Chapter 644: If you are ruthless to me, don’t blame me for being cold-blooded!
Everyone thought that Shen Lanxi would wait for a few days before taking action against the Shen family. Unexpectedly, after a short rest, she took the initiative to bring up this topic in the Golden Palace the next day.
"Shen Congyi took advantage of my stay in Tianjin and believed the news that I was seriously injured and could not be cured. He took advantage of the chaos to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel. My dear ministers, you don't have to care about my identity as a member of the Shen family. I have always advocated that the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Even if I made a mistake, I will not escape the punishment of the Great Zhou law."
Now that the matter has been made clear, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Personnel must express their stance.
"I believe that we should distinguish between the principal offender and the accomplice and deal with them according to the crime they committed."
"I will review this."
"I will also review this."
Shen Lanxi appointed the chief officer: "The Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Personnel will jointly investigate the case of Shen Congyi's treason."
"Your Highness obeys your order!"
"Do it immediately!"
The three officials who were specially selected had just been in court for less than a quarter of an hour when they hurried to the Heavenly Prison.
Tianlao
Madam Shen, Shen Congyi and others were still treated kindly and detained in one place.
In the past, the Heavenly Prison was always overcrowded, but after Shen Lanxi took office, he issued a decree to implement it.
She advocated that the court should not support an idle person, especially a criminal who had committed a crime. He should work hard, first to atone for his past sins, and second to support himself.
Tianlao was even worse as a place where serious criminals were detained. Basically, after being sentenced, those who deserved to be killed were killed, and those who shouldn't be killed were all sentenced to exile in a bitter and cold place to open up wasteland. They were even required to hand over a certain amount of grain as atonement food every year.
Therefore, there is no need to make special arrangements once entering the Heavenly Prison, because there are only members of the Shen family inside.
"Mother, His Majesty will definitely not kill us, right?"
Old Madam Shen seemed to have aged a dozen years overnight. After just one night in the prison, she looked old and had completely lost the energy she had yesterday.
"Don't worry, she doesn't dare." Although she said this, she didn't have the confidence in her heart.
"Mother, you have to protect your son and grandchildren. She...she doesn't recognize any relatives." Shen Congyi was afraid of being heard, so he lowered his voice to express his concern.
Among the four houses, only the two legitimate sons Yuankang and Yuanning were outstanding, and they were both assigned to work in places that were neither far nor near.
This time when I came back, I thought I had gotten a chance, but I didn't expect to end up like this.
If they had known this earlier, they would never have come back.
"Grandma, Dad, we don't want to die..."
"Grandmother, go tell Big Sister that we are willing to be exiled to Dongchuan. We only ask Big Sister to spare our lives!"
They served in the military, so naturally they knew more about Shen Lanxi than her grandmother and father.
Shen Lanxi would never show mercy to them. They would be killed without mercy just like how she treated Shen Yuanzhan.
"Grandma, Father, please come with us to Dongchuan!"
"We have figured it out. We should have stayed in Dongchuan and not returned to the capital."
Old Madam Shen listened to her grandchildren's pleading and stared at the cage in a daze.
Dongchuan, it’s Dongchuan again.
Is it possible that their final destination is always exile to Dongchuan?
What is this?
Is it a matter of twists and turns, or is it a matter of changing fortunes? Why must it be Dongchuan?
The four words "exile to Dongchuan" are simply Madam Shen's nightmare.
She never dreamed that one day her grandson would take the initiative to ask her to follow Dongchuan.
How ridiculous!
"Amitabha! Don't worry, even at the cost of my life, I will not let Shen Lanxi touch you!" Old Madam Shen gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred.
"I want to see Shen Lanxi, let her come to see me!"
"I want to see Shen Lanxi, let her come to see me!"
"I want to see Shen Lanxi, let her come to see me!"
Madam Shen screamed angrily one after another, and the jailers of the Heavenly Prison reported the matter to higher levels, and finally reported it to Shen Lanxi.
"Bring her here!"
Since she has something to say, let her say it all at once.
The order was passed up and down, and soon Madam Shen was taken out of the prison.
She was taken to the Cining Hall, the palace where the empress dowager had previously lived.
Old Madam Shen had been here more than once and recognized the road to the Cining Palace from afar.
"Why did you bring me here?"
"Did Shen Lanxi tell you to bring me here?"
The Royal Guards didn't say a word, and all of Madam Shen's questions were meaningless. Without His Majesty's order, would they dare to bring people here?
Old Madam Shen looked at the plaque of the Cining Palace, and her heart sank.
As soon as she entered the main hall, Shen Lanxi arrived.
"Grandma, do you still remember this place?"
"Since the Queen Mother passed away, no one has touched the furnishings here. When the previous emperor was in power, he occasionally asked people to clean it. After I ascended the throne, I specially sent palace maids to clean this place every day."
"This place is exactly the same as it was before the late Empress Dowager passed away."
Old Madam Shen began to figure out what Shen Lanxi meant. Didn't the Queen Mother die of old age? How come Shen Lanxi said she died of illness?
What does she mean?
"Lan Xi, grandma has already explained it to you before. Whether you listened or not, Cong Yi is your uncle after all, and his sons are your cousins."
"When you were building your empire, they also played a part."
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "Grandma, you should have lived here."
Madam Shen's face froze. She had indeed thought about living here countless times before, but she was afraid of Shen Lanxi's methods.
What's the point of her saying this now?
"Lan Xi, let your fourth uncle's family go, and grandma will let you deal with it!" Anyway, she has already made up her mind, and she doesn't believe that Shen Lan Xi really dares to let her die.
"Grandma, I am making an exception by meeting you today!"
"Since we have already met, I will explain it to you clearly."
"A country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules!"
Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by Old Madam Shen.
"They are your relatives, your family, how can you be so cruel!"
Shen Lanxi looked at the crazy man coldly: "Didn't grandma already know what kind of person I am on the way to exile in Dongchuan?"
Old Madam Shen stared at Shen Lanxi in a daze, as if she couldn't believe that she would say such cold-blooded and heartless words.
she……
she is……
It’s fake, everything after returning to the capital is fake!
"Chen Lanxi, you lied to me and it hurts me!" Old Madam Shen burst into tears, as if she had finally seen through the truth and could no longer accept the blow.
A cold-blooded butcher is what Shen Lanxi should be like.
How could she forget?
"Since Grandmother already understands, I don't need to explain it anymore."
"If they can behave themselves, I am not intolerant."
"Why can't they just be content?"
"Am I not good enough to them?"
"I promoted them to higher positions, arranged their futures, and helped them to ascend to the throne, but in the end, this is how they treated me?"
"I have never been a person who repays kindness with resentment!"
"Since they are ruthless to me, don't blame me for being cold-blooded!"
At this moment, Shen Lanxi revealed her true feelings.
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