Several princes were arranged, and the emperor signaled to the censor that he could give a speech.
Then several censors came out to impeach the Duke of Rong, listing one crime after another committed by the Duke of Rong and his family.
With witnesses and physical evidence, apart from Madam Li, none of the Rongguo Duke's family members, including the Duke and his wife and Li Muyan, are innocent. What's most terrifying is that they actually colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, making contact with the Shencang Kingdom to the east of Yunzhou. Moreover, Li Shan was the one who orchestrated all of this.
Fortunately, Gu Shouxin and Lu Zheng had reminded the emperor beforehand, and he sent people to keep an eye on Li Shan; otherwise, they wouldn't have found out about this.
Li Shan's background has been exposed. As a concubine of the Third Prince's family, some officials have said that the Third Prince also has problems.
The emperor asked the third prince to prove his innocence.
As a prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Third Prince truly wanted to become emperor, but he never considered using the power of other countries to achieve this goal.
Therefore, the Third Prince was indeed unaware that Li Shan was doing this.
He was clear-headed at this moment, and he went back and forth with the ministers, listing point by point how he had been deceived by Li Shan and how he was unaware of the truth of the matter.
The emperor listened expressionlessly, his disappointment deepening.
His son is indeed unfit to be a ruler of a country; firstly, he lacks the sense of responsibility.
If he were truly in love with a woman, he would never push her away at such a moment. Even if he had to shamelessly cry, beg, or even ask to be demoted to a commoner, he would still be a better man than to sever ties like this.
In the end, the Third Prince was found innocent. What Li Shan asked him to do, and what he had already done, could not be considered a violation of the law. In fact, it benefited the country and the people, and he brought down the Lin family.
Therefore, the Third Prince was found innocent, Li Shan was sentenced to death, and Li Muyan and the Duke and his wife were sentenced to the same punishment. Only Madam Li, who knew nothing about the verdict, went mad because of it and was taken back to live out her old age by the eldest daughter of the Li family in Qingzhou.
Thus, the Great Zhou established a crown prince, and each prince performed his duties. The power of the maternal relatives was completely eliminated, and a prosperous scene unfolded.
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The day before Li Shan was beheaded, she requested to see Gu Nian.
Gu Nian is now an important manager in the imperial armory, not someone a death row inmate can see at will.
The jailer naturally refused her request, and as a result, the Third Prince came to see Li Shan one last time.
Even though she mistook her savior for someone else, the feelings they had developed over the years were genuine. The Third Prince disliked Li Shan, but thinking that since she was dead, it wouldn't be unreasonable to fulfill her last request, he helped Li Shan find Gu Nian.
Gu Nian wasn't busy at the moment, and after hearing what the Third Prince said, she still came.
"You're not Gu Nian!" These were the first words Li Shan said when she met Gu Nian.
"Just because you say I'm not, doesn't mean I'm not," Gu Nian said with a smile.
"Did you, like me, already know all the developments and thus interfered, leading to this outcome?" Li Shan asked again.
"Consort Li, are you joking?" Gu Nian's smile widened.
“You’re the one who’s been wrong. Starting with Lu Zheng, you, Cai Xiaolian, Gu Xin, none of you are right!” Li Shan pointed at Gu Nian, somewhat realizing something was amiss.
"Oh? Really? Something's not right with us. Why didn't my dad notice? Why didn't Lu Zheng's maternal grandparents notice? Li Shan, are you out of your mind? Should we get someone to fix your brain before chopping off your head?" Gu Nian wouldn't admit it. Who knows if there are any of the emperor's people around this prison?
Li Shan fell into deep thought. Yes, she had never met Gu Shouxin in her past life.
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