She shook her head, shouting hoarsely, tears like broken pearls continuously rolling down from her pale cheeks...
By this ti, Princess Zhao Qing had regained her senses. She rushed to Dong Wan’er’s side, grabbed her sleeve, and yelled, "Wan’er, what on earth is going on? Is what they said true?"
Dong Wan’er wept bitterly, refusing to speak no matter how her mother asked, only repeatedly saying, "I don’t want, I don’t want..."
Prince Consort Dong looked at his daughter, who was crying inconsolably, then at Doggie, who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly erupted in anger, "Dog Slave, did you covet the young miss and tell the Empress Dowager such things on purpose? Is that it?"
Hearing this, Doggie panicked and shouted, "Old Master, this humble one wouldn’t dare lie. There’s nothing that this humble one would speak carelessly about. The young miss indeed slept with this humble one, and this child is mine too. If you don’t believe, you can ask the stable woman to verify. There is a scar on the young miss’s left breast, bitten by this humble one."
"Shut up!"
Prince Consort Dong, upon hearing Doggie reveal such a hidden matter, beca furious and shouted, face turning purple with rage, "Dog Slave, even if what you say is true, it was your deceitful old mother that tricked my daughter to succeed in your vile plan. My daughter is a noble miss of prestigious family. If she were to marry a slave like you, would we still have any face left?"
At this mont, the leader of the Imperial Guard coldly smiled and said, "Prince Consort Dong, don’t rush to discuss face yet. I still have an undisclosed decree from the Empress Dowager. Please, both of you, take the ti to receive the decree."
Prince Consort Dong and Zhao Qing knew it was not a good matter, but at this point, they could only kneel to receive the decree.
The decree was issued by Cai Wei on behalf of Yanran. Since Yanran has always harbored resentnt towards the death of her mother, Cai Wei compiled the evidence of Zhao Qing’s cruelty towards Yanran’s mother and other innocent won and charged Zhao Qing with the cri of murdering innocent won. Instead of restoring her status as the Eldest Princess, both Zhao Qing and Prince Consort Dong were demoted to slave status, their assets confiscated, and they were exiled to Lingbei as slaves.
Zhao Qing, upon hearing Cai Wei’s decree, was as though struck by lightning, leaving her ntally deranged. She scread outrageously, "No, I refuse to accept this. I am of imperial blood, Golden Branches and Jade Leaves. Who are you to disgrace like this, Mu Caiwei? You’re just a scholar’s daughter from the countryside, not even fit to hold my shoes, but only here by relying on my royal brother..."
Before she could finish her words, an Imperial Guard at her side struck her unconscious with a single palm. This insolent person, already reduced to slavery, dared to act so arrogantly and even insult the Empress Dowager, clearly having lost all sense of reason.
The nanny and Doggie didn’t know what was written in the Empress Dowager’s decree. When they learned that Princess Zhao Qing was no longer a princess and the Dong family’s possessions were all confiscated, they were no longer afraid of them in the slightest.
Now, their identities had completely reversed. The forr masters had beco slaves exiled to Lingbei, while they had risen to good standing!
After the Empress Dowager’s decree was read, the leader of the Imperial Forest Guard made a gesture, and several guards ca forward to escort Prince Consort Dong and Princess Zhao Qing away. Before leaving, he coldly said to Doggie, "This is the manor of the Empress Dowager’s maternal family, not a place for you lowly servants to reside. Pack up and get out imdiately!"
"Yes, yes, Adult, rest assured, this humble one will leave, leaving right away..." Doggie said, nodding obsequiously, sending the Imperial Guards off.
After the Imperial Guards left, he grinned and cheerfully looked at Dong Wan’er. When he turned back, he saw Dong Wan’er had already fallen to the ground, fainted without anyone knowing when.
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