Soon, the overwhelming evidence of the Yan family's corruption and factional activities was 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's heart was extremely heavy, and she didn't care at all about the dignified image she carefully maintained on a daily basis.
In the scorching heat, she hurriedly rushed 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 kowtowed repeatedly, her forehead hitting the ground with a thumping sound, while she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Your Highness, I beg to see the Empress. Your Highness, I beg to see the Empress."
Su Jingyao, who had just woken up from a nap, was still sleepy. When she heard the noise outside, her brows furrowed slightly and she looked displeased.
"Miaoxia, is there someone making noise outside?"
"Master, the eldest prince returned to the palace today, bringing back numerous pieces of evidence of the Yan family's crimes. His Majesty has already imprisoned the Grand Master of Imperial Households, and he is currently being held in the Dali Temple."
Miaoxia deftly tidied her master's clothes and answered quickly.
"Even if I'm the Empress, I can't 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 come to settle the score with her yet, and she's come to me on her own."
As Su Jingyao spoke, a fierce look flashed in her eyes.
The Seventh Prince got along very well with his brothers in the Prince's Residence.
In other words, Concubine Yan Zhaoyi, the mother, is becoming more and more restless day by day.
At this time, Miaoyun also hurried in, her brows furrowed.
"Master, Consort 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 actually wants to use 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 were traces of blood.
After coming in, Yan Zhaoyi knelt down directly, and the Seventh Prince also knelt down at Yan Zhaoyi's signal.
Yan Zhaoyi's voice trembled.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May your Highness be blessed with good health."
"Your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed with good health."
"Miaoyun, please take a seat." Su Jingyao said coldly.
"Your Majesty, 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 were red and her voice was trembling. 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 the emperor's secret guards.
All of this was informed by my father in a letter sent by the eldest prince when he was about to return to the capital. However, my 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 my 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.
"Zhaoyi Yan, I will never forgive your Yan family for assassinating the Crown Prince. Besides, this is not the only mistake your Yan family has made."
"You disregarded the safety of the people, embezzled relief grain, and colluded with Jinzhou officials and aristocratic families to drive up grain prices, causing a serious epidemic in Jinzhou and the deaths of countless 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. She could not hold back her tears and finally burst out, sliding 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 have a chance.
Furthermore, with the support of the Yan and Chu families, it wasn't impossible for the Seventh Prince 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 her son will 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 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 roared at the top of her lungs, her eyes wide open with rage, her body trembling with excitement.
Su Jingyao sneered when she heard this.
"Yan Zhaoyi, if I hadn't asked Consort Xian to show some mercy, it's doubtful you would still be here arguing with me."
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