Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

When there was chaos in the palace, outside the palace, in the backyard of the prime minister's residence.

Yan Xiuchen was wearing casual clothes and a long hat, wrapping himself tightly, and even climbed over the wall to get in.

When the housekeeper and the left prime minister hurried over, Yan Xiuchen was sitting in the pavilion in the backyard drinking tea.

Several palace soldiers, eager to try, surrounded him nervously.

"This man has a badge from the palace, so I dare not move without permission..."

Hearing the housekeeper's words, the left prime minister couldn't help but slow down his pace and looked at Yan Xiuchen carefully.

"May I ask which noble person in the palace you are? Do you want to see me for something?"

"The tea in the Left Prime Minister's residence is really good..." Yan Xiuchen held the teacup and looked at the Left Prime Minister in the distance through the gauze curtain of his hat.

The Left Prime Minister also immediately recognized Yan Xiuchen's voice, stepped forward quickly, and was about to salute.

But when he got there, he realized something and waved his hands around him, "Everyone get out."

"Yes."

After everyone left, the left prime minister knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Left Prime Minister, please stand up."

Seeing this, Yan Xiuchen also silently took off the hat on his head.

"I came here in disguise today to tell you about an old story."

Upon hearing this, the left prime minister was immediately shocked and lowered his voice, "This old minister... knows very well that this matter will be brought up sooner or later."

"Left Prime Minister, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to bring this up. There are some things that even I am powerless to stop."

Yan Xiuchen said, and stood up and fell into deep thought, "Now the only ones in the court who know those two secrets are you and me."

"Even Xiu Jin only knows about the Gu family and doesn't know about the past grudges."

The left prime minister followed Yan Xiuchen silently and lowered his voice, "Your Majesty came to my house in disguise. I think the matter has come to an end and he has no choice but to take action."

"Yes, Jiangnan may not be able to hold back any longer."

"You know his purpose best. I can no longer satisfy his demands."

"I don't want to be his puppet anymore."

"Left Prime Minister..."

Without waiting for Yan Xiuchen to finish speaking, the Left Prime Minister leaned over and knelt in front of him.

"I knew early on that this matter would definitely cause another storm."

"I will naturally stand on your side, but how will your Majesty deal with the status of the late emperor?"

"How many of the late emperor's people are secretly hiding in the harem of the previous dynasty?"

"If...if the late emperor appeared in the Jinfeng Palace and rebuked Your Majesty for joining forces with Emperor Xuanhe to usurp the throne..."

"Then your majesty is a traitor to the emperor. It is hard to defend yourself and you cannot turn things around."

Yan Xiuchen thought quietly, then leaned over and helped Zuo Xiang up.

"I also know that I cannot defeat him... But now, the arrow is on the string and must be shot."

"I have asked General Cheng Xiang to come here."

"Your Majesty, are you going to check the military strength in the capital?"

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently, "Yes, his people are definitely not just a few palace servants and eunuchs."

"If my guess is correct, among the military commanders in the capital who hold military power, there must be people who belonged to the late emperor."

"If we want to win this game, we must never let him appear in the world and enter the court."

Upon hearing this, the Left Prime Minister knelt down and saluted Yan Xiuchen, "Back then, I supported you and protected you, and today I will certainly do my best to assist you."

"But there is one thing I would like to ask for your approval, Your Majesty."

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly and walked towards him.

"Zuo Xiang had no sons, only one daughter, who married Li Zhouyuan from the Imperial Academy and gave birth to a son and a daughter."

"I have already arranged it..."

Yan Xiuchen said as he helped the man up.

"The Northern Kingdom is lacking in learning and etiquette, so the Kingdom has sent a letter to ask our learned men, the Ministry of Rites and Music, to go as envoys to the Northern Kingdom."

"The Imperial Academy will send Li Zhouyuan and his family, and Prince Pingqing will accompany them."

The left prime minister was a little surprised, but he was secretly relieved. "Your Majesty is thoughtful. I thank you very much."

……

In the palace, Qingshui Garden.

When Jiang Qingwu, Nan Xiuye, and Jiuhan came out of the fire scene covered in dust, Gu Yanbai gradually calmed down, but he was still not conscious.

When Yan Xiujin saw Jiang Qingwu and the others with the five princesses trapped in the fire, his eyes were full of confusion and shock.

"Girl, girl, are you okay..." Wanyue rushed forward, but before Jiang Qingwu could say anything, Gu Yanbai broke free from Nan Xiuye.

He took a quick step forward and hugged Jiang Qingwu.

Jiuhan, Wanyue, and Nan Xiuye ​​were startled and subconsciously rushed over, blocking the view of the people around them.

"Mother, mother, I'm so glad you're okay. My son is late. Mother, please don't leave me..."

Nan Xiuye, who wanted to step forward to stop him, froze instantly when he heard Gu Yanbai's words.

Jiang Qingwu was the same. He came to his senses from his shock, looked at the fire in front of him, and remembered the fire in Xifeng Palace.

Gu Yanbai may have witnessed his mother die in the fire with his own eyes.

"Aze, it's okay, it's okay..." Jiang Qingwu whispered to comfort him, but the next moment, Yan Xiujin slapped Gu Yanbai with his palm.

Nan Xiuye ​​saw this and hurriedly supported the man.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Qingwu raised his eyes and looked at Yan Xiujin.

"Shouldn't I knock him out?" Yan Xiu Jin said as he looked around, reminding Jiang Qingwu and the others.

Jiang Qingwu also came to his senses. Looking at the old princesses sitting in the distance crying, he suddenly understood something.

"Kill to silence the witness." Jiang Qingwu blurted out.

"Girl, wipe it..." Wanyue took the handkerchief to wipe Jiang Qingwu's face, but Jiang Qingwu looked at Nan Xiuye ​​with sudden realization, "Why did you suddenly come to Qingshui Garden?"

"Did you come here because you knew about the rebellion of the Imperial Guards?"

Nan Xiuye ​​squatted on the ground, supporting Gu Yanbai, and shook his head gently, "We came first, and then they rebelled."

"Sure enough."

"Prince Su's people in the palace knew that you were here to see Emperor Xuanhe, and they were afraid that Emperor Xuanhe would reveal the secret, so they caused chaos and killed people to silence them."

"The Empress Dowager... The Empress Dowager told us that Emperor Xuanhe knew about it, Qingwu..." Nan Xiuye ​​shouted nervously.

Jiang Qingwu also reacted immediately, turned around and headed towards Fenghe Palace.

"What on earth did you do..." Yan Xiujin scolded Nan Xiuye ​​angrily, and then strode after Jiang Qingwu.

It was afternoon and there were not many people around Fenghe Palace. There was nothing wrong with a few palace servants passing by occasionally.

But in Fenghe Palace, Jiang Qingwu was shocked.

When Jiang Qingwu ran into Fenghe Palace with her skirt lifted up, all the royal guards in the palace had been killed and their corpses were scattered all over the ground.

Jiang Qingwu's face suddenly turned panic-stricken and he quickly rushed into the Queen Mother's bedroom.

The two palace maids and Nanny Zhong were killed and fell in a pool of blood.

The Queen Mother was lying on her bed, with no external injuries, but foaming at the mouth and some black blood oozing out.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Qingwu hurried forward to check. The pulse was a little disordered, as if he had been poisoned.

Just as Jiang Qingwu frowned and was about to call the imperial physician, Yan Xiujin rushed in and went straight to the empress dowager who was standing beside the bed.

"I've been poisoned..."

"Poison? What kind of poison is that?"

"A poison that turns people into the living dead." Yan Xiujin muttered with a gloomy face.

Then he suddenly stood up, walked towards Jiang Qingwu angrily, and grabbed her wrist.