Chapter 667: The Final Decision
Jiang Wan's firm words made everyone feel like they were struck by lightning.
So the Second Prince's wife really substituted a cat for the Crown Prince?!
Minister Jiang felt a dark sensation before his eyes and he almost fainted. This Jiang Wan really came to collect a debt, and he was afraid that there would be no way to let it go this time.
After all, he firmly stands on the side of the second prince.
The Second Prince's wife's face was pale. Facing everyone's surprised gazes, she took a few steps back and hugged the child in her arms even tighter.
"audacious in the extreme!"
The Queen Mother was so angry that her head felt dizzy. She thought that the second son's eldest grandson was their bargaining chip.
I didn't expect that the second prince's wife, this fool, would bring discredit to the second prince!
"Second brother, you are not much better than your younger brother."
The embarrassed Sixth Prince did not forget to ridicule the Second Prince. He said that he could not become the new emperor, and his Second Brother could not even think of becoming one.
"impossible!"
The Second Prince was still a little bit in disbelief. He took a step forward and fiercely grabbed the Second Prince's wife's neck.
"Tell me...what exactly is going on?"
"Your Highness."
The Second Prince's wife rolled her eyes and the child in her arms was taken away by Xiangya.
Both of her feet were lifted up and she had difficulty breathing. Just when she thought she was about to die, Song Yi stopped the Second Prince.
"Second Prince, the cause of the matter has been clarified."
"Grandmother, is my grandson ready to receive the decree?"
The Eighth Prince walked slowly towards Chao En, taking every step very steadily.
Of course, in front of everyone, he did not look at Song Jiuyuan and Jiang Wan. This was also part of their plan.
The Queen Mother's face was stiff. How could she have any reason to refuse at this moment?
But she was unwilling to give up.
After struggling for most of my life, I ended up making wedding dresses for others.
After Xiaoba ascends the throne, will he still support her mother's clan as before?
"Empress Dowager, this is the will left by the late emperor."
Elder Chu reminded her in a low voice. The Queen Mother closed her eyes in pain. When she opened them again, she said helplessly:
"Accept the order."
"Thank you, Grandmother."
The eighth prince took the imperial edict steadily, and everyone present knelt down and kowtowed.
"Long live the emperor!"
“…”
Even Jiang Wan and Song Jiuyuan were no exception. Instead, the Second Prince stood out from the crowd.
"Greetings to the Emperor."
The second prince lowered his head reluctantly, but his clenched fists showed that he was unwilling.
The Queen Mother sighed and could only say: "Your Majesty, although the Second and Sixth have made mistakes.
But they are all your brothers and sisters, they can be spared even if they die, but they cannot escape punishment alive, so you should punish them."
This is a plea on behalf of the Second Prince, the Sixth Prince is just a side note.
The Eighth Prince, who was standing at the head of the group, already had the aura of an emperor. He put his hands behind his back, thought carefully for a while, and said:
"When my father was alive, my brothers did a lot of things that hurt our brothers. Now that my grandmother has advised me against it.
I naturally have to take the relationship between brothers into consideration. My sixth brother is guilty of treason, but considering that Concubine Xiao atones for her sins with her death, my sixth brother will be named Prince Zhong.
The second emperor loved Lingnan and was named King of Lingnan. He was not allowed to enter the capital without being summoned.
As for the Second Imperial Sister-in-law, you have confused the royal bloodline, and according to the law you should be executed, but since you are the biological mother of the little princess, you will be demoted to a noble lady."
The punishment was neither too light nor too heavy, it was just the right amount.
Nor would it make the officials think that the new emperor is cruel and ruthless.
As to whether they can reach their fiefdom alive, it is still unknown.
The second prince and the sixth prince accepted the order reluctantly, and the next step was to hold a national mourning.
Jiang Wan didn't want to get involved in these things, she yawned tiredly.
"Then I'll go back and rest."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Just leave this to us."
Song Jiuyuan had too much to do because the dog emperor had left another imperial edict.
Song Jiuyuan was the regent, assisting the new emperor in managing state affairs. Previously, the emperor used this to restrain Song Jiuyuan, but he did not expect it to work as he wished.
The palace was in chaos, and it was destined to be an uneasy night.
Jiang Wan was too lazy to care about these things and leisurely took Qiu Yan out of the palace.
She was so sleepy that she fell asleep as soon as she got home. When she woke up again, it was already noon the next day.
Qiu Yan came forward with toiletries, “Song Yi came here just now, and the prince asked him to bring some snacks to the girl.
The palace has many affairs, and the prince is very busy. I'm afraid he won't have time these days."
"I understand."
Jiang Wan thought that not only Song Jiuyuan, but the Eighth Prince was probably also very busy.
After all, they not only had to handle the funeral, but also had to accommodate the concubines of the late emperor.
Although the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince were imprisoned together, they had many people supporting them.
There might be rebels.
After the national mourning is over, work must be done to enthronize the new emperor without delay.
However, Song Jiuyuan remembered to send some snacks despite his busy schedule, which made her very happy.
After they had used it up happily, the servant came to report, "Miss, the third princess is here."
"Bring her in."
Jiang Wan stretched and leaned lazily in the chair. After a few breaths, the third princess walked in with a smile on her face.
Compared to the first time she met her, the third princess was obviously more cheerful, and the sadness in her eyes gradually faded.
"Miss Jiang."
"Hurry and sit down."
Jiang Wan teased, "You look pretty good."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The third princess smiled and said, "My husband's family supports the people on my sixth brother's side.
They found out that I was helping the Eighth Emperor, so naturally they couldn't tolerate me.
But the new emperor gave me a divorce letter, set me free, and named me the eldest princess! "
She is indeed the biggest princess of their generation.
The eldest princess died after her marriage.
"Congratulations, you finally got what you wanted."
Jiang Wan could see that the Third Princess was genuinely happy.
"I just went to see my sixth brother."
The smile in the third princess' eyes fell, "He doesn't repent, and still thinks I betrayed him."
"Maybe he has no idea how much damage he has done to you since childhood."
Jiang Wan remembered a sentence she had heard in her previous life: Lucky people use their childhood to heal their whole life.
But unfortunate people use their lifetime to heal their childhood, and perhaps this is the case for the third princess.
"It's all over."
The third princess smiled relaxedly, "You are right, I need to love myself first, so I plan to leave Kyoto."
"Not waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne?"
Jiang Wan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the third princess, who looked gentle, was actually such a determined person.
"No need to wait."
The third princess smiled playfully, "I can't wait to breathe the free air.
This time I want to take a boat to see the outside world. I heard there are other countries far away in the sea. "
"Are you planning to travel far?"
Jiang Wan was shocked again. After all, this was a bit unorthodox for a man, let alone she was the third princess.
"Yes, I have an appointment with the Cheng family's ship to go out to sea."
The third princess' eyes seemed to be stained with stars, "Jiang Wan, wait for me to bring you something new."
"be safe."
Jiang Wan couldn't stop someone who had made up his mind, so she could only smile and bless him.
After seeing off the third princess, Jiang Wan was filled with emotion. Before she sat down, Song Jiuli hurried in.
"Sister Wanwan."
"Why are you so fussy?"
Jiang Wan rubbed his brows tiredly, "Were you scared yesterday?"
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