Chapter 164: Abolish your title of general
There are some things that An Lan cannot say with her current status.
As a good sister, the Queen Mother said for her, "Lord Zhongqin, it is enough that you have this intention. Doctor Zhong has instructed that before Qiqi recovers, her emotions cannot fluctuate too much. During this period, you have to come to the guest inn every day to bleed, and you can see her anytime you want. As for other things, we will discuss it later."
"Yes!" Chu Moxiao bowed his head and responded. In his heart, nothing is more important than his daughter's health.
Shen Chaoyan saw that the big thing had been decided and the excitement was almost over, and was about to pull Sikong Yan away quietly to leave the space for Chu Moxiao's family.
Who would have thought that just as she pulled Sikong Yan's sleeve, An Lan suddenly knelt down in front of Sikong Yan and bowed solemnly to him, "Your Majesty, I want to apologize to you today!"
Sikong Yan lowered his eyes to look at An Lan, and their eyes met in mid-air, "What does General An mean?"
An Lan immediately said, "After my husband passed away, I failed to abide by the virtues of a wife. This is my first mistake. After giving birth to a daughter, I announced to the outside world that she was my adopted daughter, deceiving everyone. This is my second mistake. I am guilty and have betrayed the trust of the emperor and the queen mother! Now my daughter is out of danger! I am responsible for my own actions and am willing to accept any punishment!"
The queen mother She glanced at Sikong Yan and saw that he gave her a look, so she immediately raised her voice, "An Lan, you are indeed guilty! Just deceiving the emperor is deceiving the monarch! Today, I have dismissed you from your post as a general in front of you, do you have any complaints?"
An Lan kowtowed to the empress dowager, "I deserve it!"
However, before she finished her words, there was a "thump" and Chu Moxiao had already knelt heavily beside An Lan, "Your Majesty! Queen Mother! If you want to punish, please punish me alone! Everything is my fault! I made a big mistake back then using the excuse of being drugged! General An is the victim, please Your Majesty and Queen Mother understand! Don't blame General An!"
[Chu Moxiao is indeed a real man! For An Lan and her daughter, he can even give up his life! 】
Shen Chaoyan watched this scene and was moved by Chu Moxiao's feelings for An Lan.
What is a good man?
Isn't this kind of affectionate, loyal, infatuated and responsible man a good man picked out of a million?
I just don't know what the tyrant thinks?
Will he blame them both for An Qiqi's matter?
How cruel is this era to women?
Not only are women required to be faithful to one man, but after the death of their husbands, they have to remain widows for their husbands for the rest of their lives.
Only in this way can one be worthy of the word chastity!
How light are these two words, which can easily tie women to the cross of morality and make them suffer.
How heavy are these two words, as heavy as a mountain pressing down on women, making it impossible for women to get rid of this unfair fate in their entire lives!
An Lan, with the identity of the mistress of the Liang family, gave birth to a child with another man. Once this matter is exposed, those who loved her before will probably laugh at her and spit on her.
But! An Lan is able to support the Liang family with her literary talent and to kill the enemy in the battlefield. Her husband has passed away for many years. She has not let anyone down or hurt anyone in her affair with Chu Moxiao!
I just don’t know how Sikong Yan will deal with them.
This man is wise and capable, and pays attention to public opinion. He should not be pedantic enough to punish the two of them severely.
Sikong Yan heard that Shen Chaoyan actually praised himself in his heart.
An Lan and Chu Moxiao were the two most favored military generals of the late emperor. They had both made great contributions to the Great Xia Dynasty.
How could he blame them for their deep affection?
Sikong Yan had informed the Queen Mother in advance, and he came here in person today to resolve An Lan's lifelong affairs at once.
He put his hands behind his back and spoke sternly, "An Lan, you deceived your superiors and fabricated an identity for your daughter. You defied the law. I am abolishing your title of general. Do you have any objection?"
An Lan straightened his back, "I have no objection! I accept any punishment!"
An Qiqi was anxious when he heard this, "Your Majesty, mother didn't mean it. She had her own reasons. Please forgive mother this time! I beg you!"
An Lan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Qiqi! This is not something you, a child, can interrupt! Don't be so unruly in front of the emperor and the queen mother!"
An Qiqi lowered her head immediately after listening to An Lan's reprimand, "Mother, I know I was wrong!"
Shen Chaoyan did not expect Sikong Yan to make such a cold-blooded decision: [Tyrant! You have no heart! 】
When Chu Moxiao heard Sikong Yan's decision on the punishment, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! Please take back your order! As a woman, General An has shed too much blood and tears to defend the border. Please forgive her for her countless military achievements for the Great Xia Dynasty! This matter was caused by me. Please deprive me of my title of earl!" The Queen Mother
was comforted to see that Chu Moxiao had been protecting An Lan.
Chu Moxiao still had a conscience, and it was worth it that An Lan, a dead girl, suffered so much for him!
Sikong Yan's eyes turned, looking at Chu Moxiao's determined eyes, and pulled the corner of his lips, "Lord Zhongqin, as you said, it takes two to tango. You do have an unshirkable responsibility in this matter. Therefore, I decided to exile you to Jiangnan. Are you willing?"
"Yes, I am willing..."
Chu Moxiao carefully recalled Sikong Yan's words, and his eyes widened, "Your Majesty, where do you want me to be exiled?"
Every time the court exiled criminals, they were either sent to the bitter cold land in the north or to the miasma in the south.
Jiangnan is rich. If he really let him go to Jiangnan, he would suspect that the emperor was punishing him or deliberately sending him to a place closer to An Lan.
"Jiangnan!"
Sikong Yan replied him with two words impartially, and then returned his gaze to An Lan, "As for General An, he will be demoted to a commoner and expelled from the Liang Mansion!"
In fact, this punishment was suggested by the Queen Mother.
She wanted to use Sikong Yan's mouth to tell An Lan that Liang Siqi had been dead for many years, and her and Liang Siqi's son had grown up and could stand on his own, and she didn't need to guard the huge Liang Mansion anymore.
Chu Moxiao originally thought that the punishment was to make him and An Lan no longer live apart?
He kowtowed immediately, "Your Majesty's great grace! I thank the emperor!"
An Lan was demoted to a commoner, but for her, except for the loss of her official position, her life would not change much.
Because she has been training her son over the past few years, many things in the Liang Mansion have been handed over to her son.
Now that her son has grown up and is doing things properly, it is time for her to let go and live a good life for herself.
"I, the common woman, thank the emperor for his grace!"
In order to have a taste of the scene, Shen Chaoyan did not let Tianshu spoil the plot in advance.
At this time, seeing the reversal of this matter, the look in her eyes when looking at Sikong Yan was different.
The tyrant did a great job!
An Lan has lost her official status, and she will be an ordinary person in the future, and her life will no longer be paid attention to by so many people.
By then, she and Chu Moxiao will bring their daughter, and the family of three can live an ordinary and happy life .
The empress dowager looked at the little girl on the bed and asked softly, "Qiqi's life experience has been revealed. Does she want to change her surname to Chu like her father?"
In this era, it is usually tacitly accepted that children take their father's surname.
However, before An Lan expressed her opinion, Chu Moxiao had already spoken first, "No need, the child was raised by An Jiang and An Lan with great difficulty, and she should have her last name An."
Shen Chaoyan: [I have to say, Chu Moxiao is a good man! He actually allowed his daughter not to have his last name. This idea is not held by every man.]
After all, in this dynasty, women's status was not high, and they were more often considered tools for passing on the family line.
Tianshu agreed with this: [That's right, Chu Moxiao is a good man who is worthy of entrusting your life to, except that he is a bit straight.]