If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

After the decree to strip Princess Guangning of her title and demote her to a commoner was announced, the scholars outside the palace finally dispersed.

But the impeachment by the Censorate did not stop.

In the court, the ministers were arguing with each other until their faces turned red.

Officials led by Prime Minister Zhang asked the emperor to abolish the title of Concubine Yao.

Led by Lord Lin, everyone supported Imperial Concubine Yao, believing that Princess Guangning was wrong, but not as wrong as the Imperial Concubine.

The emperor was so annoyed by the noise that he simply did not attend court for three days.

Later, it was Concubine Yao who asked to be deposed and apologized on behalf of her daughter.

"Mother, why do you have to do this? Father does not want to abolish your position as Imperial Concubine." The Second Prince came to see Imperial Concubine Yao and felt sad to see that she had lost a lot of weight.

Imperial Concubine Yao shook her head: "Even if the emperor makes me live in the cold palace, as long as he still trusts you, I can endure anything."

Anyway, as long as her son can make it to the end, her temporary suffering is nothing.

"Mother, if Guangning comes back, the Queen and the others will not let her go." The Second Prince was in great pain.

He wanted to be a good son to his father and a good emperor in the future.

But he couldn't kill his own sister.

Imperial Concubine Yao understood her son's pain, "The heart of an emperor is different from that of an ordinary person."

"Father is soft-hearted towards you." said the second prince.

Concubine Yao smiled silently, "That's because I have always obeyed your father and never done anything to disobey him."

He also needs someone to fight against Queen Qu. Otherwise, if the harem is allowed to be controlled by the Queen, the Feng family will have to rule the empire.

"We don't have time to be sad now. This time, the Queen encouraged scholars all over the world to attack Guangning. On the surface, it was aimed at Guangning, but in fact, it was to ruin your reputation."

"I have sent people to Annan to investigate the Qu family. I thought that since the Qu family had withdrawn from the capital, the direct factions would naturally be leaderless. It seems that as long as the queen and the fifth prince are alive, they will not give up."

"The Qu family is not their leader, Prime Minister Zhang is. He has always wanted our father to establish an heir." The second prince said coldly.

The Qu family has long been overpraised to the point that only a bunch of useless people are left. What use is old Madam Qu, the only person with a brain? She won't live for more than a few years and is not worth being afraid of at all.

Imperial Concubine Yao sneered, "The establishment of a legitimate heir is just an excuse for them to cover up their ambitions. The Fifth Prince is young, and the Queen is a fool. If the Fifth Prince really ascends the throne in the future, the Zhang family will have the final say in this world."

"Just go and deal with Guangning's matter. You must calm the anger of the scholars all over the world and save Guangning's life."

"As long as you can keep your life, you have to do it even if it means Guangning kneeling down to apologize."

The second prince's expression was grim. "How can Guangning be asked to kneel down and apologize? She will never agree to it even if she dies."

"You have to make her willing," said Concubine Yao.

"Unless you want all of us, mother and son, to die at the hands of the Queen." Concubine Yao forced her son to be cruel.

The second prince lowered his head in pain, "Mother, I know what to do."

……

Concubine Yao was stripped of her title of concubine and demoted to Concubine Yao, and the news soon spread outside the palace.

"Princess Yao... Doesn't this sound more like Concubine Yao? It would be better to be a noble concubine." Feng Yuanjia went to the Shen family to find Shen Suian, curled up on the couch with a cup of freshly brewed tea.

Shen Sui'an lowered his eyes slightly. This time, Concubine Yao was really dragged down by Guangning.

In the previous life, until the second prince ascended the throne, Concubine Yao had not been demoted.

She thought that the future path of the Second Prince would be difficult to shake. After all, among the princes, there was no one who could be his rival.

The emperor does not like the Qu family, and will not allow the fifth prince born to Queen Qu to become the crown prince. The eldest prince originally had a chance to compete, but after the incident with Concubine Xian, the emperor would definitely not favor him.

It’s a pity that Lu Yuan is not around, otherwise he would definitely be more aware of the current political situation.

"Sui Sui, what are you thinking about?" Feng Yuanjia saw that Shen Sui'an did not respond for a long time, so he reached out and pulled her sleeve.

Shen Sui'an came back to his senses, "Noble Concubine Yao was demoted, what about the Second Prince?"

"The emperor asked him to deal with the Guangning incident. He probably wants him to win back the hearts of the people." Feng Yuanjia shrugged.

"Then you'd better not go to the palace recently." Shen Sui'an said.

Feng Yuanjia said, "I am just a hostage, they dare not do anything to me."

Shen Sui'an whispered, "The King of Zhennan is behind you. If someone wants to use the King of Zhennan, then you are the last reason."

"You're right. If something happens to me for no apparent reason, my mother will definitely not let it go." Feng Yuanjia said seriously, "I'm bored in the mansion alone. Can I stay with you for a few days?"

"Okay." Shen Sui'an chuckled, "I'll go visit Sister Cheng later."

Feng Yuanjia said quickly, "I have prepared a gift. It is still at home. I will ask someone to get it. Let's go together."

No matter what the situation in the palace is, the people outside the palace have to go on with their lives.

Shen Sui'an knew that his abilities were still limited and he could not change the overall situation at all.

She waited and watched.

Ningshuang took the opportunity when Feng Yuanjia went to the bathroom and nodded to Shen Sui'an at the door.

Shen Sui'an walked out of the house.

"County Lady, when Princess Guangning learned that she was demoted to a commoner, she abandoned her guards and ran away. That man happened to save her and is now by her side. If Guangning died at this time, it might have a significant impact on the current situation in the capital."

Princess Guangning will become a commoner and be escorted back to the capital city. She may not be as arrogant and domineering as before.

Shen Sui'an raised his eyes and glanced at the azure sky. "Since ancient times, killing someone means paying with one's life."

……

Guangning's demotion to a commoner did indeed make many people breathe a sigh of relief.

But the price of two lives, being demoted to a commoner still cannot completely relieve her hatred. After all, as long as she is alive, it is possible to restore the dignity of a princess at any time.

Until the news of Princess Guangning's death was reported back to the capital.

The emperor, who had just begun to recover, was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted again.

When Queen Qu heard the news, she was so happy that she almost jumped out of her skin and couldn't wait to go to Zhaoxi Palace.

Concubine Yao was under house arrest and was unaware of Guangning's murder.

"Princess Yao, I am so sad. I heard that the scholar Guangning killed before had a brother who was a butcher. He looked more like the former prince consort. Guangning fell in love with him at first sight and used the same method to keep him like a dog."

"After learning that she was demoted to a commoner, she took the man and ran away."

"I don't know how the butcher will treat her. Will he chop her into pieces like a pig?"

"Oh, that's horrible."

"If I had known there would be such a retribution, I shouldn't have killed others so arbitrarily. You are right, aren't you, Princess Yao?"

Concubine Yao looked at Queen Qu expressionlessly, as if she was looking at a dead person.

When people are extremely sad, they are unable to vent their emotions.

Queen Qu was frightened and took a few steps back.

Concubine Yao turned around, picked up the scissors, and walked towards Queen Qu step by step.

"You...what are you going to do!" Queen Qu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She no longer dared to ridicule Concubine Yao and fled in panic.

Yao Fei fell to the ground exhausted.

She was so uncomfortable that she kept retching and was so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.

Guangning...

Her Guangning...