In mid-June, under the joint treatment of two great doctors of the time, Zhang Mo's injuries were almost healed, and Jizhou also ushered in a massacre.

Although many families may not have participated in the assassination, this time Ju Shou and others no longer opposed Lu Bu's "collective responsibility" accountability. In order to silence the people of the world, Ju Shou even fabricated charges against them, making their death "deserved".

However, despite this, the number of deaths was still much less than before the split, and Lu Bu did not implicate those branches that were split away.

At this point, except for the families loyal to the Tang Dynasty, all the powerful families in Jizhou were completely wiped out.

"My Lord, my Queen, please spare my mother and my brother's lives. They were bewitched by that noble destiny and were distracted for a moment. They didn't really intend to rebel..."

At the Tang Palace in Yecheng, Wang Ding's wife Zhen Rong heard that her family members were imprisoned. She ignored her husband's objections and rushed to the scene with her sister Zhen Mi and several dowry servants to plead for her family members.

Zhen Mi knelt beside him, weeping bitterly. "All of this is because of me. I beg you, Princess, to allow me to exchange my life for my mother and brother. I will be grateful to you forever!"

Lü Bu sneered, "Your life was already counted, but A-Mo saw that you were far away in Jinyang, and since ignorance is not a crime, she spared it. Are you trying to plead for mercy with this?"

Zhen Mi paused in her crying and immediately lowered her head even more. She had not yet married, was a member of the Zhen family, and was on the death penalty list. What qualifications did she have to ask for her life in exchange for another's?

Lu Bu looked at Zhen Rong again, "And you, you know full well whether Zhen Yan is plotting treason or not. This time, A-Mo nearly died, and your Zhen family was among the murderers. She left some assets to your family out of consideration for our relationship, but it turned out to be capital for him to hire assassins. Given your brother's crimes, I will not go too far even if I execute all his clans!"

Zhen Rong was shocked and said in disbelief, "This, this is impossible. How could my brother hire someone to murder the princess?"

At most, he would let his sister replace the princess...

"The evidence is irrefutable. I've done my best for the Zhen family!" Zhang Mo didn't want to argue with them any further. She said to Yan Bing, "Take them to see their families one last time. Send them back to Jinyang tomorrow. Leave Zhen Rong to my third brother, Zhen Mi..."

Zhang Mo looked at her with some regret. When the Zhen family and the Wang family formed a marriage alliance, she wanted to train this smart and beautiful little sister well. No matter which young talent she was betrothed to in the future, they would become a beautiful story of a talented man and a beautiful woman. However, the Zhen family was greedy and always wanted to rely on their daughter to get rich overnight, and eventually harmed this innocent girl.

"Leave Zhen Mi to Zhaoji and arrange a job for her in the library so she can support herself!"

Wealth and honor are achieved through hard work; no one can get them for free. If Zhen Mi could abandon her status as a young lady and work and study hard, she might have a chance to succeed in the future. But if she could not accept the reality of falling from the clouds to the mud, or wanted to make a comeback by relying on her beauty, then this person would be truly ruined.

After hearing the arrangement for herself, Zhen Mi looked up and looked at Zhang Mo in surprise with her watery eyes. If it were someone else, even if they could escape with their life, they would definitely be demoted to the lowest slave, but the princess handed herself over to Madam Cai.

The capital of the Tang Dynasty was moved from Bingzhou to Jizhou. Zhang Mo built a new library in Yecheng and appointed Cai Yan as the director of the new library. Zhang Mo handed Zhen Mi over to her, obviously with the intention of cultivating her.

"Take him away!" Zhang Mo waved her hand tiredly.

"Thank you, Princess! I will never let you down for giving me a new life!" Zhen Mi understood her intention, kowtowed three times sincerely, and followed Yan Bing to the prison to see her family for the last time.

Seeing that Amo was not in good spirits again, Lu Bu leaned over and picked her up. As they walked towards the inner courtyard, he said, "Your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Don't meet with such insignificant people in the future. Why would you bother worrying about them so much?"

"She's not an insignificant person either. Zhen Rong is still my third sister-in-law after all."

Zhang Mo leaned comfortably on him. Compared to riding in a sedan chair, she preferred being held in his arms and felt extra safe!

Lu Bu said, "This marriage was originally intended to form an alliance. Now that the Zhen family is gone and she has become a criminal, she is no match for my Third Brother. Moreover, this woman is clearly feigning ignorance. I think we should just divorce her."

"It depends on my third brother's own opinion. He can handle his wife himself."

"Third brother loves you so much. The Zhen family almost caused you to lose your life this time. I'm sure they won't tolerate her again!"

Zhang Mo sighed softly, "This is the tragedy of women in this era. They can't decide their own destiny. At home, they obey their parents and brothers. After marriage, they obey their husbands. Once they lose the support of one of them, they are like duckweed in the water, forced to drift with the current! But my third brother is a man. Even if he divorces her, he won't leave her alive or dead."

The two returned to the inner courtyard. Zhang Mo drank a bowl of blood-replenishing medicine and just lay down when she heard the conversation between Zhang Chunhua and the guard outside the door.

"There's a man outside who calls himself Guo Jia from Yingchuan asking to see you. He says he has something urgent to discuss with the princess. Madam Zhang, why don't you go in and inform her?" This was the voice of the security guard.

"The princess has just laid down, you ask him to wait in front!"

"Yes!"

After hearing Zhang Chunhua send the guard away, Zhang Mo sat up from the couch and asked Lü Bu, "Did you just mention Guo Jia from Yingchuan? Did I hear correctly?"

"You heard right, it's that guy!" Lu Bu asked her to lie down and covered her with the quilt. "You go to sleep first, I'll go check up front."

"Let's go together. He's an important advisor to Cao Cao after all. It's a bit strange that he came here asking for an audience without even sending a visiting card!"

"You haven't recovered yet, don't overwork yourself!"

Zhang Mo sat up and put on her shoes. "It's okay, I just met someone!"

The two returned to the front yard and saw a young man in his twenties standing at the door of the living room. He was wearing a very simple brown suit, his body was dirty, and his hair was a little messy. He didn't look like the elegant Guo Fengxiao as rumored.

The man paced anxiously at the door. Upon seeing Lü Bu and the others, his face lit up with joy. He quickly walked over and bowed, "I am Guo Qian, a servant of Yingchuan Guo Fengxiao. I greet the King of Tang and his wife!"

After hearing his self-introduction, Lu Bu's face suddenly turned cold. He was just a servant. Who gave him the face to let him and his wife come to see him specially?

After Guo Qian finished his greetings, he quickly explained, "I'm pretending to be the head of the family and asking for an audience. I'm forced to do so. I beg the king and princess to forgive me!"

Zhang Mo could understand his behavior. If he hadn't brought up Guo Jia's name, he wouldn't even be able to get close to the palace, let alone meet them. The reason why the palace guards passed the message to him was not only because Guo Jia was an important figure in Cao's camp, but also because Lu Bu had sent people to look for Guo Jia for many years. As the gatekeeper of the Tang Palace, he naturally had to pass the message to the person his king wanted to see.

"Why did you come to see me under a false name?" Zhang Mo asked.

Guo Qian bent his legs and knelt outside the door, crying, "I dare to ask the princess to save my son!"

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