"They're crazy."
Princess Fu'an was equally incredulous, "Could it be that Jinghua isn't their biological child?"
Otherwise, Princess Fu'an would not be able to understand how parents could treat their own daughter like this.
There is no deep hatred.
It was just that Jinghua had lost his reputation due to the empress dowager's scheme.
But after she married into the Bu family, the Bei family was unwilling to recognize her, even after she was crowned queen, the Bei family still refused to recognize her.
Then just keep your distance.
Considering this blood relationship, Jinghua will not take action against the Bei family, and the royal brother will not do so either, nor will he watch the Bei family get into trouble.
So how did the Bei family come up with the idea of murdering the queen and the royal heir, and why?
Princess Fu'an was puzzled.
As soon as this news was released, there was an uproar in the capital and it shocked everyone.
The good news of the queen giving birth to a prince or princess was suppressed.
The first reaction of the people was how is this possible?
But Mr. and Mrs. Bei did it.
Everyone looked in the direction of the Bei family like fools.
When Prime Minister Yu and Minister Bei were taken back to the capital, the people all went to watch.
Because the Bei family's actions were so shocking and incomprehensible, the people along the street simply ignored Prime Minister Yu, who was in the lead, and kept shouting at Minister Bei, "Minister Bei, they say even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Why did you attack the Empress and the little prince?"
"Minister Bei, are you being wronged?"
"Minister Bei, you are the sinner of the Bei family for thousands of years!"
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Shangshu Bei had disheveled hair and hung his head, looking depressed.
He was full of vigor and vitality before leaving Beijing, but was a prisoner when he returned.
In the end, he was too confident. Shangshu Bei never thought that the wet nurse would betray him.
When Shangshu Bei was young, he was in danger while traveling and was rescued by a young farmer father and daughter.
The wet nurse's father was seriously injured and entrusted his son to the care of others. He led the people who were pursuing him away and died.
I will repay you with my life-saving grace!
But Shangshu Bei didn't care about a young girl. He kept the money and created a scene where she was forced to be taken away by her family.
The peasant girl did not know the identity of Minister Bei, and the money left by Minister Bei was not enough for her to survive, so she had no choice but to sell herself as a slave to a wealthy family.
Afterwards, she followed the young lady to her brother-in-law's house as a dowry and married the servant.
We met again in the temple.
Shangshu Bei went to a fortune teller in private.
He could not recognize the peasant girl and had even forgotten her.
But the peasant girl always remembered the man who amazed her life.
When the wet nurse found him and recognized him, and revealed his sealed memories and past events, Shangshu Bei was shocked.
He felt that since he had given the money, he no longer owed the farmer father and daughter anything.
But if this matter gets out, it will definitely bring bad reputation.
Minister Bei was also surprised that the ugly girl had grown into a pretty young woman.
But after one year of marriage, she was still pregnant, so she went to the temple to pray for a child.
After having a romantic encounter in the temple, Shangshu Bei even made up a fake identity.
When Minister Bei found out that his wet nurse was pregnant, he immediately wanted to kill her.
He couldn't possibly want a bastard child without even knowing if it was his.
It may even bring ruin to his reputation.
But Bei Lingyao also brought good news, and Shangshu Bei had an idea in his mind.
Let the wet nurse run for election. When the time comes, the wet nurse of the outstanding prince will not be under his control, but he can control his grandson through the wet nurse.
However, Minister Bei could not guarantee that the wet nurse would be selected, but he was not worried. There were former secret agents in the palace, and there would be opportunities for her to serve in Fengyi Palace and the prince.
And the wet nurse didn't even know the true identity of Minister Bei from beginning to end.
From the description of the appearance given by the wet nurse, Emperor Yongxi immediately thought of Minister Bei.
Ji Kang brought the portrait of Minister Bei to the wet nurse for identification, and it turned out to be him.
The wet nurse was completely dumbfounded.
Minister Bei lied to her and said he was just a businessman.
But the sons of merchants could not take the imperial examinations.
However, if slaves were freed from slavery and became citizens, their descendants could take part in the imperial examinations.
Therefore, the wet nurse did not want her son to return to his ancestral home, and just waited for Shangshu Bei to support her son's studies and help him become successful.
Unexpectedly, everything was a lie.
The wet nurse collapsed.
I never expected that the person my father risked his life to save was such a liar and scum.
This matter was covered up by Emperor Yongxi and was not spread out.
Bei Lingyao finally cleared her name.
After all, Shangshu Bei is Bei Lingyao's biological father. If such a stigma is spread, others will only think that like father, like daughter. This generation of the Bei family has a bad foundation, so how can they educate a good daughter?
It also has a bad influence on Bei Lingyao.
Princess Fu'an was very much in favor of it. A woman's reputation was too important, not to mention that the queen's reputation could not be tarnished.
The current situation is not friendly to women. Compared with the crime of Shangshu Bei killing his daughter and murdering the royal heir, Bei Lingyao will inevitably be affected by the stigma of being ungrateful, deceiving her benefactor, a married woman, and committing adultery and giving birth to an illegitimate child.
Even if Bei Lingyao gave birth to a son, there would be people who questioned her character and thought she was not worthy of being the queen.
Being a queen, the mother of the country, is not just about being feared by people just for your status.
You must also have good moral character and good words and deeds, otherwise you will lose your credibility, and the court officials, ladies of the court, and the people will all look down on you from the bottom of their hearts, which is very disadvantageous.
Bei Lingyao's reputation is getting better and better, and Emperor Yongxi doesn't want anyone to destroy it.
I hate Shangshu Bei so much.
When he arrived at Fengyi Palace, he asked Bei Lingyao what Minister Bei wanted to do.
Bei Lingyao bowed to Emperor Yongxi before saying, "A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. Although he is my biological father, he knowingly broke the law, and his crime is even more severe."
Bei Lingyao would not plead for the Bei family. Since she married into the Bu family, no one in the Bei family had ever cared about the original owner or contacted her. Even when the original owner came to them for help, no one offered a helping hand.
They even hated the original owner for ruining the reputation of the Bei family and blamed him for making them lose face. Whenever they saw him, they would only ridicule him and tell him to get out.
A few days later, Emperor Yongxi issued an edict.
The entire Bei family was exiled to the coal mines, and for five generations they were not allowed to take the imperial examinations, even if pardoned.
Property confiscation!
Shangshu Bei served three years of hard labor and was beheaded in autumn three years later.
When the decree came out, Bei Lingyao sighed. Emperor Yongxi finally let the Bei family go for her sake.
If it were someone else, it would be a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the family.
The Yu family was not so lucky.
Compared to the Bei family's reputation as a thousand-year-old family with a noble and arrogant reputation, they do not have as many charges as the Yu family because they attach too much importance to their reputation.
The Yu family holds both financial power and influence, and with the relatives of Prime Minister Yu and his wife involved, there are many charges against them.
Kill three clans!
Property confiscation!
Other members of the tribe were also forced to perform labor.
During the Five Dynasties, people were not allowed to take the imperial examinations, and they were not pardoned even if they were pardoned!
Concubine Yu was demoted to a commoner and sentenced to death, and was not allowed to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
In Wanchun Palace, after receiving the imperial edict, Concubine Yu collapsed to the ground, crying and laughing, like a madman.
Although she knew that the outcome would not be good after the failure, when she knew the result, Concubine Yu felt great regret and despair.
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