Hua's natal family raised a daughter like her. Her parents failed in their upbringing and should pay the price.
Exile was already a very light punishment, and many courtiers in the palace even felt that His Majesty had dealt with it too lightly.
At least they should have raided Hua's natal family and beheaded their close relatives!
"Your Majesty! Please be lenient, Your Majesty!"
Aunt Hua's face turned pale, she knelt forward, kowtowed heavily and said, "I did everything by myself, and it has nothing to do with my parents and brothers! When I married into the Shen Mansion as a concubine, my parents and brothers tried their best to stop me. I insisted on marrying Shen Zhijiang, and now that I have reached this result, I am the one who asked for it!
However, my parents and brother are innocent! They don’t know anything...
Please be magnanimous, Your Majesty, and I will bear all the sins alone.
Don't implicate my mother's family!
My parents are old, and my brother’s children are still young... They are all innocent and should not be implicated by me! Your Majesty, please show mercy and forgive them!!"
Aunt Hua cried hoarsely and begged, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.
She knocked so hard that her forehead hit the ground with a thud. After a while, she broke her head and blood flowed down her cheek.
Emperor Zhaoming looked at her condescendingly, his majestic and cold face hidden behind the twelve jade stars, looking particularly cold.
“It’s the father’s fault if he doesn’t teach him.”
He said in a slow and deep voice: "The Hua clan has raised a daughter like you, which is the crime of your parents and brothers. They are not innocent! I didn't kill them because they didn't participate. Let’s open up!”
"Your Majesty!!" Aunt Hua cried out sadly, and she fell to the ground exhausted.
Seeing her painful and desperate look, Shen Zhijiang just felt relieved: "Hua Shi, you killed the old Marquis and deserved to be cut to pieces with a thousand knives! Don't even think about your mother's family having an easy time. They will be exiled to Xijiang and never think of coming back in this lifetime!"
"..." Aunt Hua's eyes were scarlet red and she stared at him like a ghost.
Shen Zhijiang felt so happy that he almost laughed out loud.
But the next second.
Emperor Zhaoming's majestic and cold voice sounded: "Marquis Shen Wu was murdered. Although the Shen family was the victim, the Shen family's concubine Shen Yuting and Li Shi made witchcraft dolls without authorization, which caused unrest in the hearts of the government and the public. They are also guilty of the same crime. Unforgivable!"
Shen Zhijiang's expression of relief suddenly froze: "..."
He raised his head in fear.
"Shen Zhijiang, as the head of the Shen family, you have not repaired your inner curtains and are incompetent! Although you have not committed any crime, you cannot escape the crime. From now on, Shen Zhijiang's official robe and hat will be taken back and expelled from the court. They will never be used again. !”
Emperor Zhaoming spoke in a cold tone and said slowly: "The Shen family has a bad family tradition and frequent scandals. The whole family was expelled from the capital. They were not allowed to take the imperial examination or serve as officials for three generations. Marquis Shen Wu was not allowed to be buried as a marquis!"
Shen Zhijiang froze on the spot, his eyes almost split open: "!!"
Aunt Hua, whose face was full of pain and despair, immediately burst into laughter: "Hahaha... what retribution! Shen Zhijiang, you and your son have devoted your whole lives to protecting the Shen family. Now the title of the Shen family is gone, and you have been dismissed and expelled by His Majesty himself. If you leave the court, the entire Shen family will be expelled from the capital, and three generations of descendants will not be allowed to serve as officials in the court, hahaha...retribution, really retribution hahaha..."
Aunt Hua laughed so hard that tears flowed from her eyes, and her face was filled with a look of madness on the verge of death.
Shen Zhijiang's face turned as pale as snow, and he suddenly collapsed on the ground.
There was only one thought in his mind.
The Shen family's century-old family business...
It’s all over!!
Seize the title, dismissal.
Expelled from the capital, three generations were not allowed to enter the court.
The sum of these punishments, after three generations, is enough to make the Shen family disappear from the mortal world, never to rise again.
All the ministers in the palace raised their hands and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"☆Free reading [ ]Updates quickly without pop-ups☆ This chapter has been completed!