Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

"Everyone, please go to the front yard and wait for orders. You are not allowed to walk around freely!"

A team of well-trained, heavily armored soldiers filed in and quickly guarded all the gates of the mansion.

The servants who had not yet left the mansion were frightened by the scolding. Some of them huddled in place, trembling, while others screamed and ran around.

General Li Ren, the leader, immediately drew his sword and shouted, "I'm ordered to confiscate your property. Don't move, or you'll be executed immediately!"

The servants present all knelt down and trembled as they crawled towards the open space in the front yard. The rest who were running around were also pulled back by the soldiers and thrown into the yard.

The grandmother, dressed in a gorgeous purple cloud brocade dress, stood up slowly with her female relatives and grandchildren, and looked at the visitor with pretended calmness.

The sisters-in-law, who had vowed so confidently just now, were now somewhat timid in the face of this scene, their bodies trembling unconsciously. But they still protected their children tightly and never let go.

The children were all so frightened that they stood there motionless.

Only Shen Qingge stood at the end of the crowd, with a calm expression on his face, staring closely at the officials.

"Report... All the relatives of the Marquis' Mansion have arrived! But..."

I saw a soldier kneeling on one knee with his hands clasped together, looking embarrassed.

"Just what? Say it!"

Li Ren took the tea handed to him by his subordinate, took a sip, and spat the tea stains on the ground.

The soldier immediately stood up, walked over to Li Ren, and whispered a few words into his ear.

Li Ren's eyes flickered, and after a long silence, he looked towards Shen Qingge. He examined her subtly and asked, "Are you the Princess of Qin?"

"Exactly!"

"You are not on the list of those to be confiscated and exiled. Leave immediately and don't cause any trouble!"

The officer in front of him was neither polite nor flattering when he said this, and he seemed to be doing his job impartially. After listening to this, Shen Qingge also understood the reason.

Although she still holds the title of Princess of Qin and is a member of the royal family, everyone who knows the inside story of the Xuanping Marquis's confiscation of property knows that she has committed treason, and the person who sacrificed her own family for the sake of justice is none other than His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin.

Since even the father-in-law could not be protected, it proved that this daughter-in-law was also insignificant. Moreover, if the King of Qin really cared about this lady, how could he abandon her to the Marquisate and leave her alone? It would be a disgrace to the King of Qin.

You have to know that the Prince of Qin is about to enter the Eastern Palace, so the Princess of Qin is most likely a discarded child. In addition, her mother's family is in decline, so she can't cause any big trouble.

However, since she still holds this title, she should be at least somewhat respectful to her. If she makes a mistake and offends the noble, she will be the one who suffers in the future!

Shen Qingge saw through these people's "golden mean" clearly, and she also wanted to make the best of a bad situation. After all, every moment she could use her title of princess to protect her family was precious.

So, she walked out slowly and said, "Don't be upset, sir. I'm just taking a look and not interfering."

After saying this, she gave her grandmother and the others a look that reassured them and told them to stay calm.

General Li Ren frowned, but said nothing more. He was merely following orders and had no problem with the people at the Xuanping Marquisate. On the contrary, he had great respect for General Shen Xiaolin, and the accusation of treason against him was completely baseless.

But so what? His influence was insignificant, so how could he possibly turn the tide? Besides, in official circles, the most important thing was to protect himself. He was just an ordinary person.

So, seeing that everyone in the Xuanping Marquis's mansion had gathered, he no longer hesitated. He took out the yellow scroll from his bosom and raised it with one hand, "Here is the imperial decree! Members of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion, listen to my command!"

Upon hearing this, everyone knelt down.

"In accordance with the will of Heaven, I hereby issue this decree: After a thorough investigation, it has been determined that Marquis Xuanping Shen Xiaolin is colluding with the enemy nation... The Marquis Xuanping's mansion and all property shall be confiscated. All relatives shall be exiled to Lingnan, and all servants shall be sold... This is my decree!"

After hearing the decree, the people crawling on the ground looked at each other in bewilderment. It was indeed as my younger sister Shen Qingge had said. Fortunately, they had been mentally prepared, so they did not faint on the spot.

However, the impact of the imperial edict is still significant.

Grandmother was the first to cry out in grief, her voice mournful: "I, the men of the Xuanping Marquisate, are loyal and dedicated to our country and our people. How could we have colluded with the enemy and committed treason?"

The rest of the relatives could not hide their grief either, and for a while, there were cries of weeping one after another.

Although Li Ren was considered upright, he had a short temper and scolded, "How dare you! How dare you interfere with the words of the emperor?"

He clasped his hands together and raised them to the sky. "Your Majesty is merciful. Considering the Marquis Xuanping's meritorious service in defending the country, you have spared his family the death penalty and imprisonment. You have not given him the golden seal, but have directly exiled him. This is the utmost kindness and righteousness. You haven't accepted the imperial edict to express your gratitude yet. Could it be that Madam Shen intends to take the lead in disobeying the imperial edict?"

Li Ren spoke the last few words extremely harshly, scaring everyone.

My grandmother breathed rapidly and raised her hands tremblingly: "I... accept your command and thank you..."

Then, the grandmother stood up with the rest of the family.

Li Ren didn't say much when he saw this. He said to his subordinate beside him, "Captain Wu, you lead the team to check and record the accounts room by room! Captain Zhang, you lead the team to search people..."

"Wait a minute!"

Shen Qingge stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Although the Marquis's family has been convicted, the women in their household, including the general's widow, are all innocent. How could a grown man lay his hands on them?"

"Yes, I think you are not confiscating our property, but forcing us to die! The women in our mansion are not someone you can insult so easily!"

When sister-in-law Wang Lan said this, her eyes were bloodshot and she was determined to die!

The other sisters-in-law also looked stern, which made Shen Qingge, who was standing by, feel secretly respect for them.

Li Ren looked at the group of widows before him, thinking that a woman's innocence was above all else, and he felt a pity for them. He said, "Take off all the gold and silver you have on you, and don't hide anything. Then I won't make things difficult for you."

Everyone was overjoyed and took off the visible ornaments on their heads and bodies and handed them to the soldiers.

But at this moment...

"Report... General, the treasury of the Marquis' Mansion is empty, no valuables were found!"

"Report! All rooms have been searched. Apart from porcelain and wooden ornaments, there are no jewelry or silver..."

Li Ren was instantly furious. He drew his sword again and pointed it at his grandmother, the tip of the blade almost stabbing her neck. "How dare you hide your property!"

The surrounding soldiers immediately gathered around and drew their swords to point at everyone. The scene was very tense.

Everyone was so frightened that they huddled together, sobbing softly. Grandmother was also obviously quite frightened and could hardly stand.

At this time, Shen Qingge took a quick step forward, pushed the tip of the sword away with his fingers, then helped his grandmother to stand firmly and stood in front of her again.

"Princess, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to disrupt law enforcement?"

"Master Li, I know you are strict and fair, and you will never be partial! But please think about it, the order to confiscate the property has just arrived. Could it be that our Shen family has the ability to predict the future?"