Long Live the Empress

The old emperor wanted to impose a heavy sentence, but thinking of Su Keqi who was training troops in the frontier, the old emperor had to take some things into consideration. "Pass on my decree. Su Zhiwei, a fourth-rank military commander, has misbehaved. Considering his past meritorious service, I will spare him the death penalty, but punish him with fifty strokes of the cane and demote him to the rank of seventh-rank lieutenant."

Su Zhiwei had expected the old emperor's order. Compared with the death penalty, being demoted is the best outcome. Only by staying alive can he have a chance to take revenge! "I accept your order... Thank you."

The old emperor waved his hand, and Su Zhiwei went down to receive the punishment himself.

Yue Tianhong was a little scared. His uncle had been punished with fifty lashes of the cane, so he certainly couldn't escape.

"Yue Tianhong has evil intentions. He shall be severely punished with fifty lashes of the cane and shall be banned from officialdom for life!" Although the old emperor was a little confused, he was still very cautious in employing people. Someone like Yue Tianhong would be a corrupt official even if he became an official.

Yue Tianhong had been spoiled since childhood and had never been beaten before. After hearing the old emperor's words, he cried and begged for mercy. The chief eunuch gave a look, and two guards dragged Yue Tianhong away.

Yue Hanwen kept hearing the words “Yue Tianhong will never be allowed to enter the officialdom”. Yue Tianhong is all his hope. If his only son cannot enter the officialdom, who can the Prime Minister’s Mansion rely on in the future?

The officials thought that was the end of it, but unexpectedly the old emperor looked at Yue Hanwen again, "Yue Hanwen is the prime minister, but he can't even be fair. It really disappoints me, so I demote Yue Hanwen to the second rank of Zhongshu Ling. Go back and report on your work!"

Yue Hanwen was stunned. He was demoted. From now on, he was no longer a first-rank official, but a small Zhongshu Ling, and he had to obey Shangshu Ling. Yue Hanwen thought about it and felt that only Jiu Qiansui could make the old emperor withdraw his order, so he hurriedly called Yue Jinghao and signaled Yue Jinghao to beg Jiu Qiansui.

Yue Jing looked at Yue Hanwen blankly and winked at her, "What happened to father's eyes?"

Yue Hanwen was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Just as he was about to open his mouth to scold, he heard Jiu Qian Sui say sinisterly: "Since Lord Yue has an eye disease, he must not be qualified to be the Minister of the Central Secretariat. Then he should become a third-rank Palace Attendant!"

The old emperor was not angry at all because Yan Liyuan changed his will. "Your Highness, your words make sense. Why don't you step down, Lord Yue?"

Yue Hanwen used to be a first-rank prime minister, standing at the top of all officials, but now he is only a third-rank minister, and can only squeeze in among the officials. Yue Hanwen really couldn't accept this gap, but he had no choice but to put the blame on Yue Jinghao.

Yan Liyuan looked at Yue Jinghao who was kneeling in front of the palace, "Your Majesty, those who should be punished have been punished, and those who have been wronged should be comforted!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Come here, give Yue Jinghao five South China Sea luminous pearls, two Persian carpets, ten rolls of flowered gauze, a pair of jadeite head ornaments, and one hundred taels of gold!" As soon as the old emperor opened his mouth, eunuchs and palace maids came into the hall holding rewards.

Yue Jinghao calmly bowed to the old emperor to express her gratitude and did not become complacent about the reward.

The old emperor was very satisfied with Yue Jinghao, who was not easily surprised by fame or disgrace. He did not expect that Yue Hanwen could raise such a well-educated daughter.

The prince has also been staring at Yue Jinghao. Although she looks much different than the first time, she is still inferior to Yue Jinghong. In addition, Yue Hanwen was the prime minister before, so it was reasonable to make his legitimate daughter the crown princess. Now that Yue Hanwen is no longer the prime minister, she is no longer qualified to be the crown princess...

After the morning court session, no one moved. Yan Liyuan walked over to Yue Jinghao, who was still kneeling on the ground, and sneered, "You're not leaving. Are you waiting for tomorrow's morning court session?"

If it weren't for the fact that Yan Liyuan was her ally, Yue Jinghao would have strangled Yan Liyuan to death. This man had never said a single pleasant word. But there were so many people watching in the palace, and she couldn't embarrass Yan Liyuan in public, so she stood up silently and stood three feet behind Yan Liyuan.

Yan Liyuan turned his back to Yue Jinghao and did not move. Yue Jinghao immediately moved to half a meter away from Yan Liyuan. Only then did Yan Liyuan leave with satisfaction.

Everyone looked at each other and told their families not to offend Yue Jinghao in the future. They must stay away from her because she has the support of the Ninth Thousand Years Old. Look at the three people today, they are all Yue Jinghao's blood relatives, but they still ended up being beaten and demoted?

The prince started to wonder in his heart again, what was going on between Yue Jinghao and Jiu Qiansui? Today in the palace, Jiu Qiansui spoke in favor of Yue Jinghao, what was the relationship between the two of them? If Jiu Qiansui really valued Yue Jinghao so much, then if he made Yue Jinghao the crown princess, would Jiu Qiansui support him?