The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

Ye Lanfeng didn't expect that Ye Chuji would do such a thing to weaken the Hua family army. Although he was also afraid that the Hua family army would become too powerful and threaten the emperor, this did not mean that he would put the Ye Kingdom in danger in exchange for his own throne.

"If you want the military power of the Hua family, you can just go and take it openly! Go and rob it! Instead of doing something like treasonous and colluding with the enemy!"

Ye Lanfeng looked at Ye Chuji begging for mercy and became more and more disappointed. In the end, his disappointment completely overshadowed his anger.

"How can you be qualified to be the crown prince if you are such a bastard who disregards the safety of the Ye Kingdom!"

Ye Chuji had a premonition that Ye Lanfeng was really going to destroy him this time. He was so panicked that he kept kowtowing and begging for mercy:

"Father, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance, Father!"

Ye Lanfeng sighed deeply, ignored Ye Chuji's pleas for mercy, and ordered: "The Crown Prince has a bad character, disregarded the country of Ye, and committed an unforgivable crime. He is now stripped of his title and sent to the clan office immediately."

Ye Chuji's eyes widened, and he used his hands to support himself and move backwards to avoid the guards who were coming to escort him. "Father, Father! I don't want to go to the clan house! Please have mercy, Father!"

Ye Lanfeng held his forehead with one hand and closed his eyes gently, without responding to Ye Chuji's repeated calls of "Father".

After Ye Chuji had been taken far away and could no longer hear the words "Father" and "Queen", Ye Lanfeng slowly opened his eyes.

He moved his fingers gently, signaling his father-in-law who was rubbing his head behind him not to continue, then he turned his eyes to Ye Buhuo and asked in a hoarse voice:

"Eighth brother, is it really my fault?"

"But as the Son of Heaven, why can't I be wary of ministers who hold military power? Why is it that my son is so obsessed with the Black Iron Army and the Hua Family Army because of these things? To the point of being possessed by demons?"

Ye Buhuo lowered his eyes and listened quietly to Ye Lanfeng's words without answering.

The Black Iron Army and the Hua Family Army had proved to Ye Lanfeng countless times that they had no intention of usurping the throne, but the emperor's suspicion could not be eliminated. There were wars at the border all year round, and they could not just hand over their military power and stop caring about border affairs.

This cycle continued, and Ye Lanfeng's fear of them had already penetrated into his bones.

Ye Lanfeng himself knew this. He sighed, turned his head to look at the sunlight pouring in from the window, and whispered:

"Thank you for your hard work in finding out what the Northern Kingdom spies and that bastard did. You can go back now."

Ye Buhuo bowed and saluted. Before leaving, he glanced at Ye Lanfeng, who had aged a lot in an instant on the throne, pursed his lips and said:

"I will take my leave now. Please take care of yourself, my dear brother."

After he first ascended the throne, Ye Lanfeng was very afraid that Ye Buhuo would come to snatch his position, but Ye Buhuo had no such intention at all and would still call him "royal brother" every time he returned from a battle.

But later, after enduring Ye Lanfeng's repeated suppression of the Xuantie Army, Ye Buhuo never called himself like that again.

The word "Royal Brother" made Ye Lanfeng feel as if he was in another world.

There were enough medicinal herbs in the calming soup. Hua Jingqian slept for a long time, so he didn't know that his stepmother had been away for a long time.

When he woke up, he saw his stepmother in the outer room accompanying Kuo'er in writing. He thought that the mother and daughter had been watching over him there.

He was in a good mood and was about to go over to enjoy some family time when he heard a noisy noise coming from outside.

Hua Jingqian frowned unhappily, walked over, opened the door and asked loudly: "What are you making so much noise for!"

As soon as the door opened, he saw a group of guards with swords walking towards him with stern faces. The leader was holding something yellow in his hand, which looked like an imperial edict.

"The Emperor has ordered!"

Hua Jingqian knelt down immediately after hearing this, "I am here!"

"Minister Hua Jingqian colluded with the deposed Crown Prince Ye Chuji, stole secrets and attempted to collude with the Northern Kingdom to put the Ye Kingdom in danger. He has repeatedly endangered court officials, which is a serious crime! Hua Jingqian is ordered to be thrown into prison and executed soon!"

Hua Jingqian collapsed on the ground exhausted, staring blankly at the imperial edict that the guard handed to him. He couldn't believe that Ye Chuji had been deposed, and everything he and Ye Chuji had done had been investigated.

The guards didn't care whether Hua Jingqian accepted the order or not. They just waved their hands and several soldiers came over and took Hua Jingqian away.

Before coming, at Hua Wu Ke's instruction, the guard walked up to Wan Niang who was kneeling beside him and handed an envelope to her.

"Princess An asked me to give it to you."

Wanniang took it and opened it with trembling hands. Inside was a letter of divorce.

After putting away the divorce letter, Wanniang went into the house, packed some things, and left the Hua Mansion with Kuoer.

Hua Jingqian had no wife or children, and his only concubine, Luluo, had already fled when she heard the soldiers entering the mansion. After Hua Jingqian was taken away, the remaining servants panicked and snatched all the gold and silver in the mansion and scattered.

On the night he was taken to the clan house, Ye Chuji learned that the Shen family was also raided because they were implicated in these matters.

Having lost his last hope, Ye Chuji became completely desperate and committed suicide by breaking a porcelain bowl and slitting his throat in prison.

Even though he was extremely disappointed with Ye Chuji, Ye Lanfeng was still somewhat sad when he learned of Ye Chuji's death.

He was sitting in a chair thinking about how Ye Chuji had come to where he was today, when he saw the Imperial Concubine and Ye Jinan walk in.

"I have met your Majesty."

"My son has met my father."

Ye Lanfeng raised his hand slightly and asked them to stand up. "Why are you here all of a sudden?"

The imperial concubine walked forward and massaged Ye Lanfeng's shoulders, signaling with her eyes that Ye Jinan should pour tea for Ye Lanfeng.

"I have heard about the evil deeds done by the deposed crown prince. I am worried that the emperor will be too angry and it will be bad for his health, so I have come here to comfort him."

"Yes, Father. The deposed Crown Prince deserves this fate. Please don't let this make you sick!"

Ye Lanfeng was reflecting that perhaps it was his fear of the Xuantie Army and the Hua Family Army that caused Ye Chuji to do so many stupid things.

Hearing what the mother and son said, Ye Lanfeng frowned slightly with discomfort, and patted the imperial concubine's hand to signal him to stop.

"I have something else to do, you guys go back first."

The imperial concubine and Ye Jinan looked at each other and said:

"Your Majesty, the deposed crown prince has passed away. What do you think of the position of the crown prince?"

After hearing this, Ye Lanfeng swept the tea that Ye Jinan had poured onto the ground, frightening the imperial concubine so much that she pulled Ye Jinan to her knees.

Ye Lanfeng angrily shouted:

"I'm still fine, but you can't wait to get the position of crown prince? What, should I give up my throne to you a long time ago?"

Ye Jinan was a little unconvinced and said, "Why is Father so angry? Anyway, you only have one son now, so who else can you give the position of Crown Prince to if not me? Are you waiting for Ye Buhuo to take the position?"