Chapter 571: Death of the Princess
The next morning, Qin Huiyin returned to her boudoir, but found that Song Ruize was no longer in the room.
"Where is my son-in-law?" Qin Huiyin asked the servant in the yard.
The servant got up early and might have seen Song Ruize.
"Second Miss, the uncle and uncle went out early in the morning. They said they had a lot of things to deal with today and might be a little busy."
The sequel to yesterday's abdication drama has not yet been completed, and they still have a lot of things to deal with, such as the civil and military officials of the Princess's party, the counselors and loyal servants in the Princess's mansion, and Lady Minghua and others who are related to the Princess.
In the next few days, the remnants of the princess were all dealt with. Those who participated in the rebellion were all confiscated and exterminated. Men were beheaded and women were enslaved. Those with less serious crimes were all sent to the army. Suddenly, half of the court was empty, and many positions had to be filled temporarily.
In addition to the verdict on the rebels, there are also rewards for meritorious officials.
For example, Shang Zimo, he saved the emperor and blocked a knife for the emperor, and now he has been promoted to deputy commander of the imperial guards.
Tang Yichen and Song Ruize also made contributions in this operation by cooperating with the prince to wipe out the eldest princess's lineage. Tang Yichen was promoted to Minister of Justice and Song Ruize was promoted to Censor of the Censorate.
In addition, there were some ministers who had made contributions, which could be said to be a major replacement, and the power division in the entire court had a new layout.
For a whole month, Song Ruize and Tang Yichen went out early and came back late, and were almost too busy to rest.
And at such a busy time, the weather turned cold, and the first snow fell generously, as if to wash away the blood.
Qin Huiyin stood in the yard, stretching out her hand to welcome the arrival of snowflakes.
She was wearing a fox fur cloak and standing in the snow like a little jade ball, spreading her hands to catch the snowflakes.
One of them hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear, "Aren't you cold?"
Qin Huiyin turned around and threw herself into his arms, looking up at him: "I was a little cold, but I'm not cold anymore when you hold me."
Song Ruize put her cloak on her head.
"You came back a little early today." Qin Huiyin said, "Aren't you busy recently?"
"It's snowing, so I'm skipping duty on purpose. You once said you wanted to enjoy the first snow of winter with me, and I can't break your promise."
Qin Huiyin looked at Song Ruize's head covered with snowflakes and smiled sweetly: "The snowflakes sprinkled on my head are like my hair turning white overnight, just like we have grown old together."
"That's not enough. We still have to spend dozens more years together. We will grow old together, but it will take a very long time." Song Ruize picked her up and said, "Okay, we can't stand here in the cold wind anymore. Let's go inside and drink tea while enjoying the snow."
"How is Princess Minghua?" Qin Huiyin asked.
"The princess committed suicide on the night of the rebellion, only begging to spare the life of Princess Minghua. She has now been demoted to a commoner."
"Will those people in the royal family let her go so easily? Although she is a woman, given the way those people in the royal family act, I'm afraid they will think that if you don't cut the grass at the root, it will grow again when the spring breeze blows."
"So, Princess Minghua can only die." Song Ruize said, "She is now a nun in the nunnery, and everything is under everyone's surveillance."
Qin Huiyin understood.
The incident happened not long ago, and it is impossible to let Lady Minghua get away with it now. When the rumors are not so tense, Lady Minghua will "die". As for how she dies, it depends on what she wants.
This was other people's business and she certainly wouldn't care. But when she mentioned it, she couldn't help but sigh for such a kind-hearted woman.
She had helped me before, and I was not an ungrateful person, so I sent her a stack of silver notes. For her now, this should be something that she needs very much.
"It's snowing today, let's go to the Tang Mansion and have hotpot with everyone!" Qin Huiyin asked Song Ruize for his opinion.
"good."
Song Ruize brought Qin Huiyin to Tang's house.
Tang Yichen had just come back and saw the two people getting out of the carriage and stopping to wait for Qin Huiyin to come over.
"Brother." Qin Huiyin greeted with a smile.
"The weather is getting colder, so wear more clothes." Tang Yichen smiled.
"Don't worry." Qin Huiyin said, "On the contrary, you wear less than me."
Song Ruize pulled Qin Huiyin and said to Tang Yichen, "It seems that today's case is very difficult, so Lord Tang has only returned home now."
Tang Yichen said unhappily: "When it comes to investigating cases, of course, Lord Song is more experienced. After all, Lord Song has the ability to make the dead speak."
Qin Huiyin stood between the two and stopped their quarrel: "Now that we are home, there are no adults around, only my eldest brother and my husband, you two should be quiet."
"For Yinyin's sake, I won't bother with you today." After Tang Yichen finished speaking, he said to Qin Huiyin, "Yinyin, I'll go back to my room to change clothes and come find you later."
"I came back specially to eat hotpot with you." Qin Huiyin said, "Come over earlier."
As soon as Qin Huiyin came back, the Tang family became lively again. They cooked hot pot in the lobby, and the whole room was filled with the heat and aroma of the hot pot.
"It's been a long time since our family has been so well-equipped." Li Taohua said, "During this period of time, you have all been busier than each other. You are all very busy people."
"I was indeed a bit busy because of the eldest princess's affairs before, but it has been almost resolved now. Things should be better in the future." Song Ruize said.
"The New Year is coming soon. In order to prepare for the end of the year, there are still many things to deal with every day, but they are not as difficult as before." Tang Yichen said.
"You two are both capable people. We can't help you with the affairs of the court. We can only take care of your lives. By the way, Xiao Ge'er was also appreciated by the Queen Mother today. The children in our family are really more promising than each other." Li Taohua said.
Tang Dafu echoed from the side.
When the Tang family gathered together, a fire broke out in the Earl of Anping's Mansion.
The housekeeper came in from outside and said to the masters in the hall, "There was a fire on East Street. It is said that the Earl of Anping and his wife died in the fire."
Li Taohua frowned: "It's good to be dead, finally dead."
"Besides these two, what about the others?" Song Ruize asked.
"I heard the commotion outside and sent someone to inquire about it, and that's when I heard the news. As for the others, I haven't asked around yet."
"Mom, try this mutton. I prepared the seasoning myself. It definitely doesn't have any smell." Qin Huiyin picked up some food for Li Taohua.
"Okay." Li Taohua responded and said to the housekeeper, "You can go down! What's going on over there has nothing to do with us, so don't bother with it."
It was definitely not an accident that there was a flood in such a heavy snow. As for the truth, it had nothing to do with her. She had long since stopped caring about the people and things there.
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