In order to appease him, his son was allowed to directly inherit the title of Duke Dingguo instead of being a first-class general.

However, he did not expect that this move would be equivalent to leaving a termite for the court.

If the old Duke Dingguo were still alive... seeing how unpromising his children and grandchildren were, he would definitely not allow them to serve as officials in the court.

A loyal minister will only devote himself to the country and the people.

Rather than family inheritance.

That night, Li Chenglan personally rode his horse to the tomb of the old Duke Dingguo and stayed there all night.

I chatted with him for a while, and before leaving, I said, "I'm sorry, the honor of the Duke Dingguo Mansion can only last for this generation."

When he returned the next day, he presented the prepared evidence of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion's crimes to the world—

Duke Dingguo and his only son, Zhu Junmao, often frequented brothels and even kept a beautiful daughter of a criminal official.

Wen Yingyi, the mistress of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, secretly lent money in the name of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion and charged high interest rates;

Wen Ruier, the concubine of Duke Dingguo, went to the capital's secret men's market many times, having affairs with different men, and prostituted herself to men...;

Zhu Yumeng, the concubine of the Duke of Dingguo, was disfigured and forced to have sex with her maid Fuyun after she disfigured herself.

And the woman the monk predicted would soar to the sky was not Zhu Yumeng, but Zhu Xianyue...

Just as the monk had said, she married into the royal family and became pregnant with the dragon heir.

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion, from inside to outside, except for the Imperial Concubine who had married into the royal family and Nanny Niu who she took away, was completely rotten.

The entire family of Duke Dingguo was executed, but the crime did not extend to married daughters.

After the imperial concubine Zhu Xianyue asked to give birth to the royal heir, she shaved her head and became a nun to atone for the blood of the Zhu family flowing in her veins.

Fortunately, the ministers opposed this idea and gave up.

…

After ten months of pregnancy, Zhu Xianyue gave birth to a pair of twin princes.

Li Chenglan issued a general amnesty for this.

Zhu Xianyue was appointed as Imperial Noble Consort and was in charge of the affairs of the six palaces.

Same position as the deputy queen.

When the news reached the Pepper Palace, Zheng Wanyu vomited blood.

She is still alive, but the emperor has appointed a vice-empress. Isn't this telling the world that she, the empress, is of no use in name only?

no--

She wants to ask the emperor for justice!

Her personal maid stopped her.

Although it is a bit beyond the limit, I can't bear to watch it.

"My lady, please stop struggling!"

"Can't you see? As long as you keep your duty, even if the Emperor likes the Imperial Concubine, even if the Imperial Concubine gives birth to two princes, you will always be his Queen!"

"He respects you in his heart!"

"If a couple cannot truly love each other, the best way to get along is to treat each other with respect... Your Majesty, if you go again, it will only wear out the relationship between you and the Emperor!"

Royal marriages are often arranged by the parents.

You can't be sure that your husband will like you.

This is the sorrow of women in this era.

But Zheng Wanyu did not listen to the maid's advice.

Some even suspected that this maid was bribed by Zhu Xianyue.

"How could the Emperor not love me? I am his legal wife!"

She pushed the maid away, but accidentally pushed her down.

The maid's head hit the vase and then fell heavily to the ground.

He died on the spot.

Zheng Wanyu was so frightened that she stood there in a daze.

A bleak wind blew in from the door.

She looked up and wondered how long Li Chenglan had been standing there.

There was only disappointment in his eyes.

…

Zheng Wanyu was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the cold palace.

I heard that she went crazy the night she went in.

She acted out the scene of marrying Li Chenglan.

Sometimes crying, sometimes laughing.

At dawn, he died suddenly.

There was still a smile on his face.