The governor of Shuntian Prefecture invited the imperial concubine to take the seat, but she said bluntly, "I am suspected, so I will just stand at the bottom of the hall."
The people all sighed at the noble character of the Imperial Concubine. Su Rouer snorted coldly, "She's always pretending."
The imperial concubine brought up the crazy woman who had been accidentally imprisoned in the cold palace. After a period of treatment, her mind had returned to normal and she spoke clearly about the whole story of that year.
She was originally a first-class maid in the Empress's palace. After the Imperial Noble Consort gave birth to Princess Rong'an, the Empress instructed Consort Su, Su Rouer's sister, to give the Imperial Noble Consort a sterile poison.
Afterwards, Concubine Su threatened the Queen with a promotion, and the Queen was furious and asked her to deal with Concubine Su. Afterwards, she was also dealt with by the Queen, but she was lucky enough to wake up from the dry well, escaped the disaster, and has been hiding in the cold palace ever since.
Su Rouer covered her ears in disbelief and shook her head, "I don't believe it. You're the Imperial Concubine. This person must have been sent by you to exonerate yourself."
"How dare you slander the Empress? I am Zong Sheng, the chief eunuch who served the late Empress Dowager. I have been in the harem for over forty years. I can prove that this maid was indeed the former Empress's servant."
When the late Empress Dowager was alive, she loved the Imperial Concubine very much. The Imperial Concubine had helped Zong Sheng several times by chance. This time, when he heard that the Imperial Concubine was in trouble, he specially left the palace to help.
Dan Ruo also came with Ye Lingyi's former wet nurse.
Su Rouer recognized this person, so when what he said was almost the same as what the old palace maid said just now, she completely broke down:
"So the Queen was the one who killed my sister. She also ordered me to kill the Imperial Concubine and her daughter. I have been working for my enemies."
The people sighed and talked about how the queen actually ordered Su Rouer to harm the imperial concubine and her daughter. How could the mother of a country be so vicious?
The matter was clear. The Imperial Concubine looked at the Shuntian Prefecture Governor:
"I believe that it was true that Lin Yong intended to kill Su Rouer, and that Su Rouer's counterattack ultimately resulted in Lin Yong's death. Because Lin Yong had malicious intent, and considering that Su Rouer had a young child, he should not be sentenced to death, but rather a lighter punishment."
"I didn't expect that in the end, it was the person I always thought was my enemy who spoke for me." Su Rouer vomited blood.
"I'm not speaking for you, because you harmed my daughter, and as a mother, I will never forgive you.
However, as the Imperial Consort, I want to use this case to instill fear in husbands who behave like Lin Yong, to let suffering women know that the law protects them, and to reduce the occurrence of tragedies like yours, preventing more innocent children from being affected."
One of the women outside the yamen shouted, "The Imperial Concubine is very understanding of justice."
Then came Lian Chengshan's voice, and the guards who had gone to the Prince's Mansion to inquire about the news hurried back to report.
Students debated the case, and storytellers enthusiastically adapted this existing palace secret, making it a hit in the capital.
For several days in a row, the court was filled with requests to depose the empress and appoint the Imperial Noble Consort as empress. The emperor could not bear the pressure. Even though the prince cried in the emperor's palace every night, the emperor was finally forced by the ministers to issue an edict to depose the empress and choose an auspicious day to appoint the Imperial Noble Consort as empress.
The prince was extremely angry. The ministers he had won over were useless at the critical moment. He found the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice and asked him why he had rebelled.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice frowned and said that it was indeed the Queen's fault and he could do nothing about it. He also asked the Crown Prince not to visit him again in the future.
This clearly shows that they want to distance themselves from the prince.
The prince was furious and was about to kill him with his sword, but he held back at the last moment and said, "Wait until I ascend the throne and you'll see what happens to you."
Looking at the prince who turned and left after saying some harsh words, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice wiped the sweat off his body. He had no choice. Lin Hancheng had the leverage over him that could kill him. If he didn't listen to Lin Hancheng, he might not live until next spring.
On the day the Imperial Noble Consort was enthroned as Queen, the Queen went truly mad and could not even recognize the Crown Prince when he stood in front of her.
When the emperor heard the news, he felt a little sad, after all, it was his first wife who had accompanied him all the way, but he was soon attracted by the young beauty.
The little prince started his education at the age of three, and since then, news of his talent has continued to come.
The prince became more and more wary of his younger brother who had become the legitimate son, when he reached out his hand to the little prince for the second time.
Lin Hancheng decided to take the initiative. After all, you can't be on guard against thieves for a thousand days even if you are a thief.
The first time, it was his eldest son's cleverness that saved the little prince's life. His four sons were all the little prince's study companions, and he couldn't bear to see any of his sons get into trouble while saving the little prince next time.
During the Spring Examination, a candidate from Pingzhou recounted the true situation of the earthquake in Pingzhou a few years ago.
The letter of thanks from the people was actually forged by the prince, and the people's curses were the real feedback from the people of Pingzhou. Eating moldy rice caused diarrhea and even death. The inferior seeds meant there would be no harvest the next year, and the people had to sell their children.
The whole court was shocked, the emperor was furious, and the prince hugged the emperor's legs and cried bitterly. He really didn't know. He thought he had only taken some of the money, but he didn't expect that the people under him also embezzled it, and there was very little left in the hands of the people.
The crown prince was deposed and imprisoned in the palace. Because the candidate dared to speak out, he was granted an exception and was assigned to the team of censors.
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In the next few years, Lin Hancheng was promoted all the way. When he was forty years old, he had become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. No one would mention that Princess Rong'an had married poorly, and no one would embarrass the princess in front of her because of his identity.
The most important thing is that the princess is pregnant again, which makes all the women envious. Princess Rong'an gave birth to four sons in a row, but she didn't look old at all, and she even became more beautiful.
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