The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress
Chapter 181: The verdict.

Chapter 181: The verdict.

The trial was about to be ended, everyone was awaiting the final verdict. There were not many outcomes for the Ye family, everyone was sure about this matter end. Still, they wanted to hear the words straight from the mouth of the emperor and see the reaction of the crown prince and princess.

A trial could not be conducted without both sides being heard. However, in Eldoria, a crime against a member of the royal family did not give one much opportunity to defend themselves.

King Raff faced the the Ye’s and addressed them. "The accused, you have heard the accusations levied against you. What say you in response?"

The Lord mage unsealed Oliver Ye’s mouth so that he could respond. Before he could, Blythe Ye was already yelling her innocence.

"It was not me, I had nothing with do with any of crimes." Her finger found her brother quickly and she gave him up. "It was all him, he was the one with the grudge against the crown princess. I had nothing to do with any of this."

Oliver was furious at his sister for laying all the crimes at his door. "You fool." he snarled and lunged at her.

His hands were wrapped around her neck and he squeezed hard. As for their female cousins, they were just crying uselessly. Lord Ye had nothing to say, his head was bowed in grief. He had already resigned himself to the fate that awaited them. No matter what they said or what proof they provided in favor of their innocence, they could not escape.

Chaos broke out when Blythe pulled a gold hair pin from her hair and stabbed Oliver in the shoulder. She surprised him and all the citizens in the courtroom and at home. Red knights intervened and separated the two, but no attempt was made to bandage Oliver.

"This is the verdict." The King’s pronounced voice traveled to all corners of the room and kingdom. "The Ye family has abused their privilege of being nobility and brought shame to the kingdom. The actions of a few have tarnished the rest of the family. The crimes they have committed are too heavy to be written off with a simple punishment."

The kings herald banged a staff on the ground three times. It was the signal that the punishments were going to be announced.

"Henceforth, the Ye family will be stripped of their nobility." The King declared.

Lord Ye’s shoulders collapsed, he fainted before hearing the rest of the verdict.

King Raff did not stop talking just because Lord Ye had fainted, he continued announcing the fate of the Ye family. "The ownership of all the magical and mineral mines in their possession will be stripped from them. All of their wealth is to be confiscated immediately. All the adult members of the Ye family above the age of eighteen are to be put to death by hanging or beheading."

Whispers started to travel immediately as the punishment which had been expected was given; death.

The king however was not finished. "The boys below eighteen will be sent into exile in the Northern camp to do hard labor for the rest of their lives.

The women that participated in this crime are also to be put to death, as well as those that are found to be guilty of murder related crimes. The rest of the women in the Ye family will be sent to the Northern or Eastern boarder. Henceforth, they will serve in the military brothels."

The air sizzled with charged energy as everyone’s jaw dropped open. Some of these women were daughters of noble families, were they going to live their lives out as military prostitutes?

Immediately, a few noble lords and ladies rushed before the king to plead for their children. Lord Baptiste, a Viscount was the leader of the group. He had rallied the other nobles together as soon as the news of Sigrid’s attempted murder and the death of the next royal air became public.

Even if the Ye family could not be saved, they wanted to save their daughters.

"Do you have something to say Lord Baptiste?" The king asked.

Lord Baptiste nodded eagerly but his voice when he responded was soft. "Your highness, my daughter Lorelei Baptiste married into the Ye family only six months ago. As soon as she learned of the crime Oliver Ye and his sister Blythe had engaged in, she applied for a divorce."

Voices around Lord Baptiste went up. All the nobles ladies and lords that had come to plead for the lives of their children had evidence that said children had willingly taken steps to divorce the men of the Ye family.

"Your highness, crown princess" Lady Marigold increased her voice as she looked at Sigrid. "My daughter has already applied for a divorce and she willingly ended her own pregnancy because she is not willing to carry the child of a sinner. I beg you to have mercy on another grieving mother."

Another noble lady made the same plea and said the same thing. In all of Eldoria, the people were taken aback, it was one thing to divorce and another to willingly end a pregnancy.

In a tavern, a drunk man shook his head and said loudly, "These nobles are ruthless, how can they kill their own children?"

A tavern server replied, "Should they keep the children of a family which has lost hope? Anyone related to the Ye family is now a sinner."

"But those are innocent children." A woman exclaimed in horror.

"Some children are less important than others." A man muttered.

All around the kingdom, people discussed the fate of those children, some thought it was cruel that they had been aborted. Others applauded the women for saving themselves. At the end of the day, their marriages had been part of a scheme.

In the courtroom, the king raised his hand to stop the pleas. "Noble lords and ladies, your families have served this kingdom well. I hear your pleas and I will excuse your children from the punishment since the marriages were founded in trickery. However, your daughters have not done well by aborting their children.

We are here today because a child was killed, hearing about others that have suffered a cruel fate breaks my heart. While your daughters are saved from exile and death, I must still punish them.

For three years, they must serve as nuns in a church or the old royal temple, where the tombs of our ancestors are located. They should pray for the souls of their children and pay penance for what they have done."

While the noble lords and ladies would have preferred to take their children home, saving them from the fate that previously awaited them was also satisfying.

"Thank you for your grace your highness." Lord Baptiste bowed gracefully.

Others followed, one after the other and then backed away slowly so that the king could finish his business.