Transmigrated into a Prosperous Farm Wife, Pampered, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Prime Minister

Another slap, and a table instantly shattered into pieces.

Qin Niangzi and Xuan Yuanheng exchanged a glance.

How scary! Have they mistaken me for someone else? Isn't this Old Man Xu?

When did the old man become so powerful?

The second prince suddenly knelt down with a thud. "Grandfather, I was just joking with my elder brother. Please don't take it seriously!"

The Second Prince had always been most afraid of the Emperor Emeritus, even though he only remembered seeing him a few times.

With the retired emperor in charge from the palace, he could mobilize all the Imperial Guards and the Golden Dragon Guards. Coupled with the fact that the others had not made any moves, the second prince already had a very bad feeling.

"just kidding?"

Xuanyuan Baye drew a knife and held it to the Second Prince's neck.

The second prince was so frightened that he trembled like a leaf.

"Are you all dead? Seize them!"

As soon as Consort De finished speaking, she turned around and collapsed to the ground.

The people they brought with them have all disappeared; in just a moment, they have transformed into the Golden Dragon Guards.

So many Golden Dragon Guards, how come there are so many...

If there were so many Golden Dragon Guards, today they...

"Your Majesty, I have arrived too late; the traitors have already been completely wiped out!"

Just then, Prince Rui arrived with his army, along with Zhang Xiucheng, who was bound hand and foot.

"The retired emperor?!"

Zhang Xiucheng's expression changed, and then he burst into maniacal laughter.

The retired emperor was imprisoned in the dungeon by him, but now he has come out unharmed.

He was laughing. He was finished, and the Zhang family was finished too.

The royal family is truly meticulous in its planning; even the retired emperor himself was involved in the scheme.

"What are you laughing at, my dear minister? Are you perhaps happy for me too?"

Xuanyuan Hongye walked out of the room with the help of Eunuch Wei.

Zhang Xiucheng stopped laughing; even the emperor was setting the stage for this.

The Zhang family is finished.

"You're not poisoned? How is that possible?!"

Sitting on the ground, Consort De screamed as she looked at Xuan Yuan Hongye, completely on the verge of collapse.

That was a poison she had studied for half her life, capable of killing silently. How could this person still be awake?

Doesn't that mean all their plans today have been in vain, and they've become a laughing stock?

She doesn't want to die, no!

"Father! I was confused for a moment. It was all because of my mother and Zhang Xiucheng's instigation. They threatened me..."

The second prince was trembling uncontrollably.

It's all his mother's fault, it's all Zhang Xiucheng's fault; he was instigated by them.

The second prince burst into tears and begged for mercy on the spot.

If the Emperor wasn't poisoned, then his and Zhang Xiucheng's attempt to force the Emperor to abdicate was nothing more than a farce.

"Put all three of them in the Heavenly Prison. Don't let them die. Interrogate them slowly!" Xuan Yuan Hongye said calmly.

Qin Niangzi said in surprise in a low voice, "She's not dead? I thought she was really going to die this time!"

Xuanyuan Hongye turned and glanced at him. "I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Qin Niangzi pouted, "How did you wake up?"

"Chang Tian!"

Jiang Changtian stepped out from behind the screen and knelt before Xuan Yuan Hongye.

Xuanyuan Hongye patted Jiang Changtian's arm, "Thank you for saving me. Don't worry, the evidence is conclusive, and I will clear the Chang family's name!"

If it weren't for the antidote brought by Physician Yin from Jiang Changtian, he would surely be dead today.

The doctor truly lives up to his name; he possesses the ability to bring the dead back to life.

Jiang Changtian was about to speak, but in the end he only said four words, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

Xuanyuan Hongye took two steps back, and Prince Rui caught him in time. "Your Majesty, are you alright?"

"Thank you for your help, Uncle. If it weren't for you, I would have woken up too late."

Xuanyuan Hongye's face was ashen, and in just a short while, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

The Second Prince actually dared to stage a coup, and what surprised him even more was that Consort De, a woman who was practically invisible in the harem, was able to poison someone silently.

If the Crown Prince hadn't contacted Prince Rui in advance, and if the Emperor Emeritus hadn't arrived at the crucial moment, the Second Prince might have actually succeeded in forcing the abdication today.

"I dare not take credit; it is all thanks to Your Majesty's strategic planning," Prince Rui said.

"Alright, alright, stop praising me. In the end, I was the one who arrived faster. Otherwise, you would have been killed by a woman. It would be a laughing stock if word got out!" Old Xu threw down his sword and gave Xuan Yuan Hongye a look of utter disdain.

Is this kid really his biological son? Or was he switched at birth?

Never mind, he'll go see Yunyun first.

Old Xu ignored everything and ran towards the side hall.

Yunyun is still dizzy, we mustn't let anything happen to her!

Jiang Changtian was extremely anxious, but he couldn't go. He could only hate himself for his incompetence.

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Outside the Imperial Study, Chief Minister Zhang knelt for a long time, holding the imperial edict and the iron scroll in his hands.

After an unknown amount of time, a pair of dragon-patterned boots appeared before Chief Minister Zhang.

"Chief Minister Zhang, I have always respected you and the Zhang family. Please do not make things difficult for me. You are the Chief Minister and a role model for all civil officials. I do not believe that you are completely unaware of Zhang Xiucheng's actions."

Chief Minister Zhang lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, no one is a saint. This old minister is old and doesn't have many days left to live. I just don't want to bury my son. Zhang Xiucheng is just blinded by love and made irrational by jealousy."

The powerful families secretly controlled the imperial power and even manipulated the emperor. Chief Minister Zhang was proud for most of his life, but he never expected that he would be ruined by his own son in the end.

Xuanyuan Hongye's eyes flickered as he looked at the imperial edict. "You are forcing me to make concessions."

Chief Minister Zhang used a special imperial edict to exchange for Zhang Xiucheng and the entire Zhang family.

"emperor."

Chief Minister Zhang held the imperial edict above his head.

Xuanyuan Hongye picked up the imperial edict and said, "Very well, Your Excellency, you may return now."

With the ironclad guarantee protecting Zhang Xiucheng, he had nothing to say.

This is also why he forced Guan Suying to marry Zhang Xiucheng.

As long as the single-book iron scroll is in the Zhang family, the Zhang family will have an extra life-saving token. Today, this life-saving token has saved the lives of all members of the Zhang family.

"Can't kill that old bastard?" Qin Niangzi asked, standing not far away, cracking sunflower seeds and looking rather unsteady.

She was just here watching the commotion.

Xuanyuan Hongye looked at the imperial edict in his hand, seemingly lost in thought. "He is a role model for all scholars in the world. Killing him would be troublesome."

The Zhang family once truly served the country and its people, but things have changed now.

Even the Chief Minister Zhang has changed. Everyone has their own selfish desires, and the Zhang family's ambitions are too great.

Qin Niangzi spat out a melon seed shell. "What if he died on his own? You can't blame him, can you?"

"At that age, it's not uncommon for someone to choke to death while drinking water, choke to death while eating, or fall and die while walking, right?"

It was Lin Shuyun who spoke; she had been brought along by Old Man Xu.

He subconsciously responded to Qin Niangzi's words.

Xuanyuan Hongye turned around and said, "How could I not have thought of that! Lin, you really have a lot of ideas."

He already knew that the woman was Qin Xiaoyun's niece.

Old Xu corrected him, "What Lin Shi? This is my daughter, your sister. You should bestow upon her the title of princess, do you hear me?"

Xuanyuan Hongye was stunned upon hearing this.

Daughter, younger sister?

Then his gaze fell on Old Man Xu.

How could someone so old have a daughter outside the marriage? How come he never knew?

Xuan Yuan Hongye glanced at Lin Shuyun several times, noticing that she showed no fear towards him, only curiosity in her eyes.