Chapter 175: A Good Beginning and a Good End (End of the Female-dominated Country Chapter)

The entire hall was silent, and no one stood up to reply.

After all, the Second Princess is the Empress' daughter, so it would be inappropriate to treat her lightly or heavily. The court officials secretly exchanged glances with each other, but none of them could grasp the Empress's pulse and didn't know how to respond.

"Why are you all mute?"

Lianyi rubbed his forehead and said calmly.

"The Second Princess colluded with the Panlong Kingdom and secretly mobilized the Zhao family army on the border to attack the palace. If it weren't for the Queen's keen observation, we wouldn't know what the situation would be like now. According to Fengqi Law, treason is a serious crime and the offender should be executed!"

The Minister of Justice stepped forward and spoke.

Lianyi glanced at the newly promoted young minister and did not make any comment on the solution she mentioned.

The court fell silent again. With the Minister of Justice's probing words, everyone understood that the Empress did not want her daughter to die.

Lian Yi glanced at the ministers, sighed and said:

"It is said that if a child is not well-educated, it is the fault of the father! I am also responsible for Huan'er's current situation, but the mistakes she made are indeed unforgivable.

But she is my daughter after all, so I will spare her the death penalty, but she will be punished for her crime. She needs to know the consequences of her wrong decision."

Lian Yi paused here, and then continued:

"From today on, the Second Princess will be demoted to a commoner and will watch executions every day until all the traitors have been executed. After that, you will be sent to the western suburbs to guard the imperial mausoleum!"

"The Queen is wise!"

All the ministers responded immediately.

The decision on the treatment of the Second Princess was made, and then the palace gates were reopened. The news spread throughout the capital at the fastest speed.

The people then realized that it was the Second Princess who had joined forces with her father's family's army in an attempt to seize the throne, but had ultimately failed.

Not only was the second princess demoted to a commoner, but she also had the entire Zhao army buried with her, and all three members of the Zhao family were beheaded.

The blood on the execution platform never dried, and the smell of blood made people on the entire street afraid to go out after nightfall.

After a month, the execution was over and the bloody smell completely dissipated.

The Second Princess, who had watched the beheading for a month, was already a little dazed. She could not forget the resentful look in the Zhao family's eyes when they looked at her, nor could she forget the bright red color when the head fell to the ground.

These images tormented her so much that she couldn't sleep at night and couldn't eat. She had become so emaciated that she was just a bag of bones.

After seeing the ripples in front of her, she took a long time to react before she realized and said:

"Queen, I was wrong!"

"Those people died because of you. You only looked up but didn't look back. You wanted to replace me without a thorough plan. This is the most foolish thing.

When you and your good father teamed up to poison me, you should have thought that one day you would be exposed."

Ripple said mercilessly.

The second princess lowered her head and did not respond, her body trembling slightly.

"Huang Ying, send her to the Imperial Mausoleum!"

Lianyi simply waved her hand.

"Mother, am I not your daughter?

I also don’t believe that my elder sister didn’t take any action!

Why can you forgive her but not me?"

The last sentence was almost a roar, and it was obvious that the second princess did not want to be foolish.

“The only thing she’s better than you is that she didn’t ally with foreign enemies and didn’t betray Fengqi Country.

In order to seize the throne, you colluded with the remnants of the Panlong Kingdom and even shook the border guards. Do you know the consequences of doing so?

Have you ever thought about the people living on the border?

You are so willing to do this for the throne today, but who knows if you won't sell out the entire Fengqi Kingdom in the future!

What qualifications do you have to be the emperor?"

Lianyi turned around and left after she finished speaking. She came to see the other person for the last time, which was also to fulfill the relationship between mother and daughter. They probably would not see each other again in their lifetime.

The second princess went to guard the imperial mausoleum, and everyone felt that the eldest princess' chance had come, so this could be considered an easy win.

But the eldest princess became more and more low-key. She knew very well that in her mother's heart, she had long been out of the game. Now she placed all her hopes on her daughter, Nannan.

The Panlong Kingdom completely disappeared in the long river of history, and its territory was divided up by the other three kingdoms.

When Fengqi Kingdom was experiencing a palace coup, Xuanwu Kingdom and Baihu Kingdom were both watching. If there was a change in Queen Fengqi, they might be able to expand their territory further.

Unfortunately, they were disappointed. Queen Fengqi quelled the coup with thundering means, and it only took one month for everything to return to normal.

In addition to disappointment, they also became more vigilant.

When Lianyi solved the biggest scourge of Panlong Kingdom, Shijiu popped up to remind that the task was half completed, and the remaining half was the issue of succession.

Fortunately, Lianyi started practicing the trumpet as soon as she arrived here. Nannan was also very hardworking. She began to attend government affairs at the age of nine, helped to read memorials at the age of fourteen, and sat next to Lianyi in court at the age of sixteen.

It was not until this time that the ministers realized that the empress's preferred heir to the throne was the emperor's eldest granddaughter Wu Niyi (Nannan's full name).

Why would they turn to training a younger granddaughter when they already had an adult eldest daughter? The ministers didn't understand, and Lianyi wouldn't explain it to them.

When Nannan turned twenty years old and was able to take charge of her own affairs, Lianyi passed the throne directly to her, and named the eldest princess and the third princess as princesses, prohibiting them from interfering in government affairs. The eagle talisman was also given to Nannan.

Then Lianyi moved to Zhuoxiuyuan with Xian Shijun. Even though Nannan tried to persuade her to stay, Lianyi refused to stay in the palace.

"You are the empress now. The Empress has taught you everything she can. The rest is up to you.

The Empress Dowager is old and wants to live a peaceful life for a few days."

"The Empress Dowager is not old, she is still so young and beautiful!"

Nannan pulled Lianyi's sleeve and acted coquettishly.

"You are already a grown-up girl. Don't always rely on the Empress Dowager. You have to stand up for yourself."

Lianyi encouraged Nannan and left.

Nannan had no choice but to start handling state affairs alone.

"Lianyi, the mission progress is 100% completed. Congratulations on completing the mission successfully again."

Shijiusahua reminded.

"Mission completed, can I stay for a while longer?"

Lian Yi asked directly.

Shijiu was a little surprised. This was the first time that Patriarch Lianyi was not in a hurry to return after completing a mission.

"Of course, the time when your body dies is the maximum time the tasker can stay in this world."

"Okay, I plan to go back after I die of old age this time."

“…As long as you are happy.”

Lianyi's soul was already powerful, and she had successfully allowed her original body to draw the energy into her body, so she had enough time to complete the rest of the tasks.

The eldest princess's little wish was ultimately not realized because her health failed and she suffered a sudden heart attack, and passed away before Lianyi.

Afterwards, Xian Shijun, who had been with Lianyi all the time, also became unwell. He held Lianyi's hand and said:

"Lianyi, I want to be buried with you after I die."

Lianyi patted his hand gently, turned to the gray-haired Lan Xin beside her and said:

"Pass on my decree, and make the wise servant the imperial husband, and be buried with me after death."

"yes!"

Before Xian Shijun closed his eyes, Lianyi personally handed the imperial edict to him. He smiled and passed away peacefully.

Lianyi called Nannan over, handed the Royal Secret Guard to her, and said with a smile:

"The Empress Dowager is leaving. Take good care of yourself."

"Royal Grandmother!"

(End of this chapter)