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Other letters may have the suspicion of collusion, but this letter to the Zheng family is purely a threatening letter.

The imprisoned Fourth Prince did not know that the Zheng family had been exiled, so he threatened Zheng Shizhong in the letter that if he did not find a way to rescue him, he would report the Zheng family for treason. He also hinted that he had prepared the evidence, and in order to make Zheng Shizhong believe it, he also mentioned some of the contents of the letter.

Now the old emperor couldn't pretend not to understand.

The old emperor actually knew that the Zheng family was framed, but he could not find any evidence. In addition, the person who reported it was a relative of the Zheng family, so he had no choice but to deal with it.

However, he had tried to give a light sentence, otherwise how could it be possible that no one in the Zheng family died for the crime of treason?

Now that there is evidence, whether or not to overturn the verdict has become a big problem.

At this time, the Zheng family had just been exiled for more than ten days. For the emperor, overturning the Zheng family's verdict now would seem a bit like a misjudgment of people and a change of orders, but it was not impossible.

The problem is that in order to overturn the verdict, the person who framed the Zheng family must be handed over. The person who framed the Zheng family was the fourth prince, who was also his son.

It is understandable that his son was imprisoned for attempting to usurp the throne, after all, he had not yet done so.

But framing a minister for treason is touching the bottom line, not to mention that this minister is a great general who protects the country. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a weapon of the country.

Once this matter is made public, the fourth son must be executed to appease the anger of the Zheng family and the people.

It wasn't that he loved this son that much, but it wasn't worth it to have his son die just because of a minister...

In addition, he was also worried that even if he killed his fourth son, the Zheng family would still have a rift with the royal family, and the prince was kind-hearted, and he might not be able to subdue the Zheng family after he ascended the throne.

The old emperor was troubled for two days, calculating the gains and losses over and over again.

To rehabilitate the Zheng family now would mean, on the one hand, executing his son, and on the other hand, his reputation would be somewhat tarnished.

After the prince ascended the throne, he issued a general amnesty and released the people. The prince felt grateful to the Zheng family for their help and was not afraid that the Zheng family would be disloyal to him.

As for whether the prince would execute his fourth son in order to appease the Zheng family, it was none of his business. After all, he would not be around when the prince ascended the throne.

If the prince really executed his brother, it would prove that he could distinguish the importance of things at critical moments, which is also a quality that an emperor must have. He would feel relieved instead.

The prince is good in other aspects except that he is too generous. If the fourth son can become that whetstone, then his death will be worthwhile.

The old emperor finally chose the path that was most beneficial to the royal family.

How could Zheng Changying not be filled with resentment when he knew all this?

As for how Zheng Changying knew all this...it was also a miserable process.

The old emperor knew all this, but he couldn't tell anyone, otherwise he would inevitably be branded as a tyrant.

Even the crown prince cannot say anything, even though this decision was made more for his own consideration.

But it was uncomfortable to hold it in, so the old emperor went to the second courtyard of the fourth prince.

The courtyard is full of his people, and even if the Fourth Prince doesn't die, he can never leave here, so it won't be a big problem even if he tells him.

It is said that the Fourth Prince found that the letter fell into oblivion after it was sent out. What else could he not understand?

As a result, when he saw the old emperor coming in disguise, he initially thought that the old emperor was thinking about the father-son relationship, but it turned out that the old emperor just came to find him as a tree hole and ridicule how stupid his actions were.

He also learned that the Zheng family had been framed in his letters, had been exiled, and that he would die.

The Fourth Prince was completely defeated, crying and cursing the injustice of heaven to him. He boasted that he was no less than the Crown Prince in every way, but simply because he was not born in the Queen's womb, he lost the qualification to sit in that position.

That’s not all. Two years later, he will become the prince’s tool to subdue the Zheng family, and killing him will appease the Zheng family’s resentment.

But what could he do? Before the old emperor came, even though he knew that he might not have the hope of reaching that position in this lifetime, he never thought that he would die.

Even if the prince ascends the throne.

When the old emperor came, he even knew the date of his death. Who could bear this?

After the old emperor left, the fourth prince began to drink and beat and scold his servants. Later, beating and scolding the servants could no longer satisfy him, so he began to beat his women.

Especially Zheng Changying. Her father and brother will be killed in two years. Isn't it normal to torture the daughter of the Zheng family now?

At first, Zheng Changying was considerate of the Fourth Prince's bad mood. Not only did he not resist, he also tried every means to comfort the Fourth Prince.

But the Fourth Prince, who knew his death date, had gone mad. Seeing that she did not resist, he started beating and scolding her. Zheng Changying naturally knew the truth of the matter.

At this time, Zheng Changying was almost going crazy.

She was indeed plotted against and became the Fourth Prince's wife.

Even though she had some resentment at the beginning, after the marriage, the Fourth Prince treated her very well, gave her the power to manage the household, and never allowed other women in the mansion to dance in front of her. He even allowed other concubines to get pregnant only after she gave birth to a legitimate son. It can be said that he gave her enough respect.

But now the Fourth Prince actually told her that all this was because he wanted to tie the Zheng family to his boat.

Even letting her give birth to the eldest son was part of the plan.

The fourth prince planned to threaten the Zheng family with letters of treason on the one hand, and on the other hand to bribe the Zheng family by saying that the next emperor would be born from the belly of a girl from the Zheng family.

Zheng Changying had fallen in love with the Fourth Prince after more than two years of marriage, but now she realized that everything was fake.

The important thing is that, like the Fourth Prince, she had been imprisoned for so long that all her food, clothing, and other necessities were provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and no one in the courtyard could go out.

In other words, unless the old emperor agrees, no news from outside can come in.

While the Fourth Prince was cursing, she learned that her family had been exiled, and the letter accusing the Zheng family of collaborating with the enemy was put in by the Fourth Prince when he accompanied her back to her family's home. How could Zheng Changying not hate him?

But, what use is the hatred? She can't leave this yard at all.

She couldn't even die.

Death would put an end to all problems, but she still had a son. Although her son might be imprisoned for the rest of his life, since she had brought him into this world, as a mother, she had to raise him up.

Zheng Changying endured the immense resentment and numbly suffered the torture of the Fourth Prince. He had only one thought in mind, which was to raise the child to adulthood.

But in the end, the fourth prince actually threw her son to death...

Yes, her son was killed by falling.

Just because the child cried incessantly when he was having fun, the Fourth Prince threw the child out of the window, and the back of the child hit a stone.

The child stopped crying, and Zheng Changying could no longer suppress his resentment.