Die, princess, the devil is mine!

Chapter 84 Decision
After the small incident regarding the marriage certificate, Helena dealt with the most urgent matters and then warmly entertained the sisters she had invited.

Previously, she was so busy arguing with Lin En about their engagement, which she wasn't sure whether it was still valid, that she neglected her sisters. In Helena's opinion, this was very wrong.

Fortunately, except for Catherine, everyone is very generous and no one cares about these things. Instead, they think Natasha's performance is wonderful and breaks people's stereotypes about the dragon clan.

It turns out that Lin En is so popular outside. Her Majesty the Queen and the Dragon Girl are both vying for her. If they don't keep a close eye on her, God knows how many other sisters are waiting for them.

Of course, if your man is too outstanding, you will have to face such troubles. This can be considered a happy trouble. It is much better than having the man you choose looked down upon by everyone and being pointed at wherever he goes.

Afterwards, Helena held a banquet in the palace to entertain Lynn's family. Because of their special relationship, she did not invite anyone else to accompany them.

Because of the late emperor's extravagance, the chefs in the palace are all the best chefs in the empire, and the ingredients are all top-quality ingredients. Even Lin En and Xia, who has little interest in food, praised the food highly, not to mention the two little guys who came to eat for free.

Even the two pet cats that came along were treated to a great treat. They had plenty of the best dried silverfish and small fish, and they could just show off as much as they wanted.

"The food at Aunt Queen's is so delicious, even better than what my father cooks."

Little Yuna had already changed her way of addressing him, calling him daddy. At this moment, she was eating with her mouth full of oil, and she and little Yuna were wiping each other's mouths.

"Mmm! This is the first time I've eaten something more delicious than a small cake. Daddy Lin, can you take Aunt Helena home? Little Yuli wants to eat this too."

Little Yuli helped little Yuna wipe her mouth while expressing her own opinion. She fully supported Helena entering the Lin Mansion. After all, she would never complain about her mother.

"Silly child, these are all made by the royal chef. What does it have to do with Helena? If she really brings a team of chefs to live in our house, there will be no room for them."

Lin En touched the round heads of the two little ones and was really defeated by their innocence.

"Why can't we have enough space? Little Yuna and Lily can share a room, the cooks can stay in the extra guest room, and Dad and a few moms and aunts can share a room!"

Little Yuna was really good at counting. Including Katherine, Helena, and Natasha, there were now eight people in Lin's family, and they had only arranged two rooms...

It's certainly more than enough for you two little ones to share a room, but for us, one boy, three girls, an elf, and a dragon, isn't it a little crowded?
Although it is said that squeezing is healthier, there is always room for squeezing, but the bed can't stand it...

I'll get a bigger and sturdier bed later, Lin En planned silently in his mind.

Putting all this aside, after the banquet ended successfully, Helena still found Lynn to talk about some serious matters.

The matter is actually not complicated, it's just about how to deal with the bad guys.

In addition to the chief culprit, the late emperor, there are actually quite a few powerful and evil people in the Tianming Empire.

Helena didn't launch a purge immediately because the problem wasn't as simple as it appeared. If it were the feudal era Lin En was familiar with, beheading the heinous criminals would have been a lenient punishment. Confiscating property, exterminating entire families, and even punishing entire clans were commonplace. There were even instances of ten clans being exterminated.

But Helena was an emperor who ascended the throne by chance. She did not have the domineering and decisiveness of those born emperors.

She considers more issues and is more practical.

Take the Soros family for example. There is hardly any good person in their entire family. From Duke Soros himself to his sons and daughters, they are all notorious bastards in the empire. There is no psychological burden at all to confiscate their property and exterminate their entire family.

However, in some families, there are situations where children or fathers themselves are considered individuals.

For example, the Bird family. Marquis Bird is a die-hard fan of the Emperor of Heaven's Mandate. The bad things he did were worthy of having his entire clan implicated. But his two sons are not bad. One fought bravely on the battlefield and made many military exploits during the most intense period of the war. No less than ten thousand demons died at his hands. He is a real hero who protects the country.

Marquis Bird's other son, although enjoying the wealth gained by Marquis Bird from exploiting the common people or through corruption and bribery, he used the stolen money to help the poor. He funded and supported dozens of welfare homes around Tianming City. It can be said that he was emitting merit +1 whenever he walked on the street.

Could a noble family like this be punished for the crimes of Marquis Bird himself?

Helena postponed the purge until three days later. These three days were spent on conviction and differentiation. Who should die and who could live were all determined during these three days of investigation.

This is not a difficult matter, because during the reign of the previous emperor, the Tianming Empire never held the powerful accountable, so they acted with impunity and never considered hiding anything. It can be said that every investigation would lead to the conclusion of the case.

The reason why it takes three days is mainly because there are too many powerful people who have committed crimes, and it takes a certain amount of time to convict and sentence them.

"In three days, please come and take charge. I can order the arrest of minor nobles, but some nobles are difficult for Natasha and I to deal with personally. The Royal Bloodline can help me suppress them, but this time, they are a bit too numerous and powerful."

Talking about this issue, Helena's pretty brows were furrowed. Although she had long expected that the powerful class in the Empire of Destiny were generally no good, when she really started investigating, she found that this was a bit too common.

In just half a day, thirty-seven of the forty-plus noble families under investigation were held accountable, and thirty-five of these families had direct descendants who had committed capital crimes. It could be said that the situation was widespread.

There are so few kind-hearted nobles like the Jones family that Vivian belongs to that it is difficult to find five among a hundred powerful families. All of this is thanks to the late emperor. It was because of his connivance and the practice of using gold coins to atone for sins in private that all this happened.

"Don't worry, with me here, no bad guy will escape punishment."

Regarding this issue, Lin En naturally agreed unconditionally. Since Helena was determined to rebuild the Destiny Empire, he would accompany her to overthrow this corrupt old empire. As the saying goes, there is no construction without destruction. How can there be rebirth if you don't dare to cut off the rotten flesh?

Even if it would eventually mean eliminating 80% or even 90% of the powerful class, which would shake the foundation of the empire, some things had to be done, even if it meant going through fire and water.

(End of this chapter)