Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

Kunning Palace.

Su Mengjiao noticed that Ye Chen looked confident and she felt inexplicably relieved.

After all, Ye Chen had never disappointed her in all his battles with powerful officials.

"Empress Dowager, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. By the way, since you already know what I did at the academy, I'm sure you won't object to me making Meng'er the Imperial Consort, right?"

Ye Chen said to Su Mengjiao.

"Your Majesty, Miss Qin Man has a good character and high status, so she can become a noble concubine."

Su Mengjiao nodded slightly. She had no objection to the person Ye Chen chose.

"However, Your Majesty, of the two men you arrested, Ouyang Yu's father was only a minister in the Ministry of Justice, which is not a big deal. But Zeng Hu's father, Zeng Yan, was a general in the Beijing Camp. His status was not low, he was a third-rank military officer."

"If we deal with this person too harshly, I'm afraid there will be many problems."

Su Mengjiao reminded again.

Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled.

"Queen Dowager, are you afraid of offending the military generals and nobles behind Zeng Hu?"

Ye Chen saw through Su Mengjiao's thoughts at a glance. After all, there were 8,000 soldiers in the Beijing Camp outside the capital. If any situation really occurred, it would directly threaten the capital.

"Ah."

Su Mengjiao nodded slightly. She was indeed quite worried. After all, the Beijing Camp had been severely infiltrated by powerful officials. If she attacked the military families in the Beijing Camp at this time, those powerful officials would definitely take advantage of the situation and might even bring the entire noble force under their control.

And this is not what she wants to see.

"Queen Dowager, don't forget Meng'er's identity. She is also from a family of military generals and nobles."

"Zeng Hu dared to attack her. If I don't impose severe punishment on him, it will really chill the hearts of those noble families. Besides, these military generals and noble families always think of their own interests first. The truth is on our side. How many nobles can Zeng Hu's father get to support him?"

Ye Chen suddenly smiled coldly and said.

Hearing this, Su Mengjiao was slightly stunned, and then she reacted immediately.

These military generals and nobles passed down their wealth from father to son, so what they were most concerned about was naturally whether they could continue to be rich and prosperous for generations. Qin Man's status was there, and this was the mistake made by Zeng Hu and others, so Ye Chen was not wrong to impose any severe punishment on them.

This can even serve as a warning to others.

"In that case."

"Emperor, do whatever you want. I will fully support you."

Su Mengjiao finally nodded, but had decided to stand completely behind Ye Chen.

"Oh, Queen Mother, since you said so, I will go back first."

Ye Chen smiled slightly, then stood up, walked out of Kunning Palace, and took a sedan chair back to Yangxin Palace.

But when he walked into the Yangxin Palace, Cheng'en immediately came to greet him.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine fell asleep after drinking the chicken soup."

"Oh?"

Ye Chen then lowered his footsteps and quietly walked into the bedroom. Sure enough, he saw Qin Man lying on his dragon bed with her body on her side, obviously resting.

He wanted to go out and not disturb Qin Man, but suddenly found that the quilt on Qin Man did not cover her shoulders. Afraid that she would catch a cold, he walked forward lightly, reached out and lifted a corner of the quilt, wanting to cover her.

But she didn't expect that such a small movement would still wake her up.

"His Majesty?"

Qin Man turned around and saw Ye Chen. She was startled and quickly sat up.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Mian'er, don't get out of bed, keep lying down."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and stopped Qin Man's actions.

"Mian'er, didn't I tell you? Call me husband when no one is around."

"Your Majesty, this."

"Why are you still calling me Your Majesty? Meng'er, I'll be angry if you keep calling me that."

Ye Chen said pretending to be angry.

"Ah, Your Majesty, I was wrong."

Seeing Ye Chen like this, Qin Man also panicked and quickly apologized.

"If you know you're wrong, why don't you change your words?"

"Then, my husband."

Qin Man's voice was as low as a mosquito's, and she was obviously very shy.

"Hey!"

The corners of Ye Chen's mouth quickly curled up, and he hugged Qin Man into his arms.

However, just when Ye Chen was planning to get closer to Qin Man.

"Your Majesty, Guard Shen is here."

"Hmm? What does Qiu'er want from me?"

Ye Chen frowned slightly, as he had just returned from Kunning Palace.

"Your Majesty, Guard Shen said that the owner of a place called Lakeside Cottage outside the palace sent people here. They arrested those two people today, and they all confessed their crimes."

"Oh!"

Ye Chen had no choice but to let go of Qin Man's slender waist.

"Mian'er, I have some important matters to deal with today, please wait for me."

Ye Chen said to Qin Meng.

"Your Majesty, go get busy!"

Qin Man was reluctant, but still said to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen then stood up and walked out of the bedroom and came to the main hall of the Yangxin Palace.

"Let Qiu'er come to see me."

Shen Qiu quickly walked into the hall, then clasped his fists towards Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, there's news from Boss Murong that he has collected 500 kilograms of wheat."

"Ok?"

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes instantly, then said to Shen Qiu: "These 500 kilograms of wheat should not be bought from the Qiang people, right? What does Boss Murong mean?"

"Your Majesty, this wheat was indeed purchased from the capital, and Boss Murong hopes to turn it all into flour and take it to where the Qiang people gather. She also said that as long as these Qiang nobles see the flour first, the deal will be halfway successful."

Shen Qiu said so.

Hearing this, Ye Chen also understood.

"Could it be that Boss Murong wants to use flour to attract more partners? Let these Qiang nobles act as middlemen and join the flour and wheat trade?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Chen understood what Boss Murong wanted to do, but he couldn't help but sigh.

This woman is really good at business.

"Qiu'er, tell Boss Murong to send the 500 kilograms of wheat to the palace. I will turn it all into wheat flour as she wishes and then give it to her."

"Yes."

Shen Qiu paused, then turned to Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, Zeng Hu and Ouyang Yu have confessed. They have admitted that they ordered the servant to drug Concubine Qin with ulterior motives. In addition, several of Ouyang Yu's servants have also confessed that Ouyang Yu had done many evil things, and Zeng Hu was involved in a large part of them!"

"This is a confession."

Shen Qiu clapped his hands, and the imperial guards brought in many bamboo slips.

"By the way, did the servant confess?"

Ye Chen asked again.

"They confessed. Except for Zeng Hu and Ouyang Yu, we didn't even torture them. They all confessed."

Shen Qiu said so.

"Alright, then immediately summon all the civil and military officials and bring Zeng Yan from the Beijing camp into the palace!"

"I'm going to follow Zhen Hu and Ouyang Yu to settle the accounts!"

Ye Chen smiled coldly and gave the order.