Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Gu Yanbai looked at the emperor in disbelief, his eyes reddening, and his thoughts drifted to the time when they parted.

At that time, he was full of vigor and fearlessness...

Missing for a year and recovering from injuries for more than half a year, is this the reason why he never went to look for him again?

And then, they met for the first time in Shanshui City...

He actually gave him a sword? And asked him to kneel?!

As Gu Yanbai thought about it, he couldn't help but sneer. At that moment, he wanted to slap himself hard.

"Sir..." Yan Lin looked at Gu Yanbai with doubtful eyes. Just as he opened his mouth, Gu Yanbai came back to his senses, raised his eyes and shouted at the emperor.

"Who hurt you? Tell me..."

"No, I don't know. I really don't know."

"I haven't even seen him. He's been missing for a year, and no one knows what happened in the East."

Gu Yanbai looked at the emperor, still refusing to give up. He gripped the hilt of the sword, and just as he was about to step forward, someone hurried to the hall to report.

"Your Highness, all the court officials have arrived outside the palace."

After hearing the report, Yan Lin hurried towards Gu Yanbai and reached out to take the sword from Gu Yanbai's hand.

"Sir, calm down first. Let's get down to business first. It won't be too late to ask questions later."

Gu Yanbai came back to his senses, turned around and sat on the chair, but his thoughts were all on Yan Xiuchen.

At that time, outside the palace.

The four cities were in chaos.

In the defense camps of the four cities, there were sounds of confrontation and shouting everywhere.

Especially the West City Defense Camp where Jiuhan went.

Liu Shu, the commander of the city defense camp, is a loyal confidant of the Shen family. When he saw Jiuhan bringing the Red Guards, he immediately prepared for battle.

When Jiuhan saw Liu Shu and his men rushing out, he immediately took out the imperial edict given to him by Yan Xiuchen.

"Your Majesty has decreed that the Crown Prince is plotting rebellion and forcing the emperor to abdicate. You are to surrender immediately."

As he spoke, Jiuhan drew his sword from the scabbard on his horse.

"Humph, ridiculous. The prince ascended the throne, why would he need to rebel and force the emperor to abdicate? This is nonsense. Come on, take him down..."

Liu Shu knew it well and was eager to get rid of Jiuhan.

But before the knife could reach him, the Red Guard hiding in the dark shot an arrow at him.

When Jiuhan saw Liu Shu retreating after blocking the arrow, he took advantage of his unpreparedness, rushed up to him, and slashed at him with a knife, causing blood to splatter on the spot.

"Your Majesty, be gracious and forgive the past of the surrendered soldiers. Those who refuse to repent will be executed immediately..."

Seeing everyone kneeling down to surrender, Jiuhan raised his hand and chopped off Liu Shu's head.

"Take the head away and lead the troops into the palace immediately to support His Highness..."

"Yes."

Outside the West Palace Gate.

Jiang Qingwu and Yuya's carriage was stopped at the palace gate.

"Who are you? You are not allowed to enter the palace today."

Hearing the shouting outside the carriage, Yuya looked at Jiang Qingwu and Yan Xiuchen who were sitting opposite her and took out the token.

"How dare you! I am entering the palace on the orders of the Queen Mother. My brother has passed away and the Queen Mother is ill. How dare you stop me from entering the palace?"

When the two guards heard Yuya's scolding, they did not dare to be tough and came forward with a salute.

"Princess, please forgive me. We are following the order of the Crown Prince. No outsiders are allowed to enter the palace today. If the princess wants to enter the palace, your subordinates need to..."

"What do you need? Check, right? Do you want to see if there is anyone in the carriage?"

"It seems that... the princess is not the only one in the carriage."

"It's me!" Jiang Qingwu shouted in the carriage and leaned out.

"What do you want to do? Do you think that since the prince is gone, you can bully the princess and me at will?"

"Don't forget, I'm a third-rank official, the legitimate daughter of Shunqing Marquis, and my father is still fighting for the country at the border."

"Is the Crown Prince's order more important than the Queen Mother's?"

"How dare you bully me and Princess Yuya?"

They don't dare to be called a bully.

The hat was buttoned quite high, and the two guards were so scared that they looked at each other and immediately made way.

"I dare not. Please forgive me, Princess, Miss Jiang."

"Wanyue, let's go. When we see the Queen Mother, we must report this matter." Jiang Qingwu shouted and slammed the door of the carriage.

Seeing the carriage enter the palace smoothly, Jiang Qingwu sighed heavily.

When I turned to look at Yan Xiuchen, I found that Yan Xiuchen was drinking tea calmly.

"You are such a heartless person. We are almost scared to death, and you are so leisurely."

Hearing this, Yuya couldn't help but pat her chest lightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It was a close call. If they had insisted on searching the carriage, we wouldn't have gotten away so easily."

Yan Xiuchen raised the corner of his lips slightly and shook his head, "What are you afraid of? Even if they are discovered, they won't dare to kill the Regent openly."

"It's just that Yan Lin was notified in advance, but now, it's too late for Yan Lin to do anything."

Jiang Qingwu sighed and looked outside through the small window. "At this time, the court officials should be entering the palace."

"Don't worry, the situation has been decided. Yan Lin...can't turn the tables."

Shangyang Palace, in the main hall.

All the ministers went to the palace and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Those who were not qualified to attend court on weekdays and those who rarely showed up on weekdays are now here.

But if you look closely, you can see that those standing in front are all Shen Chengshan and Yan Lin's men.

Almost everyone knows that although the emperor sits on the dragon throne, he is a puppet.

The prince standing aside is the ruler of the world.

"My lords, please live in peace."

The emperor didn't say anything, but Yan Lin spoke first. The important ministers in front cooperated respectfully, and the people behind didn't dare to say anything.

Only the sound of faint discussions could be heard from behind.

"Something is not right today. Why didn't the generals and the left prime minister come..."

"I heard that he has been captured. Once the regent is dead, the prince is in a rush to ascend the throne."

"So, this is considered...forcing the emperor to abdicate."

"Hush, the whole world belongs to the prince now, how dare you say that you want to abdicate?"

"Alas, once the Regent King dies, the outcome is set. Small characters like us can only submit to him, but..."

"I know what you want to say, but you'd better shut up. The regent is dead, and the prince is the only heir to the throne, no matter how incompetent he is."

"Hey, who is that person? Why have I never seen him before..."

"Yes, he is still sitting in the position of the Regent..."

Yan Lin looked at the people whispering and didn't pay too much attention to it. Instead, he raised a smug smile.

He took the imperial edict on the table without the imperial seal and walked forward a few steps, "Your Majesty's order."

Upon hearing the voice, everyone knelt down and saluted.

"Long live my emperor."

Upon seeing this, Yan Lin opened the imperial edict.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that I am old and frail, and have been suffering from a long-standing illness. The Regent passed away early for some reason, and the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. I hereby proclaim that, from today on, Crown Prince Yan Lin will inherit the throne and ascend the throne as Emperor. The subjects of Great Yan shall obey this order without error."

Everyone looked at Yan Lin in shock. When they came to their senses, the court officials standing in front of them were already kneeling on the ground.

"Your subjects shall obey His Majesty's order..."

Yan Lin looked at the court officials still standing behind him and raised the imperial edict.

Just as the others were looking at each other and preparing to kneel down in submission, Yan Xiuchen's voice suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Wait!"