When Li Ji produced the posthumous edict, a storm raged in the hearts of everyone present.
The most shocked among them was, naturally, Li Qiong.
He had never imagined that his own father, the Emperor, was not the rightful heir.
He refused to believe it was true.
Princess Ningyang passed the edict to the Left and Right Ministers, as well as several other respected elders of the Imperial Family, for them to examine.
The signature, the imperial seal—everything was authentic.
No one voiced any doubt.
Finally, the edict was delivered into the hands of the Empress Dowager.
Princess Ningyang, seeing through the Empress Dowager's intentions, calmly reminded her.
"If you dare damage this edict, we can charge you with the crime of defying imperial authority this very instant.
Not even an Empress Dowager can bear such a charge.
Besides, even if you weren't afraid to die and destroyed it anyway, it would be useless.
We have all read the edict. We remember its contents perfectly."
