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Chapter 35 Princess Zhaoshan (Subscribe for more)
"As Your Majesty has seen, this is the clan rule of the Song family. The Song family has been established for a hundred years, relying entirely on clan rules to govern the members. Only in this way can the Song family maintain an upright conduct and bow their heads in the sight of heaven and earth."

"Although I am not a daughter of the Song family, I have been favored by my grandfather since I was young. He treats me even better than his own granddaughter. Therefore, my grandfather specially gave me a copy of the 'Song Family Rules', hoping that I will follow the aspirations of the Song family."

"I, your humble servant, am grateful for your grandfather's painstaking efforts. I have diligently studied the Song Clan Rules since childhood, memorizing every single one of them." Tang Zhao turned and asked Song Qingyan, who was kneeling beside him. "May I ask, Song, since you call yourself a daughter of the Song family, are you able to memorize the Song Clan Rules?"

Song Qingyan was stunned.

It is true that the Song family has family rules, but only family members are qualified to see such heirlooms. How could she know?
"I, I, I don't know."

Duke Wei's eyelids twitched. "Your Majesty, the Song family has been separated from the direct branch since the time of our great-grandfather, and we don't know much about many things about the direct branch."

"Oh~" The twists and turns in the tone made Duke Wei and Song Qingyan blush.

"If you don't know, then you don't know," Tang Zhao said generously. "Then may I ask, father, do you think the Song family should abide by the Song Family Rules?"

Duke Wei was speechless for a moment. He knew that Tang Zhao must have had bad intentions in asking this, but he could not refuse. If he did not abide by the "Song Clan Rules", how could he have the face to call himself a member of the Song Clan?
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Tang Zhao turned to the Emperor.

Emperor Kangzhi said, "All members of the Song clan must abide by the Song clan rules, without exception."

These are the original words of General Song.

"The first rule on the front page of the Song Clan Rules states: 'No man in the Song Clan shall commit adultery, and no woman shall be a concubine or a maid.' Anyone who violates this rule shall have their surname removed and be expelled from the family to uphold the family's prestige!"

Tang Zhaokeng's powerful words struck home with everyone in Fengtian Hall. "Song Qingyan, a daughter of the Song family, has willingly stooped to being a concubine. Shamelessly sharing a husband with her sister, her actions bring shame upon the entire Song family! According to clan rules, the day a Song Qingyan becomes a concubine, she is no longer a daughter of the Song family."

Duke Wei was speechless, and Song Qingyan fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, Song is not a daughter of the Song family, yet she flaunts herself as one. She even claims to be a daughter of the Song family in front of the people of Luoyang, tarnishing the reputation of the Song family. I beg Your Majesty to severely punish Song to prove the innocence of the Song family, to redress the grievances of the Song family, and to comfort the loyal and heroic souls of the Song family!"

Tang Zhao knelt down and bowed his head again.

The censor who was jumping around the most happily hunched his back and tried to make his body as small as possible.

It's too cruel, really too cruel. Even the heroic souls of the entire Song family were dragged into the picture. Wouldn't His Majesty be furious?

Gu Ci echoed, "Your Majesty, Princess Zhaoshan's words are sincere and reasonable. I implore Your Majesty to severely punish those who tarnish the reputation of loyalty and bravery, and sound a warning to the people of the world!"

Gu Liu seconded the motion.

Yin Wei seconded the motion.

The other ministers discussed the matter, and finally most of the court officials came forward to second the motion.

Song Qingyan was truly frightened and wept this time. She wailed and kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, I didn't know. I really didn't know! Please forgive me this time, Your Majesty, for the sake of ignorance. I won't dare to do it again!"

Emperor Kangzhi: "Ms. Song, a commoner, bears the blood of the Song family, but has tarnished the good name of the Song family, causing the souls of loyal martyrs to rest in peace. Come, drag Ms. Song away."

"Your Majesty!" Duke Wei suddenly interrupted, "Your Majesty, I am willing to spare the Song family's life in exchange for my achievements in pacifying the southwest. Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty!"

Wow! The ministers were all stunned. Could this Duke of Wei be the reincarnation of a romantic man from heaven?
Song Qingyan burst into tears as she looked at Duke Wei who was standing in front of her.

"Duke Wei, are you blackmailing me?"

"I dare not. Since ancient times, men have fought hard for merits outside, just to be loyal to the emperor, serve the country, and gain titles for their wives and children. I have fought on the battlefield all my life and survived many dangers. I earned military merits just to save the life of my beloved! I beg Your Majesty to spare the life of my beloved for the sake of my diligent battles in the past twenty years!" If it weren't for the enemy, Tang Zhao would have looked up to the Duke of Wei.

It's a man.

"Hmph! Since Mr. Tang is willing to destroy his own future for the sake of his beloved, then I will grant your wish!" Emperor Kangzhi suddenly stood up and said, "Issue an order to remove Tang Zheng from all his posts, including that of Marshal of the Southwest. He must remain at home and reflect on his actions, and serve as a fine for three years!"

"Song's crime can be spared, but she cannot escape punishment." The more Emperor Kangzhi thought about it, the angrier he became. "Song's virtue as a woman is unworthy of being a wife. I will strip her of her surname and punish her by copying the Four Books and Five Classics ten thousand times to cultivate her conduct. In addition, I will punish her by copying Buddhist scriptures ten thousand times to be offered to the Huguo Temple as a solace to the heroic spirits of the Song family!"

"Until you finish copying, you are not allowed to leave the Duke of Wei's mansion!"

"Your Majesty, Song, Concubine Qingyan still has a pair of children. If Concubine Qingyan is confined to the Buddhist temple, what will happen to her children?" Tang Zhao interrupted.

Zhou Dajian exclaimed in his heart, "Wow, this Princess Zhaoshan is really trampling people to death, not even letting her own children go."

"If their biological mother behaves like this, their children's character will be revealed. Madam Wei, the Duke of Wei, should teach her children well and make sure they don't inherit their biological mother's habits, which are both untalented and unvirtuous."

This one sentence ended Song Shi's official career.

Emperor Kangzhi waved his hand, and palace servants came forward and dragged out Song, who was paralyzed into the mud.

[Ding! Save the cannon fodder male supporting role system, third mission: prove the reputation of the Song family complete! Reward of 100 kilograms of cotton seeds has been stored in the space, 50 health points have been received, the current total health points are 91]

Tang Zhao couldn't control the joy on his face.

Emperor Kangzhi became even angrier and opened his mouth to curse, but when he remembered that this was not his own child, he swallowed all the curse words and sat back on the dragon throne to drink tea to cool down.

After finally suppressing his anger, Emperor Kangzhi glanced at the girl who remained neither humble nor arrogant while standing among the ministers, and felt happy for his old friend.

Another imperial censor jumped out and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Wei's achievements in pacifying the southwest are remarkable. If we cancel out his merits and faults simply because of a woman's mistakes, won't that discourage the soldiers?"

Emperor Kangzhi thought the same, but he had his own solution. "Just now, Duke Wei said that men work hard outside to gain titles and honors for their wives and sons. Duke Wei's original wife is already a first-class Duke's wife, and there's no title left for her to be bestowed upon her. So I will extend the title to Duke Wei's daughter."

"Zhaoshan County Princess Tang Zhao received the order."

Tang Zhao leaned over and knelt.

Emperor Kangzhi twirled the jade tablet in his hand. "Tang Zhao, the daughter of Duke Wei, is both loyal and filial, courageous, kind-hearted, and virtuous. She possesses both talent and integrity. She inherits the Song family's loyalty and bravery. I am deeply impressed and decree that she be promoted to Princess."

Tang Zhao was dizzy and dazzled by the golden pie thrown by Emperor Kangzhi.

"I grant you the right to submit memorials again. If you have any grievances in the future, you can directly submit them on the imperial desk."

Tang Zhao knelt down to express his gratitude.

At noon, just as the morning court was over, a smiling eunuch escorted the newly crowned Princess Zhaoshan to the palace gate. He pointed to the magnificent carriage parked at the gate and said, "Your Highness, you are the first one to receive an imperial carriage personally bestowed by His Majesty, except for Princess Yingde!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tang Zhao stuffed a silver ingot into his hand and said, "Thank you, eunuch."

The inner room smiled widely, stuffed the silver into her sleeve, and watched Tang Zhao get on the carriage. The General of Cavalry escorted him out of the palace gate slowly.

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