The concubine enters the palace? The princess empties the palace and goes into exile with the baby

The next day.

Song Yao was discussing exile with Su Zhen in Chenxiang Garden when suddenly, Nanny Sun came hurriedly into the room, "Madam, Third Miss, Eunuch Zhao is here."

When the two heard what Nanny Sun said, their faces changed drastically.

Su Zhen stood up from her chair and looked at Nanny Sun with uneasiness in her eyes. "Nanny Sun, how many people are here?"

Nanny Sun nodded and said, "Madam, besides Eunuch Zhao, there is also a group of officers and soldiers."

Su Zhen's pupils shrank. She looked at Song Yao with shock in her eyes and her hands began to tremble.

"Ayao, you, you, you..."

Song Yao patted Su Zhen's shoulder and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Mom. Let's just move to a new place to settle down."

Su Zhen nodded slightly, her face pale from the shock.

Eunuch Zhao should have come to read the imperial edict, and he couldn't let people wait for long, so he called Su Zhen to go to the main hall in the front yard.

When we arrived at the main hall courtyard, we saw many soldiers standing densely in the courtyard, each holding a knife in his hand, looking ferocious!

At this moment, everyone in the Song family had already arrived in the yard.

Except for Song Yao and her family, everyone else was so scared that their legs went weak and their expressions were terrified and frightened.

When Eunuch Zhao saw that everyone had arrived, he said in a stern voice, "The Emperor has issued an order. The Song family kneel down to receive it!"

The people of the Song family and the servants of the Song Mansion had all knelt before Eunuch Zhao.

Eunuch Zhao opened the imperial edict and read, "By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Concubine Shu offended the Empress, causing her miscarriage, and accidentally injured the Empress Dowager. She is guilty of this crime and shall be punished with death! Furthermore, Song Changrong's sixth son, Song Shiming, colluded with foreign invaders and raped and murdered the Grand Tutor's daughter. This has now been verified, and I am deeply saddened and furious! I have resolved to publicly behead Concubine Shu, confiscate all property from her family, and exile her to Fengzhou, regardless of life or death. I decree this!"

When Eunuch Zhao arrived, Song Jiaqi and others asked him why he came, but Eunuch Zhao did not say.

So, when the people of the Song family heard the imperial edict read out by Eunuch Zhao, Song Jiaqi's body went limp and he fell to the ground.

There was an uproar all around, everyone looked extremely panicked, and even two timid concubines fainted.

Old Master Song's pupils shrank, and his eyes, looking at Eunuch Zhao, were filled with disbelief. "Eunuch Zhao, is there some misunderstanding here?"

Eunuch Zhao glanced at Old Master Song and continued with a condescending tone, "My two lords, the Emperor, in recognition of your contributions to the court over the years, has pardoned your death sentences. This is a truly great favor. Why don't you thank me?"

Song Yuanbai knelt on the ground and said, "I... thank you for your grace."

Jiang Chunhua, who was kneeling beside Song Jiaqi, helped Song Jiaqi up.

Song Jiaqi, his face pale, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!"

Eunuch Zhao said, "The Emperor has ordered that you leave the capital before dark. If you are even a moment late, you will not be allowed to leave. You will be beaten to death immediately!"

Song Yuanbai was shocked. "Eunuch Zhao, my parents are old. Could you please make an exception and leave tomorrow?"

"Eunuch Zhao, please be flexible!" Song Jiaqi took out a gold ingot and handed it to Eunuch Zhao.

Eunuch Zhao chuckled faintly, took the gold ingot handed over by Song Jiaqi, put it in his sleeve, and looked at Song Jiaqi with his distinct black and white eyes. "Sir Song, the emperor's order cannot be disobeyed, otherwise it will not be as simple as exile!"

The meaning was very clear. Eunuch Zhao accepted the gold from Song Jiaqi and had no intention of giving them any concessions.

So, that ingot of gold was given away for free.

After saying this, Eunuch Zhao looked at the officers and soldiers behind him and said, "The Emperor has ordered the confiscation of the Song family's property. All valuable items must be taken away. No one is allowed to keep them privately. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

The officers and soldiers in the yard bowed in response and went into the backyard.

"Eunuch Zhao, why does the emperor treat us like this? Why should the mistakes made by Concubine Shu be put on us?" Old Master Song's eyes were red and his hands began to tremble with anger.

Eunuch Zhao looked at Old Master Song and said, "Old Master, this is the Emperor's order. We have no choice! However, we just accepted a gold ingot from Lord Song, so we can show some extra grace and allow you to bring clothes. However, this is limited to clothes. If we find out that you brought anything else, don't blame us for enforcing the law!"

Now that the emperor has issued an order to exile the Song family, they are no longer the Song family of yesterday. Therefore, Eunuch Zhao naturally will not give them any face.

Song Yao stood up from the ground and looked at Song Jiaqi and the others. "Uncle, aunt, since Eunuch Zhao has said so, you all should stop kneeling here and hurry up to pack your clothes. We must leave the capital before dark."

At this moment, everyone in the Song family regretted not listening to Song Yao yesterday.

If they had not been so stubborn at that time, they would not have left the capital in such a miserable state today!

The officers and soldiers have already searched the house, and the silver is all in the house. If they don’t bring enough money with them, they will definitely die on the way to Fengzhou!

Old Madam Song stood up and looked at Song Yao, her eyes full of regret. "Qingli, we should have listened yesterday..."

Before she finished speaking, Song Yao made a silent gesture and walked up to Old Madam Song. "Grandma, go pack your clothes first. We can discuss other matters after we leave the capital."

Old Madam Song glanced at Eunuch Zhao. She understood what Song Yao meant, so she didn't say much and followed everyone out of the main hall.

Song Yuanbo and Su Zhen both looked at Song Yao. They were really glad that they listened to Song Yao, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!

Although they had thousands of words in their minds, since Eunuch Zhao was here, they could only swallow their words and leave the main hall.

At this time, only Eunuch Zhao and Song Yao were left in the huge main hall!

When Eunuch Zhao saw that Song Yao was not going to prepare, he walked up to her and asked, "Princess, aren't you going to prepare?"

Song Yao gritted her teeth, took out two silver notes with a face value of five hundred taels from her sleeve and handed them to Eunuch Zhao. Then she took off the gold hairpin on her head and handed it to him.

Eunuch Zhao laughed twice, took the banknotes and the hairpin, and looked up at her, "Princess, what are you doing?"

Song Yao looked at him, her eyes as clear as a painting, and her red lips parted slightly, "Eunuch Zhao, from what you said, I will be exiled too, right?"

Eunuch Zhao smiled and said, "Anyone from the Song Mansion, whether they are family members or servants, will be exiled. This is the emperor's will."

Song Yao said, "Prince Heng and I haven't divorced yet, so I am the Princess of Heng. Eunuch Zhao, can you do me a small favor for me, considering I'm the Princess of Heng?"