I see that they dare not take action."

"Why not wait until the princess finds someone who dares to do it, and then come looking for me."

Jiang Qingwu bowed slightly to Yan Xue and said, "I will take my leave."

"Stop, Jiang Qingwu, stop right there..." Yan Xue chased Jiang Qingwu out of the secret chamber and followed behind him without stopping.

"Why are you so arrogant? I am a princess, my father's favorite princess. Stop right there. Others may not dare to hit you, but I dare..."

"Jiang Qingwu..." Yan Xue kept pestering him, and Jiang Qingwu became annoyed. Looking at the countless steps in front of him, Jiang Qingwu turned around and flew down directly from the platform.

Yan Xue was suddenly startled, and when she rushed over, she saw Jiang Qingwu, who was as light as a swallow and like an immortal, landing steadily on the ground.

Jiang Qingwu looked back at Yan Xue lying on the railing. Finally, she didn't catch up with him. He couldn't help but smile, turned around and quickly slipped away.

"This... She, she can fly... Is her martial arts so good? A woman should learn kung fu to protect herself, right?"

Yan Xue pointed at Jiang Qingwu and asked the maid beside her.

The little maidservant did not dare to say anything. She lowered her head timidly and said hesitantly, "Before Princess Yuya was looking for a husband, this... this Miss Jiang is very skilled in martial arts, and everyone in the capital knows it..."

"You..." Yan Xue suddenly raised her hand, but stopped in mid-air. "Go find her and see where she has gone. This woman killed my cousin and mother, and she is also hunting my third brother. I will never let her go."

"Yes...it's the princess."

……

In the inner hall of Shangyang Palace, when Yan Xiuchen saw the emperor, the emperor was huddled on a couch by the window.

There is a chess game on the table, and I am playing it seriously.

"Brother Royal."

"Hey, you're finally here. Where have you been all day?" The emperor shouted anxiously, pulling Yan Xiuchen over and pressing him down on the couch.

"Didn't I tell you that I don't want to stay in Shangyang Palace anymore? Look outside, it's so noisy."

"Hurry up and move into the palace. I will live in Qingshui Garden. It is quiet and cool there, and it is convenient to go out of the palace."

As the emperor spoke, he waved to the eunuch in the distance and said, "Go get a bowl of ice cream. Oh, get one for my brother, too."

"I don't need it." Yan Xiuchen agreed, looking at the chessboard, "Royal brother, let them kneel, you don't have to pay attention to them."

"Achen, I really don't want to be the emperor anymore."

"Fortunately, you go to the palace every day, review memorials, and handle state affairs. Everyone in the court knows that you are the future emperor. Why delay any further?"

Yan Xiuchen calmly picked up the tea brought by the eunuch and sighed softly, "Brother Emperor, do you want me to ascend the throne immediately?"

"Yes, I have thought it through. I will issue an edict of abdication and pass the throne to you. I will move out of Shangyang Palace first."

"You should acknowledge the emperor first. As for when to hold the coronation ceremony, it's up to you to decide. Is that okay?"

Yan Xiuchen chuckled, picked up the white piece silently, stared at the chessboard and thought for a moment, then gently put it down, "Brother Emperor, I won."

"Won?" The emperor was startled when he heard the voice and stared at the chessboard in surprise.

"This... I've won. I've been thinking about this for several days, but I never thought this would happen."

As he spoke, the emperor came to his senses again, pushed the chessboard and said, "What I said is good, do you agree?"

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly, looked up at the emperor, hesitated for a moment and said, "Yan Lin is still on the run, and the war between Sang and Fuye has not yet ended."

"My dear brother... think about it and give you an answer in the next few days, okay?"

"Okay, this is what you said, don't regret it."

"Don't keep shirking responsibility with Yan Lin and other things. These things... have nothing to do with being an emperor."

"Besides, you have so many people around you, your two godsons, the Jiang family, and that...some retainer."

Yan Xiuchen smiled, sighed softly, and looked outside the door, "Brother, let them kneel down."

"Only when they kneel down fully, the imperial court, the imperial harem, and the people of Kyoto will know that I did not steal the throne."

"After all... you still have two sons, Yan Nan and Yan Bei."

The emperor suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this, then he sighed and shook his head, "So this is what you are worried about."

"Why worry about this..."

"Yan Nan's injury will make him useless even if he recovers. The boss has been ill for many years and it cannot be cured..."

"If you don't want to be the emperor, do you want the cynical and carefree Xiu Jin to be the emperor?"

"He is staying safe in Jiangnan."

Yan Xiuchen smiled secretly, holding the teacup and thinking about something, when suddenly there was a crying and shouting sound outside the door, which was very harsh.

"Father...Father, Jiang Qingwu is bullying me...I beg you to help me."

Yan Xue ran into the inner hall crying, and when she saw Yan Xiuchen was there, she froze involuntarily.

Then she ran over, knelt beside the emperor, and pulled the emperor's dragon robe, crying bitterly.

"You...you are so presumptuous, let go first..."

Upon seeing this, Yan Xiuchen opened the golden bronze fan with a rustling sound, "Yan Xue? You just said that Jiang Qingwu bullied you..."

"What happened? Uncle Wang... I'll take care of it for you."

Hearing Yan Xiuchen's words, Yan Xue knelt down and moved towards Yan Xiuchen, grabbing his robe instead.

"Uncle Wang, Jiang Qingwu bullied me. She hit me and pushed me to the ground. She also said that according to the palace rules, she would beat me with a stick..."

"Fifty, fifty lashes?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Xiuchen couldn't help but frown, and some doubts began to arise in his heart.

Hit her? Push her? It's possible.

But when it comes to beating her with a stick, Jiang Qingwu is not the kind of person who would use palace rules as an excuse, so he still wants to beat the princess.

"Why did she hit you, push you, and beat you with a stick?" the emperor asked puzzledly.

Yan Xue opened her mouth and paused, looking aggrieved, "She broke into the secret chamber privately, and I happened to see her. I said a few words to her, and she used her status to pressure me."

As she spoke, she started to cry. "She said that she was the future princess, or the future... the future queen, and she was going to teach me a lesson..."