Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

The emperor was dumbfounded, looking at the few people in disbelief, then he stood up from the dragon throne and walked closer to the hall.

After taking a closer look, he pulled Yan Xiuchen again, "Who, who is this?"

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen shouted at the men, "I am here, who are you? Why don't you tell the truth? Do you all want to come here and never come back?"

After hearing the scolding, several people began to speak.

"Your Highness, please spare my life. Someone broke into our house and kidnapped my son and his wife and my grandson..." The blind old woman spoke first.

"She said that as long as I obeyed, I would be safe."

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's the same for us. They said that if we don't obey, they will kill my son."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. My sister and I depend on each other for survival. We have no relatives anymore. I don't know this Qin Hongdou. I was forced to do this. My sister is in their hands."

Jiang Qingwu listened to what several people said and looked up at the imperial concubine.

Concubine Shen stood there with a pale face, looking panicked.

"Your Majesty, Qin Hongdou was in the Imperial Concubine's Palace in her early years, and was later arranged to stay with the Queen."

"She was originally Concubine Shen's person. I checked her records before. When she entered the palace, she did have her mother and siblings."

"It's just that seven years ago, her family members died on the way to visit relatives."

The emperor listened to Jiang Qingwu's words in a daze, then turned and looked at Concubine Shen.

Concubine Shen suddenly came to her senses, and hurriedly stood up and rushed over, kneeling directly on the ground, "Your Majesty, no, this... this was not done by me."

"Your Majesty, how could your Majesty allow these people to pretend to be Qin Hongdou's family members and come..."

"Because you want to frame me and the Regent." Jiang Qingwu blurted out, interrupting Concubine Shen, and then saluted to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have found a witness, Miss Yinling, the personal maid of Concubine Shen."

"She serves the imperial concubine and knows everything."

As soon as Jiang Qingwu finished speaking, Yin Ling, who was standing in the corner, walked up to the hall and said, "Your servant Yin Ling pays respect to His Majesty, Your Majesty."

"What do you know?" Yan Xiuchen asked.

Yin Ling was very calm and said word by word, "This servant has been serving the Imperial Concubine closely."

"A few days ago, the imperial concubine secretly summoned Qin Hongdou and asked her to send poisoned food to the queen mother in the next two days to frame the queen."

"Yesterday, after the Regent arranged for Miss Jiang to investigate the case, he secretly sent people to abduct the villagers of Sanfu Village. After discussing with Qin Hongdou, he tried to slander the Regent and Miss Jiang."

"The Imperial Concubine said that this time she will not only bring down a queen, but also Jiang Qingwu and the Regent."

"When the time comes, the two of them will be implicated, and it will be wishful thinking for the Regent to go to the East Territory."

"Shut up..." Concubine Shen pointed at Yin Ling and shouted angrily, then grabbed the emperor's dragon robe.

"Your Majesty, she... is talking nonsense. She is slandering me. She must have been bribed by Jiang Qingwu."

Hearing this, Jiang Qingwu sneered, "We'll soon know whether it's slander or not."

Jiang Qingwu said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have sent people to search the Queen's palace, and there will be news soon."

"You...you dare to search the imperial concubine's bedroom without permission?"

"My Lady, I am in charge of supervising this case. Why can't we search it? If your Lady is innocent, there will be nothing wrong with the search."

"Miss..." Wan Yue shouted, and then she went up to the palace holding a box, "Your Majesty, I brought people to the imperial concubine's room and found all kinds of poisons."

"The imperial physician has examined it and found that the poison that the Queen Mother was poisoned with is present..."

When Concubine Shen saw this, she was suddenly startled and her body went limp and she sat on the ground.

Shen Chengshan, who was standing by, also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this matter..."

"My Lady, you need witnesses and physical evidence. Now that we have both, what else do you have to say?"

Yan Xiuchen shouted coldly, not giving Shen Chengshan any chance to speak.

Concubine Shen naturally had nothing to say, but Shen Chengshan quickly knelt over and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen was just confused for a moment... Your Majesty, please have mercy."

Hearing this, Concubine Shen also came to her senses and grabbed the emperor, "Your Majesty, I was just dissatisfied with the Queen's power, so I was confused for a moment."

"I have served you for many years, and we have a little princess. Please forgive me this time..."

The emperor looked at Concubine Shen kneeling beside him, crying and feeling so sad that he felt a little softened in an instant.

But after hesitating for a moment, he still looked at Yan Xiuchen, "Royal brother, this matter... The Queen Mother is fine now, and the Queen has not been punished, so why not..."

Upon hearing the voice, Yan Xiuchen looked at the emperor, and then at the left prime minister in the hall.

The left prime minister Li Cheng is not young anymore. Although he does not have much power, he is a veteran of three dynasties. He is upright and fair, loyal to Dayan, and his stance is neutral.

So both Yan Xiuchen and Shen Chengshan respected him.

"Left Prime Minister, what do you think?"

After hearing what Yan Xiuchen said, Li Cheng stepped forward slowly and saluted, saying, "This old minister believes that now that the truth of this matter has been revealed, it must be dealt with fairly."

"And plotting to murder the Queen Mother and framing the Queen is no small matter."

"But this is a matter of the harem, and it is also your Majesty's family affair. I am not in a position to give you many suggestions on how to deal with it."

Although the Left Prime Minister's words did not favor anyone, they reminded him intentionally or unintentionally that this was His Majesty's family affair.

The implication was that Yan Xiuchen should not speak either.

However, although Yan Xiuchen heard the hidden meaning in his words, he ignored it.

"Your Majesty, what the Left Prime Minister said is very true. This matter must be handled fairly."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, looked at everyone in the hall, and then looked at Concubine Shen.

"Royal brother, this imperial concubine has a little princess of mine. The princess is twelve years old and needs her mother's guidance. Now..."

"My Royal Brother, do you want to let this go and release the Imperial Concubine? If so, where is the law of our Great Yan?"

"No, no, of course I'm not letting her go. What I mean is, can you give her a lighter sentence?"

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently and bowed to the emperor, "It is not wrong for my brother to think so."

As he spoke, Yan Xiuchen turned around and walked closer to the hall, shouting loudly.

"Noble Concubine Shen Wenyuan, out of jealousy, murdered the Queen Mother, slandered the Queen, bribed witnesses, and took human lives."

"According to the laws of Great Yan, you should be sentenced to death for framing the Regent and Jiang Qingwu for so many crimes."

"Considering that she has served Your Majesty for many years and conceived a princess for him, the death penalty can be spared, but the punishment of living cannot be avoided..."

"Concubine Shen was demoted to a talented lady and banished to the cold palace, and the princess was handed over to the Queen to raise."

"Qin Hongdou, beaten to death, the Third Prince conspired with the Imperial Concubine, relying on her age of thirty, and was imprisoned in the Third Prince's mansion."

"No action will be taken against other persons involved in the case!"

As soon as Yan Xiuchen gave the order, everyone in the palace knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing us."

Seeing this, the Left Prime Minister also bowed to Yan Xiuchen and the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty... I think that your Highness has handled this matter very appropriately."

The emperor looked at Zuo Xiang and Yan Xiuchen, helplessly, and nodded slightly.

Jiang Qingwu looked at the people being taken away and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When she turned to look at the queen, she was also looking at her...