Chapter 62 Exile
When Concubine Shu thought of this, she came out from Queen Lin's arms, lifted her skirt and knelt down heavily. The sound of "thump" made Xiao Jinyi and the others tremble in their hearts.
Concubine Shu kowtowed to Emperor Wu'an, "Your Majesty, I beg you to take charge of Jiayi and severely punish the Li family!
Their actions disregarded hierarchy, showed disrespect for the royal family, and harmed the royal descendants. They must not be let off lightly and must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others! ”
Emperor Wu'an had originally intended to severely punish the Li family. When he heard what Concubine Shu said, he asked Quan Xi to grind ink and wrote an imperial edict immediately.
Emperor Wu'an gave the imperial edict to Xiao Jinyi and asked him to announce it. When Xiao Jinyi left, Xiao Lie and Baili Xi also followed him, but they went home and did not go to announce the edict. Emperor Wu'an and Empress Lin comforted the wronged Concubine Shu and her daughter.
The scene shifts to the Li family. The mistress of the Li family is holding an account book to see how much money is left in the house and planning the next wedding. She has never thought about what to do if the truth is revealed.
The mistress of the Li family and the head of the Li family never thought that things would fail. They thought they had planned it very carefully and had made several preparations.
Worried that Xiao Jiayi might not be able to eat the drugs in the snacks and food, they simply put the drugs in their own daughter's body, and let their daughter stick to Xiao Jiayi all the time, so that the aphrodisiac scent on her body could be passed to her.
They were also afraid that if they arranged it at home, the royal family would suspect that everything was planned by them, so they arranged the meeting directly at a farm where they went on a picnic, and specially arranged for a few ladies and young ladies who were not tight-lipped to go to that farm for a chance encounter.
They thought their design was perfect, but they didn't know that life is full of surprises and their plans had been exposed.
Even their son and daughter had been detained, and the people they had arranged to go there were sent back with random excuses.
When the mistress of the Li family was still calculating how much betrothal gifts to give, she saw the maid beside her hurriedly coming in from outside, "Madam, Madam, His Royal Highness Prince Jing is here, holding the imperial edict in his hand."
When the mistress of the Li family heard this, she thought that it was probably done, and with a happy face she took her maid to the front yard to receive the order.
When she went there, the head of the Li family had already arrived and was kneeling on the ground waiting for everyone to gather to receive the order.
Xiao Jinyi glanced at everyone and opened the imperial edict to start the summons. "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, hereby proclaims that the Li family, the Minister of Rites, deceived the princess first and then poisoned her. This is truly disrespectful to the royal family. I deprive them of their official positions and imperial edicts, take back all their rewards, confiscate their property, and exile their entire family to Hanshui City, never to return to the capital.
Execute immediately without any mistakes.
The decree was issued on April 16, the 19th year of Wu'an. ”
The head of the Li family and the mistress of the Li family thought it was an imperial decree granting marriage, but they never expected that it was an imperial decree to exile their family.
"Your Majesty, I know my crime, but please forgive me for the sake of the Concubine Shu and my hard work and contributions over the years.
Prince Jing, Your Highness Prince Jing, please plead for me. As long as you plead for me, I am willing to give my daughter to you as a concubine and a maid. ”
After hearing the imperial edict, the head of the Li family knelt down and crawled towards Xiao Jinyi, wanting him to help him plead with the emperor to revoke the imperial edict, even at the cost of sending his own daughter away as a commodity.
Unfortunately, Xiao Jinyi already has someone in his heart. Even if there is no one, he will not accept it, let alone plead for such a person.
Xiao Jinyi kicked away the hand of Patriarch Li that was grabbing his leg, and ordered the imperial guards behind him, "What are you still doing here? Hurry up and help them."
The Jin army wearing golden armor behind started to move. Some of them broke into the yard to take the things bestowed by the emperor in earlier years, as well as the Li family’s property, which were to be confiscated.
Some people put handcuffs and shackles on the masters of the Li family and drove them out.
The news of the Li family's exile quickly spread throughout the capital. After those who were well-informed knew what they had done, they cursed them, saying that they deserved it.
He must be crazy, how dare he plot against the princess like this? Who gave him the courage?
Shen Shixu also heard the news. Xiao Shitou heard it when he went out to buy something and came back to tell him. Shen Shixu was not surprised at all.
Little Shitou looked at the young master who was not surprised at all, and sighed in his heart that the young master is the young master, who remained calm even after hearing such big news.
What is more gratifying is that the Shen family finally found a suitable cook. Xiao Jinyi helped find her. She used to be a royal chef in the palace.
After he retired, he was brought to the Shen Mansion by Xiao Jinyi. Not everyone can be a royal chef. With his excellent cooking skills, he won over everyone in the Shen Mansion in less than a meal.
Especially Shen Zexi, no matter how busy he is with business, unless he has to go out to socialize with others, he will rush back to eat no matter what.
After Shen Shixu's worries were completely resolved, he suddenly felt hungry, "Xiao Shitou, go to the kitchen and ask how long it will take to eat? If it's still early, ask them to make me another bowl of noodles. I'm a little hungry."
When Little Stone heard this, he slapped his forehead and said, "It's my fault. Young Master must have been hungry after being out all day. I should have asked someone to arrange meals in advance. I'll go to the kitchen now. Young Master, please wait for a while."
Although Xiao Shitou had forgotten to give the order, the chef was still thinking about it, and as soon as Xiao Shitou arrived in the kitchen, someone stuffed a tray into his hand.
On the tray was a bowl of fragrant noodles with chicken legs and shredded chicken on top. The chef was chewing on a carrot, making crunchy sounds. "Little Stone is here, hurry up and give this bowl of noodles to the young master. I thought the young master would be hungry after playing all day, so I made chicken soup early to make a bowl of shredded chicken noodles for him. It's ready now, take it to the young master."
Xiao Shitou thought that this chef was truly amazing. Not only did he cook delicious food, but he was also so meticulous. No wonder he could be the royal chef for decades!
"Okay Uncle Zhang, I'll deliver the noodles to the young master right away."
Shen Shixu sat in the yard waiting for Xiao Shitou to bring him food. As soon as Xiao Shitou appeared in his sight, he smelled the delicious aroma of chicken soup.
"Master, Uncle Zhang made you some shredded chicken noodles. Eat them first. Uncle Zhang has already started preparing dinner."
Shen Shixu picked up the bowl and started eating. The noodles were chewy and had the texture she liked. The chicken soup was also delicious, and the chicken tasted more fragrant the more she chewed it, which made Shen Shixu very satisfied.
He had eaten his fill, but the exiled Li family was in a miserable state. Xiao Jinyi did not give them any chance to react. After reading the imperial edict, he had all the valuables on them stripped off, leaving only thin undershirts, then handcuffed and shackled them, and drove them out of the city.
There were already escorting bailiffs waiting outside the city gate. When they saw people coming, they impatiently drove them away, as if they were driving a group of livestock.
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