These were all people the Empress Dowager had handpicked. The Ninth Prince's killing of them all in one fell swoop was tantamount to publicly slapping the Empress Dowager in the face. This was a move to openly break ties with the Empress Dowager!
The Ninth Prince and the Empress Dowager openly broke off relations, which was tantamount to opposing the Emperor.
Kyoto is about to undergo a major upheaval!
"Ninth Prince, don't let your personal feelings make you foolish!" Granny Zheng was practically going crazy. She came to help Princess Zhaoping suppress the bandits and solidify her position, not to force the Ninth Prince to rebel!
If this forces the Ninth Prince to rebel, the Empress Dowager will surely skin her entire family alive!
Shang Xiye's eyes were indifferent, his face expressionless, and he did not utter a word of advice from Granny Zheng.
Two more teams of guards stepped forward.
The two pulled Zheng Mama behind the screen and carried her to be executed alongside Princess Zhaoping, who was wailing and howling.
The others dragged the wailing eunuchs to the outer courtyard to carry out the executions.
In an instant, screams erupted from both the inner and outer courtyards of Ningxi, sending chills down one's spine.
When the women left Ningxi Hall, they saw the bloodstains all over the outer courtyard and remembered the screams from before. They were terrified and their hair stood on end.
Good heavens!
The Ninth Prince is too ruthless and terrifying!
Granny Zheng and Princess Zhaoping were carried back to Dianxiang Pavilion. Shang Xiye only ordered someone to invite an imperial physician for them and then ignored them, let alone showed his face.
Not long after, a guard came to Hui Nuan Pavilion to report: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the maid named Simeng who serves Princess Zhaoping has entered the palace with Princess Zhaoping's waist token."
"Hmm," Shang Xiye responded indifferently, waving his hand to dismiss the guard.
"Your Highness, why don't you take this opportunity to arrest and interrogate Granny Zheng?" Ji Fengyao thought that Shang Xiye was reluctant to harm Granny Zheng because of their past relationship.
Shang Xiye shook her head, her neatly trimmed and clean nails lightly tapping the small square table beside her: "For my mother to be forced to leave her hometown and go far away, what happened back then must not have been so simple; moreover, the Empress Dowager may not have let her participate in everything. If we touch her, we might alert the enemy."
Ji Fengyao suddenly realized: "Is Your Highness planning to play the long game and catch a big fish?"
Shang Xiye turned his head to look at the little bandit girl's clear phoenix eyes and her adorable, clever appearance. He affectionately tapped her little nose and laughed, "Who said bandits are clumsy and stupid? My little wife is very smart."
“Young master, I’m not to be outdone either. I’m quite clever now.” The magpie puffed out its little chest, looking proud.
Immediately, everyone in the room burst into laughter.
Bai Lu shrugged and said, "Sister Xique, aren't you ashamed? Nobody praises themselves!"
Xi Que looked puzzled and innocent: "No, Wuhen often praises me like that, saying that I've become smarter and more alert now."
A sudden, unexpected display of affection left people speechless and heartbroken.
Lin Shuang: "..."
Bai Lu: "..."
Wuying glanced sideways at Xique: "..."
Cixi Palace.
Upon hearing Simeng's report, the Empress Dowager was shocked and sat up straight: "What? The Ninth Prince actually had all the people I sent beaten to death?!"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Simeng replied respectfully, bowing her head and clasping her hands.
The Empress Dowager stood there dumbfounded for a long time, still unable to believe it: "How dare the Ninth Prince! How dare he! Granny Zheng was the one who served his mother back then, and those eunuchs were people who had been taught by the Empress Dowager. He didn't even ask clearly before..."
"Your Majesty, it seems that the bandit has truly become the Ninth Prince's Achilles' heel. Perhaps..." Aunt Sun was frightened upon hearing this and, unwilling to provoke her descendants, began to back down.
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