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Emperor Jianning straightened his back and said, "I am the emperor first, and your junior second. If you as an elder can put yourself in the right position, I will naturally respect you. But if you want to rely on your status as an elder to make decisions about government affairs, then I will not give you this honor unless you ask for it first."

The eldest princess finally realized that now was not the time for her to act recklessly...

But after being so proud for so many years, I can't bring myself to say soft words.

"Good, good, good! My brother has really raised a good son!"

After struggling for half the night, the giant Buddha was finally sent away. Emperor Jianning frowned his aching brows.

The Lan family case has come to an end, and many more officials involved in the Mingyuan Marquis's mansion have been found. Although removing them one by one will not shake the foundation, there are so many omissions at once, and the operation of each department will be in trouble!

What’s more, the matter of Lord Mingyuan is not over yet, and Zhou Yuan has appeared.

It's really a headache.

When he was so worried that his head was dizzy, Wang Quan walked in quickly, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince wants to see you..."

Emperor Jianning quickly regained his composure and said, "Let him in..."

After a while, the prince walked in quickly.

"Your Highness, I bow to you, Father."

"Stand up, what are you doing here in the palace so late at night?"

The prince stood up and answered, "Today at the execution ground, the matter between Zhou Yuan and the criminal Lan has caused a lot of uproar. I think, since the origins of the two children born to Lan are questionable, why not withdraw the position of the prince's companion to avoid a bad influence..."

Emperor Jianning nodded and was about to agree when Wang Quan hurried in again, "Your Majesty, Concubine Fang from Zhaoyun Palace has submitted a complaint..."

"Show it up..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Quan hurriedly handed it over. Emperor Jianning unfolded it and read it. He then angrily slammed the petition on the imperial desk, "How can this be justified!"

The news that Concubine Fang was demoted and confined to her room for falsely conveying the Empress Dowager's order had spread throughout the palace, but everyone knew that she was being made a scapegoat.

As soon as Mu Ruge's identity was exposed today, Lady Fang filed a complaint. It was really timely!

Otherwise, your Majesty would be worried about what to do with Lady Shangyi, who is a female official in the inner court but frequently contacts court officials!

Ever since Mu Ruge found out that she was not of Duke Fuguo's bloodline, she fell into despair.

When Rong Shang Gong, the Queen's sidekick, broke into her room with her men, she was still a little overwhelmed.

When she came to her senses, she was already being escorted to the imperial study.

In the imperial study, His Majesty was there, the Crown Prince was there, Queen Qin was there, Concubine Xian was there, and even Concubine Fang and her daughter, who had been confined for a long time, were there. Mu Ruge knew what was going on. His Majesty might not have been able to guess the truth at the time, but it was difficult to make a decision due to his status.

Now that she has lost her respectable identity, she is of course easier to control.

However, not long after she entered the imperial study, the empress dowager arrived and angrily questioned Emperor Jianning, "What does the emperor want to do? Her mother made a mistake, so should it be blamed on a child?"

Emperor Jianning frowned. "The Queen Mother doesn't even know why I brought her here, but she's already subjectively assuming that I'm going to punish her because of her mother's affairs. Do you think that I, as the ruler of a country, am really so idle that I would personally punish a small female official for her crime?"

Queen Mother Lan sat down and said, "If it's not because of her mother, what else could it be? Ruge is just a female official in the inner court. What could she have done that would cause Your Majesty to bring her here overnight without even waiting until dawn?"

She glanced at the people present, and finally stopped at Lady Fang's face. "Wasn't she raped? Could it be that the matter of falsely conveying the imperial decree has been forgiven?"

"Whether it's okay or not, you shouldn't ask me, but ask this audacious Lady Shangyi! She was jealous and hateful. Not only did she want to use foot torture on the future Princess Ling, she also ordered people to smear oil on the road, trying to kill the Queen and Miss Mu. After the incident, she even threatened Concubine Fang with the princess's marriage and made Concubine Fang her scapegoat! If Concubine Fang hadn't been pregnant at the time, she would have died in vain! Queen Mother, tell me, are these sins enough for me to interrogate you overnight!"

Empress Dowager Lan naturally knew that all these things were done by Mu Ruge.

"Also, during the palace banquet, when Ning Sheng fell into the water, she was the one who instructed Lan Hui to lead the Yi crown prince to the lake! If Ning Sheng had been rescued by the Yi crown prince at that time, then it would have been Ning Sheng who went to the marriage. Yunxi is the apple of your eye, you should know what she is thinking, right?"

Queen Mother Lan was exposed and became angry and said, "Your Majesty, you don't want to interrogate Mu Ruge today. Your Majesty wants to interrogate me, right? Do you want to remove my title of Queen Mother first and put me in the Ministry of Justice for further trial?"

Queen Qin said hurriedly, "The Queen Mother is old, you should calm down. Miss Mu took your pulse last time, but she told me quietly to persuade you not to get angry easily, otherwise it will easily cause blood to rush to your brain and endanger your life..."

"You--" Queen Mother Lan suddenly felt dizzy, her vision went dark, she was gasping for breath, and she felt very uncomfortable.

"Hurry up and help the Queen Mother back to the palace to rest. Call the imperial physician!" Queen Qin ordered.

The people who served the Queen Mother hurriedly helped the man up and slowly left the imperial study. Mu Ruge did not say a word from beginning to end.

Murdering the Empress, threatening concubines, murdering the princess, any one of these charges could cost her life. Her defense was useless.

Fortunately, she left herself a way out...

She confessed to her crimes, but she was a female official after all. If Your Majesty wants to punish her, he must follow the national law and cannot execute her at will.

Before her execution, she will be imprisoned in the Dali Temple. As long as she is in the Dali Temple, she will have a chance of survival.

Therefore, when Emperor Jianning ordered her to be taken to the Dali Temple to await sentencing, no one noticed that she lowered her head with a smug smile at the corner of her lips.

The matter of falsely conveying the imperial edict was completely fictitious, and Concubine Fang's house arrest order was naturally lifted. Not only was the house arrest order lifted, but her position as a noble concubine was also restored.

Queen Qin and Concubine Xian personally sent her back to Zhaoyun Palace and left after comforting her.

After the Lan case was discovered, the number of soldiers patrolling Kyoto every day increased several times, and the number of officials whose homes were searched at night was so great that they could not be counted even if one added up their hands and feet.

It made people panic.

The common people didn’t understand the political situation, but those whose property was confiscated were not good people. They were also happy to watch the fun.

After the thieves attacked Qin's house several times at night without success, they gave up and did not dare to act rashly for the time being. Mu Qingyan also breathed a sigh of relief.

After Mu Xinshang was ordered by the prince not to enter the palace again, he stood in front of the mansion, hesitating, and did not dare to knock on the door.