The next day, a major event occurred in the capital: the concubine of Minister Liu of the Ministry of Revenue was arrested by the Imperial Guards, though the reason was not specified, and Minister Liu was demoted two ranks.
When Grand Commandant Qi's mother was arrested, Qi was immediately dismissed from his post.
There were about ten such incidents, and officials throughout the capital dared not utter a sound, fearing that their own families would be the next targets, and then they would be finished.
This scene also occurred in the palace, and what was most surprising was that there were two or three of them in Consort Xiao's palace as well.
The Emperor directly ordered the Imperial Guards to arrest the person. The Emperor had been waiting for this day for a long time and did not want to give Consort Xiao any face.
At this moment, Consort Xiao was sitting on a chaise longue, lying leisurely.
"Has Hao'er arrived in the south?"
Consort Xiao asked softly.
A matron stood beside Consort Xiao and whispered:
"A letter just arrived saying it arrived yesterday!"
"Yes! Tell him to be more careful in his work, so he doesn't give us any leverage against him!"
Consort Xiao nodded gently and gave her instructions.
"yes!"
As soon as the nanny agreed, the palace maid rushed in. Before the maid could even speak, the Imperial Guards barged in.
Upon seeing this, Consort Xiao was immediately enraged. She stood up, glared sharply at Cui Hai, the leader of the Imperial Guards, and roared coldly:
"Cui Hai, how dare you trespass into my Crystal Palace? What are you trying to do? Aren't you afraid of the Emperor's wrath?"
"Your Highness, please calm your anger. I am only acting under orders! I received information that there are spies in the Liuli Palace, and I must take them away today!"
Cui Hai clasped his hands in a fist salute, his expression one of unwavering impartiality.
"Nonsense! Where would I have spies here? Don't you dare make false accusations!"
Consort Xiao's expression hardened, and she spoke sternly.
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