The cold husband can't warm me up, I don't love him anymore

A dozen black horses rushed out, and the people on the horses were also dressed in black. Their cloaks fluttered in the wind, interweaving into black clouds.

The Imperial City Division envoys, who had already formed their team, quickly followed and headed towards the east of the city.

There were the sounds of horse hooves, the clatter of footsteps as the team marched, and occasionally the clanging of metal and stone colliding.

That is the knife in the hand of the Imperial City Envoy...

Soon the dense cloud disappeared, and people on both sides of the street dared to speak out loud.

"What happened just now? Is there going to be another big case?"

"Haven't you heard? I heard that the Yue family committed a big taboo!"

"The Yue family? The queen's mother's family?"

"It's not this Yue family, could it be that Yue family?"

"..."

In the winter of the 148th year of the Dajing Kingdom, the Imperial City Department, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple were dispatched at the same time, following the imperial decree of Emperor Wen, and surrounded the Queen's mother's home, the prestigious Dingguo Mansion.

Half an hour later, large boxes were carried out of the door one after another. This continued for two hours, blocking Dama Street, the widest street in Shangjing City.

No one knows what is in the box.

But after lifting the boxes, they started lifting other things.

The people outside could see it clearly.

There is a coral mountain half a person's height, a jade Buddha statue half the size of a child, and a gold-leaf tree as thick as an adult's arm. It is extremely heavy because it is made entirely of pure gold.

There are countless other treasures...

"Oh my god, the Duke Ding's Mansion is so rich?"

"Did the Queen move all of Her Majesty's treasury to their home?"

"National treasury? I'm afraid there's nothing like this in the national treasury!"

"......"

Some brave people whispered, but the imperial city officials ignored them and were busy with their work.

When they discovered that none of the Yue family members had been escorted out, and even the four words "Pillar of the Country" on the gate had not been removed, the people realized something was wrong.

"It doesn't look like a house search? This situation doesn't look right!"

"Yeah, I heard that the two eldest sons of the Yue family were arrested in the military camp yesterday."

"That's not right. I haven't heard of any decree..."

"......"

Boxes of gold, silver, jewelry and precious items were transported away, and finally, a horse came from the other end of the road.

The man on the horse was cold and indifferent, and looked very noble. It was Shen Du.

He dismounted from his horse swiftly and held high the imperial edict framed with yellow brocade in his hand, his handsome face looking dignified and majestic.

"The imperial edict has arrived. After receiving it, all the lords must carry out their duties according to the order. There must be no mistakes!"

"According to the order."

A large number of people knelt down on the street.

The imperial edict said that Emperor Wen had learned that the Yue family had occupied mines, embezzled land, and hoarded wealth. He was deeply shocked and originally wanted to exile the entire Yue family. However, the empress took off her hairpins and waited for punishment, knelt down and begged, willing to give up the position of empress to appease the emperor's anger.

Taking into consideration that Empress Yue had been managing the harem for many years without making any mistakes, Emperor Wen had no choice but to give her a lighter punishment.

All Yue family’s property was confiscated, and they were exempted from exile, and the whole family continued to live in the Duke Dingguo’s Mansion.

However, the two sons of the eldest son of the Yue family have served in the army for many years and have abused their power to do many things that deceive their superiors and subordinates. They need to continue to be detained in the Tianlao and will be tried after the new year and punished severely for their serious crimes.

Considering that Duke Dingguo was already old and had made great contributions, his title was retained, but his descendants were deprived of the right of inheritance.

In other words, once Duke Dingguo Yue Changfeng died, the title of Duke Dingguo could no longer be inherited from generation to generation, but would disappear completely.

After the imperial edict was read, several officials on duty breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did a wailing sound come from the Duke Dingguo's mansion.

Everyone sighed.

This punishment is worse than exiling the whole family!

The Duke Dingguo Mansion was a gift from the emperor and cannot be bought or sold. Now the mansion is empty. Even if there are still a few dilapidated shops that have not been confiscated, the few silver coins earned in a year are not enough to support such a huge mansion!

Besides, everyone in Shangjing City flatters the powerful and bullies the weak. Now that the Yue family has been defeated, those who were bullied by them in the past don’t know how to fight back!

Emperor Wen's punishment seemed to be extremely gracious and merciful, but in reality, it was heartbreaking.

The entire Yue family is kept under close watch.

I’m afraid it will be difficult for people in this prefecture to survive from now on!

The leaders of various departments met Shen Du, exchanged glances, and went about their business.

Half an hour later, the area in front of Duke Dingguo's mansion was in a mess.

These officers are good at bullying people. They took away all the good things and smashed the worthless things on the ground. Their main purpose is to take everything from the house.

There was constant wailing in the mansion, and the common people who had never dared to pass through this street finally dared to straighten their necks and talk.

"Even if the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is finished, let them have a taste of this hard life!"

"Why are you suffering? After all, there is still the Duke Dingguo Mansion!"

"Humph, the donkey dung balls are shiny on the surface, let's see how the famous playboy Third Young Master in their family can still be so arrogant!"

"..."

When the news reached Cui's mansion, there was another round of panic.

"Dad, what should we do? Why was the Yue family suddenly raided?"

Cui Fangyi was completely panicked, and her pretty face turned pale.

"How should I know? I wanted to ask you this: When the third son of the Yue family came into the city yesterday, did you talk to him? "

Cui Zizhen looked extremely angry and kept pacing back and forth like a mindless fly.

"I, I didn't see him yesterday!" Cui Fangyi stuttered, looking very unhappy.

In fact, she rushed to the city gate yesterday, wanting to see Yue Shuyan and curry favor in advance, but unexpectedly, the other party ignored her and rode away on horseback.

Now that I think about it, that anxious look at that time couldn’t have been due to something going wrong, so what else could it be?

When Cui Fangyi thought about the fact that her Yue family had fallen into poverty and she had to marry into the family, she was about to cry.

"Dad, please think of a solution for me! I don't want to marry into the Yue family, I don't want to marry!"

Cui Zizhen was already feeling upset, and Cui Fangyi's disturbance made him even more furious!

"Shut up, you're just like your mother, you only cry and make a fuss, what else can you do?"

Cui Fangyi was scolded and became even more upset.

"I don't care. I was originally the second daughter, and it was my father who arranged the marriage for me and made me the eldest daughter. I won't marry, I won't marry!"

"You rebellious girl, shut up!"

Cui Zizhen was so angry that her hands were shaking, and she slapped Cui Fangyi in the face.

Cui Fangyi covered her face and ran away, leaving behind some harsh words.

"Anyway, I won't marry! If you push me too far, I'll die! I don't want to be the eldest daughter of the Cui family!"

Cui Zizhen cursed angrily.

"You are so rebellious. It is not up to you to decide whether to marry or not!"

Liu rushed over when she heard the noise, opening her mouth and calling out "hmm ah ah" non-stop, and it was clear from her expression that she was unwilling to let her daughter marry him.

After all, they were an old couple. As soon as Liu raised her butt, he knew what kind of cunning woman this was.

After listening to her gestures, Cui Zizhen became even more furious.

"Back off, back off, back off! If both of my daughters break off their engagements, how can I put my face down?"