Politics underwent a large change following that. First, Emperor Zongwen was incensed and immediately sent someone from the inner court to investigate the matter between the two factions. Then, he immediately got rid of the most powerful figures. They were either all killed along with their families or banished from the country. Some were demoted or fired. A large number of positions became empty in court.
The inner cabinet was directly affected by Emperor Zongwen's ire. They were all fearful and afraid that they would cause even greater trouble should they make the slightest mistake. The three adult princes were all in trouble, especially Emperor Zongwen's favored son, the eighth prince, King Xuan. He still had not awakened.
Emperor Zongwen unleashed his frustrations and anger on his officials.
King Yan was affected as well. He knelt in the great hall and was harshly berated. He did not even know how a maid in his inner courtyard had died a
Mo Xuetong's mouth opened but she did not make a sound. Her fingers, which were hidden under her sleeves, clutched the table tightly. Her eyes tightened as if this would give her strength. The pot holding the Yuxiao Flower was covered with pieces of jade and covered more than half the pot. The flower grew on top of that. It looked very auspicious and beautiful. Mo Xuetong once looked at the flower for a long time and had once wondered whether the flower meant anything. However, she had never thought of searching the flower pot. Did the jade token cause Emperor Zongwen to fear the Fu General Manor in her past life? Then how was he going to deal with the jade token that appeared today? "Is there something wrong with the jade token?" Mo Xuetong sighed and calmed down as she turned to look at Luo Bin. Luo Bin nodded to himself in approval when he saw how Mo Xuetong quickly emerged from her shock and how her question was quick to th
After Mo Xuetong visited the Old Madam, she stayed in the Fu General Manor to have lunch with the Old Madam. The Old Madam was feeling alright and had just caught a cold. Older people were like so. She felt better after seeing that Mo Xuetong had come especially to visit her and she immediately felt better. She even had an additional half a bowl of rice at lunch. When Mo Xuetong left, she even held Mo Xuetong's hand tightly and told her to visit when she had time. The two manors were closer now that Xu Yan had married into the Mo Manor. Now that Xu Yan had taken charge of the household matters, it was not hard for Mo Xuetong to go out. Mo Xuetong smiled and agreed. Then, she guaranteed the Old Madam again that she would visit in a few days. Then, the Old Madam allowed Mo Xuetong to leave reluctantly. After the horse carriage pulled out from the manor, Mo Xuetong was not in a hurry to return home. Instead, she went to a famous jewelry shop on
Mo Yufeng looked at Qin Yufeng hopefully. He only hoped that the intelligent and resourceful Qin Yufeng could help him and save him this once. "Yufeng, I really do not have the money." Qin Yufeng considered for a moment before he looked up and said gravely to Mo Yufeng. "Then what will I do? What should I do? They even said that if I do not have money, they will take my life. They won't send me to the Yamen." Mo Yufeng howled and leaned into the chair despondently. He looked in front of him listlessly. It was as if all the bones in his body had been removed. "It's not that there isn't a way, but..." Qin Yufeng said after a short silence. "What? What is it? Yu Feng, I will do whatever you say." Mo Yufeng sat up suddenly when he heard what Qin Yufeng said. He tugged at Qin Yufeng's sleeves urgently. "This... how about, forget it!" Qin Yufeng said, looking as if he was in a difficult position. He frowned, hemmed and
It was already the second day when Mo Xuetong heard that Mo Yufeng was going to marry Lady Li. His father had already sent the message out. This matter originally had nothing to do with her. This morning, when she went to greet Xu Yan, she heard that Father was angry the previous night, and had beaten Mo Yufeng so harshly that he could not get out of the bed. Furthermore, he was also grounded and wasn't allowed out of the house. She could not understand how so much drama originated from this marriage. Furthermore, she was amazed at the hastiness of the event. Ever since the message had been sent out, Father arranged for the marriage gifts. He did not specify quantity or quality, asking Xu Yan to decide, which meant that he did not intend to put any effort into it. The sloppiness of Father's actions was unlike that of his meticulous personality, especially towards the marriage of his only son. Mo Xuetong was full of doubts. Afte
The scorching fire burnt her, making her unable to open her eyes out of pain. Thus, he could not see the man who charged into the fire to save her, regardless of the burning fire on her body. The passionate hug and the frightened voice signaled that the man was afraid of losing her... However, she wondered who could be the one saving her as she could not see the person's face with the blazing fire surrounding her. She gradually became unconscious, remembering only the shriek of a man. The man teared up. She was dreaming again. Then, she pondered who the man could be as few cared about her in her previous life! She was only a tool to be used by others and loved by none. She could not figure out who would care so much about her to call out her name in fright as he charged into the fire for her. In her previous life, she was so naive that she would sacrifice everything for such a man. However, in her previous life, she was surrounded by decepti
"Why did you go and find Feng Yuxuan?" Mo Xuetong was about to cry, and thus she turned her head around to hide her tears. Nonchalantly, Feng Yuran replied, "It was more satisfying to do it myself." She did not believe in it herself as Feng Yuxuan was immediately injured after he tried assassinating her. Furthermore, his severe injury made her teared up in regret. She didn't know what exactly she was feeling, as she was being overwhelmed by pain and hatred. For that instance, she knew not what to say, choosing to ignore him and focus on bandaging. Biting her lips, she stared at the man with her red eyes. She was shocked, surprised, upset, and a little touched... All these different emotions merged into that of anger. However, her pitiful and fragile look concealed her anger, as it looked more like a moan than anything else. A light mist covered her watery eyes, making her even more distressed and delicate. Seeing that Mo Xueton
Mo Xuetong was at a loss for words as she could not comprehend his logic. After a while, she smiled bitterly and asked, "Where are we going?" "I'm bringing you to see a show. I promise that you will like it." Feng Yuran smiled gently as he inched closer to her. "Look at how I seek revenge for you." "Whose show?" Mo Xuetong asked curiously. "Who else? Definitely the genius Qin Yufeng who thought that he had your brother under control." Feng Yuran said as he looked at Mo Xuetong's face with caution. Seeing the laughter and delight on her face, he was immediately delighted. His men had personally seen Qin Yufeng and his men outside King Yan's Manor. That meant he wanted to kidnap Mo Xuetong. Qin Yufeng also ordered his men to never hurt the girl. Feng Yuran was extremely upset that Qin Yufeng had Tong'er in his mind. Thus, even though Qin Yufeng escaped from his trap, he must let Qin Yufeng be embarrassed in front of
In the carriage, Mo Xuetong put down the curtains. "Are you still hungry? I've had people prepare dinner. I haven't had it so can you have it with me?" Feng Yuran unwillingly averted his eyes from her face. He suddenly raised his lips in a smile and then pointed to a small chest under the tea table. "Look over there." Mo Xuetong's mind was still on what she had seen and didn't instantly react. When she realized, she found there was already a smile on his handsome face. His slim finger was right beside her, pointing at that place. Suddenly, she remembered the feeling when his hand tightly hugged her so she blushed. To cover it up, Mo Xuetong hurriedly turned to take a few bowls of dishes from the chest under the table. The dishes had been kept warm. When tearing open the protective thick cloth, the aroma of food permeated. "Let's go back!" Feng Yuran lazily said. Instantly, the carriage drove slowly a
It was midnight when Feng Yuran came back from the palace that night. Under the light, Mo Xuetong's beautiful face looked pink, which he had been praying for for a long time. Although he was tired and dizzy, he felt relieved.Fortunately, Bai Yihao did not make a desperate bet. That day, he looked calm on the surface, but in fact, he was already sweating on his back.If Bai Yihao had threatened him with Tong'er's life...If, Bai Yihao was determined not to give up...If Bai Yihao wanted to get Tong'er even if he would destroy her...He would really don't know what to do!Fortunately, there were not so many "ifs". Fortunately, Bai Yihao let go in the end. Even though he had already known Bai Yihao's character, he was still very nervous and flustered at that time in that place. Caring too much disturbed the mind. In this life, Tong'er was his weakness, but it was the weakness that he was willing to have.
Looking at the confident Bai Yihao who had a smile in his eyes, Feng Yuran suddenly put on an enchanting smile. He squinted at him and asked, "Tong'er is smart. If she knew that it was your mother who poisoned her mother back then and the poison in Auntie Fang's hands was left by your mother, what would you do?"This was a fatal blow, and Bai Yihao hid it in his heart. He thought that no one would mention it!The smile froze on Bai Yihao's handsome face. For a moment, there was a hint of blood in the corner of his warm eye. He put away the smile on his lip corners and looked at Feng Yuran viciously. "You're really funny. How could that poison have something to do with my mother?"That was the topic he didn't dare to mention. He even felt guilty and his heart was even twisted."It's a strange poison, so it must have come from a strange place. There was no way for an ordinary concubine to get it. Even though Auntie Fang died in the r
Since Yan Kingdom had taken in some remainders of Ding General Manor, the country would definitely become the Qin Kingdom's enemy. Bai Yihao was the commander-in-chief of Yan Kingdom. On the surface, the only person in the Qin Kingdom who could suppress the troops of Ding General Manor was King Xuan, Feng Yuran. In the past, Fu General and King of Xian were on different sides of Ding General Manor. They seemed to be friendly on the surface, but in private, they held each other back.The war drew near. Feng Yuran bid farewell to Mo Xuetong and led the army to the border. It was winter, so it was a little cold. Mo Xuetong stood on a small mountain town outside the city gate and could not help crying with a handkerchief in her hand when she saw the purple general's robe disappear from her sight.Mo Xuetong felt sad and could not hold back her tears when she thought that he had to go to the battle field and could not sleep well. The war was urgent and he had to
Yan Empress heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing Lan Yanwen looking calm, she said politely, "That's right, that's right. I can't stay here any longer. I'll leave this to you." She was still the dignified Empress of the Yan Kingdom."Goodbye, Your Majesty!" Lan Yanwen lowered his head and bowed respectfully, which was no different from his usual attitude. Yan Empress waved her hand with satisfaction, took her people to get on the carriage at the back door and returned to the deep palace.Yan Empress left, surrounded by a large group of people. Lan Yanwen slowly raised his head, and his beautiful eyes were inexplicably deep in the flickering light. He stared at the back of Yan Empress and walked to Princess Royal's body that was lying on the ground, speechless for a moment.The night was very quiet, as if the sound of people's breathing could be heard!After a long time, Lan Yanwen ordered, "Somebody, take Princess Royal Mingzhu out! Alo
It was Yan Empress's voice!In the dark, Mo Xuetong didn't dare to move. She bit her lips and even held her breath, hiding in the rockery. Although it was secluded, Yan Empress came with so many people, and she might find her. If Mo Xuetong fell into her hands, it would be terrible!"Sister Yunruo?" Princess Royal helped Nanny Qin to stand firm under the light. Looking at Yan Empress, who was protected by a group of secret guards and eunuchs, she slowly restored calmness.There was no guard around her, and the only person beside her was Nanny Qin, who knew nothing about martial arts. She was sort of alone now.Mo Xuetong also saw Lan Yanwen hiding in the dark beside Yan Empress. "He came as well?"This small courtyard of the Lan family gathered all kinds of powerful personage unexpectedly. It was quite lively."Sister Mingzhu, it's not easy for you to remember me. Why don't you come to my palace to have a
Seeing that there was something wrong with his expression, the Yan Empress knew that Bai Yihao was still worried. She gave a sweet smile and wrapped her soft arms around Bai Yichen's neck. Her breath was fragrant and she smiled seductively in his ear, "Don't worry. He still thinks that I really want to send some people to the East Palace and have been focusing on investigating the women in the Beauty Gathering Palace. When we succeed in the harem, it will be too late for him to do anything.""The old man won't suspect us, will he?" Bai Yichen paused for a moment and was still a little worried."Don't worry. Even if he senses something is wrong, he can't tell his son. Most of the imperial physicians in the palace are our people. When the right time comes, whichever palace he will die in, it has nothing to do with us!" The Yan Empress smiled as her eyes raked over Bai Yichen's handsome face, and she looked even more charming.However, as the two
With a thud, the memorials to the throne on the table were slammed to the ground, and Emperor Zongwen's face had darkened."Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." Regardless of the memorials to the throne that were scattered all over the ground, Liu Xi hurriedly turned around to support Emperor Zongwen, who was about to fall down with one hand covering his chest. His usually calm face was filled with anxiety and panic."B*tch, that b*tch, how dare she... deceive me!" Emperor Zongwen's face was purple. He reached out to cover his chest and said a few words with difficulty. As he opened her mouth, he spat a mouthful of blood. Liu Xi only had time to cover his mouth with a handkerchief before he immediately became dispirited and was helped to sit on the throne."Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. Even if you don't look out for yourself, you still have to consider His Highness," Liu Xi persuaded anxiously as he served E
In the dark night, the wind rushed backward and poured into Mo Xuetong's mouth and nose. Her eyes were blurred. Subconsciously, she stretched her arms behind her, held the comer's waist tightly and buried her head deeply in his arms. Then she let out a breath slowly, her nose full of the scent of a familiar man. As she breathed, his scent heavily enveloped her, which made her feel inexplicably relieved and softened.The man gave a little chuckle in her ear, and his warm breath fell on her earlobe, making her itch like a feather. "Tong'er, don't be afraid. It's me!"In the satisfied sigh, she felt that his grip on her body was getting tighter.His voice was mellow and leisurely, like the alcohol that had been brewed for many years and was filled with an intoxicating aura.There was less noise following him. He landed lightly on a horse in front of him. Then Mo Xuetong was turned around and landed steadily in his embrace.
Mo Xuetong did not use the Lan family's horse carriage. There was indeed a horse carriage sent from the Crown Prince's East Palace parked at the entrance. After they got on the horse carriage, Qing Zhu asked, "Miss, how did you know that the person is not the true head of the Lan family?" There was nothing different in air, deportment, or appearance between the man and the head of the Lan family."I am just an orphan daughter of the Lan family. Even if the Lan family values me, there is a limit. Even if I can enter the East Palace in the future and be favored by His Highness, it will still be a matter of the future. The Lan family does not lack beauties in their back courtyard. It is already a great honor for me to send Minister of Public Works to meet me. It is said that Minister of Public Works is the best husband in the hearts of the princesses," Mo Xuetong stated with a faint smile. She took the tea that Qing Zhu poured for her and took a sip before she leisurely re