Quickly wear a child, the villain is more favored, who wants the male protagonist?

after one day.

After Zhou Yan took the pills given by Xia Xizhi, his body underwent obvious changes in just half a day.

This time, Zhou Yan couldn't wait to deal with the memorials. As soon as it got dark, he called Ruan Qingqing to try it. He found that it really worked, and it was even better than before. He didn't feel tired after doing it three times in one night. Zhou Yan was in a good mood.

He summoned Ruan Qingqing for three consecutive nights, and then promoted her to the position of noble lady.

Ruan Qingqing was even happier, her face beaming...

She thought to herself that Zhou Yan still had feelings for her, as she had to moan three times a night.

On the day she was promoted, Ruan Qingqing immediately went to the cold palace to mock and provoke Zhang Xiuchun, and had her severely tortured.

He used all the torture methods that Zhang Xiuchun had used on her before on her.

Zhang Xiuchun, who was half dead, went crazy that night.

at the same time.

Rumors suddenly began to spread in the imperial city.

It was rumored that the Xia family was collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country, and that Xia Fuzhan was arrogant and wanted to use the Liao Kingdom to destroy his own country and ascend the throne himself.

The people in the imperial city were in a panic, and many scholars and literati began to use poetry to mock and criticize, cursing the Xia family's treacherous ministers as traitors and worse than pigs and dogs.

......

Royal study room.

"Your plan is indeed effective. The rumors about the Xia family have left Prime Minister Xia so overwhelmed that he has no time to worry about anything else. The assassination attempt has been shelved for now. I am fortunate to have such a capable general like you..."

Zhou Yan smiled and asked the eunuch to pour tea for Cui Hong.

Although Cui Hong wasn't as capable as Yan Sili, he was a man of many ideas and actually worked for him. Ever since Xizhi became pregnant, he really didn't want to see Yan Sili. Every time he saw him, he wondered whose child the baby was, which made him very uncomfortable...

So he has recently sent Yan Sili out mainly to do investigation work.

Cui Hong quickly became humble,

"Your Majesty, I am so kind to you. I didn't do my best last time, but Your Majesty still trusts me. I am honored to be able to serve Your Majesty."

Zhou Yan was very benefited.

"The failure of the last assassination attempt is not your fault, Lord Cui. I know how difficult the Xia family is to deal with. Lord, don't blame yourself. I trust you."

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."

After a few more pleasantries, the two of them got down to business.

Cui Hong's eyes flashed with cruelty.

"Your Majesty, right now is a time of great public outrage. The people hate the Xia family with all their heart. Why not capitalize on this momentum and seize this opportunity to cut the Gordian knot and eliminate this hidden danger, the Xia family? Eliminating the Xia family now will not only eliminate a major threat to Your Majesty, but will also earn Your Majesty a reputation as a wise ruler who eliminates treacherous and evildoers, and thereby enhance Your Majesty's already well-deserved prestige..."

Zhou Yan's face turned serious.

"This is indeed a good opportunity. I certainly want to get rid of the Xia family. But the charge of treason requires evidence. Although the Xia family may be lawless due to their power, they have not committed treason.

If there is no public evidence, it will be difficult to raid the Xia family. Xia Fuzhan is too powerful, and his three sons, especially the first two, are not easy to deal with... "

Zhou Yan sighed.

Cui Hong had already thought of a countermeasure.

"Your Majesty, I have already thought of a countermeasure. The day after tomorrow is the birthday banquet for Xia Fuzhan's wife, Madam Liu. There will be many people and eyes on the scene. If Concubine Ruan takes advantage of this opportunity to secretly place the evidence I have prepared into the Xia family's study..."

This made Zhou Yan's eyes flash, but he was still hesitant.

"It might not work even if we put it in there. The Xia family is so cunning that they'll find out in no time. It will be too late to search their house later."

Zhou Yan sighed and shook his head.

Cui Hong lowered his voice.

"So, Your Majesty, my suggestion is that on Madam Liu's birthday, after Noble Lady Ruan places the evidence in the study, I will arrange for a group of people to cause a disturbance at the gate of the Xia residence. Your Majesty will then be forced to send the Imperial Guards to surround the Xia residence under the pretext of calming public anger and giving the people an explanation."

"Then, we'll publicly uncover evidence of treason and collaborating with the enemy, and no one will be able to overturn the verdict. The Queen is newly pregnant, and the Prime Minister's wife is celebrating her birthday. This is when the Xia family is at their most rampant and slack. Even if Xia Fuzhan is formidable, he won't have time to react. We'll just catch him off guard!"

"this.......",

Zhou Yan was very excited. If he could completely eliminate the Xia family this time, his biggest worry would be gone.

But he still hesitated, frowning slightly, fearing that if he failed, he would completely fall out with the Xia family, and his future life would be even more difficult...

Besides, he had just ascended the throne and was about to confiscate the Xia family. Wouldn't that make him seem ungrateful?

"Your Majesty, do not hesitate. This is a golden opportunity. Public outrage is rising, and General Yuan Qi has returned to the Imperial City with tens of thousands of troops. General Yuan was personally appointed by Your Majesty and is bound to be loyal to You. If the Xia family's ambitions truly dare to rebel, General Yuan can suppress them directly. Your Majesty, do not hesitate. Opportunities like this may not come often in the future!"

Zhou Yan pursed his lips, his face darkened, and finally nodded.

"Okay. I'll do as you say, my dear."

Yuan Qi is indeed trustworthy. With him around, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses privately raised by the Xia family are nothing.

however.

At this time, Yuan Qi, who was particularly trusted by the two, was sitting on a stone pier in the yard, holding a silver mask in his hand, his dark eyes looking deep into the cold pool.

"By the way, the Queen is pregnant with the Xia family's child. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to Your Majesty in the future. Your Majesty, why don't you get rid of the Queen this time..."

Cui Hong's words made Zhou Yan frown and remain silent for a moment.

"No need, she is different from the Xia family."

Cui Hong's face suddenly changed. Could it be that His Majesty still has feelings for that idiot from the Xia family?

Then how can his daughter sit on the throne of queen...

"But Your Majesty, if you plunder the Xia family, the Queen will surely be dissatisfied. She has always been spoiled, and there is no guarantee that she will not do something harmful to you..."

Zhou Yan disagreed and even smiled.

"My dear minister, you worry too much. The Queen is completely obsessed with me. She may be upset, but she will never harm me. Okay, go down and do as you say. I will comfort the Queen myself, so you don't need to worry."

Cui Hong's face darkened for a moment. His Majesty actually trusted that spoiled queen so much...

It may not be easy for Xue Wei to enter the palace and compete for the position of queen.

However, the brainless queen of the Xia family is now helpless and the throne will sooner or later pass to the Cui family...

I swallowed what I wanted to say in the end. Saying more would only make me bored.

"Yes."

......

On the way out of the palace from the imperial study, Cui Hong ran into Cui Xueyan who was carrying a tray of things, and his face suddenly changed.

He walked up to her and slapped her without saying a word, making Cui Xueyan's hair messy.

"Rebellious girl!"

"What a disgrace! Even if Xue Wei wrongly accused you, you should have explained it clearly. You actually made a scene in public and let everyone know about it!"

Cui Hong glanced at Cui Xueyan with a gloomy expression, showing his disgust without concealment.

The Cui family's affairs were known throughout the imperial city, and he had no face among the ministers. Fortunately, His Majesty did not care about these things, otherwise his official position would be in jeopardy.

Cui Hong looked down on this timid and dull concubine's daughter from the bottom of his heart.

He didn't believe that Cui Xueyan had the ability to kill Chu Xianglan without anyone noticing, and of course he didn't believe that she dared to burn down the Cui Mansion.

So even though Cui Xuewei swore to him that it was Cui Xueyan who burned down the Cui family, he didn't believe it.

He just felt that Cui Xuewei might have been retaliated against by Cui Xueyan in a small way, and he didn't care at all.

The most important thing now is that this concubine's daughter is pretty good-looking and can bring him a lot of value.

Cui Hong snorted coldly, as if it was a gift,

"I've arranged a good marriage for you. Come back with me and get married. If it were in the past, I would have beaten you to death, you unfilial daughter. You're lucky to have been chosen by the Qu family. The Qu and Huang families are wealthy and powerful. It's your good fortune that you can marry into their family. Marry them and serve your husband and parents-in-law honestly and dutifully..."

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