On the second day, Concubine Mu was hanged on the beam in Changchun Palace.
In the Sky Prison, Mu Wengan's entire family was locked up in prison uniforms.
The Mu family was a large one, and the whole family wept bitterly. A relative of the royal family, with a distinguished family background, was reduced to a prisoner overnight. No one could accept this.
"How could Xin'er do such a heinous thing! My Mu family will be infamous for eternity after we die!" Mu Wengan's seventy-year-old mother cursed loudly in the prison while leaning on a cane.
Mu Wengan hid aside, saying nothing. The old lady was furious and raised her cane to hit Mu Wengan on the head. "My Mu family is a family of loyal heroes. Our ancestor Mu Jiro followed Taizu to conquer the world, and our descendant Mu Tong followed Taizong on his campaigns. How could your generation produce such an unfilial son like you and such an unfilial grandson like Xiner?"
Mu Wengan was so frightened that he dodged repeatedly: "Mother, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong. Our Mu family has already been executed. What's the point of saying this?"
“Wuwuwu! Ahhhh!…” The entire Mu family was filled with cries.
"Enough!" The old lady was still able to control the situation in this family: "The Mu family has such a rebellious son. After we die, we will not be able to face the ancestors of the Mu family. Please tell His Majesty that after we die, we should not go near the Mu family ancestral hall. Just find a wilderness to bury us!"
"The imperial edict has arrived!" The eunuch who announced the edict walked in.
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Father-in-law Mu Wengan and Concubine Mu conspired to murder the Crown Prince, and also plotted to frame the Empress and the young prince. Mu Wengan is ordered to be beheaded tomorrow, and Concubine Mu is granted a white silk scarf. However, I rule the world with benevolence and filial piety, and the Empress also stated that the calamity will not extend to the entire clan. In the Crown Prince case, only the ringleader will be eliminated, and the entire Mu family will be demoted to commoners, and none of their descendants will be allowed to hold official positions. This is decreed!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and cried for joy, all of them grateful to the Emperor and Empress for their kindness.
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