"Father, what about that Meng Niannian? She is a real culprit, for so long, she has pretended to be Su Xiaorou as the crown princess, and she has never even blinked her eyes when she tells lies to deceive people. The child sees that this Meng Niannian is not a good thing, maybe this matter is what kind of ecstasy she used to confuse Prime Minister Su, so that Prime Minister Su agreed to marry her daughter pretending to be her own daughter to marry into the palace. Therefore, my father must not be kind to Meng Niannian and forgive him. Princess Lan Xin hurriedly said, only hating herself for not having more examples, and she could make Nian Nian even more unbearable.

"Oh? That girl, I don't think she's too scheming. Otherwise, you will also demote her to a palace maid, and stay in the palace to be sent by you. Li Shenglong recalled, the pure and sweet appearance of the fake crown princess appeared in his mind, and his impression of her was not very bad, so he didn't want to make a heavier punishment.

"Father, this is not going to work. She has been in the palace for a year pretending to be the crown princess, and none of us have seen any flaws, which is enough to prove that she is insidious and cunning, and she is very good at disguising herself. Father, don't be blinded by her simple appearance, according to the child's opinion, Meng Niannian must be sentenced to death in order to calm down the incident. Otherwise, if it spreads, a person who dares to impersonate himself as the crown princess in the palace for more than a year, and his father and emperor have not been executed, won't it fall into people's hands, and let everyone in the world gossip that the father and emperor are not decisive and ruthless enough to handle the case? "Princess Lanxin did her best to provoke the emperor's disgust for Niannian.

"Well, Lan Xin, you have a point. However, don't you have to take into account the feelings of King Jinling and say that you can't punish the people of their family too severely? Li Shenglong bowed slightly.

"She can't be regarded as Junchu's family, she is just a girl adopted by their family since childhood." Princess Lanxin pursed her lips disdainfully.

"What do you think, Queen?" Li Shenglong turned his head and asked the queen.

For Nian Nian, a fake daughter-in-law who has not had much contact, although he was also very angry, he still couldn't bear to sentence her to death.

"Your Majesty, the concubines also think that Meng Niannian should be treated for a capital crime, this girl is too bold and scheming. If he is not executed this time, he is afraid that he will cause trouble in the future. The queen also incited.

"Good! Since the queen and Lan Xin both think that Meng Niannian should be punished with death, then I will sentence her to death. Wei Yu, you immediately go and let Gonggong Liu spread the word to all the ministers in Beijing, and immediately return to the Jinluan Palace to wait, I have something important to announce. Li Shenglong saw that the queen and Princess Lanxin insisted on executing Nian Nian, and he also made a decision at the moment, and turned his head and ordered Wei Yu.

"Wait a minute, father, can you not inform Jun Chu of the court this time? After all, it was his biological father who was to be punished, and I was afraid that Jun Chu would not think well in his heart when he saw it. Princess Lanxin made another gesture to Li Shenglong.

In fact, what she was more worried about was that Su Junchu would have a seizure on the spot after hearing that the emperor was going to deal with Meng Niannian's capital crime in the court, so she came up with such a delaying plan.

Li Shenglong pondered a little and said, "Lan Xin, you are really considerate and thoughtful to King Jinling. Okay, Wei Yu, you ask Gonggong Liu not to inform King Jinling, and the rest of the ministers are not allowed to be absent. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Yu agreed and took the order.

At this time, the queen mother remembered Li Mo and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, after all, that Meng Niannian and Mo'er have had a husband and wife relationship for more than a year. You see, do we have to call Mo'er to remind him of this matter first, so that he can be mentally prepared. ”

"There's nothing to remind him first, no matter how much he spoils that Meng Niannian, Meng Niannian is also an impostor princess, this is an indisputable fact. How do I deal with a sinner, do I have to consult him first? Li Shenglong frowned and said.

After all, someone who dares to pretend to be a royal family member to make trouble under his nose is the most incredible and intolerable thing that Li Shenglong has encountered since he ascended the throne.

And what he hates most is people who are not honest with him when they talk and do things, how can such a ridiculous thing not make him angry?

"Father, when you announce the disposition of Meng Niannian in the court, the child thinks that the eldest brother will definitely intercede for her, but you must not be merciful." Princess Lan Xin hurriedly added.

"I am the Ninety-Five, I opened my mouth and it was Chrysostom, how could I change my mind because of someone else's intercession." Li Shenglong's voice was resolute, and he turned to the queen mother and said, "I will go to the imperial study now and order the clerk to draw up a holy decree to deal with the incident of impersonating the crown princess, and it will be announced in the court immediately." Queen, you should also go to court with me today, I calculated that Mo'er's boy would not give up lightly when he heard that I was going to execute his beloved concubine. If he becomes stubborn at court, you can also persuade him. There are some things that you, the queen mother, can say better than my father. ”

"The emperor said very well, the concubines will go to court with the emperor." The queen nodded.

So, the emperor and queen said to Princess Lanxin, and the two left Yuanhe Palace together.

Princess Lanxin did not return to her own Xinhe Palace, but sat quietly in the Yuanhe Palace and waited for the results. Because, she must hear the news of Meng Niannian's execution with her own ears in order to completely put her mind at ease.

On the gorgeous and solemn Jinluan Hall, Emperor Li Shenglong was sitting precariously with a gloomy and solemn expression. And beside him, there is still the queen mother, who rarely goes to court together on weekdays, and her face is also cold, and her face is full of sternness.

Seeing this situation, the many ministers standing below were all worried in their hearts.

Because at this time, they had already dispersed the early dynasty, but the emperor sent someone to summon them all back in a hurry, so it must have been an extremely important event announced to the ministers.

And now seeing that the faces of the emperor and the queen are so solemn, it seems that it will definitely not be a good thing.

Li Shenglong's majestic gaze slowly swept through the ministers below, and finally fell awe-inspiring to Su Pincheng, who was standing in the front row, and opened his mouth coldly: "Prime Minister Su, are you guilty?" ”

Su Pincheng's heart tightened, and he hurriedly came out to salute and said: "The emperor is sage, the old minister is foolish, since he feels that he has been working diligently for the imperial court since he took office, he doesn't dare to relax at all, I don't know what the crime is?" ”

"How can this be true? Su Pincheng, you have the audacity to use a fake daughter to pretend to be your daughter and marry into the palace as a crown princess. To this day, you dare to say in front of me that you don't know what your sin iss? I have always trusted and sympathized with you, but you have played this trick under my nose! I ask you, what is your intention? Could it be that you still harbor evil intentions and want to rebel against the court? Li Shenglong slapped the table with a bang and asked angrily.

"The emperor forgives the sin, the old minister did let his adopted daughter Niannian marry into the palace instead of the little girl Xiaorou, but this was all because the little girl was away from home for many days and did not return, and the old minister had no choice but to make this decision. The old minister has been favored by the emperor for many years, and his loyalty to the emperor can be described as heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon can be seen. Please forgive the emperor, please forgive the emperor. Su Pincheng was shocked, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged for mercy.

He never expected that Nian Nian pretending to be Xiaorou to marry the prince was finally known by the emperor, and he was panicked and scared in his heart, and sweat the size of beans oozed from his forehead.

"Su Pincheng, you said that your daughter Su Xiaorou has been away from home for many days and has not returned, so why did she go under the pseudonym Xiaocomb, first pretending to be a man and mixing around the prince, and now pretending to be a palace maid to stay in my Dacheng Palace? How long are you going to disguise this big lie? If I hadn't found out in time, would you have been planning to hide it from me for the rest of your life, and let the two of them continue to do whatever they want in this palace? Li Shenglong slapped the table again and coldly questioned Su Pincheng.

"The old minister didn't dare, the little girl Su Xiaorou didn't know very well how the old minister came to the palace, she did run away from home at that time. The old minister was confused for a while, and did not tell the emperor the truth in time, and begged the emperor for forgiveness. But the old minister has always been loyal to the emperor and the court, and he will never dare to have half a heart. Su Pincheng knelt and kowtowed, and didn't dare to raise his head for a while.

"That's it, I think you have served our dynasty wholeheartedly for many years, and you have worked hard without merit, and I don't want to pursue this matter too much with you. Gonggong Liu, let's make a decree. Li Shenglong waved his hand impatiently.

Hearing the emperor's order, Gonggong Liu, who was standing behind the emperor, hurriedly stepped forward, opened the holy decree in his hand, and read it aloud in a sharp voice: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: Prime Minister Su Pincheng deceived the monarch and concealed the king's law, and married into the palace as a crown princess with a fake daughter, blinded the saint and disturbed the court, and should have been sentenced to death. The emperor is benevolent and righteous, remembering his old age and high achievements, and his three sons have guarded the frontier and made great contributions to defending our territory. Therefore, he was lightly dismissed from his post as prime minister and demoted to Huzhou Qipin County Order, and Su Pincheng immediately went to Huzhou to take office after receiving the order, without delay. Chin this. ”

"The criminal minister Su Pincheng thanked the emperor for not killing, long live the emperor, long live, long live!" Su Pincheng's face was like ashes and he accepted the holy decree, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Su Pincheng, I have thought about it, since your daughter Su Xiaorou is so willing to be a palace maid who serves people, then let her stay in the palace and continue to do it forever. As for Meng Niannian, she is the culprit of pretending to be the crown princess, so naturally she will not escape death. I will give her a three-foot white silk and reward her with a whole corpse, which can be regarded as a benevolent and righteous to her. Li Shenglong spoke again with a cold face.

"Your Majesty, this matter is completely planned by the old minister, thinking that she just obeyed the old minister's arrangement to marry the prince instead of Xiaorou, she is innocent. The minister dared to implore the emperor to be magnanimous, extrajudicial and merciful, and forgive Nian Nian immortal. Su Pincheng was shocked, and repeatedly kowtowed and begged the emperor.