After a tragic death and rebirth, I became the regent's favorite

Xiao Ting turned his head away, obviously not believing Su Mojie's words, "If the Queen Mother can agree that I will marry Shen Moyu, the daughter of the Shen family, then I will believe you."

"Mother!"

Xiao Qi panicked when he heard this. He was afraid that Su Mojie would really agree to Xiao Ting's request.

Su Mojie shook her head, looking extremely disappointed with Xiao Ting, "Ting'er, I never thought you would be so ignorant!"

"Is it because I am ignorant, or is it because my mother is partial to one and biased to the other?"

Xiao Ting's face was full of sarcasm. "Since the Queen Mother doesn't want to, then let's just leave it at that. I will follow the Queen Mother's arrangements in everything."

"real!?"

Su Mojie didn't expect Xiao Ting to give in so quickly. She was so surprised that her voice became much higher. To Xiao Ting, it sounded even more ironic.

"Yes, I will obey you, mother."

Xiao Ting closed his eyes, then fell to the ground weakly. He looked up at Xiao Qi, who was alert, and smiled, "Your Highness, can you let me go back to your palace now?"

Xiao Qi raised his hand, signaling those who were surrounding Xiao Ting to move away, "Seventh brother, don't worry, I will definitely compensate you extra. The relationship between us two brothers cannot be affected by a woman."

"Haha... then I would like to thank the Crown Prince first."

Xiao Ting naturally did not take Xiao Qi's words to heart, and openly said that he did not want to let a woman affect the relationship between brothers.

But what Xiao Qi did, which one of them was for the sake of brotherhood? ?

After Xiao Ting left, Su Mojie slapped Xiao Qi in the face, "Get down on your knees, you bastard!"

"Mother, what crime have I committed?"

Xiao Qi was stunned, but because she had long been afraid of her mother, she knelt down as she was told.

"My prince, my prince, I have spent so much time and effort on you, but you don't even know that you are being plotted against!"

Su Mojie was so angry that she poked Xiao Qi's forehead with her finger.

"Today, you knew clearly that it was the Shen family who informed you to go to Wanfulou, but you still went there with such fanfare. Are you afraid that everyone in the imperial city doesn't know that you brothers have fallen out?"

"But mother, my seventh brother has indeed made plans. Shen Moyou has a very high family background and should have been the Crown Princess. Not only did my seventh brother not help me, but he also wanted to target Shen Moyou. How could he have ever taken me, his brother, seriously? "

Xiao Qi felt very aggrieved. It was Xiao Ting who did something wrong, so why was he being scolded too?

Su Mojie was so angry that her body was shaking. She couldn't understand why she gave birth to such a useless son.

"Even so, you shouldn't force your seventh brother in front of outsiders. The Queen Mother just tried her best to protect you in front of him. I'm sure your seventh brother must be feeling very uncomfortable right now."

Xiao Qi listened carefully. After all, he and Xiao Ting had a good relationship in the past. It was really wrong for him to be provoked by others now.

"I know I was wrong, mother. I will find an opportunity to apologize to my seventh brother. Don't worry, my seventh brother is my biological brother, and I will protect him."

"I'm just afraid that your seventh brother has other ideas..."

Su Mojie looked at the silly son in front of her and felt helpless. "Forget it, it's getting late. Let's go back to the East Palace."

"Yes, I will retire."

Xiao Ting did not understand what his mother meant, but he felt that with her around, his position as the crown prince could not be shaken by anyone.

As for Xiao Ting, after he ascends the throne, he will be made a vassal king, given more fiefdoms, and rewarded more on a daily basis. Naturally, there will be no need to worry about discord between brothers.

The next day.

At the morning court session this morning, the Minister of Revenue Wei Lin was severely criticized by the Marquis of Huai'an.

"Your Majesty, please help me, my son who has passed away!"

Marquis Huaian was in tears, his body trembling as he knelt in the hall, which moved all the civil and military officials present. Everyone knew that Marquis Huaian had lost his only son three years ago.

Emperor Ming Zhen was wearing a yellow robe and sitting majestically on the dragon throne in the Golden Palace, looking solemnly at the Marquis of Huaian who was kneeling in front of him.

"I have already issued an order to punish the evildoers, and I have also made an exception to confer the title of Crown Prince on your deceased eldest son. What grievances do you still have?"

"Yes, Marquis Huai'an, this matter has long been a settled fact. How can you put His Majesty in such a position by making a scene in the palace?"

Shen Lingfeng stared at Huai'an Marquis with sharp eyes. This matter was arranged by him alone. Now that Huai'an Marquis brought it up for no reason, he might have discovered something. He must not be given a chance to overturn the verdict.

"Yes, my Lord. His Majesty loves you so much. You were present at all the trials. Isn't this too disappointing to His Majesty?"

The Minister of Revenue Wei Lin also hurriedly chimed in. He had no choice but to help. If this matter were to be revealed, not only would he lose his official position, but even the lives of his family would be in danger.

After hearing this, Marquis Huai'an snorted coldly, "I haven't said anything yet, but Prime Minister Shen and Lord Wei are singing the same tune. Are they feeling guilty?"

"What do you mean, Lord? I have a clear conscience and I am not afraid of deliberate provocations from those with ulterior motives."

Shen Lingfeng thought to himself that something was not right. The Marquis of Huaian came with great force and was obviously well prepared. He immediately looked at the person on the throne.

"Your Majesty, as everyone knows, the Marquis of Huai'an has been in a bad mental state since the sudden death of his eldest son. I'm afraid he was stimulated by something today. I hope Your Majesty will allow me to send someone to escort the Marquis back to the mansion so that the imperial physician can come to treat him."

"Shen Qing is right!"

Emperor Mingzhen nodded seriously. It was estimated that Marquis Huaian had upset Emperor Mingzhen a lot in recent years because of the matter of his eldest son. Now, no matter what he said, Emperor Mingzhen would subconsciously feel irritated and didn't want to listen.

"Your Majesty, I am in good health and not sick. Minister Shen interrupted me so hastily. I really have ulterior motives. Please listen to what I have to say!"

Every word the Marquis of Huaian spoke was uttered with tears in his eyes. He somewhat regretted having acted recklessly in front of Emperor Ming Zhen before. Now it was difficult for him to redress his grievances.

"Come here, bring the Marquis of Huai'an down..."

"Why is the Prime Minister so anxious? I would like to hear the grievances of the Marquis of Huai'an. I wonder if Your Majesty can give the Marquis a chance to redress his grievances for the sake of this minister?"

Xiao Linchuan, dressed in a dark green python robe and a jade crown, strode in from the entrance of the hall with a refreshed look, causing all the civil and military officials in the hall to talk about it.

"The Regent? Why is it him!?"

"Your Highness has not been involved in government affairs for several years. Why are you here suddenly now?"

"I've never heard that the Regent King has any relationship with the Marquis of Huai'an before, so why would he speak up for him today?"

"Who knows?"

"That's enough. I'm getting a headache from all the chatter. How did my brother find time to come to the morning court today?"

Emperor Mingzhen changed his sitting posture and looked at Xiao Linchuan in front of the palace leisurely. He was still very tolerant towards this royal brother.

After all, given his age, he would neither pose a threat to his kingdom nor have any ambitions to take the throne. He was just a regent without real power, and he was happy to serve him.

"I have heard some rumors recently, so I want to talk to Your Majesty about it."

Xiao Linchuan said slowly, with a smile on his face, "I wonder if Your Majesty is interested in listening?"

"His Royal Highness the Regent..."

Huai'an Hou's voice was tinged with tears, but Xiao Linchuan blocked it with his hand and signaled him with his eyes to calm down.

Huai'an Hou knew Xiao Linchuan's temper, so he swallowed his words silently and said nothing more.

Emperor Mingzhen raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and said, "Royal brother, tell me about it."

"I heard that three years ago, the eldest son of the Marquis of Huai'an and the legitimate son of the Minister of Revenue, Lord Wei, were fighting for the most beautiful girl in the Bright Moon Tower, named Sang Yue. During the dispute, Lord Wei's legitimate son accidentally killed the eldest son of the Marquis of Huai'an..."

When Xiao Linchuan said this, the Minister of Revenue Wei Lin trembled like a sieve and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

"Master Wei, I haven't even finished what I'm saying yet, why are you so eager to cry out for justice?"

Xiao Linchuan's tone was full of teasing. He looked at him playfully, and then glanced at Shen Lingfeng vaguely, who was startled by his look.

"Your Highness the Regent wants to convict me of a crime with just a few words?"

Wei Lin was being aggressive. If he didn't argue for himself at this moment, once Emperor Ming Zhen listened to Xiao Linchuan and reopened the old case, it would be all over!