...
Xie Yuan suddenly ordered that Yang, the imperial son-in-law, be arrested first, and then that Princess Xinping's residence be confiscated.
The capital was in an uproar.
"What's going on? The Empress is perfectly fine, why would she be using Xinping as a raft?"
"I suppose Yang really did commit some serious offense of disrespect."
"That doesn't make sense either. I've never heard of Princess Xinping having any connection with the Empress."
She was not born of the same mother as the sage, nor did she have much of a connection with her sister-in-law, Xie Yuan.
Even if she knew that Xinping had been deceived and bullied by the prince consort's family, Empress Xie had no reason to take action.
Of course, there are also people with guilty consciences who start to associate themselves with Wang.
For example, Cui Hong's wife, Yang.
"Does Her Majesty know? Did I secretly 'help' by arranging a marriage between Princess Nanling and the young lady from the Mu family?"
It's not fair to blame Lady Yang for having wild thoughts; she was indeed helping her husband devise schemes to plot against Empress Xie.
As for Yang Fuma, he was a relative of the Yang family. Although they were not five degrees apart in kinship, they came from the same branch of the family.
However, the branch of the Yang family, led by the Imperial Son-in-Law, had fallen into disrepair and was considered one of the most impoverished branches of the Yang clan.
Back then, Yang, a poor man, was able to qualify for the imperial son-in-law selection thanks to the efforts of the Yang family, with Cui Hong acting as his recommender.
"They probably don't know!"
Unlike his wife, Cui Hong wouldn't overthink things. He would be more rational: "No matter the reason, now that Yang is guilty, I, as his 'guarantor,' will also be implicated."
He gazed in the direction of the palace and sighed softly, "Never mind, I'd better write a memorial to apologize first."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
