When we arrived at the front hall, we found a corner to sit down. The wives of officials and their daughters and daughters-in-law had already arrived for the banquet.

The women of each family were either sitting or standing, talking loudly or discussing poetry with their heads down.

Jiang Yue took Xiao Zhu to sit down and started eating the pastries on the table.

Hmm~ This pastry is from one of the shops she bought. It tastes good. It can be made so early. It seems to be the Jiang family’s own industry.

He also gave a few to Xiao Zhu, and the master and servant ate them secretly like little squirrels.

The pastries on the table were originally for the ladies, so no one said anything when she sat here and ate.

But her face was too recognizable, and even though she was wearing old clothes, many people still glanced at her.

Jiang Yue ignored him completely, not knowing when the imperial edict would arrive, so she decided to eat first.

If I were locked up with everyone in the Jiang family at night, it would be inconvenient to have something to eat with Xiao Zhu.

Finally, at eleven o'clock in the morning, Jiang Xing walked into the main hall slowly and elegantly under the attention of everyone.

Kneeling on the futon, the empress hired by the Jiang family was saying auspicious words, and a little maid next to him was holding a mahogany box containing an exquisite white jade hairpin.

This was something Jiang Dongyi had sent back at full speed to celebrate his youngest daughter's coming-of-age ceremony.

What a pity~

All the ladies and young ladies gathered around Jiang Xing, and blessings came out of their mouths like they were free.

Jiang Yue pulled Xiao Zhu to sit in the corner and devoured the delicious food that had just been served, including Eight Treasure Duck, Dongpo Pork, Pan-fried Yellow Sparrow, etc.

This chef is different. As long as he has the ingredients, he can make any kind of delicious food.

Just as the two of them had finished their meal, they heard a commotion outside.

coming!

The ladies stood there and looked outside the door. Suddenly, the servants and male guests in the outer courtyard were driven in by the imperial guards.

The ladies screamed in surprise, and Jiang Yue quickly cleared the banquet tables that had not been touched while no one was paying attention.

He put all the pastries into the space and stood in the corner with Xiao Zhu.

"Move aside, move aside, the imperial edict has arrived! All members of the Jiang family must obey it!" The white-faced and beardless eunuch walked into the courtyard with his head held high, holding a yellow imperial edict.

All the male and female members of the Jiang family knelt on the ground to listen to the order, and the guests stood on both sides and did not dare to move.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Yellow Emperor proclaims: General Jiangdong Yi, the great guardian of the nation, has colluded with foreign invaders and betrayed his country for personal gain. This has now been proven true. I am deeply saddened and furious. I hereby order the entire family to be implicated. Since Wang Zi is young and a descendant of a military family, I hereby grant him the privilege of exile in the wilds of Lingnan. Never again shall this matter be mentioned. I decree!"

As soon as the imperial edict came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.

The old lady suddenly stood up, leaning on her cane, and shouted loudly, "Impossible! My son can't be guilty of treason! He hasn't even returned to the court yet, so you can't convict him like this!"

The eunuch flicked his whisk and said, "Old Madam, you don't know yet, do you? Your great general Jiang Dongyi has committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and his body is now buried on the spot in the northern border."

The courtyard was in chaos and the old lady fainted.

Jiang Jinyun supported Madam Wang, and Jiang Xue supported Aunt Zhao, and they looked at the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict with disbelief.

"Eunuch Huang, is this the order from our father? My father would never commit treason!"

Eunuch Huang looked at Jiang Jinyun and said, "Don't worry, Crown Princess. You should just worry about yourself."

Jiang Jinyun frowned, not understanding what this meant.

"The imperial edict says that Zhuo Ci's entire family will be punished. All married women, except those who have given birth, will be divorced and sent home to be exiled together."

Jiang Jinyun shouted, "Impossible! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will never give up on me!!"

In fact, she was also very uneasy in her heart. She and the prince were very loving in the first six months.

But later on, the emperor and the empress gave more and more women as gifts, or as gifts from their subordinates, and their relationship became worse and worse.

Outsiders saw her as glamorous and married into the royal family.

In fact, he was scheming against those women every day, and even had a miscarriage, and he has been unable to have children ever since.

Now the prince hasn't set foot in her yard for two months. Only she knows the pain in her heart.

A young eunuch came in from outside the door. He was the prince's close associate.

Jiang Jinyun looked at the newcomer with hope in his eyes, "Xiao Dezi, did the prince ask you to come pick me up?"

Xiao Dezi bent down, took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Jinyun.

Jiang Jinyun already understood what was going on, but she was still unwilling to open the letter to check it out. Before she could finish reading it, the letter fell to the ground and she slipped.

It turned out to be a divorce letter, stating that Jiang Jinyun had been married to the Eastern Palace for several years without children and was jealous, committing the seven grounds for divorce. Furthermore, in compliance with the imperial decree, she was to be divorced and sent home to be exiled together with the emperor. Her entire dowry was to be confiscated.

How cruel!

Sure enough, men are all big pigs!

Another servant came in from outside, and Jiang Xue closed her eyes when she saw him.

This person is from the Anton Marquis Mansion, and the thing he is holding must be a divorce letter.

The content was similar to the letter from the Crown Prince, both of which proposed divorcing Jiang Xue and exiling them together.

Jiang Xue took the divorce letter, helped Aunt Zhao sit aside, and brought some snacks for Aunt Zhao and herself.

Jiang Yue raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that her second sister was so calm and smart.

At least he is smarter than Jiang Jinyun and can understand the situation.

When you cannot fight, you must protect yourself and wait for the next day!

After the imperial edict was read, the guards began to guard the gate and check the identities of everyone.

All those who were not from the Jiang Mansion quickly left, and the guests hurriedly lined up for inspection and rushed out.

It's so scary, I almost got killed in it while attending a banquet! !

The guards brought prison uniforms and threw them on the ground. "Now hurry in and let the maids check you. Change into prison uniforms! Don't take a single needle with you!"

Jiang Yue asked Xiao Zhu to leave the house with the guests and come back to find her when they arrived at Shili Pavilion.

Then she was the first to rush into the room. The maids would ask you to take off all your outer clothes, leaving only your underwear, and take off all the jewelry on your head.

However, she didn't bring any jewelry, so she simply tied it up with a hairband, changed into prison clothes, and quickly left the house.

Fortunately, perhaps because His Majesty felt guilty or guilty, he did not request a tattoo on his forehead.

Otherwise she would have to find a way to get the tattoo.

He stood aside with empty hands, listening to the disgusted scolding of Wang, Jiang Jinyun, Jiang Xing, and the women of the second house inside the room.

It's already this late and you still can't see the situation clearly. You're really stupid.

On the contrary, Jiang Xue and Aunt Zhao quietly accepted the examination and walked to the side in plain clothes.

The old lady fainted, and the maids took off her clothes and jewelry.

I wonder if when she wakes up she will regret that she fainted and didn’t have time to hide some banknotes.

All the servants in the mansion who had signed death contracts were exiled together, and all those who had living contracts were sold.

The curtain has fallen on the century-old aristocratic family's national defense general's mansion.

Therefore, you must never be greedy under the rule of imperial power. Since ancient times, those who are more powerful than their masters have never had a good ending.

Jiang Jinyun still doesn't understand why she miscarried and why she couldn't get pregnant in the following years.

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