When the prison king heard the visitor ask him who he was protecting with his immunity token, he felt like vomiting blood.
The emperor did it on purpose!
A get-out-of-jail-free card, one for one life. Would I, with my grand ambitions unfulfilled, protect someone else?
As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn. King Qu fainted immediately.
The messenger returned to the palace, just as Shen, the nanny from the Empress Dowager's side, came to deliver a message.
The emperor was somewhat displeased upon hearing this.
However, in the end, the decree was issued in accordance with the Empress Dowager's instructions.
The people outside soon learned the result: King Qu had used his pardon for himself.
The emperor, moved by Princess Linglan's pitiful state, spared her life and even arranged a good marriage for her, fulfilling her wish.
She was directly given to the heir of the Duke of Rongguo as a concubine. There was no other way; she was disfigured, and her family were traitors who had colluded with the enemy. If it weren't for the emperor's mercy, she would have been beheaded.
As for Prince Qu, he was stripped of his title and became a commoner named Ye Tianhao.
The people at the palace gates instantly felt that their emperor was truly a good person, kind and benevolent, with a compassionate heart.
They all knelt down in a panic, shouting, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Most of the time, the common people tend to follow the crowd, but when it comes to things like treason and collusion with the enemy, they really have no good feelings towards the Crown Prince of Qu.
Moreover, they all felt that they had done something for His Highness Prince Qu and had repaid him, so they were in a good mood.
As for who Princess Linglan marries, that's none of their business.
Since you like Princess Jinghe's fiancé, why don't you marry him?
Now that you are a commoner, and Princess Jing and the others are of noble status, you should be a concubine. Moreover, the Emperor is afraid that they will not want you, so he personally assigned you to someone else. They will not be able to back out even if they want to.
The Emperor is so wonderful!
Next, the Qu family was paraded through the streets and then beheaded.
The emperor didn't want to delay any longer. Who knew what kind of trouble that old man, Prince Qu, would cause once he woke up? He didn't just have one son, the Crown Prince; he had several others!
Gu Xin watched the parade from the crowd, and Gu Si complained to her in a low voice, "Their family is so wicked, they all deserve to die. Especially Princess Linglan, how could she have escaped this time?"
Gu Xin put her hand on Gu Si's shoulder and whispered, "No way! She definitely won't have a good time with Li Muyan looking like this! She even wants her sister to be disfigured to scare people. Let her scare people herself! She deserves it."
Gu thought about it and realized it made sense.
Gu Xin continued, "Sisi, from now on, we mustn't have any bad intentions, or we'll be punished. But we mustn't show mercy to those who have bad intentions towards us. Father said, 'If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze.' The Emperor spared Prince Qu because of the pardon and the people's commotion, but Prince Qu will definitely not have an easy time. The Emperor will keep a close eye on him and find an opportunity to get rid of him! And Princess Linglan, with her princess temper, if she goes to Li Muyan's house, not to mention that stupid Li Shan who's full of bad intentions, even the Duke and Duchess of Rongguo won't let her have an easy time. She and Li Muyan will torment and disgust each other—that's the best strategy! She's avenged our sister!"
Gu Si clenched her little fist: "Third sister, let's practice martial arts properly from now on. This incident made me realize that we are still too weak!"
Gu Xin nodded: "That's right, that's what I think too. Might makes right. These people in Beijing are cunning and we can't figure them out, so let's just take action! If we beat them into submission, they won't dare to scheme against us."
Gu Si frowned slightly: "But Third Sister, that wicked Li Shan seems unafraid of being beaten. No matter how badly she's beaten, she still doesn't forget to play tricks on us."
Gu Xin: "...It seems so, she's pretty tough."
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