As the high priest, Su Yanxing was in charge of verifying the royal bloodline. He had of course known for a long time that Tan Tai Jing was not the Queen's biological daughter.
But as long as she was the emperor's biological daughter, and he knew that the emperor also knew this, he naturally would not meddle in other people's business and expose the matter.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan stopped asking further questions and said with a gloomy face, "So, Xia Chu Jian really did know about this a long time ago?"
At this moment, the queen arrived with her ladies-in-waiting.
As soon as she entered the imperial study, she said, "Everyone is here. It's just right. I'm here to ask your Majesty for a favor."
As she spoke, she bowed deeply to the Emperor, Tan Tai Hong Yuan, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive Xia Chu Jian."
"Although she beat Tan Tai Jing to death, her actions are excusable and her crime does not warrant the death penalty."
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan suddenly raised his head, looked at everyone in the imperial study, and said, "So you all don't want Xia Chujian to be executed?!"
Quan Yuxun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind."
"We don't care about Xia Chujian's life or death. We only care about your majesty's reputation in history books and the majesty of the constitution."
It was the famous "smile of power and training" again, which made Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan look away with a little fear.
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan closed his eyes and said indignantly, "Well, Xia Chu Jian is lucky!"
"Not only did the cabinet, the Senate, the military, and the Holy Church jointly endorse it, but the Queen herself also interceded for her."
"I must give you, the Queen, this face."
"Yu Shen, you don't have to interrogate her."
"She can escape the death penalty, but she can't escape the punishment of life!"
"I hereby decree that Xia Chujian be stripped of her student status at the Imperial First Military University, stripped of her military rank, and sent directly to the front lines of Shaofu Star to serve as a space marine."
"Remember, don't give her any special privileges."
"Oh, by the way, I also need to take back the second-generation mecha prototype that Su Buyan gave her."
"She doesn't deserve such a good weapon!"
No matter how strong Huo Yushen's mentality was, his heart sank at this moment.
With Xia Chujian's ordinary physique, if he didn't have the second-generation mecha, he would definitely be cannon fodder sent to die on the front line fighting the Zerg!
For a moment, Huo Yushen almost wanted to abandon everything he was doing and "escape" with Xia Chujian...
However, he was a very rational person, and that kind of unconventional idea only flashed through his mind for a moment before he abandoned it.
Su Buyan was now anxious and shouted, "Your Majesty, what's the difference between you doing this and executing her immediately?!"
"Without the second-generation mecha, she wouldn't survive three minutes on the front line before being killed by the Zerg soldiers!"
"Instead of doing this, why not just shoot her!"
"Death isn't that painful!"
They all knew that if they really went to the front lines, dying would be a good thing, but they were afraid that they wouldn't die...
That would be worse than death!
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan frowned, but before he could say anything, the Empress said gently, "Since Your Majesty has shown mercy, then be a good person to the end."
Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan looked extremely reluctant and said, "It seems that Xia Chujian has really caught the Queen's eye."
"In that case, the second generation mecha should be retained."
"But her student status and her military rank must be revoked!"
"She must serve on the front lines of Shaofu Star as a low-level space marine!"
Quan Yuxun's eyes flickered, and he was about to speak, but his father, Quan Juntai, the chief minister of the cabinet, had already spoken: "If this is the case, it is within the authority of Your Majesty, and our cabinet has no objection."
Then he looked at Quan Yuxun calmly.
Quan Yuxun had no choice but to shut up.
The two Senate speakers and the five military chiefs of staff did not speak from beginning to end.
They were indeed not interested in Xia Chujian. They came here just to show their united front among the four parties.
Because only by banding together for warmth can they resist the imperial power.
Quan Juntai bowed to Emperor Tantai Hongyuan and said, "Then we will take our leave."
He walked out first, followed by his son Quan Yuxun.
Next came the two speakers of the Senate, along with Senator Zong Ruoan, and the five chiefs of staff of the military.
The last one to come was the high priest Su Yanxing. He glanced at Su Buyan and Zong Ruoning respectively, and took his son and nephew away.
The queen also knelt down and saluted the emperor, Tan Tai Hongyuan, and hurried away with her female officials.
Soon, only the emperor, Tan Tai Hongyuan, and Huo Yushen were left in the imperial study.
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