Chapter 276 This is the Imperial Seal

During the morning court session, the atmosphere in the court was very subtle.

What happened at the Duke of England's Mansion yesterday could not be concealed. The fact that the Duke of England's eldest son killed his own sister shocked the entire aristocratic circle in the capital.

Originally, this case was handled by the Dali Temple, and there was no need to bring it to the court. However, the Duke of Ying bowed his head to the ground and asked the emperor to administer justice and arrest the murderer.

Now the murderer has been caught.

But there seems to be nothing to be happy about.

Everybody is watching British public.

The Duke of England knelt on the ground and begged for his crime, admitting that he had failed to educate his son properly and had made a serious mistake, and asked the Emperor to punish him.

Now, the affair between the eldest son and Miss Yao has not been leaked out. This is the last respect the emperor gives to the Duke of England.

Of course, it is also for the third young master in the northwest.

The emperor looked at the Duke of Ying and suddenly asked, "Mr. Yao, is this the only crime?"

Of course not.

Harboring and shielding the daughter of a guilty official is a serious crime.

This is a good opportunity to bring down the British Duke.

Among the aristocratic families in the capital, the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion is considered a big one, otherwise how could the Second Young Master Yao be so arrogant and disrespectful to him.

When he doesn't know?

The Duke of England lowered his head, his heart skipped a beat. The thing he feared most had finally happened.

The emperor will not let them go easily...

now……

The Duke of England only asked the Emperor to consider the third brother's face... and not kill them all.

…

The weather is getting hotter, and the flowers, plants and trees are coming alive.

Xiaoqiu told Anjiu that Concubine De was going to prepare a banquet in the palace and invite unmarried women from aristocratic families to attend in order to select suitable princesses for Prince Duan and Prince Jing.

After these words were spoken, the noble ladies in the capital were so frightened that they couldn't sleep for several days.

Prince Duan is okay, he is good-looking and powerful. Although he likes to play, all men like to play, so it is not a shortcoming at all. He is much more interesting than dull and serious men.

Many people want to be Princess Duan.

But there is still a Prince Jing...

They are people who will have no tomorrow after today.

just in case……

No, not just in case.

In their eyes, Prince Jing will definitely die...

What if one of them is so unlucky as to be noticed by Prince Jing?

An Jiu was also very confused. Why did Concubine Shu also want to choose a concubine for Prince Jing?

Because she is Prince Jing's adoptive mother, she wants everyone to think she treats everyone equally?

An Jiu looked at the huge imperial palace, and it seemed that only the Guanghua Palace could make her feel at ease.

"When?" An Jiu asked.

Xiao Qiu said: "Tomorrow."

An Jiu nodded.

Xiao Qiu said, "The Concubine De sent someone to ask if Your Majesty would go, but I don't know what she meant."

Xiao Xia said, "I heard that Prince Ming and the Eighth Prince are here too. These two princes haven't married yet either."

An Jiu felt that the princes of Da Xia were more individualistic than each other. In ancient times, men were considered precocious at the age of fifteen and were considered old young men at the age of twenty. The eighth prince, Prince Ruyang, was still young, while Prince Ming and Prince Jing were both in their twenties and had not married yet. They did not seem to have much interest in women.

"Won't it be lively tomorrow?" An Jiu was a little curious.

Xiaoqiu looked at her speechlessly. She said this not to make Xiaojiu curious, but she meant that the emperor was going too. What if someone else fell in love with the emperor?

Although Xiaojiu is not bad, objectively speaking, no matter in terms of talent, identity, status, or looks, there are many people who are better than Xiaojiu. What if...

How come Xiaojiu is so careless?

Can't she just ask His Majesty to give her a position or something and slowly climb up?

Xiaoqiu was worried about her.

An Jiu didn't understand her good sisters' good intentions at all.

Seeing that the emperor had left the morning court, An Jiu happily ran to the Guanghua Palace.

Unfortunately, the Duke of England was also there.

Xiao Fuzi lowered her voice and said, "The Duke of Ying is finished."

An Jiu knew it a long time ago.

The emperor wanted to take back power, and he couldn't refuse the piece of fat meat that was right in front of him, the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion.

Xiao Fuzi clicked his tongue twice: "This Young Master Yao is also sick. Why would he blame anyone else but His Majesty..."

Even a little eunuch like Xiao Fuzi thought it was outrageous. This man was very courageous and had a very stubborn mind. It would take more than ten years of experience for a pig brain to figure this out...

The emperor talked about this with An Jiu last night. The emperor guessed that this was a spy from the State of Chu trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife. If Young Master Yao did not kill Miss Yao, Han Yun would also do it and put the blame on the emperor afterwards.

The Duke of England came out soon, looking more depressed than last night, as if his energy had been drained away, and he left the palace step by step.

An Jiu entered the hall. The emperor had just issued an edict. He waved his hand and asked her to come and see. An Jiu felt a little embarrassed and glanced at Eunuch Li. Eunuch Li remained calm, as if nothing had happened.

An Jiu also walked up calmly and read the decree.

The general meaning is that the Duke of England was stripped of his title, but because of the Third Young Master's military achievements in the northwest, his merits offset his demerits, so he was not punished. However, without the title, the land and mansion that were originally awarded, as well as the power belonging to the Duke's Mansion, would be taken back.

For the Duke of Yingguo, without the title, all the benefits would be gone, and the young masters would have to earn them on their own. They would also be kicked out of the capital's top families, which would mean destroying half of the foundation laid by their ancestors.

An Jiu also saw another one at the bottom, which was targeting the second son of the Yao family. He was guilty of insubordination and disrespect to the emperor, and he was to be beaten with thirty boards as a warning to others.

An Jiu wanted to laugh. He knew the emperor would hold a grudge...

"Xiaojiu, help me stamp it."

The emperor threw something at An Ji. He didn't pay attention at first, but when he saw what it was, he was so scared that he almost died.

"Your Majesty... the Imperial Seal..."

The emperor nodded.

An Jiu stamped the document tremblingly, and Eunuch Li took the imperial edict and left without changing his expression.

An Jiu carefully put the seal away, fearing that it might get bumped or dented. The emperor smiled and said, "What are you afraid of?"

He showed the jade seal to An Jiu: "Here..."

An Jiu saw that a piece of the jade seal was missing, as if it had been broken by someone...

An Jiu was curious: "Your Majesty fell?"

The emperor shook his head: "No, it was because Father didn't hold it firmly and it dropped."

An Jiu "..."

Your emperor of Daxia is really...

Surprisingly...

However, An Jiu did not dare to touch the jade seal again, so the emperor put it away.

An Jiu also realized that there was a dark room in his room.

After that, An Jiu talked about tomorrow's banquet.

An Jiu said: "The relationship between Concubine De and Concubine Shu seems to be very good."

She didn't mean to speak ill of Concubine De. She felt that Concubine Shu was too good at misleading people. What if Concubine De joined forces with her and did something bad to the emperor?

The emperor smiled and said, "Yes, why do they have such a good relationship?"

An Jiu?

What does emperor mean?

[The silly goose thought it was just kids playing house. ]

[Concubine Shu and Concubine De...]

He just smiled and didn't think about it any further, which made An Jiu feel very nervous.

What does this person mean...

As soon as the emperor issued the decree, the news that Duke Ying was shielding the daughter of a criminal quickly spread. However, in order to save Miss Yao's face, they only said that the eldest son killed Miss Yao out of hatred, jealousy and narrow-mindedness.

Many people felt sorry for Miss Yao's death and were also shocked by what happened in the Duke of England's mansion.

It was so prosperous yesterday, but it collapsed overnight.

and……

"What happened to Second Young Master Yao?" Seeing Second Young Master Yao being carried out, someone couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I heard that it was disrespectful to His Majesty..."

"Yao Er's temper...tsk tsk tsk...this was bound to happen sooner or later. Your Majesty has shown mercy by not killing him..."

"Who said it wasn't?"

The calmest person was the Duchess of England. After waking up from fainting last night, she began to pack her luggage. She bought a farm in Jiangnan, and no matter what happened in the Duke of England's mansion today, she would leave.

Although the capital city is big and prosperous, she was already physically and mentally exhausted.

She was born in a humble family. Over the years, no matter how hard she tried, she was still looked down upon by the nobles in the capital and mocked for her background. In the past, she endured it for the sake of her children and the reputation of the Duke of England's Mansion. But now, she didn't want to endure it for a moment, and there was no need to endure it anymore.