Chapter 577 Arresting People by Order
Luo looked at Madam He's gloomy face, and was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "Mother, are you willing to help?"
When He Yu was mentioned, Madam He's aura became even more violent and cold. She slammed the table with one hand and said, "Don't mention that beast to me. He's an ungrateful and inhuman wolf. If I had known he was so heartless, I would have strangled him to death to save myself the trouble."
Madam He was filled with resentment and could only talk.
When she married into the Marquis's Mansion, He Yu was taken to live in the front yard by the old Marquis. However, because she had just married in and was the second wife, she was not strong enough to dare to act rashly. After she gave birth to her own son, He Yu had become the crown prince, so it was even more difficult for her to take action. Later, she followed the old Marquis to the battlefield, and only after she injured her leg did she live in the capital and became the Jingzhao Yin.
If she couldn't get rid of He Yu, then she would make sure he had no descendants, so she threw away He Zhiyi, who was just born not long ago. She didn't know if He Yu was unlucky, but all his wives and concubines gave birth to daughters over the years.
Just as she was happily waiting for her son to inherit the title, He Zhiyi was found unexpectedly.
Not only did her son not gain any benefits, but he was now thrown into jail. This huge difference in circumstances made Mrs. He feel as if someone was hitting her chest with a sledgehammer, and it hurt so much that even breathing was painful.
When Luo heard this, the color on his face disappeared.
My brother refused to help...
She staggered, then rushed down to Madam He, tightly grasped her hand and said with trembling lips: "Mother, please think of a way to save the master, and then go and ask my eldest brother for help."
Madam He shook off Luo's hand and glared at her with gloomy eyes: "Instead of crying here, you might as well think of a solution. If He Yu is unwilling to save people, can't we force him to do it?"
Luo was stunned: "What does mother mean?"
"How stupid! Even if He Zhiyan and his wife don't care, He Zhimin will definitely not ignore it, right?" If He Zhiyi hadn't gone to the battlefield, he would have been the first person she would have killed.
After so many years, she has come to realize that no matter whether He Yu regards He Zhimin as a treasure or not, the eldest daughter-in-law dotes on her only daughter like the apple of her eye.
Humph, since He Yu is ruthless, don't blame her for being unfair.
When Mrs. Luo heard what Old Madam He said, her eyes suddenly brightened.
Since the old lady dared to say so, she must have thought of some foolproof plan.
The two of them had their calculations made clear. Not to mention that He Yu was unwilling to help, even if he was willing, Duke Anguo would not give them a chance to breathe.
He even went so far as to borrow the Eighth Prince, so how could he not strike while the iron is hot and suppress He Xiong so that he could never recover?
In just three days, Lord Wang, the Minister of the Dali Temple, presented all the charges against He Xiong to Emperor Chengde. The two charges of corruption and condoning his evil servant's murder were enough to cost him his head, not to mention the other charges.
Emperor Chengde snorted angrily and immediately left the Dao Sheng Dao.
He Xiong and his wife were beheaded, and the rest of the family members, the men were exiled to the frontier, and the women were demoted to slavery.
So much so that when the Imperial Guards came to search the house, Luo was still hiding in the house discussing with her trusted maid how to lure He Zhimin out alone.
"Madam, it's bad, madam..."
When the panicked voice of the maid came, Mrs. Luo felt her head buzzing and she felt dizzy.
The old woman opened the door and shouted unhappily: "How can you be so reckless? Can you please speak properly?"
The maidservant was scolded without feeling wronged. She just looked at him with a pale face and said, "Many soldiers came outside the palace. They said they were here to arrest people under the order of the emperor."
"What?" Luo was shocked. She stood up suddenly, pushed the stool behind her, and rushed to the maid in the blink of an eye. Her face was pale and her eyes were ferocious. "Who did you say is here?"
The maidservant was so frightened by the murderous look that she immediately knelt down and said tremblingly, "It looks like the Imperial Guards."
Luo was so shocked by the maid's scream that she took two steps back and her body swayed.
The old woman hurried forward to support her and said anxiously, "Madam, don't panic. Let's go and see what's going on first."
Luo looked at the old woman with a pale face, nodded blankly, and then hurried towards the front yard in panic.
In the open space in the front yard, dozens of royal guards stood tall, their armors glowing coldly in the sunlight. They all had blank expressions, and their eyes were filled with murderous intent, making people feel weak in the legs at just one look.
Before Luo could ask, the leader said coldly, "Are you He Xiong's legitimate wife?"
Luo swallowed subconsciously and nodded gently: "It's me, I wonder what you gentlemen are here for?"
After receiving Luo's confirmation, the leading imperial guard waved his hand and shouted, "Come here, arrest everyone in this mansion and bring them back to the Dali Temple."
As soon as he finished speaking, the royal guards behind him immediately rushed towards the surroundings of the mansion. Soon, screams of ghosts and wolves howling were heard in the sky. Luo was frightened by this sudden change and was stunned for a moment until he felt something restrained in his hands, and then he came back to his senses.
"What are you doing?"
"He Xiong slandered the prince and committed a capital crime. As his legitimate wife, you must also be executed." The leading soldier said lightly, his eyes full of coldness as he looked at Luo.
The emperor has done his utmost by not exterminating his entire family.
Luo looked at him in horror and screamed, "Impossible, you are lying. How could my master slander the prince?"
Although she said it was impossible, her heart felt like it had been thrown into a thousand-year-old cold pond, freezing her to the bone.
"Don't worry. I'll send you to keep He Xiong company later. You'll have plenty of time to find out."
As he said this, he winked at the royal guards who had captured Luo. The two men understood and immediately grabbed Luo and left first.
"Let me go, let me go, I'm the wife of the Censor, you can't do this to me..." Luo was dragged away, crying and struggling hard. The hairpins on her head were thrown off during the struggle, and her well-combed hair bun was suddenly messed up, scattered on her face, which made her look hideous and ugly against her pale face.
"Bah, what wife of the censor? He Xiong has been dismissed from office and imprisoned. Just wait to go to hell and become the wife of the censor." A person spat at Luo with disdain and dragged her away even more rudely.
Soon, loud wailing and crying were heard on the road leading from He Mansion to Dali Temple. The people stood on both sides to watch and inquire curiously. They saw women and men in gorgeous clothes being captured violently by the Imperial Guards and pushed forward. The women's crying was mixed with the men's cursing.
"What happened?" someone murmured curiously.
When the people around him heard this, they immediately became interested and helped him to explain the confusion.
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