Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 334

Chapter 334: The Death Of Huang Tai Hou
Xuan Ruiquan didn’t know that his elder cousin had already cursed him for becoming bald before he was thirty and was busy arresting all the rebels hiding in the imperial capital city. After the guests fled the imperial palace, news of Ye Cheng Xiang’s rebellion spread like wildfire in the imperial capital city. The news shocked everyone, and the whole city was in an uproar.

Those aristocratic families, ministers, and generals who had some relationship with Ye Tianchi quickly packed their bags and ran away. Unfortunately, Xie Yanghui and Jian Wu were already waiting for them at the four city gates.

With Jin Yi Army and Xie Army guarding the city gates and underground waterways, not even an ant or mosquito could leave the imperial capital city tonight. Without any effort, they were all arrested and sent to Dali Si for interrogation. When Xuan Ruiquan arrived, everything was over.

Early the next morning, Duan Yixin was awakened by the commotion outside. She opened her eyes and found herself sleeping in bed. She remembered waiting for Xuan Ruiquan in the courtyard. It seems that she accidentally fell asleep outside, and Xuan Ruiquan brought her in when he came back last night.

She yawned, put on her shoes, and went to wash up. Coming out of the side room used as a bathroom, Duan Yixin felt refreshed and completely awake. After changing her clothes and casually tying her hair, she left the bedroom.

When she opened the door, she noticed that the six maidservants were not around. Duan Yixin thought for a while and asked the young maidservant who was sweeping the courtyard.

“Girl, where are the other maidservants?”

The young maidservant stopped sweeping the ground and turned around. When she saw Duan Yixin coming, she saluted and said, “Good morning, Miss Duan. The other elder sisters have returned to the Jin Yi Army. Uncle Su said that he would send a group of maidservants and a momo to serve you here.”

Duan Yixin nodded and heard shouting in the distance. The young maidservant saw her looking at the high wall of Yan Junwang’s Mansion and asked, “Miss Duan, do you want to go out?”

Duan Yixin turned to look at the young maidservant and asked, “I was woken up by the noise this morning. Did something happen outside?”

The young maidservant nodded and answered, “Yes. I heard that the emperor announced a lot of news today.”

“Do you know what type of announcement that was?”

The young maidservant shook her head, “I’m sorry, Miss Duan. I don’t have permission to go out, so I don’t know the details. But I heard from the servants in the kitchen that the emperor will execute those rebels at noon today, and Wangye will oversee the execution.”

Duan Yixin heard this and nodded, “Thank you. You can continue your work.”

The young maidservant saluted her and continued cleaning the courtyard. Duan Yixin thought for a while and left her courtyard.

Today, Jian Shi was on duty to guard Duan Yixin. When he saw her leaving the side courtyard, he came down from the roof and followed her out.

When Duan Yixin walked into the dining room, the Chi siblings were already having breakfast inside. Seeing her come in, Chi Xinru asked, “Didn’t you have a good rest?”

Duan Yixin sat down and poured a cup of tea, “I had slept well. I just lack some sleep.”

After drinking tea, Duan Yixin said, “I heard from a maidservant that a lot of things happened this morning.”

Chi Xiyou nodded, “Yes. Last night, Ye Cheng Xiang and his eldest son, General Ye, were killed in the rebellion. An hour after the rebellion, the Jin Yi Army and Xie Army arrested many people. This morning, Emperor Yong’an announced the execution of the rebels. This is the capital punishment of the ninth generation.”

“As for the associates of Ye Cheng Xiang, Duan Qinwang, and Huang Tai Hou, they will either be executed together at noon or exiled outside the Xia Empire and can’t step into the empire forever.”

“In short, more than five thousand people died last night, and hundreds more will be executed today. Aside from those who will be executed, countless people have been exiled today, and more will join them at noon.”

After hearing Chi Xiyou’s words, Duan Yixin was surprised. She didn’t expect that so many people would participate in the rebellion. The political situation in the imperial court must be very bad today. Besides, the Xiong Nu’s envoys are still in the imperial capital city, and she doesn’t know if Xuan Ruiquan can go home in the next few days.

Chi Xinru looked at her expression and said, “I heard from Liushiliu that they are still looking for the remains of the rebels. Also, this morning, someone threw Duan Qinwang’s eldest son in front of the Dali Si. I heard that he was going to be executed together with Duan Qinwang, Li Junwang, and everyone in Duan Qinwang’s Mansion.”

Chi Xiyou nodded and added, “The strange thing is that I heard that only Duan Qinwangfei could escape this disaster. The emperor even allowed her to return to Duan Qinwang’s fief. Even her natal’s family can’t escape this disaster, but she can. This Duan Qinwangfei is not simple.”

Duan Yixin was eating breakfast while listening to the Chi siblings describing everything that had happened since last night. At the same time, Emperor Yong’an was standing in front of Dai Qianyi’s bed. He stared gloomily at the messy bed and blood-stained floor.

After a long silence, he said, “Dai Qianyi colluded with the Xiong Nu, assassinated the first empress, poisoned the late emperor, and embezzled more than twenty million taels of silver.”

“Her name will be removed from the imperial family, and her body will be thrown into a mass grave. At noon today, all members of the Dai family will be executed with capital punishment of nine generations together with the rebels!”

After saying that, Emperor Yong’an glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs and said coldly, “Clean up this Ci Ning Palace before night. Otherwise, Zhen will execute everyone here. Zhen will send Yuanbo to Ci Ning Palace to inspect later. If you leave a speck of dust or the smell of blood behind, you will all be executed on the spot!”