A dream ends life

After the eldest princess returned to Dongyong, she lived in the inn that received foreign envoys.

In order to show his respect to his aunt, the young emperor specially marked out a piece of land on the outskirts of the city for her to build a palace.

Who would have thought that when the late emperor was still alive, that piece of land was awarded to a general named Zhao who had made some minor military achievements. After the general went to Beijing to receive the award, he brought his family to the capital.

The reason why it was in the hands of the little emperor was that when Su Ci was about to go to Beijing a year ago, he bought it as a gift to Xiao Jinchen at that time.

Wu Peiyi didn't want her sons to have any contact with Su Ci, so she took the excuse of building a mansion for the Grand Princess and asked Xiao Jinchen to give up the land.

Now that everything is ready and construction is about to begin, the Zhao family came and stopped the workers from starting work.

After asking, we found out that the land was sold by General Zhao's eldest son who was kept outside. The general's mansion was unaware of this, so it took a tough attitude to stop the workers from starting work.

After the Grand Princess learned about it, she called the Jingzhao Yin without saying a word, and then listed the crimes committed by the military in the government over the years, such as bullying men and women, taking human lives, abusing power for personal gain, etc. In short, the only thing missing was treason.

The Jingzhao Yin held the evidences and fought fiercely. He was just a small prefect. Shouldn't the Dali Temple be in charge of such a big case? It was too difficult for him!

In line with the principle of "even if my friend dies, I would rather die than suffer the consequences", the Jingzhao Yin reported the matter of General Zhao's mansion to the emperor at the morning court the next day.

The young emperor and Yu Luohan looked at each other and made up their minds. They transferred the case to the Dali Temple on the spot, and the case was tried by Gu Qi, the Minister of the Dali Temple.

Jingzhao Yin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The evidence provided by the Grand Princess was conclusive and only needed a little verification to determine the case. Gu Qi found out all the details before dark and went to the palace to report to the young emperor.

Yu Luohan drafted the imperial edict, the little emperor affixed the imperial seal, and General Zhao's fate was changed.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict took it to the general's mansion to announce it, and the general's mansion was suddenly filled with loud cries!

General Zhao, who was nearly forty years old, suddenly looked more than ten years older. His wife and the whole family, who were remarried in Beijing, looked like they had lost their parents.

After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, he said, "General Zhao, thank the emperor! The emperor has spared your family from death because of your meritorious service in killing the enemy. He has only confiscated your property and exiled you. You should be grateful for the emperor's great grace!"

General Zhao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Thank you, Lord..."

Dali Temple Minister Gu Qi personally went to the scene to supervise the General's Mansion and search its property. The fourth-rank general who was so majestic yesterday became a prisoner overnight.

Seeing boxes of gold, silver and valuables being carried out of the warehouse, the onlookers fell silent.

As expected, the poor in civil affairs are better off than the rich in military affairs. The generals can make a lot of money by fighting in the battlefield, and the spoils they get from conquering cities and plundering territories are countless.

General Zhao has made a lot of good stuff over the years!

At the same time, from the back door of the general's mansion, Chang Feng and a man in his twenties walked out from one side, holding tens of thousands of taels of silver notes obtained from the general's mansion before the eunuch announced the decree.

Chang Feng said: "Let's go!"

The man nodded, looked back at the general's mansion behind him, and strode away!

This money was owed to him by the General's Mansion. After so many years, they should be held accountable for the evil deeds they have done.

At the main entrance, the general's wife, with her hair in a mess, grabbed General Zhao with both hands and refused to let go: "Husband, how could this happen? Tell me, how could this happen!"

General Zhao was upset by her shaking and could not control himself for a moment. He raised his hand and slapped her in the face. Her head tilted and blood came out of the corner of her mouth.

"You dare to hit me? Zhao Erniu, have you forgotten who gave you the wealth and glory? If it weren't for my father's help, you, a country bumpkin, wouldn't have the status you have today. You conscienceless brute, I'm going to fight you!"

General Zhao, no, it was Zhao Erniu, looked at his wife in front of him with a numb face, and suddenly he grinned.

He always thought that his virtuous wife was always gentle and weak in front of him, like a little bird, but it turned out that when she threw a tantrum, she was no different from the women in their village.

"When you wanted to marry me, you knew exactly who I was. I was not only a peasant, but also a rough man. I had a wife and children. How could you say that I was a hero and that you fell in love with me at first sight and wanted to marry me!"

"Hehehe! Retribution! This is retribution," Zhao Erniu's smile was uglier than crying.

"How could I have forgotten? I am just a peasant, a reckless man. When I went into battle, I always thought about my loved ones. I could not die on the battlefield. But I did not die. I became a general, but I forgot my loved ones. I deserve to die! I deserve to die!"

Zhao Erniu slapped himself on the face with his rough big hands. He was a bastard who abandoned his wife and children!

Once he gained power, he was dazzled by the wealth and luxury of the capital. The delicate young ladies from official families were always before his eyes. How could he ever look down on his old and ugly wife?

At that time, he felt very wronged. A dignified general, he didn't even have a decent wife. He was just a country bumpkin in the circle of ladies in the capital. He felt extremely ashamed.

He treated his wife with disdain, and even his almost ten-year-old son who couldn't recognize a single word was despised by him.

At that time, he only had eyes for the wealth and glory of the capital, and finally forced his wife to divorce him and sent his son to a farm on the outskirts of the city, for fear that the girl he loved would find him an eyesore!

He finally had a beautiful wife, a son and a daughter. He also finally lived a life of luxury that only high-ranking officials could have, and he felt that his life was complete.

But in the past two years, he always dreamed about the days he spent in the village with his wife and children in his dreams at midnight.

His wife served her parents-in-law and looked after their son, taking care of everything at home and outside. After he joined the army, he took on the burden of the family alone.

He also took care of his parents in their old age and raised his son very well.

Not only was he not grateful to the kind woman, he also did something cruel and betrayed both mother and son.

Which woman doesn't love beauty? If she hadn't married him, she might have been a delicate and weak woman who was pityed by her husband.

People should not do things that go against their conscience, or there will be retribution! His retribution has come!

No, his retribution came the moment he divorced his wife. His new wife's family was scheming and used his official position to do many bloody things.

Although he had heard something about it, he didn't think it was a big deal. His wife, a delicate young lady, married a rough man like him, so it was right for him to pamper her more.

Even if she bullied his eldest son, he turned a blind eye. They had both a son and a daughter, so one more didn't matter.

He also knew that he had sent someone to cause trouble outside the city that day, but for some reason, he did not stop them. He did not expect that this would bring disaster to the entire general's mansion! This is retribution!

Zhao Erniu slapped himself in the face, scaring his wife and children so much that they dared not make a sound.

At the urging of officials from the Dali Temple, the family was put in shackles and escorted out of the city!

All the confiscated property was temporarily rushed to the Dali Temple, where a detailed list was compiled and presented to the emperor.

Yu Luohan held the list with a flickering look in his eyes.

Wu Peiyi strode into the imperial study, "Ahan, are we rich now?"

Wu Peiyi had a smile on her face, looking relaxed.

Didn't those officials refuse to pay? With General Zhao's example, she seemed to have realized something!