"Everyone, although I have been reinstated to my official position and the title of Prince, my family and I have discussed it and we do not plan to return to the capital. Instead, we will follow Princess Chang Le to Yucheng County."
The current emperor is His Highness the Third Prince. He has the world in his heart and cares for the people. He is a rare and good emperor.
Rest assured, everyone, you will not suffer any repercussions from the new emperor after you return to the capital. Out of respect for me, the new emperor will take good care of you.
If any of you do not wish to return to the capital, you may join the Jing family and follow Princess Chang Le to Yucheng County.
As you've probably noticed these past few days, Princess Chang Le is broad-minded, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, which is completely different from the rumors. As long as you don't do anything out of line, Princess Chang Le will definitely treat you well.
Alright, that's all for now. Please discuss and decide for yourselves. I will distribute the Jing family's compensation to each family later. We will leave Wuyou Manor first thing tomorrow morning.
Everyone looked shocked and incredulous. After hearing this, they roughly understood what had happened.
Everyone in the capital knew that the Third Prince was weak, disliked by the Emperor, and had no maternal family to support him, but he had a close relationship with Prince Jing.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the Third Prince became the new emperor. He must be the fastest person in history to become emperor!
They wouldn't believe it was without Prince Jing's help; perhaps Princess Chang Le was also involved.
After all, when it comes to extraordinary abilities, Princess Chang Le is the one.
Moreover, Prince Jing and Princess Chang Le have a close relationship; he could easily whisper something in her ear, and... hehe!
With the princess's help, the change of the throne happened naturally.
Wow, when it comes to discerning judgment, Prince Jing is truly exceptional!
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After a night of deliberation, apart from Lin Jingyi's father and Xie Hui's family of three, they decided to go to Yucheng County with the Jing family.
The rest of the people all chose to return to the capital.
Having grown accustomed to life in the capital, they naturally had no desire to return to that desolate, deserted city of villains.
Why not just enjoy a good life instead of choosing to suffer? Isn't that stupid?
In any case, they didn't want to go to Yucheng County.
After discussing it, Xie Fugui and Lin Jingyi's father, Lin Qingliu, decided not to take back their confiscated property. Instead, they planned to donate it to the new emperor to express their gratitude.
Having lived most of my life and experienced many things, I've naturally become more open-minded. As long as my family is safe and healthy, that's more important than anything else.
Another consideration is that although they are not in the capital, they hope that the new emperor will take good care of their relatives, considering that they are sensible.
Lin Qingliu had no other relatives, but he had countless disciples who were very filial to him and had a deep affection for him.
Therefore, for the sake of his disciples' future, he had to take this step.
Xie Fugui resigned from his position as head of the Xie family. Since he had decided to take his family to Yucheng County, there was no need for him to remain the head of the Xie family.
As for the new head of the Xie family, let them hold their own elections.
At the same time, they were moved out of the Xie family clan and their family was separated into a separate family genealogy, which was equivalent to drawing a line between them and the entire Xie family.
Even if their family commits a crime in the future, it will not implicate the entire Xie family. Similarly, if members of the Xie clan commit a crime, it will not implicate their family.
From now on, he would no longer concern himself with the Xie family's affairs. With nothing to worry about, he could be said to have lightened his load and relieved himself of a heavy burden.
He must be exhausted after managing such a large family for so many years.
The Xie family was happy to see this happen. After all, people live their whole lives for money and fame. With Xie Fugui no longer in charge, they would have a chance to climb the social ladder.
After having breakfast, the Xie family members left Wuyou Manor one after another.
Zhao Dong counted the number of people. There were now only 83 exiled prisoners left. Including himself, the escorting officers and soldiers numbered 35, for a total of 118 people.
With more than two hundred people gone, he felt much more relaxed.
“Princess Chang Le, Prince Jing, the team is ready and we can set off at any time.”
Jing Qingyun nodded and looked at Nangong Zichen.
Nangong Zichen gave a haughty snort. All the things in Wuyou Manor were put into his storage bag. He only brought seven people with him when he came out to find his sister, making a total of eight people including himself.
The staff is simple and straightforward, efficient, and available on call.
"Sister, my people are all ready and can leave at any time."
Sheng Lingwei smiled, pulled Nangong Zichen to her carriage, and instructed the others, "Let's go."
"Yes, Princess Chang Le."
Zhu Kui rode his horse at the back, took one last reluctant look at Wuyou Manor, and then took out a large lock to lock the gate.
Farewell, my old friend!
The procession followed the same old rules: horse-drawn carriages led the way, followed by carts, then the exiled prisoners, with soldiers following on both sides and at the rear.
After spending some time together, everyone got along well, and the officers and soldiers and the exiled prisoners were able to chat together.
As for the children and elderly in the group...
Most of them sat in carriages and carts, while the remaining young and middle-aged people walked briskly and did not slow down the group's journey.
Fang Xiuer and Luo Xingyuan, two young girls, became friends after a fight. They were now supporting each other and chatting about their private matters as they walked.
Fang Xiuer whispered, "I really envy Xie Lianrong. She can continue to live in the capital."
"Pshaw, what's there to envy?"
Luo Xingyuan curled her lips, "The capital city is not a place for humans. There are many rules there, and there are many high-ranking officials and nobles. You have to be careful with your words and actions at all times, otherwise you will offend a noble person if you are not careful."
Fang Xiuer's brows furrowed. "What you say makes sense. If my father hadn't offended the concubines in the harem, my father and I wouldn't have been exiled to Yucheng County."
At this point, Fang Xiuer quickly looked at Luo Xingyuan, her eyes sparkling with gossip.
"By the way, Luo Xingyuan, I still don't know what your family did to deserve being exiled to Yucheng County after your property was confiscated?"
Luo Xingyuan snorted coldly, "Isn't it all because of the Second Prince? He wanted to win over my father to do things for him, but my father refused, so he held a grudge against him."
Therefore, they falsely accused my father of forming cliques, and the dog emperor—no, the former emperor—arbitrarily confiscated our property and exiled us.
Fang Xiuer was startled by Luo Xingyuan's outspokenness. She quickly glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was paying attention to them.
"Shh, Luo Xingyuan, keep your voice down. Remember, loose lips sink ships. Don't let anyone hear these outrageous words you're saying."
Luo Xingyuan rolled her eyes. "Fang Xiuer, how can you be so timid? We've already been exiled, who's going to care about us now?"
Besides, Princess Chang Le said that our Northern Qi Kingdom does not have an emperor emeritus because the former emperor committed serious sins, which led to Heaven sending down natural disasters. He was a sinner of Northern Qi and was not qualified to become an emperor emeritus.
I'm being kind by calling him the former emperor now; given the atrocities he committed, the common people would curse him mercilessly, even more harshly than I'm saying.
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