The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 161 Downfall

This is the fourth day after the flower viewing feast.

The Xu family, both the main family and the side branches, were all captured.

Including Xu Jiazhi.

The day before, he didn't have to wait too long outside the Ning's house before he was taken away by the imperial guards who arrived.

If he is summoned to go, he can actually retain some dignity.

But if it were the Forbidden Army's turn to dispatch, the scene would really not be pretty.

When he was brought to the emperor, half of his face was covered with scratches.

"Your Majesty! I beg your Majesty to investigate carefully. This matter is clearly aimed at His Royal Highness the King of Wei..." Xu Jiazhi, with his beard disheveled, tried to arouse the emperor to be a little soft-hearted.

"Declare the decree." Emperor Liang De's voice rang through a screen.

Xu Jiazhi raised his head, looked at the blurry figure behind the screen, and fell to the ground.

Declare?

Is this a decree?

"Your Majesty, this matter has not been clarified yet..." Xu Jiazhi shouted at the top of his lungs.

"I can give you a chance to make noise here, which is tolerant." Emperor Liang De's voice sounded again.

Xu Jiazhi weakly supported the ground and lowered his head, sweat soaking the bricks in front of him.

No one else around him cried anymore.

It seems that he has accepted his fate.

The chamberlain on the side quickly finished reading the imperial edict.

"Take her down." Emperor Liang De said and paused, "Let Concubine Wan meet her."

The brother beside Xu Jiazhi kowtowed with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty is kind, thank you very much."

Xu Jiazhi almost laughed sarcastically. kindness?

Where is the mercy?

Is this kindness?

But the situation is such that there is no room for them to struggle.

The guards came forward and took them all down.

Concubine Wan had been waiting outside early.

She stood in the wide and empty corridor, dressed in fine clothes, but she seemed to be a little shorter than the pearls, gold and silver.

When Xu Jiazhi saw her, he wanted to rush forward, but was held back by his brother.

"Don't go."

"Don't harm King Wei."

Xu Jiazhi gritted his teeth: "We are behind bars today, is His Royal Highness the King of Wei ever a little anxious? We..."

"Stop talking, just take a look from a distance and then leave."

"Don't speak?" Xu Jiazhi couldn't believe it.

"Stop talking. It's useless to talk anymore. Let's go. Your Majesty is a kind man, and he just sentenced us to exile."

Nothing more than...

Xu Jiazhi wanted to sneer fiercely, but he didn't dare.

Exile has been an extremely harsh punishment since ancient times.

They will be tortured and die on the road before they even get to the place of exile...

But what about the emperor?

But it can also gain a reputation for kindness.

The guards had cold faces and unswerving eyes, pretending they didn't hear their voices.

After allowing them to meet Concubine Wan from afar, they were escorted away.

Inside the palace.

"Another decree, Concubine Wan is reduced to a concubine. She will be exempted from the three-year monthly rule. She will temporarily live in Shicui Hall and will not go out without orders."

"Dong Zhaoyi is a woman with a kind and gentle personality. She will be promoted to a virtuous concubine today, and she will temporarily take over the affairs of the palace."

Emperor Liang De continued.

"Yes." The waiter on the side bowed and responded.

Emperor Liang De immediately turned his head and said to the person sitting next to him: "Xiancheng, I finally gave this tone for you."

Xiancheng is the name of Zhao Guogong.

Sitting next to him was the majestic Duke of Zhao.

Duke Zhao cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for still thinking about my son's sins."

"How could I forget?" Emperor Liang De smiled.

Duke Zhao wanted to ask Xue Qingyin how he was doing, but he held back.

It's not a good thing to show too much intimacy under the emperor's nose.

"It's a pity that King Xuan may have resentment towards me..." Emperor Liang De sighed.

Someone like Zhao Guogong who loves his children so much cannot understand what Emperor Liang De is doing...

However, Zhao Guogong still fulfilled his duty as a minister and suggested: "King Xuan has no title. In addition to adding more rewards on top of the fiefdom, it is better to create King Xuan's concubine. Since King Xuan's concubine has a deep relationship with her mother, she can also be granted the title. To grant an imperial edict..."

Emperor Liang De nodded and smiled: "Okay, okay. I will tell King Xuan that this was your idea."

Duke Zhao quickly smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

It's just that the smile doesn't reach his eyes.

Would the emperor not know how to deal with it? Of course he knows. He must have thought about the consequences as soon as he had the idea.

These words were just meant to make the courtier feel grateful.

The imperial edict was quickly passed on one by one.

Concubine Wan cried bitterly and fell ill that night.

She had to struggle to sit up and express her feelings: "I don't know the favor of the emperor in my family, and caused such a disaster. I can only atone for their sins by eating vegetarian food and chanting more sutras..."

To show that he has no resentment against the emperor.

After expressing her feelings, she fell asleep again in a hazy and feverish state.

So half asleep, I heard the sound of something being moved in and out.

Concubine Wan's throat was burning, and the pain was unbearable.

She struggled to say: "What, what is the sound?"

Mammy wiped away her tears and answered her: "We are moving to Xicui Hall, and the fourth princess is also moving... From now on, we will no longer be raised in your lap."

Shicui Hall is further away from the emperor's residence.

Once the fourth princess left, there was no excuse for asking to see the emperor.

Her monthly routine has been waived... With the collapse of the Xu family, she will be stretched thin in less than two years...

If there is no gold and silver to reward the palace people, and the palace people see her falling out of favor, she will soon live a life of desolation...

"Do you still remember Wang Cairen?" Concubine Wan said hoarsely as she firmly grabbed Nanny's hand.

"That Wang Cairen who is not favored?"

"Yes...she, when she entered the palace, I ridiculed her for her shabby behavior. When she was in her thirties, she was only favored by His Majesty once. However, the money her mother-in-law could give her was not enough..."

Grandma also brought back memories.

That talented man, Wang, lives like a palace maid in Yeting...everyone can be bullied.

"Am I going to live like this too?"

Concubine Wan's heart ached and she cut off two of her fingernails. She hissed, "No, Mammy, I don't want... I don't want to be like that. Your Majesty may not recognize me when you see me in the future..."

Concubine Wan cried bitterly until she fainted.

Prince Xuan's Mansion.

Xue Qingyin leaned lazily on the back of her chair, with King Xuan beside her.

"...That's probably all."

The personal guards stood in front of them and listened carefully to the contents of several imperial edicts issued by the emperor.

Some people died in the Xu family.

Most of Concubine Wan's blood relatives were sentenced to exile.

The "poisoned" Ju Xing was beheaded.

Others who are attached to the Xu family should be demoted, and those who should be demoted should be demoted. Those who should be demoted should be punished by the whole family.

Dongxing Hou, who had nothing to do with this incident, was reprimanded just because Biyunju was his property.

As the wife of Dongxing Hou, Aunt Xue's family was naturally not in a good position.

"It seems like His Majesty took it out on me." Xue Qingyin curled her lips.

Fang Chengzhong, who was standing at the head, couldn't help but said: "But it almost cost you your life."

"If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later."

Another staff member said: "You are quite reasonable."

After this incident, King Xuan's staff and subordinates finally got to know Xue Qingyin.

They completely gave up their guard against Xue Qingyin, the "outsider".

He didn't say anything out of the blue. How can a woman be allowed to attend a man's important event?

on the contrary.

They are also curious.

"His Highness had guessed long ago that His Majesty would transfer him to Bianzhou. Bianzhou is rich and prosperous, and it is never far away from the center of power. Since Your Majesty is willing to compensate, he just accepts it. No prince will be able to overcome such regulations in the future..."

"But why did the concubine suggest that we go to Yizhou instead? Although Yizhou is good, it is far inferior to Bianzhou!"

Yes, it was Xue Qingyin who came up with the idea of ​​going to her hometown.

In fact, she only briefly mentioned it to King Xuan at first, but King Xuan turned around and implemented it.

Xue Qingyin couldn't help but mutter.

Does he really trust her enough and isn't he afraid that she is a dog-headed strategist?

Xue Qingyin now opened her mouth to answer their questions.

But it was King Xuan who spoke first.

King Xuan said calmly: "Yizhou includes Jiannan Road. Who is the Jiedushi of Jiannan Road?"

Fang Chengzhong said: "Qiao Teng...the father of King Wei's concubine."

After he finished speaking, his eyes lit up and he said: "In this way, Your Majesty will not reduce His Highness's troops. Because His Highness went to Yizhou, he can check and balance each other with Jiedushi."

"But there are many mountainous people in Yizhou, and their folk customs are fierce. If they had not been difficult to tame since ancient times, why bother setting up military envoys?" Fang Chengzhong frowned.

Xue Qingyin first turned to look at King Xuan.

No wonder King Xuan didn't ask her why.

He knew everything she was thinking.

Then Xue Qingyin turned her head back and said with a smile: "But Jiannan Road is my hometown! The people of Yizhou can be regarded as my fellow villagers."

Xue Qingyin smacked her lips: "When I go back, I must be a mountain king, right?"