Hey, you are reborn too?

The third prince's mother's family, which was not prominent to begin with, had committed a crime.

The father of the third prince's biological mother, Concubine Rong, secretly smeared the image of the Dayuan royal family and slandered the emperor of the time, but was discovered and reported by officials.

The reporting official's words were very convincing and he had all the evidence, both human and physical.

Rongpin's father did not plead guilty at first, but after being taken to the Ministry of Justice and tortured for three days, he admitted everything.

The emperor was furious, but considering that the third prince's mother had made great contributions in giving birth to the prince, he did not want to sentence his father too harshly.

The emperor was worried about this and that, and he didn't know what crime to charge Rongpin's father with, so he paced in the Yangxin Palace every day.

However, Zhang Guojiu took this matter very seriously and wrote many letters requesting a severe sentence, shouting "The emperor's authority must not be violated" and demanding the execution of all nine clans of Rongpin's mother's family.

Although the emperor was reluctant to do so, this was clearly stipulated in the laws of Dayuan.

The law of the Great Abyss is both strict and lenient, because it is strict only in one aspect - the royal authority, and is quite lenient in other aspects.

That is to say, if you kill a few children from ordinary families in Dayuan, you will not be convicted of a serious crime, and you will not have to pay with your life.

But if you smear the image of the royal family and defame the current dynasty, once it is discovered and reported successfully, and it is confirmed that this has happened, no matter whether you are a powerful official or an ignorant child, your entire clan will be executed.

Even if a royal relative committed an act of blasphemy against the emperor, the entire family would be exiled at the least severe punishment, or beheaded at the most severe.

Because the law was extremely strict on this, the people of Dayuan were in a state of panic and dared not discuss royal affairs. They could only cautiously avoid mentioning the names of royal family members.

Over the years, no one has pointed out anything wrong with this law, so it has not been amended and has been preserved since the founding of Dayuan.

The emperor's delay in making a verdict on the case eventually aroused the indignation of court officials.

At the beginning, only a few ministers wrote to the emperor, asking him to strictly follow the laws of Dayuan to sentence the criminals, and not to show leniency to the criminals because their daughters had given birth to the prince.

The emperor kept such memorials in his palace and did not publish them. After half a month, the situation became more and more serious. Later, it evolved to the point that Zhang Guojiu argued in the court, and some officials threatened to fight for their lives.

It was unknown who instigated the students of the Imperial College, but when the emperor was attending the morning court, they gathered and knelt quietly outside the palace.

They knelt for two days without eating, drinking or moving.

Seeing that the matter could not be resolved amicably, the emperor had no choice but to ask Uncle Zhang to draft an imperial decree to execute all nine generations of the clan.

As soon as the news reached the harem, Concubine Rong knelt outside the Yangxin Palace for a long time and could not get up.

Every time the emperor passed by, Rongpin looked at him eagerly, kneeling quickly behind him, wanting to say a few words for her father.

Rongpin didn't dare to speak loudly, but she didn't want to lower her voice either. She always cried and told the emperor that her father was innocent and that someone must have deliberately framed him.

The emperor didn't pay much attention to her at first, but later he got really annoyed and kicked her away.

This case has been decided long ago. There is evidence and witnesses, and even your father has pleaded guilty. How dare you plead for him, saying he is innocent!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please believe me. My father has always been cautious and loyal to Your Majesty. How could he do such a thing? Please investigate this matter again and give my father justice.

That’s enough. Do you think I didn’t ask the officials of the previous dynasty to investigate it over and over again?

The emperor's eyes were cold, and there was an unremovable hostility in them.

After checking again and again, the result is always the same! I still say the same thing, even your father has signed and admitted that he did those things, what else do you want?

Your Majesty, Rongpin almost grabbed the corner of his clothes and begged, "Even if you don't consider my sake, please consider Min'er and spare my other family members."

I would like to, but do you know how many officials in the previous dynasty are watching this case? I have kept the memorials they submitted criticizing your family for half a month! Now the students of the Imperial College are sitting in protest, and as soon as I go to court, someone threatens to kill me. I really have to make a decision.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty...

No matter how I explain it to you, it just doesn't make sense. I have already made great efforts to save your and Min'er's lives. Why are you still greedy and still wanting more?

Your Majesty... Rongpin's hand slipped and her body fell softly.

When giving birth to the third prince, Rongpin had already developed a chronic illness. She knelt for too long today and was so emotional that she fainted.

Rongpin's illness this time was severe. She had a high fever and remained unconscious in bed for more than half a month.

When she woke up, all her family members had been executed.

She didn't shout or scream, nor did she cry or laugh, she just looked out the window quietly all day long.

Concubine Rong was stunned.

When she saw the emperor, she would not greet him, and when she saw her own son, she had almost no reaction.

The imperial doctors said that Concubine Rong's brain was damaged by the high fever.

In the first few days after Rongpin woke up, the emperor was still in the mood to go to Rongyue Pavilion every day to accompany her and endure her indifference.

But the emperor did not love this woman after all. After being ignored several times, he finally left in anger, ordering only the palace maids to take good care of Rongpin and the imperial physician to diagnose her once a month. He never set foot in Rongyue Pavilion again.

When the third prince's mother's family, which was already in decline, fell, the emperor dared not to make him the crown prince.

He was afraid that the empress would unite with her mother's family to take the third prince away to raise, causing him to have an "accident", and then use the young emperor to ascend the throne and control the government from then on.

From this perspective, it would be impossible to make the second or third prince the crown prince.

The emperor began to worry again. He was getting older. If he did not appoint a crown prince, once something happened to him, those with ulterior motives would most likely find an opportunity to destroy his empire.

Just when he was worried about the issue of appointing a crown prince and half of his hair turned white, it happened that Concubine Chen became pregnant.

There were few concubines in his harem, and none of them had been pregnant for years. The emperor had given up hope of having another prince, and thought of just picking one of the two princes at random, since it was like picking a general from a group of short men.

In fact, if he had to choose one, the emperor would prefer the second prince.

The third prince had congenital deficiencies, and it was unknown whether he could live to adulthood. Although the second prince had a bad luck in killing his mother, he was in good health.

Of course, if there was a choice, the emperor actually didn't want to choose between the second and third princes.

Now that the news of Concubine Chen's pregnancy has come, the Emperor feels as if he has heard heavenly music. It seems that his burning incense and praying for blessings at Anguo Temple over the years have been useful!

If Concubine Chen can successfully give birth to a prince, then the candidate for the crown prince will be decided, right?

Therefore, he did not dare to let Concubine Chen make any mistakes and sent heavy troops to surround Huayin Palace.

In fact, over the years, the emperor himself had vaguely realized that the queen probably had a great "contribution" to the fact that those children were not born smoothly.

Therefore, after Concubine Chen became pregnant, the emperor granted her special permission that she did not have to pay her respects to the empress every day and only needed to stay in the palace to take good care of her pregnancy.

The Queen was surprisingly docile and didn't say a bad word about Concubine Chen.

The emperor lived in fear for ten months, and finally waited until the concubine gave birth.

But the accident still happened after all.