Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Each One More Foolish Than the Last

Empress Dowager Su finally steadied her mind and spoke heavily, "Might Prince Yong be mistaken? How could that girl Qian Jin order someone to assassinate Princess Yong? She’s always been timid and would never do such a thing."

Rong Ling slowly began, "Not only did I capture the Fifth Princess’s guard, but I also apprehended the people who were with the Fifth Princess at the time. The Fifth Princess gave the order in front of those people, and they all admitted to it."

This time, the Empress Dowager was truly infuriated. Although she knew her daughter was spoiled and willful, she didn’t expect her to be so foolish.

To publicly order the assassination of her own aunt—how audacious!

Even she wouldn’t dare to do such a thing. The Empress Dowager was so enraged that she fainted.

Of course, she fainted to deliberately avoid this matter.

The Fifth Princess was her favorite, always using charm and playfulness to win her over. The Empress Dowager and the Fifth Princess shared a good relationship, so she pretended to faint to avoid her daughter being punished.

Unfortunately, the matter didn’t just pass because the Empress Dowager fainted.

Rong Ling immediately ordered the Imperial Physician from one side of the bedchamber to treat the Empress Dowager and sternly instructed the guard to bring the Fifth Princess from her residence.

When the Empress Dowager heard Rong Ling’s command, she couldn’t keep up the pretense of fainting any longer and was forced to gradually wake up under the physician’s care.

The Fifth Princess was quickly brought over. When she learned of Feng Qing being shot to death at her command beneath the precipice,

the Fifth Princess felt no fear at all, instead laughing proudly, "She deserved it! She dared not take me seriously—some ugly creature not daring to obey me. Hmph, she deserved to die."

In the bedchamber, the Empress Dowager looked at her daughter in a daze, wishing she could faint away right then and there.

But the Fifth Princess couldn’t perceive her mother’s thoughts at all, still laughing proudly.

In the bedchamber, everyone glared indignantly at the Fifth Princess. An imperial princess so spoiled, treating human life so trivially, was truly hateful.

Rong Ling’s gaze was cold and harsh as he looked at the Fifth Princess, speaking sternly, "So, the Fifth Princess admits she ordered the guard to assassinate my Princess Consort."

The Fifth Princess hesitated upon hearing this, and Rong Ling continued without waiting for her to reply, "Is the Fifth Princess afraid to admit it? Unfortunately, several people witnessed you giving the order. If the Fifth Princess doesn’t confess, I don’t mind bringing those people over."

Rong Qianjin was provoked by Rong Ling’s words and immediately shouted, "Who says I’m afraid to admit it?"

Before the Fifth Princess could finish, the Empress Dowager angrily shouted, "Silence."

The Fifth Princess was startled by her mother and turned to look at the Empress Dowager, only then noticing her mother’s severe expression, and was too frightened to say another word.

Regrettably, everyone present saw clearly that the one who ordered the assassination of Princess Yong was indeed the Fifth Princess.

Thus, in the bedchamber, Rong Ling gazed sharply at the Empress Dowager and said, "I ask the Empress Dowager for an explanation."

The Empress Dowager felt only exhaustion; the Su Family were all supposed to be wise, yet somehow these siblings were more foolish than each other.

Empress Dowager Su looked at Rong Ling and said, "The death of Princess Yong pains me greatly, but it wouldn’t be right to have Qian Jin pay for her life. However, she cannot escape punishment for her sins. Let her be punished with thirty lashes; whether she survives is up to fate."

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