Chapter 1182 - 1176: Several Major Events Happened in Beijing
Several major events have occurred in Beijing, one of which is the poisoning by Consort Zhang. This incident quickly spread throughout every street and alley in Beijing; no one was unaware of it.
There had been no news of pregnancy from the women of Prince Jin Residence, the reason being one of King Jin’s Consorts, ruthlessly and cruelly poisoned all the women in the residence, just so she could give birth to the first son herself.
This woman was also once the most famous top talent from Chancellor Zhang’s family in Beijing, extensively praised by the scholars in the Women’s Academy.
The former belle of Beijing, now turned into a condemned poisoner whom everyone yelled at and beat—this can’t help but make one sigh at the fickleness and cruelty of fate!
Consort Zhang was handed over to the Ministry of Justice, and soon after, Madam Zhang confessed.
Madam Zhang was also arrested, and under great pressure, she did not implicate anyone else, taking full responsibility for the crime. Soon after, she died in prison.
Consort Zhang was sentenced to the most severe punishment. Committing such a grave crime, she was supposed to be executed publicly on the streets.
But since she was, after all, someone who had been married into the Imperial Family, public execution was deemed indecent, and so she was sentenced to execution by the prison guards in the Ministry of Punishment’s Prison instead.
The once arrogant and domineering Zhang Family has become very low-key, with Chancellor Zhang claiming illness and no longer attending morning court sessions.
Because Madam Zhang took the blame for all charges, Chancellor Zhang only faced a demotion from a first-grade official as the left Chancellor to a second-grade left Chancellor, without much personal impact.