Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Before Jiang Qingyu and Yuya's wedding ceremony officially ended, people from the palace found Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen.

They whispered about what was happening in the palace.

Jiang Ruhai looked at Yan Xiuchen's gaze and understood something. He pushed away the court officials and walked quickly towards Yan Xiuchen.

Yan Xiuchen also left the table immediately.

"I am going back to the palace, so let's talk."

"I have already informed Marquis Zhongqing and General Cheng. Just focus on today's wedding banquet. There will be no major problems."

Yan Xiuchen whispered instructions to Jiang Ruhai. Jiang Ruhai turned around to look at the two people sitting in high seats at the table not far away and nodded slightly.

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured, nothing will go wrong. Without Shen Chengshan, his followers will not dare to act recklessly."

……

Outside the palace, the whole city was celebrating the happy event, but inside the palace, the scene was quite different.

When Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen arrived, crying sounds were coming from the cold palace.

Concubine Shen was dead and had been carried to the bed.

The fourteen-year-old little princess Yan Xue cried miserably and fell on Concubine Shen, unable to be pulled up.

The emperor sat beside the bed, also looking sad, with red eyes and sobbing softly.

When Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen entered the room, the Queen also came back to her senses.

The entire plan was handed over as soon as their eyes met.

"Royal brother... accept my condolences." Yan Xiuchen stood silently in front of the emperor.

The emperor raised his eyes and saw Yan Xiuchen, and cried even more sadly.

"Royal brother, you are finally here. I am so sorry for the imperial concubine. I let her be killed by someone..."

Jiang Qingwu bowed silently to the emperor, then stood aside, looking at Concubine Shen lying on the bed, and couldn't help but move closer quietly.

He was stabbed in the chest and had several cuts on his lower abdomen.

He must be really dead.

Although he thought so, Jiang Qingwu still acted cautiously. Then he walked towards Concubine Shen with a sad look on his face.

"Who is so cruel and bold to treat the imperial concubine like this..."

Jiang Qingwu's eyes were red and he choked with sobs as he attentively tidied up Concubine Shen's messy clothes.

He also checked her pulse and heartbeat, and confirmed that Concubine Shen was dead.

Seeing Concubine Shen's stiff body and pale face, the stone in Jiang Qingwu's heart suddenly disappeared in an instant.

All that filled his mind was the disaster that wiped out his family in his previous life, and the night that Xing'er died.

The queen had a barely visible look of astonishment on her face. She lowered her eyes and smiled secretly, then stepped forward and said, "The murderer was caught red-handed when he was trying to escape."

"It is Concubine Yu who has been visiting Concubine Shen these days."

"We checked just now. The soup she sent was highly poisonous. There were also signs of a fight at the scene."

"The person is being held in the backyard. Duke Shen just said he wanted to go and interrogate him..."

Jiang Qingwu frowned slightly, and then understood something.

Sure enough, a sister is not as important as a daughter.

"Let's go take a look. Duke Shen just lost his sister. Don't let him do anything in his rage."

Having said that, Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen went to the backyard.

It wasn't just Shen Wanrong who was kneeling in the backyard, Concubine Yu...

There was also a maid who served Concubine Shen, and two witnesses.

Shen Wanrong was kneeling on the ground with her hands tied. When she saw Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen approaching, she instantly stood up in anger.

"Bitch..." As soon as Shen Wanrong said this, she was pressed down harshly by the royal guards beside her.

Shen Chengshan saw Yan Xiuchen standing in front of him, and reluctantly walked over to Shen Wanrong, "Your Highness."

"I heard that Duke Shen was coming to interrogate her, but Concubine Yu didn't even break her skin."

Although Shen Chengshan looked unhappy, he knew that this was a trick of Yan Xiuchen and Jiang Qingwu, but he still had to deal with it.

"If Your Highness doesn't come, I dare not touch her."

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently, waved his fan, and said to the Imperial Guards, "Don't you understand what Duke Shen means?"

"Now that I am here, I can move, just..."

"Just give me twenty lashes first."

"Yes." The Imperial Guards echoed and went to pull Shen Wanrong.

Seeing this, Duke Shen was about to open his mouth, but Jiang Qingwu quickly interrupted him, "I know you feel unhappy, but don't worry."

"This bitch dared to murder the imperial concubine. Your Highness and His Majesty will definitely seek justice for your Shen family."

As they spoke, the Royal Guards began to fight.

The sound of "pa pa" and Shen Wanrong's screams echoed throughout the cold palace.

When Jiang Qingwu looked over, he met Shen Wanrong's gaze filled with resentment and murderous intent.

But she no longer had the anger she had before, instead she secretly raised the corners of her lips, her brows filled with the pleasure of having her revenge.

Hearing the screams, Shen Chengshan couldn't bear it any longer and stepped forward and shouted, "Stop..."

"Your Highness, even if you want to beat him or punish him, you should interrogate him first."

"What is there to interrogate? This Lin Yu originally worked in the Imperial Concubine's palace and was treated harshly by the Imperial Concubine. Later, she seduced Your Majesty and was given the position of Imperial Concubine."

"Now that the imperial concubine is in trouble, she naturally wants to wipe out the roots and take revenge."

"Aren't there witnesses kneeling there? Some of them personally witnessed Lin Yu hiding a knife and entering the cold palace to assassinate. There are witnesses and evidences. What are they interrogating about?"

Jiang Qingwu said this repeatedly, and then walked towards Duke Shen, "Why would Duke Shen favor a stranger who killed his sister?"

"Is there any misunderstanding here? Or is it that Lin Yu is related to Duke Shen..."

"If there is a relationship, then why did the Duke want Lin Yu to seduce His Majesty? Is it to control the government and plot something bad?"

A huge hat was put on Shen Chengshan's head.

Shen Wanrong is guilty and Lin Yu plots to murder the imperial concubine.

Shen Chengshan could neither acknowledge that she was Shen Wanrong, nor could he acknowledge that Lin Yu was his.

For a while, Shen Chengshan could only swallow his bitterness and could not express it in words.

"I am innocent, I didn't kill anyone... Your Majesty..." Shen Wanrong's body was covered with blood. She lay on the ground and shouted towards the house.

Perhaps hearing Shen Wanrong's shout, the emperor and the empress both came out of the house.

Seeing the emperor coming out, Shen Chengshan also hurried forward, "Your Majesty, although this old minister also wants to avenge the concubine, I also hope to get to the bottom of it."

"If Lin Yu wanted to take revenge on the Imperial Concubine, there was no need to kill her."

"Now that the Imperial Concubine has been sent to the cold palace, Concubine Yu is at the top and has a promising future. Why would she take such a risk?"

"Moreover, the Imperial Concubine and Lin Yu were of equal stature. It doesn't make sense that the Imperial Concubine would die while Lin Yu would be safe and sound, without any injuries at all."

"There are many doubts in this matter. Your Majesty, please investigate it thoroughly before handling it."

"otherwise……"

Shen Chengshan was also anxious. After his repeated statements, his voice became colder, as if he was threatening the emperor.

"If you mistakenly accuse Lin Yu of being a murderer, I will definitely not let it go..."

The emperor's eyes were red, and he pointed at Lin Yu, still angry, "This Chunyue is the concubine's person, how could she talk nonsense?"

"She saw Lin Yu murder the imperial concubine with her own eyes, is that wrong?"

"Your Majesty, I was knocked unconscious as soon as I entered the cold palace. I didn't even get to see the imperial concubine..."

Naturally, the relationship between the emperor and Shen Wanrong is not as deep as that between him and Concubine Shen.

I am in grief now and nothing I say will help.

But just when Yan Xiuchen and the emperor were preparing to deal with Shen Wanrong, loud shouts suddenly came from outside the cold palace.

"Report... Your Majesty, the late emperor's jade sword and a letter."