Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 944: Kill Them All

After Lord Gao finished speaking, he saw Xu Chongfeng still in shock, thinking he still didn’t believe him, he added, "It’s absolutely true. My brother-in-law said that a great fury was unleashed. Not even willing to wait till dawn, he immediately sent people to surround the Eldest Imperial Prince Mansion."

He tugged at Xu Chongfeng’s sleeve and asked, "Do you know who was flogged to death in the palace last night?"

"Who, who?" Xu Chongfeng was most afraid he might die in the Capital. His voice trembled as he asked.

Lord Gao said, "It was the Eldest Imperial Prince’s own mother, Princess Consort Mei."

"What!" Xu Chongfeng’s eyes rolled back, nearly fainting from fright.

Lord Gao quickly supported him, frowned, and said, "Brother Xu, are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Chongfeng nodded, "Mm, too tired these days, and got caught in the rain, my health isn’t good."

Can’t say he was scared into rolling his eyes by the Emperor beating Princess Consort Mei to death?

He grabbed Lord Gao’s hand again and said, "Brother Gao, is Princess Consort Mei really dead?"

Princess Consort Mei had a humble origin, merely the daughter of a minor Central State official, yet she gave birth to the Eldest Imperial Prince and was a concubine. Being flogged to death like this was too terrifying.

Lord Gao nodded, "Would I lie to you? If it weren’t for the enormity of the incident, my brother-in-law wouldn’t have sent the message before dawn... Be cautious recently, surely another batch will die."

Xu Chongfeng nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for the warning, Brother Gao."

He then asked, "Brother Gao, do you know why they were killed?"

Lord Gao laughed, reminding him, "Brother Xu, that’s a question you shouldn’t ask, and I don’t know either." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Having said this, he no longer paid attention to Xu Chongfeng and returned to the small courtyard next door to work.

Xu Chongfeng was anxious for a day and a night, during which many things happened. Not only was the Eldest Imperial Prince Mansion surrounded, but also the Mei Family’s residence in the Capital.

The Yue Family of the Eldest Imperial Prince, as well as the maternal families of two concubines were surrounded, even the families of all concubines who bore the Eldest Imperial Prince children were surrounded.

Among these concubines, one of the families was the Bao Family.

The Bao Family was the family of Second Young Master Lai’s aunt, Lord Lai connected with the Eldest Imperial Prince through the Bao Family aunt’s recommendation.

As for Second Young Master Lai’s maternal grandfather’s family, it was not surrounded because it was not in the Capital.

Being surrounded was only the beginning.

The next day, new orders were issued, the Fuhu Army started killing, except for the Eldest Imperial Prince’s Yue Family, all the families of the other women were slaughtered.

All day, anyone passing by those mansions could hear screams and the heavy scent of blood.

Xu Chongfeng knew about this and fainted from fear as soon as he heard, and when he woke up, he kept trembling, saying repeatedly, "All killed, all killed."

They were actually all killed!

Terrifying, is it still too late for him to resign?

Yet, he had no time to resign; Ming Shaoqing and Jiang Sheng returned, giving him new orders, "These are cases about the families of several concubines of the Eldest Imperial Prince, no need to investigate, just go through the motions."

"Going, going through the motions?" Xu Chongfeng looked at the pile of files on the table, "Not, not investigating?"

Ming Shaoqing’s gaze turned cold, his long phoenix eyes cutting into Xu Chongfeng like blades, his voice chilling as frost, "If you want to die, I can help you."

Did he think he had time to joke around?

These are people the Emperor wants dead, the reasons are all prepared, they just follow orders, and could they overturn these cases for the concubines’ families?

Xu Chongfeng immediately knelt down with a thump, "No, no, this official wouldn’t dare."

Whimper, whimper, he doesn’t want to be an official anymore, wants to go back home to farm.

Jiang Sheng couldn’t bear to look, pulled him up, and said, "Lord Ming rest assured, Lord Xu will comply."

Ming Shaoqing knew Xu Chongfeng was timid, didn’t want to scare him to death, so he put away his cold face and instructed, "Just comply, and nothing will happen. Also, recently keep your doors shut tight, only allow people out for purchasing, don’t take in anyone with misplaced kindness, making one wrong choice, your entire clan could perish."

Ming Shaoqing was rather good to Xu Chongfeng, hence he reminded him.

"Yes, yes, yes, this official thanks Lord Ming." Xu Chongfeng stammered, trembling like a sieve.

Ming Shaoqing had no time for Xu Chongfeng, after speaking, left immediately with the prison guards of Da Li Temple.

Xu Chongfeng knew Ming Shaoqing must be off to arrest or execute people, making him tremble even more.

With a slap, Jiang Sheng pressed a palm on Xu Chongfeng’s shoulder, smiled, and said, "Sir, why are you shaking? If scared, just remember one thing, these are achievements that can promote you."

Thinking this way, isn’t it rather delightful?

Xu Chongfeng nearly cried, grabbed Jiang Sheng’s hand, "Uncle, can I resign? The Capital is too terrifying."

Jiang Sheng shook his head, "The Capital will be the safest place in the future, if you resign and go back to the countryside, you might risk your family’s extermination."

"Old man, your heart is too cruel, actually cursing my entire family!" Xu Chongfeng was very angry, he treated him like a father, yet he said his family would be exterminated.

Jiang Sheng looked at him disdainfully, "Think with your brain carefully, old man is thinking for your family’s good."

Some things cannot be explicitly said, Jiang Sheng could only remind him this way.

Xu Chongfeng wasn’t a fool, after a long thought finally understood... Jiang Sheng, this old man, was hinting that Great Chu would be unstable in the future.

With the Emperor killing like this, wanting peace in Great Chu is hard.

And if Great Chu is unstable, it will surely lead to military unrest, this unrest could last a long time, at least ten years, then staying in the Capital is indeed better than outside.

Xu Chongfeng, after figuring it out, asked Jiang Sheng, "Is De Xian going to the exam?"

Jiang Sheng looked at him like a fool, "Of course he is going to the exam."

Xu Chongfeng: "But, didn’t you say..."

Jiang Sheng laughed, "That’s not known for how far in the future, even if changes happen, it’s unrelated to Brother Xian taking the exams, at most he can take it again after changes."

Xu Chongfeng looked at Jiang Sheng in shock, "Really possible?"

Jiang Sheng nodded, "Of course it’s possible."

Dynasty changes have happened before, those ministers who spanned two dynasties did the same, after taking exams during the former dynasty, they took it again when the new dynasty was established, and upon passing, joined the new dynasty as officials.

After listening, Xu Chongfeng looked at Jiang Sheng, stepped back one pace, with fear and awe said, "You are divine."

In his eyes, even the greatest matter is as insignificant as a chicken feather, even in hell, he’d manage to live well.

Acknowledged, acknowledged, dare not provoke, dare not provoke, tonight he would instruct the housekeeper to add extra portions to the old man’s courtyard, doubling them!

Jiang Sheng saw Xu Chongfeng calmed down and grabbed him, "Stop dawdling, hurry up and get to work."

The Eldest Imperial Prince had many concubines, several gave birth to children, Xu Chongfeng and his colleagues worked for three days before finishing.

When they finished, the Yue Family of the Eldest Imperial Prince was convicted, all male members were executed, females were sent to a Daoist Temple for retreat.

As for the Eldest Imperial Prince, the Emperor’s intention was surprisingly to kill him, but the Minister disagreed, saying that even if the Eldest Imperial Prince intended rebellion, the Emperor could not kill his own son, it violated ethics.

But in the Emperor’s eyes, ethics were far less important than the throne.

The Eldest Imperial Prince’s use of the Yue Family as well as the concubine maternal families to scheme across various districts of Great Chu for the throne enraged him to the core.

Emperor Chu was like a fierce tiger with its tail stepped on, turned around and bit his own son to death!