On the third day of the first lunar month of winter, the verdict was handed down on the main culprit Wang Gu of Huaiyang.
King Yao Chong of Huaiyang and steward Yao Yi sentenced him to Lingchi.
Yao Ruolan, Yao Hu, Yao Biao and Yao Zheng are all determined to be executed.
All the women in the Huaiyang Palace were hanged.
Yao Ruowei died in prison due to illness and was exempted from execution.
The son born to Yao Ruolan was deprived of the title of prince and was imprisoned in Langaoyuan, where he could not come out for the rest of his life.
In addition, the eunuch Zhou Ren and the main members of the Huaiyang King were sentenced to death.
In addition to those ministers dying to apologize, all their property was confiscated, and their children were either sent to the army or exiled, and no one was spared.
None of the seven magistrates in Chenzhou were spared.
It was a sunny day on the day of the execution of King Huaiyang.
The streets in Beijing were almost deserted.
Yao Chong stood in the prison car with a blank look on his face, and a lot of rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs were thrown on him.
"Look! She's still wearing shoes! Pink shoes!"
"This neither male nor female monster deserves to die!"
Yao Yi cried bitterly. He didn't want to be chopped, but he was really guilty.
"Princess, you have caused me so much trouble! You old witch! I shouldn't have been deceived by you in the first place!"
He put all the blame on the long-dead eldest princess.
I forgot that in the past few decades, I had laughed proudly countless times.
The guillotine is dripping with blood, and those who once held high positions and made the most powerful decisions have become ghosts under the knife.
Things have always been like this.
When someone sinks, someone floats; when someone rises, someone falls.
The Cen family was promoted from the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion to the Yong'an Duke's Mansion.
The Zheng family also changed from the Chengen Bo Mansion to the Chengen Marquis Mansion.
Grant Xu Chunjun a second-grade imperial edict.
The eldest son of the Xu family was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and was awarded the title of marquis and a mansion.
Li Kaiyan was appointed to be promoted by the Ministry of Industry, and the Jinshi scholars who were on the same list as him also served.
Two of them were assigned to serve as magistrates of Chenzhou County.
It was already broad daylight, but Zheng Wuji was still lying on the bed and refused to get up.
Xu Chunjun finished her morning makeup, turned around and looked at him with a smile.
"Master Hou, you have worked too hard these days. Now that you have been granted leave, you should take a good rest."
"Madam, you changed your mind so quickly!" Zheng Wuji said with a smile, "Tell someone to bring Fang Fei over, and we can sleep in together."
"I guess Huo Zao will come today," Xu Chunjun said, "then you two will have to argue with each other."
"It's really unreasonable!" Zheng Wuji was furious when he heard this, "That brat! Fang Fei is the apple of my eye, who is he? He actually robbed me!"
"A Nuan said that Brother Zao won't be able to see Fang Fei for three days at most, and today is the third day." Xu Chunjun smiled, "If An Nuan has something to do tomorrow, I will probably bring him here today."
"But we have to go back to Chenzhou after the New Year. What will he do then?" Zheng Wuji asked as he got up.
"A Nuan is also worried." Xu Chunjun said, "I guess the trouble will last for many days."
Zheng Wuji had just put on his clothes and got out of bed. The maid announced outside that Jiang Nuan had come with the child.
"Madam, you are really good at predicting things." Zheng Wuji gave Xu Chunjun a thumbs up, "I have to talk to Mr. Huo when I have time and ask him to tie up their wild horse."
Fang Fei and her nurse lived in the house opposite. They had just washed their faces and put on new clothes.
Her four little teeth sprouted and her smile became sweeter.
Huo Zao ran as fast as he could from the moment he entered the door, but stopped in front of the door.
He walked into the house solemnly, warmed his clothes in front of the smoker without haste, and then went to Fangfei's room.
Fang Fei already knew him. When she saw him, she reached out to hug him and giggled.
Jiang Nuan followed later, shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "I really can't stand being tortured by him. I'm afraid the threshold of your family will soon be stepped down by us two."
"Fang Fei is also looking forward to someone playing with her." Xu Chunjun took Jiang Nuan's hand and sat down, "Where is your second son?"
"I was sleeping, I haven't woken up yet." Jiang Nuan said, "My father-in-law also said that he would not take a bath tomorrow and wanted to invite brother-in-law Zheng over for a drink."
At this time, Zheng Wuji also lifted the curtain and walked out of the back room, saying, "It's been a long time since Mr. Huo and I got together. By the way, I want to talk about your son's affairs."
Then he went to the house opposite.
After a while, the sound of two people quarreling could be heard inside.
"mine!"
"mine!"
"I am Fangfei's father!"
"I want to marry Fang Fei!"
"She is still so young, and she still has ten or twenty years before she gets married!"
"You have a wife yourself, why are you trying to rob me?!"
"How can a child's words count at any age? Who knows if my daughter will like you when she grows up?"
"Of course she likes me, didn't you see her smiling at me?"
"My daughter laughs at everyone she meets. She is born with a smile."
"That's different. She smiles the most beautifully at me."
"Our brother Zao doesn't talk much at ordinary times. He only talks the most when he and brother-in-law Zheng are arguing." Jiang Nuan said with a smile, "It's really difficult for brother-in-law."
"He just likes to tease Brother Zao, haven't you seen that he also enjoys it?" Xu Chunjun smiled.
"By the way, sister, I heard that Yao Ruowei died of illness." Jiang Nuan asked in a lowered voice.
"Yes, I heard that too." Xu Chunjun sighed softly.
"It's not bad to get a whole corpse." Jiang Nuan nodded.
At this time, in a remote town in the south, a newly ordained nun was walking alone.
This was her first time coming down the mountain to ask for alms. The gable of the temple was broken and had to be repaired before the rainy season.
"Little Master, are you new here? Why haven't you seen me before?" An old woman put two coins in her hand.
The nun bowed slightly and recited the Buddha's name to express her gratitude.
"A poor nun with a pure and enlightened Dharma name has recently become a monk."
"Most people in this town are willing to give alms, and we have all received favors from the temple." The old woman said, "The temple of King Huaiyang over there has been demolished, and many bricks are ready-made. When the time comes, the villagers can move it.
Come up."
The nun looked in the direction of the old woman's finger and saw a pile of ruins there.
At that time, in order to curry favor with the King of Huaiyang, officials serving in many places would build shrines for the King of Huaiyang under their rule.
I don’t know what year or month this place was built.
But with the fall of King Huaiyang, these living temples were quickly demolished.
She stared at the pile of ruins in trance for a long time.
The person who was once inseparable from her, but actually had nothing to do with her, is now reduced to dust.
"Master, Master." The old woman called the nun several times, "Old woman, I can't walk, but my grandson can carry bricks up the mountain.
Just tell me when I want you."
The nun slowly looked away and bowed to the old woman again.
Turn around and walk towards the next house.
She is now just a nun and has no other name besides her Buddhist name.
For some people, escaping into Buddhism also means rebirth.
