Chapter 428 Search
Eunuch Liu took the imperial edict handed to him by the young eunuch beside him, unfolded it, cleared his throat, looked at the people kneeling on the ground in the Yuan Mansion, and then read in a shrill voice: "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: General Yuan Qifeng, the guardian of the country, is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and has betrayed the emperor's grace. I hereby order the Imperial Guard to search the Yuan Mansion. If there is conclusive evidence, all the people in the Yuan Mansion will be immediately imprisoned, and all slaves and servants will be sold. This is my decree."
As soon as Eunuch Liu finished speaking, the two teams of guards behind him quickly stepped forward and surrounded the people in the Yuan Mansion. At the same time, they held their swords in their waists, half of the blades were exposed, and stared at the people in the Yuan Mansion who were still kneeling on the ground with a fierce look.
What!
This imperial edict shocked everyone in the Yuan Mansion. How could it be related to treason and betrayal?
The old lady's eyes widened in shock, and she fainted backwards. Nanny Bai and Shaoyao were so frightened that they hurriedly supported the old lady and called out anxiously, "Old lady, old lady, please wake up."
Liu was startled and hurried forward to support him.
Yuan Qifeng glanced at Madam Yuan Lao worriedly, then stood up and said to Eunuch Liu, "Eunuch Liu, I wonder who has accused me of treason? I will never admit this crime. Please call the person who accused me here. I, Yuan Qifeng, am willing to confront him face to face."
"General Yuan, since His Majesty has issued an order to search and confiscate the Yuan Mansion today, he must have evidence. Otherwise, why would His Majesty send us here to deliver the order? Could it be that General Yuan is questioning His Majesty?" Eunuch Liu, still wearing a forced smile, turned to look at the commander of the Imperial Guards and said, "Commander Zhao, please inspect the Yuan Mansion for His Majesty. Don't miss a single suspicious spot."
Commander Zhao smiled and said, "You are too polite, Eunuch Liu. This is our duty, and we will not show favoritism."
After saying that, Commander Zhao looked at Yuan Qifeng proudly and was about to lead his men in.
"Wait!" Yuan Qifeng yelled at Commander Zhao, scaring him so much that he stopped in his tracks. He turned around to look at Yuan Qifeng, but was so frightened by the murderous look in Yuan Qifeng's eyes that he stood there in a daze and didn't move for a while.
Yuan Qifeng stopped Commander Zhao and turned to look at Eunuch Liu and said, "Eunuch Liu, I, Yuan Qifeng, have always been upright and honest throughout my life. I would never do such a despicable thing as collaborating with the enemy and betraying my country. Who is the one who reported this matter? Please tell me the details."
"What? General Yuan wants to disobey the order?" Eunuch Liu asked sharply.
Yuan Qifeng gritted his teeth and said, "I dare not."
"Hmph, I doubt General Yuan would be so foolish." Eunuch Liu raised an eyebrow and sneered, "The search of the Yuan residence was ordered by His Majesty himself. If General Yuan is dissatisfied, he can present himself to His Majesty if he has the opportunity in the future. But the search of the Yuan residence today is imperative. Otherwise, General Yuan would be disobeying His Majesty's order."
"You..." Yuan Qifeng's eyes were wide open, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Eunuch Liu was almost burning with fire.
Eunuch Liu felt a little uneasy when he saw Yuan Qifeng's look, but he knew that he held the imperial edict in his hands. Even if Yuan Qifeng was angry, he would not really do anything to him. He sneered and said, "I advise General Yuan to think twice before acting. Don't do anything to disobey the imperial edict, otherwise the consequences will be... hehe..."
Seeing Yuan Qifeng's expression of anger but not daring to speak, Eunuch Liu felt more at ease. He raised his eyebrows smugly and shouted to Commander Zhao, "Search our house!"
"Yes!" Commander Zhao responded quickly, looked at Yuan Qifeng provocatively, waved his hand, and led a team of people into the inner courtyard of Yuan Mansion.
Yuan Qifeng clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth, feeling both angry and aggrieved, but he could not disobey the imperial edict. He could only stand there, glaring at Commander Zhao's back as he walked away.
When the other people in Yuan Mansion saw this situation, they were terrified and many of them began to sob softly.
Yuan Ziyu drove the Qiongjiang Pavilion and arrived at the gate before Eunuch Liu read the imperial edict. Looking at Eunuch Liu's stern expression, he became more certain of his guess.
Things turned out just as Yuan Ziyu had expected. The imperial edict that Eunuch Liu read was exactly the imperial edict issued by Emperor Wen of Qi to confiscate property.
Listening to the imperial edict read by Eunuch Liu, although its content was slightly different from the imperial edict in the previous life, the general meaning was basically the same.
Yuan Ziyu stood in the Qiongjiang Pavilion, staring at Eunuch Liu. She had not expected that even after getting rid of the second prince, Han Chi, and deposing Yuan Qilei, the imperial edict to confiscate the property still came, and it even came several months earlier than in the previous life.
Yuan Ziyu watched Commander Zhao and a team of guards break into the inner house, narrowed his eyes, and followed them in the Qiongjiang Pavilion.
She knew very well that there was no so-called evidence of the Yuan family collaborating with the enemy. If there was any so-called evidence, it could only be found on these guards, and the most likely person was Commander Zhao. In the previous life, it was Commander Zhao who found the "letter of collaboration" from the Yuan Mansion that plunged the Yuan family into the abyss.
"Lord Zhao." As soon as they entered the inner house, a soldier came forward and asked Commander Zhao with a smile: "Should we hold back today?"
Commander Zhao sneered upon hearing this: "Don't hold back, but be discreet and don't make things difficult for me."
"Hehe, yes, don't worry, Lord Zhao, we will definitely honor you later." The soldier understood as soon as he heard it and responded with a smile.
"Okay, just do what you should do." Commander Zhao waved his hand and headed towards Liufeng Garden alone.
No need to hold back!
Yuan Ziyu knew the meaning of this sentence very well. It meant that Commander Zhao was certain that the Yuan family was guilty.
Yuan Ziyu glanced coldly at the scattered soldiers, then quietly followed Commander Zhao.
Because everyone was waiting at the gate for orders, Liufeng Garden was now empty.
Commander Zhao first turned every room upside down, then came to Yuan Qifeng's study, where he plundered all the books and writing materials. He then took out a stack of letters from his pocket and said with a ferocious smile, "Yuan Qifeng, you didn't expect that it was His Majesty who wanted you dead!"
Emperor Wen of Qi! Yuan Ziyou stared intently at the stack of letters in Commander Zhao's hand.
It turns out that their Yuan family has long been a thorn in the side of Emperor Wen of Qi!
Yuan Ziyu laughed at herself, it was ridiculous that she was so naive, thinking that after getting rid of those hidden dangers in her previous life, their Yuan family could rest easy. It was really ridiculous, but it turned out that the one who wanted to get rid of her Yuan family the most was Emperor Wen of Qi!
It was Emperor Wen of Qi, to whom her father was loyal and devoted!
A huge hatred welled up in Yuan Ziyu's heart. Her father had guarded the border for twenty years for the Dali Dynasty without any second thoughts, and this was the outcome he got?
It seems that the ending of their Yuan family in their previous life was not unfair. It was because they were stupid and could not see through their own situation and people's hearts. In the end, the destruction of their family was inevitable.
But, not in this life!
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