Xia Zhengqi said coldly, "Although you just announced that you would expel Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou from the family, you cannot escape the blame for failing to discipline them."
"Yao Jinse, I revoke your title of Princess Jinse."
"Now that the Empress Dowager has entered the Fanyin Temple to cultivate, you, her adopted daughter, no longer need to enter the palace to accompany her. Even if you keep your title of princess, it will be of no use."
Upon hearing this, Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse's faces darkened.
"Thank you, Lord." The couple said these four words with difficulty.
The identity of Princess Jinse was obtained by the couple through careful planning, but now, it was all destroyed overnight.
Immediately, the eunuchs and palace maids came forward and took off the phoenix crown on Yao Jinse's head, which represented her identity as a princess.
Yao Jinse's elegant and luxurious attire was immediately reduced to a bare bun on her head, and her face was full of frustration.
Xia Miaoyuan stood in the hall with her arms folded, looking at Liang Chaozong and his wife casually, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
[Tsk tsk tsk, these male and female protagonists, in the book, are so wise and resourceful, in that chaotic world, they are so powerful and invincible.]
[With just a few tricks, the entire Great Xia was overturned.]
[Later, with the help of the heroine, he not only conquered Daxia, but also devised a plan to annex the entire northern border. Later, he mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer Dai Viet.]
[Finally, before the age of forty, he became the ruler of a superpower. He is undoubtedly the chosen one.]
[Oh, I never thought that in my next life I would end up like this.]
The emperor, empress and the eighth prince were all shocked when they heard about Xia Miaoyuan's troubles.
What shocked the emperor and empress was that regarding the subsequent development of Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse in the book, they not only restored their country, but also swallowed up Dai Viet and the northern border.
The eighth prince felt like his head was exploding. It was the first time he heard Xia Miaoyuan mention the story of the male and female protagonists in his mind.
Emperor Mingxi quickly calmed down and continued, "Duke Protector of the Country, you are a duke, but you have failed to manage your family properly and have no way of disciplining your children. You actually raised such a rebellious daughter."
"I will fine you three years' salary. The title of Duke will end with your generation. Feng Shulai will no longer inherit it."
Feng's father and son were shocked to hear the result.
"Thank you, Lord!" The Duke of Protectorate forced himself to say thank you.
As for Feng Shulai, he was so excited after hearing the decree that he fainted.
He was the only son of the Duke of Protector of the Country. He was born with mediocre talents and was unwilling to study hard. When he was in his 30s, he was still a playboy.
His entire hope in life, and his only expectation, was to one day inherit his father's title of Duke Protector of the Country.
According to the rules of Daxia, the title of Duke can be passed down for three generations, and the Feng family's generation, Feng Shulai, is the third generation.
Now that was good, Emperor Mingxi directly ordered that the title of Duke of Protectorate be stopped from being inherited, and Feng Shulai had no hope for the rest of his life.
"Shulai! Wake up!" The Duke of Huguo picked up Feng Shu from the ground and shouted anxiously.
The Queen glanced at him disdainfully and ordered in a deep voice, "Come here! Send Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou to the palace, and have Feng Shulai escort the Duke of Huguo out of the palace. Liang Xin and Yao Jinse, you two should also leave."
Immediately afterwards, a group of young eunuchs and palace maids came up, some carrying people and some grabbing people.
Liang Zhirou's face was calm, which was inconsistent with her age. She looked at her parents with despair, and then was carried away by two palace maids like a walking corpse.
Feng Manman screamed at the top of her lungs, "Grandpa, save me! Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
"My title has been revoked, so don't punish me by sending me to the palace!"
"I don't want to go to the palace!"
Feng Manman struggled with her hands and feet. The palace maid had no choice but to tie her up again, gag her, and carry her away.
Soon, only the emperor, empress, Xia Miaoyuan and the eighth prince were left in the hall.
"By the way, Your Majesty, Chengtai's personal nanny has not been dealt with yet." The Queen said in a gentle voice.
At this moment, a eunuch's voice came in: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
"Lady Lu is kneeling outside the palace!"
Emperor Mingxi's eyes flashed.
[Hey, this beauty Lu, I remember her! ]
[She's a naive, incompetent girl, lacking any scheming. She can't even manage her own affairs well. If she's given another child to raise, it would be surprising if there weren't any trouble.]
Emperor Mingxi listened to his daughter's heartfelt words and called out, "Let her come in and talk."
Not long after, Lady Lu staggered into the hall with tears in her eyes, and knelt down and kowtowed as soon as she entered.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am guilty. I beg the Emperor and Empress to punish me..."
"It's all my fault that Chengtai got into trouble!"
Xia Zhengqi glanced at the crying Lady Lu and sighed, "Okay, stop crying for now."
Then Xia Zhengqi asked the Queen, "What did the Queen want to say just now?"
The Queen calmed down and continued, "I have already found out. The Nanny Liu who is currently accompanying the Eighth Prince was newly assigned to him by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"Madame Liu is sarcastic and snobbish, often mistreating the Eighth Prince behind his back."
Xia Zhengqi set his eyes on the Eighth Prince: "Chengtai, how did this Nanny Liu treat you?"
"She's fine in front of Empress Lu, but whenever she's behind people's backs, she'll be cold and mean to me, and often mocks me. She's also not at all concerned about my food and clothing." The Eighth Prince said solemnly.
Xia Zhengqi frowned and said, "Lady Lu, I only entrusted Chengtai to you because I saw that you were a person of good character. How could you not know that Madam treated Chengtai so harshly?"
Lady Lu started crying again: "Your Majesty, it's all my fault!"
"Chengkang has been ill recently, and it has caused me so much anxiety and distracted me so much."
"That Madam Liu, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said she is an old woman and has a lot of experience in raising children."
"When I visit Chengtai, I see that Madam Liu takes good care of him, so I feel relieved."
"How could I have known that Madam Liu was such a two-faced and vicious woman..."
[Alas, naive people don't harm anyone, but when they do something, they can be really annoying! ]
"Oh, forget it!" Xia Zhengqi glanced at Lady Lu with disdain.
"The Eighth Prince has been mistreated by Nanny Liu. You are responsible for failing to supervise him properly. I will fine you six months' salary as a warning to others."
The queen gave Concubine Lu a wink, and she hurriedly kowtowed to express her gratitude.
"Your Majesty, the Seventh and Eighth Princes are close in age and are still young, making them prone to illness. If a child were to suffer from a minor illness, Concubine Lu would not be able to take care of them."
Xia Zhengqi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Then I'd better find another foster mother for Chengtai."
[That's right, Miss Lu is definitely not the right person.]
Just then, there was a commotion outside the hall.
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