They all knew very well that now that they had accurate information, all they needed to do now was - wait.
Wait until the emperor sends someone to search the house.
…
In the Royal Palace, in the Jinluan Hall.
Emperor Shunwu was furious.
"What's the use of keeping you wine sacks and rice sacks? The treasury can be stolen and burned to the ground."
All the civil and military officials lowered their heads, as silent as quails.
They also wondered in their hearts, who could have such great ability to empty the treasury and burn it down.
However, these people all know Emperor Shunwu's temper. Whoever dares to speak at this time will become his punching bag.
In the end, it was the eldest prince, Prince Heng, who cautiously warned.
"Father, please take care of the dragon body. In addition, there are more important things to do today. The theft of the treasury can be investigated slowly."
After being reminded like this, Emperor Shunwu recovered from his rage.
King Heng was right to remind him that he had something important to do today.
Emperor Shunwu suppressed the anger in his heart and asked his personal eunuch to directly read out Mo Jiuye's imperial edict of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
Many ministers had already known about this in advance and did not appear too shocked.
If the king of a country doesn't want anyone to have an easy time, he has to wash his neck and wait there.
However, after all, only a small number of the emperor's close ministers knew about it in advance. He Yuanming also inadvertently heard the news when others were whispering, so he quietly found someone to deliver the message to the Duke Protector's Mansion.
He knew in his heart that even if he sent the news in advance, nothing would be changed. He only hoped that the Mo family could make some preparations in advance, so as not to be left penniless and unable to survive on the road to exile.
It can be said that Emperor Shunwu really spared no effort in dealing with the Protectorate.
In order to prevent the ministers from being too suspicious, he also deliberately captured the pigtails of a few unimportant officials and were convicted along with the Duke Protector's Office.
They even linked their crimes to Mo Jiuye...
Doing this has three benefits for Emperor Shunwu.
First, the crime of protecting the country can be increased by one level.
Second, it silenced those ministers who wanted to plead for Mo Jiuye.
Third, Mo Jiuye can also be put in trouble on his way to exile.
Sure enough, his plan was flawless. As soon as the imperial edict came out, the entire court was completely silent. Only the looks of some ministers who felt sorry for Mo Jiuye could be seen.
Emperor Shunwu didn't care about any of this. As long as Mo Jiuye could be dealt with smoothly, nothing else mattered.
Emperor Shunwu specially sent Cao Ren, a general who had been scolded by Mo Jiuye, to copy the family and pass on the decree.
The purpose is to make the situation of the Protectorate's Mansion even more miserable.
…
Mrs. Mo and all the female relatives in the mansion were waiting in the wedding room.
Seeing that Chen hour had passed, there was no movement at all.
She looked uneasily at Mo Jiuye, who was still lying on the bed.
"Jiuye, is your judgment and information wrong?"
As soon as she finished speaking, before Mo Jiuye could reply, a servant came to report in a panic.
"My lord, madam, what's wrong, the lord's mansion is surrounded by people. General Cao broke in with a group of people."
After hearing this, the old lady closed her eyes helplessly and whispered: "Hey... I shouldn't take any chances."
When the unknowing Mo Hanyue heard the news, she quickly grabbed Mrs. Mo's arm.
"Mother, what happened?"
The eight sisters-in-law also looked at Mrs. Mo nervously, no longer as calm as before.
"Now that we're here, we have to face it calmly. Everyone come with me to see it."
Watching everyone cheering and following Mrs. Mo out, He Zhiran looked at Mo Jiuye who was motionless.
"Don't worry, I will help mother deal with it."
After all, Mo Jiuye is currently pretending to be comatose, so it is impossible for him to go out with everyone.
Mo Jiuye's dark eyes were a little lonely and a little self-deprecating.
However, he still responded to He Zhiran's words very seriously.
"Tell them not to struggle needlessly and protect themselves."
As for the rest, it is now time. Mo Jiuye will not imagine that there is any room for turning around. He only hopes that everyone can embark on the road to exile in full.
"Okay, I promise you, as long as I am here, there will be no one left in the Mo family."
Seeing with his own eyes that the hero and his family were wronged by Hunjun, He Zhiran felt a little heavy at the moment.
However, she still tried her best to relax and deal with today's events seriously.
He Zhiran jogged a few steps and caught up with Mrs. Mo and her group.
Not far after walking out, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps.
At the same time, there were also pleading sounds from some servants.
There were almost dozens of people wearing uniform official uniforms, surrounding Cao Ren who was looking gloating at his misfortune, and walked in their direction.
Before anyone could get close, someone shouted at them: "Don't move, we're ordered to confiscate your home."
Mrs. Mo was the first to stop and looked at the visitor pretending to be calm.
Mo Hanyue was so frightened that she held her mother's hand tightly, not even daring to breathe.
Even though the eight sisters-in-law said so eloquently last night that they were born as members of the Mohist family, they will die as ghosts of the Mohist family.
However, facing such a scene, I was still trembling with fear.
Only He Zhiran stood at the end of the crowd, staring closely at the officials and remaining calm.
At the same time, she took out a sharp dagger from the space and held it firmly in her palm through the cover of her sleeve.
Always be prepared to protect the safety of the Mo family.
Cao Ren stepped forward with an evil smile while holding the imperial edict in his hand.
"The Mo family is ready to accept the order!"
While speaking, Cao Ren's eyes kept circling around.
"The Emperor's imperial edict was issued, but the Lord Protector did not come to greet him in person. Do you know this is disrespectful?"
After finishing his words, he looked at the official behind him.
"Go there yourself and ask the Lord Protector to come and receive the order."
Seeing that the arrogant official was about to run to the backyard, Mrs. Mo quickly spoke up to stop her.
"The Lord Protector was summoned to the palace by the emperor last night and was beaten fifty times. He is still in a coma at the moment and is afraid that he will not be able to come to receive the order."
Cao Ren knew in his heart that this was the reason why Mo Jiuye didn't show up. He just deliberately wanted to embarrass the Mo family here.
"What? You said that the Protector was beaten by the Emperor last night?"
His expression was extremely exaggerated, and he deliberately pretended not to know the matter, but in his heart he was gloating about his misfortune.
Mrs. Mo snorted coldly: "General Cao, I think you are also an important minister in the court. When you pass the order, you pass the order. There is no need to add insult to injury here."
The sister-in-law also had the courage to speak.
"Everyone in the capital knows that my Mo family, except for the ninth brother, is all female dependents. If you show off your power in front of a group of female dependents, it will definitely be disgraceful if word spreads about it."
"That is, no matter how bad we are, there are people in my mother's family who are officials in the imperial court. There is no guarantee that they will know about this matter." The third sister-in-law also stepped forward to remind her.
Cao Ren also knew this was true.
Bullying a group of female relatives, and they are all female relatives with some background, is indeed easy to spread.
"In this case, Mr. Cao will not embarrass you. Everyone in the Duke Protector's Office will accept the order."