"I'll have someone spread the news, and the Emperor will also mention it in court, so that everything will be legal and justified."
After the family had discussed it, they began to act separately.
Morning next day.
After finishing his political work, Emperor Dongling coughed lightly and glanced at the ministers below.
“I think everyone knows the reason why Liu Heng and others were imprisoned.
Liu Heng and his mother poisoned the porridge in an attempt to murder me and the queen.
Concubine Xue has had an affair with Xue Huaian for a long time. Liu Heng is their bastard. They have been planning for many years to seize the Liu family's kingdom.
Fortunately, we were reminded by Nangong Yunxue and made preparations in advance, so we caught them red-handed.
Otherwise, we would have been killed that day, and the Dongling Kingdom would have changed dynasties."
There was an uproar in the court.
"How does she know this?"
Emperor Dongling glanced at everyone.
“Because her daughter, Nangong Jiu, was visited by a spirit in her dream before giving birth, she and her mother were able to save her life. She also saved me, the Queen, and the entire Dongling Kingdom.
Nangong Yunxue and her daughter are great contributors to the Dongling Mausoleum. I have decided to confer upon Nangong Yunxue the title of First-Rank Imperial Lady Xue, ennobling her with state salaries, and to adopt her daughter, Nangong Jiu, as my granddaughter, and confer upon her the title of Princess Dingguo.
The ministers looked at each other in confusion.
"Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too much?"
"That's absolutely true! Without them, both I and the Dongling Kingdom would have ceased to exist. What else would we be talking about?
Moreover, they are blessed by the gods, and they are a blessing to Dongling."
"For this, what's wrong with just a title?"
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