Chapter 367: Deposed Queen



Chapter 367: The Deposed

Queen Ling Changyue's eyes widened in disbelief: "What did you say? How did they find out?"

He had done this very covertly, and arranged for the secret guards left by his father to do it.

These secret guards have not been completely taken in by Ling Fengxun, and are completely loyal to him. They can also help him pass messages in secret and do some covert things.

This group of people has tried their best not to be discovered by the palace people. There are also some spies left by his father in the palace who are loyal to him and will never betray him!

Eunuch Xu smiled and said, "There is nothing in this palace that I don't know."

These words were light and straightforward, but they made Ling Changyue's eyes full of shock.

"Is it you?"

Eunuch Xu lowered his eyes and said, "I am only doing things for the prince. What the emperor has done is really a shame to the ancestors of the entire Beiling Kingdom. The royal bloodline cannot be confused. You have made a big mistake this time."

Ling Changyue's throat was dry, and when he looked at Eunuch Xu, a strong murderous intent burst out of his eyes.

Eunuch Xu seemed not to see what Ling Changyue was thinking, and leaned over to salute again: "The servant has informed the emperor of what happened outside. If there is nothing else, the servant will take his leave first."

After saying this, before Ling Changyue nodded, Eunuch Xu turned around and walked away from the palace.

Ling Changyue suddenly sat paralyzed on the bed, his face pale, and his eyes looked a little empty.

There were not many people around him that he could trust.

In the harem, some pregnant women who were brought out from the underground dark room knelt neatly on the ground.

In order to facilitate the replacement of the baby when Xu Meir gave birth, these people were detained not far from the queen's bedroom.

With the people arranged by Eunuch Xu, they were quickly found.

An Yunxi sat on the top and counted them. There were ten young pregnant women in total.

These pregnant women all had big bellies that were about to give birth, and each of them had a panic expression on their faces.

The Queen Dowager stood beside An Yunxi, looking at the somewhat tangled expressions on the faces of these pregnant women.

"Princess, how do we settle these people?"

An Yunxi pondered for a moment, then asked, "Have their identities been investigated?"

The Queen Dowager nodded and said, "We have checked them all. These pregnant women have no family members. They were all bought from human traffickers. We don't even know who the father of the children in their bellies is."

Speaking of this, the Queen Dowager's tone was sympathetic.

It can be said that they are all miserable people.

An Yunxi's face was very cold, and her eyes were murderous.

To disregard human lives and not regard these young women as human beings is simply an act of utterly lack of conscience!

Whether it is Xu Meir or Ling Changyue, they are used to being high and mighty, and never take the lives of ordinary people seriously. Such people do not deserve to sit in that position.

She slightly opened her lips: "The reason why we look for such people is that even if they die, no one will know."

The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and sighed silently.

An Yunxi stood up from the chair: "These women are witnesses. Take them away today and let them have a good rest. After the matter is over, they will be settled in the capital. Some of my shops need female workers. Provide them with food and accommodation so that they can give birth to children. If they want to raise the children themselves, they will be compensated. If not, arrange for others to raise them."

After listening to An Yunxi's arrangements, the Queen Mother hesitated and said: "Princess, they are participants in this matter after all. If they are left outside like this, will this matter be spread? If so, it will be bad for the reputation of the royal family."

An Yunxi raised the corners of her lips, with a cold look in her eyes.

"What good reputation does the royal family have? A little more is not too much, a little less is not too little, let's just leave it like this."

Upon hearing the princess' words, the ten young pregnant women below burst into tears and immediately kowtowed to An Yunxi to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, princess, thank you, princess."

They also knew that the extremely noble princess in front of them was their noble lady. Without her, their fate would only be death.

Knowing this shameful royal secret, most people could only wait to die on the spot, and these orphans who were not treated as human beings in the first place, how could they have a future?

An Yunxi did not take the gratitude of these young pregnant women to heart. For her, this was just a matter of convenience.

The next day, the news that Xu Meir and the little emperor were trying to confuse the royal bloodline spread among the civil and military officials.

After hearing the news, all the officials were shocked!

The ministers argued about this matter for a long time in the court, and finally all stood there obediently, waiting for the regent king to deal with it.

After Ling Fengxun scanned the faces of all the officials, he finally spoke.

"The royal bloodline cannot be tarnished. The queen's actions have involved treason and usurpation of the throne. Therefore, I have decided to depose the queen. What do you think?"

Hearing that Ling Fengxun was going to depose Xu Meir, who had just sat on the throne of the queen for less than a year, the ministers whispered to each other.

Someone stepped forward and couldn't help but raise questions.

"Your Highness, I think this matter is not appropriate. The Queen has the Southern Qi Kingdom behind her. If we just order the Queen to be deposed without informing them, it may cause dissatisfaction from the Southern Qi Kingdom."

The speaker was a civil official in the court.

After he finished speaking, two more people came forward to express their opinions.

"Your Highness, Southern Qi and Beiling Kingdom have just established diplomatic relations. This matter is indeed not suitable for further investigation. Moreover, the heir to the throne is already dead. If the Queen is also disposed of, it will easily start a war!"

After hearing this, a military general immediately quit.

"What are you two saying? If the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished just like the common people. What's more, as the empress, you want to replace the heir to the throne. This is simply a heinous crime. Now that there are witnesses and evidence, how can you still plead for the empress? It's the Southern Qi Kingdom that is wrong. It's only natural for our Beiling Kingdom to treat the empress like this. Why should we be afraid of the Southern Qi!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to argue again, Ling Fengxun interrupted them directly.

"Stop."

Just one word, and the hall returned to silence again.

Ling Fengxun looked at the two civil officials who had just stepped forward to voice their dissent with a half-smile. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You two are unfamiliar to me." The

young civil official who spoke first immediately stepped forward and said very respectfully, "Your Highness, I am the newly appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lin Fu."

The other person also said, "I am the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Chen Qingxian."

When the two spoke, they were full of energy, as if what they said before was from the heart, and everything was for Beiling.

Ling Fengxun smiled faintly, "Starting tomorrow, the two adults don't have to go to court, adjourn."


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