The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

Outside the Taiji Hall, Si Qingshan and Ling Mohan quickly took control of the situation.

King Ying Qi Hongyuan and Qin Haojie, the guard at the north gate of the imperial palace, were both arrested.

Qi Hongyuan still had some loyal warriors left. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, they stopped struggling and threw down their weapons in surrender.

Ling Mohan escorted the civil and military officials to the emperor's mourning hall.

Si Qingshan arranged for Si Ce, Si Zhe, Lei Yiji, Peng Cha and others to bring new recruits to guard the palace.

On the way, Eunuch Gu came rushing over: "General Ling, Lord Si Yan has ordered everyone to go to the Crown Prince's bedroom."

"How is Lord Si Yan?" Ling Mohan asked immediately.

Qi Hongyuan dared to break into the palace today, he must have the Queen as an accomplice.

Now that the Queen hasn't appeared, and Ayan and the Crown Prince haven't shown up either, something must have happened.

"Lord Si Yan is fine." Eunuch Gu was silent for a moment, without saying much, and only said to Ling Mohan, "General Ling, you guys go over quickly."

Ling Mohan nodded and quickly led everyone to the prince's bedroom.

After everyone arrived, they waited at the door of the hall. When they saw the corpse on the steps, they couldn't help but gasp.

The court officials recognized at a glance that these were the bodies of the imperial guards.

In other words, a palace coup also occurred on the prince's side.

After Gu Yuan went in to report, he came out and said, "The Crown Prince has ordered General Ling to go in first."

"My minister obeys."

Ling Mohan felt uneasy, he strode in, and then came out again.

Ling Mohan waved his hand and ordered, "One hundred soldiers from the Left Guard House, move forward."

Upon hearing this, the officers and men of the Zuowei Mansion quickly gathered around Ling Mohan, lined up in order, and counted a hundred.

After a while, the court officials saw corpses being carried out of the hall one by one.

After the corpse was carried away, a major cleanup began and basins of blood were brought out.

Then, someone inside cleaned the floor inside the hall and the steps outside the hall.

By the time all the ministers were summoned into the palace, the entire floor of the prince's bedroom had been scrubbed clean.

The smell of blood that had not yet completely dissipated in the air reminded everyone of the brutal battle that had taken place here.

All the ministers entered the hall, and Si Yan stood in the center of the hall in a blood-stained robe.

Beside her were the Empress Dowager Qin Yun'er, who was tied to a chair, and Han Hu, who had just been promoted to the commander of the imperial guards.

"Mother! Mother!" Qi Hongyuan couldn't help but shout when he saw the Queen Mother being tied up. "How dare you treat the mother of a country like this? You are so audacious!"

No one paid any attention to Qi Hongyuan. Ling Mohan's gaze fell on Han Hu, who was standing aside with his head lowered.

Han Hu asked his confidants to tell him today that some people in the Prince of Ying's palace were gathering to rebel.

Ling Mohan rushed over, but fell into a trap. Ling Mohan knew then that Han Hu had betrayed him.

"Where is the prince? Where is the prince?" shouted the tied-up King Ying Qi Hongyuan.

Is Qi Ziyu dead?

If Qi Ziyu died, he would be the only one among the late emperor's princes who could inherit the throne.

The court officials couldn't help but look at Si Yan with doubt. What happened to the prince?

Si Yan's expression was solemn, and he spoke expressionlessly, "My dear ministers, the Crown Prince was poisoned today and nearly died. He is currently resting. The Queen bribed Han Hu, the commander of the Imperial Guards, to try to break into the Crown Prince's bedroom."

As soon as these words were spoken, the court officials were in an uproar.

The Empress Dowager, who was tied to the chair, sneered, "Si Yan, you need evidence when you speak. Who poisoned the Crown Prince? And who killed so many imperial guards?"

Si Yan's eyes were sharp, like the blade of a knife: "The poison was administered by the Queen's men, and I was the one who killed the imperial guards."

"This is sheer nonsense." The Queen swept her eyes over the ministers and cried, "My dear ministers, His Majesty has just passed away, and Si Yan couldn't wait to seize power and usurp the throne. I came to visit Yu'er today, but Si Yan made all sorts of excuses and refused to let me visit him. He even treated me like this.

"I am the mother of a nation, yet she has tied me to this chair and humiliated me. By humiliating me, she is also humiliating the Great Xuan Court, and she is also humiliating every one of you!

"I love my son so much that I allowed the imperial guards to force their way in. It turns out they've already poisoned the prince. He's now so poisoned he can't even get out of bed. They're also planning to kill me."

As the Empress Dowager spoke, her bean-sized eyeballs fell down with a click.

The court officials were silent, unable to figure out what was going on for a moment.

Even Prince An couldn't help but frown. The Queen Mother had indeed been a good queen before, dignified and generous, without any faults...

The Queen Mother said with great sorrow: "Yu'er is the son I raised with my own hands. I watched him being deceived by the witch Si Yan, and finally harmed by the witch Si Yan. My heart aches so much."

"Queen Dowager, please stop crying your crocodile tears." Si Yan said coldly, "If you were truly concerned about the Crown Prince, the King of England would not have led his troops into the palace today. The actions of the King of England and the Queen Dowager are essentially forcing the emperor to abdicate."

The girl's words were so majestic and powerful that they made people tremble.

The court officials had experienced the King of England's tyranny today, and they all felt that Si Yan was right.

The Queen Mother explained, "The King of Ying entered the palace in compliance with my imperial decree to protect the safety of the palace. You and that Si Ru plotted to murder the Crown Prince, and you are the real culprits."

Si Yan's eyes were sharp: "If it weren't for A Ru, the prince would have died today."

At this moment, the eunuch outside announced loudly: "Duke Dingguo, Duke Weiguo, Duke Liangguo, and Duke Qiguo have arrived—"

Afterwards, the eunuch announced: "Duke Pei has arrived."

The Duke of Daxuan has a noble status and usually does not attend the court. They only gather in the court when there are major events concerning the country and difficult to decide.

Among them, Duke Dingguo was a highly respected member of the Daxuan royal family. He was loyal, fair and selfless, and was deeply respected by civil and military officials.

The first four dukes were invited by the Queen, while Duke Pei came on his own initiative after learning that the first four dukes had entered the palace.

Si Yan knew that the Queen would not invite her grandfather, Duke Pei, so her grandfather came on his own initiative to support her.

In an instant, the five Dukes of Daxuan gathered together, and the atmosphere in the entire hall became even more depressing.

Si Yan met the five people and said calmly, "Give the five dukes a seat."

Eunuch Gu immediately had five chairs brought in. Duke Ding sat down first, and the other dukes sat down in turn.

The Queen looked at Duke Dingguo, who was leading the charge, and said with a face filled with grief, "Duke Dingguo, the court of Daxuan is now controlled by a witch. This witch has even ordered people to poison and murder the Crown Prince. Duke Dingguo and all the other dukes, please take action, support the country, and save Daxuan."

When the court officials heard this, they were all indignant. How could Lady Si Yan become a witch?

Imperial Censor Jia Zhongchun could not help but stand up and said, "Empress Dowager, please be careful with your words. The witch you are talking about is actually a female official of the first rank appointed by the late Emperor. She had matters to report directly to Your Majesty and was given the title of Grand General.

"Last year, Lord Si Yan not only annihilated 200,000 enemy troops at the border, but also defeated the warriors of the Northern Mang Kingdom at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, enhancing our country's prestige. He later eliminated many corrupt officials, including Prime Minister Xin's clique, and just pacified the hundreds of thousands of rebels who rebelled against our court. Please be careful with your words, Queen Dowager."

The Queen Mother did not get angry after hearing this. Instead, she nodded and looked at Jia Zhongchun.

"Master Jia is absolutely right. I was angry and my words were a little confused. But Master Jia forbids me from speaking against Si Yan, but does he allow Si Yan to treat me like this? I am the mother of a country, but now I am tied to a chair. Why is that?"