Chapter 73 Rumors Are Spreading

The imperial guards holding knives knelt down to see him off. After he left, they were orderly stationed outside Chonghua Palace, with three layers inside and three layers outside. In a blink of an eye, the place was guarded like an iron barrel.

Ji Jin's face was pale, staring blankly at Ji Yucang's departing back, as if all the strength in his body was drained away bit by bit, and he fell weakly on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty." Zhou Fang stood aside in fear, "The Regent seems to be serious, what should we do?"

Ji Jin stared blankly at the blank imperial edict on the table: "Is Shen Ning so important in his heart?"

Zhou Fang was startled, and a look of disbelief flashed across his eyes. Then, as if realizing something, he lowered his eyes uneasily: "Your Majesty, since the Regent has married the legitimate daughter of the Zhenguo Mansion regardless of the secular perspective and the criticism of everyone, it is enough to prove that he should like the princess in his heart. Even if the emperor feels that the Regent Princess has lost her reputation and is not worthy of the Regent, he should change a tactful way to remind her, instead of confronting the emperor head-on..."

Head-on?

Ji Jin sneered. He had been living under the shadow of this uncle since he was a prince. How could he be tough?

In the past, with his father around, he and his uncle had never interfered with each other. As long as he didn't think about it, he didn't have to worry about being suppressed. But his father passed away, and he was pushed to the throne without any preparation. From then on, he had to face the regent every day. This feeling... this feeling...

Ji Jin lowered his eyes slightly. No one could understand this feeling.

It's okay to be angry.

He wanted to see how far this uncle could go.

Ji Yucang was naturally resolute in his actions.

After leaving Chonghua Palace, he summoned officials from the six ministries to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters, and issued orders one by one, just like the real master of this country.

In just a few days, there were several new faces in and outside the court.

...

These days, Mrs. Qin tried every possible way, almost begging for help to save her son, but she never got in.

After going to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Madam Shen said that she could not make the decision for Shen Ning. The Duke of Zhenguo said that no one could easily change the order issued by the Regent.

Qin Zhilan went to ask Qin Yumo, but she couldn't even enter the door of the Princess' Mansion.

The family was in a gloomy mood. The major families in the capital avoided them like snakes and scorpions, and wished to stay as far away from them as possible.

A rumor arose in the streets that Qin Yanshu was a Chen Shimei, a heartless man, and a mean person. In order to marry the Princess of Pingyao, he was so dirty that he ruined the reputation of his fiancée and killed so many lives. He should be killed.

The prince was guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention that he was not a prince. The Regent did not exterminate the nine clans of the Qin family, which was a special favor. I didn't expect that Madam Qin would dare to ask for help everywhere to save her son. What a shameless family.

The rumors were spreading and getting more and more intense.

At the same time, some people came to their senses and said that the rumors that the regent had failed to get the princess's innocence were also false. They also put this charge on the Qin family, saying that they were crying wolf and deliberately throwing dirty water on the regent.

Now that the truth is out, people in the streets admire the regent's responsibility even more. Even if he was slandered and rumored, he never came out to defend the reputation of the regent's princess. He is worthy of being the regent.

In short, the capital was very lively for a few days.

Even the palace could not avoid some rumors. Princess Jiahe, who always liked the excitement, was furious when she heard these words: "Nonsense, pure nonsense!"

What are those gossips spreading?

Is the regent responsible?

Qin Yanshu planned to kill people, damaged the innocence of his fiancée, and intended to demote his wife to a concubine?

It's just nonsense!

Princess Jiahe was so angry that she went to see the Queen Mother and told her the rumors, adding fuel to the fire: "It's getting more and more outrageous! It's obviously Shen Ning who is useless and lost her innocence and married shamelessly, but now she has become a victim praised by everyone! They really use all kinds of despicable means to murder the Qin family!"

"Murder the Qin family?" The Queen Mother froze and looked at her in disbelief, "Jiahe, what are you talking about? What happened to the Qin family?"

The Queen Mother was in a very bad mood due to the successive blows in the past few days, and her body was not very good. She stayed in bed for several days and summoned the imperial physician to prescribe some soothing medicine.

Even if the things that happened in the previous dynasty were vaguely spread to the harem, no one dared to mention it in front of her, for fear of making the Queen Mother worried again.

Unexpectedly, Princess Jiahe vented her anger and still yelled out the things.

The Queen Mother stared at Princess Jiahe: "Is the Regent dealing with the Qin family?"

"I have been staying in the Princess's Mansion these days, and I just heard some rumors today." Jiahe's expression changed slightly, and he spoke hesitantly, "I heard that my uncle was beaten and Qin Yanshu was imprisoned."

The Queen Mother's eyes went dark and her body swayed.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother." Wei Ma lowered her head, looking terrified, "I was also worried that the Queen Mother would be angry, so I didn't dare to say..."

"What exactly is going on?" The Queen Mother gritted her teeth, "Tell the truth!"

"The eldest son Qin was indeed imprisoned, and the uncle was caned 20 times for roaring in the hall. Queen Mother, the Qin family is afraid..."

The Queen Mother fell on the phoenix chair, her face as pale as paper.

How could this happen?

How could this happen?

Does Ji Yucang really dare to kill the Qin family?

It's really outrageous? He is going to rebel!

"Go and call Concubine Hui over." The Queen Mother raised her hand to support her forehead, "Call Concubine Hui over immediately."

"Yes."

The Queen Mother sat on the chair, feeling a chill in her heart. She had misjudged Ji Yucang's temper, thinking that he would be obedient after being poisoned, at least... at least to a certain extent...

I didn't expect him to be so unscrupulous and to go against the Qin family. He is indeed a cruel and ruthless minister!

How foolish and incompetent the late emperor was to hand over the power of regent to such a person.