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

Chapter 422 I haven't been home for a long time

Si Yan's words were like a huge rock thrown into the sea, instantly causing a thousand waves.

The direct descendants of the kings and princes looked at each other in bewilderment. Is this possible?

The Marquis of Han's daughter? A concubine's daughter?

After a moment of stunned silence, Qi Yaohua realized that the Regent Queen was not joking.

Daxuan had never had a princess, let alone a woman as regent. Now that the regent had already spoken, why couldn't she be the crown prince?

"Yaohua thanks the Regent." Qi Yaohua took a step back and bowed respectfully to Si Yan.

She knew that no matter what, her life was saved.

"Stand up." Si Yan raised his hand, signaling Qi Yaohua to stand up. "This king will issue a decree to the court to cancel the title of Han Hou's son Qi Dongtian. Han Hou's son will be changed to Han Hou's daughter Qi Yaohua, and her mother Liu will be promoted to Han Hou's wife."

Everyone was even more surprised. If the Regent did this, would Marquis Han listen?

Si Yan looked at Boya and said, "Marquis Boguang, prepare to mobilize 100,000 troops to the Marquis Han's mansion to carry out the imperial decree."

Ever since Qi Ziyu left, Si Yan no longer mentioned the emperor's order, and usually said the court's order.

Most of the imperial edicts were decided directly by Si Yan. If there were any uncertainties, Si Yan would summon the Grand Tutor, Duke Anguo, Duke Peiguo, Prime Minister Jia, Pei Wangjie and others to discuss the matter together.

Boya pondered for a moment and was about to speak when Si Yan said, "Grand Tutor Si Zhengxuan will lead the troops."

Boya: ...

Sir Situ is going to lead another army? Are you sure it will be 100,000?

"Yes." Boya had some doubts in his mind, but still responded respectfully.

Si Yan smiled and said, "I will tell the Grand Tutor about this later."

One hundred thousand is certainly impossible, but the people sent to the capital by the princes from all over the country have not returned yet. They will pass this news back to intimidate other princes.

Si Yan said it was 100,000, but his mental budget was only 50,000.

Everyone was stunned. The imperial court sent out 100,000 troops. This was no joke. Marquis Han had angered the regent.

Qi Junye couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and felt a little scared. He had assassinated Si Yan before, but Si Yan didn't get angry.

This time, Marquis Han replaced the real prince and deceived the court, but she sent an army of 100,000 led by Si Zhengxuan.

If Marquis Han does not obey the imperial edict, the entire Marquis Han's Mansion will be in danger.

Qi Junye was just thinking when Si Yan looked over at him and asked, "Is Prince Wuhou full?"

"Eat...I'm full." Qi Junye nodded, feeling that what had just happened was not over yet.

He had made a mistake by assassinating Si Yan. If Si Yan didn't punish him severely, wouldn't everyone imitate his behavior in the future? What would happen then?

Qi Junye was silent for a moment, then knelt down in front of Si Yan: "Junye offended the Regent, and the Regent is magnanimous and will not hold it against Junye, but my sins are grave, and I beg the Regent to punish me."

Si Yan couldn't help but look at Qi Junye again. The Prince of Wuhou reacted quickly and calmed down now. He was completely different from the man who had impulsively tried to assassinate her before.

"Okay." Si Yan smiled faintly, "It's a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Considering your sincere attitude, I will record this offense and only give you fifty lashes as a punishment.

"If you can achieve great things in the future, the crime of assassinating me today can be offset. If you plot treason and murder again in the future, I will deal with the Wuhou Mansion as well."

"Thank you, Regent." Qi Junye felt complicated.

He couldn't help but wonder, is this woman in front of him, who uses both kindness and force and has an extraordinary demeanor, really the witch his father mentioned?

"Beat him." As soon as Si Yan finished speaking, Yi Jiangfeng immediately asked someone to find the stick for execution.

Several imperial guards came forward and pressed Qi Junye onto a bench.

Si Yan watched expressionlessly as Li Bo, the old steward of Prince Yong's Mansion, found a stick and Yi Jiangfeng personally carried out the execution, hitting Qi Junye on the back.

Without Si Yan's instructions, Yi Jiangfeng knew that he could not beat Qi Junye to death.

But the assassination of the Regent cannot be too lenient, otherwise it will not be enough to shock everyone.

The sound of "pa pa pa" hit Qi Junye's body. Qi Junye couldn't help but twitch in pain and clench his teeth.

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Qi Junye's mind, and finally, he raised his eyes and looked at Si Yan.

"Prince Regent, you said before that I could learn martial arts from you. Does that still count?"

"Okay." Si Yan sat on the chair and glanced at Qi Junye lightly.

Qi Junye endured the pain and gasped: "I want to learn martial arts from you, is that okay?"

"Okay." Si Yan agreed.

"Thank you." Qi Junye said tremblingly. If he wanted to understand Si Yan and grasp her weakness, he had to get close to her.

Since Si Yan took the initiative to give him this opportunity, he couldn't give it up.

He must tear off the veil covering Si Yan and let people see what kind of monster she is.

Only half of the fifty lashes had been given when blood was already flowing down Qi Junye's back.

Yi Jiangfeng couldn't help but reduce his strength, but there was no visible flaw on the surface.

After being beaten with fifty sticks, Qi Junye was already dying, but Qi Junye had already sensed that Yi Jiangfeng was showing mercy.

He also felt that Si Yan didn't really want him to die.

After all, Yi Jiangfeng executed him according to Si Yan's wishes.

Si Yan glanced at the four seats and said, “The Prince of Wuhou, the Prince of Hanhou, and these two five-year-old children all followed me into the palace, and the rest of you will still live here.

"I will arrange for someone to teach you, divided into two subjects: literature and martial arts. Study hard, and I will come to inspect you in a while."

As soon as Si Yan finished speaking, someone came over and helped Qi Junye up from the ground.

Qi Yaohua was also stunned and was asked to leave by the imperial guards.

Si Yan picked up a five-year-old child, Boya picked up another five-year-old child, and they all got on the carriage and returned to the palace together.

On the way, Si Yan stopped the carriage: "Boya, take them back to the palace first, I'll go to Situ Mansion."

Boya paused and said, "Ayan, I'll have someone send them back to the palace. I'll go to Situ Mansion with you."

"That's fine." Si Yan knew that Boya was worried about her safety.

After all, her current identity is different from any time before.

No matter what, she was just a minister before, and the emperor was in charge of the palace. But now, she has become the regent queen who holds great power. Everyone is paying attention to her, and even more eyes are fixed on her.

As a result, Boya became more vigilant than before and was always worried about her safety.

Situ Mansion, the most familiar place in Si Yan's memory.

But she seemed to have not come back for a long time.

Since she left Daxuan years ago and went to Yan State, and later returned to Daxuan and lived in the palace, she had not returned to Situ Mansion for nearly half a year.

When the doorman saw Si Yan, his eyes widened: "Miss, you are back!"

Before Si Yan could say anything, someone rushed over to report to Si Zhengxuan.

Si Zhengxuan was handling some work in the study. When he heard his daughter coming back, he stood up involuntarily.

The Grand Tutor used too much force and almost twisted his waist.

As Si Zhengxuan walked out of the study, a familiar figure appeared opposite him.

"Father." Si Yan followed the messenger all the way here and was now standing opposite Si Zhengxuan, looking at him with a smile.

"Girl..." Si Zhengxuan only said two words softly, his throat already choked with sobs.