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After returning to the palace, Emperor Qianwu thoroughly investigated the treacherous officials and severely punished the rebels who participated in the abdication.

Concubine Duan, the Feng family, and the deputy commander of the imperial guards had their property confiscated and their clans exterminated. The prince of Duan was executed by slow slicing. Other people in the prince of Duan's mansion were demoted to commoners and were not allowed to take the imperial examinations for generations.

All members of the Li clan were beheaded and their heads were hung outside the city wall to be exposed to the sun for three days.

All the staff and soldiers who defected to Xiao Tingshan were thrown into prison and punished according to their crimes.

Because of Xie Jingchi's plea, Xiao Tingshan was placed under house arrest in the Sixth Prince's Mansion, and all his servants and guards were dismissed. Lou Yulan, Shen Jingyu, Xiao Mingyu and Xiao Mingjin were also imprisoned.

Then comes the reward based on merit.

Emperor Qianwu asked Wang Xi to announce Xie Jingchi's identity in the main hall. At the same time, he continued to be in charge of the Huwei Army and was canonized as the Crown Prince of Daqian Kingdom, and Shen Shuyi was canonized as the Crown Princess.

In addition, the Marquis of Qingyuan Mansion, the General of Zhen'an Mansion, the Commander of the Imperial Guards Wang Hai, the Thousand-year-old Tong Guan of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Seventh Prince Xiao Ziqian, the Twelfth Prince Xiao Hongyan and others made contributions in rescuing the emperor and were all rewarded according to their merits.

The Marquis of Qingyuan was granted a golden medal of immunity from death, and was given the title of Duke of Zhenguo, and was rewarded with a fief of 10,000 households and 10,000 taels of gold, and the title was inherited by generations.

Tong Guan was promoted to the rank of Purple Robe Grand Commander, in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Bureau, and was awarded a Commander-in-Chief's Office, ten thousand taels of gold, and the same official rank as the second grade.

The seventh prince, Xiao Ziqian, was rewarded with the title of King Wuling for his meritorious service in rescuing the emperor. The twelfth prince, Xiao Hongyan, was rewarded with the title of King Yong'an for his loyalty to the emperor and his patriotism, refusing to surrender until his death.

The morning court today was particularly lively.

The imperial edicts on punishment and reward alone took almost an hour to read.

In addition, Shen Jingchuan was reinstated and the appointments and dismissals of many officials were also adjusted.

After the court was dismissed, the atmosphere among the court officials was still extremely lively. Shen Jingchuan was so excited that he burst into tears. He never thought that the man his daughter would marry would suddenly become the crown prince!

It was obvious that he did nothing this time, he was just being careful not to be dragged into trouble by Xiao Tingshan. He didn't expect that he could be reinstated in his post during his lifetime.

"Your Highness... the Crown Prince!" Shen Jingchuan couldn't help but speak, even though there were already many people surrounding Xie Jingchi.

However, he tried to squeeze in for a long time but couldn't get in. Thinking that he was the prince's father-in-law after all, he couldn't lose face for the prince and his daughter. Shen Jingchuan wanted to say something several times but stopped himself. Finally, he shook his head and left.

When Shen Jingchuan returned to the Shen family, he saw Shen Shuyi there and excitedly greeted her: "Greetings, Crown Princess!"

"Father, there's no need to be so polite. I came here because I have something to say to you." Shen Shuyi's voice was gentle, but she had an aura of majesty without even getting angry.

Shen Jingchuan could probably guess what Shen Shuyi was going to say, so he said, "Don't worry, Dad will definitely act cautiously in the future and will never drag you and Han Ge'er down."

Shen Shuyi smiled and said slowly: "Father, this is not what I want to say. What I want to say is that Daqian has a vast territory and the people still suffer a lot. Instead of focusing on the court, why not take a good look at the people's needs and demands."

Shen Jingchuan was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Shen Shuyi to say this.

"If dad works hard for the people, your daughter and Xie Jingchi will be your backers." Shen Shuyi said seriously.

The relationship between her and Shen Jingchuan was not deep, but there was no hatred between them either. The fate of the world was deep or shallow, but she still hoped that her father could be a good official, a good official who would truly serve the people.

And in her opinion, Shen Jingchuan could become that kind of person.

"But...but Dad, I'm afraid of disappointing you." Shen Jingchuan didn't know how to respond for a moment, but he felt inexplicably excited in his heart, as if he remembered his original intention of studying hard day and night.

Shen Shuyi said calmly: "No one is born a certain way. What matters is what kind of person we want to become."

Shen Jingchuan's eyes flushed red as he nodded heavily: "Don't worry, this time, Dad will definitely not let you down."

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Not long after, Xie Jingchi came to pick up Shen Shuyi and take him home.

Both of them knew very well that Emperor Qianwu promoted Shen Jingchuan just to pave the way for Xie Jingchi. After all, even if Xie Jingchi came to power, he would not treat his father-in-law harshly.

Instead of letting him speak, it would be better for him, as the father, to do it.

As for the Qingyuan Marquisate, Zhen'an Prefecture, and other young people like Shen Shuhan, Wang Xiao and others who had made contributions this time, Emperor Qianwu did not promote them.

Shen Shuyi understood that he was paving the way for Xie Jingchi, allowing him to win over a group of his confidants and make use of these brave men.

Shen Shu thought that perhaps Emperor Qianwu had the same plan regarding Jiang Yanhu's entire family.

By having Xie Jingchi redress the Jiang family, he can not only win the hearts of the people, but also gain Jiang Li's loyalty.

Even so, ever since the people and court officials knew that Xie Jingchi was the Canglang King, he had already been supported by the people.

Xie Jingchi grabbed Shen Shuyi's hand and said in a deep voice, "What are you thinking about?"

"I think all this seems like a dream." Shen Shuyi said softly. He felt that with a powerful teammate, winning in this life was much easier than in the previous life.

"Let's go. The Feng family will be executed today. I'll take you to watch the excitement." Xie Jingchi instructed Ye Lan who was driving.

Shen Shuyi subconsciously touched her belly: "Aren't you afraid that the baby will be scared?"

Xie Jingchi raised the corner of his lips: "How can my child, Xie Jingchi, not be able to bear the sight of blood?"

The road to imperial power is destined to be bloody and no one can escape it.

Soon, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the vegetable market.

After Xie Jingchi helped Shen Shuyi get out of the car, Shen Shuyi just glanced at her from a distance. Shen Jingzhen looked haggard and had a dull look in her eyes. After being imprisoned for many years, she had long lost her former arrogance. Even when she was about to be executed, she didn't react much.

In addition, there are many young children in the Feng family, which is really cruel to Shen Shuyi.

But the emperor's majesty cannot be challenged and is destined to be paved with countless blood.

She could not change Emperor Qianwu's decision, nor could she be soft-hearted.

The Feng family should have considered this consequence when they made the original decision.

Perhaps he could see that she was in a bad mood, so Xie Jingchi covered her eyes, turned around and left with her without looking at her again.

"What do you want to do with Xiao Tingshan and the others?" Xie Jingchi asked.

Shen Shuyi thought for a moment and said softly, "It's too comfortable to be imprisoned in the Sixth Prince's Mansion. Let's imprison them in the Heavenly Prison until they die."

She wanted him to live in despair, day after day, tortured by regret and unwillingness, constantly reviewing why he lost, and then constantly regretting and loathing himself.

She wanted to make every day that he worked so hard to obtain become a torment, and then make him live in excruciating pain.

As for Shen Jingyu and the others, Shen Shuyi actually felt that they were no longer that important. It was as if even the hatred he had felt at the beginning had dissipated. Perhaps this was how life was. When opponents you once considered strong rivals were easily trampled under your feet like ants, their life or death no longer mattered.

There are so many beautiful things in this world that are worth her exploring.