Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Fu Qing looked at her worriedly and said hesitantly, "Princess, the matter of the orchid seeds really has nothing to do with you?"

Shen Mengyao smiled bitterly: "What? Aunt, don't you believe me anymore?"

Fu Qing didn't say anything, but stared at her with eager eyes.

"Aunt, the Queen Mother has been so kind to me, I have no reason to murder her." Shen Mengyao said righteously, "If I kill innocent people, what's the difference between me and an animal?"

Fu Qing didn't understand the reason, he just felt that there was something wrong with the wind direction in the air, as if an invisible giant net was covering all of them.

She didn't want to think too much about it. She watched Shen Mengyao grow up, so she naturally knew what kind of person he was.

She calmed down and asked anxiously.

"Princess, you are now imprisoned, and the emperor may issue an order to punish you at any time! What should I do to clear your grievances?"

Shen Mengyao thought for a moment.

"Queyue is still in the palace. Fortunately, she has not been implicated in this matter. Can you find a way to get her out of the palace? Let her go to the regent to discuss this matter."

"Regent? When did the princess become so close to the Regent?" Fu Qing was a little surprised. Most importantly, she was worried whether it was reliable to find Qi Suian.

Shen Mengyao thought for a moment, but still didn't reveal the cooperative relationship between them.

"Although he seems cold and heartless, he actually cares about the world and has respect for the Queen Mother. Now that I'm in trouble, he may lend a helping hand."

When Fu Qing heard this, although she still had doubts in her heart, looking at Shen Mengyao's determined eyes, she chose to believe it.

"Okay, I'll find a way to contact Queyue and ask her to leave the palace to find the Regent as soon as possible. But Princess, you must be careful here and take care of yourself."

Shen Mengyao nodded, a hint of gratitude flashing in her eyes.

"Aunt, you have to be careful too. People in the palace have complicated minds. Don't let anyone discover your whereabouts."

Watching her figure hurriedly leaving, Shen Mengyao's heart was filled with hope. As long as someone helped her, she would definitely be able to overcome the difficulties.

In the Qinzheng Hall, after the emperor read the evidence presented by Wen Yuanzhang, he became completely furious.

"This Duke Shen, I have always regarded him as the patron saint of Daqi, but I never thought that he would harbor evil intentions and intend to subvert the imperial power."

All that was laid out before him was evidence of the conspiracy between Duke Shen and his men.

Including some handwritten letters, first of all, they wanted to conceal the chaos in Beimo. Then Duke Shen made an appeal, saying that he had not been back home for many years and wanted to visit the capital, so he applied to return to the capital.

They were also afraid that this move would not succeed, so they sent gifts to Xincheng in advance in order to establish connections so that when the matter was mentioned, the court officials could help speak for them.

Even the secret letter that Duke Shen wrote to Shen Mengyao was included in it, asking her to help persuade the Queen Mother. Only if the Queen Mother gave more persuasion could the success rate of this matter be increased.

Wen Yuanzhang saw that the emperor's hands were shaking with anger, and immediately advised: "Your Majesty, don't let your anger ruin your health just because you are a thief."

After hearing these words, the emperor gradually calmed down.

"Immediately send someone to remove Duke Shen from his position, demote him to a commoner, and escort him back to the capital."

"Your Majesty, please don't do that." Wen Yuanzhang immediately dissuaded him, "Duke Shen has troops at the border and is very powerful! If an imperial edict is passed, I will be away from home and will not obey your orders. If he rebels on the spot, won't it be that I am the one who is causing chaos?"

The emperor calmed down a lot and thought about it carefully, and realized that this was indeed the truth.

"Lord Wen, what do you think?"

Wen Yuanzhang responded immediately.

"Now that Beimo is on the border, it frequently stirs up trouble. If we start a turmoil internally, Beimo will definitely take advantage of the situation and come in, which would be what Duke Shen wants."

The emperor nodded in agreement.

"Fortunately, I have you to dissuade me."

"My sister has served the emperor for many years and has been treated well by the emperor. Naturally, I must also be wholeheartedly devoted to your majesty." Wen Yuanzhang looked sincere.

The emperor's eyes softened when he heard this, and he looked at Wen Yuanzhang with more trust. "My dear Wen, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" The emperor asked after a moment's hesitation.

Wen Yuanzhang bowed and answered after careful consideration.

"I think this matter should not be rushed, and needs to be done slowly. First, we should secretly investigate Duke Shen's spies in the capital and eliminate them one by one to prevent them from leaking information.

At the same time, we must select someone who can replace Duke Shen as soon as possible, go to the border, stabilize the front line, and prevent Beimo from taking advantage of the situation and invading."

After hearing this, the emperor's eyes flashed with approval: "Your Excellency Wen is right."

But this choice made him feel troubled...

But looking around, he found that there were no experienced veterans in the court, and most of them had followed Duke Shen. Naturally, he was not at ease with such people.

Wen Yuanzhang took the initiative to mention it when he saw that the emperor was in trouble.

"General He Weiyuan is a good candidate."

The emperor frowned: "An unknown person may not be able to shock Beimo."

Wen Yuanzhang immediately looked as if he was willing to devote himself to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, we must resolve Shen Ni's rebellion as soon as possible, find someone to take over the border, and then slowly look for a suitable border general. Otherwise, Shen Ni will sense something is wrong and suddenly rebel, which will definitely catch us off guard."

The emperor pondered for a moment, nodded, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes: "Okay, I will do as you say, but the details of this matter still need to be improved."

They must prepare for the worst. If Duke Shen rebels, how should they react?

Obviously, He Weiyuan led the elite troops of the capital, but it was impossible for him to launch a counterattack in a short period of time and completely wipe out Duke Shen.

The next day, he summoned Qi Suian to his study.

"There is one thing I have thought about, and I think it is most reassuring to leave it to you."

Qi Sui'an immediately clasped his fists and said, "It's up to the emperor's orders."

The emperor still ordered: "As the commander-in-chief, you will go to the border to assist General He Weiyuan, replace Duke Shen, and then return to the capital with them."

At a time of unrest at the border, Qi Sui'an never expected that the emperor would actually issue such an imperial decree.

He frowned and spoke bluntly.

"Your Majesty, Duke Shen is guarding the border of the Northern Desert. Now the Northern Desert tribes have repeatedly invaded our border. At this critical moment, how can we recall the famous Duke Shen, General Shen, back to the capital?"

The emperor was quite dissatisfied with his questioning.

"Why? Are you going to disobey the order again?"

"I dare not." Qi Sui'an's eyes were burning: "I just want to know the reason behind this."

"Duke Shen has the intention of treason. I am worried about handing over the military power of this border to him."

The emperor explained calmly, and then added: "I know that you are decisive, wise and brave, and you have enough prestige to suppress the people in the army. I sent you there, and I don't want the border to be in chaos and the enemy to take advantage of the opportunity to enter."