"Master Ding..."
The head officer looked at the stunned Ding Zhenhao, curled his lips in disdain, and reminded him,
"It's time to read the imperial edict. We can't delay their journey..."
He is the escorting officer, and these girls are all his. What if Ding Zhenhao takes a fancy to them?
".....Um!"
Ding Zhenhao retracted his gaze and glanced at the chief officer.
"Where are the servants!?"
In such a huge Duke of Protectorate Mansion, are there only these few people?
If those slaves were sold, they could fetch a lot of money.
The head officer pursed his lips in silence.
"In the entire Protectorate Mansion, only the widows of the Shen family and the unconscious Shen Yong are left. No one else..."
Not to mention that there were no people left, there wasn't even a single live chicken.
They went through the room and looked in every room, but there was nothing there, just four walls.
It was a waste for him to bring so many officials here, they are of no use at all.
The chief officer looked at the more than 30 officers standing at the gate of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.
Ding Zhenhao frowned and glared at Mrs. Shen, who was in the lead.
"Where have all the servants gone?"
We can't let him make this trip in vain, right?
Madam Shen glanced at Ding Zhenhao calmly and said, "Read the imperial edict. Go ask the emperor where the servants are..."
I don’t think they dare to really ask Emperor Tianwu.
It was understandable that Emperor Tianwu demolished the Duke of Huguo's mansion and took away some slaves.
"......" Ding Zhenhao was speechless after being confronted.
How dare he ask the emperor?
It was the emperor who ordered the Shen family to be in this state.
Then his and his adoptive father's houses were also demolished like this. Could it be that the emperor did it too?
Is Emperor Tianwu planning to wipe out all the military officers' families at once?
What did these military officers do to offend anyone? Who hid something important that made Emperor Tianwu do such a thing as digging three feet underground?
Ding Zhenhao glanced at everyone in the Shen family. Looking at Shen Yong, who was half dead and drooping on the two beauties, he felt extremely jealous.
"The Shen family accepts the order!"
Ding Zhenhao cleared his throat and shouted loudly.
Everyone was waiting for him to read the imperial edict, and he couldn't skip this step.
Old Madam Shen frowned, gritted her teeth, and knelt down reluctantly.
Upon seeing this, the women of the Shen family knelt down in dissatisfaction.
No matter how dissatisfied they were with Emperor Tianwu, they had to kneel down when receiving the imperial edict.
They can still tell the difference between exile and losing their heads.
Lu Man and Meng Yunfei supported Chen Yong and slowly knelt on the ground.
Chen Yong was like a dolphin with his head tilted up, his hands on his sisters-in-law's shoulders and his lower body crawling on the ground.
This posture is much more tiring than kneeling, and Shen Yong has a hard time holding on.
Can't the two sisters-in-law pay more attention and adjust his posture?
He would rather kneel down and visit Emperor Tianwu's grave in advance than show himself in front of everyone in such a weird posture.
Ding Zhenhao glanced at everyone and looked at Shen Yong, who was covered in blood and in a strange posture. The corners of his mouth twitched twice.
With such injuries, he might die if he leaves the capital. Emperor Tianwu was quite ruthless.
Ding Zhenhao cleared his throat.
"The Emperor has issued an oral decree: While guarding the northwest, the Dukes of the Protectorate, Shen Yingming and Shen Yingli, committed treason, abused their power, colluded with the enemy, and conspired to rebel. Their entire family should be executed as a warning to all...
I remember that his father and brother died on the battlefield to defend the country, and I cannot bear to see the Shen family die out, so I grant him a special pardon and spare him from beheading.
However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped. Shen Yong committed treason, which is unforgivable. Shen Yong and his family will be exiled to Lingnan, and all the property of the Shen family will be confiscated, and all the slaves will be sold..."
Old Madam Shen suddenly looked up at Ding Zhenhao with a sneer on her face.
Emperor Tianwu did not even issue an imperial decree, but simply sent the Shen family away with an oral order.
"It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of something. As men of the Shen family, we are upright and honest. Why should we stoop to the level of fear of slander? I will never admit to anything I haven't done."
If the charge of treason and collaborating with the enemy was true, it would be strange for Emperor Tianwu to spare the Shen family. He would have wiped out all nine members of the Shen family long ago.
She knew her son better than anyone else what kind of person he was. He would never be a traitor to his country.
Cheng Suihua and the others looked at each other in shock. They heard yesterday that he was exiled to Ningguta.
How come I woke up one night and found myself exiled to Lingnan?
The environment in Lingnan is very harsh, it is humid and hot, there is always rain, and I heard there are typhoons.
I’m afraid their bodies can’t bear it.
This is worse than being exiled to Ningguta. It’s just a little colder there, so just wear more clothes.
As for the contents of the imperial edict, they all chose to pretend they hadn't heard it, thinking Chunchun was just talking nonsense...
"What a joke! How could my husband be a traitor? He has no evidence, nothing to show for it..."
When Meng Yunfei heard that her man was wrongly accused, she was extremely angry.
Her husband always told her that she must protect the northwest and ensure that the people of the great Celestial Empire can live and work in peace and contentment. How could he possibly collaborate with the enemy and commit treason?
Chen Yong curled his lips and sneered, then heard the sisters-in-law protesting in unison.
"If you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext. I don't believe it!"
"Fraudulent accusation, this is a false accusation..."
"Unfair! My husband would never collaborate with the enemy and betray our country!"
“.......”
"Shut up!" Ding Zhenhao yelled with a frown.
A group of women started chattering together, it was really noisy.
The imperial decree has been issued, so why are you still arguing? Women are troublesome, and beautiful ones are no exception.
"With all the evidence and witnesses, there's no room for you to argue."
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