The tragedy of the Huainan Prince's family being exterminated had a great impact on the royal family.
After this incident, all the clan members felt awe-inspiring and became much more calm and honest. Some of them behaved carelessly and were affected by the anger of Empress Yu or the third prince.
Only three female relatives of the Huainan Palace survived.
One is Sheng Jinyue who is married and has a child, one is Mu Ziqi who has returned home with her dowry, and the other is Princess Yongning who is imprisoned in Ciyun Nunnery.
Sheng Jinyue was confined to the inner house and rarely came out. The Chu family deliberately concealed it. It was not until everyone in the Huainan Palace was buried that Sheng Jinyue was shocked to hear the bad news.
Sheng Jinyue fainted on the spot. After waking up, she cried heartbrokenly for a long time. She cried until her eyes were red and swollen and her voice was hoarse.
Chu Silang, who returned home late, was quite impatient when he saw Sheng Jinyue's appearance: "Your father is really very capable. He dared to do such a treasonous thing. Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince was unscathed, otherwise, let alone the Huainan Palace.
Even your married daughter will not be spared. Our Chu family will also be implicated!"
"Sheng Jinyue! Listen to me! From now on, you will stay at home quietly and raise your son well. You will not interfere with anything outside. Don't even think about going out to walk around, so as not to cause trouble for the family.
"
If Sheng Jinyue hadn't given birth to a son, she wouldn't have been able to keep her position as head wife.
It was really kind of me not to divorce her.
Chu Silang felt that he was very soft-hearted and kind-hearted, and looked at Sheng Jinyue who looked like a crazy woman. He was quite disgusted. After saying that, he went to the backyard to hang out with the beautiful and enchanting concubine.
Sheng Jinyue, whose face was ashen as death, was left sitting on the chair like a wooden sculpture.
All the strength in the body seemed to have been drained away.
My heart felt empty and confused, and all the sorrow, pain, and sadness had condensed into substance, just stuck in my chest. But I couldn't even cry anymore.
My brother is dead, my grandfather is dead, my father is dead, my mother is dead... all my cousins are dead too.
The huge Huainan Prince's Mansion disappeared into smoke. He couldn't even think of revenge.
How sad it is to lose a woman from her mother's family. What's even more sad is that she has nowhere to go and no one to rely on. She can only live in a miserable state in the Chu family's inner house...
"Mother, mother."
Her son, who was under two years old, walked over unsteadily and grabbed her hand hard. His childish voice was not clear. Only her mother, who was by her side day and night, could understand: "Mom, don't cry.
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Sheng Jinyue burst into tears, stretched out her hands and hugged her son tightly in her arms, as if she was hugging the only pillar and warmth in the world. A broken cry escaped from her throat.
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The Mu family also kept the news secret for several days. It was not until the Huainan Palace case was closed that Mrs. Mu told Mu Ziqi about it.
"...Luckily your father and your brother brought you back in advance. Otherwise, if that idiot Prince Huainan caused a huge disaster, you, my daughter-in-law, would also be implicated."
"It sounds like a crime. Dozens of people from the Huainan Prince's Mansion died in the prison of the Zongren Mansion overnight. Even children as young as a few years old were not spared."
"Now that you have returned home with your dowry, you and your husband's family have settled down. The affairs of the Huainan Prince's Palace will not involve you. You can live in peace at home. After two years, the rumors have subsided. Mother will find out for you again.
Family matters."
"It's best to be farther away, it's best to leave the capital..."
Mu Ziqi, dressed in plain clothes, is as thin as a wicker and has a withered appearance. She is very young, but not half as charming as she should be at this age.
After hearing the bad news that everyone in the Huainan Palace died in the Zongren Palace, Mu Ziqi trembled slightly but did not shed tears. Only when Mrs. Mu mentioned marrying far away did Mu Ziqi react.
"Mom, I don't want to remarry." Mu Ziqi's eyes were empty and her voice was calm. Like a depleted oil candle: "If mother really loves me, please allow me to live shamelessly in my former boudoir!
"
This is obviously not the first time Mu Ziqi has said similar words.
Mrs. Mu felt sad and helpless in her heart. She couldn't bear to be forced, and followed Mu Ziqi's words and said: "Okay, okay, I'll just rely on you. If you don't want to remarry, just stay with your parents. We are here with you."
No one dares to insult you even a little bit."
Mu Ziqi's nose was sore, her eyes were red, and she choked and shouted "Mother".
Mrs. Mu was also very sad and stretched out her hands to take Mu Ziqi into her arms.
At that time, the King of Huainan personally came to propose marriage to his grandson. Sheng Xuan was from a good family background, with first-class appearance, talent, and learning. No matter how you looked at it, he was an outstanding son with a bright future. The Mu family happily accepted the marriage.
Who would have thought that they would push their daughter into the fire pit themselves?
Nowadays, all the members of the Huainan Prince's Palace have been wiped out and nothing remains. Mu Ziqi was lucky enough to escape, but it is no longer possible to live like an ordinary woman.
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Ciyun Temple.
In the warm spring day, the deserted and quiet Ciyun Temple has a bit of vitality.
Weather like this is perfect for drying winter woolen clothes. Unfortunately, when Princess Yongning moved into Ciyun Nunnery, she didn't have time to pack up any valuable clothes. She just packed them and brought them with her, and she didn't have a chance to wear them.
Everyone in Ciyun Nunnery was wearing ziyi. Princess Yongning was noisy for a while at first, but after being locked in the house and hungry for three days, she calmed down a lot. She also wore the same dusty clothes as everyone else.
After being imprisoned for more than three years, Princess Yongning's pride was gradually smoothed away. Her cold face gradually became like wood and stone, with no unnecessary expression.
Grandma Sun fell ill and died the year before last.
Yao Bi was in a gloomy mood all day long, and hanged herself on the beam last year.
There is only one Dian Cui left beside Princess Yongning.
Dian Cui was also much more haggard than before, and no longer had her enchanting and charming charm. She lowered her head and went to the kitchen to get lunch. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly heard the familiar words Huainan Prince's Palace.
Diancui's heart moved and she quietly stopped.
The two old ladies who were cooking in the kitchen did not take Dian Cui seriously at all, and told the story about the Huainan Palace as a joke.
Diancui looked miserable when she heard this, and returned to the yard pretending to be calm.
Princess Yongning was already so hungry that she glared at Dian Cui coldly: "Why have you been gone for so long?"
Diancui knelt down with a pale face and cried, "Princess, it's not good! Something happened in the Huainan Palace..."
Princess Yongning was startled. Huo Ran rushed forward and asked sternly: "What happened?"
For more than three years, Princess Yongning has been locked up in Ciyun Nunnery, living a life of isolation from the world. Princess Yongning has no idea about the changes in the outside world.
When Dian Cui cried and talked about the tragedy of all the members of the Huainan Palace being killed, Princess Yongning's blood surged, and there were stars in her eyes.
Princess Yongning screamed, "This is absolutely impossible" and "It must be those two old ladies who are just making things up and talking nonsense." She was so weak that she fell heavily to the ground.
