The eunuch shouted several times in a shrill voice, but Ying Xixi did not respond.
The eunuch had no choice but to return to the palace with the imperial edict.
Outside the Night Prince's Mansion, many onlookers had been waiting, just to see whether Princess Ye would accept this imperial decree that went against common sense.
Seeing the eunuch leaving with the imperial edict in a dejected manner, everyone knew that Princess Ye had indeed disobeyed the order!
Does that mean they will hear the news of Princess Ye’s suicide tonight?
If this is true, then Princess Ye was forced to death by the Emperor?
The spectators no longer wanted to watch the show, they just wanted to persuade Princess Ye not to commit suicide like this.
But the emperor is the ruler of a country. Who dares not obey his orders?
The fact that Princess Ye was able to disobey the order meant that she had already done something that none of them dared to do.
I hope Princess Ye will not commit suicide!
Otherwise, the emperor would have forced Princess Ye to death!
Everyone thought so in their hearts, but no one dared to step forward to help Princess Ye.
But everyone had already begun to feel a little dissatisfied with the emperor.
Is the emperor getting senile and nauseous? How could he do such a ridiculous thing?
Moreover, it has only been a few days since the Night King passed away, and he has already issued such an imperial decree. Is he really not afraid that the Night King will turn into a ghost and come to settle the score with him?!
That night, Princess Ye hanged herself in the Ye Palace, but fortunately she was discovered and rescued by a maid who got up at night.
The news spread throughout the capital city early the next morning.
Everyone sighed and couldn't help but think of themselves.
Even the princess had to commit suicide after disobeying the imperial order, so what about the common people like them?
If one day the emperor takes action against them, how can they resist?
It's not just ordinary people who are thinking about this issue.
Ministers and dignitaries also pondered this difficult question.
For a time, everyone was dissatisfied with the emperor.
The emperor didn't know that the people's support was no longer with him.
After he learned that Ying Xixi had failed in her attempt to hang herself, he thought about revoking the imperial edict.
But the fifth prince kept saying that he knew what the emperor had done, which made the emperor feel a little uneasy.
But the emperor is not someone who can be easily controlled by others.
Especially since the person trying to control him is his son.
If he, as a father, is really controlled by his son, then what is the point of him being an emperor?
So in the next few days, there was no more news in the palace about the emperor wanting Princess Ye to marry the fifth prince.
Instead, something happened in the Fifth Prince's mansion.
A fire broke out inexplicably at night, burning everyone in the Fifth Prince's mansion to death!
The fifth prince and his concubine both died in the fire!
The timing of the fire was very clever, and how could no one notice the fire in the huge mansion of the Fifth Prince?
Could it be that they are all sleeping soundly?
The officials came to investigate and attributed the fire to a fallen candlestick, which happened to be caused by a wine jar and firewood nearby, which led to the fire.
The reason sounded outrageous, but the officials said so, and the emperor did not order further investigation into the fire in the Fifth Prince's Mansion, so the matter was left unresolved.
After the death of the fifth prince, the emperor never mentioned the imperial edict that was issued but disobeyed.
Everyone in the capital always thought this matter was very strange, and some even wondered if it was Princess Ye who set fire to the Fifth Prince's mansion?
After all, if the fifth prince died, Princess Ye would not have to carry out the imperial edict.
Some people also speculated that the emperor killed his fifth son in order to prevent himself from being talked about by the world.
However, these ideas were only discussed privately and were not spread.
Things seemed to have calmed down.
But after a few days, a story began to spread in the capital.
Many people at that time had heard that the late emperor died suddenly and did not leave any imperial edict.
The princes and nobles began to fight for the throne, and the current emperor killed all his brothers by himself in the past, which allowed him to sit on the throne.
The only survivor, the Night King, was able to save his life because of his disabled legs and lack of chance of becoming king.
It can be said that many people know about this matter, but in the past few days, there has been a reversal of events.
Some people say that the late emperor actually left an imperial edict, and the successor named in the edict was not the current emperor, so the current emperor hid the edict and killed all those who knew about it!
It can be said that the current emperor's succession to the throne is not legitimate!
Moreover, during the years he was in power, he seemed to be a wise ruler on the surface, but in fact he was a tyrant who didn't care about the lives of the people and abused the imperial power!
Soon, some victims appeared and they spread the news of the dirty deeds done by the current emperor.
Some people hear these dirty stories and find them familiar.
When I recalled it, I suddenly realized that these were the things that the prime minister who was executed also did.
Could it be that the emperor knows about everything the prime minister did in the past?
Even participated?
This speculation spread in the capital, causing panic among the people.
If the current emperor really did such harmful things behind people's backs, what would the common people do?!
As things began to ferment, more and more witnesses appeared, and more people came forward to expose what the emperor had done.
The emperor was shocked and didn't know how things had turned out like this!
He had clearly already dealt with all of it before!
The emperor tried to control public opinion and sent the royal guards to arrest those who were "spreading rumors" in the capital.
But a group of guards appeared to protect the witnesses and confronted the royal guards.
At the same time, news came from outside the capital that the Night King, who had fallen into the moat some time ago and died, and whose body had been buried in the imperial mausoleum, was still alive!
This news shocked the emperor and also gave rise to a sense of panic in his heart.
Combined with the news that appeared in the capital in recent days, the emperor vaguely felt that the Night King must know something!
As soon as he heard the news that the Night King was still alive, he immediately sent his secret guards to find the Night King, determined to capture him before he returned to the capital!
But it's too late after all.
Early the next morning, the gates of the capital city were opened.
A tall and straight man with a ghost mask on his face and wearing a black brocade robe entered the capital city on a tall and handsome horse.
Behind the man were a group of guards and the general who was supposed to be guarding the border!
The people on both sides of the street were stunned when they saw this.
"Is that the general? The general is back? But who is that gentleman?"
"Could it really be the Night King who has returned from the dead?"
"But isn't the Night King disabled in both legs? That gentleman can sit on horseback, he doesn't look like he has disabled legs!"
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