Chapter 1281 - 1088, Watching the World Together_2
"In order to frame the Fifth Prince, she secretly made a dragon robe."
"To seize the throne, she poisoned the Emperor and allied with the Chang Family to stage a rebellion, leading to rivers of blood in the palace."
One by one, the crimes were revealed, and the faces of the officials changed dramatically.
Finally, Xiao Yeyang announced the Emperor’s decision: the Noble Concubine and the Sixth Prince were demoted to commoners and given a cup of poisoned wine. The entire Chang Family was executed, and all officials involved in the rebellion were imprisoned, with further punishment to be determined later.
Officials arrested under this decision included not only those loyal to the Sixth Prince but also those from the factions of the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the Fifth Prince.
Although the Second Prince and Fifth Prince had been framed by the Noble Concubine, it did not absolve them of their own misdeeds. The Crown Prince, who had defiled the inner palace, was even less forgivable.
The Emperor decided to deal with all the disruptive officials in one go.
The Crown Prince, Second Prince, and Fifth Prince remained under house arrest, but their sons were freed and allowed to leave their residences.
This cleared about one-third of the official positions in the Imperial Court.
How to fill these vacancies, however, was no concern of Xiao Yeyang. After court, he returned directly to the Prince Residence.