An Xin and his companions did not have a peaceful journey back to Beijing. From time to time, people would jump out to assassinate them. Fortunately, the old emperor sent many people this time.

There were no major incidents on the road.

When they were bored on the road, everyone would sometimes ask Liu Boxing to talk about the situation in the capital.

Before he set out for Lingnan, the Concubine Xian had already been banished to the cold palace, and the Third Prince had been stripped of his title and sent by Emperor Sheng'an to guard the imperial mausoleum.

The Anguo Mansion, the maiden family of the virtuous concubine, and the maternal family of the third prince were all taken to prison to await public beheading, and the women were also punished and exiled to a bitter cold land as slaves.

This includes the Du family, the former Marquis of Wuchang, who was related to the Duke of Anguo by marriage and made trouble after the emperor was poisoned, and was later demoted to a baron's mansion.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter, because this time the Du family followed Concubine Xian and Duke Anguo, and the only ones who rebelled were Earl Du Li and his eldest son.

However, the eldest son of the Du family followed his wife's family and secretly became a member of the royalist party.

When the uncle Du Li and the eldest illegitimate son Du Qiwen were thrown into prison and awaiting beheading, all the other members of the family were sentenced to exile.

He was surprised to find that the Du family's eldest branch, which had been unknown all along, had not made any moves and had just quietly moved to a house suitable for a fifth-rank official.

Only then did Lord Du's cousin, his concubine, his eldest son Du Qiwen's wife, and his other children and concubines realize that they had underestimated their legitimate son's family.

The family of the eldest son of the Earl's Mansion, who was able to escape unscathed from this rebellion and had never been favored by Earl Du Li, were the truly smart people.

As for Prime Minister Xiao, he was caught off guard by Emperor Sheng'an, who had been half-dead and seeking medical advice, and was imprisoned in death row along with his accomplices on the charge of treason.

When Prime Minister Xiao's legitimate son Xiao Wenjin was captured, officers and soldiers rescued many abused teenagers from his private residence.

Only then did people realize that those handsome young men who had been abducted were all taken away by the perverted son of Prime Minister Xiao, who was once the most talented man in the capital.

His two accomplices, Wen Changyi and Tao Fei, and their families were also thrown into prison.

Du Hang and Cao Peng, who were at a loss with empty eyes, turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Although they were raped by Xiao Wenjin, they were not thrown into prison and beheaded like the other adult men in the family.

Instead, he was sentenced to exile three thousand miles away along with the women in his family.

Others who betrayed and were exiled cried bitterly about their bad luck.

But there was one man who took out his anger over such suffering on his noble wife, the woman he had tried every means to marry.

That was Cao Zhiqing, who saw the rise of the Yue family and begged his wife Du Yingying to go home and find him an official position.

On the road to exile, Cao Zhiqing, who could not bear the hardship and thought that he was exiled because of his wife, looked at his son Cao Peng, who was half dead after being toyed with by a man. He was penniless and had little food and drink.

One night, he gave Du Yingying, who still had some beauty, to the lonely escort officer on the road in exchange for food and drink.

Later, when Li Ziyu received the news sent back by the people he arranged to look after the Cao family, he knew that the family was living a life worse than death.

He took out his mother's tablet and wiped it carefully with a white silk handkerchief. His cold eyes turned slightly red and he said in a low voice, "Mother, I have avenged you."

At that moment he finally let go of the hatred that had been suppressed in his heart.

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After An Xin heard what Liu Boxing said, she still hadn't heard any news about Xiao Wenrou.

Not sure if Liu Boxing overlooked it or what, An Xin didn’t ask.

As long as she has the halo of the heroine, Xiao Wenrou will be like an indestructible cockroach and will not be killed easily.

An Xin did not ask about Xiao Wenrou, but instead casually mentioned the situation of the eldest prince Si Han.

Liu Boxing: "Prince, nothing happened to him!

It is better for him to stay in his own house obediently. He will not even attend the morning court without the emperor's summons."

An Xin felt very upset.

The information her people gathered back said that he once wanted to cooperate with Prime Minister Xiao to seize the throne.

An Xin touched her chin and lowered her eyes. She had long seen that Si Han was ambitious, so why did he suddenly become silent again?

"Not good." An Xin's eyes were sharp and his tone was urgent: "Tell the team to go all out and return to Beijing as soon as possible."

A group of people who were chatting in a spacious carriage were startled by An Xin's sudden change of expression.

Leng Xiangbai asked warmly, "What's wrong?"

An Xin shook his head: "I have a bad feeling."

Although An Xin's answer was puzzling, no one asked any further questions and no one doubted her decision.

Kong Xun told his men to return home as quickly as possible except for eating and resting.

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An Xin frowned, she guessed that the heroine Xiao Wenrou might have fallen into Si Han's hands.

And Si Han's approach to Xiao Wenrou this time was not simply to join forces with Prime Minister Xiao to seize the throne.

For the eldest prince Si Han, it would be better if he could use Prime Minister Xiao to sit in that position. If he fails, it doesn’t matter. As long as he hides in the deep and doesn’t expose himself, it won’t be a big loss for him.

Even though Prime Minister Xiao's mansion was defeated, Liu Boxing never mentioned Xiao Wenrou from beginning to end.

Xiao Wenrou suddenly disappeared without a sound, as if many people had forgotten her existence. There must be someone manipulating all this behind the scenes.

If Xiao Wenrou didn't have much value, who would do this for the daughter of a criminal?

An Xin thought of the time when Jiang Xuan blocked the sniper shot on the boat. She had investigated such things later and found that they did not exist in this era.

An Xin didn't think of anything else except the gun carried by the heroine in her golden finger.

And a crime as serious as that committed by Prime Minister Xiao must be committed by the Xiao family members of the Zhulian clan.

Needless to say, legitimate children like Xiao Wenrou would not even be exiled, and their fate would be certain death.

An Xin raised his eyebrows. This made sense.

It seems that the eldest prince Si Han also guessed that the person who shot her in the back on the boat might be Xiao Wenrou. He approached Xiao Wenrou not only to win over Prime Minister Xiao for his own use, but also to get that powerful weapon.

An Xin guessed correctly.

With the reminder of the system, Xiao Wenrou learned in advance that her adoptive father was controlled by Emperor Sheng An who suddenly appeared in the court, and all the soldiers and generals in the capital who had originally surrendered to him turned against him.

At the emperor's command, the situation in the capital was stabilized at lightning speed.

Then he began to suppress and purge the court and harem, and all the rebels were beheaded on the spot.

It was not until then that all the ministers knew about it.

Be it the court or the harem, they have never been out of the emperor's control.

All this was just the emperor waiting for those clowns who were disloyal to him to jump out one by one so that he could catch them all in one fell swoop.