The Legend of Zhen Huan Reborn: Overthrowing Zhen Huan to Become the Queen Mother

The emperor had just picked up the teacup when he heard Su Peisheng's words. His hand suddenly stopped and the tea in the cup sloshed out, splashing onto the bright yellow dragon robe and leaving a dark stain.

"Bang!" He slammed the teacup heavily on the table, and the fine porcelain cup instantly broke into several pieces, with fragments flying everywhere.

"That's ridiculous!" The emperor's eyes were wide open, as if fire was about to burst out of them, and the veins on his forehead bulged out like winding little snakes.

There were palace maids kneeling on the ground inside and outside the Yangxin Palace, and Su Peisheng wanted to bury his head in the ground.

"Where do these rumors come from? I must get to the bottom of it! If anyone deliberately spreads rumors and causes trouble, I will never show mercy and will tear them into pieces!" The emperor gritted his teeth, squeezing out every word from between his teeth. A biting coldness emanated from his body, as if he could freeze the air.

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away." Su Peisheng did not dare to delay for a moment and disappeared quickly in the Yangxin Palace.

The little servant in front of the door came in on his knees and prostrated himself on the ground, "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty has always had a sharp eye. How could such a baseless rumor enter your eyes? You care about the world and are also very caring towards the concubines and the royal heirs. Throughout history, there are few monarchs as wise, powerful and decisive as you. My admiration for you is as endless as a torrent of water. I firmly believe that Your Majesty has a clear mind and a heart as bright as a mirror. He knows everything about the world and will not be deceived by treacherous people. Your great strategy..."

The emperor paced back and forth, his robe whistling in the wind. He laughed angrily at the words, "How many emperors throughout history do you, a mere eunuch?"

Xiao Xiazi didn't dare to look up, and continued: "I don't understand these things, nor do I understand the emperor, but the emperor is the master of the world. I know that 'all under heaven is the king's land, and all the people are his subjects'. The emperor is the most noble person in the world, but I have seen how diligent the emperor is. It is really not worth it for the emperor to be angry over these villains."

Xiao Xiazi's words did not comfort the emperor, but the words "the ruler of the world" and "diligent" touched the emperor's heart.

Wasn't the reason he worked so diligently to leave his name in history as a diligent ruler? The spread of this conspiracy theory instantly overshadowed his years of hard work. What achievements could a king who was deceived by a spy woman have? This statement was simply an attempt to undermine his reputation and subvert his throne!

The emperor immediately thought of the Eighth and Ninth Brothers lurking in the dark outside the palace, and even the Tenth Brother who was imprisoned in the mansion was a possibility.

After Xiao Xiazi was dismissed, the hall returned to silence.

The emperor said quietly, "Investigate outside the palace. If it's related to the Eighth Prince or the Ninth Prince, investigate thoroughly. If it's related to the Tenth Prince, kill him without mercy."

Returning to the palace, the emperor knew that Jiang Ruyin's mother's surname was Borjigit. The so-called "Manchu-Han no intermarriage" only applied to bannermen; the official term was "banning people no intermarriage." Taking advantage of ordinary people's limited knowledge to spread rumors was abhorrent. These bondservants really needed to grow their heads!

That's what I think, but if these people really go to study and gain knowledge, who will serve the royal family?

The emperor couldn't help but think of his own words: "Excessive wisdom will lead to trouble."

My own child is a dragon among men, he cannot be so foolish. Thinking of this, the emperor pushed aside the memorial and took out the rice paper to order the selection of female tutors, but he saw the booklet at the bottom.

This records the status and background of the three-banner families that are densely packed on the military flags.

The emperor hesitated for a moment, but still put the booklet into the secret compartment.

At this time, in Yongshou Palace,

Jiang Ruyin would never let herself be wronged. The main hall had already used the Ice Mirror. Hongxuan felt wronged as he was blocked in the inner room, unable to get close to the cool Ice Mirror.

Hongxuan stayed in the main hall, and Suochun also lazed off there. Jiang Ruyin was leisurely eating watermelon with a silver chopstick in one hand and a book in the other.

Shu Dong came in with a tray with three bowls of smoothies on it.

"This book is so obscure that it's hard for Your Majesty to read. I heard some things outside and was worried that Your Majesty might be mentally unstable. Now it seems that I was worrying too much." Shu Dong said this and placed a high-footed cup with a hollow floral pattern in the middle next to Jiang Ruyin. The white lychee flesh on it was particularly tempting against the backdrop of the overflowing cold air, making people's mouths water at the first sight.

The dragon-patterned blue-and-white stem cup was filled with mulberries. Hongxuan finally stopped glaring at Jiang Ruyin. Suochun happily accepted the apricot smoothie.

Closing the book and placing it on the small table, Jiang Ruyin took a sip of the smoothie and sighed contentedly, "This is my only appetite in summer. I just want to be calm and collected. No matter how difficult it is to understand, I will eventually learn it by reading it word by word."

Shu Dong agreed, "Indeed. The person behind this has disregarded the Emperor's reputation and the internal affairs of the family in order to frame the Empress. If we foolishly try to come clean, we'll be walking into danger."

"People who are used as guns will never think that others are smarter than themselves." Suo Chun added.

Previously, when Xiao Xiazi came to convey the emperor's oral instructions to the imperial study, he had privately reminded that when he was preparing for Yongshen to ascend the Jade Butterfly, he discovered that someone had borrowed Jiang Ruyin's clan books. Jiang Ruyin and others discussed it and decided that as long as the emperor did not go crazy, they could just remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

The Queen did not think so. She was still convinced that the Emperor's suspicion would definitely make him feel resentful towards Jiang Ruyin.

"Eunuch Su, please tell the emperor that I am here to apologize." The queen came in lightly dressed in plain clothes.

Su Peisheng was slightly surprised, muttering to himself that the Queen was really different. "Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered that you should go straight in when you arrive."

The queen's heart tightened, but she nodded to Su Peisheng calmly.

"Your Majesty, I learned this afternoon that there have been endless rumors in the palace recently. After asking carefully, I found out that they have been circulating for several days. This is a serious matter and I dare not delay. I immediately had those palace maids arrested and came to apologize to Your Majesty." The queen entered the palace, lowered her eyes and bowed.

The emperor wrote furiously, without even looking up, "You are just an ignorant person. This is not your fault. I have already sent someone to deal with it."

The Queen's heart warmed. "After all, it is an obstacle to the royal deterrent. I dare not underestimate them. I have already sent people to investigate these people's whereabouts."

The emperor nodded, he knew what was going on. He had never seen the empress investigate anything before. For example, Xiao Tang from the imperial kitchen and Xiao Liu from the imperial garden, both committed suicide when the empress investigated them. It would be better to let Xia Qian investigate, at least there would be a living suspect.

The Queen's face was a little embarrassed, but she said softly, "Since the Emperor is busy with government affairs, I will return first. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

"Wait." The emperor finally finished writing and called the queen.