The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The August sunshine shone on Emperor Mingde's bright yellow dragon robe, adding a touch of sacred and inviolable temperament.

He stood with his hands behind his back, as if he was in another world.

"Long live the emperor!" This time the ministers' shouts were particularly powerful and exciting.

Some ministers even burst into tears, and the more unrestrained ones simply cried loudly, "Long live the emperor... Long, long live the emperor... Respectfully welcome the emperor... Wuuwuwuwu..."

When the ministers heard the Empress Dowager say, "The emperor has passed away and the whole country is in mourning," they did not cry; but when Emperor Mingde stepped into the Golden Throne Hall with steady and powerful steps, the ministers cried.

In fact, not only the ministers cried, but even Prince Wazhen of the Vina tribe was so excited that his eyes were red. He thought that it would be great if his father, the leader, could be as powerful as Emperor Mingde.

The envoys watched Emperor Mingde appear with different thoughts, and they felt mixed emotions. This mission to the North Wing was truly an earth-shattering drama.

Tan Lu was even more shocked. It turned out that Emperor Mingde was not dead, but the second prince of their Wan State was dead. This ending, to be honest, was not unacceptable.

Anyway, it would be better for the crown prince if the second prince died than if he lived. The remaining princes were all mediocre and not to be feared. Now the old emperor should calm down and not want to depose the crown prince at every turn.

Tanlu was thinking happily, but his face was solemn. Who is not an old fox who has practiced for many years?

The appearance of Emperor Mingde in the hall completely shattered the rumor that Princess Haiyan had poisoned her.

Looking at Shi Anxia and Cen Yuan kneeling among the ministers, Emperor Mingde was filled with mixed emotions and said loudly, "From now on, Princess Haiyan and her husband will not need to kneel when they meet the emperor or any other members of the royal family."

If it were in the past, there would definitely be old officials who would jump out and say "the ritual system cannot be abolished", but today no one refuted it.

Shi Anxia and Cen Yuan thanked the emperor for his grace and stood quietly aside.

After Emperor Mingde shouted "Stand Up" to all his ministers, he slowly raised his sharp eyes and met the gaze of the Empress Dowager who was petrified with shock.

After a moment, Emperor Mingde sneered, with a hint of sarcasm and chill, "Isn't the Queen Mother disappointed that I'm not dead?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's body trembled slightly, and her eyes, which were flashing with endless madness and calculation, were intertwined with unwillingness and a final struggle.

She slowly lowered her eyes, her fingers tightly grasping her robe, and answered in a voice that was almost a whisper, "Your Majesty, you are too serious. I... It's just too unexpected. After all, there are many rumors in this world, and people's hearts are hard to predict. I am just a woman, so it is inevitable that I will be shaken."

Emperor Mingde slowly sat on the dragon throne, the golden threads on his dragon robe gleaming with a cold light in the few rays of mottled sunlight.

At this point, does the Queen Mother think there is still room for easing the situation?

An old minister knelt and wailed, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Look at what this witch has done! How outrageous! How chilling! She colluded with the Wan Kingdom and humiliated the country!"

Another courtier also knelt down and accused, "The Queen Mother is selling out her country for personal gain!"

"The Queen Mother casually framed court officials, the princess and her husband!"

"The Queen Mother of one country smoked banned drugs and even joined hands with Wan to grow and produce longevity cream! If we don't punish her, where will our country's prestige be? How can the people be convinced!"

Song Zhaochang, the Minister of War, hurried up to the palace and said, "Your Majesty, I am late. Please forgive me. Hong Yang's confidants confessed that Hong Yang had secretly planned and had led his troops to break up and sneak into the capital to rebel five days ago."

Then he took out a secret letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "This is written by Hong Yang himself. The letter records in detail how he will deploy his troops and the plan to contact the inner supporters in the court."

Lord Song took out another letter and presented it, "This is the handwritten letter of the Empress Dowager. The letter asked Hong Yang to stay on standby and not to expose it unless it is absolutely necessary."

Emperor Mingde read the letter and circulated it among the court officials. He knew that if the Empress Dowager had not been forced to a certain extent, she would have wanted Hong Yang to be her secret support.

Just like these years, he always knew that she was not simple. He even suspected General Ma, General Fu, and General Zhou, but he didn't expect it to be Hong Yang.

After submitting the evidence about Hong Yang's crimes, Lord Song also submitted the evidence about General Ying and others.

It involves the families of many concubines in the harem, which is a precursor to the cleansing of the harem.

Emperor Mingde listened quietly and looked at Zhao Liren vaguely.

Zhao Liren understood, his eyes fixed coldly, and he took a step forward and knelt down, "Your Majesty, the evidence of the Queen Mother's affair is conclusive. She is plotting something illegal, trying to disrupt the government, and selling out the country for fame. I beg you to kill the Queen Mother!"

Emperor Mingde had a complicated expression. He slowly raised his hand, signaling Zhao Liren to calm down. His voice was low and painful, "This matter is of great importance and should not be taken lightly."

Zhao Liren's body trembled slightly when he heard this, but he remained kneeling with a firm look in his eyes. Although his voice was low, every word was sonorous, revealing an unquestionable determination, "What the Queen Mother did was to disregard the stability of the country and put the people in danger. If she is not sentenced to death, it may be difficult to convince the people, and it may even shake the foundation of the country.

Emperor Mingde sighed softly, his eyes passing through the carved beams and painted buildings of the palace, as if he was recalling the past, but also as if he was examining the present. His tone was filled with a bit of helplessness and struggle, "After all, the Queen Mother is the wife of the late emperor and my mother. If I easily grant her death, I am afraid that the world will criticize her, which is also against ethics."

Zhao Liren raised his head and looked directly at Emperor Mingde, his eyes flashing with loyalty and regret. "Your Majesty is kind and loving, and I understand that. But the country cannot be without a ruler for a day, and the ruler cannot be without authority for a day. The Queen Mother's actions have endangered the safety of the country. If she is not executed, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future. I am willing to guarantee with my own life that this action is for the overall situation and for the stability of the country of Beiyi."

Gao Pinyuan stepped forward and knelt, "I second the motion!"

All the ministers knelt down, "I second the motion!"

The Empress Dowager felt a chill in her heart as she watched Emperor Mingde and his ministers perform their duties.

She only wished that Emperor Mingde would imprison her in the Empress Dowager's palace as usual and never allow her to step out again.

As long as Emperor Mingde does not want to violate ethics, she still has a chance of survival.

But at this moment, Shi Anxia stepped forward and said, "Father, I have found out that the person who poisoned you was the Queen Mother. I have witnesses and physical evidence."

As she finished speaking, Doctor Shen hurried to the palace. After a round of formalities between the emperor and his subjects, he began to state, "I have found that the emperor was poisoned by the blue fish and black pigeons before, and also by the cicada. The reason why the emperor did not die from the poison this time is because I found a large number of black pigeons in time to make an antidote to remove the toxins in the emperor's body."

The implication is that although Emperor Mingde is fine now, it is true that he was poisoned and almost died. Don't even think about exposing the poisoning.

The Queen Mother shouted, "Nonsense! A large number of black doves! Where did the large number of black doves come from!"

The reason why she took the risk and chose to poison in the end was not because there was no such thing as Mojiu on the market?

Doctor Shen smiled, "Oh, I forgot to tell the Queen Mother that Madam Anguo's piece of black dove has indeed melted into water, but Madam Anguo has several more of the same kind." As he spoke, he carefully took out a box from his sleeve, in which several pieces of black dove were neatly placed.