The atmosphere was silent. After Mo Yu spoke, Mo Ting followed suit and said, "Yes! Second Brother is not like us. He grew up in luxury. He finally came back, so he should make it up to him. The Queen Mother treats Second Brother better, so I am not jealous."
Mo Ting's tone was humorous, and the atmosphere instantly became much better.
The emperor also smiled and cast a gratified look at his two sons.
"The third and sixth children have also grown up and become sensible."
The emperor sounded relieved.
This was the first time he spoke to them in such a kind tone. Both Mo Yu and Mo Ting were a little surprised!
뀞꿗 couldn't help but feel a little flattered!
While Mo Yu was happy, he couldn't help feeling a little sour. The first time the emperor was so kind to him was because of Mo Bai. This made Mo Yu feel uncomfortable.
This was the first time that Mo Ting, a nobody, was treated so gently by the emperor. However, apart from being a little flattered, he didn't have many other thoughts.
After the emperor finished speaking, he sat on the dragon throne and said to the ministers below: "Everyone, I believe you all know about Mo Bai. He lost it while traveling abroad. Now he can be found. This is a great joyous event. I want to celebrate with all the people. Today, I announce that to celebrate the emperor's return, the whole country will be pardoned."
When the emperor said this, everyone was shocked!
A general amnesty is something that only happens once every hundred years.
Moreover, amnesty would only be granted when a major event happened, but now, just because of the return of an emperor, a general amnesty was granted to the whole world.
Several ministers immediately came forward to object, "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to grant amnesty to the entire country now. The return of the emperor is a happy event, but it does not warrant a general amnesty. There are too many things involved in a general amnesty, and it should not be granted lightly."
"Yes! Your Majesty, there are too many things involved in granting amnesty to be done rashly. We need to think twice before we act."
The opposing ministers spoke one after another.
The queen was so angry that she almost laughed.
The Zhao family's mortal enemy, the Gao family of the General's Mansion, is still in prison!
If this is a general amnesty, then the entire Gao family will be released.
Then everything her Zhao family has done would be in vain.
It took a lot of effort to get the Gao family to this point, and it was finally achieved. If it is disrupted by this general amnesty, the entire Zhao family will probably be furious.
The Queen immediately said, "Your Majesty, granting amnesty to the whole country is not a trivial matter. Let's talk about this later!"
The Queen's opposition was of no avail.
The emperor looked directly at the crowd below and said, "I have made up my mind on this matter. There is no need to say more."
The emperor's attitude was very firm, with both joy and worry.
Most of the people began to agree, and those who objected were quickly drowned out.
Apart from anything else, a general amnesty could save the entire Gao family. Those who were originally on good terms with the Gao family were eager for a general amnesty.
Therefore, they all happily agreed with the emperor.
The emperor immediately called for writing brush and ink and began to write the imperial edict.
Seeing that she couldn't stop it, the queen was so angry that she wanted to lose her temper. The nanny beside her quickly held her down, which made her regain some sense.
"Your Majesty, a general amnesty is only for ordinary crimes. The crime committed by the Gao family is treason. This crime cannot be pardoned even if there is a general amnesty. The Gao family is an exception."
The queen said coldly that she must make the Gao family members die in prison and not let them come again, otherwise the next time it would be her Zhao family members who would go to jail.
The emperor was concentrating on writing the imperial edict and seemed not to hear what the queen said.
The courtiers who were part of the Three Emperors' faction also hurriedly followed suit after receiving the Queen's eye signal.
"Yes! Your Majesty, the crime committed by the Gao family is treason, which is unforgivable."
"Your Majesty, the crime of treason must be executed immediately."
The followers of the Three Emperors kept saying that the Gao family was their enemy. No matter what, they would oppose it and would not allow the Gao family to come. Even if it would anger the emperor, they could not back down.
While everyone was talking, the emperor had already written the imperial edict.
He put down his pen, looked at Mo Bai and asked, "Second Brother, do you think the Gao family should be pardoned?"
Mo Bai didn't expect the emperor to ask him.
He cupped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, I think that a general amnesty, as the name suggests, pardons all the people in the world, and no distinction should be made."
Mo Bai naturally knew something about the Gao family. He understood how important the Gao family was and how they had a conflict with the Queen's mother's family. Being able to keep the Gao family was a huge blow to the Zhao family.
Mo Bai is willing to do so as long as it can strike a blow against the Zhao family.
When the queen heard this, her face became even colder. She said coldly: "You just came back, so you may not know that the Gao family committed treason. Such a crime cannot be pardoned."
Mo Bai didn't say anything. He knew that he didn't need to say much about this matter. Those who should be pardoned would still be pardoned.
When the queen saw that he stopped talking, her face turned ugly.
She spoke, but he didn't respond. He ignored her like that, which was really disrespectful to her.
The emperor said, "After all, I am the one who was sentenced for treason. I don't care about it. Why should the queen care so much? There is no need to say more about this matter. Let's leave it at that!"
The emperor sentenced the matter with just one word.
Before the queen could say something else, all the ministers immediately knelt down to thank her and praised the emperor for his wisdom.
Seeing this, the Three Emperors' followers could only kneel down and shout.
There was no objection for a moment, and the queen could not say anything more.
At the banquet, singing and dancing began again, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.
The Queen was filled with anger, but unable to vent it, her eyes fell on Su Qingyue.
All my attention was on Mo Bai just now, and I didn't notice that the Second Emperor's Consort was so stunningly beautiful.
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