I have traveled through time, who am I afraid of?

Shui Simiao looked impatient and angry. "Hmph!"

As a sinner, I'm lucky if I can be wrapped in a straw mat and buried in a pit!

Besides, our Prince Yi's Mansion has just suffered such a great loss; where would we find the spare money to buy coffins and repair tombs for a few criminals?

Finally, Lady Shui made the final decision, "Do as I command!"

Ok!

Butler Yin Fu, Jiang Fang, and Tong Lian exchanged glances, first shaking their heads helplessly, but at the same time, they felt a sense of relief and a hint of secret joy.

Since the prince has remained unconscious, the emperor has promoted his concubine, Lady Shui, to the position of principal wife.

Now that the principal wife is in charge, those of them who are stewards and retainers can just follow orders!

From now on, right and wrong are no longer important. What matters is whether this matter is handled properly or improperly... This newly appointed Princess Consort of Prince Yi will bear the responsibility, and it has nothing to do with them, the stewards, retainers, and advisors.

The three looked at the newly appointed Princess Shui, who was sitting in the main hall for the first time, with a sense of relief at being freed and pity for the cannon fodder in their eyes.

What Prince Yi's mansion did next left those in the capital who were paying attention to how Zhang Jinyan's family would handle their funerals completely dumbfounded and speechless!

Several beggars, carrying straw mats, headed straight for the imperial prison;

Another group of beggars also went to the Shuntian Prefecture prison with several straw mat rolls.

Whether it was the imperial prison or the Shuntian Prefecture prison, no one made things difficult for these beggars who were usually driven away and beaten.

When the guards in the prison heard that they had come to collect Zhang Jinyan's body, they pointed to a place and led them there to collect the body.

The same was true of the Shuntian Prefecture prison; when they heard that they had come to collect the corpses of Zhang Jinyan's wife, daughters, concubines, and illegitimate children, they readily opened the doors to them.

Thus, the mutilated body of Zhang Jinyan, the former father-in-law of Prince Yi, was wrapped in a straw mat and tied tightly with a few straw ropes by several beggars, and carried out of the prison gate.

On the other side, the beggars did the same, enduring fear and disgust, they wrapped Wang Shi, Zhang Miaoying, Zhang Miaotong, and Zhang Jinyan's concubines and illegitimate children in straw mats and tied them with straw ropes. Two or three people carried each straw mat out of the Shuntian Prefecture prison.

As for the vehicles... there was one parked outside the gate of the Imperial Prison, and two parked outside the Shuntian Prefecture Prison; both were the cheapest flatbed carts.

Especially outside the Shuntian Prefecture prison, beggars carried out several straw mat rolls and placed them on two carts... Under and beside the straw mat rolls were several picks and shovels.

Then, a group of beggars surrounded the cart and pulled and pushed it towards the outskirts of the city.

When Shui's father, Shui Zeqian, the Vice Minister of Revenue, heard about this, he was greatly shocked!

No matter how the Zhang Jinyan family's funeral is handled, this is not the way it should be!

The Emperor instructed the Prince Yi's residence to handle this matter, not a group of beggars...

"Ugh!"

Startled, Shui Zeqian wanted to rush to Prince Yi's residence to see her daughter, Shui Simiao, and try to find a way to make amends...

As a result, the carriage had only traveled halfway when it saw the three carts lined up in a row, emitting a foul odor, and the beggars dressed in tattered clothes and with unkempt hair.

They thronged around three carts, heading straight for the city gate along the central avenue!

The streets were packed with people, all covering their mouths and noses as they stood watching...

Shui Zeqian leaned out of the carriage window and watched the three carts and the group of slovenly beggars gradually disappear into the distance. Smelling the lingering unpleasant smell in the air and listening to the whispers and murmurs of the people on the roadside, Shui Zeqian inwardly groaned.

Finished!

It's too late!

I never imagined that my illegitimate daughter would be so incompetent, so short-sighted, and so... so incredibly stupid!

"Go to Prince Yi's residence!"

Before pulling her head back into the car, Mizusawa gave an order.

"Yes, sir!"

The attendant waiting outside the carriage responded.

However, before the carriage wheels had even rolled a few revolutions, a sharp shout came from inside the carriage: "Stop the carriage!"

The driver was startled and quickly reined in the horses, turning his head to await his master's next instructions.

After a long while, Shui Zeqian weakly ordered, "That's enough! Let's go back to the manor!"

Upon hearing this, the coachman wondered... Had his master changed his mind?

Aren't we going to Prince Yi's residence?

So, he quickly drove the car to the street corner ahead, and then turned back to the Vice Minister's residence.

Inside the carriage, Mizusawa Asahi closed her eyes dejectedly, a sense of powerlessness washing over her.

Shui Zeqian sighed and muttered to herself, "Alas!"

This illegitimate daughter is ultimately not fit for public display and cannot be shown off!

A concubine's daughter can only be a seductive woman who vies for favor, is jealous and envious, and just waits to die!

The Princess Consort of Prince Yi... Heh... For a concubine's daughter like myself to be the Princess Consort for even two days in this life... that would be the greatest honor of my life!

well! "

Shui Zeqian sighed again. If she had known that she was so stupid, so talentless and immoral, and so incapable of taking responsibility, she would have preferred to marry her off to a lower-ranking official so that she could live a simple and ordinary life as his wife.

It's too late to say anything now!