After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Qin Junyu's expression did not change much. He took it out calmly and opened one of the imperial edicts. Nian Susu leaned forward to take a look. It was an edict of succession, passing the throne to Crown Prince Qin Junyu... Before she finished reading it, Qin Junyu closed it and put it back in the secret compartment.

The other edict involved a lot of content. It explained that Qin Zehai was sentenced to death by being minced into pieces and that the empress was not allowed to be buried in the imperial mausoleum or according to the imperial system. It also mentioned Qin Fengtian.

Qin Fengtian still admired the illegitimate offspring of Zelan and Qin Zehai. The two of them betrayed the emperor and committed heinous crimes. Considering that Qin Fengtian was already stupid, he was only sentenced to imprisonment in Xiangru Palace for life without any other punishment.

Once this edict is announced to the world, the scandal of Qin Zehai and the queen will be known to everyone. In this way, no one will dare to question whether the emperor's punishment on the two is too severe.

Qin Junyu calmly read the contents of the edict, put it back into the secret compartment, pretended nothing had happened, and left the Yangxin Palace.

Nian Susu admired his calmness a little. No wonder he had been able to endure for so many years. If it were someone else, he would have been killed by the Queen and Qin Zehai long ago.

It was time for court session, and all civil and military officials gathered in Mingde Hall.

The last time I attended a morning court was a month ago. The emperor was seriously ill, Prime Minister Nian Yun was in prison, and the crown prince was not in the palace. The court was in chaos, with a lot of official business piling up and people complaining from the bottom. There was no one to make decisions from the top, and every official was in danger.

Today, coming to Mingde Hall again, they felt that there was hope for their official career again.

Qin Junyu no longer stood in the same row with the civil officials. This time he stood next to the dragon table and looked down at all the officials.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!" All the ministers paid homage, with thunderous voices echoing throughout the Mingde Hall.

Qin Junyu raised his hand and said, "Get up."

Everyone stood up together, nodded and lowered their brows, not daring to act rashly.

Qin Junyu cleared his throat and said, "Thank you for your hard work this month."

"I am away on a campaign, so even if I want to pay attention to the situation in Shengjing, I am powerless. The Northern Wei army is watching us covetously from the front, and Qin Zehai's rebels are ready to make a move from the back. I am exhausted and afraid of betraying my father's trust and putting the people of Liuli in dire straits."

Qin Junyu's tone was agitated and his emotions were high, causing many officials to have red eyes and choked throats, and to be about to cry. It was not known whether they were thinking about their own precarious month, or about Liuli's dangerous situation at that time.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise! He saved the country from collapse and turned the tide. He is a well-deserved hero for the people of Liuli!" Several ministers echoed.

In this atmosphere, Nian Susu even wanted to kneel down to him.

Qin Junyu was born to be an emperor. Even without the dragon robe, he had the majesty of an emperor when he stood there, which made people treat him with respect unconsciously.

Qin Junyu pressed his hands and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Fortunately, God has eyes and did not let the villain succeed! This is the credit of our Liuli soldiers!"

"It's also your credit."

"If you gentlemen had not guarded Shengjing and stabilized the situation, so that I would not have to worry about the consequences, this battle would never have been so smooth!"

The ministers who did nothing and were always thinking of running away seemed a little guilty.

No one dared to take Qin Junyu's polite words seriously. After all, he himself said that he was paying close attention to the situation in Shengjing, so Qin Junyu knew all their little thoughts.

At times like this, just smile and don't respond by exaggerating your own achievements.

But there was a fool among the group of people who knew nothing about the matter - Deputy Envoy Chen, who was on good terms with Qin Zehai. He clasped his hands and said loudly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has realized this, and I am very pleased. Even if we didn't have these loyal officials guarding Shengjing, the capital would have been in chaos long ago!"

He was proud and complacent, and thought he had made a great contribution.

However, no one dared to agree with him. Their heads, which were already bowed, bowed even lower after hearing what he said.

Deputy Envoy Chen looked around and saw that no one spoke. He was stunned.

Qin Junyu had just returned from his triumphant return a few days ago, and he was eager to summon everyone to the morning court, making it clear that he wanted to replace the emperor. When rewarding merits, of course he had to show up so that Qin Junyu would know that he was there.

But everyone's reaction was different from what he expected.

Qin Junyu raised his eyebrows, as if he had suddenly realized something. He curled his lips, smiling, "Is this Deputy Envoy Chen?"

Deputy Envoy Chen stepped out immediately and said, "Yes, yes, I am Chen Huanian, Deputy Envoy of the Three Departments."

Qin Junyu nodded and walked down two steps. "I heard that Deputy Envoy Chen used to be very close to Prince Ren. Is that true?"

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. At this critical juncture, anyone who had anything to do with Qin Zehai would be in trouble if not dead. They were glad that they did not say too much, especially Qin Zehai's old subordinates.

Chen Huanian's ears were buzzing, his legs went limp, and he knelt down uncontrollably.

"Your Highness, please understand! I didn't know that Qin Zehai had the intention of treason. I was just working diligently and conscientiously under him, running errands and passing messages. I didn't know anything else!"

Qin Junyu sneered, looking down on the world with disdain.

It was the first time that Nian Susu saw this expression on his face.

"Really? As far as I know, Deputy Envoy Chen is more than just a runner or a message deliveryman..." The smile on his face deepened.

Deputy Envoy Chen was so frightened that he pissed himself and tried to explain himself, but Qin Junyu raised his hand and the Hulin Guards immediately came forward and arrested him.

"Take him to the prison and wait for interrogation."

"Your Highness! It's unjust, Your Highness!" Deputy Envoy Chen's wails echoed in the hall and gradually weakened.

Deputy Envoy Chen is just the beginning, the rest will be eliminated one by one.

None of Qin Zehai's followers can be left alive.

Qin Junyu turned around and walked back to the platform. The people below were terrified and frightened.

"Does anyone else want to say anything?" Qin Junyu asked coldly.

Silence...

"Then I will continue."

"My father is missing now, and I am deeply distressed, but a family cannot be without a master, and a country cannot be without a king."

Amid the anxious, excited and expectant gazes of the crowd, he uttered the four words "acting as the director of the government".

Some were happy and some were sad, but no one dared to object. Deputy Envoy Chen was the best lesson learned.

The happiest ones are undoubtedly the "Princelings". Although they are only acting as agents of the government, they seem to have seen the results and the day they have been expecting is not far away.

There is still no news about the emperor, but he is still the ruler of a country. No one dares to say something as treasonous as letting Qin Junyu ascend the throne directly.

Qin Junyu waited for a while, and seeing that no one had any objections, he continued, "Since I am acting as the Crown Prince, I have a special status. During this period of acting as the Crown Prince, I will not attend the morning court and will not issue summons."