Chapter 746, Exile and Demotion
Xiao Yeyang woke up at dawn and stared at the lilac-colored tent ceiling for a moment. Then he remembered that he had stayed in Daohua's boudoir last night. He looked at the empty side of the bed and quickly sat up.
Seeing Daohua sleeping on the chair, Xiao Yeyang's expression softened immediately. He put on his shoes and walked over quietly. He squatted down and watched silently for a while, then carefully carried Daohua back to bed.
Being moved while she was sleeping naturally made Daohua feel a little uncomfortable. She frowned and started humming.
Xiao Yeyang gently put Daohua on the bed and patted her back with his hand. After she calmed down, he slowly withdrew his hand.
When covering Daohua with a thin blanket, Xiao Yeyang noticed the bruised skin under Daohua's slightly open collar. His eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stroked Daohua's sleeping face: "I will make the person behind this pay the price."
After quietly looking at Daohua for a while, Xiao Yeyang got up and walked to the clothes rack when he heard Bishi getting up outside. He put on the new clothes that Daohua made for him.
After putting on his clothes, Xiao Yeyang walked to the bed, leaned over and kissed Daohua's red lips, then left quietly.
After a while, Bishi entered the inner room and saw Daohua still sleeping soundly, so she prepared to wash up. However, when she turned around, she saw the men's clothes on the clothes rack!
Bishi was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked to the clothes rack, made sure that she was not mistaken, and opened her mouth slightly.
Why are there men's clothes in a girl's room?!
Daohua slept until the beginning of the Si hour (9:00) before waking up slowly.
When Bishi saw Daohua wake up, he immediately went forward to serve her.
After Daohua finished washing up, she saw Bishi setting out breakfast and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you alone? Where are Guyu and Lixia?"
Bishi paused and looked at Daohua nervously: "I will tell the two sisters that the young lady is tired and needs to rest, and ask them not to come to the room in the morning."
Daohua smiled and said, "Now that I'm awake, you can let them come over."
Bishi hesitated and didn't move.
Daohua looked at her in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Bishi hesitated for a moment, then turned around and closed the door, then looked at Daohua with an uncomfortable expression.
Daohua was a little puzzled by Bishi's behavior: "What happened?"
Bishi gritted her teeth and asked with courage, "When I got up this morning, I found a set of men's clothes on the girl's clothes rack." And it was just taken off.
Daohua stopped drinking porridge, her face looked a little stiff, and she secretly blamed Xiao Yeyang in her heart for not even taking his clothes with him when he left!
Now, how is she going to explain?
Daohua buried her head in her porridge to hide her embarrassment. After taking two mouthfuls, she said to Bishi, "Go and fetch two buckets of water."
Bishi nodded quickly.
Looking at Bishi's back, Daohua breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the person who knew about this was Bishi, who didn't like to ask too many questions.
Afterwards, Daohua quickly finished her breakfast, and after Bishi fetched water, she personally washed the clothes that Xiao Yeyang had taken off.
At the same time, in Kuiyuan next to Xizhimen, Xiao Yeyang was sitting in the study, looking through the kidnapper's confession with a cold expression.
As early as when he was in Zhongzhou, Xiao Yeyang sent people back to Beijing to establish this stronghold to secretly help him find out the news of various families in the capital.
The secret of the Duke of Wei's Mansion was discovered by the leader of the secret guards, Bu Gandang.
Not long after, a burly, strong man walked in and knelt on one knee in front of Xiao Yeyang: "Master, I've forced him to confess. It was the Second Madam of the Jiang family who paid a large sum of money to hire this group of people to kill the Princess of Shengping County."
Hearing this, there was no fluctuation on Xiao Yeyang's face.
He dared to hire someone to kill someone right under the emperor's feet, and the person he killed was a county lady appointed by the emperor himself. No one else in the capital had the guts to do this, except the Jiang family, which had two queens and was known as the Jiang half dynasty!
Although he had guessed it long ago, Xiao Yeyang still clenched his hands around the confession. After a while, he said in a deep voice, "I heard that Madam Jiang's eldest son, Jiang Jingyao, likes to go to the racecourse?"
Bu Gandang nodded: "Yes, Jiang Jingyao goes to the racecourse to race horses almost every few days."
Seeing the murderous intent in his master's eyes, Defu quickly said, "Master, the county lady just got into trouble, and then Jiang Jingyao also got into trouble over there. The Jiang family will definitely be suspicious."
Xiao Yeyang sneered, "So what? Madam Jiang, if you dare to hurt Yiyi, you must be prepared to bear the consequences." Then he looked at Bu Gandang, "She arranged an accident at the racecourse to prevent Madam Jiang from feeling any pain. Does she really think she can do whatever she wants?"
Bu Gandang said: "Master, rest assured, I promise to do it secretly."
Defu's eyes showed worry. If his master confronted the Jiang family like this, with the Queen Mother's protection, he would definitely suffer in the future. But he also knew that this time the Jiang family really touched his master's bottom line.
Miss Yan is the master's lifeblood. If you touch her, wouldn't that be asking for the master's life?
Alas, there is no way to persuade him. He can only hope that Commander Bu can arrange the accident perfectly.
Xiao Yeyang drummed his fingers on the table: "As for that gang of Jianghu people, find their lair and destroy them directly."
Bu Gandang nodded: "Yes, I will give the order immediately."
After the master came back from the northern border, he brought back a lot of people. Now he has enough people under his command. Even if that group of gangsters is in other provinces, he can still allocate people to deal with them.
After arranging these things, Xiao Yeyang rode to the Jinlingwei office.
In mid-May, after several months of investigation, the case of the Eight Kings' gang was finally closed through the coordinated investigation of the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Jinling Guard.
All those who were confirmed to be the Eight Kings' followers were beheaded.
Those who were involved with the Eight Kings' gang and were guilty would have their property confiscated and be exiled; those who were innocent would be demoted or suspended.
Because the eldest master of the Dong family leaked the court secrets during his correspondence with the eight kings' staff, the eldest master was taken directly to the Meridian Gate and beheaded. The other members of the Dong family were all exiled to Xiliang because they did not participate.
The second master of the Zhou family was exposed by someone, but there was no definite evidence to prove that he was involved with the Eight Kings' gang, so he was demoted three levels and sent to Yuezhou, the southernmost part of Daxia, to serve as a judge.
Once the judgment was made, the officers and soldiers surrounding the Zhou family withdrew.
After learning about his second son's decision, Old Master Zhou felt relieved but also felt a chill in his heart. Going to Yuezhou to take up this position was almost like being exiled.
Looking at his eldest grandson Zhou Chengye, Old Master Zhou sighed. If his eldest grandson could not get up, the Zhou family would probably really fall into decline.
Yan Mansion.
After Yan Zhigao left the yamen, he told his family about the verdicts on the Zhou and Dong families.
Old Madam Yan sighed and simply said, "It's good to be alive."
Yan Zhigao, Yan Wenxiu, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai all looked not very optimistic.
Neither Xiliang nor Nanyue is a good place to go.
Xiliang is located in the northwestern border of Daxia. It was once the territory of the Hu people. It was only after several generations of emperors of Daxia fought wars that Xiliang was incorporated into the territory of Daxia.
The previous emperor doted on Concubine Wan and neglected state affairs, and the officials did not pay attention to the impoverished Xiliang. As a result, the court had insufficient control over Xiliang, and the neighboring Western Liao often invaded, constantly threatening the lives and property safety of the people in the border areas.
After the current emperor ascended the throne, although he made many arrangements for Xiliang, friction with Western Liao has always existed.
Going to Xiliang as exiles actually means serving as reserve troops. Once a war breaks out, these exiles will be the first to be sent to the battlefield.
The climate in Yuezhou, the southernmost province, is even worse. It is said that people can be sunburned to death in the summer. In addition, it is near the sea, where Japanese pirates are rampant and typhoons blow from time to time.
Mr. Zhou used to be the magistrate, and he was lucky enough to be able to keep himself alive.
Yan Zhigao didn't dwell on the Dong and Zhou families, but casually mentioned something else: "Yesterday, an accident occurred at the North Gate Racecourse. Jiang Jingyao, the third son of the Jiang family, had his left leg broken by a mad horse."
While speaking, Yan Zhigao's eyes were always on Yan Wentao, Yan Wenkai and Daohua.
Daohua was surprised at first, then smiled faintly, and continued to think about the Dong and Zhou families with her cheeks raised.
As for Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, neither of them even glanced at each other and continued to chat and laugh with their family.
Yan Zhigao sighed inwardly. The children at home were too smart. He couldn't even get any information from them.
(End of this chapter)
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