That year, the late Emperor went to great lengths, not only failing to stop Jiujiu from becoming the Princess Consort of the War King, but ultimately sacrificing his own life.
Even Liu Yunqing remains deeply ensnared in the events of that ti, unable to move on for half a lifeti!
Such is the tragedy.
Upon leaving the Imperial Palace and returning to the Pri Minister Residence, An Bingfeng sat alone in the study.
Zhou Hao hurried over imdiately after being summoned, and upon entering, he saw An Bingfeng seated at the top with a somber expression.
Instantly, Zhou Hao felt a sense of foreboding.
With respect, Zhou Hao knelt on one knee and said, "My lord, you summoned ; is there anything urgent?"
Looking at Zhou Hao, An Bingfeng tossed aside the private letter in his hand and sneered, "Zhou Ying has quite the audacity. I rely instructed her to secretly protect the Yan mother and daughter in Cuishi Town, but she dared use the na of the Pri Minister Residence to form cliques in Cuishi Town. This ti, she even caused a wolf pack to co down from the mountain and injure villagers!"
Sure enough, Zhou Ying’s deeds were exposed.
Holding the letter paper thrown down by An Bingfeng, Zhou Hao’s expression was one of utter despair.
"My lord, forgive . The Zhou Family was unaware of Zhou Ying’s actions. I hope you can give a chance to redeem myself by personally bringing Zhou Ying to justice."
An Bingfeng: "So you claim the Zhou Family knows nothing, yet the old mistress visited Zhou Ying two years ago and stayed in Cuishi Town for two months. Upon returning, she specifically had you inform that the Yan mother and daughter were doing well in Cuishi Town. Now you tell your family knows nothing of Zhou Ying’s actions?"
"M..my lord..." Even Zhou Hao knew how powerless his words were.
"Summon the guards; as of today, all positions held by Zhou Hao in the Pri Minister Residence are revoked. The Zhou Family mbers are also prohibited from entering the Pri Minister Residence."
As An Bingfeng’s words fell, Zhou Hao knew his family was finished this ti.
In their family, there were only him and Zhou Ying as siblings; their father had died early. He had never agreed with Zhou Ying’s actions at the ti, but their mother was biased, leaving him helpless and resigned.
He thought that after these years had passed, things remained peaceful, and the lord had long forgotten about the mother and daughter.
But who could have expected Zhou Ying to bring ruin upon herself again? The matter of the Yan mother and daughter remained undiscovered, yet she caused wolves to descend and harm villagers.
Now, just the incident of bringing wolves down from the mountain has caused their Zhou Family to fall from grace. One can only imagine, if the mother-daughter affair were uncovered, how miserable their Zhou Family’s situation would be!
At this point, Zhou Hao was unaware that An Bingfeng had already sent people to Cuishi Town a few days earlier to investigate the Yan mother and daughter.
Unseen by anyone, a half-grown figure quietly retreated from the doorway.
Along the corridor, An Yu pondered.
The Yan mother and daughter, who might they be?
Why did Father want Zhou Ying to secretly guard them?
And Cuishi Town, what kind of place is that?
In Taohua Village, four or five days had passed, and although An Ning hadn’t fully recovered, she was much better.
It seed both luck and misfortune; she realized since obtaining the space, she beca a magnet for trouble.
Even going out to check the marketplace resulted in an assassination attempt, and now she suffered internal injuries because of that dead Tuzi.
Returning to this era, in just a few months, she had been gravely injured and bedridden multiple tis.
An Ning sat under the phoenix tree in the courtyard while Xiaoniu squatted beside her, playing with mud, and Yan was in front feeding the chickens.
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