The Emperor agreed to the Crown Prince's suggestion almost instantly.
Meanwhile, before the matter was fully investigated, Princess Qu Ling was imprisoned in the inner palace to await her fate.
This aroused the dissatisfaction of the ministers.
Princess Qu Ling's crimes are obvious; why is there any need for further interrogation?
But now His Majesty is clearly furious about the matter concerning the eldest son, so no one dares to say anything.
After the court session ended, the news quickly reached the Rong Prince's residence.
After everything was over, Princess Rong went on a rampage, smashing all the decorations in the room.
At this moment, she wasn't worried about Princess Qu Ling, but about herself and her entire family.
"How could this be? How could this be? How could Ling'er have the audacity to kill the eldest prince?" Princess Rong was nearly scared to death.
Ling'er was only four years old back then.
How could anyone have the audacity and the mindset to plan all of this?
"No, it must be Mo Lan'an who is plotting behind the scenes, and even the late Empress cannot escape! Otherwise, even if Ling'er could kill the eldest prince, she couldn't have left no trace!"
No one could believe that a four-year-old child could be so thorough in his work.
Even Prince Rong didn't believe it.
Even if you ask him to believe that all of this was the Crown Prince's doing, he still won't believe it.
“There must be more to this than meets the eye. His Highness the Crown Prince is not that kind of person.”
Prince Rong said with certainty.
Although Prince Rong and His Highness the Crown Prince had no contact with each other, either openly or privately.
But over the years, he has watched the Crown Prince grow from a naive child into someone capable of shouldering great responsibilities, and he believes in the Crown Prince's abilities and character.
A person of low character cannot gain the loyalty of so many people.
"His Highness the Crown Prince isn't that kind of person. So is our Ling'er that kind of person? Ling'er is also your daughter. Whether she's your biological daughter or not, we raised her with our own hands. Don't you have any feelings for her at all?"
Princess Rong collapsed, embracing Prince Rong and crying out in anguish.
Why?
They were once the most envied noble family in the entire capital, but in the blink of an eye, they became the object of everyone's ridicule.
Prince Rong was also in great pain, but he was still trying to comfort his wife: "Calm down. If we can't calm down now, not only will Ling'er be finished, but our Prince Rong Mansion will be finished too."
"Calm down? It must all be Mo Lan'an's idea. No wonder he's been causing trouble for Ling'er all these years, wishing he could kill her. I thought he just didn't like Ling'er, but now it seems he wanted to kill her to silence her, so no one would know his secret!"
Princess Rong roared in grief and indignation, "Mo Lan'an is using my Ling'er, using her to the point of death!"
She pushed Prince Rong away, wiped away her tears, and said with unwavering determination, "I absolutely, absolutely will not allow Mo Lan'an to kill my Ling'er!"
She had to protect her daughter!
"Are you crazy? No matter what, she has already confessed in the main hall that she killed the eldest prince, so she must die! Not only her, but our Rong Prince's Mansion, do you think we can escape this calamity?"
"No matter what, Ling'er killed people, and more than one! She should pay the price for it."
Although Prince Rong was grieving and unwilling to admit it, he was ultimately more rational than Princess Rong.
The situation is now beyond their control and intervention.
"Are we just going to stand by and watch Ling'er die?"
Princess Rong was devastated.
Just as everyone was feeling distressed, suddenly, a maidservant came in with a stiff upper lip to report: "Your Highness, Your Highness, General Chu is requesting an audience."
"General Chu? Which General Chu?"
Prince Rong waved his hand impatiently, saying, "I won't see you."
Every year, a large number of people from the Prince Rong's Mansion would come to see him.
How could he possibly meet everyone?
Besides, he's so annoyed right now, he doesn't have time to deal with this kind of person.
The maidservant forced herself to continue, "Your Highness and Your Highness's Consort, that General Chu is the family that adopted Chu Yaya..."
Such an important relationship, even the servants knew about it, so why didn't the prince and princess remember it?
It seems they really don't take this Chu Yaya seriously.
She wanted to inform everyone to avoid incurring the princess's wrath and courting death.
"That Chu Yaya is here too?"
The princess asked, frowning.
That's so rude.
What time is it now? Why are you still coming here? Don't you know they're annoyed?
The maid replied, "We came together."
Otherwise, she wouldn't have come in to report at this time.
The princess said impatiently, "Tell her to go back and come back another day. I don't have time to see her."
Seriously.
The maid was somewhat taken aback.
Based on the current situation, it is highly likely that Chu Yaya is the biological daughter of the prince and princess.
The princess actually said... she wouldn't see Chu Yaya on her first visit?
"Smack!"
The princess slapped him angrily, completely losing her composure: "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"
The maid nodded tearfully, "I know I was wrong, I'll go right now."
Waaah.
The princess is clearly taking her anger out on the princess.
"Wait a minute." Prince Rong was just thinking about something, and in that short moment of distraction, he didn't expect the princess to be so furious.
He stopped the maid and said gently, "The princess is in a bad mood, so your monthly allowance will be doubled. Go wash your face and rest today. Have someone bring General Chu in."
Especially at times like these, the Rong Prince's Mansion must not give anyone cause for criticism.
Otherwise, it would be extremely detrimental to the Rong Prince's Mansion.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The maid was overjoyed and grateful.
A slap in exchange for a month's wages—it's worth it!
While the maid went out to fetch someone, Prince Rong gently comforted his wife, "Your Highness, at a time like this, we must not give anyone cause for criticism. Our Prince's residence will certainly be punished for the Crown Prince's matter. If His Majesty is unforgiving and handles the matter impartially, it could mean the extermination of nine generations of your family!"
Princess Rong trembled with fear: "But...but what does this have to do with Chu Yaya?"
Exterminate their entire family!
Who isn't afraid?
But what can a country bumpkin do? What can she influence?
"Don't forget, everyone's guessing that Ling'er isn't our biological child. Then..."
"Even so, Ling'er is still your cousin's biological daughter, and she's still part of the nine clans."
Princess Rong's lips were so pale they were devoid of any color.
Whether they are related by blood or not, it doesn't matter if it's related to nine generations or even three generations!
What's the use?
"It's useless for ordinary people, but it's absolutely useful for our Rong Prince's Mansion. We're innocent people too, having painfully lost our daughter for so many years..."
"So when you see Ya Ya today, no matter what your feelings for her are, you must show that you like her very much, that you are very upset about losing her for so many years, and even that you are crying your eyes out."
"Only when everyone knows how much pain and suffering we are in will others believe that we are also victims. If Ling'er is truly convicted, our royal family can also reduce our punishment. Do you understand?"
Now that things have come to this, it's impossible for there to be no punishment.
Princess Rong's eyes flickered, and she asked hesitantly, "Then, what about Ling'er?"
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