The previously widely publicized incident involving young boys and girls has been confirmed. It was Prime Minister Ning Hongxi and Liu Qinghe who, in order to curry favor with the Emperor, used young boys and girls as a medicinal ingredient to concoct the Longevity Pill.

The incident caused an uproar, with everyone condemning the two individuals as heartless and insane.

The emperor also cursed them in court and said that he had been deceived by the prime minister. He did not know the origin of Wansui Pill, nor did he know that Liu Qinghe was alive!

The charges against Ning Hongxi for murdering the Crown Prince and his wife, and for deliberately causing the tunnel to collapse and burying many innocent river workers to death, have also been established.

On the very night Yun Zhuo brought Ye Qingxue back to the Crown Prince's residence from Dafeng Village, Liu Qinghe, the entire Prime Minister's residence, and Chen Wenhuan's family had already been imprisoned.

However, Ning Hongxi and Liu Qinghe, who were imprisoned, still firmly believed that the emperor would protect them.

They just need to wait patiently.

On this day, after the crime was confirmed, Yun Zhuo did not care about his not fully recovered injuries. He went directly to the palace, received the imperial edict from the emperor, and personally went to the prison to read the edict.

The emperor sent Cui Shao and Huai Fu to accompany him, but at the prison gate, Yun Zhuo forcefully ordered them to guard outside, leaving no room for negotiation.

He only brought his trusted confidants in, and specifically ordered people to guard outside, not allowing any other people to enter.

When the people in the Prime Minister's residence saw Yun Zhuo arrive in person, they were all stunned for a moment. After they realized what was happening, they began to try to establish a kinship with him.

For example, the Prime Minister's wife would call him "good nephew," while his children would call him "good cousin" or "good younger cousin," and so on.

Even Ning Rong hesitated and said, "Cousin Crown Prince, are you here to take our whole family out?"

Today, Yun Zhuo was dressed in a black robe with gold trim. He had a noble demeanor, a tall and slender figure, and a cool and aloof temperament. His gaze swept over the group of people in the Prime Minister's residence.

Ning Rong was left standing there by him.

The Prime Minister's wife said, "Good child, when your mother was still alive, she and I were like sisters. The Prime Minister's residence was where she grew up. We are all your mother's family, and we are your family too..."

"Whatever grudges we have, let's settle them privately. There's no need to bring them into the public eye. If the Prime Minister's mansion were to fall, your mother would be heartbroken if she knew, wouldn't she?"

The lady wiped away her tears: "I also lost Xun'er not long ago. He was the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family and the hope of our whole family, but he also gave his life for you."

Yun Zhuo stood outside the prison cell, watching the Prime Minister's wife cry her heart out. He understood what she meant: she first brought up his mother to persuade him not to exterminate the Prime Minister's family.

He brought up Ning Xun's death again, telling him that even if the Prime Minister's Mansion had done something wrong, Ning Xun had already paid with his life, and he should stop now.

Yun Zhuo's lips curled into a faint, cold smile: "Is the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family more noble than the Crown Prince of a country? Does the Prime Minister's wife actually think that by murdering the current Crown Prince and Crown Princess, you can exchange your eldest son's life for the life of your entire family?"

"Don't bring up my mother again. If it weren't for my mother, the Prime Minister's mansion wouldn't be alive today."

"Moreover, Ning Hongxi, as the prime minister, not only plotted to murder the crown prince and crown princess, but also dared to harm young boys and girls. He deserves to die!"

Yun Zhuo's gaze fell on Ning Hongxi, who was alone in a cell next to him.

Since he entered, Ning Hongxi has remained calm and composed, without uttering a word, as if he believed the emperor would not execute him.

Yun Zhuo unfolded the imperial edict in front of him, read out his many crimes, and finally said: "...Dismiss Ning Hongxi from the post of Prime Minister. All male members of the Ning clan over the age of eight shall be executed. Male members under the age of eight, as well as all women of the clan, shall be exiled."

Ning Hongxi paused for a moment, waiting for the next part of the imperial edict, but slowly he realized that this was all the content of the edict.

He worked for the emperor, but in the end the emperor executed or exiled his entire clan.

Yun Zhuo knew he didn't believe her, so she personally delivered the imperial edict to him and sneered, "Look carefully, this is an authentic imperial edict personally issued by the Emperor. You, Liu Qinghe, and all the male members of your clan over the age of eight are to be executed in the autumn."

As Ning Hongxi looked at the contents of the imperial edict, his eyes gradually turned bloodshot, the veins on his hands gripping the fence bulged, and his lips trembled wildly.

"I want to see the Emperor!" After a long while, Ning Hongxi roared, his face contorted in a ferocious and distorted expression.

"You forced the Emperor to issue the decree to execute me, didn't you? You're taking revenge on my whole family! Don't forget, your mother is my own sister, a daughter who married out of our Ning family. You've put our entire clan to death like this; your mother won't rest in peace in the afterlife. She will never let you get away with this!!"