Xiao Cunyu actually wanted to be a father more, but... the prince had too many burdens on him, so it was probably impossible for him to be a mother.
She was willing to make some sacrifices for the sake of the ghosts!
However, even though he changed into women's clothes, the prince and the guards behind him never doubted Xiao Cunyu's identity.
After all, the Xiao family had a good reputation. They definitely wouldn't hide the gender of their child, and there was no need to...
In particular, although Xiao Cunyu changed into women's clothes, he still couldn't change his masculine habits over the years. He took big steps and occasionally uttered some shocking words.
This made the guards behind him feel that Mr. Xiao Qi was completely wasting his face!
Everyone thought Xiao Qi's outfit was strange, except Ying Huaiji...
I couldn't help but keep my eyes on her.
"Is there something you want to talk to me about? How does the court plan to deal with those people?" Xiao Cunyu did not hide anything and spoke directly.
From her understanding of the prince, she thought that he was more tolerant than the old emperor. Moreover, they had been classmates for so long and spent every day together. Xiao Cunyu even knew how many times he turned over in his sleep every night, so she couldn't pretend to be polite.
"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you." Ying Huaiji's voice was pleasant, much gentler than the low, disguised tone of Zhuang Jiu. "The Emperor has already ordered that imperial edicts be sent to all regions to thoroughly investigate the affairs of the three courts. He has also dispatched censors to various regions to conduct inspections. Anyone found to have concealed an injustice will be severely punished. Furthermore, the several managers and their families have been detained, and their connections in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice have been uncovered. Many people have been arrested recently, but we're worried that some may have slipped through the net, so we haven't made any judgments yet."
Xiao Cunyu was not surprised by this result.
"In addition, since the emperor is furious this time, all the masterminds involved should be exterminated along with their entire clans." Ying Huaiji added.
"As for the chief steward, I'm afraid few of his three clans are clean. On the other hand, people like Steward Song are extremely unlucky to have such a scum in their family. If they were locked up together, Steward Song would probably understand what it means to be hated by people and evil by dogs before he dies, right?" Xiao Cunyu did not feel any sympathy for those family members.
In this day and age, honor and disgrace are inseparable.
This case involves a wide range of people and has a great impact. If the punishment is too light, it will be difficult to appease the public anger.
Besides, the old emperor was not a kind person. It affected his reputation as an emperor. Xiao Cunyu was already surprised that he did not execute all nine generations of his clan.
Some of these family members may be innocent, but some may not be unaware of what their men have done.
Maybe they didn't dare to say it, or maybe the other party brought back money and benefits from the orphanage, so they turned a blind eye. Such a person, even if he didn't kill anyone, is no different from an accomplice.
"What about you?" Xiao Cunyu asked while eating wontons, "Your father must be very angry with you, right?"
"I'm not wrong. Even if you make me angry again, my situation won't be worse than before." Ying Huaiji was very calm. When he mentioned his father in that position, there was no fluctuation in his heart.
He lived in Changguo for ten years, enduring humiliation and trying to survive.
He had thought at the time that when he returned to the capital, he would no longer have all the honors and might even have difficulty keeping his position as crown prince. However, he did not expect that the royal family affection was even weaker than he imagined.
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