Soon, the mountains of evidence of the Yan family's corruption and factionalism were all submitted to the Dali Temple.
Guanglu Dafu was arrested and imprisoned on the spot and immediately subjected to severe interrogation.
When Yan Zhaoyi heard the news, she collapsed on the couch, extremely panicked. What should she do?
Her father was a Guanglu doctor, and the Yan family was a century-old prestigious family, how could this happen? !
Yan Zhaoyi felt extremely heavy-hearted and totally disregarded the dignified image she took great pains to maintain on a daily basis.
In the scorching heat, she hurriedly walked all the way from Yuqing Palace to Kunning Palace. As soon as she arrived at the palace gate, she knelt down on the scorching ground with a plop.
She kept kowtowing, her forehead hitting the ground with a bang, and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Your Highness, I beg to see your Highness. Your Highness, I beg to see your Highness."
Su Jingyao, who had just woken up from a nap, was still sleepy. When she heard the noise outside, her brows slightly frowned and a look of displeasure appeared on her face.
"Miaoxia, is there someone making noise outside?"
"Master, the eldest prince returned to the palace today and brought back a lot of evidence of the Yan family's crimes. His Majesty has already imprisoned the Guanglu Doctor, and he is now being held in the Dali Temple."
Miaoxia deftly tidied her master's clothes and answered quickly.
"Even if I am the queen, I cannot interfere in state affairs. What's the point of her coming to me for help? What's more, the Yan family assassinated Xingxing in Jinzhou, and I haven't even settled the score with her yet, but she came to me on her own."
As Su Jingyao spoke, a hint of fierceness flashed in her eyes.
The Seventh Prince got along very well with his brothers in the Prince's Residence.
In other words, the mother concubine Yan Zhaoyi is becoming more and more restless day by day.
At this time Miaoyun also hurried in, her brows furrowed.
"Master, Concubine Yan came with the Seventh Prince."
Upon hearing this, Su Jingyao frowned even more tightly. The Seventh Prince was probably less than nine years old. Because Jun Zechen had a great fondness for the prince, he was basically taken to the prince's residence when he was five years old. There were also strict time requirements for the contact between the princes and the concubines. The Seventh Prince was not as ambitious as her mother.
Now that the Yan family has fallen, she is actually using the Seventh Prince to plead for mercy?
"Let them in." Su Jingyao said after thinking for a moment.
Concubine Yan walked in holding the seventh prince's hand. Her forehead was covered with red and swollen marks, and there was a trace of blood.
After coming in, Concubine Yan knelt down directly, and the Seventh Prince also knelt down at Concubine Yan's signal.
Yan Zhaoyi's voice trembled.
"Your Majesty, the Queen, may you live in peace and happiness."
"Your Majesty, the Queen, may you live in peace and happiness."
"Miao Yun, please take a seat." Su Jingyao said coldly.
"Your Highness, that's not necessary. I came here today just to ask you to let the Yan family go. The Yan family will never stand in the way of the eldest prince again."
As Yan Zhaoyi spoke, her eyes became red and her voice trembled. After she finished speaking, she kowtowed heavily again, and her forehead hit the ground again, making a dull sound.
Your Majesty is now punishing the Yan family so severely because my father secretly assassinated the eldest prince in order to pave the way for the seventh prince.
Originally, the epidemic in Jinzhou was an excellent place to create an accident, but unexpectedly, the eldest prince brought not only the private soldiers of the Wei and Su families, but also His Majesty's secret guards.
Father learned all this from the letter sent by the eldest prince when he was about to return to Beijing. However, father did not know that the eldest prince had quietly collected all the evidence against the Yan family and exposed it in court this morning, leaving father powerless to resist.
Before coming to ask the Queen for help, the Yan family had already contacted the Chu family, but the Chu family avoided them!
Yan Zhaoyi's face was full of despair and helplessness, with tears welling up in her eyes. She knew that the chances of the Queen helping her were slim, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she had to do it for her family.
"Yan Zhaoyi, I will never forgive your Yan family for assassinating the eldest prince. Besides, is this the only mistake your Yan family has made?"
"You ignored the safety of the people, embezzled relief grain, colluded with Jinzhou officials and aristocratic families, and drove up grain prices, causing an epidemic in Jinzhou and the death of many people. This is a matter for the court, and I have no say in it."
Su Jingyao's eyes were sharp and her expression was serious, and every word she said was powerful.
"Empress, what you said was done by the Yan family's branch in Jinzhou. It has nothing to do with my father!"
Yan Zhaoyi suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of anxiety and pleading, and finally she couldn't hold back her tears, which burst out and slid down her cheeks.
It was because she had been bullied by Concubine Xian for many years and her resentment was growing, so she thought of asking her father to take advantage of the eldest prince's trip to Jinzhou to get rid of him once and for all.
As long as the eldest prince is gone, all the remaining princes will have a chance.
In addition, the Seventh Prince had the help of the Yan and Chu families, so it was not impossible for him to ascend to the throne. She did everything right, but she just lost...
Could it be that she has been bullied in the harem for ten years, and will her son also be bullied in the future?
Will Concubine Xian let her Seventh Prince go?
Yan Zhaoyi's eyes were filled with resentment and grief, and her body was trembling slightly.
"I don't care about what you said. I just need to wait for the results of the Dali Temple's investigation."
"Queen, why are you so cruel? You can treat all the concubines in the harem well, but why did you tolerate Concubine Xian's oppression of me for ten years? It was you who forced me to get rid of the eldest prince!"
Yan Zhaoyi yelled at the top of her lungs, her eyes wide open with rage, her body shaking with excitement.
Su Jingyao heard this and sneered softly.
"Yan Zhaoyi, if I hadn't asked Concubine Xian to show some mercy, it's doubtful whether you would still be here and not arguing with me."
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