After rebirth, I rejected the Regent, but he pursued me instead

"Your Majesty, you are truly a prophet. Prime Minister Ye said that right after you and Miss Jiang left Concubine Xian's tomb, the Emperor sent someone to return Concubine Xian's spirit tablet."

Hearing this, Song Qi Yan just smiled.

Haha, what do you mean by being able to handle things like a god? He just understood his father's character, so he asked the witch to perform such a show.

He knew that ever since his mother's death, his father had often asked witches to perform rituals to soothe his mother's soul in order to make up for his regrets.

In this way, even if he bribed the witch secretly, as long as his mother was involved, he would never stop. He just foolishly hoped that he could see his mother again on the road to the underworld.

The combination of infatuation and paranoia led to this tragedy. After so many years, his father still didn't understand this truth.

"But my mother's spirit tablet has finally been returned to its original owner. After so many years, it has finally escaped from the palace."

Song Qi Yan sighed softly. After so many years of planning, he could finally have his mother's name truly engraved on her tomb.

"By the way, how is the witch?"

"Oh, that's what I was going to say."

Looking at the prince's sad eyes, Qingxuan almost forgot about the important matter. He paused and quickly reported.

"As you arranged, Prime Minister Ye has secretly replaced the witch's body and cremated it. Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the matter will not be exposed. As for the witch herself, she is waiting for your decision in the forest south of the city."

"So good."

Song Qiyan frowned and smiled as if he had everything planned out.

"Then let's go to the forest in the south of the city to deal with the aftermath."

"Yes."

Qingxuan wanted to leave, but Song Qiyan stopped him.

"Wait, tell Feng Niang to take care of Wanwan after she wakes up and let her take a bath to prevent her from catching a cold."

"Yes."

Qingxuan nodded blankly, thinking to himself that the prince was caring more and more about Miss Jiang. In the past, even if Miss Jiang had a serious illness, the prince would not go to see her. Now, he was afraid that Miss Jiang would catch a cold, so he specially arranged for Feng Niang to take care of her.

He was thinking about it himself and went downstairs to make arrangements.

Then the two of them set off.

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In a desolate and deserted forest south of the capital, the witch was heavily guarded by the Netherworld Sect, waiting for the arrival of that great man.

"That gentleman will not go back on his word and kill me, will he?"

The witch looked terrified. She thought that she had only known that it would rain through a little trick, so she had staged a rain-praying ceremony. Unexpectedly, people deified her.

Up to this point, she had no worries about food and clothing, and a lot of money was flowing into her pocket. She thought she would have no worries in her life. However, one day when she took the money to gamble, a group of men in black not only blocked the venue, but also forcibly captured her.

"What are you trying to do? I... am a goddess appointed by the Emperor himself. How dare you treat me like this? Do you want to die?"

The witch looked at the man in front of her with a ghost mask with horror, but the next second, the man grabbed her collar and threatened her viciously.

"I don't know if we want to die, but if you don't listen to me, you will die."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the man in black beside him forced her to take some pills.

"What did you feed me?!"

"The deadly pill will kill you within three days if you don't take the antidote. As for the antidote..."

As he spoke, the man tiptoed to the thing in his hand and said, "I am the only one who has this antidote. If you don't want to die, you have to listen to me."

Hearing this, the witch's eyes were filled with panic and her whole body was shaking. Looking at the many men in black around her, she realized that even if she didn't take the antidote, she wouldn't be able to escape.

What this means is that either she dies today or she listens to them and maybe has a chance of survival.

The witch had no way to escape and had to compromise.

"What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to act out a play."

After that, the man told the witch his plan in detail, which made the witch's heart tremble and she panic.

"What?! You asked me to deceive His Majesty, that's a capital crime! You're asking me to die."

"If you listen to me, you won't die. I have already arranged a way out for you. Not only will you not die after this, you will also get a sum of money and leave the capital. But if you don't listen to me, you will die now."

Hearing this, the witch had no choice but to agree.

Later, she followed the plan the man had told her, took a pill of unknown substance in advance, and staged such a drama at the altar, causing an uproar.

Strangely enough, when the drug began to take effect, her limbs became stiff and her body became weak, and she really thought she was dead.

But when she woke up, she had already been secretly taken out of the palace.

Looking at the men in black in front of her, the witch felt frightened. She always felt that the master of these men in black was even more terrifying than the emperor.

But now that she was on board a pirate ship, she was doomed no matter what, so she had no choice but to trust that the man would give her the antidote.

Soon, two dark shadows shuttled through the woods, and a gust of wind blew, and Song Qi Yan and Qing Xuan appeared in front of the witch.

"Sir, I have done as you ordered. The antidote..."

Before he finished speaking, Song Qi Yan threw the antidote in his hand in front of the witch, and then ordered his men to bring a box of silver.

The witch's eyes sparkled as she held the box of silver. She had just swallowed a pill when the man spoke again.

"I will secretly send you out of the capital tonight. When you arrive at your destination, you know what you should do, right?"

"I know, I know. I will never tell anyone about this. I will change my appearance and disappear from the emperor's sight. Your Excellency, please rest assured. I will leave now.

The witch was about to get on the carriage but was stopped by Song Qi Yan.

"Wait, I haven't finished talking yet. The antidote I gave you is not a complete antidote. I have had the real antidote delivered to the destination in advance. If you step out of the supervision area on the way, you will forget about getting the antidote."

"what?"

The witch's eyes were filled with panic, she felt that she had fallen into a trap, she didn't expect that this guy had another trick up his sleeve, but she had no choice but to do as the adult wished and set off.

Watching the carriage going further and further away, Song Qiyan smiled confidently. What happened today would be the first step in his real seizure of power.

"What is the public opinion in the DPRK?"

"According to the prince's plan, the court is now discussing whether the demon clan is the He family. I think the witch's instigation has also made the court officials have a grudge against the He family. As for the emperor, although Prime Minister Ye has not taken any action, he has begun to waver and intensify his measures to deal with the He family."

"So good."

Song Qiyan raised the corner of his mouth.

The He family has always relied on their influence to do whatever they want in the court and win over the powerful. In recent years, they have also secretly recruited troops. If he really wants to seize power, then the He family will be the first obstacle.

After thinking carefully, he instructed Qingxuan, "Tell Prime Minister Ye to continue to instigate the emperor to take action against the He family as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Qing Xuan clasped his fists and bowed, then raised his eyes and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, you were caught in the rain today, and you are not fully recovered. Doctor Zhang asked you to take a bath with herbs."

"Ah."

Song Qiyan nodded silently, wondering absentmindedly whether she had also taken a bath...