Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

The officials who had just had a sword to their necks held by Qin Yu rushed into the palace to find Qin Yanling and cry their grievances. Qin Yanling, however, was somewhat puzzled by what she had learned, as she was unsure who had died in Princess Qin Yu's residence.

“As a man, what kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing here? If you continue to cry here, don’t blame me for being impolite to you.”

Upon hearing Qin Yanling's words, the official immediately wiped away his tears.

The officials were completely taken aback by Qin Yanling's words, and more importantly, Qin Yanling's tone carried a hint of impatience.

The officials were speaking ill of Qin Yu, and Qin Yanling, listening nearby, slammed her fist on the table in a fit of rage. "You're insulting the princess here! Do you know what kind of crime you've committed? Don't forget, Qin Yu is the current Grand Princess!"

Unexpectedly, the official went straight for the tough spot, showing Qin Yanling the scars on his neck without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, everything we have done is clearly for the good of the Princess, but she is completely ungrateful. Not only is she ungrateful, she even intends to kill us all. As..."

Qin Yanling understood Qin Yu's temperament; if this person went too far, Qin Yu would indeed do such a thing.

Just then, Xu Jiu arrived and overheard their conversation. "Your Majesty," she said, "I think it's highly unlikely that Princess would assassinate a minister without a reason. After all, when I was in the Princess's residence, she treated me very well."

Then she said that Qin Yu was not a ruthless person. The official who was listening to Xu Jiu’s words felt that Xu Jiu was a wicked concubine who brought disaster to the country.

As expected, this beautiful woman was indeed a source of trouble for the country, and the officials decided to have Qin Yanling depose Xu Jiu.

Xu Jiu noticed someone was watching her, and looking down, she saw an official staring at her. "Why are you staring at me like this?"

"Your Highness, it seems you've forgotten something."

Xu Jiu was slightly surprised upon hearing this, "I wonder what the official intends to say?"

"Does Consort Ling know that in the inner palace, concubines are not allowed to interfere in politics?"

Xu Jiu seemed to have heard a huge joke, and she questioned the official, "Which sentence of mine just now interfered with politics? Tell me!"

The official was rendered speechless by Xu Jiu's retort in that instant.

"I am just speaking the truth. I used to live in the princess's residence, didn't I? I naturally have some understanding of the princess's temperament, not to mention that the princess has treated me well."

At this moment, Qin Yanling turned his attention to the official. "You have insulted the princess today, so I will give you twenty strokes of the cane as a warning."

The official never expected that after being threatened by Qin Yu, he would end up going to the palace to complain. However, his complaint failed, and he ended up being punished with twenty strokes of the cane. The official felt extremely wronged.

He couldn't help but kowtow there, hoping that Qin Yanling would take it back.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yanling did not retract his hand at all. Instead, he put Xiao Lizi's mouth on his tongue, and Xiao Lizi immediately brought in several eunuchs to drag the official out.

The official was wailing outside, but Qin Yanling ignored him completely. This was also noticed by other officials in the court. These officials all understood that they could not enter the palace to impeach Qin Yu unless there was a specific reason.

Qin Yanling did indeed send people to investigate why Qin Yu was holding a funeral. He also sent people to investigate Hua Yan and finally learned that these people were indeed Qin Yu's people, and that Qin Yu was holding a funeral for Hua Yan.

Qin Yanling was stunned for a moment, and the memorial in her hand clattered to the ground. She vividly remembered that just a few days ago, this woman was perfectly fine. How could she be... now?

Do you know why this beautiful girl died?

"My investigation revealed that the girl seemed to be suffering from a recurrence of an old ailment."

Qin Yanling had even considered taking this girl into his harem as a concubine, but as expected, beauty is often envied by heaven.

For Qin Yanling, since he had already taken the cup, it wouldn't matter if he continued to take it, right? Besides, it would be too boring if there was only Xu Jiu in the harem.

As for the position of Empress, Qin Yanling naturally had no intention of establishing one during this period.

"I saw this young lady that day. Little Li, go to the princess's residence and offer my condolences. Tell my elder sister not to be too sad. The deceased is gone."

Upon hearing Qin Yanling's words, Xiao Li naturally did as Qin Yanling instructed and went directly to the princess's residence. Unexpectedly, the gate of the princess's residence was tightly closed, so he gently knocked on the door.

As soon as the door opened, Xiao Li saw the princess's steward. "Her Highness is not seeing anyone right now. Please return home, sir."

After staring at the man in front of him for a while, the steward realized that he was a eunuch from the palace.

However, Qin Yu really didn't want to see them. If someone forced him to, Qin Yu would definitely be furious, and that person would definitely only have one way out: death.

At this moment, Xiao Li was about to go in, but then he remembered Qin Yu's temper and dared not go in again, fearing that he would not return. So Xiao Li told the steward everything he had to say.

"Don't worry, Father-in-law, I will definitely pass on all the words you have said."

After that, Xiao Li left, keeping a certain distance from the princess's residence, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

However, one could sense that this princess was quite sentimental; even though one of her subordinates had passed away, Qin Yu still held a funeral for him here.

On the other hand, Cheng Qixia learned of this news and planned to comfort Qin Yu, but she did not expect that when she arrived at the princess's residence, she was also chased away by the steward.

Cheng Qixia intended to force her way in, but the steward's attitude was unexpectedly firm. "Your Highness, if you don't want His Highness to be angry, please leave and don't come here again."

At this moment, the butler made a gesture of invitation. Cheng Qixia never expected that one day she would be chased away here. In the end, Cheng Qixia had no choice but to leave.