Chapter 91: The Imperial Decree of Marriage Slaps the Face
When Di Ran said this, it was clear that he admitted to the bride kidnapping.
The empress's face darkened slightly: "King Beichen, what do you mean by this?"
"Since you have admitted to robbing the bride, it is naturally you who made the mistake first. Although you are half my sister, I cannot protect you without knowing right from wrong."
"You are a prince, but you don't set an example. You rely on your status and position to oppress others, steal other people's husbands, and hurt people. Do you have any of the exemplary behavior that a member of the royal family should have?"
"If I don't punish you today, I will be letting down my ancestors and the late emperor!"
"I will take back your throne and demote you to a commoner, so that you won't be able to abuse your status and do evil again."
Ji Yao's words sounded righteous, and if you ignored the gleam in her eyes, she really looked fair and selfless.
Pei Han and Ji Yunhuan were shocked by the empress's words. Wasn't the empress's punishment too severe?
They thought that at most King Beichen would be taught a lesson and made to bleed, but they never expected that the Empress would impose such a punishment?
This……
It seems that the relationship between the Empress and Prince Beichen is not as good as it seems.
Pei Han thought to himself that the two of them did not comment on this, but instead felt a sense of gloating and complacency.
After hearing what the empress said, Di Ran's cold eyes flashed with a slight chill.
"Your Majesty, before you issue an order, I want you to see something."
The empress frowned and said in a cold voice: "What does Prince Beichen want to do? Even if you want to do something, I will not change my mind!"
Ji Yao's face was set in stone and her words were resolute. She didn't think Di Ran could come up with anything to exonerate himself.
However, when she saw Di Ran take out a bright yellow object in his hand, her heart skipped a beat.
Pei Han and Zhan Wang were also stunned: "This is..."
Di Ran spread out the imperial edict in his hand, but the words that came out of his cold mouth shocked everyone present.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: I have heard that the disciple of the Imperial Master, Di Ran, is gifted with intelligence and a kind character. I am pleased with her, so I have adopted her as my adopted daughter and hereby appoint you as the King, with the title of Chen, and grant you the fiefdom of Yanbei Youyun. In addition, the eldest son of the King of War is young and chaste, well-behaved and gentle. I have agreed with the King of War to make a marriage contract for the two of them, and grant the eldest son of the King of War to the King of Beichen as the legitimate ruler;
When Prince Zhan's child reaches adulthood, an auspicious date will be chosen for his marriage to Prince Beichen. All ceremonies will be jointly handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Director of the Imperial Observatory.
Admire this!
It was established on September 21, the 41st year of Emperor Jingzong’s reign.
As soon as this imperial decree came out, it was like a slap in the face of the empress!
It also left Pei Han and Zhan Wang stunned.
"No...this is impossible!"
Pei Han widened his eyes in shock and pointed at the imperial edict in Di Ran's hand with trembling fingers in disbelief.
"This... this imperial edict is fake! It must be fake!"
What does this imperial decree of marriage represent?
It means that Prince Beichen did nothing wrong in kidnapping the bride!
Instead, it was their Pei family who actually married the future king of Beichen!
This is a crime of deceiving the emperor and punishable by death by slow slicing!
Pei Han couldn't accept this!
The War King was also dumbfounded.
When did she negotiate with the late emperor to arrange this marriage for that rebellious son?
Why didn't she know?
"presumptuous!"
Di Ran's sharp gaze was directed at Pei Han, and his cold voice was filled with icy chill.
"With the imperial seal as proof, how can it be fake?"
The empress had the imperial edict presented to her, and she saw that it indeed had the late emperor's handwriting and the imperial seal!
Ji Yao's expression suddenly turned ugly: "This imperial edict is true."
Pei Han's eyes were filled with shock and he staggered and almost fell.
"how is this possible?"
Since the empress has admitted it herself, this imperial edict must be true!
(End of this chapter)
