Yan Cairen was anxious. She had no idea why her daughter suddenly appeared here and what had happened.

But Concubine Yan understood one thing: if her daughter's answer was slightly wrong, their plan against Princess Luoyang would be exposed in front of everyone, and that layer of mask would be torn off.

The emperor doesn't mind sweeping them all into the abyss!

In the eyes of this cold man, the Second Prince and Jing Ning are probably not as good as a finger of Luoyang.

Even if he managed to get through this time, the end result would be that he would be secretly tortured bit by bit by the emperor until he was completely defeated.

But I can preserve the fig leaf on my face, at least, at least I can save my life.

Princess Jingning knelt on the cold floor, at a loss. Yan Xun beside her seemed like a dead person, unresponsive to the outside world.

She didn't know what to say and looked at other people in panic. Everyone avoided Princess Jingning's sight, even her closest relatives, her grandmother, lowered their heads and didn't look at her.

The emperor urged, "Jingning, why are you silent?"

Princess Jingning's mind was in a mess. She was woken up unexpectedly and found herself doing indecent things with her two personal maids.

Before he had time to get angry, he heard his father scolding his cousin outside. He realized that it was Luoyang's doing, so he ran out in anger.

Princess Jingning has no idea how to respond so that her father and others will believe her.

She cheered herself up and managed to make up two lies full of mistakes, but the emperor exposed them one by one.

In the end, Princess Jingning's face was covered in cold sweat, she couldn't utter a word, she just bit her lips and cried.

The emperor's smile made people feel even colder as he stared at his once beloved daughter.

Unprecedented silence.

"So, when facing an emperor, especially an emperor who holds great power and is suspicious and paranoid, the worst thing to do is to be smart and not tell the truth."

Ling Xiao tells Science a few things about the emperor's psychology in his mind:

"The emperor would not allow his concubines and children to unite and frame his favorites in the palace. He would regard this as a provocation to his authority.

I am still alive, and you dare to go against my will, do you want to be the emperor?"

"Of course, if you have the ability to do things perfectly, the emperor might even forgive you, but the problem is that he doesn't."

Something unexpected happened again. The person who went to check out the news that Princess Jingning had told the emperor was someone from the side hall.

Princess Jingning was terrified, she grabbed her clothes tightly and begged, "Father..."

Here, the emperor looked at Princess Jingning, whose smile became more and more sinister, and raised his eyebrows slightly:

"I'll give you one more chance, tell me everything"

Princess Jingning opened her mouth and told everything while crying, but she embellished the story a little.

It is said that the Yan family wanted to marry Princess Luoyang, but was afraid that Princess Luoyang would refuse due to some misunderstanding, so they resorted to this desperate measure to make the marriage a fait accompli.

Oh, now I understand. The people present finally figured things out.

He said it so nicely, but he just coveted Princess Luoyang's favor. Since he couldn't succeed openly, he did this dirty thing secretly.

As for the result, Yan Xun and Princess Jingning suffered a great loss.

Princess Luoyang is extremely capable and ruthless.

Ling Xiao didn't pretend to be a little white flower at this time, and said to the emperor with a smile:

"Father, my brother was deposed from the throne because of me. Concubine Yan and the others must hate me. Why are they trying to marry me?"

The emperor sneered:

"You are an ambitious person with a dirty mind. I want you, Miaoying, to persuade me to send the good grandson of the Yan family to the throne of the crown prince. Second Prince, am I right?"

The Second Prince had been feeling uneasy ever since he entered this small palace. As he saw things becoming increasingly unfavorable to him, he became more and more desperate.

Just in case.

What if my cousin and my mother covered it up, or if my father let it go because he thought I was his biological son?

Now that he had finally been pointed out by the emperor, the second prince knew he could not escape, so he knelt before the emperor, kowtowed repeatedly, and wept bitterly:

"It is my wishful thinking. I am guilty, but I just want Sister Luoyang to say a few good words for me. I have no intention of reinstating the Crown Prince."

After that, he said to Ling Xiao, "Sister Luoyang, Yan Xun is the most outstanding son of the Yan family. He is both civil and military, and he is also very self-disciplined.

My brother did plot against you, but he also sincerely wanted us to be closer."

"Host, he is so shameless!" The system was very angry.

Ling Xiao comforted him, "He is just desperate, who would believe this nonsense?"

The emperor didn't believe it, and he became even angrier. At this time, the second prince still dared to deceive the emperor. His crime was extremely heinous.

Therefore, the emperor did not even want to say a word to him. He locked his hawk-like sharp eyes on the Grand Secretary and ordered:

"I have announced to the world that the Second Prince is rebellious and immoral. I and he are no longer father and son."

The Grand Secretary nodded rapidly and agreed repeatedly.

The emperor issued several decrees in succession, demoting Yan Cairen to a commoner and banishing her to the cold palace.

Princess Jingning was stripped of her princess title, all her fiefs were taken away, and she was only treated as a member of the royal family. Officials were ordered to select a husband for her and she was to marry far away within half a month.

The Yan family was stripped of their titles, and all Yan clan officials who had no outstanding achievements were dismissed from their posts.

Before the Second Prince could even beg for mercy, he, along with his mother, concubine and sister, were dragged out by the chief eunuch who understood the Emperor's intention.

Those who hosted this palace banquet were in trepidation. The Emperor had smashed the Duke of Yan's Mansion into the mud, the Second Prince would never be able to stand up again, and Concubine Yan and Princess Jingning had a miserable end.

How could the fate of these people not scare those present?

Even the emperor's confidant, Duke Chengguo, did not dare to say a word.

Ling Xiao held the emperor's arm and shook it:

"The Second Prince and his brothers have evil intentions and have made a big mistake. As the saying goes, a mother is a bunch of fools, and that must be the problem with Concubine Yan's offspring. Just look at how other brothers and sisters are filial to their father, especially me, and you're not happy?"

The other princes and princesses who were called all showed admiring eyes.

The emperor patted Ling Xiao's hand and said with a smile, "You have the most crooked ideas. Okay, what are you all kneeling for? Get up!"

The atmosphere finally relaxed a little, and everyone followed the emperor back to the banquet, pretending that nothing had happened, and continued singing and dancing.

They are all good at pretending to be deaf and dumb.

In the end, the palace banquet lasted until late at night before everyone dispersed.

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