After thinking for a while, Chu Yu decided, "Lord Tie's crimes should indeed be punished with exile, but he has also made numerous military achievements, which can be considered as adding a lot of help to the founding of the Great Gan Dynasty."
Ultimately, I couldn't bear to do it, and I wanted to grant him a favor. The Tie family was exiled to the north, but they only had to serve three years there. After three years, they were allowed to return to their hometown.
This is absolutely an act of divine grace. Which family that was exiled for three years could be restored to commoner status and return home to live? The emperor didn't even say that the Tie family was forbidden from participating in the imperial examinations for generations, so the Tie family was able to turn their lives around!
This time, the railway worker was truly moved to tears.
Before setting off, he kowtowed several times in the direction of the palace.
But as soon as he got up, a woman was dragged by a eunuch into the exile procession.
"Father? Father! You..."
Tie Daren kicked the woman away, yelling, "Get out of here! Who's your father?"
"Father, it's me, Qiongrui."
Lord Tie looked down and was so startled that he took two steps back. "Qiongrui? What happened to you?"
After asking, I realized that as the culprit who murdered the Chu family, how could the daughter possibly live a comfortable life?
But she looked terrible. Her head was shaved in a half-shaved style, and when she opened her mouth, all that could be seen were her gums, except for her three front teeth. Her exposed skin was covered with scars, and all ten of her fingers were deformed and twisted, making it clear at a glance that they had been crushed.
Madam Tie hugged her eldest daughter tightly. After not seeing her for several years, she never expected that her daughter would become like this when they met again.
"My poor daughter."
Before the words had even finished, or rather, before the sobbing had even ended, someone stood up and mocked, "She's so unfortunate. The Tie family's current predicament is all her fault. How can she still be alive? The Empress Dowager is truly merciful!"
“That’s right. Instead of enjoying a good life, she went and harmed the Empress Dowager’s family. Now look what’s happened. Her whole family has been dragged down with her. If they’re lucky, they’ll suffer for three years in the north. If they’re unlucky, they won’t even make it to the north. I’m the one who’s the most unfortunate.”
The women from several branches of the Tie family came out one after another to accuse Tie Qiongrui. They genuinely knew nothing about what Tie Qiongrui had done, and they were truly implicated.
But it was no use. That's how it was in ancient times. If one person made a mistake, it was common for three generations of their family to be exiled, or even for three generations to be wiped out or nine generations to be executed. A simple case of confiscating property and exiling people was really not a big deal.
Tie Qiongrui gritted her teeth in hatred, but she couldn't refute them. These people were at the height of their anger towards her, and if she dared to say anything, she might be beaten to death on the spot.
"Alright, stop dawdling and get going. This time there's a time limit. If we exceed it, everyone will be punished."
They set off at the end of November in the same month, and their three clans were implicated in the same way. But the difference was that none of the former daughters-in-law in the Tie family were willing to accompany them on their journey to exile.
So, just a few days after setting off, General Tie was beaten up by the clansmen he had previously looked down upon.
After losing an arm and walking for half a month, a heavy snowfall took away three of Tie's grandchildren.
After traveling for another ten days, they encountered bandits, and Tie Qionghua, the toothless old monster covered in wounds, was gang-raped.
In order to have enough to eat, Lord Tie sold all his concubines.
However, the officials made things particularly difficult for them, charging them more than three times the price for the same type of cornbread.
Then, the Tie family's daughters-in-law gave in.
Exchanging one's body for food.
It was really cold on New Year's Eve; the eldest son of the second branch of the Tie family froze to death.
The others were not doing well either; several were burning up and unconscious.
Tie Qiongrui got beaten up again.
After those who had beaten her left, she suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, "Hahaha, karma, it's all karma!"
None of the Tie family members will make it to the North!
She's right. None of the three people at the top of this country intended to let them live.
Two months later, a secret letter arrived from the north, containing only one line: The entire Tie family is dead.
Chu Yu burned the secret letter and got up to walk outside.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has taken the young Crown Prince to the Empress Dowager's palace."
"Yes, I will also go to the Empress Dowager's palace."
It must be because her son was being difficult again and insisted on going to the Empress Dowager, which left the Empress with no choice but to go to the Empress Dowager's palace.
It's amazing how clever Chu Chengtian, who is only a year and a half old, is. Whenever he has time to spend with him, the little guy clings to him and won't leave his side for a moment.
Whenever he is unavailable, his favorite person becomes the Empress Dowager.
This kid clearly loves his mom the most!
Inside the Cixi Hall.
Chu Chengtian was holding a pastry and stuffing it into the Empress Dowager's mouth: "Ah, Zu, Ci."
Meaning, open your mouth, Grandma, eat quickly.
The Empress Dowager didn't mind that the boy had grabbed the pastry in his hand and started eating it. "Oh, my dear grandmother, you are so adorable."
The brat let out a silvery laugh, "Filial piety, filial piety, ancestors."
"Yes, my dear grandson is the most filial!"
"Father, you're busy. Let me be filial in your place!"
Mu Yuan's eyes instantly welled up with tears. "My dear grandson, do you always make your grandmother cry every time you come back?"
The little one quickly turned around in his mother's arms, reached out and pulled a clean handkerchief from her bosom, "Wipe! Don't cry, or Mommy will spank you."
Every time he cried, his mother would beat him, so he dared not cry!
Mu Yuan was amused again. "Don't worry, your mother wouldn't dare hit your grandmother."
The little prince reached out to Mu Yuan again, arching his back, "Grandma hug!" Grandma is so powerful, even Mother doesn't dare to hit her!
Mu Yuan quickly scooped the boy into her arms, and Ning Yan let go, but then slapped the little guy's bottom, saying, "You brat, aren't you afraid of falling?"
This little guy has a lot of strength, which makes her afraid to let the palace maids carry him, for fear that he might fall down if she's not careful!
The little prince quickly hugged his grandmother's neck, afraid that his mother would hit him again. He dared not cry, because if he cried, his mother would hit him too.
Chu Yu stepped into the hall at this moment, and the palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly bowed.
"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now."
After the servants left, Ning Yan glanced at the hourglass and asked, "Is something the matter?"
Chu Yu reached out his hand to the little guy, who immediately betrayed him and ran into his father's arms: "I just received news that the entire Tie family is dead."
The little guy nestled in his father's arms, one ear perked up, his eyes darting around.
Mu Yuan: "So what if I die? I should have died long ago."
I didn't ask a single unnecessary question.
However, perhaps because all her enemies were dead, Mu Yuan had lost all her spirits.
In the following six months, after finding wives and husbands for both children, she sent all the concubines to the imperial palace.
These concubines are still too young. They are all restless and even tried to seduce her son. How can this be allowed?
She'll kill anyone who dares to ruin her son and daughter-in-law's relationship!
After making arrangements for the Dowager Consort, she herself left the palace.
The late emperor wronged her, and she had no intention of staying by his side. Now that she was the Empress Dowager, it wasn't too much to ask her to have a few male concubines, was it?
...
Ning Yan was a little unaccustomed to suddenly being left with only her family of three in the palace.
However, Chu Yu was happy.
After finishing his duties at court each day, he would toss the brat into the hands of a palace maid and then go off to enjoy a sweet time with the Empress!
When Chu Chengtian was six years old, he displayed unparalleled talent. He was born strong and had a photographic memory. His teachers praised him to the skies.
By the age of fourteen, he was already able to handle state affairs on behalf of his father.
Chu Yu then discussed with Ning Yan, "I think he's capable of handling things on his own now, and he might even become a great emperor. How about I get promoted?"
Are you willing to give up power?
"What's there to be reluctant about? Do you think that kid would dare disobey me now that I'm the retired emperor? Does he have an itch to do something?"
Ning Yan lay lazily on the couch and said casually, "Then hurry up and give it to him, so you don't have to get up at four o'clock every day and make me unable to sleep well."
It's not that she likes to complain, it's just that this person likes to cause trouble. In order to show off his abilities, he causes trouble outside, and after he's done causing trouble, he goes to his space to catch up on sleep. After catching up on sleep, he has to come out again, otherwise the palace servants will think they've been kidnapped if they can't see him. Not long after he comes out, he has to get up again to attend court. Anyone would find that annoying!
Chu Yu's eyes lit up immediately: "Alright, I will issue the decree tomorrow. Forget about the three refusals and three requests, I find them too troublesome."
To avoid being bothered, these two irresponsible parents left behind an imperial edict of abdication and ran away.
A month later, the two arrived in Jiangnan and reunited with Mu Yuan.
Leaving behind a heart full of resentment, Chu Chengtian ascended the throne as emperor with the support of his court officials. (End of Chapter)
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