The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

While the ministers were still passing the letter around, Jiang Gelao stepped forward and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the late Crown Prince was kind, generous, intelligent, filial, and upright, with both moral integrity and talent. However, the Wei family had evil ambitions and colluded with Northern Qi, causing the late Crown Prince to die unjustly. Fortunately, the truth has come to light now. It is not a pity that Wei Tiankuang died a thousand times! Please, Your Majesty, seek justice for the late Crown Prince!"

"Your Majesty, please seek justice for the late prince!" all the ministers shouted.

After a long while, Emperor Zhaolie finally spoke: "Announce to the world, the former crown prince Chu Rong was framed and killed by the Wei family in collusion with Northern Qi!"

Emperor Zhaolie spoke very slowly, and every word he said was so moving that it bleeds with tears.

"Now he is posthumously named the virtuous king and moved to the imperial mausoleum."

The former crown prince was wrongly accused of colluding with Northern Qi, and after his death he was not even allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum.

Chu Heng lowered his eyes, his chest churning.

Mother, brother, did you see it?

Emperor Zhaolie said fiercely: "Tomorrow at noon, all members of the Wei family will be beheaded in public!"

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

Taking the royal family's reputation into consideration, they finally decided to reward Wei Lingyi with a cup of poisoned wine.

Eunuch Quan went there in person and pushed open the door of the cold palace, only to see Wei Lingyi sitting in the room, as if she had been waiting for his death.

"Wei Shi, we are here to personally send you off."

Wei Lingyi chuckled, slowly stood up, and looked at the dazzling sunlight outside, which was as dazzling as the fire that trapped Lin Nanyin that day.

"Think of me, Wei Lingyi. I learned to read at the age of three, wrote poetry at the age of seven, became famous at the age of twelve, and entered the palace at the age of sixteen. My family background, appearance, and talent were all on par with others, but I lost to a commoner girl who was not as talented and had a lower family background than me. How could I accept this? How could I not hate her?"

"Go back and tell him that I don't regret anything I've done! He was the first to let me down! Even if Lin Nanyin wants to blame someone, she should blame him for being incompetent. He had to rely on my father, he couldn't protect their child, and he let down the two women who loved him!"

After Wei Lingyi finished speaking, she picked up the wine glass.

"I, Wei Lingyi, have no regrets!" After saying that, she drank it all in one gulp.

When Eunuch Quan returned to report, Emperor Zhaolie asked, "Did she say anything?"

Eunuch Quan was about to speak but stopped.

"Tell it like it is."

Eunuch Quan repeated what he said, and Emperor Zhaolie remained silent for a long time after listening.

Suddenly he burst into a violent coughing fit, which frightened Eunuch Quan so much that he rushed forward to give him water and pat his back.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself! That Wei is unrepentant, don't take her words to heart!"

After a long time, the coughing subsided a little and Emperor Zhaolie waved his hand.

"Wei Lingyi is right. I am the one who has let Nanyin down and Rong'er down. I am the one who deserves to die the most! After I finish the last thing, I will personally go and apologize to them and their son."

After Emperor Zhaolie finished speaking, he slowly stood up and walked towards the side hall, where the tablet of Queen Lin was enshrined.

He waved his hand to let Eunuch Quan leave, and he entered the hall. He looked at the tablet of Queen Lin, and finally held the tablet in his arms.

He sat on the ground with his back against the altar, hugged the tablet, said sorry over and over again, and finally sobbed.

……

In the cell, Wei Tiankuang sat in the corner, looking up at the small window. From dawn to dusk, his posture never changed.

Suddenly, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard, and finally stopped outside Wei Tiankuang's cell.

The jailer unlocked the cell door and said respectfully, "General, please!"

Jiang Xiubai nodded: "Thank you."

Wei Tiankuang turned his head only after hearing Jiang Xiubai's voice.

Jiang Xiubai entered the cell, looked around, and asked, "Are you used to it?"

"It doesn't matter whether you are used to it or not. I didn't expect that you would still be willing to come and see me."

Wei Tiankuang's voice was flat, and no emotion could be heard.

"When did you find out?" Wei Tiankuang asked.

"When I returned to the capital to serve as the fourth princess's secret guard."

If Cheng Jiuyuan hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have become suspicious, let alone investigated.

Wei Tiankuang smiled bitterly: "I really shouldn't have let you return to Beijing."

The reason he was asked to return to Beijing that time was to let him enter the palace to assist Lingyi, but he didn't expect that he would be sent to Qing'er.

Jiang Xiubai stood not far from Wei Tiankuang, and his emotions could not be seen clearly in his eyes.

"Do you regret it? With your ability, even if you didn't collude with Northern Qi and didn't do such a cruel thing, you could still become a hero in the hearts of the people and have the power you have now."

Wei Tiankuang shook his head: "You don't understand. I didn't have time to think too much at that time. Time didn't wait for me. If I had acted slower, the world would have belonged to Chu Rong long ago."

"But what about now? What have you got? The entire Wei family was executed, the queen was sentenced to death, and the prince was imprisoned. Is this what you wanted?"

Wei Tiankuang didn't speak for a long time, then he sighed, "I admire you very much. You have a clear distinction between love and hate. My love and admiration for you are not false. I, Wei Tiankuang, may be cruel to others, but I trust my relatives wholeheartedly and give them everything I have."

This time it was Jiang Xiubai's turn to remain silent.

If it weren't for Wei Tiankuang's trust, he wouldn't have been so successful.

"Before I learned the truth, my admiration for you was not false at all."

Wei Tiankuang nodded. "Can I ask you a question? Are you from Chu Ze or Chu Heng?"

"I am not anyone's man. Whoever truly serves the people is worthy of my following."

This time he was only cooperating with the Fifth Prince temporarily. If the Fifth Prince was not sincere in serving the people, he would not work for him.

Wei Tiankuang laughed out loud, and his laughter was extremely hearty.

"why are you laughing?"

"You haven't changed at all. You've always been stubborn and wanted to be a hero in the hearts of the people. This is great! It shows that I can teach good people!"

Who originally wanted to be a bad guy? He used to want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but things are unpredictable, and there are very few people who can stick to their original intentions.

"Go! Remember your words today, and be a true hero in the hearts of the people!"

Jiang Xiubai stood there for a long time and said, "I won't see you off tomorrow."

After saying this, Jiang Xiubai resolutely turned around and left.

Wei Tiankuang withdrew his gaze after a long time, and stared at the small window in a daze again.

When Jiang Xiubai returned to the mansion, a girl in pink rushed over, calling out "Xiaobai".

The maid ran after her: "Miss Qingqing, please run slower, don't fall!"

The girl in pink threw herself into Jiang Xiubai's arms, hugged his waist, and smiled happily.

"Xiaobai, you're back?"

The girl looked innocent and had no awareness of the differences between men and women.

Jiang Xiubai rubbed her head lovingly: "Yeah, what did you play today?"

"Give Baibai a bath. Baibai was naughty and splashed me with water."

As soon as the words came out, a snow-white puppy ran towards the two of them and acted coquettishly at the girl's feet.

The girl quickly bent down and picked it up: "Baibai, don't run around like a naughty boy, what if you get caught by the bad guys?"

Jiang Xiubai said softly: "There won't be any bad guys anymore."

"Yes! There are bad guys, the bad guys from last time, they, they..."

Jiang Qingqing's face turned pale, her eyes were filled with fear, and her whole body was shaking.

Seeing that she was about to have another outburst, Jiang Xiubai immediately hugged her in his arms and comforted her gently.

"Qingqing, don't think about it! Don't think about it! Brother Xiaobai is here! Brother Xiaobai won't let you get hurt again!"

Seeing this, the maid immediately said, "I will go and ask the doctor to come!"