Chapter 26: Killing Nine Clans
Several people were busy refining the internal energy pills, and the things had not been prepared yet.
Xia Xing'er knew what was going on just by looking at their expressions.
"Everyone, go back and check your rooms for valuables and clothes to take with you. It's best to prepare some dirt-resistant clothes. The clothes we're wearing won't last on the road. Prepare some extra cotton clothes and shoes."
Xia Xing'er pointed at the embroidered shoes on her mother and two sisters-in-law and said, "Mom, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, we will be traveling soon. These embroidered shoes will definitely not be enough. Let's buy some more thousand-layer sole shoes."
After thinking for a while, he continued, "Everyone should prepare some cooked food in their storage ring, such as steamed buns and dumplings, as well as bedding, children's clothes, water bags, and commonly used medicinal herbs."
These are all I can think of for now. You can think about it and buy whatever you think of. We have to hurry.
After all, we don't have much time left.
After returning to her residence, Xia Xing'er wanted to go to sleep, but then she remembered that there was a place she had not visited yet.
The Prince of Zhennan’s mansion is about to be ransacked. It would be better for her to benefit than for the dog emperor.
She put on her invisibility cloak again, affixed a teleportation talisman, and in the blink of an eye she arrived at the gate of Zhennan Palace.
The Prince of Zhennan's Mansion has been surrounded by the imperial guards, and the maids and servants in the mansion are running around everywhere.
Just as Xia Xing'er was about to enter a room to search, she heard a voice coming from inside!
"Liuyun, why did you come back alone? Where is the master?"
Then another voice rang out: "The master has been imprisoned. I heard that during the morning court today, more than a dozen court officials had their homes robbed, and even the imperial palace was emptied. The emperor has no time to deal with our master right now. He is now thinking about how to catch the thieves and recover the stolen items. The master asked me to come back. The imperial decree to confiscate the property should be coming soon. He ordered us to secretly protect Concubine Xi and send a few more people to protect the future mistress."
Then another doubtful voice came: "Protect the future mistress?"
"You are born in the Year of the Pig. Have you forgotten that our master was just granted a marriage yesterday?"
"I'm a monkey, not a pig. What I mean is, it's just a marriage that's been granted, not a wedding. The future mistress shouldn't be implicated, right?"
"Calling you a pig is an insult to pigs. Have you forgotten that the future mistress's second brother is our master's deputy general? This time, all the generals around the master have been implicated and will be treated as the master's accomplices!"
"Why doesn't this damn emperor punish all his clans?"
"The Nine Clans will have to kill him as well!"
"That's right!"
"I don't know which hero raided the dog emperor's house. This is truly a delight."
"It must have been done by a god. Otherwise, who would have the ability to empty the homes of more than a dozen ministers, half of the shops in the capital, and the entire imperial palace in one night?"
"If gods really existed, why would they let the master suffer such an injustice?"
Xia Xing'er, who was eavesdropping outside the door, "..."
As Xia Xing'er collected the items, she sighed that the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion was not even as wealthy as the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Most of the items in the treasury were gifts from the emperor, but there was very little gold and silver.
I've heard from my second brother before that sometimes when the Zhennan Army couldn't get their pay, the Prince of Zhennan would pay for it out of his own pocket. Sometimes when the imperial court's food and fodder wasn't arriving, the Prince of Zhennan would also pay out of his own pocket...
This dog emperor is such a coward! He can't tolerate such a good prince.
When Xia Xing'er finished cleaning the last room, she heard a voice saying, "The imperial edict has arrived!"
Then a young eunuch holding a whisk was seen holding a bright yellow imperial edict, followed by a team of imperial guards armed with swords.
Although she had received several imperial edicts, none of them were as grand as this one.
This father-in-law looks quite unfamiliar to me. I have never seen him before.
Hearing the noise, he saw a woman in a navy blue palace dress, who looked elegant and graceful, and was about forty years old, walking out of the main hall with the support of a nanny.
"So it's the Imperial Concubine Xi. I'm honored to meet you."
Before the Imperial Noble Concubine Xi could say anything, he continued, "I wonder if the people in your mansion have reached their expiration date?" His attitude was extremely arrogant.
"How dare you! Which palace are you from? How dare you refuse to kneel before the Imperial Concubine Xi?"
Seeing that the eunuch who announced the imperial decree was disrespectful to Concubine Xi, Nanny Fang attacked him directly.
"I am from the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and I have come to the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion to read the imperial edict."
Imperial Concubine Xi gently patted Nanny Fang's hand, signaling her to be patient.
"Except for the prince who was summoned to the palace by the emperor, everyone else in the Zhennan Palace is here."
Uncle Fu stepped forward and answered.
"Then kneel down and listen to my orders!"
"All the servants in the mansion kneel down and prepare to receive the order."
The young eunuch who was announcing the decree saw that Consort Xi had not yet knelt. Just as he was about to say something, he heard, "I am the late emperor's imperial concubine. The late emperor once said that I don't need to kneel to listen to the imperial decree. I can just stand. Eunuch, please announce the decree!"
The eunuch who announced the decree glanced at her and said nothing more. This person's title had not been revoked, so it was better not to offend him to death.
He opened the imperial edict and read it out: "By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Prince Xuanyuan Yi of Zhennan has committed treason and colluded with foreign enemies. He has not considered defending the country's borders to ensure its safety. He has defied the Emperor's authority and vainly attempted to help other nations annex Xuanyuan, disregarding the lives of the people. He deserves death. Considering our brotherly bond, I hereby retain his title, confiscate his property, and order him to accompany the escorting officers to Liangzhou. He cannot leave without being summoned."
"The Imperial Noble Consort Murong Jingwan, as the late emperor's concubine and the Queen of Zhennan's mother, failed to fulfill her duty of educating and advising him. She is guilty of the same crime. Her title shall be preserved. She shall be sent to Liangzhou together with him and shall not leave without being summoned! This is my decree!"
The young eunuch closed the imperial edict and said, "Noble Concubine Xi, please accept the edict and express your gratitude!"
Concubine Xi stared at the imperial edict in the young eunuch's hand for a long while before she came to her senses and stepped forward to take the imperial eunuch's hand.
"I accept your order, thank you!"
What a traitor he is! What a contempt for the emperor! What a collusion with foreign enemies! What a delusion of wanting to annex Xuanyuan! How ridiculous! How pathetic!
Her son Xuanyuan Yi led troops into battle at the age of ten and suffered countless injuries, both major and minor.
After walking on the edge of life and death many times, what did you get in return?
The late emperor once asked Yier if he wanted the throne.
She knew that at that time the late emperor wanted to train Yi'er to take over that position because Yi'er was the most like him among all his sons.
What did Yi'er say at that time: "Father, I don't want to be like you, getting up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs every day. I can't do what I want, eat what I want, and even sleep with whomever I want every night."
"I want to find a beloved woman in the future, travel around the world with her, and eat all the delicious food in the world!"
When Yi'er was ten years old, the war at the border was tense and there were no more generals to be sent in the court. The other princes were afraid of death, but her Yi'er stood up resolutely and went to the border to defend against the enemy!
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