The passers-by are vicious

"You're the one who forced me to this point today."

Jiang Wanwan cursed while smiling on her pretty face.

She put all the blame on Yuan Xun because she didn't think she was wrong.

Yuan Xun just let Jiang Wanwan scold him and didn't even let anyone stop him.

Every time she cursed, Yuan Xun's heart would tremble.

Yuan Xun, sitting on the throne, felt that it was all his own fault.

He used to not care about Jiang Wanwan, so when the eldest prince threatened Jiang Nanmo, he chose to turn a blind eye without much hesitation.

I care so much now, but it’s too late to regret.

Why did God's love for Jiang Wanwan come so late?

In the end, perhaps because she was tired of scolding, Jiang Wanwan stood in the hall with a calm expression.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Yu immediately signaled to Yu's father below to ask him to propose a punishment for Jiang Wanwan.

But when Father Yu saw the look in his concubine's eyes, he hesitated.

He was still not sure whether Yuan Xun had really done anything wrong to Jiang Wanwan. If not, wouldn't he be walking into the sword's hands?

Seeing this, a minister wanted to sell Concubine Yu out, so he immediately stood up and knelt down in front of Yuan Xun, saying righteously: "Your Majesty, the queen is so vicious and cruel to her children and participated in the rebellion. Please sentence the queen to death and behead Minister Jiang to set an example for others."

Yuan Xun, who was originally feeling a little gloomy, immediately stared at the minister who made the proposal with cold eyes when he heard it.

"How dare you! This is my family affair. When is it your turn to discipline me?"

The minister seemed to have not expected to be scolded and beaten, and immediately said confidently: "The Queen participated in the rebellion, which is a capital crime. Your Majesty, do you want to let it go? If the Imperial Guards who died defending the palace today are spread, how will the people view the court? This will reduce your reputation."

"I hope Your Majesty will think twice before acting and consider the interests of the Northern Zhou Dynasty."

As soon as the minister finished speaking, other ministers immediately echoed him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if this incident is not severely punished, it will cause more civil unrest and turmoil."

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the stability and peace of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, please severely punish the Queen and Minister Jiang."

"I implore Your Majesty to be clear-headed and handle this matter fairly to maintain the dignity and authority of the court."

For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and most ministers supported severe punishment of Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Beichuan.

They all spoke righteously and seemed to be considering Yuan Xun and the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Yuan Xun fell into deep thought.

He knew very well that if there was no punishment for this incident, it would certainly make the court and the people dissatisfied.

But Yuan Xun didn't want to punish her at all.

Everything Jiang Wanwan did was his fault.

It was because he failed to notice the resentment and grievance in Jiang Wanwan's heart that Jiang Wanwan did such a thing.

At this time, Prime Minister Shen Qingci stood up. He bowed respectfully to Yuan Xun and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter should not be handled hastily. Although the queen is wrong, she is still a young couple with your majesty. The Jiang family also made great contributions to your majesty's ascension to the throne, so I think this matter should not be punished too severely."

"What's more, Prime Minister Jiang has served three dynasties and deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Although the Queen made mistakes, she knows she was wrong."

Shen Qingci was obviously trying to excuse Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Beichuan, and what he said made all the ministers laugh.

But Yuan Xun looked interested.

Seeing this, the other ministers immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "If Your Majesty does not punish the Queen today, you will kneel down forever!"

Yuan Xun's stern face turned cold, and he angrily scolded: "Are you threatening me?"

He sat on the dragon throne above, his eyes as sharp as knives scanning the ministers below, his tone full of majesty and coldness, with a strong murderous intent.

But not a single minister looked up; all of them prostrated themselves on the ground.

Seeing this, Yuan Xun said coldly: "Since you like kneeling so much, then continue kneeling."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall became extremely solemn, as if one could hear everyone's heavy breathing.

The air was filled with tension, and it seemed that everyone could feel the murderous aura emanating from the emperor.

All the ministers were silent. They did not dare to look up at the emperor. They could only kneel respectfully in the hall with their foreheads pressed against the ground and their bodies trembling slightly.

As Yuan Xun and the ministers were in a stalemate, the brother and sister sat in silence.

"elder brother."

Jiang Wanwan turned her head to look at her silent brother Jiang Beichuan, her tone filled with apology and self-blame: "The Jiang family is in this situation because of me. If it weren't for me, Nan Mo wouldn't have been killed in order to support Yuan Xun."

Jiang Beichuan looked at her and shook his head slowly, his eyes firm and calm: "Sister, this has nothing to do with you. The road was chosen by our Jiang family, it's not your fault."

But Jiang Wanwan felt that it was all her fault that she was not ruthless enough and failed to kill Yuan Xun, so her rebellion failed.

"If there is an afterlife, I will definitely not let the Jiang family end up like this."

Jiang Wanwan clenched the golden hairpin in her hand and looked resolutely at her neck. There was no regret in her eyes, only unwillingness to fail.

Even if Yuan Xun guaranteed not to kill her, he would certainly depose her from the position of queen.

Rather than lingering under the oppression of Concubine Yu in the future, it is better to die with dignity now as the Queen.

She is still the queen.

Yuan Xun had been sending secret guards to keep an eye on Jiang Wanwan, and when they saw her actions, they immediately rushed forward to stop her.

Yuan Xun was also frightened by Jiang Wanwan's actions and his eyes trembled slightly. He waved his hand and asked someone to take the hairpin from her hand.

He even asked people to keep a close eye on him, fearing that Jiang Beichuan would commit suicide.

If Jiang Beichuan also died, there would be no chance for reconciliation between him and Jiang Wanwan.

Yuan Xun ignored the ministers kneeling on the ground, frowned and thought for a while, and in the face of Concubine Yu's astonishment, he slowly said: "The Queen was deceived and had no choice but to participate in the rebellion. I am thinking of the relationship between her and my young husband, so the Queen will be confined to the palace for three months as a punishment."

"The Minister of War, Jiang Beichuan, was coerced into participating in the rebellion. He should return home to reflect on his actions for ten days before returning to court."

After saying this, he waved his hand, signaling Ke Xin to quickly take her queen back to the palace.

Seeing that Yuan Xun had such a ridiculous reason to excuse Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Beichuan, all the ministers looked up in disbelief, "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate——"

Yuan Xun refused to listen and said coldly: "I am the emperor. My words are final. Once I say something, I will not take it back. Even if you think it is inappropriate, just to save my face, swallow it."

Concubine Yu also cried unwillingly, her voice was sharp and piercing.

"Your Majesty, the Queen was about to take part in the rebellion, and you let her go so easily."

"I am free to think about it, so you don't need to interfere. The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Concubine Yu's words are inappropriate, so I will be demoted to Concubine Yu."

Yuan Xun was already annoyed with dealing with the court officials, and now Concubine Yu got involved. He could not help but shout and scold them with a flick of his sleeves.

"Take her away now."

Immediately, a palace maid came forward, grabbed Concubine Yu and pulled her out of the hall.

"Your Majesty, I do not accept this."

Even though she was being pulled out, Yuan Xun was obviously a little angry, but Yu Fei continued to struggle and scream.

Yu Shuxin no longer dared to say that Concubine Yu was the heroine and she had to cling to her.

She now understood that the words had definitely been transported into the fan fiction of the Queen and the hero.

Otherwise, for something like the Queen's rebellion, the hero would have found such a lame excuse and only lightly put her under house arrest, which was clearly a cover-up.

Yu Shuxin dared not do anything stupid again. She just wanted to be the legitimate daughter of a minister, which was also good.

All the ambitions were scared away.

Jiang Wanwan was helped out of the Taiping Hall by Ke Xin. She stood on the steps, looked up at the sunlight above, and exhaled slowly.

"Although I don't know what Yuan Xun's conspiracy is, you don't have to worry about it. Just go back and have a good rest. You can go back to court later."

"Well, sister you ..."

Jiang Beichuan was just about to tell her to be patient for the time being and not to provoke Yuan Xun again, and to do whatever she wanted after this matter was over.

But he didn't expect to hear Concubine Yu's screams from behind, and the palace maids and eunuchs dragged her out of Taiping Hall before letting her go.

Seeing this, Jiang Beichuan had no choice but to take the lead, go down the stairs and walk out of the palace.

As for why he didn't stay, it was because he was not worried at all that Jiang Wanwan would suffer any loss.

Because today Jiang Beichuan has seen Yuan Xun's tolerance towards his sister.

And the true heart of an emperor.

Concubine Yu, who had just stood firm, pushed away the palace maids around her and angrily blocked Jiang Wanwan's way.

Her beautiful face was slightly distorted at this moment, and her tone was full of anger and jealousy: "The Queen is really capable. She always called me a vixen in the past, but now it seems that the Queen is more seductive and powerful, otherwise how could she make His Majesty so confused."

Hearing that Concubine Yu actually dared to laugh at her, Jiang Wanwan was not angry but smiled instead.

She took a step forward, raised her arm without hesitation, and slapped Yu Fei hard in the face.

When Concubine Yu covered her painful cheek and stared at her with wide eyes, Jiang Wanwan smiled coquettishly, "If you are dissatisfied with His Majesty's decision, you should go find His Majesty. Who gave you the courage to act so presumptuous in front of me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Wanwan raised her hand again and slapped Concubine Yu on the other cheek with such force that a crisp sound could be heard.

The slap made Yu Fei dizzy and she almost fell to the ground.

"You are such a vicious woman! His Majesty has already shown you the greatest favor by not abolishing your position as queen. He did it entirely for the sake of Prime Minister Jiang! How dare you hit me? What qualifications do you have to do that?"

Concubine Yu screamed angrily, her eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness. She tried to rush forward to fight back, but was quickly caught by the palace maids and eunuchs around her.

Seeing Concubine Yu staring at her unconvinced, Jiang Wanwan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile: "Just because I am still the queen, and you are just a concubine."

Jiang Wanwan raised her sleeves again and slapped Concubine Yu's face hard.

A crisp slapping sound was heard, and Yu Fei's originally beautiful face instantly swelled up like a pig's head.

"You are so shameless that my hand hurts from hitting me."

Jiang Wanwan blew gently on her slightly red palms, shook her hands happily, and left with a group of palace servants, feeling light and refreshed.

Yu Fei was left covering her face, groaning in pain, with hatred flashing in her eyes.

The female members of the family who were about to leave the palace just happened to witness Jiang Wanwan slapping Concubine Yu and leaving.

"It seems that we have to serve the Queen carefully from now on." Everyone whispered.

The wives of these ministers were secretly shocked. They originally thought that Concubine Yu was deeply favored by the emperor, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Queen Jiang Wanwan is obviously more favored by Emperor Yuan Xun, otherwise how would she dare to attack Concubine Yu?

Moreover, Jiang Wanwan committed crimes such as poisoning and attempting to suffocate the second prince, and even participated in treason, but was only confined to her house for three months.

Isn't this obviously the emperor's favoritism and selfishness?

From now on, everyone in the capital will understand that in the harem, Queen Jiang Wanwan is the person who deserves the most respect and careful treatment, and must not be offended lightly.

Some scheming courtiers even speculated in their hearts that there was a hidden meaning behind the fact that Yuan Xun had no other children but called him Yu Fei, instead of Yu Fei's son, the Second Prince.

Could it be that the position of the eldest son is actually reserved for Queen Jiang Wanwan?

Yuan Xun had just sent the ministers away when Jiang Hai immediately leaned over to whisper something in his ear.

It was about how Jiang Wanwan slapped Concubine Yu like a pig's head outside the palace.

Upon hearing the news, Yuan Xun did not react much.

The slender fingers picked up the memorial and waved his hand nonchalantly, saying, "Don't report this kind of trivial matter next time."

He frowned impatiently, making his already stern face even colder.

It is the Queen's duty to manage the concubines. She just slapped Concubine Yu a few times. If Wanwan is happy to hit her as much as she wants, it is not excessive.

not to mention…….

"The Queen has always been delicate, I think she must have hurt her hand."

After reviewing a memorial, he put it next to the desk, and then a new memorial was picked up.

Before he could take a closer look, Yuan Xun suddenly ordered Jiang Hai: "Go to the Imperial Hospital and ask the imperial physician to go to the Queen's palace to check her palm. Then get a bottle of the best wound medicine from my private storehouse and send it there. Don't hurt the Queen's hand."

After hearing this, Jiang Hai felt that his Majesty seemed to be blinded, otherwise how could he be so partial.

He did not say a word about Concubine Yu who was beaten into a pig's head. Instead, he was worried that the Queen was injured after beating her.

The ointment sent to the Queen is a good medicine for healing knife wounds, but it is a waste of medicine to use it to treat a palm that doesn't even have a cut. Yuan Xun is overly worried.

But who made Yuan Xun his master? Even if he felt helpless, he could only go to the Imperial Hospital in person to give instructions and have someone send the ointment.

He was afraid that it would be too late and the Queen's hand would have already healed.

After Jiang Hai left the hall, secret guards immediately came down. Yuan Xun gave a few instructions and then disappeared.

The palace maids were surrounding Concubine Yu and carefully applying medicine to her face which was swollen like a pig's head.

At the same time, in the side hall, the second prince was sleeping soundly in his cradle.

A black shadow floated down from the sky like a ghost and walked silently into the side hall.

He came to the cradle where the second prince was placed, reached out and grabbed the quilt covering the second prince, then pulled it hard, covering the second prince's mouth and nose with it.

The shadow didn't let go until the baby stopped breathing in the cradle.

After clearing all traces of itself, the black shadow disappeared again in the palace.

The pattern that flashed by and was vaguely visible was actually an eagle pattern.