Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

The Regent returned to his study, summoned Yingyi, and gave her a small notebook. "You go and handle this personally. Collect all the evidence within three days."

"Give the order: destroy all of the Li family's businesses, one by one."

"Your Highness, if we do that, won't you expose yourself? Won't the Emperor become suspicious and doubt you?" Yingyi couldn't voice her doubts.

“Even if we don’t expose it, the Emperor will become suspicious. Do as I say.”

“But Your Highness…” Yingyi wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the Regent raising his hand.

"No need to say more, I know what I'm doing." The Regent's eyes were firm, revealing a resolute determination.

Knowing that further persuasion would be useless, Yingyi took the notebook, cupped his hands, and said, "Your subordinate obeys." Then he turned and left.

As the Regent watched Shadow One's departing figure, he secretly plotted his next move.

He knew the operation was extremely risky, but he had to take the risk to achieve his goal.

After finishing his business, the Regent hurriedly headed to the Su residence.

After the emperor dined with the empress dowager, he returned to his study. A short while later, the emperor's personal attendant appeared before him.

"This servant greets Your Majesty."

"Stand up and speak." The emperor glanced at him, then continued to attend to state affairs with his head down.

"Your Majesty, I have gone to investigate as you instructed, but this servant was unable to approach the Su residence," the assassin replied, kneeling on the ground.

The emperor paused, then frowned slightly and asked, "Can't get close? What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, there is a master in the Su residence. This servant just approached the Su residence, intending to enter and investigate. This servant did not expect that before even stepping into the residence, I was forced back dozens of steps by the opponent," the Death Servant said with lingering fear.

What's even more terrifying is that he doesn't even know where the other person is.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself that the Su residence was indeed heavily guarded.

"Have you discovered any other information?" the emperor pressed.

"Your Majesty, nothing unusual has been found. However..." The Death Servant hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

"What is it? Speak freely." The emperor raised his head and looked at the Death Servant.

"It's just that this servant feels there's something mysterious about the Su residence, as if it's hiding some secret," the Deadman replied truthfully.

"Are the several experts in the Su family related to the Regent, or were they arranged by the Regent?" the Emperor asked again.

"Your Majesty, in my judgment, this expert is different from the Regent's bodyguards. I have fought with the Regent's bodyguards before, and they are not on the same level."

"Among the experts in the Su family, there is absolutely no one in the Three Kingdoms more skilled than that person. This servant does not know how many experts the Su family has."

"Is it possible that the people in the Su family, the experts who followed the Duke's mansion back to the capital, are the same people?" The Emperor put down his pen, looking at the three characters he had just written: Regent. The Emperor pondered for a moment, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"Regardless, continue to monitor the Su residence," the emperor commanded firmly. "If there is any unusual activity, report it to me immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Death Servant accepted the order and quietly departed.

The emperor stood up, walked to the window, and gazed into the distance. The mystery surrounding the Su family mansion had piqued his interest, and he decided to visit it himself to find out.

At the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to test the regent's attitude towards the matter. After all, the regent's power in the court was growing stronger, and the emperor had to be wary of him.

Prime Minister's Residence

"Master, Master, something terrible has happened!" Madam Li rushed into the study in a hurry.

Prime Minister Li was handling official business in his study when he saw his wife in a great hurry and shook his head. "At her age, she's still so unsteady." "What's the matter that's causing such a commotion?" Prime Minister Li put down his pen and looked at his wife.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! Our Anyang has been captured by the Regent!" Madam Li said, panting heavily.

"What? Why did the Regent arrest Anyang without cause?" Prime Minister Li's expression changed.

"My lord, this is not the time to investigate why the Regent Prince has taken Anyang away without cause. We must hurry to the Regent Prince's residence to bring Anyang back," Madam Li said anxiously.

Prime Minister Li was thus pulled into the carriage by Madam Li. Along the way, the Prime Minister kept asking what had happened, but Madam Li kept making up other things to deflect the question.

Prime Minister Li and his wife rushed to the Regent's Palace. The guards at the gate stopped them and informed them that the prince was not at home.

Lady Li was extremely anxious and unwilling to believe that the Regent was not in the palace. She tried to rush in, but was stopped by Prime Minister Li and the guards at the door.

"Have you made enough of a scene? This is utterly unreasonable." Prime Minister Li glanced at Madam Li and turned back to his carriage.

Seeing this, Madam Li had no choice but to obediently get into the carriage and return.

Prime Minister Li and his wife returned to their residence. "You still won't tell the truth? Do you insist that I send someone to investigate?"

"My lord, it's nothing serious, it's just that Anyang offended the Regent's son today." Madam Li lowered her head more and more as she spoke.

"What?!" Prime Minister Li's eyes widened. "How could she offend the Regent's son?"

Madam Li stammered as she recounted what had happened.

It turned out that An Yang had run into the Regent's son on the street, and the two got into an argument for some unknown reason. The Regent's son, relying on his father's power, tried to bully An Yang. An Yang, not to be outdone, began to insult the Regent's son.

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Li frowned deeply. What should he do?

Everyone knew that before the Regent had even held a wedding ceremony, the Emperor had already issued an edict bestowing upon the woman the title of Princess and her son the title of Crown Prince—what an honor!

Moreover, he knew that the Regent was ruthless, and if this matter was not handled properly, it might bring trouble to the Li family.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Prime Minister Li opened the door and saw a servant handing him a letter, saying it was sent by the Regent.

Before Prime Minister Li could even read the letter, Madam Li was already in a state of panic.

Prime Minister Li opened the envelope, and after reading the letter, his face turned extremely ugly.

He threw the letter directly at Madam Li's face and said angrily, "This is the kind of good daughter who has been spoiled. Not only is she willful and capricious, but she also wants to kill the heir."

“My lord, Anyang is not usually like this. It must be that the young master is arrogant and that Anyang couldn’t stand it, so she said a few words to him.” Even at this point, Madam Li did not forget to explain for Princess Anyang.

"No wonder Anyang is so arrogant. It's all because you protected him. You gave him the guts!"

The Regent even sent a letter explaining the situation, yet you still blatantly lie." Prime Minister Li was so angry he didn't know what to do.

Prime Minister Li understood that this was a warning from the Regent, and also a form of demonstration.

He knew that confronting the regent head-on was not a wise move and that he needed to plan carefully.

Prime Minister Li sat silently, which greatly worried his wife. She went to his side and tugged at his clothes.

"My lord, I will go to the palace immediately to request an audience with the Empress."

"Madam, do you intend to ruin the Li family?" Prime Minister Li said weakly. How could his mother have married him such a brainless woman!