The legitimate daughter is reborn and the fake Bai Lian is completely panicked

Emperor Ren De already knew his identity, but had not publicly executed him for the sake of royal dignity.

Unexpectedly, he actually had the intention of rebellion.

Thinking of this, Emperor Ren De said, "Jing'er, Jing'er."

"You have been kind and studious since childhood. I made you the crown prince because I hope you can inherit the throne one day."

"But you disappoint me so much!"

"You formed a clique for personal gain, murdered Zhongniang, raised private soldiers, and plotted rebellion. I deserve the death penalty for everything you did!"

The prince's entire body was shaking as he looked up at Emperor Ren De in disbelief.

"Father, these things were done by Mother and Duke Lin. They have nothing to do with me!"

"I was deceived and had no idea!"

"Now that the evidence is conclusive, you still want to quibble!" Emperor Ren De said angrily.

"I trust you so much, yet you have done so many things. I don't believe that you don't know anything about what your mother has done!"

"If you were upright, why would those cases in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple point directly to you?"

"Why do you imprison so many people in the East Palace? Do you want me to explain all these things to you one by one?"

The atmosphere in the court was a little too depressing.

The officials held their breath and dared not make a sound.

The prince gritted his teeth, put his hands on the ground, and beads of sweat dripped down his forehead.

Now that the Queen is gone, Duke Lin is gone, and my identity is being questioned, I'm afraid today...

"Father."

The prince raised his eyes slightly and looked towards Emperor Ren De who was sitting on the high seat.

"Please forgive me, father, and spare my life."

"Please spare my life, father!"

Emperor Ren De looked gloomy, "Announce the decree!"

"Crown Prince Murong Jing has lived in the Eastern Palace for many years. He should have strictly observed filial piety and brotherly love. However, he formed a clique for personal gain, persecuted loyal officials, raised private soldiers, and intended to rebel. This is truly unacceptable to the world. He is unfit to succeed the throne. From today on, an imperial decree is issued to depose him, demote him to a commoner, and expel him from Yanjing, and he is not allowed to return!"

"Father..." The prince looked up at Emperor Ren De and saw that his eyes were gloomy.

"Is your Majesty so cruel that you want to demote me to a commoner?"

Ren De said angrily, "Do you want me to order you to be executed?"

"If it weren't for your mother, I would have ordered you to be executed long ago."

"Someone, drag him away!"

As soon as Emperor Ren De finished speaking, two guards came in from the door and dragged the prince out of the hall.

The prince trembled, "I know I was wrong, please spare my life, father."

"Please give me a lighter punishment, Father!"

But no matter how he shouted, Emperor Ren De remained calm.

He looked at the civil and military officials with a sullen face.

"My dear ministers, if you have anything else to say, please submit it. If there is nothing else, I will adjourn the court."

The officials did not dare to speak, and the prince's former retainers all walked with their heads lowered, not daring to look at Emperor Ren De.

After the court affairs were over, Shen Mi also received the news at the Shen family.

Emperor Ren De ordered the Prince's Mansion to be raided, and all previous documents, files and evidence were presented to him by the Ministry of Justice.

This also includes the death of Marquis Pingyang.

Emperor Rende slammed his palm on the table, "It turns out that the death of Marquis Pingyang was also planned by him and the Queen."

"I have been in power for so many years, but they and their son treat me like a fool!"

Eunuch Lai Fu came over and said, "Your Majesty, calm down."

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the royal family's reputation, spared his life, which is already a great gift to him."

"However, there are only two princes left, Prince Jin and Prince Rui. I am afraid that the civil and military officials will force Your Majesty to appoint a new crown prince."

Emperor Ren De narrowed his eyes slightly, "I haven't killed you yet, so these people want me to abdicate?"

"Although the prince has been demoted, he is still a disaster."

"If he makes any more trouble, kill him."

Emperor Rende leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Now, Prince Jin is still immature."

"This King Rui is too arrogant and domineering, and is also a disaster."

"I would like to carefully select a few veteran officials to assist the King of Jin."

Emperor Rende put down the memorial in his hand and said quietly, "Prince Rui is more powerful than the emperor, and it will be disadvantageous to our Great Yan in the end."

"If he has a child and covets the throne, it will be a disaster for our Great Yan."

"I have to consider the future of Dayan."

Eunuch Lai Fu's face froze and he looked at Emperor Ren De in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, although King Rui is a little arrogant, he is a man of affection and justice after all."

"He has never had the intention to compete for the throne. Moreover, the Prince of Jin is his brother. He will not do anything excessive."

Emperor Rende snorted coldly. "He is a man of uncertain moods. Even I cannot see through him. If he has children in the future, he may have ambitions for the throne."

"Now, the identity of the second young lady of the Shen family has changed, but he insists on marrying her. I am a little disappointed."

"What's more, Shen Mi is very likely the daughter of Emperor Li. With all these factors, the future of Great Yan is unpredictable."

Eunuch Lai Fu sighed, "Your Majesty should think this is a good thing."

"King Rui finally has a soft spot."

"If we talk about hardship, His Royal Highness Prince Rui has suffered more than anyone else."

"This Miss Shen has had a rough life."

"They are a pair of star-crossed lovers. Your Majesty, why should you interfere?"

Emperor Ren De sat on the dragon throne, thinking about what Eunuch Lai Fu said.

Although Murong Che is arrogant and lawless.

But every time I think of his first half of life, the many years he spent away from the royal family.

After being locked up in the black market arena for so many years, his desire to kill him was reduced by half.

He took a deep breath. "If Prince Rui could change his character and stop coveting the throne, I wouldn't have to worry so much about the future of Great Yan."

"I am sorry for him. I made him suffer so much."

"But I am the Son of Heaven. I must learn to strike a balance and help a good crown prince ascend the throne."

"In the past, the prince was not easy to mess with, and he could compete with him."

"But now, Huai An is kind-hearted and is no match for him at all."

He turned and looked at Eunuch Lai Fu.

"Send someone to call the left prime minister and all the officials above the third rank in the court to come to my imperial study."

"I have something important to discuss with them."

Eunuch Lai Fu nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty."

……

The news that the prince was demoted to a commoner soon reached Shen Mi's ears.

Yunlan came in from outside and handed him a letter.

"Miss, this is Master Yu's letter. Now that the Crown Prince's Mansion has been raided, Master Yu has returned to Wangjing Tower."

"He said he wanted to stay in Yanjing for half a year to watch the young lady get married."

Shen Mi slowly opened the letter paper. The handwriting on it was neat. It was from Yu Zian.

She lowered her eyes, "Brother was willing to take such a big risk for me. Now I think I owe him too much."

"I have known him since I was five years old, and he has always protected me over the years."

He looked at Yun Lan and said, "Some other day, you and I will go and pick something out and give it to Brother."

"It's also a thank you for coming all the way to Yanjing and taking care of my affairs."

Yun Lan nodded, "Miss, you knew before that Master Yu doesn't like gold and silver."

"But he kept all the things the young lady gave him carefully."

"Before I left, Master Yu asked me to tell Miss something."

Shen Mi frowned, "What?"

Yun Lan said: "Master Yu said that the young lady is not the princess of Li Kingdom."

"Miss Jean, never admit that you are a princess of a foreign country."

"He said that if you admit it, he won't be able to protect you then."

Shen Mi nodded, "I understand."

After the letter was burned, Shen Mi stood up from his chair.

"You and I will change our clothes and go see the prince."