A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Chen Zheng's heart skipped a beat and he knelt tremblingly in the middle of the hall.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty."

Emperor Xuande sneered, "I didn't ask you if you are guilty or not, I asked you how to deal with this matter."

Chen Zheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...should be executed according to the law."

He is the chief minister of the cabinet and has followed the emperor for many years, so he understands the emperor's temperament best.

Begging for mercy at this time would only anger the emperor further.

Song Zan suddenly sneered and said sarcastically, "Didn't Elder Chen say that the Crown Prince rebelled for the sake of the country?"

"You are really two-faced. Whatever you say is right, Elder Chen. If today's incident is recorded in the history books, Elder Chen will also be remembered in history."

Emperor Xuande snorted coldly, "As the prince's tutor, Chen Zheng failed to teach and advise the prince. Instead, he echoed the prince's rebellion, showing no responsibility as the prime minister of the dynasty."

"How can such a person be the head of all officials?"

"Issue an order to remove Chen Zheng from all official posts. Give him fifty strokes of the cane and send him back to his hometown."

"Descendants of the Chen family will never be allowed to serve as officials. All officials in office who are descendants of the Chen family will be dismissed."

The last glimmer of light in Chen Zheng's eyes suddenly disappeared.

Then he kowtowed three times and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Emperor Xuande did not take his life directly, but it is hard to say whether he could still survive after being beaten with fifty sticks.

After dealing with Chen Zheng, Emperor Xuande looked at the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.

Xian Fei saw through his murderous intentions at a glance and immediately knelt down to plead, "Your Majesty, the prince is your own son after all, please spare his life."

"He was instigated by someone, otherwise he would never do such a thing."

Emperor Xuande looked at Concubine Xian with an inexplicable expression, "Do you think I am a fool who can be played around by you?"

"Is he really trying to kill me? Can't I see it?"

"And you, leading the ladies and families of various mansions in the side hall today, weren't you also trying to threaten the court officials?"

After speaking of Concubine Xian, Emperor Xuande looked at the Second Prince again.

The second prince knew that he could not escape death today, so he prepared a lot of words, waiting for his father to ask him, so that he could say them all.

Of course, he was not begging for mercy. He just wanted to talk about the grievances and unwillingness he had suffered over the years, and wanted to question a few more questions on behalf of his deceased mother.

But Emperor Xuande's gaze only stayed on his face for a moment and then left, with no intention of interrogating him.

It seemed...he was not worth questioning.

The second prince laughed at himself. He was a child who was despised by his father from birth to death.

After Emperor Xuande shifted his gaze away from the Second Prince, he spoke in a cold voice, "Immediately announce that Crown Prince Zhou Jianyuan intends to rebel, which is extremely high treason, and he should be executed. Depose the Crown Prince, demote him to a commoner, and tomorrow... take him to the Imperial Clan Prison."

He originally wanted to behead the prince the next day, but since he was the child he had carefully raised, he softened his heart. Beheading was changed to detention, which was considered to have spared the prince's life.

"Zhou Jianzhong was conspiring for treason and should be executed. He should be demoted to a commoner and beheaded."

"The virtuous concubine indulged her son in treason, and shall be beheaded."

"Rong this fellow conspired with the crown prince to rebel, and his entire family shall be executed."

"The rest of the accomplices will be dealt with one by one by the cabinet."

"From now on, Shen Zhixiu will be the chief minister of the cabinet, in charge of all officials."

"Prince Gong Zhou Hongshen is appointed Crown Prince. The Ministry of Rites will select a date to hold the enthronement ceremony."

Emperor Xuande issued one decree after another, and some people present were happy while others were worried.

Officials close to the Song and Shen families all knew that good days were coming.

Officials from the crown prince's faction were filled with despair. Even though most of them did not participate in the rebellion, they had no hope of promotion.

Song Hongshen and Shen Zhixiu knelt down to accept the order and express their gratitude.

However, Concubine Xian looked at Emperor Xuande with her eyes wide open, and suddenly laughed twice.

"Your Majesty actually appointed Song Hongshen as the crown prince. This is truly ridiculous."

Emperor Xuande rebuked him coldly, "Don't talk nonsense. He is the legitimate son of me and Zi Ning. He has a noble status and outstanding talents. He is naturally the best candidate for the crown prince."

Concubine Xian looked at Emperor Xuande as if he were watching a joke, "Legitimate son? What kind of legitimate son is he?"

"I didn't want to say it, but your majesty did this today. I'm afraid if I don't say it, I won't be able to face the royal elders after I leave."

"In fact, Song Hongshen is not the emperor's biological son at all, but the child of Song Zining and King Zhan."

"I once saw the late queen and the prince of war having a secret meeting. When they were rolling on the bed, they didn't know what heaven and earth were, let alone remember your majesty."

"Song Zining called the War King's name so charmingly."

Song Zan was furious when he heard this and was about to kick Concubine Xian twice.

Shen Zhixiu stretched out his hand to stop Song Zan, signaling him not to move rashly.

Emperor Xuande angrily rebuked him, "You are talking nonsense. With the King of Qi's test as proof, who dares to say he is not my son?"

Concubine Xian said indignantly: "Prince Qi? Prince Qi and Shen Zhixiu are close friends, and the Shen family and the Song family have a close relationship. Who knows if Prince Qi used some tricks on purpose?"

"If Song Hongshen is your Majesty's son, why would Song Zining suddenly leave the palace when she was about to give birth, and want to fake her death and get away from the capital?"

"From your perspective, my separation from the Emperor is fake, and my reunion with the War King is real."

There was a flicker of excitement in Concubine Xian's deep eyes. Since she was going to be executed, the living people couldn't expect to live well.

She had no evidence, but these words would definitely take root in the emperor's heart.

When the emperor grew older and became more suspicious, Song Hongshen and the Song family were in trouble.

Even if she dies, she will take someone with her.

Emperor Xuande took two deep breaths, unable to believe that what Concubine Xian said was true.

He then asked, "If you dare to tell a lie, I will let everyone in your Leng family be buried with you."

But Concubine Xian was about to die, so how could she care about the Leng family?

Upon hearing this, she immediately swore, "What I said is true. Your Majesty can investigate thoroughly. If what I said is false, I am willing to pay for it with the lives of all the people in the Leng family."

What she said was just a lie. There was no way to find out about this matter. Even if it was found out, the emperor would not be so foolish as to implicate the Leng family.

The virtuous concubine was very proud at this time. They lost, but the Song family didn't win either.

Shen Zhixiu suddenly raised his head and looked at Concubine Xian: "Are you really willing to guarantee the lives of the Leng family?"

"Let me put it this way. I don't want the lives of the Leng family either. If what the virtuous concubine said is false, the Leng family will be expelled from the capital. The descendants of the Leng family will not be allowed to serve as officials, and it will be written in the family tree that it was because the virtuous concubine deceived the emperor that the Leng family was implicated."

"Does your Majesty dare?"