At this moment, Li Zhiwei had finally regained some strength. Seeing Xu Heming return, she quickly stood up, bowed to Xu Heming, and said softly, "Thank you for saving my life, Your Highness."
Xu Heming walked to her side, his gaze lingering on her pale face for a moment, and his tone softened: "It's alright now. Leng Qi has been thrown into the imperial prison, Leng Xiang has been dismissed and imprisoned, and Consort Leng has now been demoted to a concubine and moved to the Cold Palace. The Leng family can no longer do anything to you."
Xu Heming succinctly explained the result.
Although Li Tianyou and the old princess had heard rumors from different sources, they were still shocked to hear Xu Heming confirm it in person.
The old princess was also somewhat surprised, never expecting that the Leng family, which had dominated the court for many years, would collapse so suddenly in just one day.
"The Leng family deserved their punishment this time, but I didn't expect the Emperor to handle their matter so swiftly," the old princess murmured.
“Leng Chaozong has served as an official in the court for many years, and he has done his fair share of forming cliques, engaging in corrupt practices, and deceiving the emperor. His Majesty has already collected all the evidence against the Leng family. Today’s Leng Qi incident is merely the fuse.” Xu Heming said calmly, without elaborating on the political intrigue involved. However, everyone in the hall understood that this was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a long-planned purge.
Li Tianyou sighed deeply, feeling both relieved and alarmed.
The political arena is indeed fraught with peril and unpredictability.
He looked at his daughter, who was as beautiful as a delicate flower, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Having survived this ordeal, he became even more convinced that only by becoming stronger could he better protect the people he wanted to protect.
"Zhiwei, weren't you escorting your father-in-law to the palace today? Why did you encounter Leng Qi, and why did he attack you?" Xu Heming returned because he wanted to ask Li Zhiwei what exactly happened back then.
Although Leng Qi was a scoundrel, he shouldn't have been foolish enough to wait for Li Zhiwei at the palace gate unless someone deliberately led him to it. Or perhaps Li Zhiwei encountered Leng Qi on her way back.
Li Zhiwei originally didn't want to think about this.
However, when Xu Heming brought it up, Li Zhiwei clenched her fists, and her anger surged.
“It’s Lin Jitong!” Li Zhiwei said through gritted teeth.
"Lin Jitong felt that going to Xiliu Lane yesterday and being punished made him lose face. He even said he wanted to give me to Leng Qi!" Thinking of this, Li Zhiwei trembled with anger!
She is, not to mention, in her previous life, the Lin family made their fortune by consuming her dowry and by harming the Li family.
She had clearly distanced herself from the Lin family her whole life, yet Lin Jitong was still so shameless. What right did he have to make his own decisions?
He was afraid before and forgot about it for a while. Now that Xu Heming asked about it, for some reason, Li Zhiwei felt that Xu Heming would definitely avenge him.
"Does the Marquis of Ru'an really think they can control everything in the capital?" Li Tianyou hadn't expected things to turn out this way.
"Heming, go to the palace and tell the Emperor about this. If the Emperor cannot make a decision for Zhiwei, then I will personally go to the palace to speak to the Empress Dowager." The old princess said angrily, tapping the ground with her cane.
"Yes, I'll go and tell the Emperor about this." Xu Heming frowned deeply, plotting how to deal with Lin Jitong in order to get justice for Li Zhiwei.
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