The imperial court's execution of the Lu family of Fan Yang made the people of Dayin applaud and applaud. Lu Xianting, the Duke of Lu, was beheaded in the street because he had committed several major crimes of murdering the prince and colluding with the Northern Wei Dynasty to kill loyal ministers.
And Lu Xianting's sister, Concubine Lu, also died in the desolate cold palace. Finally, she took a bag of tattered mats and threw them in the wilderness. The end was indeed even more miserable than that of the Li family!
Although Xiao Heng did not kill the nine clans because Fan Yanglu was once a hero, the originally prosperous Fan Yanglu family fell into complete silence...
After performing the salvation rituals for the prince Xiao Changgong in the royal temple, Xiao Changgong was finally buried with the posthumous title Zhaoming.
In order to express gratitude for the good deeds the prince had done for the people during his lifetime, private organizations organized a memorial ceremony for Xiao Changgong's death. Guiyang, where Xiao Changgong originally provided disaster relief, and other places have built temples and tombs to commemorate the prince. This benevolent and virtuous Prince Zhaoming!
As for Taifu Shen Rui, Xiao Heng had previously thrown him into jail because he was angry that he had not protected the prince. Now he has investigated and punished the Fan Yanglu family. After the intercession of Xiao Jingyao, Guanglu doctor Fan Qing, Prime Minister Han Yunzhi and others, Shen Rui was finally released. came out.
But before Xiao Heng summoned Shen Rui, Shen Rui, who blamed himself very much for the death of the prince, had no intention of serving as an official anymore, so he resigned. Prime Minister Han Yunzhi did not want to miss such a virtuous talent like Shen Rui, so he persuaded Shen Rui several times. He also asked Xiao Jingyao and Fan Qing to take turns convincing him, but Shen Rui was still determined and did not want to be an official again!
But this time Xiao Heng did not force him and allowed him to resign and return to his hometown!
Wei Zijin also heard from Xiao Jingyao that Shen Rui was resigning and returning to his hometown. After thinking for a moment, he decided to go to his mansion in person before he left the imperial capital.
Shen Rui, who was packing his luggage, suddenly stiffened when he heard the butler Kong Wen reported that Princess Luoyang was visiting.
After a while, he came back to his senses and nodded: "I'll be here soon, Kong Wen, go and make a cup of good tea for the princess!"
When Shen Rui came to the front hall, Wei Zijin had been waiting for him for a long time with tea.
He looked at her now graceful but still radiant face, and was a little crazy for a moment. He seemed to feel that he had not seen her for too long and didn't know what to say.
Finally, Wei Zijin took the initiative to speak, breaking the silence.
"Where are the servants in your mansion? Why are they all missing?"
Shen Rui retracted his gaze as he stared at her, and replied with a faint smile: "I have resigned from my post with Your Majesty, and I am about to leave here. The days to come may be a little bitter, so naturally I don't have to let them all follow me, so I let them go." After leaving the mansion, it’s okay for me to endure hardships. They don’t have to endure hardships with me. If they stay in the Imperial Capital and follow others, they still have a chance to get ahead..."
At this time, he was still thinking about those servants, which made Wei Zijin sigh.
"You really decided to leave like this?" Wei Zijin frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice: "You don't want your servants to suffer with you, then have you ever thought about your wife and children?"
After hearing this, Shen Rui fell into silence.
"Shen Rui, I know you feel guilty because of the prince's death, but the prince's death is not your fault, and you shouldn't run away because of the prince's death!"
Wei Zijin's words touched the depths of Shen Rui's heart. Shen Rui shook his head and replied with a wry smile: "But I am indeed at fault, because I am the prince's teacher. If I had known earlier that Fan Yanglu had evil intentions towards the prince. If you wish, you can ask the prince to take more precautions against the Fan Yang Lu family!"