This also proved in disguise that what Xiao Lingyue said was true, and she had indeed severed ties with the Shen family.
Emperor Zhaoming was displeased and said: "You have to make your own decision and go to the Department of Punishment to receive the punishment yourself!"
Eunuch Su broke into a cold sweat and lowered his head: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhaoming looked at Xiao Lingyue again: "Anping, why did you suddenly cut off your relationship with the Shen family?"
Xiao Lingyue thought to herself secretly: Isn't this what you want to see?
When he was at Xiangguo Temple, Emperor Zhaoming summoned Xiao Lingyue alone because of her meritorious service in rescuing him. He vaguely expressed the hope that she would break away from the Shen family and establish her own family.
Xiao Lingyue noticed Emperor Zhaoming's thoughts, so she followed the trend and showed that she didn't have much feelings for the Shen family.
Emperor Zhaoming was very satisfied with her answer and then awarded her a title.
But now, in front of the important ministers of the court, Emperor Zhaoming seemed to have never experienced such a thing.
Xiao Lingyue naturally wanted to cooperate with His Majesty's wishes.
Therefore, she did not hesitate to put the blame on Shen Zhijiang: "Your Majesty, it is not that I want to sever ties with the Shen family, but that Mr. Shen must expel me from the family!
When I returned to the Shen family, before the imperial edict was issued, Master Shen turned me away and refused to allow me to step into the Shen family again.
In desperation, I had no choice but to ask Mr. Shen to write a letter of incision, remove the name from the family tree, and sever ties with the Shen family."
She told the truth completely, but omitted her own tough attitude in it.
Shen Zhijiang was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "Shen Wan, how dare you talk nonsense?!"
Xiao Lingyue: "What nonsense did I say? Didn't Lord Shen personally give the order not to allow me to come in again, and to have all my things thrown out?"
Shen Zhijiang: "You!"
This was indeed his order and he could not refute it.
Xiao Lingyue said again: "The cutting book was also written by you, Master Shen."
Shen Zhijiang roared angrily: "You forced me to do that! You poisoned Hua'er and threatened that if I didn't write the knot cutting statement, Hua'er and the child in her belly would die together!"
Xiao Lingyue raised the corners of her mouth subtly, spread her hands and said, "This is just Mr. Shen's one-sided statement. You said I poisoned you, do you have any evidence?"
Shen Zhijiang: "..." His face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and he was shaking with anger!
He has no evidence!
Because Xiao Lingyue didn't poison him at all, she just scared him.
However, Shen Zhijiang at that time thought that Aunt Hua was pregnant with a son and did not dare to bet with her.
So I could only aggrievedly follow Xiao Lingyue's wishes and hand over the handwritten knot book to her.
Now, the dust has settled.
No matter how much he said he was forced, he couldn't produce any evidence.
Xiao Lingyue had the Qiejie book in hand and was completely confident.
The important ministers in the palace heard the conversation between father and daughter, their expressions were extremely subtle, and they exchanged a few words in low voices.
Emperor Zhaoming narrowed his eyes slightly: "As far as I know, you are the only legitimate daughter of the Shen family. Why did Shen Zhijiang suddenly expel you from the family?"
"This is the first time I have heard of this kind of thing." Mr. Wen Ge touched his beard and said calmly.
"It is indeed rare to drive a legitimate daughter out of the house!"
Other important ministers agreed.
Concubines are respected and humbled, this is the rule passed down by our ancestors.
In the concept of the ancients, direct descendants are always the orthodoxy of the family bloodline, which is different from concubine births.
I have only heard of letting the children of concubines to start their own families in order to protect the interests of the family. I have never heard of anyone driving out the concubines.