Chapter 213 Good and evil will eventually be rewarded
As Nanny Zhong tells the story of how she and Sun Tong colluded with each other to replace the royal heir, and how they concealed the truth and eliminated those who knew about it.
The Nangong family suffered the disaster of being wiped out because Grandpa Nangong brought his granddaughter into the palace to treat Concubine Duan's anemia.
It’s not that they discovered something, but what Concubine Duan thought they discovered.
Fearing that the truth would be revealed, Concubine Duan ordered the massacre of the entire Nangong family to eradicate the problem.
He is really vicious.
The hall was dead silent.
Nangong Mu and Nangong Ziyun, aunt and nephew, were so angry that they were shaking all over.
Their eyes were fixed on Concubine Duan and Prince Yu, and they wished they could go up and cut them into pieces.
Wen Li'er was extremely worried, fearing that the two would not be able to help but rush forward and fight with Concubine Duan.
She ordered the palace maid to come forward and bring the two men to her side first.
After today, Concubine Duan and Prince Yu will definitely pay the price for what they have done, so just wait and see.
King Wu, the person involved, kept his head down the whole time, staring at the tips of his shoes.
The large-scale family reunion event at the age of 40 was somewhat funny, unexpected, and absurd.
Over the past few decades, he had envied the Empress Dowager's favor towards Prince Yu countless times, but in the end, that favor should have been his.
Over the years, no matter how hard he tried, he could not get the love of his mother, and he thought it was because he was not good enough.
As it turned out, he wasn't his biological child at all.
Now, he is no longer at the age where he wants his mother's love, but God has given him such a thing. How ridiculous is that?
Yan Shiqian and Yan Shiwei both looked at their father with concern. Even Yan Shilang, who was usually heartless and loved to make trouble, ran to his father.
He grabbed his father's sleeve with one hand and patted his chest with the other.
"Don't be sad, father. You still have Lang'er, mother, and brothers and sisters."
King Wu lowered his eyes to look at his youngest son, then turned to look at his family members who were looking at him with concern.
His eyes turned red and he immediately raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears without any manner.
After a while, he finally dared to look at the Empress Dowager.
When I turned around, I met a pair of old eyes full of guilt.
When the Empress Dowager saw her son looking at her, she nervously grabbed her grandson's arm, as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw, a life support.
"Wu'er...I, I..." She mumbled for a long time and couldn't say a complete sentence.
King Wu pondered for a moment and then said soothingly, "Don't let your anger get to your head. I'll have a proper talk with you later. For now, let's deal with the matter at hand."
The Empress Dowager nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I will listen to Wu'er."
Yan Shixu patted the Empress Dowager's hand, which was tightly holding his, in a soothing manner.
In the current situation, it is natural that he, the emperor, needs to put an end to it.
He glanced at everyone and immediately convicted Concubine Duan and her group.
"The Dowager Duan replaced the imperial heir and massacred the people. Her crimes are grave. Her title of Dowager will be stripped, her name removed from the imperial family tree, and she will be sentenced to death as a warning to others!"
"Prince Yu aided the tyrant in his cruelty, usurped his identity, allowed his biological mother to slaughter the people, and attempted rebellion. His crimes are unforgivable. He will be stripped of his princely title, demoted to a commoner, and all his property confiscated and placed into the national treasury. He will also be given poisoned wine!"
"His maternal clan, the Anxin Marquisate, was involved in the replacement of the imperial heir and the massacre of the common people. All officials were dismissed from their posts, stripped of their titles, and their property confiscated. The entire clan was sentenced to be beheaded in public. Young men from all nine clans were prohibited from taking the imperial examinations or becoming officials, restricting their family's development."
"As for Prince Yu's children..."
Yan Shixu looked at Yan Shichi and Yan Shishuang and continued, "Because of their father's crimes, Prince Yu's children should no longer enjoy the royal family's preferential treatment. Their royal status will be stripped, and they will be demoted to commoners and exiled to the north, never to return to the capital."
"Madame Zhong, Madame Sun, and others who assisted Concubine Dowager Duan in replacing the imperial heir shall be sentenced to death by slow slicing!"
After the charges were made, Concubine Duan finally panicked.
How could her son and grandson end up like this? !
"No... You can't treat this Concubine Dowager like this. Prince Yu is innocent, and neither are Chi Ge'er and Shuang Jie'er. They are members of the royal family, descendants of the late Emperor Zhao Qi. What gives you the right to treat them like this? I refuse to accept!"
Concubine Duan yelled at the top of her lungs, her eyes filled with madness and unwillingness.
She stumbled to Prince Yu, pushed away the guards who were holding him, and hugged him, her nails almost digging into the brocade.
"Your Majesty, you cannot be so heartless! I have a golden medal of immunity from death, I have two golden medals of immunity from death!"
Everyone's expression changed when they heard this.
Concubine Duan laughed wildly: "This was given by the late Emperor Zhaoqi! We have a golden medal of immunity from death, you can't touch me and Yu'er!"
As she spoke, she reached out eagerly to touch her sleeve, but found nothing.
Her body stiffened, and she changed her hand and felt in her other sleeve pocket.
Still no!
"Impossible! Where's my golden medal of immunity from death?!"
She turned her head and looked at Sun Tong: "Where's my death-proof golden medal? Where did you hide it?"
Nanny Sun's face turned pale and she shook her head frantically: "This old slave... This old slave has already given it to you, please look for it again."
In front of everyone, Concubine Duan almost touched her entire body.
No...still no!
She pounced on her and scratched Nanny Sun's face.
"You lowly slave, where did you hide my death-proof golden medal? Give it back to me now! I don't want to die, and my Yu'er can't die either!"
Concubine Duan looked crazy. Although she was old, she seemed very strong.
She sat on Nanny Sun, strangled her neck with both hands, and kept asking where the golden medal of immunity from death had gone.
Nanny Sun rolled her eyes, but no one stepped forward to stop her.
Soon, Nanny Sun's struggling hands fell powerlessly to the ground, her eyes wide open, staring at Concubine Duan with her eyes wide open.
The old Ming King snorted coldly and said angrily, "An Yuxia, don't even think about you having no golden ticket to immunity from death. Even if you did, secretly replacing the heir to the throne is a crime of treason, and it won't save you and Prince Yu! Besides, you killed so many innocent people, you deserve to be torn into pieces!"
Concubine Duan shook her head frantically, her eyes full of paranoia.
"No, no, I have a golden medal of immunity from death. You can't kill me and Yu'er. I have... I have..."
This guy looks like he's really crazy.
Yan Shixu waved his hand, and Zhang Siming rode forward with the imperial guards to take away Concubine Dowager Duan, Prince Yu and others.
The hall was finally quiet.
Yan Shixu looked around and saw that everyone had different expressions, so he cleared his throat and spoke slowly.
"What happened today is a disgrace to the imperial family and a pain to the Great Yan Nation. Fortunately, the truth has been revealed, and good and evil will eventually be rewarded. I hereby warn all members of the imperial family that the dignity of the imperial family must not be trampled upon, and the laws and disciplines of the country must not be violated. If there are such people who attempt to disrupt the royal bloodline and undermine the order of the court in the future, they will be severely punished and will not be tolerated!"
"The disaster at the Nangong Mansion is the result of a lust for power and a disregard for the law. Such actions not only harm the innocent, but also undermine the foundation of the nation. From this day forward, any clan member implicated in treason, oppression of the people, or obstruction of national policy, regardless of kinship, will be handed over to the Clan Affairs Bureau for severe punishment and demoted to a commoner as a warning to others."
Everyone bowed their heads to show their awe.
Xie Zhenrong, who was sitting next to him and didn't say much throughout the whole process, trembled.
Her five fingers under her sleeves were clenched tightly, and even though her fingertips had dug into her flesh, she still couldn't control the trembling.
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