Wearing a book, hooking him up

Soon, the mountains of evidence of the Yan family's corruption and factionalism were all submitted to the Dali Temple.

Guanglu Dafu was arrested and imprisoned on the spot and immediately subjected to severe interrogation.

When Yan Zhaoyi heard the news, she collapsed on the couch, extremely panicked. What should she do?

Her father was a Guanglu doctor, and the Yan family was a century-old prestigious family, how could this happen? !

Yan Zhaoyi felt extremely heavy-hearted and totally disregarded the dignified image she took great pains to maintain on a daily basis.

In the scorching heat, she hurriedly walked all the way from Yuqing Palace to Kunning Palace. As soon as she arrived at the palace gate, she knelt down on the scorching ground with a plop.

She kept kowtowing, her forehead hitting the ground with a bang, and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Your Highness, I beg to see your Highness. Your Highness, I beg to see your Highness."

Su Jingyao, who had just woken up from a nap, was still sleepy. When she heard the noise outside, her brows slightly frowned and a look of displeasure appeared on her face.

"Miaoxia, is there someone making noise outside?"

"Master, the eldest prince returned to the palace today and brought back a lot of evidence of the Yan family's crimes. His Majesty has already imprisoned the Guanglu Doctor, and he is now being held in the Dali Temple."

Miaoxia deftly tidied her master's clothes and answered quickly.

"Even if I am the queen, I cannot interfere in state affairs. What's the point of her coming to me for help? What's more, the Yan family assassinated Xingxing in Jinzhou, and I haven't even settled the score with her yet, but she came to me on her own."

As Su Jingyao spoke, a hint of fierceness flashed in her eyes.

The Seventh Prince got along very well with his brothers in the Prince's Residence.

In other words, the mother concubine Yan Zhaoyi is becoming more and more restless day by day.

At this time Miaoyun also hurried in, her brows furrowed.

"Master, Concubine Yan came with the Seventh Prince."

Upon hearing this, Su Jingyao frowned even more tightly. The Seventh Prince was probably less than nine years old. Because Jun Zechen had a great fondness for the prince, he was basically taken to the prince's residence when he was five years old. There were also strict time requirements for the contact between the princes and the concubines. The Seventh Prince was not as ambitious as her mother.

Now that the Yan family has fallen, she is actually using the Seventh Prince to plead for mercy?

"Let them in." Su Jingyao said after thinking for a moment.

Concubine Yan walked in holding the seventh prince's hand. Her forehead was covered with red and swollen marks, and there was a trace of blood.

After coming in, Concubine Yan knelt down directly, and the Seventh Prince also knelt down at Concubine Yan's signal.

Yan Zhaoyi's voice trembled.

"Your Majesty, the Queen, may you live in peace and happiness."

"Your Majesty, the Queen, may you live in peace and happiness."

"Miao Yun, please take a seat." Su Jingyao said coldly.

"Your Highness, that's not necessary. I came here today just to ask you to let the Yan family go. The Yan family will never stand in the way of the eldest prince again."

As Yan Zhaoyi spoke, her eyes became red and her voice trembled. After she finished speaking, she kowtowed heavily again, and her forehead hit the ground again, making a dull sound.

Your Majesty is now punishing the Yan family so severely because my father secretly assassinated the eldest prince in order to pave the way for the seventh prince.

Originally, the epidemic in Jinzhou was an excellent place to create an accident, but unexpectedly, the eldest prince brought not only the private soldiers of the Wei and Su families, but also His Majesty's secret guards.

Father learned all this from the letter sent by the eldest prince when he was about to return to Beijing. However, father did not know that the eldest prince had quietly collected all the evidence against the Yan family and exposed it in court this morning, leaving father powerless to resist.

Before coming to ask the Queen for help, the Yan family had already contacted the Chu family, but the Chu family avoided them!

Yan Zhaoyi's face was full of despair and helplessness, with tears welling up in her eyes. She knew that the chances of the Queen helping her were slim, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she had to do it for her family.

"Yan Zhaoyi, I will never forgive your Yan family for assassinating the eldest prince. Besides, is this the only mistake your Yan family has made?"

"You ignored the safety of the people, embezzled relief grain, colluded with Jinzhou officials and aristocratic families, and drove up grain prices, causing an epidemic in Jinzhou and the death of many people. This is a matter for the court, and I have no say in it."

Su Jingyao's eyes were sharp and her expression was serious, and every word she said was powerful.

"Empress, what you said was done by the Yan family's branch in Jinzhou. It has nothing to do with my father!"

Yan Zhaoyi suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of anxiety and pleading, and finally she couldn't hold back her tears, which burst out and slid down her cheeks.

It was because she had been bullied by Concubine Xian for many years and her resentment was growing, so she thought of asking her father to take advantage of the eldest prince's trip to Jinzhou to get rid of him once and for all.

As long as the eldest prince is gone, all the remaining princes will have a chance.

In addition, the Seventh Prince had the help of the Yan and Chu families, so it was not impossible for him to ascend to the throne. She did everything right, but she just lost...

Could it be that she has been bullied in the harem for ten years, and will her son also be bullied in the future?

Will Concubine Xian let her Seventh Prince go?

Yan Zhaoyi's eyes were filled with resentment and grief, and her body was trembling slightly.

"I don't care about what you said. I just need to wait for the results of the Dali Temple's investigation."

"Queen, why are you so cruel? You can treat all the concubines in the harem well, but why did you tolerate Concubine Xian's oppression of me for ten years? It was you who forced me to get rid of the eldest prince!"

Yan Zhaoyi yelled at the top of her lungs, her eyes wide open with rage, her body shaking with excitement.

Su Jingyao heard this and sneered softly.

"Yan Zhaoyi, if I hadn't asked Concubine Xian to show some mercy, it's doubtful whether you would still be here and not arguing with me."

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Yan Zhaoyi with cold eyes.

At that time, Zhaoyi Yan and Xu Xiurong joined forces to deal with Concubine Xian. Given Concubine Xian's vengeful nature, would Zhaoyi Yan still be alive if she hadn't stopped them?

The virtuous concubine only had minor quarrels with Yan Zhaoyi.

"But I will not deny that what Concubine Xian did was indeed condoned by me. When you first entered the harem, you poisoned my palace clothes. It's been so many years, could it be that you have forgotten it?"

"Or do you think that I am a person who repays evil with kindness? Since you have chosen to enter the harem, and after entering the harem, you have entered the quagmire of calculation, then you must bear the consequences of failure yourself." Su Jingyao looked dignified and her tone was cold.

The Seventh Prince looked at the Queen with a cold face, and then at his mother who was kneeling on the ground in despair and almost crazy. He felt as if his heart was pressed by a huge rock and felt very uncomfortable.

He pursed his lips, his eyes full of pain and helplessness.

"Empress, please spare my mother for the sake of my son."

The Seventh Prince's voice was tearful and his eyes were pleading.

"Miao Yun, help the Seventh Prince up." Su Jingyao frowned slightly, looking a little helpless.

"Seventh Prince, you are of royal blood. No matter what happens to the Yan family in the end, it will not affect you. Your mother should not have brought you here today."

"You are old enough. After studying in the prince's academy for a few years, you will naturally be able to distinguish right from wrong, good from evil. Whether it is me or your father, we will only punish according to the evidence. Once verified, we will deal with you according to the laws of the dynasty."

Su Jingyao slowed down her tone and spoke earnestly.

The Seventh Prince sighed, his face full of fatigue and loss, "Mother, let's go back."

If grandpa really did those things, the Queen Mother couldn't save him.

"You are your father's child. Go and beg your father to let the Yan family go! If the Yan family is gone, what will you do in the future?"

Yan Zhaoyi was completely confused at this time, and her voice was sharp and piercing.

Although she is a concubine's daughter of the Yan family, she has been taught to be part of the family's glory since childhood. Now that her family is in prison, how can she stay out of it?

How can the concubines and princes achieve anything in the future without the support of their families? Maybe the seventh prince won’t even be granted the title of prince!

Su Jingyao shook her head helplessly.

Fortunately, Jun Zechen had foresight and these princes left their mother early to be taught uniformly in the prince's residence, which prevented these princes from being contaminated by the concubines' conspiracy and secrets.

"Miaoyun, take Consort Yan away and confine her to Yuqing Palace. Send the Seventh Prince to the Prince's residence."

Su Jingyao waved her hand.

"Yes, master."

Miaoyun responded, then walked forward, forcefully helped Yan Zhaoyi up, and took her away.

-

In the imperial study, Jun Zechen summoned the eldest prince, his eyes full of admiration, and affirmed his outstanding performance during this trip to Jinzhou.

The father and son also communicated a lot.

As time passed, night fell quietly and darkness gradually enveloped the entire palace.

When Jun Zechen arrived at Kunning Palace, Su Jingyao had already finished her dinner and was lazily curled up in the rocking chair in the bedroom, holding a book in her hands. Her loose tube top dress completely concealed her bulging belly like a soft cloud.

Jun Zechen walked over quietly, with a doting smile on his face, and picked her up.

He whispered, "Don't read at night. It hurts your eyes."

As he spoke, he gently carried her to the bed.

Jun Zechen washed up with Anshun's attentive service, and then lay down wearing loose underwear.

He skillfully placed his head gently on her belly, his eyes full of tenderness and expectation.

He accompanied this child throughout the whole process, watching him grow up little by little. Every night Jun Zechen would talk to the baby in his belly.

When Jun Zechen was pregnant with Xingxing, his state of mind was completely different from what it is now. When he was pregnant with the twins, he had just ascended the throne and was extremely busy with government affairs.

Only the one in the belly now, Jun Zechen sees it with his own eyes, touches it with his own hands every day, talks to it from time to time, and truly feels the fetal movement.

Su Jingyao saw him lying at the root of her legs as usual, with a smile on her face and her small hands gently stroking his hair.

Suddenly, Jun Zechen looked up at her with surprise in his eyes.

"Yaoyao, the baby seems to be moving."

It was Su Jingyao who started calling the child "baby". At first, she didn't know whether the child was a boy or a girl, so she just called him "baby, baby".

Jun Zechen found it corny at first, but after hearing it so many times, he naturally started to call her that.

Su Jingyao looked at Jun Zechen like this, her heart full of emotion. Sometimes she even found it unbelievable that he had really changed a lot in the past ten years.

"Well, he's been very naughty lately. I'm afraid he's a boy."

Su Jingyao's voice was as gentle as the wind, with a hint of speculation.

"By June, Doctor Li should be able to fully diagnose the pulse."

"Imperial Doctor Li took my pulse these days and said it's most likely the prince."

Jun Zechen got up from her, stretched out his arms, and held her in his arms.

"Yaoyao wants a princess or a prince?"

"I like them all, both the princess and the prince are good."

Su Jingyao's voice became lower and lower, with a hint of weariness.

The two chatted warmly as the night grew deeper. Su Jingyao began to feel sleepy. After she became pregnant, she became much sleepier.

Jun Zechen felt her breathing gradually become steady, and gradually fell asleep.

Inside the bedroom, candlelight flickered, light and shadows danced on the walls; the emperor and empress slept in each other's arms. The scene was peaceful and beautiful.

It felt like just a moment before Jun Zechen slowly woke up. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around in confusion, full of doubts.

Why am I not in Kunning Palace?

here it is......

He looked carefully and found that it was Xiyan Palace?

A look of surprise instantly appeared on Jun Zechen's face, and he became more and more confused. How did he suddenly come here?

He was full of suspicion and his steps involuntarily moved towards Yaoyao's bedroom.

When he entered the bedroom, he saw a woman lying on the bed with her back to him.

Is it Yaoyao?

Jun Zechen's pupils suddenly shrank, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.

How can she be so thin?

The thin back figure looked like a dead person, lifeless.

A deep groove formed between Jun Zechen's eyebrows, and he didn't even dare to move forward.