The current wife of the Ningyuan Marquis, Mrs. Bai, was shocked when she heard what happened to the Jiacheng County Lady.
Is there someone like her in this world? Could it be Rong Feiyan?
In the past, Bai Shi had doubted Empress Jing'an. Later, when Empress Jing'an passed away, Bai Shi thought that she had been reborn and had changed some history.
In her previous life, it was clearly Rong Feiyan's fault, but now, as if karma was paying off, it was repaid to Jiacheng County Lady. This made people suspicious of Rong Feiyan, and perhaps she had lived a second life like Bai Shi.
Li Yuxin, the eldest wife of the Sheng family who was still in Jiaozhou, learned about this matter half a month later and was also shocked. She held her newborn grandson in her arms, her face full of solemnity.
The instigator was Mo Lan, who no one expected. No one knew why she did such a thing. However, from Rong Feiyan's perspective, this could be considered a blessing.
Princess Jiacheng hanged herself that night. The next day, Prince Yong went to the palace early to cry and begged the emperor to make a decision for his daughter, Princess Jiacheng.
But Princess Jinyi rebuked her, "It's not the woman's fault that she was humiliated. How did Jiacheng die? Should we ask an imperial physician to examine him?"
Prince Yong cursed inwardly, but his face remained inconsolable as he spoke, "Princess, a woman's reputation is of paramount importance, especially when she's a member of the imperial family. If Jiacheng hadn't died, how could this noble lady of the imperial family still have a good reputation?"
Princess Jinyi saw that Prince Yong showed no remorse and said coldly, "The late Empress Dowager changed the rules for women, forbidding the private execution of unchaste women. Any violation would be punished with assault."
Prince Yong clenched his fists and said, "Princess, the late emperor has said that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."
Princess Jinyi flicked her sleeves and looked at the emperor. The emperor raised his hand to signal Princess Jinyi to calm down. Turning to the kneeling Prince Yong, he said, "Everything must be done according to the rules."
Then he instructed Eunuch Wu, "Take Prince Yong to the side room first and have the Jingzhao Yin send a coroner to examine the body."
Prince Yong's face turned extremely ugly. He looked up and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the emperor's calm expression. He stood up and followed Eunuch Wu to the side room.
When only the Emperor and Princess Jinyi were left in the palace, the Emperor spoke up, "Sister, don't listen to that old man's nonsense. Otherwise, I'll give you the title of Protector of the Nation, and I'll be able to handle government affairs with justification."
Princess Jinyi smiled slightly and said, "You, it's not enough to just kidnap your Sixth Brother and Eleventh Brother, you even want your Sister to come as well. I'm telling you, stop daydreaming."
The two smiled at each other. Princess Jinyi talked to the emperor for a while and then said goodbye and left.
When I returned to the princess's mansion, I happened to meet Princess Yunran coming over. While I was having dinner, I received news from the palace about Prince Yong.
After the autopsy, it was confirmed that Prince Yong had indeed personally executed Princess Jiacheng. After reviewing the testimony and the witnesses' statements, the Emperor ordered the Jingzhao Yin to act according to the law.
Prince Yong cried out that he was wronged and kept kneeling and kowtowing, begging the emperor for mercy. However, the emperor was very determined and refused to see Prince Yong at all.
The last one to be dragged away, Prince Yong shouted out in a furious voice, "You little brat! How dare you treat me like this today? The ancestors in the underworld will not forgive you!"
Eunuch Wu rolled his eyes and ordered the young eunuch, "Why don't you tell him to shut up?"
The eunuchs were also very clever, taking off their smelly socks and stuffing them into Prince Yong's mouth. Prince Yong, a nobleman, had never suffered such torture before, and besides feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit, he kept struggling.
But he couldn't break free from the four little eunuchs at all, like a dying fish struggling.
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