In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

Wang Qin soon learned what had happened in the capital. Within one day, Empress Dowager Lu went crazy, Duke Huiguo became disabled, and the young emperor and prince died at the same time.

He and Qi Wan were shocked and asked their men, "What on earth happened?"

Even though Qi Wan wanted to get rid of Queen Mother Lu, he never thought of attacking the two children.

Wang Qin never thought of attacking the two children.

Feiyang came back from the capital to report the news and told his two masters the inside story he had found out.

The aphrodisiac that Empress Dowager Lu and Duke Huiguo took was replaced by someone else, and it was the fairy concubine of Duke Huiguo who replaced it. Her former husband was eager to be with her again, so he gave her a drug that was several times larger than what Duke Huiguo took on a daily basis.

Fei Yang said solemnly: "In fact, that person was instigated by others to do such a thing."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Duke Hui wanted his son-in-law, the little prince, to ascend to the throne, so he bribed someone to put poison in the little emperor's incense."

Fei Yang took a deep breath and continued, "The young prince was fed snacks by the eldest wife of the Lu family in an attempt to poison him, but failed. He was later saved by Doctor Yuan. However, the Lu family actually ordered the Lu family servants in the East Palace to strangle the young prince to death with a rope."

"Oh my God!" Qi Wan was shocked after hearing this, her face turned pale, "How could they have the heart to do this? Those two children are so innocent!" Her voice was filled with sadness.

Wang Qin shook his head slightly and sighed, "Power really can make people crazy." There was a trace of sadness and helplessness in his eyes.

When he was young, his elder brother seized the throne from him and he was almost burned to death.

Fei Yang also said, "Empress Dowager Lu has suffered a great blow and is now crazy. She has taken off her clothes and is running around the palace. When she sees a small man, she calls him her son, and when she sees a big man, she calls him Duke Huiguo, "Give me my son back."

Qi Wan sighed, "This is what it means to bring disaster upon yourself."

"Indeed." Wang Qin nodded, and continued, "She started on a path of no return from the moment she made her youngest son the crown prince. Later, she arranged two marriages for the young emperor and the crown prince, and pushed her two sons onto the fire bed with her own hands."

Qi Wan sighed. The two children were too young and didn't know anything. They were killed by their mother.

Feiyang also talked about the current situation in the capital. Duke Huiguo was paralyzed and only half alive. The Lu Mansion was surrounded by the Imperial Guards, but they hadn't done anything to them for the time being.

How to deal with them will only be decided after the new queen is chosen.

Wang Qin thought for a while, "It looks like there won't be another large army coming to encircle and suppress us. Let's not get involved in their mess and return to Nan'an Kingdom as soon as possible."

"It's all up to you, Brother Qin."

Wang Qin gave orders to his men to prepare, "Let's set off south tomorrow."

What happened in the imperial palace in the capital shocked all the civil and military officials. For a moment, they were at a loss and did not even dare to ring the funeral knell for the emperor's death.

Everyone was at a loss, not knowing how to deal with this sudden change, let alone how to announce what happened in the palace to the world.

"What should we do now?" asked Minister Bai from the Ministry of Justice.

The officials set their sights on the royal descendants in the Zongzhengsi.

Wang Zongzheng sighed repeatedly, "What should we do? The Second Prince and his mother were forcibly sent to the bitter cold land of Xining by Empress Dowager Lu."

"I heard from local officials that the second prince fell ill when he arrived in Xining, and it is unknown whether he can live to adulthood."

"Alas." The officials sighed and thought to themselves, "The most vicious thing is the heart of a woman."

Empress Dowager Lu not only wanted to kill the late emperor's second son, but also killed her own two sons.

"The country cannot be without a king for a day." Prime Minister Pei had a sad face.

Standing next to him were Qi Lu and his son Qi Ze, both of whom stood with their heads bowed, not saying a word.

All the officials were looking at those people in the Zongzhengsi. The world belonged to the Wang family, and they had to recommend someone to be the emperor.

The people in the Zongzhengsi discussed in low voices, and some ran out to look for Princess Daning and Princess Dachang. After hearing what the two princesses said, they ran back and whispered with Wang Zongzheng for a while.

After Wang Zongzheng synthesized the suggestions of every household in the family, he finally made up his mind, stood up resolutely, and said loudly: "My fellow ministers, I think there is now a most suitable candidate who can take charge of the overall situation and lead us to the road of prosperity."

Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation and curiosity, and they all looked at Wang Zong Zheng, wanting to know who possessed such outstanding talent.

Wang Zongzheng looked solemn and said slowly: "This candidate is the King of Nan'an!"

As soon as these words came out, some officials who were not aware of the situation immediately shouted: "No, no! He is a Nan'an citizen, how can he be the monarch of our country? Isn't this going to hand over our Pu Dynasty to Nan'an?"

Faced with such doubts and oppositions, Wang Zongzhen remained determined. In front of everyone, he slowly revealed the mystery of King Nangan's life experience.

"The King of Nan'an's surname is Wang, his given name is Qin, and his courtesy name is Hongba. In fact, he is the only legitimate son of Emperor Wu, and also the Crown Prince Qin of our Great Pu Dynasty!"

Those who knew the situation nodded, indicating that this was the truth.

The few who didn't know were all shocked, "It turns out that Prince Qin is still alive. It turns out that he is the King of Nan'an."

The matter of establishing a new emperor is of great importance, and Prime Minister Pei suggested obtaining everyone's consent.

"Those who agree to make Wang Qin the new emperor stand on the left, and those who disagree stand on the right."

Officials immediately made their selection.

Except for a few officials who were not on good terms with the Qi government and those who were close to Empress Dowager Lu and Duke Huiguo, most people stood on the left. They agreed that Wang Qin should be the emperor of the Pu Dynasty.

Wang Zongzheng saw a group of about 20 people standing on the right. He looked at them and said, "If you don't agree, it's fine. First, point out one person. Second, you have to take out the money for the funeral. The national treasury and the inner treasury are out of money. Not even 1,000 taels of silver can be taken out."

Those people looked at Wang Zong Zheng in surprise, with a look of disbelief on their faces.

Qi Ze, the Minister of Finance, stood up and said, "There is no silver left. Empress Dowager Lu wanted to go to war, and she used the silver from the government to buy weapons."

Minister Cheng of the Ministry of War stood on the right. He was related to Duke Huiguo, and was extremely uneasy when he saw Qi Ze bringing up the issue of buying weapons.

The government's silver was indeed given to him to buy weapons.

But he knew that half of the silver went into Duke Huiguo's treasury.

If the matter is investigated, he will have to take the blame for Duke Huiguo.

General Cheng's face turned ugly and he kept winking at his cousin, signaling him to quickly take his men back to the left row.

Minister Cheng walked to the left with a smile on his face. As he walked, he deliberately said loudly: "Oh, I am so stupid that I can't even tell the left from the right. I am really embarrassing you all!"

After hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, feeling shocked and speechless at the shamelessness of Minister Cheng.

They really didn't expect that a dignified court official could be so shameless as to say such words and do such things in public.