Chapter 1076: Silencing (1)
A few days after Xie Jingxing returned to Prince Rui's mansion, he had to travel to Ruyang City again. Since Lu Zhengchun had chosen Ruyang as his base for rebellion, the city was already a complex of factions. Although the Mo Yu Army was mopping up the remaining forces, they were only a handful. Among them were Lu Zhengchun's hidden lackeys, and the royal family intended to spare no one. Better to kill three thousand by mistake than let one escape, so Xie Jingxing was personally assigned to sort them out.
After Xie Jingxing left, all affairs within and outside the Rui Prince's Mansion were handed over to Shen Miao. Throughout Longye, the Rui Prince's Mansion was treated as if it were nothing important. Many court officials were still watching, closely watching the Rui Prince's Mansion's every move. The more critical the moment, the more impossible it was to make any mistakes. Shen Miao, as usual, kept talking to the ladies, subtly passing on information, and the situation was ultimately under control.
This wave of disasters brought by the Lu family has passed, because the Lu family's rebellion started from Ruyang, and the people of Longye were not affected at all. At most, they followed the public opinion and cursed the Lu family as traitors.
The people were stable, the court officials did not dare to act on their own, the overall situation was stable, and everything seemed to be back to normal, with the exception of one family.
The Ye family of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Ye Maocai has been working in the imperial court for so many years. When Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, he was still just a weak boy. Now this boy has grown into an unfathomable man, and his methods are as ruthless as his father. The Ye family is on the verge of having no way out.
Ye Maocai wasn't as foolish as Lu Zhengchun, nor was he as arrogant. The power displayed by Emperor Yongle made Ye Maocai realize that the Ye family was incapable of competing with the Daliang royal family. Their power was like a needle or a thorn, piercing Emperor Yongle without causing any pain, but the price the Ye family had to pay was the fate of the entire mansion.
No one wants to die, and no one is willing to walk into a dead end willingly.
Ye Maocai had to start planning a way to escape. He hoped to save his only child, but he could sacrifice all of this if necessary. Most importantly, the Ye family's every move was now under the watchful eyes of the imperial family, making escape extremely difficult.
What's more, no one expected that Emperor Yongle would act so quickly.
That day, Shen Miaofang returned from the Censor's wife's residence. It was already dusk. The long summer had finally passed, and the first hints of autumn were beginning to appear. The flowers and trees in the yard began to shed their leaves. A thin layer fell, and just as it was swept away, a gust of wind blew, scattering a few more scattered leaves. Jingzhe always got a headache from anger, but after the wind died down, he could not help but pick up the broom and sweep the yard.
Shen Miao was standing at the edge of the courtyard. Uncle Tang happened to walk over and smiled when he saw her, "Madam, the kitchen has made some soup today. When it's ready, have someone bring a bowl to you. Madam, you've been out early and back late all day these days, you've been really tired."
"It's just chatting with people, it's not hard work." Shen Miao smiled slightly. Thinking of Xie Jingxing who was still in Ruyang, she couldn't help but sigh.
Things were far from over. The calmer Longye seemed, the deeper the hidden dangers lay. Even if the Ye family was dealt with, what about Mingqi, thousands of miles away? She was torn between concerns for Mingqi and Daliang. It was uncertain how long Emperor Yongle's illness would last, or when Fu Xiuyi and the Qin State would join forces to attack Daliang. If anything unexpected happened, Xie Jingxing would be the only one in the Daliang royal family who could shoulder the responsibility. Similarly, she would face even more challenges.
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