Not long after Wang Guifei committed suicide by taking poison, Emperor Xiao Ji officially announced to the world that the noble concubine Wang died of a sudden serious illness and was buried as a concubine.

At the same time, Xiao Ji strictly ordered the Qilin Guards to conduct a thorough investigation, and all officials and people who spread rumors that the royal concubine poisoned Queen Sun will be imprisoned and interrogated, and they will be severely punished.

After Qilin Guard's iron-blooded suppression, no one dared to discuss this matter, from the officials of the DPRK and China down to the common people.

Just as Wang Guifei expected, when she died, everything would be settled. Emperor Xiao Ji no longer hated her, and Empress Sun also forgave her, actively persuading Xiao Ji to give her the greatest dignity after death.

Some things would go away with her death, and some things wouldn't.

For example, the establishment of a reserve is a matter of great importance and concerns the state system.

At least, none of the ministers wrote to Xiao Ji to ask for Xiao Jie to be crowned prince, and many ministers even wanted to take back the original memorial.

A scandal is a scandal, a stain is a stain, and it will not disappear immediately because of the death of Wang Guifei. Although no one can use this matter to smear and criticize Xiao Jie, it is still a thorn in the hearts of civil and military officials.

Daning ruled the world with filial piety, and Wang Guifei was suspected of committing such an evil deed. No minister would think that Xiao Jie, his son, was innocent and could stay out of the matter and take care of himself alone.

Therefore, many ministers chose to stay away from Xiao Jie, and some even chose to stay away from the Su family, as if they were worried that getting too close would cause a commotion.

Not long after, Xiao Ji decreed that King Xiao Jie of Qi, because of his meritorious service in extinguishing the locust plague and pacifying the Jiaozhi Rebellion, was changed to be the governor of Jiaozhou, and he took office immediately.

Many officials in the court seemed to understand the meaning of the emperor. This means that the emperor had completely abandoned King Qi, so he was demoted to Jiaozhou, a place beyond Huahua.

If this wasn't obvious enough, on the day Xiao Jie was reassigned the governor of Jiaozhou, Xiao Ji also decreed that Xiao Jie's father-in-law, Su Jing, was removed from the post of Yushi Zhongcheng and changed to the title of Guozijian Siye.

Weng and son-in-law were demoted on the same day, which can be regarded as a great anecdote of the Daning Dynasty.

Everyone knew very well that King Qi's fall from favor and power was a certainty, and he was sent to Jiaozhou, a place beyond Huahua. I'm afraid he would never have a chance to stand up in this life.

Many people or families who originally intended to cling to Xiao Jie had to reconsider their position, such as the Tao family.

Tonight, the main figures from each house of the Tao family gathered together to discuss the future of the Tao family. To put it bluntly, the most important thing was to discuss whether the Tao family should break up with Qi Wang Xiao Jie.

Many important family members of the Tao family wanted to break up with Xiao Jie, and their reasons were very good. Now that Xiao Jie has been riddled with scandals, he has not only lost his favor, but has also been relegated to Jiaozhou, a place outside his culture. Not only can he no longer provide for the Wang family Any help would even drag the Tao family down.Instead of sharing weal and woe with Xiao Jie, the Tao family should immediately change camps and find another master.

Among the family members who supported a clean break with Xiao Jie, Tao Song had the strongest idea. He was Tao Han's father, and he really didn't want his daughter to perish with Xiao Jie.

More importantly, King Qin Xiao Huang had already sent someone to inform him that he could take Tao Han as King Qin's side concubine and marry the Tao family.

Tao Song's heart was moved. Compared with the lost King Xiao Jie of Qi, the current King Xiao Huang of Qin can be said to be at the height of his power, and with the support of the royal family and the royal party, he is the prince who has the best chance of being in charge of the East Palace. Tao Han will not marry him. suffer.

However, there were also people who firmly opposed leaving Qi Wang Xiao Jie, and Tao Lin was the one who had the strongest opinion. In his opinion, Xiao Jie was extremely benevolent to the Tao family. He not only never did anything wrong to the Tao family, but also helped the Tao family. After taking back the title of Marquis of Guannei, if the Tao family would leave him because of King Qi's loss of power at this time, or even make trouble for him, what face would the Tao family have in the world.

The two factions with different opinions quarreled fiercely over this matter. As the head of the family, Tao Lu just watched and listened quietly, letting the two sides express their opinions, and did not intend to stop it at all, but his expression was somewhat unpredictable. through.

Even if the faction that supported the secession from Xiao Jie was numerous and powerful, Tao Lin and others' momentum weakened all of a sudden, and the situation was completely suppressed.

"You are too much!"

A voice came from behind the screen, and then Tao Han's figure slowly came out from behind the screen, his pretty face was as cold as ice.

Everyone was startled when they heard the words, but when they saw that the speaker was Tao Han, they burst into flames, accusing Tao Han of being disrespectful. Talking portion.

Tao Song's face darkened as well, and he scolded sharply: "Han'er, don't be so rude, and quickly apologize and leave."

Tao Han ignored his father, instead, he walked directly in front of the crowd, glared at the family elders who kept saying that they wanted to break up with Xiao Jie, and scolded softly: "Don't you think you are too shameless? Back then when King Qi was favored and powerful , all of you are thinking about how to please him, flatter him, and now that he has lost power, you are all thinking about how to sever ties with him and cling to other princes."

"Let me ask you, has King Qi ever treated our Tao family badly? Our Tao family has been clinging to him for so long, has he ever asked our Tao family for a penny? Has he ever done anything wrong to the Tao family? Without his Help, how can our Tao family restore the title of Marquis of Guannei, now that he has lost power, you just want to break away from him and draw a clear line, so your conscience won't hurt!"

Tao Han's words were deafening, and many members of the Tao family who supported leaving Xiao Jie bowed their heads in shame.

Tao Song was robbed by his daughter, and couldn't hold back even more, he couldn't help but sternly reprimanded: "Han'er, Hugh is so rude, hurry up and back down."

Tao Han looked at his father with a determined look, and said coldly: "Father, I know what your plan is, don't you just want to marry me to King Qin Xiao Huang, so that the Tao family can cling to King Qin and curry favor with him?" The Wang family, let me tell you, this is absolutely impossible, whoever wants to marry the King of Qin will marry, I, Tao Han, only recognize Qi Wang Xiao Jie as my husband in this life, I am the man of Qi King in life, and will be the ghost of Qi King in death!"

Everyone in the hall was in an uproar for an instant, and everyone's expressions were a little inconceivable. After all, Tao Han, a girl who said such a thing, was somewhat shocking and sensational.

Tao Song only felt humiliated, and was furious for a moment. He raised his hand high and said angrily, "I'm so mad, I'll kill you, a shameless and unfilial daughter."

Tao Han didn't dodge or dodge, but looked at his father coldly with his head up, his eyes full of determination.

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