Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

As the imperial edict was delivered, the imperial guards rushed into the palace in large numbers.

Several people knelt down until they were dragged away. No one cried out that they were innocent, and no one made any excuses.

The Left Prime Minister and other court officials looked at Yan Xiuchen in astonishment. No one dared to speak, but they were all very frightened.

"Now...someone is secretly contacting court officials, bribing officials, colluding with merchants, and even destabilizing the harem and implicating the Queen Mother."

Yan Xiuchen spoke as he slowly walked down the steps, and the kneeling court officials immediately bowed down.

"Prince Ling'an and his men killed anyone they wanted. They massacred anyone they wanted in Prince Ling'an's mansion. None of the nearly 100 guards were spared..."

"Prince Ling An was seriously injured, and Jiang Qingbai and the Queen are still seriously injured and have not recovered."

"My trusted minister died just like that... and died in the palace..."

Yan Xiuchen shouted louder and louder, looking at the people kneeling in front of him, took a deep breath, and suppressed his anger.

Then there was a sneer of contempt, and he paced thoughtfully and said, "They want to turn me into a puppet bit by bit, into an empty shell."

"They want to kill all my trusted aides and confidants, and make me become the emperor according to their wishes."

"You want to influence my power over employing people, influence my harem, and even control my every word and action."

"You tell me...what should I do..."

There was a chill in Yan Xiuchen's eyes, and an icy aura emanated from his entire body.

Not long after he finished speaking, the general who was kneeling among the court officials suddenly stood up and saluted towards Yan Xiuchen in anger.

"Your Majesty, who is it? I will lead the troops to kill him immediately."

Yan Xiuchen chuckled and watched Qi Cheng turn around and sit on the steps, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

"Do you think this is a military camp? Just because you ask for permission to lead the troops, you can wipe out the enemy completely?"

"Your Majesty is right." The left prime minister suddenly spoke up, straightened up, and whispered, "Although I don't know who this person is?"

"But Prince Ling'an, Lord Jiang, and the Queen are all people with extraordinary skills."

"If they can be injured, they must be powerful and have great martial arts skills."

"I, an old minister, do not know how to respond, but please remember that Your Majesty... is not the Emperor Xuanhe, and cannot be the Emperor Xuanhe."

Yan Xiuchen's heart tightened slightly, and he looked at Zuo Xiang steadily, then smiled bitterly, "Zuo Xiang... is right."

"I am not the emperor's brother. I will never let anyone manipulate me."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiang, who was kneeling beside him, could not help but bow and speak.

"Your Majesty, with the new emperor on the throne, there will be many thieves, so we will have to negotiate many times."

"Your Majesty, do not worry. We are in the capital and naturally have the responsibility to protect the emperor."

"There is no need to be lenient or lenient towards the thieves, nor to be afraid of the panic and fear of the subjects."

"If the court is not at peace, the people will be at peace."

"I believe that killing them is unforgivable, and pardoning them is unforgivable. We must eliminate the traitors with the spirit of a crane."

Traitor?! Oh, if he really was a traitor, it wouldn't be such a big deal.

Yan Xiuchen felt a little sad and helpless in his heart, and then waved his hand, "Everyone, leave."

Everyone was silent for a moment, looked at each other, and then saluted.

"As ordered... Your Highness, we will take our leave."

The hall was empty, and in the end, only Yan Xiuchen was left sitting there.

Zhong Quan hid in the distance, and seeing Yan Xiuchen's dazed look, he didn't dare to say a word.

Until Gu Yanbai's voice came from the side door.

"Sitting on the ground, you are the current emperor, are you learning this from me?"

Gu Yanbai said as he waved towards Zhong Quan and the two eunuchs in the corner.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Quan quietly retreated with the young eunuch.

When Yan Xiuchen saw everyone leaving, he simply imitated Gu Yanbai's previous behavior and half-lay on the steps.

"The more you talk, the less decent it seems." Gu Yanbai chuckled and sat down next to Yan Xiuchen.

"Nan Xiuye ​​asked me if he could go see Gu Qing, and I said...yes."

Yan Xiuchen turned his head to look at Gu Yanbai, then sneered and shook his head, "You are really my good brother, is Gu Qing awake?"

"The news just passed on is that he hasn't woken up. That's why Nan Xiuye ​​was worried that he had to go and see him."

"He is not shy about it now. He is getting bolder and bolder. By the way, how is his injury?"

Gu Yanbai looked at Yan Xiuchen with a look of disappointment and shook his head, "What a loser! You're so angry, why don't you send someone to stop him?"

"I'm still worried about his injury."

Yan Xiuchen smiled bitterly, and said thoughtfully, "He risked his life several times for Gu Qing, but he didn't really want to take her away."

"He didn't intend to snatch it from me, he was just worried."

"Moreover, Gu Qing values ​​her relationship with him. You saw it yesterday. She simply cannot accept that Nan Xiuye ​​got into trouble."

Gu Yanbai was feeling uneasy, as if he was thinking about something. He looked at Yan Xiuchen and sat closer to him.

"My impression of Gu Qing is that she is a free-spirited, strong, and tenacious girl."

"When the battle of Sang Kingdom took place, she was less than fifteen years old, and she managed to protect all the soldiers who were involved in the aftermath."

"She survived the Sanshui City dungeon, such an environment, and such injuries. She saw so many dead people. Why is she so weak and cowardly now?"

Yan Xiuchen was distracted for a moment, turned his head to look at Gu Yanbai, and then fell into deep thought.

"I'll tell you a story."

"Telling a story? Okay." Gu Yanbai agreed and then assumed a comfortable position.

Yan Xiuchen looked at the roof with carved beams and painted buildings and spoke thoughtfully.

"Once upon a time there was a little girl, she had a few candies in her hand, but there was a boy with a bad heart beside her."

"He used his sweet words to trick the little girl into giving away the candies one by one, and then beat her up."

"The girl later got the candies back, so she beat up the guy before he could cheat her out of the candies."

"From then on, she held the candy tightly in her hand, treating it like a treasure, and walked very carefully, every step was like walking on thin ice, and it was very difficult."

"But in the end, she still threw away two candies..."

As Yan Xiuchen spoke, he gradually came to his senses. He looked at Gu Yanbai who was staring at him in a daze, and then shouted outside the hall.

"Jiuhan, Jiuye..."

Yan Xiuchen shouted, stood up, straightened his robe and stood still.

The two of them went up to the hall and knelt on one knee to salute, "My son is here."

"Take the list written by Huanyue and wipe out the rebels as quickly as possible. Whoever is involved will be punished according to their crimes."

"Yes, my son understands."

Seeing the two people leave, Yan Xiuchen turned around and strode away.

Gu Yanbai behind him slowly came back to his senses at this time and shouted from a distance, "Are you talking about candy or people..."

"What do you think?" Yan Xiuchen added without turning back.

"Ask Xu He to complete the disguise as soon as possible. Except for the civilian women who were forced to disguise themselves, all other members of Wang's gang will be killed without mercy."

"I understand." Although Gu Yanbai agreed with his words, there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

I couldn't help but think of the jokes Yan Xiuchen told me about his previous life last time.