Qi Yixiu acted decisively.
However, he still waited until Princess Junyi and her husband came to the palace to apologize before issuing the decree.
The Shen family incident was officially brought up, although what was said to the public was that the Jiang family's housekeeper was dissatisfied with the master's family and therefore framed them.
This was the final respect given to the late Princess Qinghua.
Naturally, Jiang Zilan’s affairs could not be told to anyone.
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, Jiang Han knew that his eldest daughter could not be saved.
If such a daughter who brought shame to the royal family were still alive, their family would not be able to gain a foothold in the capital.
Jiang Han submitted a memorial with tears in his eyes, saying that he had taken his seriously ill daughter back home, and apologized, saying that it was his fault for not managing the household well and allowing the housekeeper to do such a thing.
He knew very well that although this was the idea of his wife, Princess Junyi, she was still a member of the royal family and he could not let his wife bear this responsibility.
Qi Yixiu stripped Jiang Han of all his titles, but his position as Minister of Revenue remained, which meant that the emperor still wanted to use him.
And today, he will do his best.
Princess Junyi is still Princess Junyi. After all, Princess Qinghua only left behind a son and a daughter.
But she could no longer have the dignity she had before.
Jiang Zilan was detained for two days without a drop of water.
When the door was finally opened, she looked over with tears on her face.
It was the eunuch Chusi who was serving the emperor.
The drug she was given damaged her body. Even if she didn't die, she would be unable to walk for the rest of her life.
She hadn't eaten or drunk anything in the past two days, but she still had bowel movements and urination, so she smelled terrible.
"Father-in-law, please spare my life..." She was still able to speak, but her voice was very low.
"I can't spare your life for this. If you have any shame, would you go this far? Now I'm giving you a change of clothes, which is considered giving you dignity."
Chusi waved his hand: "Come, help her bathe and change clothes."
This is not the emperor's intention. It's just that Chusi himself thinks this girl is still a bit nagging.
The maid who was waiting outside came in carrying a bathtub.
Regardless of Jiang Zilan's crying and struggling, he simply washed her and changed her into a clean pink dress.
When Jiang Zilan was carried out, she was crying out of breath and just kept calling for her mother to help.
Chusi smiled and said, "After drinking this bowl of medicine, you can go see your mother. Your mother and father have been waiting for you for a long time."
No matter how stupid Jiang Zilan was, she knew what kind of medicine this was and was not willing to drink it.
She just shook her head and cried, but it was so difficult for her to shake her head.
"Whether you drink it or not, you will die. The medicine you were forced to drink before will make you paralyzed for life. Drinking this medicine now will be a relief." Chu Si said calmly: "If you don't want to drink it, then drink it. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place."
Even if the drug was successful, would His Majesty have to take her away after I slept with her? She would die a more miserable death then.
Besides, giving drugs to the emperor is so naive, how is it possible
Jiang Zilan cried so much that her face was covered with tears and snot, but she still had to drink a bowl of poison in the end.
After drinking the medicine, she was carried out.
When he was sent to the Jiang family, he was still alive.
The medicine wasn't meant to kill her instantly.
When Jiang Zilan saw Jiang Han and Princess Junyi, she cried uncontrollably and was unable to speak.
Jiang Han pretended not to see it. Even though his heart was bleeding, he could only cooperate: "My daughter has suddenly become seriously ill. It is really not suitable for her to stay with the princess. Take her back first. When she is well, she can come back to serve the princess."
Chusi hurriedly said: "Your Excellency is right, let's go back first and talk about it after we are well."
Jiang Zilan stretched out her hand to scratch her throat, but Jiang Han held her hand down.
How could she get better? She took poison! On the carriage back to the imperial city, Princess Junyi covered her face and cried.
Jiang Han said nothing.
Jiang Zilan no longer had the strength to scream, she just kept asking for help, saying that she had taken poison.
Jiang Han took a long while, then took her hand and said, "Lan'er, let's go back and ask Dad to call a doctor."
Jiang Zilan believed it and held his hand: "Dad, let's... let's go back quickly..."
"Okay, let's go back quickly." Jiang Han smiled.
He thought, Lan'er, if you were alive, the Jiang family would not be able to be saved.
You will still die then.
You won't survive if you do something like this.
But his daughter was dying, and he didn't want to say anything or blame her. No matter how big the sin was, it should be compensated by death.
When she returned to the Jiang family, Jiang Zilan was already in very bad condition.
But it will be a long, long time before she actually dies.
In fact, she was not in much pain. It was probably because the cartilage medicine she had been fed before was more powerful. As for the fatal bowl of medicine, it was not yet time for it.
However, she was already showing obvious signs of poisoning, with bloodshot eyes, dark blue lips, and her nails almost turning black.
Princess Junyi was both scared and in pain, and couldn't stop crying.
Jiang Han sighed: "In the future, Princess, just be an official's wife and forget about your royal identity."
Princess Junyi was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears: "Do you hate me to death..."
"I don't hate you. The years between you and me were not fake. I just... I was confused. Now that we are matched with Lan'er, please don't make the same mistake again. I beg you as your husband..." Jiang Han felt sorry for her, but seeing his daughter like this, he felt even more distressed.
Princess Junyi just cried but didn't refute anything.
Jiang Zilan died in the early morning of the next day.
By the end, she was no longer able to speak, and there was no meaning in her eyes, only pain.
Jiang Han was there all the time, but Princess Junyi didn't dare to look at him because she was sick.
After Jiang Zilan died, Jiang Han felt as if all his energy had been drained away. He stayed on the bed for a long time before he recovered.
"Let's... let's... take care of Lan'er's funeral. She... is unfilial... and can't be buried in the ancestral tomb... so... let's choose a good place..." Jiang Han stood up and took a deep breath: "She is unfilial, and can't stay at home..."
Jiang Zilan was not yet of age and was still a child. It was okay to say that she died of illness or that she died young.
Therefore, she is unfilial and cannot be buried in the ancestral tomb.
She had a bright future, but unfortunately she was greedy for a moment.
In fact, this is also due to problems in Princess Junyi’s education, which is why she has high expectations but poor skills.
Once he felt that the Second Prince had no hope of becoming the Crown Prince, he began to think of other options.
To put it bluntly, it's vanity that's at work.
The news reached the palace, and everyone understood what was going on. The queen just said something indifferent, saying that she should comfort the princess.
Even if he really died of illness, they wouldn't say anything, let alone such an ignominious death.
As for the Feng family, they finally made a final decision. Feng Rongxing submitted eight memorials of apology in a row, asking the emperor to make a severe punishment with a very good attitude.
Qi Yixiu finally took action against the Feng family.
Duke Feng's retirement petition was also approved. He was still a duke, but he no longer held an official position.
Feng Rongxing was demoted to the fourth rank for corruption and bribery and was sent to a local post. He will not be able to return in the short term.
[If I divide this into volumes, this should be the end of the second volume. The Feng family is finally doomed.]
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