It was he and Liu Muzhi who persuaded Cui Wenhao in the first place, but both he and Liu Muzhi looked down on Cui Wenhao in their hearts.

They only regarded him as a greedy and jealous young man from a wealthy family.

What had lured him in the first place was the so-called patriarchal dispute.

In the Cui family, not only was Cui Luan's lineage ranked lower in official rank than Cui Cen's, but the power of the clan leader also belonged to Cui Cen.

In the foreseeable future, even if nothing happens to the Cui family, the one who will inherit the patriarchal position will be one of Cui Cen’s two sons, and it will have nothing to do with Cui Wenhao.

Liu Muzhi and Wang Xuance bribed Cui Wenhao because they knew that he was dissatisfied with this.

Everything went smoothly after that.

But today it seems that this person may not be broad-minded, but he is not really just a short-sighted villain.

The fact that he could see through the Cui family's background at a glance was enough to show that he was at least one level stronger than Cui Zhihan and Cui Zhihao.

To some extent, he is even more sober than Cui Cen.

Zhao Cui's expression on the couch also kept changing.

It can be seen that his heart was also inexplicably shocked.

Wang Xuance saw this and knew the time was almost right. He stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Empress Dowager, several of the royal uncles have met with Your Majesty and mentioned the Empress Dowager. They have said:

Zhao Cui is the daughter of the Cui family, but also the daughter-in-law of my Zhao family. Her name is recorded in the genealogy of my Zhao family.

I wonder if the Queen Mother agrees with what the uncles have said?"

Zhao Cui's pupils shrank slightly when she heard that, and she turned to look at him coldly.

Wang Xuance lowered his head, not meeting her gaze, and continued, "Today, Prime Minister Cui Cen holds the position of Prime Minister of Qin, yet he harbors a rebellious heart.

When he was with the late emperor, he deceived the late emperor, framed the former prime minister Lin Hongyue, and slaughtered more than 1,300 members of the Lin family.

To this day, he even wants to commit treason and is instigating officials in the court to use the excuse of knocking on the palace gate to force the emperor to surrender.

He even secretly hid his own soldiers and placed the emperor's robes and robes in secret. His intentions are clear as day!"

"Hmph~"

As he spoke, Zhao Cui's face became more and more gloomy, and the light in her eyes kept changing. It was unknown what she was thinking. She snorted coldly and was about to speak.

Wang Xuance suddenly looked up, looked her in the eyes, and asked with a smile, "I have something to ask the Queen Mother. Do you approve?"

Zhao Cui's expression changed slightly, and then she snorted again and said coldly, "Ask."

"Thank you, Queen."

Wang Xuance bowed his head in thanks, then smiled and asked, "May I ask the Queen Mother, Cui Cen's evil intentions are obvious today. If he succeeds, how will the Queen Mother deal with it?"

If the plan fails, what will the Queen Mother do?

When the Empress Dowager meets the late Emperor in the afterlife, how will she respond?

He asked these questions faster and faster, and more and more urgently, and Zhao Cui's face became paler and paler.

By the end, he could hardly hold himself and had to hold on to the armrests of the couch to keep himself seated.

She had heard before that Cui Cen was planning to do something illegal. Although she was shocked, she still had a sense of luck and a desire to watch the fun.

But at this moment she suddenly realized that she could not stand on Cui's side.

No matter how much she favored Cui, she was, after all, the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family and the empress dowager of the Qin Dynasty.

If Cui Cen really succeeded in his rebellion, would she be better off than she is now?

She was used to seeing the power struggles in the palace and understood it very well.

That's impossible.

For her, the biggest possibility is "dying in palace turmoil"!

This not only avoids future embarrassment for the Cui family, but also adds another charge to Emperor Zhao Xin.

and……

Wang Xuance's last sentence, about how he would face the late emperor when they met in the afterlife, suddenly struck at the fear in her heart that she had been hiding and unwilling to face.

Although the late emperor was not a wise ruler, and could even be said to be foolish, he did not owe her anything.

Even when he was dying, he still entrusted the Emperor Zhao to her, but what did she do...

If it were just that, it would be fine. As long as the Qin Dynasty is stabilized, she will have something to say.

But in the current situation, does she still have the face to see the late emperor?

Will her name still be included in the Zhao family genealogy in the future?

Although she tried not to think about all this, it was actually always buried deep in her heart.

But this moment was revealed by Wang Xuance.

But even though she was confused, she sneered bitterly, "Hmph, what can I do? I'm just a woman, and now I'm a prisoner of your emperor!

Even if he were to see the late emperor in the underworld, he wouldn't blame me!"

"Aunt, what you said is different!"

Cui Wenhao, who had been silent for a long while, spoke again: "Aunt, let me be frank. Although His Majesty has taken away your power behind the curtain, he has not imprisoned you. How can you say you are a prisoner?

Moreover, have you ever thought about this, His Majesty is wary of you not because of you, but because there is another Prime Minister Cui Cen outside the palace.

If this time, your aunt can clearly stand up and uphold justice for the Lin family and redress their injustice, then not only will everyone in the world know your virtue.

It also lets everyone in the world know that the late emperor was deceived by treacherous ministers, so that the late emperor's reputation for benevolence will not be tarnished in the afterlife.

By then, how can Your Majesty still be on guard against you, Aunt? How can you not respect you?"

He took a deep breath, then slowed down his tone and said softly, "At the same time, it also lets everyone in the world know that the thieves of the Cui family are only the descendants of the treacherous prime minister Cui Cen."

When Zhao Cui heard this, her heart was shocked again.

She finally understood why Cui Wenhao and Wang Xuance came to Yong'an Palace.

I couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "The Emperor's methods are truly brilliant. Now, there's probably no one in the world more qualified to restore the Lin family's reputation than me."

Moreover, she could imagine that if she personally came forward to expose Cui Cen's crime of framing the Lin family, it would be an absolutely fatal blow to Cui Cen's reputation.

The emperor himself was completely free of controversy and notoriety.

Because in the eyes of ordinary people, the outline of this matter is that the Lin family was harmed by treacherous officials, and then the matter was reported to the current empress dowager.

In the end, the Queen Mother sacrificed her own family for the sake of justice and exposed Cui Cen's heinous crimes.

After knowing the truth, the emperor naturally eliminated the traitors.

And she could imagine that the emperor would certainly let everyone in the world know about his bravery, wisdom and justice.

However, she had no way to refuse all this.

Because it would be of great benefit to her as well.

At least from then on she became the wise and benevolent Empress Dowager who sacrificed her own family for the sake of justice, and as Cui Wenhao said, the emperor would no longer be on guard against and control her like he does now.

Once Cui Cen fell, all power inside and outside the country was in the hands of the emperor. What could she, a woman, do?

Coupled with her reputation for putting justice above her own, and this time with the team, her situation will definitely be better than it is now.

As long as she doesn't do anything stupid, at least the emperor will treat her as a mascot.

It's a win-win situation.

No, the Cui family can still maintain its lineage, and all the officials who followed the Cui family will not be liquidated.

The Lin family was also cleared of all charges, which really benefited everyone!

But in the final analysis, it was just that the emperor won more times...