Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1965 - 1973: Unbelievable (Second Watch) (1)

Yang Yong glanced at the shivering couple on the ground, gave a slight sneer, and unfolded the imperial edict, reading in a shrill voice: "By the mandate of heaven, the Emperor decrees, Chen He, son-in-law, is guilty of heinous crimes, deceiving the emperor with a sham marriage, mistreating the royal princess, and defying the authority of the royal family. Truly, his sins are grave, and he cannot escape the blame even in death. Now, he is stripped of his title as son-in-law and punished with palace punishment, sent to Xin Zhe’s Treasury to clean night incense..."

Upon hearing that the emperor would have him castrated and sent to scrub toilets in the palace, Chen He was so frightened that he was overjoyed and cried out: "No, Your Majesty, I am your brother-in-law, you cannot treat your subject this way..."

The Eldest Princess Zhao Hua also cried out, shouting: "I want to see the Emperor; he can’t treat me like this. My mother concubine died because of him, my younger brother was imprisoned for more than ten years because of him, he can’t treat me like this..."

When she heard Zhao Hua bringing up past events, Yang Yong coldly smiled and said: "Since the Princess still remembers these, she should not forget when King of Chu was imprisoned, he showed favor to Jin Guifei and the former abolished prince. His Majesty was merciful and did not pursue those trivial matters, so, Your Highness, you should keep your mouth shut and let these matters rot in your stomach. Why expose your own shortcomings? Why slap your own face?"

Saying so, he waved his hand to have the agitated Zhao Hua pressed back, and coldly said: "Princess, calm yourself, His Majesty’s edict is not yet finished. If you wish to see His Majesty, you must wait until the edict is received."

Then, he continued to read: "Eldest Princess Zhaoyang, as a member of the royal family, yet willingly demeaned herself, indulging the son-in-law to maltreat and disgrace herself, bringing shame to the royal reputation, truly unworthy of being a royal princess. Today, she is stripped of her title as Eldest Princess, her golden seal, golden book, and salary are revoked, and all her assets are confiscated and turned over to the state. From today onwards, she is to shave her head at Tiekan Temple, taking the religious name Jing Hui, repenting for her sins, and never to leave the temple for life..."

The Eldest Princess Zhao Hua, now, Jing Hui, upon hearing this, felt the world spin and fainted.

The edict also mentioned Jing Hui’s pair of children, ordering King of Chu to adopt them, while the other illegitimate sons and daughters and the servants, concubines, and women of the Princess House were all exiled to Lingbei as slaves, never to leave.

Lady Zhang’s Zi Xuan, who had been scheming over the private library of the Eldest Princess Zhao Hua, instantly became a lowly slave in Lingbei. She cried to the heavens, but the heavens did not respond, and the earth did not heed her cries. She was immediately taken away in shackles and locks that very day...

Chen He was punished with palace punishment and sent to Xin Zhe’s Treasury to scrub toilets. Unable to endure the humiliation, he originally thought of ending it all, but having lived in luxury for years, he had grown weak and timid in nature, only showing some skill when with the Eldest Princess Zhao Hua. Actually, he was a coward tough on the outside but soft on the inside, so he did not even have the courage to kill himself. After his wounds healed, he had no choice but to enter Xin Zhe’s Treasury, spending his days and nights with those toilet bowls...

However, he did not live long.

Because inside the palace, people bullied newcomers, and he had offended the emperor and was punished with palace punishment. Hence, all the eunuchs bullied him, making him scrub almost the entire palace’s toilet bowls alone, beating him to death if he could not finish.

Having been a son-in-law for years, Chen He had grown accustomed to luxury, unable to endure such torment. Especially after the weather turned cold, with the water being too icy, his arm was constantly soaked in the frigid water basin, resulting in his falling ill shortly after winter began.

In his illness, none of the eunuchs in the entire palace cared for him or looked after him, forcing him to continue working.

Everyone had heard of his deeds and despised his actions, so no one was willing to help him.

Reaching such a state, Chen He himself also regretted it. If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have treated Zhao Hua well and peacefully played his part as her son-in-law.