The foolish girl returns, and the regent becomes a wife-loving madman

Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao realized at the same time that something was wrong, and for a moment they couldn't figure out the reason.

Xie Lingxiao had no choice but to instruct Ling Feng and Ling Chen to continue keeping an eye on the situation in the palace.

To their surprise, the ministers who entered the palace did not leave until evening.

Xie Lingxiao received the news that the prince inherited the throne, and the person who read the imperial edict was the queen.

Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao didn't know how they got the imperial edict, nor did they know how the jade seal, which they had searched the imperial study for yesterday but couldn't find, appeared.

Xie Zihan did not inform the Regent's Palace about such a big thing as inheriting the throne. Xie Lingxiao had to think carefully about it, there must be something fishy.

In the palace, civil and military officials finally managed to survive the night with difficulty.

Unexpectedly, at dawn, they were driven by the guards to the morning court hall.

Xie Zihan appeared in the hall in a bright yellow suit, shocking all the civil and military officials.

The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Revenue looked at each other and quickly looked away.

They don't believe it.

When I met the Emperor yesterday, they were clearly still discussing how to remove Xie Zihan from his position as regent.

What happened today is very different from what happened yesterday.

The Minister of Justice looked around, and to his surprise, not only was Xie Lingxiao not present in the court, but even Xie Zian and Xie Ziling were nowhere to be seen.

What surprised him even more was that the entire morning court hall was surrounded by the imperial guards.

Xie Zihan looked down at the ministers with a confident smile on his face.

The Minister of Revenue looked at the corners of his lips raised high, feeling more glaring than ever before.

Judging from the emperor's spirit yesterday, he absolutely did not believe that the emperor would pass the throne to the crown prince.

But things had already happened, and they didn't even have the chance to inform Xie Lingxiao.

The door of the morning court hall was opened, and Lu Zhong and the queen came into the hall together.

The civil and military officials saluted the queen, and the queen said in a clear voice: "Since everyone is here, I will announce something."

She curled her lips and smiled at everyone: "The emperor is ill, so he passed the throne to the prince, and he will inherit the throne."

As soon as the Queen finished speaking, the Minister of Justice said, "Your Majesty, we met the Emperor yesterday and he did not feel unwell."

"Why did the Emperor fall ill in just one day?"

Lu Zhong and Xie Zihan looked at the Minister of Justice with narrowed eyes.

Yesterday he spoke confidently in front of the emperor, which showed that he is loyal to the emperor. Such a person should not be kept around.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Xie Zihan pursed his lips and said, "Does the Minister of Justice have any opinion on this prince inheriting the throne?"

The Minister of Justice straightened his back and replied, "I do have an opinion. The succession to the throne must always be legitimate. I just want to know the reason behind it."

"If it is really as the Queen said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can inherit the throne with peace of mind and will also be recognized by all civil and military officials."

Justified?

These are the words Xie Zihan least wants to hear right now.

He also wants to be legitimate, but will the emperor agree?

Lu Zhong's eyes flickered: "Everyone can rest assured. Since the Queen and the Crown Prince said so, they will definitely give everyone an answer, and let everyone feel at ease to support the new monarch."

He was not worried about the other ministers. Lu Zhong looked at the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Revenue, and nodded slightly to the Queen.

The Queen smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. The Emperor has already drafted the imperial edict for the succession, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will legitimately inherit the throne."

The Minister of Revenue looked at the Queen in shock, trying to find a clue from her face, but was ultimately disappointed.

After the queen finished speaking, she just smiled at everyone and said nothing more.

The Minister of Revenue asked, "Where is the emperor now? I want to see him in person. I want to ask him in person why he ignored the country and the people and indulged himself in the harem. Why he was still healthy yesterday but gave up the throne today due to illness."

The Minister of Justice echoed, "I would also like to ask the Emperor why he did not discuss the succession of the Crown Prince with us yesterday, but instead locked us up in the palace overnight, and drafted the imperial edict today to pass on the throne."

"The succession of the throne has always been a major event for the country. The emperor has acted like this, and I, your subjects, must ask him in person for clarification."

After hearing what the two said, the smile on the queen's face froze for a moment.

Lu Zhong glanced at her, and the queen instantly returned to normal.

But the subtle movements of the two did not escape the eyes of the Minister of Justice, and made him feel that something was unusual.

Xie Zihan had already lost his patience and ordered the eunuch beside him: "Read the imperial edict."

It doesn't matter whether they agree or not. If they are not loyal to him, even if he stands here now, he will not continue to indulge him when he ascends the throne.

The Minister of Revenue stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, there is no rush to read out the imperial edict now. It will be in time to read out the imperial edict after we have seen the emperor."

After saying this, he walked out of the hall, followed closely by the Minister of Justice.

As the two men reached the palace gate, the guards guarding the gate drew out their swords with a "swish" and pointed the tips of the swords at the two men.

The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Revenue suddenly stopped.

The moment they saw the Imperial Guards, they knew that the Queen and Xie Zihan would not give up until they achieved their goal today.

The Minister of Justice turned around and looked at Xie Zihan: "Why didn't His Royal Highness allow us to meet the Emperor? Could it be that the Emperor's succession to the throne was false?"

Yesterday, Xie Zihan was forced to meet the emperor, so he would not let them go. After being questioned in the palace today, how could he give them another chance?

If not for the presence of all civil and military officials in the court at that moment, Xie Zihan would have been impatient to get rid of the two of them to prevent future troubles?

Xie Zihan laughed: "Do you really think that I don't know what you are thinking?"

"It's false that you two met with the emperor to inquire about this matter. It's true that you persuaded the emperor to take back his order. How could this prince give you such an opportunity?"

The Minister of Justice looked at Xie Zihan with his eyes slightly narrowed.

How can you be worthy of being an emperor if you confuse right and wrong?

The Minister of Revenue stroked his beard gently and suddenly laughed: "Why did your Highness say that? Regardless of whether what you said is true or not, we can know the truth after seeing the emperor. Why don't you dare let us see the emperor?"

The more you are not allowed to see it, the more it proves that it is not true.

Did they forge the imperial edict?

The corners of the Minister of Revenue's smiling mouth suddenly froze on his face.

If this is the case, the two of them would be in great danger.

The Minister of Revenue looked at Xie Zihan, and their eyes met. He saw a flash of murderous intent in Xie Zihan's eyes.

After a long silence, he laughed again. Well, now that things have come to this, there is no need to worry about anything anymore.

"Xie Zihan, do you think anyone can sit on the throne?"

"You are the offspring of Lu Zhong and the Queen. Everyone knows this. I want to ask you, in what capacity will you inherit the throne?"

All the civil and military officials in the court looked at the Minister of Revenue in shock, not understanding why he would reveal the truth to the public at this moment.

Xie Zihan raised his head and laughed: "Do you know how? What if you don't know?"

"Now that the imperial decree of succession is in my hands, how can you decide whether I can inherit the throne?"