Marquis Wu'an got angry and demanded to divorce his wife.
But before he could divorce his wife, the emperor's edict arrived.
Liu and Mr. Liu San, also known as Minister Liu, were sentenced to exile.
It was only after the emperor conducted a careful investigation and discovered that she had indeed sent someone to assassinate Shen Nian that he showed mercy and spared her life.
In consideration of the fact that Shen Nian and Marquis Wu'an had devoted themselves to the great cause, no one in the Marquis Wu'an Mansion was implicated.
Minister Liu could have been directly dismissed from office for corruption and abuse of power, but he was exiled purely because of the Liu family.
Since Chen Ke was not aware of the assassination attempt on the emperor, the emperor only punished him and then released him.
The title of Lingxiu Marquis was revoked because he was the one who leaked the news of Shen Nian's itinerary to Liu when she assassinated the emperor.
The emperor only took back their titles and did not implicate anyone else. It can be said that the emperor was magnanimous and did not kill them all!
As for the second master of the Liu family who was guarding the border, he was also dismissed from his post and his position was taken by another general.
As soon as the imperial edict was read out, Shen Lan fainted.
Liu's youngest son, Shen Yu, was not at home because he went to school.
Shen Ke was seriously injured and couldn't move.
After the eunuch Xu who announced the decree left, everyone stood up with trembling legs and feet supporting each other.
Since Liu was not around, the old lady was also exhausted. There was no other way, so the second lady had to step forward and ask the maid to help Shen Lan back to the yard first.
Doctor Cao was also arranged to go over and take a look.
Although everyone was glad that Liu's incident did not implicate anyone, they still felt that the overall atmosphere was very depressing.
This result was also something Xia Tian did not expect.
She thought that if the emperor insisted on blaming Liu for assassinating him, the entire Wu'an Marquisate would probably be in trouble.
If the emperor investigates thoroughly and finds that she did not attempt to assassinate him but it was just a misunderstanding, she might be beaten with a stick or forced to become a nun.
I just never thought I would be exiled directly.
She also didn't know whether this punishment was too severe for a woman.
The next day, Marquis Wu'an did not attend the morning court.
Not long after everyone in the mansion finished breakfast, they heard a commotion at the door.
After a while, the gatekeeper came in and reported that the third lady of the Liu Mansion was making a lot of noise at the door.
"Which Liu Mansion?" asked Marquis Wu'an with a frown.
When he heard the word Liu Mansion, he didn't react for a while and didn't know which Liu Mansion it was.
The servant hesitated for a long time before saying that it was Liu's parents' home.
The main reason was that after the decree was announced yesterday, Marquis Wu'an told everyone in the mansion not to mention this person again.
So the servant was so scared that he didn't know how to answer for a long time.
It was heard that Liu's third sister-in-law came to the door to make trouble.
Wu'an Hou stood up suddenly and went out with a dark face.
"Madam Liu San, it's already good that I didn't come to your Liu family to settle accounts. How dare you come to my Shen family and cause trouble?"
Mrs. Liu San is now dressed in mourning and doesn't care about her image at all.
Pointing at Marquis Wu'an, he began to loudly accuse him, "Marquis Wu'an, if you hadn't been lax in managing the household, would my sister-in-law have instigated my master to help her kill someone?
If my master doesn't help her kill people, will he be exiled?"
Marquis Wu An was so angry that he almost laughed, "The girl from your Liu family made a mistake, and you still have the nerve to come to your husband's family to accuse her. Whose logic is this?"
"I don't care. Anyway, my sister-in-law married into your family. My master was implicated because of your family's affairs. I want an explanation today."
Madam Liu San didn't care, as if she would not leave unless Marquis Wu'an gave her an explanation today.
"What do I have to say to you?" Marquis Wu'an asked with a dark face, "Did I allow your master to be corrupt and commit crimes? Did I instruct him to assassinate my eldest brother?"
Madam Liu San was stunned by the question from Marquis Wu'an. "Anyway, I don't care. Liu is the Marquis Wu'an's wife. If she has implicated my master, she must be responsible. Otherwise, I will make it difficult for Chen Ke and Chen Lan."
Seeing that her words were not convincing, Mrs. Liu San began to threaten.
Marquis Wu'an sneered, "You can ask for an explanation, but let's go and ask for an explanation from the Emperor. Let's see if the Emperor is too lenient and is giving your Liu family too much face."
Madam Liu San was originally planning to put the blame on the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, but unfortunately the Wu'an Marquis didn't buy it.
I can only change my strategy, "Okay, you don't have to give me an explanation, but Chen Ke must marry my Jin'er as soon as possible."
It turns out that this was the reason why Mrs. Liu San came to make trouble today.
She was afraid that now that Liu and her master were gone, and their Lingxiu Marquisate had been stripped of its title, the marriage between Chen Ke and her daughter Jin'er would be invalid.
It would have been fine if she hadn't said this, but once she did, she reminded Wu'an Hou, "The marriage between Chen Ke and Liu Jin'er is annulled. We in Wu'an Hou Mansion can't afford your daughter. Don't let her become another Liu family member."
When Madam Liu San heard that Marquis Wu'an wanted to cancel the marriage, she immediately refused to do so, "Humph, the engagement has already been made, there's no way you can cancel it now.
I tell you, if Chen Ke doesn't marry my Jin'er, I will spread the good deeds he has done to the whole capital, and then he will never have a good life in the future."
She just didn't believe that Marquis Wu'an would watch his son's reputation ruined?
The title of the Lingxiu Marquis was stripped away, and all the officials in the family were dismissed.
I definitely can't stay in the capital anymore.
They discussed and decided to return to their hometown.
That's why Madam Liu San was so anxious to arrange the marriage between Chen Ke and Liu Jin'er. Otherwise, she didn't know if she could find a decent husband for Jin'er when she returned to her hometown.
Although Liu is no longer with us, Chen Ke is still a cousin, so he should always consider the face of his uncle and mother.
Also, although Liu was exiled, Chen Ke was still the legitimate son of the Wu'an Marquisate. With this status, as long as the Wu'an Marquis and the Wu'an Marquisate were there, his daughter Jin'er would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
"Hmph, go ahead if you want!" Wu Anhou flicked his sleeves and walked in. "Close the door."
Madam Liu San was stunned. She thought that Marquis Wu'an would care about the reputation of the Marquisate and Chen Ke's reputation. As long as she said so, he would definitely agree to let Chen Ke and Jin'er get married as soon as possible.
What should we do now?
Marquis Wu'an flicked his sleeves and walked into the room, and asked someone to close the door.
Mrs. Liu San stared at the closed door for a long time before dragging her feet back home.
As for Chen Ke, he had a fever since he came back. One reason was that he had been seriously injured and had not recovered yet. Then he was punished with a stick by the emperor. Coupled with the fear and shock, he fell ill.
After Chen Lan woke up from fainting, she started looking for Marquis Wu'an and the old lady, crying and making a fuss, asking Marquis Wu'an to plead with the emperor to release her mother.
In the end, Marquis Wu'an was so annoyed that he had to have her nanny look after her and confine her to her own yard.
Although Shen Yu cried and made a fuss twice after returning from school and knowing that Liu had been exiled, he stopped making a fuss after being scolded by Marquis Wu'an.
After all, the old lady felt sorry for her little grandson, so she asked Mu Jin to move all his things to her yard and let him sleep in a side hall at night, for fear that the child would be scared.
The farce has come to an end temporarily!
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