Qin Xuanzhi had made perfect preparations for today. He had been imitating Emperor Wen Qing every moment these days.
His facial shape is similar to that of Emperor Wen Qing, and his bone structure is the same. He only needs to change his skin, and no one except his closest companion will recognize him.
He put on a specially made human skin mask, and in the blink of an eye, he became exactly like Emperor Wen Qing.
Several subordinates in black saluted respectfully: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Stand up."
His voice was steady, and was about 70% similar to Wen Qingdi's. It was worth his many days of study. Finally, hard work paid off.
However, the matter is far from over. It is not enough for him to be punished alone. He wants those who have hurt Wanwan to live a life worse than death. He wants them to feel that even death is a luxury.
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Qin Xuanzhi brought a large group of beauties back to the palace, with a smile as warm as spring breeze on his face, and his romantic demeanor was fully displayed.
The top ones were canonized as concubines, the slightly lower ones were canonized as Jieyushi or Ronghua, and the lowest rank was noble lady.
When the queen heard this, she couldn't help feeling a little angry.
The emperor was clearly slapping her in the face.
It would have been fine if he had brought back one or two beauties, but he brought back so many at once. Moreover, he made one of them a noble concubine and granted the right to assist in managing the six palaces, taking away half of her palace power. How could she tolerate this?
She immediately ran to Emperor Wen Qing's bedroom and made a scene. She and Emperor Wen Qing were childhood sweethearts, and this trick had always been the most effective in the past.
But now, Emperor Wen Qing just looked at her condescendingly, his tone extremely cold: "It is better for the Queen to recognize her own status as soon as possible. If I want you to be the Queen, you are the Queen. If I don't want you to be the Queen, you are nothing."
The queen never expected that the man who had been by her side for more than ten years would be so cruel and heartless.
She fell to the ground, as if she had just met him for the first time.
However, in a sense, she was not wrong.
After all, it’s just the same identity, the person has changed, so why should we care about friendship?
She pounced forward to grab a corner of the "Wen Qingdi", but was kicked away without hesitation.
Qin Xuanzhi felt extremely happy when he saw her in pain.
Among the clues he collected, the Queen also contributed to Wanwan's death. Her death did not deserve it!
"The Queen has failed in her moral conduct. From today on, she will be demoted to a commoner and confined to the cold palace."
The queen's hair was disheveled and her eyes were full of tears. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can't do this to me. I am your queen, Your Majesty! I even gave birth to your eldest prince, Your Majesty!"
She turned around and waved her arms at the palace servants: "Get out of here, all of you, get out of here! I'm the queen, you can't treat me like this!"
The palace maids looked at each other, not knowing what to do. After all, His Majesty might have said it in anger. If they offended the Queen, they would suffer in the future.
Qin Xuanzhi saw their doubts and said in a deeper voice, "Why, my words are no more effective than those of a commoner?!"
Several palace maids heard the anger in his words and hurriedly dragged the queen away.
During the morning court session the next day, some people criticized him for this incident, saying that he should not have been so careless in deposing the queen.
Qin Xuanzhi just looked at the person who was speaking with a half-smile: "Right Prime Minister, it is precisely because the Queen's virtue is flawed that I deposed her. Is it because she is your daughter that you have to be partial?"
The Right Prime Minister had a dignified expression on his face, but when he spoke, there was a tremor in his voice that made people feel pity: "Your Majesty, you know my little daughter. Although she has been a little naive, she has been with you for so many years. You should know what kind of person she is."
"She has managed the harem for Your Majesty for many years and even gave birth to a son. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard. Now that she has made a few minor mistakes, are you going to just ignore her and depose her?"
Every word he spoke was sorrowful, as if he were some unforgivable criminal.
When the court officials heard these words, they couldn't help but agree. After all, they also had their own daughters in the harem.
Who knows, will it be my daughter’s turn next?
Qin Xuanzhi sneered: "A small mistake? Then tell me, what is a big mistake? Like you, treason is it?"
Cold sweat instantly broke out on the right prime minister's back, and the draft made him shiver uncontrollably. However, after all, he had been immersed in officialdom for many years and still had some courage.
He pretended not to understand, his expression innocent: "What treason? I am loyal to Your Majesty and would never have the intention of rebellion."
Qin Xuanzhi remained silent, only smiling as he threw the evidence in front of him: "With all the evidence here, is the Right Prime Minister still trying to quibble?"
The Right Prime Minister's face turned pale, his lips trembling and he couldn't speak. After a long while, he found his voice again: "This must be slander!"
Qin Xuanzhi saw that he was determined to fight to the death, so he clapped his hands twice. Soon, the Yulin Army came forward with several men in black. "Your Majesty, the people have been brought here."
The man in black had already been tortured to death, and in a few words, he revealed that the person behind the scenes was the Right Prime Minister, and also told him about the Right Prime Minister's plan.
"Right Prime Minister, do you have anything else to quibble about?"
The Right Prime Minister bowed his head deeply, his eyes filled with dejection, and took off his official hat. "I have no excuse. I only beg Your Majesty to spare Qiu'er's life for the sake of her bearing you children."
"Are you bargaining with me? You have committed crimes that are enough to punish all of your clans. The prince is young and needs his mother, and you will be stripped of your official position and beheaded in public."
"Your parents, wife, and children will be exiled to the frontier and will never be allowed to return to Beijing."
The right prime minister knelt on the ground, and was thinking until the last moment: the emperor hadn't noticed anything at all before, so why did he suddenly become so sensitive?
Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance to find out.
Qin Xuanzhi had solved his biggest worry, and now he only had one last enemy left.
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Qin Yang was lying on the bed covered with a fishy smell, eating today's meal. She hadn't eaten for two days, and when she was fed with winter fish, she wanted to swallow even the spoon.
She was eating happily when she vaguely heard a eunuch announcing an imperial decree. She vaguely heard something about summoning the princess for important matters.
She was so excited that she knocked over the porridge, splashing all over the winter fish.
Dong Yu looked at her coldly. She was subconsciously afraid, but soon she steeled herself: "I'm telling you, my brother is going to summon me. Once I enter the palace, I will make him kill you."
Dongyu just patted himself casually and said in a contemptuous tone: "Okay, I want to see if you have the ability."
Qinyang had no time to get angry because the sedan chair to pick her up had already arrived.
As for why it wasn't a carriage, it was of course because she now had difficulty even moving a step, let alone sitting upright in a carriage.
She could only lie paralyzed on the soft bridge and be carried to the palace by others.
She changed into a new set of clothes, and contentedly ate the osmanthus cake that she had been craving for a long time, imagining the life of meeting her royal brother.
But she didn't expect that the osmanthus cake in her hand would be the last thing she would eat in her life.
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