Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

As the day dawned, the capital city looked the same as usual except for the presence of more patrolling city guards.

Bustling and noisy.

The wind was blowing hard and the weather was gloomy and scary, but in the end not a drop of rain fell.

The sun shines on every corner of the street, bringing warmth and brightness.

Yuya and the others returned to Shunqing Marquis' Mansion, and the prime minister's family returned to the prime minister's residence.

The court officials waited in the Jinfeng Hall for three full hours, and in the end they only received an imperial edict from Zhong Quan.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Wang Yansu be purged. He plotted to seize power in the 157th year of Great Yan. He faked his own death and escaped under the pretext of being buried alive with the previous emperor. He recruited people from all walks of life and strange doctors to disguise himself. He used this to confuse people, disrupt the government, and rebel to seize power."

"They have successively murdered Shunqing Marquis' adopted son, Wenyuan Prince Bai Asheng, the head of the Ministry of Rites Zhuang Youwen, Ling'an Prince Yan Xiuye, and many others. Their crimes are unforgivable. They will be beheaded at the West Palace gate at noon tomorrow."

"His accomplices, General Cheng Xiang, the official of the Ministry of Justice Li Yu, the captain of the city defense camp, Xue Yi, Zhou Liang, etc., were executed on the same day."

"Also, Ling'an Wang Yan Xiuye ​​is posthumously named the Regent King of Great Yan. The funeral ceremony shall be held according to the royal funeral rites and he shall be buried in the North Palace of the Imperial Mausoleum. I decree this!"

No one in the crowd dared to say anything. Perhaps only those few were arrested, but the others might not be unaware of it.

At this moment, no one dared to say a word and just bowed their heads and obeyed the order.

"Long live my emperor, long live long live..."

Gu Yanbai listened to the voice in the hall and turned to leave Jinfeng Hall.

He rode out of the palace alone, walking slowly and leisurely.

It has been a long time since anyone has walked on the street so carefree.

Gu Yanbai looked around, raised his head to see the scorching sun, his heart filled with sadness, then lowered his head and sneered softly.

"Nan Xiuye, you are almost there, almost there, and you can live forever in the sunshine."

The Regent’s Palace is still the Regent’s Palace, but now it is Nan Xiuye’s Regent’s Palace.

The palace was filled with funeral tents and white banners. An ink-gold coffin with dragon patterns carved on it was parked in front of the main hall in the main courtyard.

When Gu Yanbai arrived, many people came to the front yard to pay their respects.

Officials in the court and royal nobles all came to join in the fun.

Gu Yanbai watched people coming and going, and just stood far away in the corridor of the yard. Just looking at the coffin on the mourning hall, he couldn't help feeling sad and heartbroken.

"Young Master..." Wan Yue bowed slightly behind him and called in a low voice.

Gu Yanbai came back to his senses and collected his thoughts, "Where's Gu Qing? Is she okay?"

"He fell asleep just before dawn, and he is still sleeping now... His Majesty asked me to invite you to the main hall of Beiyuan to discuss matters."

Gu Yanbai lowered his eyes slightly, was silent for a moment, and nodded gently, "Okay, I'll be there right away."

Beiyuan returned to normal, with guards guarding it and a few servants occasionally passing by.

Jiuhan and Jiuye were guarding outside the door. When Gu Yanbai arrived, Yan Xiujin was standing in front of the hall, as if to greet him.

"Waiting for me?"

"Yes." Yan Xiujin agreed and made way.

After entering, Jiuhan and Jiuye immediately closed the door.

And it was only then that Gu Yanbai discovered that Yan Chong was also there, sitting on a chair on one side of the hall, or rather, he was tied to the chair.

His hands were tied with ropes and he couldn't move.

Gu Yanbai's eyes flashed with fierce murderous intent, and the hands behind his back clenched into fists.

"Both of my sons are here. It seems that I was not called here today to do anything."

Yan Xiuchen sighed softly and didn't respond.

"As things have come to this point, I'm afraid you've already known the truth you want to know."

"If you have any other questions, I can answer them today."

Gu Yanbai sneered, sat down beside the main seat, picked up the tea on the table and brought it to his mouth.

"How dare you, Yan Xiuchen, you are sitting in the main seat, and you dare to tie me up here."

"Old man, clear your mind. The reason you are still alive is because he is here..." Gu Yanbai shouted coldly, holding the teacup and looking at Yan Xiuchen.

"You don't want me to ask questions? Okay."

"I'm asking you, did this old man kill my mother, sister, my biological father, and everyone from my father's and mother's clans?"

Yan Xiuchen frowned slightly. Although he guessed that Gu Yanbai knew everything, he still found it unbelievable.

"Did Gu Qing say that?"

"Yes, I thought she was just guessing, half true and half false. Now look at your expression, her guesses are all correct."

Gu Yanbai snorted coldly and threw the teacup on the table.

"Go ahead and start from the beginning. I have plenty of time. Please listen carefully..."

Yan Xiuchen nodded gently, stood up and said, "Dayan is not peaceful. A lot of things have happened in just over twenty years."

"More than 20 years ago, there was a rebellion in the palace, but it was silent and not many people knew about it."

"That was when, on the eve of Emperor Qian'an's wedding to Empress Mengjia, he led his army to force the emperor to abdicate on the grounds that he had no children."

"Emperor Qian'an refused, so he was poisoned to death, and then he forged an imperial edict to ascend the throne."

Yan Xiujin didn't know these things. After hearing what Yan Xiuchen said, he looked at Yan Chong in disbelief.

"This...are all of this true? Father?"

"So what? I have everything Yan Ming has. Why can he be the emperor while I can only be a prince?"

Gu Yanbai frowned and tightly grasped the flute in his hand, "What's wrong with Queen Mengjia? She is the fiancée of Emperor Qian'an..."

"Empress Mengjia offered herself to avenge Emperor Qian'an. He was greedy for sex and made Mengjia his empress."

"After the wedding, Queen Mengjia gave him a slow-acting poison, but unfortunately he discovered it and it didn't work."

"Later, they learned that Empress Mengjia had been pregnant with Emperor Qian'an's child. In a rage, they secretly gave her an abortion drug and said that she had gone crazy because of missing the late emperor. They imprisoned her in the Langting Palace."

"Your mother heard about your sister and went to the palace to visit her. Not only did she not see him, but she ran into him."

"Perhaps it was to take revenge on the Gu family, or perhaps it was out of lust, that day he detained your mother in the palace and forcibly took possession of her..."

Gu Yanbai listened and couldn't help but slammed the table and stood up, "You...how did you know..."

"My mother...saw it with her own eyes."

"It is precisely because my mother discovered his scandal that he has ignored us mother and son."

"That day my mother took me to pay respects to the Queen Mother. I played around on the way and got lost."

"When she was looking for me, she heard screams and broke into the Buddhist temple in the palace..."

"Buddhist temple?" Yan Xiujin murmured in disbelief, and turned to look at Yan Chong, "You...you are the emperor of Dayan, how could you..."

Yan Xiujin, who had been by Yan Chong's side for ten years and protected him everywhere, chose Yan Xiuchen at the critical moment, but the father in his heart was not like that.

Yan Xiujin slumped down on the chair, sneering, "I'm so stupid. I've been a slave for ten years just for a scum like you..."

"I am the emperor of Dayan. The whole world belongs to me. A mere woman is just a woman..."

Before Yan Chong could finish his words, Gu Yanbai took a step forward and slapped him.

Gu Yanbai looked at his red and burning hands, feeling extremely sad and angry, and extremely annoyed.

"For so many years... despite being hunted, I have always believed that even a tiger will not eat its own cubs..."

"Who would have thought...haha, I actually recognized a thief as my father..."

Gu Yanbai let out a burst of cold laughter, then quickly took a step forward and grabbed Yan Chong's neck.

"I want you to die, I will definitely kill you..."