"Are you serious?" After a long while, Emperor Zhaojing asked uncertainly.
Xie Jingrun's lips curled up slightly. "Does Father really think I'm going to wipe out Feng Mo completely?"
Emperor Zhaojing thought to himself: Isn't that so?
Looking at his son's seemingly sincere expression, he felt a little embarrassed and wanted to help him recall how he had treated Feng Mo with such ruthlessness back then.
Xie Jingrun seemed to see that he was criticizing himself in his heart. He paused for a moment before saying, "He's already been demoted to a commoner. Do you think he can make a comeback and pose a threat to Daliang?"
Emperor Zhaojing quickly suppressed his inner turmoil and said, "Of course not. Don't worry, after I demote him to a commoner, I will still send people to monitor him. If he does not repent, I will no longer protect him."
"This is what Father Emperor himself said." Xie Jingrun did not want to dwell on this matter any longer, and demoting Feng Mo to a commoner was the best outcome. After all, Father Emperor could not stand by and watch Feng Mo die. If he insisted on executing Feng Mo, the father and son would inevitably become estranged.
He has so many things to deal with every day, and he barely has time to spend with Qingqing, so why waste time on this?
"In that case, I will go to Suzhou tomorrow. Your father will handle things here, and you will also be in charge of how Feng Mo is dealt with."
Emperor Zhaojing looked at him suspiciously, "Then you don't need to rush to Suzhou, do you? The Xiongnu have already sent two hundred warhorses to show their sincerity, so they can't possibly go back on their word."
Xie Jingrun didn't care whether the Xiongnu would change their minds; he only cared about Qingqing.
The thought of her being alone in Suzhou made him very worried. Besides, there was Yelü Qi there, always ready to fawn over Qingqing.
"I'm just worried about my father-in-law's health. I don't know how he is now."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaojing said with a hint of sourness, "You really are good to Xiao Zhen."
Xie Jingrun thought to himself: Actually, he didn't care about Xiao Zhen's situation, but he cared about Qingqing and naturally hoped that Xiao Zhen could be well. But he said aloud, "After all, he has contributed to the country and is also Qingqing's father."
"Alright, alright, since you're going, then go back and prepare. But you need to come back early, I don't want to handle state affairs for you." Emperor Zhaojing said impatiently. He had been idle for so long, and suddenly having to handle state affairs again gave him a headache. He would rather fish or play chess.
"Um."
The following day, Xie Jingrun set off for Suzhou.
Feng Mo, who was secretly sent out of the capital and then returned to it under escort, was quickly convicted.
Princess Huaiyin was also convicted for conspiring with Feng Mo to assassinate Prince Su, Xiao Zhen.
Both of them were stripped of their titles, demoted to commoners, and banished from the capital. Without the emperor's decree, they were never to set foot in the capital again.
On the day they were demoted, it was raining heavily, and the two of them were soaked to the bone, looking utterly disheveled.
Princess Huaiyin looked at the towering city walls before her, and her hopes were finally dashed.
She had originally thought that the Empress Dowager would come to see her in prison that day and would find a way to save her, but now that she had been demoted to a commoner, the Empress Dowager had not appeared.
Turning her head and seeing Feng Mo standing there with a blank expression, she suddenly felt a surge of anger and lunged at him, hitting him. "It's all your fault, you good-for-nothing! If you weren't so stupid, I wouldn't be in this situation today. It's all your fault..."
"Get out!" Feng Mo raised his hand and shoved her.
Princess Huaiyin fell to the ground in Ni Ning, her face splattered with mud.
"Feng Mo, I am your aunt, how dare you push me?" she cried hysterically. At that moment, she felt regret, regret for everything she had done.
Removing her title of princess would be more cruel than killing her.
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