Old Madam Xiao suddenly looked up at Yu Huaqian with a look of disbelief.
She guessed all sorts of reasons why Yun Zhan was punished by the emperor, but she never expected that it was because he was collaborating with the enemy and plotting rebellion.
Collaboration with the enemy and treason is a serious crime of extermination of nine generations of the family. Could Emperor Wu of Liang be so kind as to spare them and simply exile them?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! My son would never collude with the enemy and betray his country. Someone must have framed him!"
"I want to beat the drum to protest my grievances. My Xiao family has been loyal and honest for generations. How could we collaborate with the enemy and betray our country? How could we intend to rebel..."
Old Madam Xiao's eyes were bloodshot and her lips were trembling constantly. She didn't believe the words in the imperial edict at all.
The three sisters-in-law opened their mouths in shock, their minds going blank.
They were shocked last night when they received a reminder from their mother's family that the Xiao family would be exiled to Ningguta.
At that time, the men in black accused the fourth brother of collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, but they did not take it seriously at all.
I just thought that my fourth brother disobeyed Emperor Wu of Liang and was reprimanded, which led to the exile of the entire palace. I never expected that what the man in black said was actually true.
The crime of treason and collaborating with the enemy implicated a wide range of people. How could Emperor Wu of Liang let the Xiao family off so easily? He must have issued the order of exile because there was insufficient evidence.
The three sisters-in-law argued anxiously,
"Unfair, how could my fourth brother be a traitor to the country..."
"Your Majesty, please understand. My fourth brother is devoted to the country..."
"False accusation! Someone is framing me!"
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"Shut up. We have witnesses and evidence. How can you make excuses?" Yu Huaqian looked at everyone with a sneer.
Old Madam Xiao looked at Yu Huaqian's unquestionable expression, and her confused heart suddenly became clear like a mirror.
What's so unclear about this? Emperor Wu of Liang simply couldn't tolerate the Xiao family.
"If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext." Old Madam Xiao said in a deep voice with a dark face.
She knew her son well and knew he would never commit treason.
Yu Huaqian twitched the corners of his lips, "Old Madam Xiao, please accept my order. The evidence is irrefutable. Don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty. Do you want everyone in the Xiao family to be beheaded?"
After he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. How come there was not a single servant in such a huge mansion?
Yu Huaqian frowned slightly, raised his hand and waved,
"Quickly search the house and arrest all the servants of the Xiao family."
There is nothing in the palace now, so it would be nice to copy some things to take back and use.
I never thought that he, the eunuch in charge of the seal, would end up like this.
The head guard responded and immediately took a team of guards to search the houses one by one.
After the imperial edict was read, Lin Yiran pulled Madam Xiao to her feet.
It's already this late, why are you still talking to a eunuch about this?
She didn't want to hurt her knees by kneeling, so she was exiled. All the wealth in the capital was in her hands, and she lived a good life.
The ones who should be sad are the people in the palace. Who knows how many people will go hungry today.
Don’t put too many delicious foods in her space.
The food collected from the imperial kitchen and the kitchens of various ministers was enough for them to eat for several months.
Yu Huaqian glanced at the women of the Xiao family and waved his hand.
"Not a single needle or thread of the Xiao family can be taken away."
"Someone, take them for a body search."
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen old maids, holding prison uniforms in their hands, scolded the women of the Xiao family and walked towards the living room.
The guards and old maids all had sullen faces, and they looked like they had lost their parents. They had no intention of making things difficult for the women of the Xiao family. They just wanted to get things done according to the rules.
The Xiao family is in trouble now. When they return to the palace, they will be the ones in trouble.
So many things were lost in the palace, and every guard had to be tortured.
The old maids each have their own area of responsibility, and punishment is inevitable.
A moment later, a guard came running back from the backyard in a panic.
"Replying to Eunuch Yu, all the servants in the Xiao Mansion have hanged themselves."
Yu Huaqian paused, waved his hand, and sighed, "Carry it out and throw it away."
It is said that the Xiao family is fiery-willed, and this servant is equally stubborn. He would rather die than be sold.
Just die!
These slaves have no family, so there is no way to get involved.
Then, several more guards came hurriedly to report,
"Replying to Eunuch Yu, the Xiao family has nothing left."
This was truly the worst house raid. It was a wasted trip and not a penny was found.
The Xiao family's house was as clean as the palace, with only four walls left.
"What!?"
Yu Huaqian was shocked and frowned, "The Xiao family was robbed too? Have they searched everything thoroughly?"
"They searched very thoroughly," the guard nodded. "Everything in the courtyards and storerooms was gone. Only the stove was left in the kitchen..."
The Xiao family is really miserable, as it is raining cats and dogs.
Yu Huaqian looked up at the sky and sighed heavily.
This was the first time he encountered this situation.
They searched the house in vain and wanted to sell a slave, but they all committed suicide. It was a wasted trip.
The only valuable thing left in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is this house. Let's take it away and wait for His Majesty to deal with it.
After a while, the guards came out from the backyard carrying seven or eight corpses.
Yu Huaqian took a casual glance and didn't see how many people were there. He waved his hand and asked the guards to carry them out.
If he looked carefully, he would find that those who committed suicide were all older servants in the mansion.
These old women were used to living in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. When they thought about having to hide from place to place in the future, they would rather die in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
So these people pretended to go back to pack up their things and then hanged themselves in the house.
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"Take it off quickly, don't leave anything behind."
The old maids threw their prison uniforms on the ground, stood with their hands on their hips and glared at the few people.
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