[BL] The cannon fodder host is always coveted by the paranoid villain!

4.9 [Arc 4 Ends]

　　Jing Yan took a deep breath, suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and when he looked at the empress dowager, there was no extra emotion in his eyes.

　　"Queen Mother, this is the last time I call you Queen Mother. From now on, there is no connection between you and me. You have no right or qualification to ask about anything I do. There will only be you in the cold palace, and no one else will compete with you for the position. You can rest assured and enjoy your old age in there."

　　On the surface, of course, he has to say things in a positive way, but as for whether he can enjoy his old age in peace, how can he guarantee it?

　　He set his gaze on the Queen Mother for the last time and looked away in less than a second. This time, there was no ripple in his heart.

　　"Take her to the cold palace and never let her out again."

　　The Queen Mother wanted to say something, but the experienced guard stuffed a handkerchief into her mouth and dragged her away without giving her a chance to speak.

　　Jing Yan looked up at the palace where the Queen Mother lived. As his eyes moved, clouds appeared faintly on the horizon. A beam of golden light sprinkled on Jing Yan's face. He narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts flying.

　　As time passed, Jing Yan finally pulled himself out of his memories. He didn't want to mention those bad memories anymore. Now that everything has been settled, he should move on instead of staying in the past and adding to his troubles.

　　~

　　The Queen Mother and the General both met with accidents, so it was impossible for such a big thing not to be known by the ministers.

　　They began to discuss this issue when they went to court the next day, mainly hoping that Jing Yan could give them a definite reason.

　　Jing Yan was not an unreasonable person, and he would not hide the dirty things the Queen Mother did, but considering the face and dignity of the royal family, he still selectively made what the Queen Mother did public.

　　The affairs of the Queen Mother were exposed, and those ministers who once spoke for her looked grim, terrified, and uneasy...all kinds of emotions appeared on their faces. Jing Yan glanced at the ministers from above and took note of all the ministers whose expressions changed.

　　After the court session, Jing Yan arranged for Mo Qi to arrest all the Empress Dowager's family members and put them in jail. He also had in his hand the account book handed over from the Empress Dowager's family, which recorded the evidence that the Empress Dowager's family had embezzled the national treasury.

　　The above numbers are not small and the years are not short, so it is conceivable why the national treasury has become increasingly empty over the years.

　　He thought it was his problem, but he had been making money for the national treasury and had not squandered much. Even if it was gold and silver, it couldn't be gone so quickly, right?

　　It turned out that the source of the problem had already appeared, but he did not discover it because he was too kind.

　　Jing Yan's fingers tightened slightly, and the account book was crumpled into a ball in his hands. His face was livid, and he just wanted them to pay the price.

　　~

　　Although the Queen Mother had been overthrown, it took Jing Yan a lot of time to clean up her remaining forces.

　　You don't know until you check, and you'll be shocked when you do.

　　He actually didn't know that the Queen Mother had secretly raised several thousand private soldiers, and Qi Shen was not left behind. The private soldiers of the two of them combined exceeded ten thousand. It is conceivable how big their ambitions are.