sbdcsierra Chapter 388 The Emperor's Indifference
Chapter 388 The Emperor's Indifference
No one could have expected that Prince An, who once had the ability to compete for the throne, would die in this way.
Earl Yongning and General Lin both collapsed to the ground in despair.
The death of Prince An meant that they would never have a chance to turn things around.
And the families behind them will have to pay the price for their choice this time.
Concubine Zhou held Xie Qian'an's body with lifeless eyes, letting the blood flow out from Xie Qian'an's wound, dripping onto the black floor tiles and winding all over the ground.
Xie Rong's face darkened, and he said indifferently, "Someone, come! Take Concubine Zhou away!"
As soon as Xie Rong spoke, the palace servants immediately started moving.
Some went to pull Concubine Zhou, and some went to carry Xie Qian'an's body.
The palace maid was immediately thrown away when she touched Concubine Zhou's arm. Concubine Zhou held Xie Qian'an's body tightly and refused to let go. She looked crazy, her dry lips opening and closing, and she kept murmuring: "An'er is not dead... My An'er is not dead..."
"Don't touch him! Don't touch him! You little slaves! Who are you?! If you dare to touch An'er, I will kill you! I will kill you!"
"Get away! Get away!"
But no matter how she punched and kicked the palace maids, she was no match for so many people and could only watch Xie Qian'an being carried away by the palace maids.
She herself was being dragged by the palace maids and had no power to fight back.
"Let me go! You dog slaves! Let me go!" Concubine Zhou was held by the palace servants and led outside. Her scarlet eyes looked at Xie Rong who was sitting on the dragon throne.
"Xie Rong! You will not die a good death! You stabbed and killed your own child. You are so cruel and ruthless. You will definitely not have a good ending!"
"I curse you. One day, you will die at the hands of your own children! Hahahaha! Hahahaha——"
Concubine Zhou was dragged away, but her last words echoed in the empty hall for a long time.
This curse obviously had a hidden meaning. All the officials looked back and forth between the gloomy emperor and the frowning Prince Rui. They were all silent and dared not say a word.
Shen Qionghua frowned, and her disgust towards Concubine Zhou deepened.
Even at this point, he still tried to sow discord.
She raised her eyes to look at the emperor, only to see him sneer and say, "You are misleading people with your lies. You don't know what you are talking about!"
My heart immediately settled back into my stomach.
Concubine Zhou and Xie Qian'an were taken away, as were Earl Yongning, General Lin, and his guards.
Before leaving, Earl Yongning looked at Shen Qionghua deeply, and Shen Qionghua curled her lips and smiled.
In the past, the Yongning Marquis's Mansion controlled the Shen family just like controlling an ant. She took her mother and Ayi to survive in a den of tigers and wolves, being careful and on guard at all times. Perhaps the Yongning Marquis had never imagined that this day would come.
From now on, the Shen family no longer has to walk on thin ice, constantly fearing that the hungry wolf will pounce on them and bite them.
A Niang and A Yi no longer have to hide in the house all day and can go out without worry.
Dad can rest in peace in the grave now.
The haze that had been hanging over the Shen family finally dissipated.
How can this not be joyful?
Those who needed to be dragged away were dragged away, those who needed to be escorted were escorted, and the soldiers also retreated. The hall suddenly became much more spacious, and those who were hiding in it and trying to take advantage of the situation were revealed.
Princess Anle, who was trembling with fear and guilt, was really eye-catching at this moment.
Before Xie Rong could say anything, Princess Anle ran up, knelt down in front of Xie Rong, and kowtowed repeatedly.
He kowtowed and begged, "Father, please spare me! Father, please spare me! I was completely unaware of what happened to my second brother... oh no, to Xie Qian'an today! I was also kept in the dark, please forgive me!"
"Please, Father, for the sake of my youth and ignorance, forgive me this time, Father!"
"I will be careful with my words and actions from now on and will never do the same again!"
When Princess Anle said this, her voice was shaking, which showed that she was very frightened.
The scene of the emperor killing his son just now was etched in her mind for a long time and could not be erased.
She had never understood the meaning of the phrase 'There is no father and son in the royal family' as deeply as she did at that moment.
The emperor could kill even her second brother and his own son at will, let alone her, a princess.
Princess Anle kowtowed until her forehead was bleeding, but Xie Rong didn't show any emotion at all, as if all the love he had shown in the past was fake.
He sneered and said, "Li Shunquan!"
"I'm here!" Li Shunquan stepped forward and said respectfully.
"Propagate my decree! Princess Anle has received the Emperor's favor, but she has been spoiled since childhood. She has transgressed etiquette and laws, plotted rebellion, and formed a clique, disregarding moral principles. Such rebellious and outrageous acts are intolerable to Heaven and condemned by both humans and gods! She is stripped of her princess title, demoted to a commoner, and imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court for life, with no right of release until death!"
After the last word fell, Princess Anle collapsed to the ground as if she had lost her soul, "No... No... No——"
She was stripped of her title, imprisoned in the clan house, and imprisoned for life, not allowed to go out. Such a punishment was like a death sentence for Princess Anle, a girl who had been raised in the palm of her hand and spoiled since childhood, and was as young as a flower.
Princess Anle screamed and kowtowed violently, "Father! Father, please don't! I don't want to go to the Imperial Clan House! I don't want to go to the Imperial Clan House, please! Please!!!"
No matter how Princess Anle begged for mercy, the emperor remained unmoved and allowed her to be dragged away while howling by the palace maids.
At this point, Prince An's rebellion came to an end. As for the remaining tasks of confiscating the Yongning Earl's Mansion and General Lin's Mansion and arresting other members of Prince An's party, there will be people who will do it according to orders, and the emperor does not need to worry about it.
Those ministers who had a clear conscience secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while those who had a guilty conscience felt uneasy and wished they could fly back to their palace to check for any omissions.
After this incident, the morning court session was extended past noon. Everyone was hungry and Xie Rong was exhausted both physically and mentally.
He stood up with the help of Li Shunquan, glanced at everyone with a cold look, and said slowly, "Dismiss the court!"
"Yuan'er, please stay. I have something to tell you."
Xie Nanyuan was stunned and nodded slightly.
All the officials looked at each other.
Originally, Prince An and Prince Rui were evenly matched, but now Prince An was killed by the emperor himself for treason, while Prince Rui was left behind by the emperor to speak. I'm afraid that the position of crown prince will really fall on Prince Rui.
Everyone retreated with their own ulterior motives. Shen Qionghua was worried and did not move for a long time.
She didn't know why, but she felt very uneasy.
It was Luo Xiyao who pulled her away.
She followed Luo Xiyao out, looking back every few steps. Her eyes met Xie Nanyuan's. Xie Nanyuan curled his lips slightly and smiled at her with his thin lips slightly parted.
rest assured.
he said to her.
Shen Qionghua nodded slightly and followed Luo Xiyao out slowly. The door of the hall slowly closed, blocking her sight.
The hall was quiet.
Xie Rong walked up to Xie Nanyuan step by step and looked into his ink-black eyes.
Suddenly, a slap landed on Xie Nanyuan's shoulder, and a smile played at the corner of his lips. "Well done! You're worthy of being my son! Faced with a frame-up, you knew how to sneak around, cut off the enemy's fire, and quickly turn the tide of battle. I'm proud of you!"
Xie Nanyuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but remained calm and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. This is what I, your son, should do."
"Ah~ You've done a great deed this time, I must reward you handsomely, but I need to think carefully about what reward I want to give you."
"When the Duke of Zhenguo returns to the court to reward the troops, I will issue another decree. Oh, by the way, when will the Duke of Zhenguo return to the court?"
Xie Nanyuan bowed and said, "In reply to your Majesty, the National Defense Army and its deputy generals are all handling post-war affairs. They should have almost finished by now. As long as your Majesty gives the order, we can return to the court immediately."
Still so cautious.
Xie Rong's eyes darkened, and he hummed calmly, saying, "I understand. You've been traveling so long, so go back home and rest for a while. As for what happened in the army, when you've recovered, write a memorial explaining everything and present it to me."
"Yes!" Xie Nanyuan said respectfully. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped.
He turned around and said stiffly, "Father, please accept my condolences. Your health is the most important thing."
Xie Rong nodded, "Actually..."
He wanted to say something, but paused.
Finally, he could only wave his hand and said, "Forget it. Death is like the extinguishing of a light. There is no point in saying anything more now. You can go back."
Xie Nanyuan nodded and stepped back.
Before the door closed, Xie Nanyuan heard a heavy sigh from behind him, which seemed to be heartache and helplessness.
In the end, they were all annihilated behind the door.