Xiao Lingyue realized this and made quick calculations in her mind.
It is impossible to atone for the Shen family's sins.
She is not so holy.
Moreover, the catastrophe caused by the Shen family was related to the late empress. As deep as Emperor Zhaoming's affection for the late empress was, he hated and hated the Shen family. He directly ordered the deprivation of the title in front of all the civil and military officials, which shows the emperor's anger!
It can be seen from this that Emperor Zhaoming definitely did not want the Shen family to restore their titles.
If Xiao Lingyue was really moved by Shen Zhijiang's words and offered to forgive the Shen family, Emperor Zhaoming might not say anything on the surface, but he would definitely be unhappy in his heart.
It makes an emperor feel unhappy. Does Xiao Lingyue still want to live a good life in the future?
I'm afraid that when the time comes, the Shen family will take advantage, but she will be the unlucky one.
What's more, the title is originally a reward from the royal family.
Emperor Zhaoming could deprive him once, he could deprive him a second time. The Shen family had a lot of leverage. Even if they restored their title now, they could find some mistakes in the future and still bring the Shen family back to the bottom.
Therefore, no matter how you look at it, exchanging merit for the title of the Shen family is extremely stupid behavior.
Xiao Lingyue never thought about it that way.
But how to make Emperor Zhaoming believe that she and the Shen family are not from the same family.
This is a bit of a test of technique.
Thoughts were racing in Xiao Lingyue's mind, but a puzzled expression appeared on her face: "I don't understand what your Majesty means."
Emperor Zhaoming narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her without speaking.
Xiao Lingyue looked puzzled but calm: "Except for the medicinal materials, I really have nothing else to ask your Majesty. I wonder what your Majesty is referring to?"
Emperor Zhaoming couldn't see any trace of acting on her face, and said calmly: "Have you never thought about interceding on behalf of the Shen family?"
Xiao Lingyue looked "suddenly enlightened", and then said doubtfully: "The Shen family has caused a big disaster, and your majesty deserves to be punished. What's more, your majesty's punishment was not severe, and it did not hurt the lives of my daughter's grandfather and father.
There’s nothing special that you need to beg for mercy, right?”
She only talked about Mr. Lao Hou and Shen Zhijiang, but did not mention Shen Yuting who was sentenced to death by Emperor Zhaoming.
Of course Emperor Zhaoming would not care about such details.
He looked at Xiao Lingyue meaningfully: "Do you really think so?"
"Yes." Xiao Lingyue nodded seriously.
"I took away the title of the Shen family and punished your father by demoting him to a third rank. Do you think my punishment was not severe?" Emperor Zhaoming asked again.
"The state has state laws, and every family has its own rules!" Xiao Lingyue said seriously, "The Shen family did not educate their children well, and they offended the late queen's spiritual status. Your Majesty did not put the entire Shen family in jail. He just seized the title, which is already an open policy."
After all, in ancient times, the emperor was the greatest.
Whatever the emperor thinks is heavy, he will be heavy, and if he thinks it is light, he will be light. All rules are only to serve the imperial power.
Xiao Lingyue knew this very well.
Therefore, she naturally would not go against Emperor Zhaoming.
What's more, she really didn't feel that Emperor Zhaoming's punishment was severe.
It's just a title.
If the descendants of the Shen family are capable, they can still build a foundation without relying on the inheritance of the title from their ancestors. If the descendants are not capable, even if the title is passed down from generation to generation, sooner or later they will be lost.
If the descendants of the royal family are useless, they will risk losing their empire, let alone a mere Marquis Palace?
In the final analysis, the Shen family's downfall was never due to the seizure of title.
But it has no successors and is destined to fail.
Emperor Zhaoming looked at her for a moment, and his tense expression finally relaxed, showing some satisfaction.
"It's good that you think so." Popular『』 This chapter has been completed!