Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Demoted to Commoner

Everyone in the bedchamber looked towards Rong Ling, after all, the deceased was Rong Ling’s Princess Consort, so he was the one with the most right to speak.

Rong Ling raised his eyes to look at the Empress Dowager, recalling Feng Qing’s words about this woman’s covetousness towards him, Rong Ling’s expression turned cold, and he spoke in a deep voice: "Thirty strikes with the rod; if she survives, demote her to a commoner, never to be a Royal Princess again."

As Rong Ling’s words fell, in the bedchamber, the Fifth Princess awakened in shock, shouting, "No, I refuse to be demoted to a commoner. I am a Princess, I am a Princess."

In the bedchamber, the Rong Family saw Rong Ling’s ruthlessness once again. A beloved Royal Princess, demoted to commoner; it was unimaginable, a fate worse than death for the Fifth Princess.

The Empress Dowager naturally understood this, and was about to plead for her daughter with Rong Ling, when the Little Emperor, Rong Che, who had been lying in bed, suddenly spoke.

Rong Che recalled how his own mother had agreed with the Old Prince Qin and others, letting him issue a decree to confess his guilt. At this thought, he was extremely resentful, so upon seeing Rong Ling about to demote his sister to a commoner, Rong Che immediately spoke.

"I agree."

Rong Che’s words made it a certainty.

Fifth Princess Rong Qianjin heard the Emperor’s words, realizing that as a proud Royal Princess, not only would she be punished with thirty strikes, she would also be demoted to a commoner. She couldn’t control her screams, while the Empress Dowager, unable to bear the shock, fainted.

Even though the Empress Dowager fainted, the Fifth Princess was still taken away to receive the punishment, with guards from the Prince Mansion overseeing the palace guards carrying it out.

In the bedchamber, the Rong Family members also stood up and left Longqian Palace.

Outside Longqian Palace, upon hearing the Rong Family mention the Emperor’s decree, the ministers all stood up and returned to their residences.

With the ministers and Rong Family gone, inside Longqian Palace’s bedchamber, the Empress Dowager woke up but immediately quarreled fiercely with the Emperor.

"Rong Che, how could you demote your sister to a commoner? She is a Royal Princess."

Rong Che looked at the Empress Dowager with reddened eyes, speaking mockingly: "Mother, you love my sister, but do you not love me? I sent people to assassinate Uncle, but didn’t Uncle remain unharmed? Yet you promised the family I would issue a decree of confession to the world, while my sister killed someone and you only wanted her punished with thirty strikes."

Rong Che normally felt jealous of his sister, receiving their mother’s love. Compared to him, his sister was clearly more favored, whereas his mother was often indifferent to him, even though he was her reliance, and the Emperor of Dayan, she cared for his sister more.

Yet because he was a man, many times, even when feeling jealousy, he rarely said anything.

But this time, his mother’s actions made him furious, thus accepting Rong Ling’s suggestion, demoting Rong Qianjin to commoner.

In the bedchamber, Empress Dowager Su was nearly driven mad with anger hearing Rong Che’s words.

"Rong Che, do you know what you are doing? The mistakes you’ve made and those your sister made are entirely different. You sent people to assassinate Rong Ling, he is a meritorious Prince of Dayan and has often protected the family, who hold him in high regard, and not to mention, there was a divine warning."

The Empress Dowager’s words provoked the Little Emperor, who shouted: "I do not believe in any divine warning; clearly, it was Rong Ling’s manipulation."

Empress Dowager Su looked at her son with a difficult expression: "Yes, it was his manipulation, I know that, but you need to find evidence. Without evidence, no one will believe what you say."

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