Chapter 27 Demoted to Commoner
But what did they get in return? Suspicion?
In the end, he was exiled to Liangzhou, a poor and desolate place with no one living there.
To put it nicely, you are following the escort officer, but in fact you are being monitored.
They can’t take anything from the mansion with them, so how can they leave?
It's ridiculous that they can't hold any resentment and have to be grateful.
Xia Xing'er watched all this from afar and felt deeply the sorrow of having to die when the king wanted him to.
Even if you are of royal blood, you can't change this.
Peace is brought about by the general, but the general cannot see peace!
The great war god Xuanyuan Yi fell from grace!
When Xia Xing'er returned to the Marquis of Changxin's Mansion, she saw that the entire mansion had been surrounded.
The eunuch who announced the decree stood there proudly. Except for her, everyone else in the family had already expired.
"Marquis Changxin, your daughter is really arrogant. She's made us wait so long!"
Xia Chengsheng smiled and said, "Father-in-law, what you said is too serious. My daughter lives in a remote place and she is a girl, so she will come a little slowly." As he said this, he stuffed a purse into the eunuch's hand.
The eunuch immediately pushed the purse back and said, "Marquis Changxin, what are you doing? Are you blatantly bribing our family?"
This big hat is really enough to make the Xia family suffer.
Just as Xia Chengsheng was about to explain, he heard a voice: "Father, you must be joking. Father saw that you've been waiting for a long time, so he gave you some money for tea."
"I'm so sorry, I'm not feeling well, so I'm a little late. Please forgive me, father-in-law!"
Since ancient times, the King of Hell is easy to deal with, but the little ghosts are difficult to deal with. At this critical juncture, it is better to have less trouble than more.
The eunuch announcing the decree gave Xia Xing'er a cold look and slapped his purse into his sleeve: "Now that everyone is here, kneel down and listen to the decree!"
Xia Chengsheng and everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knelt down to listen to the order.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor declares that Prince Xuanyuan Yi of Zhennan has colluded with the enemy and committed treason against the state. His deputy general, Xia Qingfeng, is an accomplice and should be punished with equal punishment. Originally, his entire clan should be implicated, but considering his ancestors' meritorious service, he could be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment while still alive. Therefore, his entire clan shall be implicated, his title stripped, his status demoted to a commoner, and exiled to Liangzhou. All his property shall be confiscated into the national treasury. This is my decree!"
The eunuch who announced the decree closed the bright yellow imperial edict and said to Xia Chengsheng, "Marquis Changxin, oh, it should be Lady Xia who receives the decree now!"
I knew something like this would happen, but when it actually happened, I still found it hard to accept.
There is no way to accept it. You have to accept the order. At least the lives of the whole family are saved.
"I accept your order and thank you!"
The three little carrots also understood what treason meant.
When they start to learn English at the age of three, the things their teachers, grandfathers and fathers tell them most are to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and to be strong as a young man. This is an eternal truth.
Xia Qingfeng is a role model in the minds of his nephews and sons. They would never believe that their second uncle/father would do something like helping the Prince of Zhennan to commit treason and collude with foreign enemies.
The little guy clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were red, and he wanted to go forward to argue with the eunuch who announced the decree, but they were all held back by his mother and grandmother, and their mouths were covered.
They didn't understand why their mouths were covered and why they were not allowed to argue.
They didn't understand and were very confused. They looked at their grandfather, father, second uncle, eldest uncle and youngest uncle who were hunched over with their heads lowered.
Grandmother and mother's eyes were filled with tears and pleading. It was as if at this moment, their faith seemed to collapse...
Just as Xia Xing'er was about to approach her three nephews, she heard a familiar female voice addressing the imperial guards: "Go over there and strip them of their clothes for this general. They are not allowed to take a single needle or thread from the mansion."
Xia Xing'er looked up and saw an acquaintance, Ye Qingyu, the only female general of the Xuanyuan Dynasty.
This is really a narrow road for enemies to meet!
"General Ye, this... isn't a good idea!" Several imperial guards who were called out felt that this was not a good idea and was a bit offensive.
Although the Marquis of Changxin's Mansion is now in decline, the Marquis of Changxin, the eldest son, and the second son have a good reputation in the capital and are still worthy of respect.
This Xia Xing'er is the Princess of Zhennan, who was married off by the Emperor. Although the Changxin Marquisate is gone, the title of Prince of Zhennan has not been taken away. In any case, she is the future daughter-in-law of the royal family.
Ye Qingyu's face darkened. "What's wrong with that? We're here on the emperor's orders to confiscate the property. How can we let them take away valuables right under our noses? Every penny here belongs to the national treasury."
"We're just a bunch of lowly commoners. We don't even know if we'll make it to the place of exile. Just strip me when I tell you to. Why waste your words?"
Ye Qingyu was brought here to raid the Marquis of Changxin's Mansion by herself. Wouldn't it be good for Xia Xing'er to be her legal wife and the money bag of the general's mansion?
You insist on getting a divorce when everything is fine. Isn't it better to just wait to be divorced?
She also wanted to take away all the dowry, so the betrothal gift that Helian Zhi gave her was borrowed.
An abandoned woman actually had the ability to make a godlike figure like Zhennan King Xuanyuan Yi propose to her.
Does she deserve it?
She came here today just to humiliate her and her family.
Emperor Shun Kang graciously allowed Ye Qingyu to search the Changxin Marquis Mansion, which was also in line with his intention of making things difficult for everyone in the mansion.
Ye Qingyu looked at Xia Xing'er, who was like an immortal standing in the crowd, and felt jealous and wanted to destroy her.
Thinking this, she did just that. She pointed at Xia Xing'er and said to the imperial guards, "Start with her. Strip her until there's nothing left."
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Xia Xing'er.
Xia Chengsheng stepped forward and said, "She is the future Princess of Zhennan. The Emperor personally arranged the marriage. How dare you?"
Ye Qingyu snorted coldly and said word by word: "The Prince of Zhennan can hardly protect himself, how can he care about the future Princess of Zhennan?"
"Besides, Lady Xia, you also said that she is the future Princess of Zhennan. She hasn't even married yet. Even if I kill her now, what can you do to me?"
Ye Qingyu was fearless and looked at Xia Xing'er with a very vicious look.
"Pick it up for this general."
Everyone in the Xia family formed a circle, surrounding Xia Xing'er in the middle, forming a protective circle.
Everyone looked at Ye Qingyu fiercely, as if they would tear her to pieces if she dared to say another word.
Xia Xing'er looked at her as if she were a dead person.
In her previous life, she had admired the only female general of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, and she did what she had always wanted to do.
Even though Helian Zhi later demoted her to a concubine, humiliated her, and tortured her for her, she did not hate her. She only hated Helian Zhi and everyone in the general's mansion.
But looking at her again at this moment, this woman is really too trash. No wonder that trash Helian Zhi can be a pair with her. It really proves the saying that trash only deserves to be with trash.
She took out a silver needle from the space and was about to point it at her head when she heard her weak and unable mother speak.
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