After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 194: Two Imperial Decrees of Dethronement

The next day, morning.

Emperor Jingyuan attended court as usual, but all the civil and military officials felt nervous when they saw that his majesty looked pale.

"Long live your majesty!"

"Everyone loves you!"

His Majesty's voice was not as strong as before. Realizing this, the ministers were in a state of confusion.

At this time, Qi Heng and all the princes were present in the hall, including Prince Huai and Prince Chen who were supposed to be recuperating in the mansion.

The ministers in the court were all very surprised. This was the first time the two princes had come to court after being injured, so they naturally received a lot of attention.

The ministers looked over and found that the two men looked normal, but upon closer inspection, they could still see that they were different from their previous high-spirited appearance, like eagles with broken wings.

The eyes of Prince Huai, who usually always had a smile on his face, were now filled with gloom and looked somewhat eerie.

Prince Chen no longer had the youthful aura of a high-spirited youth, and looked somewhat decadent. If anyone was seen staring at him for too long, that person would be glared at fiercely by his venomous eyes like a venomous snake.

In short, the mentality of the two people changed completely.

Qi Heng didn't pay any attention to Prince Huai and Prince Chen at all. Those two were no longer a threat to him. What he was thinking about now was how his father was going to deal with the Crown Prince's poisoning of him yesterday.

Yes, he had sent people to investigate the truth of the matter immediately after his father fainted from the poison. He already knew the truth before his father woke up.

The others, including the usually invisible Seventh Prince, Prince Su, and the usually low-key Fourth Prince, Prince Nan, all wanted to know how their father would deal with the crown prince.

Although the poisoning yesterday was hidden deeply, many people still knew the truth of the matter, and many ministers present had different thoughts.

"Li Jin, read it." Emperor Jingyuan glanced at the expressions of the people below and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jin respectfully held the imperial edict and bowed in the direction of Emperor Jingyuan.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall held their breath and pricked up their ears, afraid that they might have missed something.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: I am the one who rules the four seas. Since I ascended the throne, I have been worried day and night, wishing only for the country to be forever stable and the nation to be peaceful. However, the Crown Prince's behavior today has caused me great pain.

The prince should have cultivated himself and established virtues, and set an example for the world, but he formed a clique for personal gain, recruited many clique members, and attempted to seek personal gain, undermining the order of our court. What's worse, he framed loyal officials, causing loyal and good people to suffer injustice, and there was no righteousness in the court. Moreover, he was corrupt and embezzled money, completely ignoring the suffering of the people. He also forged evidence and deceived me, and his heart is worthy of death.

What is even worse is that they poisoned their compatriots, destroyed human ethics, killed their brothers and sisters, and had no mercy at all. They were even so bold as to poison and murder me. Such rebellious acts are intolerable to heaven.

Now, for the sake of our country and the well-being of the people, I depose the Crown Prince and demote him to a commoner.

Since the crown prince was deposed, his family members could not escape blame.

The Crown Princess and other concubines should have assisted the Crown Prince in cultivating his moral character, but they failed to fulfill their duty of admonishing and admonishing him. From today on, they will be demoted to commoners, imprisoned in a separate place, and reflect on their mistakes.

The prince's children are young and innocent, but they were born into the royal family and should be treated with respect. They are ordered to move out of the Eastern Palace and be placed under the care and upbringing of Qingyuan Temple. When they reach adulthood, their moral character and talent will be evaluated and their future will be decided.

I hope everyone will take this as a warning, fulfill their duties and not make the same mistakes.

Admire this. "

When this imperial edict was issued, everyone in the room was shocked.

The ministers subconsciously looked up at Emperor Jingyuan, and seeing that his majesty had no expression on his face, they quickly lowered their heads.

Before, the crown prince was only deposed verbally without the imperial edict being issued. But now it is a final decision and it is the imperial edict that deposes the crown prince!

It seems that the prince is completely out!

There was a flash of satisfaction in the eyes of Prince Huai and Prince Chen, and they both thought of the same thing.

Now that the prince has been deposed, it would be easy for them to take action later. They must make the prince experience everything that he has suffered, otherwise the hatred will be hard to let go!

Everyone thought that was the end of it, but unexpectedly Li Jin took out another imperial edict.

The ministers bowed their heads and looked straight ahead, and you could hear a pin drop.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: The Empress has lost her virtue, has not taught her son well, and has been implicated by the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is now deposed and demoted to a commoner. The Empress is also to blame, and from today on she will be deposed and banished to the cold palace as a warning to others. I hope all officials will take this as a warning, abide by the duties of a minister, and be loyal to the country. I decree this."

The two consecutive imperial edicts of dethronement dealt a heavy blow to the ministers in the hall.

The queen was deposed!

The prince really has no power to react!

This is the common voice of everyone present at the moment.

The prince's faction is completely gone.

Naturally, there were some who were happy and some who were worried at the scene. Now that the crown prince was gone, any of the princes who were old enough could be the final successors, so at this moment many ministers were secretly looking at the princes who were standing upright in front of them.

Among them, most people were staring at Qi Heng, but there were also many ministers staring at the other princes, but these gazes were very subtle.

Qi Heng looked calm, but he looked up at his father with some worry.

The Crown Prince and the Empress were deposed, and the one who was most upset about this was the Emperor Father. His suspicion had probably only grown worse during these days. He could not help but tell himself that he must be more careful in his words and actions during this period, otherwise, all his efforts might be in vain. The Emperor Father was not only his father, he was also an emperor with great power. His mind was unpredictable, and no one knew who he would attack in the next second.

At this moment, not only Qi Heng thought so, many smart people also tried to reduce their presence as much as possible.

Then, the ministers involved in the winter hunting incident in Xishan a few days ago began to discuss...

This morning court session was the longest one in recent years, ending only at the end of the hour of Wei.

The ministers left the morning court exhausted, and then went to work on the tasks assigned by His Majesty.

Qi Heng was also assigned a task, which was to escort the deposed crown prince and his family out of the Eastern Palace. He didn't understand why his father gave him this task.

At this time, the East Palace.

Qi Heng arrived with a group of guards.

As soon as they arrived, they saw the prince sitting at the gate with a pot of wine in his hand. His shirt was open on his chest, his eyes were bloodshot, his hair was disheveled, and he was drinking by himself with his head tilted back, as if he had not noticed the arrival of Qi Heng and others at all.

Qi Heng glanced at the empty surroundings, with no expression on his face. He walked straight forward and bowed to the prince sitting on the ground, saying, "Brother, my father has ordered that you must move out of the East Palace today."

Upon hearing this, the prince no longer pretended not to see Qi Heng. He just drank the remaining wine in his hand and threw the empty wine jug aside, making a sharp cracking sound. Then he raised his eyes to look at his fifth brother, who was neatly dressed and had a noble temperament.

There were also many imperial guards standing behind the fifth prince with expressionless faces.

“Hahahahahahahahahahaha…” The prince suddenly started laughing, his voice was crazy, and he laughed until his stomach hurt.