Dressed as cannon fodder and vowing to kick the heroine’s head off

The truth of the imperial examination cheating case was finally revealed.

From top to bottom, more than one hundred people involved in the case were all arrested.

The person who instructed Xue Hu to approach Chunyu behind the scenes was directly pointed at the Fourth Prince's mother.

Unfortunately, even though there is sufficient evidence, the matter has so far only stayed at the point where Chunyu was poisoned, and the Fourth Prince cannot be convicted.

After Xiao Chenyi found out, he slapped the back of his head: How could he have forgotten about those restless bombs in the harem while focusing on rectifying the court?

Yun Xi had moved all the concubines out of the palace a long time ago. After they arrived at the manor, they were well fed and well clothed, but they were not allowed to go out. The concubines of the previous emperor, and the servants they brought with them, were not allowed to leave the manor.

The remaining ones are a few princes, the princesses of the late emperor, and the late queen Feng Jiaojiao.

Deep inside the majestic palace, the atmosphere was heavy and oppressive. The sun shone through the thick clouds with difficulty, but it could not dispel the tension and uneasiness that permeated the air.

Several people had been locked up in the ancestral temple in the palace, copying scriptures during the day and at night. They were all tortured to the point of not looking like human beings anymore.

I had no idea that the world outside had already undergone great changes.

Feng Jiaojiao's beautiful face was already getting uglier day by day. She had to copy books day and night in prison, and had nothing to cover up her makeup. Her face had long been distorted and ugly, and it was very scary.

The princes all avoided her and secretly wondered if their father was blind to marry such an old witch and treat her like a treasure!

Fortunately, this ugly girl did not get pregnant, otherwise if she gave birth to an ugly monster, it would be a disgrace to them brothers.

Feng Jiaojiao didn't have a mirror and had no idea how incredibly ugly she was now.

Seeing that several princes were hiding from her, she was somewhat disdainful: They are all so stupid! The one who will ascend the throne in the future will definitely be her son, and it can only be her son. When the time comes, these princes must be made to regret it.

The tightly closed door suddenly opened.

The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Hei Yi, was dressed in a black Feiyu suit and had an embroidered spring sword on his waist. He had a stern face and eyes as sharp as an eagle.

He led a team of majestic Jinyiwei, walked in in neat steps through the corridor of the palace, and quickly stood on both sides of the ancestral temple hall, tightly surrounding the princes and Feng Jiaojiao who were squatting and copying scriptures.

"Has father woken up?" the second prince shouted in surprise.

He tried to think of it, but he didn't expect that when he exerted force, he would do a doggy paddle and fall to the ground.

After squatting for a long time, my knees became numb and I couldn’t exert any strength at all.

He stood up awkwardly and moved towards the leader of the Jinyiwei.

Upon hearing this, the others all crawled over in surprise and shouted to the Jinyi Guards, "Is Father awake?"

There was no way, they couldn't stand and could only crawl.

I have been squatting here for so long, eating, copying, and sleeping in the same position. Except for going out to poop and pee.

At this moment, everyone in the palace had sensed that unusual aura.

The late emperor had been seriously ill for many days, and the entire palace was shrouded in a gloom.

At dusk, white cloth was suddenly hung inside and outside the palace of the late emperor.

Soon, mournful bells began to ring.

The servants in the palace knelt down one after another.

The princes were horrified.

The Second Prince stared at Hei Yi and asked tremblingly, "Is it Father?"

Hei Yi slowly unfolded the imperial edict in his hand, and the bright yellow scroll flashed a dazzling light in the sunlight.

He cleared his throat and read in a loud and majestic voice:

"The death of the late emperor caused the heavens to fall and the earth to split. Upon investigation, it was found that several princes and Empress Feng Jiaojiao did not pray sincerely during the late emperor's illness, and their responsibility cannot be shirked.

Empress Feng Jiaojiao was ordered to be buried alive with the emperor. The second, third, fourth, and fifth princes were stripped of their status as princes, turned into commoners, and driven out of the capital."

After the imperial edict was read, the entire ancestral temple fell into deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden change and could not accept this cruel reality for a while.

Feng Jiaojiao's face was as pale as paper. Her eyes were filled with despair and unwillingness, and tears welled up in her eyes.

She never imagined that after two lifetimes of living a diligent life, she would still end up being buried alive!

Her lips trembled, and she wanted to say something, but found that she couldn't make any sound.

Several princes were struck by lightning. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and anger.

The second prince was the first to react. He stepped forward and said loudly, "This is impossible! We have always been loyal to the late emperor. How could we not pray sincerely? Someone must have framed us!"

Hei Yi looked at the Second Prince coldly and said:

“The imperial decree has been issued and cannot be questioned.

The Emperor is merciful and has not confiscated your property. He has also allowed you to take the people in your mansion with you.

My dear princes, I advise you to be more sensible and pack your bags and leave the capital as soon as possible."

The fourth prince shouted in panic: "The late emperor must have issued an edict before his death. Who will succeed to the throne now?"

"Before his death, the late emperor issued an edict to pass the throne to Prince Chen."

Hei Yi slowly put away the imperial edict in his hand and sneered in his heart.

They are all like this, yet they are still jumping around!

The power of the Jinyiwei is not something that a few princes can contend with.

Soon, they were taken away one by one and returned to their own palaces.

At this time, their palace was already in chaos.

After learning that his mother had been driven away long ago, the Third Prince was so angry that he threw everything.

The Jinyiwei who brought him here said coldly, "The emperor allows you to take away all the things in your palace. You are not allowed to take anything else."

Go ahead and smash it, it’s best if all the valuable things are smashed!

Let’s see how you live after leaving the capital.

No matter how unhappy the prince was, he could not resist at this moment. He returned to his palace, his heart filled with grief and indignation.

They knew that once they left the capital, they would lose everything and their future would be uncertain.

But they also understood that at this moment, they had no choice.

The servants packed their luggage.

Soon, several princes met at the gate of the palace.

The Jinyiwei rode on horses and surrounded them, whipping them from time to time to urge them to set off.

Several princes huddled together.

The second prince clenched his fists tightly and said, "We can't just sit there and wait for death. It's impossible for Xiao Chenyi to succeed to the throne! Anyone could have succeeded, except him."

The third prince looked at him puzzledly: "Why?"

The second prince sneered: "Because Xiao Chenyi is not my father's biological son!"

Everyone was petrified instantly!

Not the emperor’s son?

Then whose child is he?

It was clearly the late queen who recognized him, right?

The second prince sneered and said, "I'll tell you the details on the way. In short, it must be Xiao Chenyi who usurped the throne. You should be aware of this."

The princes who were just watching the show could not get the truth, and they all felt like cats were clawing at their hearts. The pain was even greater than the pain of being driven out of the capital.

They usually accumulate a lot of money, and this time they can take it all out, so naturally they are not afraid of not being able to make ends meet in the future.

But he felt unwilling to accept that the throne was suddenly taken away by an outsider out of nowhere.

The fourth prince pondered for a moment and said, "Second brother is right. Let's leave the capital first and then think of a solution. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood."

Under the cover of night, several princes left the capital with hearts full of resentment and anger.

Hei Yi kindly led the Jinyiwei and personally escorted them out of the city gate. He also thoughtfully asked the guards at the city gate to close the gate and not let the princes in from now on.