"Refute Xu Zhihong's position as Minister of Household Affairs! Tomorrow, he and Xu will be escorted to the Meridian Gate!"
The emperor's angry voice echoed in the palace. Although he did not say the specific details, everyone knew that he had followed the Queen Mother's wishes and ordered Xu Zhihong to be executed together with his sister Xu!
"All the property of the Xu family has been transferred to the national treasury! The rest of the Xu family, along with the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs, are in jail, awaiting trial by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishments!"
After hearing this, Mr. Xu's face instantly turned gray, and he knelt down slumped on the ground, his eyes full of despair.
The emperor was so angry that after yelling this, he stood up and prepared to leave just like that!
He had no intention of staying at this harvest feast anymore, he was so angry! My face still hurts to this day!
These trash guys! Not only was the matter not handled well, but he actually dared to do these things behind his back, keeping himself in the dark!
Besides, today, what was originally such a good opportunity to take action against Prince An's Mansion was screwed up!
Princess An is actually the deputy owner of Baihua Valley!
Such a big thing, these losers didn't find out any information at all! What's the use of them? !
The emperor was extremely annoyed and glared at the prince coldly, because it was the prince who came up with the idea today! Even when it was discovered that there was something wrong with Luo Tong in the first place, it was the prince who discovered it!
The results of it? Look at the good work the prince has done!
When the prince received the emperor's gaze, he felt extremely tormented. He did not expect that things would go so wrong today!
In the end, not only did he fail, but he also hooked up with his right-hand man, the Xu family!
However, the prince was also dissatisfied that the Xu family had done so many things behind his back and his father's back, but at the moment he was still more concerned about his own affairs.
The prince has been in trouble recently, and the emperor just recently set a six-month observation period. If the observation period is not passed, even the prince's position will be abolished!
The prince, who was already trying his best to regain the situation, failed again this time, making his position even more precarious!
At this time, no one dares to speak for Master Xu and the Xu family. The Xu family is in doom, and Master Xu has only a few hours to live!
How could Mr. Xu have imagined that today's trip would put him on the road to hell?
He is afraid of death, let alone wants to die!
Seeing the emperor preparing to leave, Mr. Xu woke up instantly!
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! For the sake of the many years I have served you, please spare my life!"
At this time, Mr. Xu no longer had the confidence he had just now, let alone the high spirits he had when he first entered the hall. He knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, begging for mercy!
It's okay that Mr. Xu didn't mention this, but the mention of this made the emperor's face darker.
What does "working for him for many years" mean? !
This would be no problem in normal times, but Master Xu said such words at this time, wouldn't it make people unable to help but think about it?
What is the effect? Poison Prince Lao An? Or poison Princess An? !
The emperor was very angry. Looking at Mr. Xu, who had no dignity at all as a second-rank official and could only kneel on the ground, kowtow and beg for mercy, there was only disgust in his eyes.
"Come here! Cover his mouth and drag him down!"
The emperor ordered with indifference, and Master Xu's eyes widened in disbelief.
Before he could react, two guards immediately came over. They took out a piece of cloth from nowhere and forced it into Master Xu's mouth. Then they cut his hands behind his back and completely controlled him!
From the beginning to the end, Mr. Xu was dragged out of the hall without any time to resist!
And all the family members of the Xu family who came to the banquet were taken away, and no one was left!
After the cries faded away, all the ministers and family members in the palace remained silent, and no one dared to speak out.
Just when the emperor turned around to leave, the queen mother suddenly spoke again, but she pointed directly at Wu Zhengqing, who was lying on the ground and had long been unconscious.
"Wu Zhengqing framed Princess An for his misdeeds and framed his relatives. He is not worthy of being a member of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty. He was demoted to a commoner and exiled to the western border. He was placed under the care of Prince An and will never be allowed to return to the capital!"
The emperor's feet froze, his face became more and more gloomy, he glanced sideways at Wu Zhengqing on the ground, and finally left without saying anything.
In his opinion, Wu Zhengqing was a useless chess piece. Not only did he have a bad reputation, but he was also a child of the Xu family. Now the Xu family was a sinner. Nothing different.
So instead of wasting time on Wu Zhengqing, he might as well think about the Queen Mother's intentions and check the intentions of the Queen Mother's frequent actions recently. This is the most important thing.
The emperor's departure sealed Wu Zhengqing's fate in a coma, and he was directly carried out of the hall by the guards.
I'm afraid that when he wakes up, he will already be on his way to the western border.
The Xu family was destroyed, but the Queen Mother still looked bad. After all, it would be difficult for anyone to accept it when she suddenly learned that her youngest son was killed by someone rather than died of illness.
The Queen Mother helped her mother to stand up with a tired look on her face, and said slowly: "Prince An and his wife are going to Cining Palace with the Ai family."
After saying that, she took the lead in leaving the hall.
Luo Tong and Wu Zechen looked at each other, and both saw the worry in the other's eyes, the concern for the Queen Mother's health.
Kong Yimeng and others also knew about this, so they didn't say anything more and asked Luo Tong and Wu Zechen to go find the Queen Mother first, and they would leave the palace on their own.
Luo Tong was now inconvenient, and the Queen Mother specially arranged for him to be expelled. When they arrived at Cining Palace, the Queen Mother was sitting quietly in front of the window, looking out the window, her eyes empty, and her face full of sadness.
Hearing the movements of Luo Tong and Wu Zechen, the Queen Mother came to her senses, but did not turn her head. She was still looking in the direction of the sky with a sad tone.
"Back then, your father...did he really instruct the Xu family to do what he did?"
Luo Tong and Wu Zechen looked at each other, feeling equally uncomfortable and not knowing how to speak.
They knew who the "he" in the Queen Mother's words was referring to, but they couldn't say it in front of the Queen Mother...
The Queen Mother was not surprised when she received no answer. She already knew the answer, but it was just too difficult to accept.
As if talking to herself, after a while, she spoke again: "Did you know about this early on?"
Luo Tong knew that the Queen Mother was asking about Wu Zechen, so she just sat quietly and did not answer.
Wu Zechen paused, then looked out the window following the Queen Mother's gaze, and his tone was a little cool.
"The moment something happened to my father, I knew it was him, and my father himself also guessed it."
A flash of pain flashed across the Queen Mother's eyes, and the hands in her sleeves clenched tightly unconsciously: "But he didn't tell the Ai family about this mother. Instead, he chose to endure it by himself. He also asked you to stay away from the capital and sent you to the west."
