Chapter 642: If someone comes, go away
The people didn't leave, the streets were crowded with people gathering around to watch the fun.
After all, even if you are in Kyoto, you won't often encounter things like house raiding, so naturally you want to watch the fun before leaving.
Qin Yao has never liked to join in such fun, but the crowd was so heavy that they couldn't leave even if they wanted to, and were forced to stay and watch the house being searched.
Several men in Imperial City Bureau uniforms came down from the first two carriages, holding something that looked like an imperial edict. They strode to the gate of the besieged mansion and sent people to break it open.
The people in the palace were caught off guard and were shocked. When they saw the official uniform of the Imperial City Bureau, their faces turned pale.
Without a word of nonsense, the black-faced man in the lead waved his hand and ordered his men to begin the search while reading out the cold imperial edict.
The black-faced man's voice was not loud. Qin Yao and the others were quite far away, so they could only vaguely hear a few words about forming cliques for personal gain, instigating the royal children to be disobedient, and offending the emperor's face.
The last sentence was clearly audible, as the black-faced evil spirit shouted:
"Your Majesty, show mercy. The entire Zhu family, young and old, men and women, will be exiled three thousand miles away. All their property will be confiscated. Execute immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the wailing of women and children was heard in the mansion. In a short while, all the female members of the Zhu family were driven out of the gate. They were caught on the spot and kicked out, and all their gorgeous clothes and pearl hairpins were confiscated. The onlookers were stunned.
"I've never seen such a quick confiscation of property. The three Zhus were just idle people who wrote books and compiled them. How could they be confiscated so suddenly?"
In the past, when we saw people being confiscated and exiled, it would take at least an hour or two before they came out. At least that gave them time to catch their breath and pack up their belongings.
After all, it is not as serious as the execution of the entire family. No one can predict the ups and downs in the capital.
As long as a person is still alive, there is more or less room for recovery.
The court in Kyoto has been in turmoil for the past two years, and most people have become accustomed to it. It is rare to see something as strange as today.
An old man who claimed to be an insider whispered:
"You all know how fiercely the two of them are fighting. With the help of the Imperial Master, the Eastern Palace has barely managed to defeat the Princess's Mansion. It's not easy for the Eastern Palace to catch a handle on the Princess's Mansion. Do you think the Eastern Palace is stupid? Of course, they have to make a quick decision to avoid someone showing up halfway."
Before the words were finished, a woman's angry voice suddenly came:
"Liu Qian! As the director of the Imperial City, do you think it's glorious to bully a group of women and children?!"
When they heard the sound, everyone turned their heads and saw a tall woman in a blue tight-fitting uniform riding a horse towards them.
A horsewhip was swung in front of Liu Qian, the director of the Imperial City Department, in an attempt to open his hands holding the wooden shackle.
The incident happened suddenly, and the dark-faced Director of the Imperial City Division, Liu Qian, quickly stepped back to avoid the whip.
The two eyebrows that were cut off due to scars were tightly furrowed, staring coldly at the woman in blue.
The old man who was in the middle of his words saw this scene and immediately said, "See, what did I say? The people from the Princess's Mansion are here."
The onlookers instantly became excited. It seemed that today's house raid was not a simple one.
However, someone asked curiously: "Who is this woman? She is so fierce that she even dares to provoke the living devils of the Imperial City Department?"
The old man spoke again, "Who else could it be? Someone from the Princess's Royal Guards!"
The onlookers were immediately excited. The Guards and the Imperial City Bureau were in big trouble.
Qin Yao and Liu Ji and his wife, who were quietly eating melons behind the crowd, looked at each other.
Liu Ji asked in a low voice: "Madam, do you think that woman in blue looks familiar?"
Qin Yao nodded and directly said the man's name, a name she was very familiar with: "General Mu Ling."
Liu Ji excitedly patted his daughter's calf on his shoulder, "It's her, it's her!"
Si Niang cried out, lowered her head and asked angrily, "Father, why did you hit me?"
Liu Ji then realized that he was too excited, and he kept laughing and coaxing: "It's a mistake, it's a mistake, Dad just wanted to scratch your shoulder, I'll buy you a candied haws later~"
Si Niang snorted, "I want two!"
Liu Ji raised his big hand, and the little girl immediately stretched out her small hand, and the father and daughter clapped their hands to reconcile.
After calming down his angry daughter, Liu Ji looked up again and saw that the women in front of the Zhu Mansion had put on their original gorgeous clothes again.
Liu Qian dared not speak out in front of Mu Ling. After all, who would dare to offend the powerful princess?
But since the princess is so obviously biased towards her subordinates, isn't she afraid of getting herself implicated?
Forming cliques for personal gain is the most taboo thing for His Majesty right now!
Mu Ling stopped the imperial city officials who were about to move things out, and asked the women of the Zhu family to go in and pack up their valuables.
Then he whispered to the old lady of the Zhu family apologetically, "There is no turning back on the exile, but Your Highness will never let the loyal subjects lose heart. Everything has been arranged for Lord Zhu and his two sons. Someone will take care of them. Don't give up. As long as people are alive, there is still hope!"
Mu Ling emphasized the word "hope", and Madam Zhu's originally gloomy face instantly showed a hint of light.
A man in his fifties or sixties, he immediately knelt down to thank the princess for her kindness.
Mu Ling hurriedly supported the man and glanced at Liu Qian and others darkly. Only then did Mrs. Zhu realize that she should not make a fuss.
With this brief respite, the Zhu family had the opportunity to hide more gold and silver jewelry that they could take away, and it also gave them more hope on their three thousand miles of exile.
Thinking of this, the women of the Zhu family were even more grateful to the eldest princess.
Mu Ling stood at the gate of Zhu's family, looking like a lone man blocking the pass of ten thousand. Everyone in the Imperial City Department looked at each other, and then looked at their own leader.
Liu Qian's face was darker than the bottom of a pot, but he was still calm. He stepped forward and tried to negotiate with Mu Ling.
Unexpectedly, the other party was very tough. He directly stretched out his hand to block the door and shouted coldly:
"It's only a quarter of an hour. Liu Qian, are you so impatient? Do you really have to ask His Highness to come here in person?"
Liu Qian took a deep breath and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Then I'm sorry!"
He immediately reached out and grabbed Mu Ling's arm, preparing to pull her away.
But Mu Ling was not a pushover either. He dodged and retreated, and the two of them were in a stalemate again.
Seeing that the situation could not be broken, the reinforcements that Liu Qian had just secretly sent someone to call finally arrived.
“Get out of the way!”
A small team of guards suddenly rushed out, pushed aside the onlookers who were blocking the way, and rushed to the gate of Zhu's mansion.
Bai He walked out from the guards in a casual uniform and approached Mu Ling who was blocking the door. She did not retreat, but looked at him with contempt,
"Who did I think it was? It turned out to be the Imperial Master's number one lackey, Lord He!"
Bai He was always calm, his eyebrows twitched violently, and he directly showed the East Palace token:
"We are following orders. Come on, take the fork away!"
Bai He waved his hand, and the four guards who followed him immediately rushed forward, grabbed Mu Ling and dragged him out.
At this moment, a majestic female voice came: "Lord He, it is better for me to teach my people myself."
(End of this chapter)
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