The emperor looked at Xia Bangyuan with great interest: "Do you know what is written in the imperial edict?"
Xia Bangyuan was so happy that he didn't seem to notice anything unusual about the emperor.
He wore an air of unwavering loyalty and spoke forcefully, "No matter what the imperial edict says, as a subject, we should accept it with a smile and gratitude. We must never disobey the emperor's will or disobey his orders. That is what a loyal subject does."
Having said that, if Shen Jiarui dares to disobey the emperor's order, the emperor will be furious!
Hahahaha, it’s stable! Such overwhelming wealth and such a limitless future!
Xia Bangyuan couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and even though he tried his best to restrain himself, a happy smile still appeared on his face.
The emperor shook his head lightly, stood up, and picked up Su Qiqi from the cradle.
"Zhao Xu, tell Xia Bangyuan what is written in my imperial edict."
After saying this, the emperor carried Su Qiqi and walked out.
Zhao Xu looked at Xia Bangyuan and said coldly, "Xia Bangyuan has colluded with the enemy and committed treason, falsely accusing an imperial official. He deserves death. All members of his three clans shall be executed immediately. All men of his nine clans shall be exiled to the frontier, and women shall be enslaved, never to be allowed to enter the capital. All property in his family shall be confiscated by the state treasury."
"W-what?!"
Xia Bangyuan felt his vision go black before he fell to the ground helplessly, his teeth knocking his lips into a bloody mess.
He didn't care about anything else and hurriedly ran after the emperor crying, "Your Majesty! I am loyal and have no intention of treason. I am wronged, Your Majesty!"
Two guards stepped forward, pulled Xia Bangyuan up, and tied his hands and feet in a few seconds.
Xia Bangyuan couldn't struggle at all. He angrily yelled at the two guards, "How dare you! I'm an official appointed by the imperial court. How dare you hurt me? Watch out for your lives!"
"Stop yelling."
Zhao Xu pretended to be annoyed and scratched his ears, then walked over slowly.
He glanced at Xia Bangyuan and said kindly, "Master Xia, greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Don't force yourself to get what you don't deserve. Go on your journey with your wife and daughter, and learn to be smarter in your next life."
Xia Bangyuan's face flushed with anger. "You, you rootless bastard, what nonsense are you talking about! Where's the Emperor? I want to see him! I didn't commit treason, I was wrongly accused!"
Zhao Xu smiled instead of getting angry: "I may be without roots, but I know my own limitations. I'm not like some people who use every trick in the book to climb up to the rank of Cavalry General without even realizing their own limitations."
"Xiao, Xiaoqi General?"
Xia Bangyuan only reacted at this time.
It turns out that this was the cause of the disaster.
No, that's not right.
This shouldn't be the case. This was completely different from what he had expected.
When the eldest princess and Shen Jiayan got married, the emperor did not stay at the Shen family for long. He drank some wine and hurried back to the palace.
It stands to reason that the emperor is unhappy. The emperor should only value the Shen family on the surface. The emperor should not like the Shen family!
The Shen family is so powerful and influential that the emperor should put pressure on them. It would have been perfect for Shen Jiarui to marry Yinfeng, so why did it end up like this?
Could it be that he guessed wrong?
Xia Bangyuan was unwilling and afraid.
Killing three generations of a clan and confiscating their property is no joke.
"Eunuch! Please let me see the Emperor one last time. I know I was wrong. From now on, I will discipline my daughter and will not let her pester the Cavalry General again. Eunuch Zhao, please! If my family escapes this disaster, I will never forget your kindness..."
Xia Bangyuan placed all his hopes on Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu chuckled softly, "I'm just a rootless person. I don't want to help you."
This is really infuriating.
Xia Bangyuan didn't dare to curse anymore and could only speak nicely in a low voice.
Zhao Xu raised his eyes and looked at the two guards behind Xia Bangyuan: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and send him off for execution. It makes me upset just watching!"
The guard smiled and said, "We'll take him away after you've finished scolding him. We can't let you suffer any loss or humiliation."
Zhao Xu had been with the emperor since he was a child. As the emperor's personal eunuch, he always had some face.
Zhao Xu was in a very good mood about this.
Seeing that his request for help was ineffective, Xia Bangyuan felt resentful and glared at Zhao Xu, as if he wanted to scold him.
However, before he could finish his words, the guards stuffed a rag into his mouth and dragged him out.
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When Xia Bangyuan was sent to the execution ground, the people from the Xia family had already been captured.
Xia Yinfeng looked at the crowd and shouted, "Shen Jiarui! You use such despicable means to deal with me, what kind of hero are you! Do you think I really like a crude and stupid warrior like you? Hahahahaha, I'm fighting for my own future, what's wrong with me!"
She was crying and laughing, acting crazy.
The man next to her cried and cursed, "Idiot! You are shameless and fickle. Of course the Cavalry General looks down on you! Now you have implicated us. You will die a horrible death! My bright future..."
"Brother, why are you pretending to be innocent? Didn't you ask me to seduce Shen Jiarui? Didn't you want to take advantage of the Shen family's influence? You're useless, yet you want me to marry you off to a wealthy family. You want to step on my flesh and blood to rise to the top, what kind of man are you?"
"Shut up! You shameless bitch! It's your stupid plan that murdered our entire family!"
"Wow, I don't want to die..."
"I'm not collaborating with the enemy, we're not collaborating with the enemy..."
They used to be a family, but now they are crying and quarreling, blaming each other.
Someone brought an egg and threw it directly at Xia Yinfeng.
"Kill you, you shameless bitch! There's a war on the border, and you're insulting the Cavalry General. You're a traitor and you deserve death!"
"That's right! Her father is the mastermind behind this. He deserves death for slandering the Cavalry General! He's worse than a beast. Smash him!"
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