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Nanqing told her mother she was going out to play after breakfast.

Madam Shi thought Nanqing had just gone somewhere to play for a day and hadn't even come back for lunch, but she had no idea that she had done something so important.

The capital is in complete chaos today. It is said that the entire palace is now just an empty shell. So Madam Shi summoned Nanqing and told her not to go out to play tomorrow, but to stay at the mansion.

Nan Qing nodded obediently, of course.

After dinner, she went into her room, turned off the lights, and said she was going to sleep. But in reality, she turned around and took out the treasure that could conceal her figure and the five-colored lotus platform and left the general's mansion.

There are still many notorious traitors' homes she hasn't visited; she can't give up halfway!

Nanqing sat on the lotus platform, looking at the list of assets of various treacherous officials of the Great Yan in her hand. She thought for a while, and then pointed to the name of Wu Jing, the Grand Master of Ceremonies.

"Grand Physician Guanglu, you're the one!"

"Xiao Ba, give me directions."

[Alright, host, fly forward for 500 meters.]

The diligent man and beast began the grand plan to relocate the treacherous officials of the entire capital.

After sweeping through the residences of five ministers, dozens of shops and warehouses throughout the night, Nan Qing lay flat on Lotus Terrace Mountain. His eyes were numb, and even his voice was weak and feeble.

"Alright, alright, let's leave it at that for now, Xiao Ba. Let's go back, we're just too tired."

"The biggest corrupt officials have already taken all their bribes."

It was already past midnight, and Nanqing felt as if she could already hear the rooster crowing.

So as soon as she got back to her room, she fell asleep the moment her head hit the bed, and Xiao Ba had to fly out of her mind and huff and puff to cover her with the blanket.

"Miss, Miss, wake up quickly!"

"Miss?"

Nan Qing was awakened by her personal maid, Ming Xia. She struggled to open her heavy eyelids, brushed Ming Xia's hand away, and muttered:

"Mingxia, I'm not going out today. I want to sleep a little longer. Don't bother me."

After saying this, Nanqing turned around, hugging the blanket, wanting to go back to sleep. But Mingxia shook her again, anxiously saying:

"Miss, you can't sleep anymore, get up quickly. Someone from the palace has come with an imperial edict, saying that everyone in the manor should go to receive the edict. Madam wants you to go to the front hall quickly."

Nanqing's little brain froze for a few seconds before she suddenly sat up in bed.

Yes, today is the day her whole family is to be imprisoned and exiled. Yesterday, the palace was in such chaos, and she even attacked the old emperor. I was wondering if it would be postponed for a few days.

Unexpectedly, that old emperor was really persistent; even with the entire palace reduced to an empty shell, he still didn't forget to stir up trouble.

Nan Qing shook her still dizzy head, quickly got out of bed, and with Ming Xia's help, quickly washed up and hurriedly walked to the front hall.

According to the plot, her hot-tempered father would rebel later, which would give the Chief Minister Zhou's faction an excuse, and her father would suffer a serious injury as a result.

Although it's not easy to talk about such prophetic things, she could at least stop her old man!

Let's get out of the capital first.

Once outside the capital, the sky's the limit. Those few soldiers guarding the exiles are nothing to fear. We can't let them find any excuse to torture us now.

Sigh, what can she do? Her mission is to take this route of exile. Otherwise, she would have taken her parents back to the border. Anyway, the Crown Prince will rebel sooner or later, and the old emperor won't be able to enjoy his life for long.

Ah, no, even if the crown prince didn't rebel, he wouldn't be comfortable. He's probably incredibly annoyed right now.

When Nanqing arrived at the front hall, everyone was already waiting. Her father was dressed in the uniform of a military officer, and her mother was dressed in the robes of a first-rank imperial consort. Nanqing took a quick step and walked directly to her father's right side, where she stood obediently.

At this moment, the chief eunuch, dressed in a purple robe and holding a bright yellow imperial edict, coughed a few times and called out in a high-pitched voice, "The General's Mansion, receive the imperial edict!"

All the servants and maids in the hall immediately knelt down to receive the imperial decree, including Nanqing's parents, while Nanqing merely squatted down lightly, using his loose robes as cover.

This ugly thing is not worthy of her kneeling.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: It has been discovered that General Shi Huaiyuan has been colluding with the enemy and secretly selling weapons, betraying the emperor's trust and virtue. He should have been executed along with his entire family, but considering his past merits, the Emperor grants him a special pardon. Shi Huaiyuan is hereby stripped of his position as General, his property is confiscated, and his entire family is exiled to Lingnan, never to return to the capital. This is the imperial decree."

"absurd!!"

General Shi abruptly stood up, his face flushed with rage, and even his towering body trembled violently. He pointed at the chief eunuch holding the imperial edict and roared:

"I, Shi Yuanhuai, have spent my entire life on the battlefield, guarding the borders of the Great Yan for thirty years. I have escaped death many times, and the twenty-seven scars on my body are all for the Great Yan. My loyalty to the Great Yan is unwavering, and heaven and earth can bear witness!"

"You accuse me of treason? Where's the evidence?!"

"Zhou Jingshu, this must be a conspiracy by that treacherous old villain Zhou Jingshu!!"

Just as General Shi was about to charge forward, Nan Qing grabbed her father's arm tightly and whispered in his ear:

"Father, they must have made thorough preparations. For now, let's focus on protecting everyone in the manor; we can discuss the rest later."

Her father was unaware that the eunuch was not the only one who came to deliver the imperial decree; a hundred imperial guards were also waiting outside the general's mansion.

The eunuch did nothing to stop the father, who was furious, so that he could add another charge of disobeying the imperial edict to him at the right time. This was also something that the treacherous minister Zhou had instructed in advance.

After hearing Nan Qing's words, General Shi gradually calmed down.

He looked at his spirited eighteen-year-old daughter, then turned to look at his wife who was also holding him tightly. General Shi gritted his teeth and lowered his head with resentment in his eyes.

"Your subject...accepts the decree and expresses gratitude!"

The chief eunuch, clearly dissatisfied that he hadn't seen General Shi resist, snorted coldly and waved his hand. Immediately, a group of fierce imperial guards rushed in from outside the general's mansion.

With a chilling shout from the eunuch, "Guards, seize him!"

The entire Imperial Guard instantly surrounded the open space...