Liu Xi came to announce the imperial edict. Everyone knelt on the ground in Qianhe Palace. Xiao Yan stood there without moving. Liu Xi pretended not to see it. After reading the imperial edict, he handed it over with both hands.
Xiao Yan took the imperial edict calmly. He had been the crown prince since birth, and it was just taking back what he deserved. There was nothing to be happy about.
Qianhe Palace was renamed "Eastern Palace". This time the plaque was written by Lord Tian. Every word was majestic and imposing.
Wenlan became the Crown Princess, and Ji Yunhuan was made a concubine because she was pregnant with the Crown Prince's only child.
The Imperial Medical Office unanimously concluded that the Crown Prince would have difficulty having children, and the baby in the concubine's belly might be the Crown Prince's only child, so it was particularly precious.
Although the emperor was dissatisfied with a criminal slave becoming the prince's concubine, he was now paralyzed in bed and relied entirely on the prince to govern the country. As long as the criminal slave was not the prince's consort, he would turn a blind eye and not interfere.
Sun Jiayi was tied up and locked in the woodshed, and had not eaten or drunk anything for three days.
Ji Yunhuan was wearing the crown and robes of a prince's concubine. She had just accompanied Xiao Yan to meet the emperor. Because she was pregnant, Xiao Yan didn't even let her salute the emperor.
Xiao Yan carefully supported Xiao Yun and frowned, saying, "Sun has committed many evil deeds and was sentenced to death with a cup of poisoned wine. You still insisted on coming over to see what's so interesting about it?"
Yuling brought a chair and carefully covered it with cushions. Xiao Yan sat down first, reached out and held Xiaoyun in his arms, gently stroking her belly, "I'll carry you back later. You've been walking for so long, Xiaoyun must be tired."
Ji Yunhuan was not tired at all, but she couldn't resist Xiao Yan, so she could only nod in agreement.
"Your Highness, don't you find this strange? Sun Zhi is just a historian in the Imperial Academy, powerless and without influence. I've never heard of him doing anything for the Wu family, yet Wu Xin secretly gave Sun Zhi a lot of good land and houses."
"Sun Zhi was not involved in this rebellion, and Wu Xin has denied any involvement with Sun Zhi, so I wanted to start with the Sun family. Maybe I can get some information out of them."
Sun Jiayi was dragged into the yard, and two eunuchs forced her to kneel down. As soon as the gag was taken out, Sun Jiayi started cursing, and her language was full of obscenities.
Yuling slapped him, "How dare you! The Concubine is here, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Sun Jiayi's face had already been scratched by Lin Wan'er, and this slap tore her skin apart, causing her to feel so much pain that she went black.
"Bah! What a worthless concubine, a mere criminal slave, how dare you act so arrogantly in front of me!"
Ji Yunhuan's expression remained calm. "If you were smart, you wouldn't have angered me right now. His Highness won't forgive you. I'm your only hope of survival."
In her previous life, when she was sent to a brothel, Sun Jiayi proudly revealed to her that Sun Zhi was also involved in the case of the Duke of Ji's Mansion, so Sun Jiayi was able to enter the Fifth Prince's Mansion as a concubine.
She was just a chess piece used by the Fifth Prince. From the beginning to the end, the Fifth Prince had no intention of giving her the position of concubine.
Sun Jiayi was a little bit incredulous. "You really won't kill me? Why should I believe you?"
Ji Yunhuan hugged Xiao Yan's neck, looking like a demon concubine who brought disaster to the country and the people. "Just because Your Highness dotes on me, I won't kill you if I say so. There are things that are more important than killing you. I don't care whether you live or die."
"Tell me what Sun Zhi did for Wu Xin. My patience is limited. This is your only chance."
Sun Jiayi was silent for a long time before she spoke with difficulty, "My father was good at calligraphy, and he especially liked to copy the Feihong style of Duke Ji. When I was little, I accidentally entered the study and saw a lot of letters. My father was furious and punished me by confining me to my room."
"Later, I learned that those letters were forged by my father. Wu Xin betrayed the Changhong Army, causing the fall of Northern Xinjiang. He brought the forged letters back to Beijing to report the news, slandering Duke Ji for treason. He then led his troops back to Northern Xinjiang, recaptured its eight cities, and instantly became a great general protecting the country!"
"Father is a fool. He clearly holds such a powerful handle on Wu Xin, but instead of seeking promotion and wealth, he stays in the Hanlin Academy to compile history books. If it weren't for my father's incompetence, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Xiao Yan waved his hand, and someone immediately tied up Sun Jiayi and dragged her away. "Feed her with water and rice every day, don't let her die."
Ji Yunhuan nestled in Xiao Yan's arms blankly, crying silently. She had already had some guesses in her mind, and now it was just confirmed.
Her grandfather was a founding hero who followed Emperor Xiao to build the country. Her father was the Grand Marshal of the Army and guarded the northern border for many years. More sons of the Ji family died on the battlefield than were alive. The Ji family would never commit treason!
Those so-called irrefutable evidences of treason are all forged!
She opened her mouth, but her throat felt like it was blocked by a ball of cotton and she couldn't utter a word.
The weight of the truth weighed on her, suffocating her. Eighty thousand soldiers of the Changhong Army perished in the Northern Frontier. Her grandfather, father, and mother all died fighting in the Northern Frontier. Her brother, unable to survive castration, was thrown into a mass grave like a rolled-up straw mat. Her uncle was beheaded and publicly displayed. Her newly married aunt was hanged from the beams of the house...
"Xiaoyun! Xiaoyun! Are you okay? Don't scare me..." Xiao Yan picked up Xiaoyun in a panic and walked towards Xiaozhuyuan with big strides.
"Wei Ling, go get Divine Doctor Ye, quickly!"
Ye Jueming's lightness skills were not as fast as Wei Ling's, so he was carried all the way to Xiaozhu Garden by Wei Ling. He almost vomited when he landed.
"Can't you just hold me? Ugh..."
Wei Ling's cold face flushed red, "Men and women shouldn't touch each other, hugging and cuddling is inappropriate."
Ye Jueming was so angry that he kicked Wei Ling. The kick was particularly hard because Wei Ling didn't even dodge.
"Stupid! In an emergency, you have to make decisions based on your circumstances. Don't you understand? Forget it. I'm too lazy to tell you. Where is Xiaoyun? Let me see Xiaoyun!"
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