This is the fourth day after the flower viewing party.

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 Ning's house before he was taken away by the imperial guards who arrived.

If he is summoned to go, he can actually save some face.

But if it were the Imperial Guard'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 incident 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." Through a screen, Emperor Liang De's voice rang out.

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 and said, "Your Majesty is kind, thank you very much."

Xu Jiazhi almost laughed sarcastically. Mercy?

Where is the mercy?

Is this kindness?

But the situation is such that they can no longer tolerate struggling.

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 weighed down by the pearls, gold and silver.

When Xu Jiazhi saw her, he wanted to rush up to her, 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 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, so 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.

"I have issued another decree that Concubine Wan will be reduced to a concubine. She will be exempted from the monthly rule for three years. 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 said this for you."

Xiancheng is the character 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.

A man 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 said with a smile: "Okay, okay. I will tell Prince 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 my eyes.

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

These words were just meant to make the minister 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 emperor's kindness in my family, so I caused such a disaster. I can only eat vegetarian food and recite sutras more to atone for their sins..."

To show that he had no resentment against the emperor.

After she expressed 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 felt like fire 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... If the Xu family collapses, she will be out of money 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 Guifei firmly grasped Mammy's hand and said hoarsely.

"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 nails. She hissed, "No, mama, 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.
To be continued...