jdhmnovel Chapter 164: Exiled to Ningguta
Chapter 164: Exiled to Ningguta
The days passed quietly, but there was no news from His Majesty about summoning Ye Xiaoxiao.
Just as everyone was in this anxious wait, something happened in the capital that shocked everyone.
For a time, the people in Beijing had more rich topics to talk about after dinner.
An imperial edict exploded in the capital like thunder:
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Wen Shi, once the concubine of Prince Shun, has behaved improperly, colluded with treacherous people, and confused the royal bloodline. Chen Zicong and Murong Jin harbored evil intentions and plotted against the law. Wen Shi, Chen Zicong, and Murong Jin are now exiled to Ningguta, and are never allowed to return to the capital. I decree this."
The once high and mighty Concubine Wen has now fallen into the Wen family.
Together with Chen Zicong and Murong Jin, she embarked on the difficult journey of being exiled to Ningguta.
Ningguta is located in a remote area with a bitterly cold climate. I'm afraid people would die on the way before they even arrive.
However, the imperial edict did not mention the treatment of other members of the Chen family.
This made everyone full of doubts, and they all speculated about the fate of the other members of the Chen family.
In fact, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture had already received instructions from His Majesty and quietly released the mother and daughter of the Chen family and sent them home.
His Majesty was merciful and, considering that the Chen mother and daughter might have been deceived by Chen Zicong and had no intention of participating in the conspiracy, he let them off the hook.
But His Majesty also issued a clear order that no one from the Chen family would be allowed to enter officialdom in the future and must stay away from the capital.
Of course, for the Chen family, this is already a great blessing.
Now that I have been able to save my life and allow the mother and daughter to return home, I am grateful to Your Majesty.
The Chen family mother and son immediately packed their bags and prepared to leave the capital, a place of trouble.
As for the old lady of the Chen family, after she hit her head against the pillar in Prince Shun's mansion that day, she returned home and was ultimately unable to recover and passed away.
The Chen family also understood that from now on, they would never be able to return to the capital.
However, being alive is better than anything else.
People were talking about it in the streets and alleys of the capital.
Who could have imagined that the once high and mighty Princess Pingle Murong Jin, the most noble lady in the capital, would now be exiled to Ningguta.
Of course, one person was mentioned during the discussion.
That is Murong Jin's fiancé - Ye Wenbo.
Ye Wenbo, although he once abandoned his wife and daughter in order to curry favor with the powerful, was despised by everyone.
However, human hearts are hard to predict, and those people also have their own thoughts in their hearts.
After all, it is true that they feel ashamed, but is there really no envy and jealousy in the hearts of those people?
Now, the Ye family has fallen into chaos and anxiety.
As early as when Murong Jin was brought into Shuntian Prefecture, Old Madam Ye had already become anxious and bedridden.
what?
Bastard?
She, she is not the princess?
no, I can not.
Originally, I still had a glimmer of hope in my heart, wondering if Murong Jin was being wronged.
There are too many disputes among the big families in Beijing. Maybe the Wen family was framed.
But now, His Majesty has personally issued an order.
It is an established fact that Murong Jin is not a descendant of the royal family.
Oh my God, why do you want to harm the Ye family like this!
Old Madam Ye cried and wailed every day in the mansion, and from time to time she cursed Murong Jin for a bad death. She also kept repeating Ye Xiaoxiao's name over and over again, as if she really missed her granddaughter very much.
"Xiaoxiao, my dear granddaughter, it's all that bitch's fault. She has torn our good family apart. Why is my life so miserable..."
"If that bitch hadn't deliberately seduced my son, how could this situation have happened..."
"Yunniang, Yunniang, my good daughter-in-law..."
However, she suddenly recalled that day when Ye Xiaoxiao avoided her grandmother like the plague, and even that bitch Liu locked her out without even showing her face.
The trace of regret that had just risen in her heart was suddenly replaced by anger.
"Bitch, all of them are bitches..."
"Bo'er, Bo'er, you are so confused... Why did you marry that bitch......"
"Humph, you can't even give birth to a son, and the daughter you gave birth to is also a cruel one."
"This ungrateful person is just like her mother. I feel so sorry for the ancestors of the Ye family..."
Madam Ye's wails echoed throughout the mansion, shrouding the entire Ye family in gloom.
At first, Ye Wenbo tried to comfort his mother patiently. After all, he knew that his mother had suffered a great blow.
However, as time went on, Mrs. Ye's crying showed no signs of stopping, and Ye Wenbo gradually became impatient.
Ye Wenbo was already upset because of Murong Jin's affairs, and now his mother was acting so unreasonably, which made him feel even more irritated.
He frowned and said to his mother,
"Mom, please don't cry anymore. Things have already happened. What we need to do now is to find a way to solve the problem instead of crying here."
Old Madam Ye was not willing to listen to her son's words. She continued to cry and complain about her misfortune.
"Bo'er, how can you say that? The Ye family is in this state now because of Murong Jin and Liu's mother and daughter. Why are you still speaking in their favor?"
Ye Wenbo sighed helplessly and said,
"Mother, things have come to this. There is no point in complaining. Let's think about what to do next."
Old Madam Ye refused to give in and continued to cry.
Ye Wenbo couldn't stand it anymore and turned and left the room.
He came to the study, wanting to be alone and quiet. However, the sound of Madam Ye's crying could still be heard faintly, making him feel uneasy.
The servants in the mansion were also in panic when they saw the chaotic situation in the Ye family.
They all saw the plight of the mansion.
They didn't know what the future of the Ye family would be, and they were worried that they would be implicated.
Some clever servants began to quietly look for a way out for themselves, preparing to leave the Ye family if the situation got bad.
The servants were also discussing the misfortunes of the Ye family in private.
Some servants sympathized with Ye Wenbo, thinking that he was innocently dragged into this turmoil;
Some servants expressed dissatisfaction with Madam Ye's behavior, believing that she was too selfish and unreasonable;
Some servants were worried about their fate, not knowing where the future would lead them.
In the Ye family's kitchen, several cooks were busy and talking in low voices.
"Hey, what do you think will happen to us in the future? The old lady cries every day, and the master is upset. Haven't you seen that these days, the master doesn't even go into the old lady's yard. How can we live like this?"
A cook said worriedly.
The other cook sighed and said,
"Who knows? It's all fate. Look, our master abandoned Madam Liu and clung to the glorious princess. But who knows, in the blink of an eye, the princess became a wild chicken, and Madam Liu became a high-ranking first-rank imperial lady. Now, we are also unlucky."
"However, I feel that the Liu mother and daughter are quite pitiful. They were scolded by the old lady and abandoned by the young master."
A young cook said.
"Don't talk nonsense, be careful not to be heard by the old lady."
Another cook reminded.
"The days ahead will be difficult..."
"Ugh......"