Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

"Since that's the case, then this matter is settled. I still have memorials to review, so I will return to the palace first."

After Qin Yanling left, Qin Yu naturally left as well. After they had all left, Prime Minister Xu walked up to Xu Jinxin and asked her if her face hurt.

"Father, look at Qin Yu. I never expected Qin Yu to treat me like this. No matter what I say, I am his cousin, aren't I? He doesn't give me any face at all, and instead beat me up here."

The more Xu Jinxin spoke, the more distressed she became.

Besides feeling upset, he was mostly angry, wishing he could skin Qin Yu alive to vent his rage.

"My dear Xin'er, one day I will definitely get justice for you, and Dad will make them pay the price."

The best course of action is to be patient and patient. In a few days, I will be going to Jiangnan. If I am interested, I can go and see how the people here are doing, or perhaps I can recruit soldiers.

He was secretly training his army, and the reason for doing so was simple: he had decided to find a time when he could seize power.

After Qin Yu left the Prime Minister's residence, she turned her gaze to Mo Yun. "I want to ask you, do you think I did something wrong?"

"Your Highness did nothing wrong. I think Your Highness did the right thing."

Hearing what Mo Yun said, Qin Yu couldn't help but find it amusing.

However, Qin Yu did not laugh. Instead, she reached out and patted Mo Yun's shoulder. "To me, Cheng Gong is someone who will always seek revenge. Since he killed my people, I will make him pay the price."

The group then returned to the princess's residence.

Meanwhile, the spies Qin Yu had sent out had returned.

“Your Highness, I have investigated Mo Yun’s identity for you, but I have not been able to find anything. It seems that someone is deliberately concealing Mo Yun’s identity. However, the only thing I am certain of is that Mo Yun is indeed an orphan.”

In other words, Mo Yun has no relatives in this world, which made Qin Yu feel a little heartbroken.

"Have you been able to find out the origin of this jade pendant?" Qin Yu asked the scout thoughtfully. The scout told Qin Yu that he had not been able to find out.

The spies initially thought they could investigate the origin of the jade pendant, but ultimately found that they couldn't at all.

"However, Your Highness, you can rest assured that Mo Yun is completely loyal to you. You need not worry about that."

How could Qin Yu not know that Mo Yun was loyal to him? But for some reason, Qin Yu really wanted to find Mo Yun's family, since Mo Yun had been by his side for so many years.

She had always been hardworking and conscientious, and Qin Yu felt a little guilty towards Mo Yun, recalling her previous life...

At this moment, inside the palace.

Qin Yanling then inquired about Jiang Yu, who was now a eunuch in the Imperial Household Department and rarely spent time with Qin Yanling.

"How do you feel about being the chief eunuch in the Imperial Household Department?"

"This servant thinks it's quite good. I wonder why Your Majesty has such doubts? Does Your Majesty wish to transfer this servant to your side? If Your Majesty is willing..."

Unexpectedly, Qin Yanling shook his head. "I have been thinking about something. Why do you think my elder sister has such deep hostility towards the Prime Minister? Just today, when I went to the Prime Minister's residence, my sister Huang told me directly that she wanted the Prime Minister to go to Jiangnan."

"As far as this servant is concerned, Her Highness is a person who will seek revenge. Perhaps it is because the Prime Minister offended Her Highness that Her Highness is taking this opportunity to retaliate. As for the root cause of this matter, His Majesty will need to send someone to investigate."

Qin Yanling's investigation revealed the whole story. He was surprised to find that Qin Yu's subordinate was the top courtesan in the brothel, and more importantly, that this top courtesan was trampled on by Prime Minister Xu.

Not only was he trampled on, but he also suffered severe injuries. When Qin Yu took him back, he discovered that the person would only live for a few more days.

Finally, Qin Yanling remembered the girl Qin Yu had seen entering the palace some time ago; perhaps this girl was the top courtesan in the brothel.

"But this servant thinks that Your Majesty should still find a way to take back the power. After all, the military power of the National Protection Army is in the hands of the princess. The princess is just a woman. Since ancient times, women have not been allowed to interfere in politics or military power."

But now Qin Yu is not only interfering in politics, but also in military power. If Qin Yanling does not take back military power, he will be ridiculed by the world.

If an emperor has no military power, he is merely a puppet. And if he is a puppet, how many people would be willing to listen to him?

This time, Qin Yanling felt that Jiang Yu's words made a lot of sense.

However, Qin Yanling now doesn't know how to seize military power.

On the other side, Shangguan Mufeng was somewhat surprised to learn that the Prime Minister was going to Jiangnan. After some questioning, he learned that this was Qin Yu's doing, and it seemed that the Prime Minister Xu had offended Qin Yu.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you, Young Master Shangguan: Qin Yu is still investigating Mo Yun's background."

Shangguan Mufeng thought, "Isn't Mo Yun just an orphan? What's there to investigate?"

"This matter is nothing to worry about, so we don't need to concern ourselves with it too much. It's just that I've always wanted to go to Jiangnan, but now the Prime Minister has seized this opportunity."

At this moment, the person next to Shangguan Mufeng asked him, "I don't quite understand why you want to go to Jiangnan, since it's quite tiring."

Shangguan Mufeng then told him, "Because I need to perform well. If I perform well, I will be valued, and my position will be promoted again and again. The more power I have in the court, the more I can help Qin Yu, right?"

This person never imagined that everything Shangguan Mufeng did was for Qin Yu.

"Because for me, Her Highness the Princess has helped me a lot in the past, and I have always kept it in my heart. How can I be an ungrateful person?"

However, Shangguan Mufeng also knew that Qin Yu's intention in doing this was simply to make Prime Minister Xu tired, since Prime Minister Xu was already middle-aged and his hair was somewhat gray.

"I've heard something else: the reason Qin Yu sent the Prime Minister to Jiangnan is because the Prime Minister gave Qin Yu's subordinates..."

The man whispered something in Shangguan Mufeng's ear, and Shangguan Mufeng instantly realized what was going on.