When Zhao Yuanqing arrived at the palace, all the members of the Qin family were there. The Jingzhao Prefecture had already conducted the interrogation and presented the results to the emperor.

The emperor was very angry. As a court official, Qin Qihai dared to do such an immoral thing. It was really disgraceful, no, it was shameless. He had brought disgrace to the court.

The emperor quickly came to the conclusion that Qin Qihai deserved to die and that Wu had killed him and was not responsible.

The same goes for Qin Rui. It was just right that he was killed by Zhong Yanhua, and Zhong Yanhua didn't have to pay with her life.

As for the remaining Qin Da, Qin Wen, and Qin Nian, they knew the truth but did not report it, and assisted the tyrant in his evil deeds. They were not good people either. They were all sentenced to flogging, 50 lashes each, and they would be crippled if not killed.

This is not the end, because the emperor hates this behavior so much that he orders that no one from the five clans of the Qin family will be allowed to take the imperial examination or serve as an official in the court from now on. This move is a decisive move that blocks their way to advancement.

Qin Da and his companions cried out that they were innocent. To atone for their sins, they put all the blame on Qin Zhongwu, saying that it was because he had lured them with the treasure that they behaved like this.

The emperor became interested. "Oh? Treasure? Where is it?"

"Under...under Qin Zhongwu's house!"

Qin Da and the other two were all confident that Qin Zhongwu must have a treasure and could take out some precious treasures from time to time.

The emperor sent people to search the Qin family, and they found some treasures of extremely high quality. The few pearls they found were even bigger than the South Pearls offered as tribute. It turned out that Qin Zhongwu really had a treasure.

Over the next two days, the emperor sent people to turn the Qin family's house upside down, and even dug deep under Qin Zhongwu's house, but they still couldn't find any trace of the treasure.

The emperor was furious. "How dare you, bastard of the Qin family, lie to me! Drag him out and behead him!"

Qin Da and the other two panicked, "No, no, no, Your Majesty, we dare not lie to you! There really is a treasure!"

Qin Da suddenly had an idea. "Your Majesty, that night, Princess Shanzhen also went to my house. Could it be related to the princess?"

The Jingzhao Prefecture also reminded, "Your Majesty, there is indeed something strange about Qin Zhongwu. He has not been found until now. It seems that he disappeared out of thin air. Princess Shanzhen also appeared at the Qin family that night. Strangely, she left with a donkey."

The emperor frowned. Why was Zhao Yuanqing here again? In recent times, this daughter has become increasingly difficult to control. It's as if she has grown a brain and is no longer as stupid as before.

"Call Princess Shanzhen in and ask her."

"Yes."

Just like that, Zhao Yuanqing was called in and asked why she appeared at Qin's house in the middle of the night.

"Father, I can't sleep, so I'm going out to relax."

"Go to the Qin family to relax?"

"No, I just heard the noise and went to the Qin family to see what was going on."

The emperor didn't believe it, "Then what about the donkey you're leading?"

Zhao Yuanqing smiled, "I just picked it up on the street. It ran away from the donkey meat restaurant. I thought it was a bit wild, so I took it for fun."

"What about the donkey?"

"It was sent to the donkey meat restaurant and slaughtered. I guess it has gone to the place of reincarnation of grains by now!"

The clue was broken again. The emperor asked without giving up, "Have you heard that the Qin family has a treasure?"

Zhao Yuanqing was surprised and said, "Treasure? What treasure? Is there such a thing in the world?"

I really don't know. The emperor has given up. So, how could a treasure appear out of thin air?

"How dare you, the Qin family, deceive me! I decree that Qin Da, Qin Wen, and Qin Nian, behead them in public for deceiving the emperor!"

Qin Da and the other two were stunned. Wasn't it just 50 lashes? How could he be beheaded immediately? They immediately ran away in panic, "Your Majesty, spare my life! Spare my life!"

The eunuch next to him scolded him, "You really don't know the rules. You should thank the Lord for His grace!"

You're about to be beheaded, and you're still thanking God for His grace? Damn it!

Qin Da straightened his neck and thought that he was going to die anyway, so he might as well curse before dying and have a quick death!

He stopped kneeling and stood up, pointing at the emperor and shouting, "You tyrant! What did we do wrong that you want to behead us? Qin Zhongwu does have a treasure. You haven't found it because you are incompetent. Go find it! Why are you killing us?"

Everyone took a deep breath. Qin Da was so brave!

Qin Wen's face turned pale with fear, and he tugged at his sleeve, "Stop talking, stop talking!"

Qin Da felt a surge of heroism. "Why don't you tell me? I'm going to tell you! It's death anyway! We haven't committed any crime punishable by death. Why are you beheading us, you tyrant?"

Qin Wen cried, "Brother, please stop talking. There are different ways to die. Beheading is so good. One blow will kill you!"

"Hahahaha, hahahahahaha, good good good!"

The emperor was not angry, but laughed instead. Except for Qin Da, everyone present was terrified. They were not afraid of the emperor's anger, but they were afraid of him laughing. More people would die when he laughed.

The emperor laughed enough and said leisurely, "Since I ascended the throne, no one has ever dared to scold me. Qin Da, you are the first one. Yes, you are very brave, and I like you very much."

Qin Da broke out in a cold sweat, his back felt cold, and he suddenly calmed down.

"It seems that beheading you is not satisfied. To reward your bravery, I will sentence you to death by slicing."

Qin Da was scared this time, and his whole body softened. "Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

The emperor smiled, "Still can't speak? Huh?"

"Yes, yes. Thank you, Lord, for your grace!"

"Haha, if you curse again, I will sentence you to be torn into pieces and then torn to pieces, and then all your nine clans will be exterminated."

"I dare not, thank you for your grace."

The Qin family members were dragged away. Qin Da made such a fuss that he was promoted to the punishment of slicing, and Qin Wen and Qin Nian were beheaded.

The emperor stipulated that Qin Da must be cut a thousand times before he could be put to death. When the execution was carried out, Qin Da looked at Qin Wen and Qin Nian who were killed by a single cut beside him, and felt extremely envious. He hated himself countless times, thinking that he deserved it for being so mean.

The people were discussing this, and someone said, "Do you know why the emperor has granted death and why we should thank the Lord for his grace?"

"why?"

"Because you don't thank me, the Emperor will kill your descendants, exterminate your entire clan, and grind your bones into ashes. So, if you honestly thank me, only you will die. If you dare to curse the Emperor, your entire race will be wiped out!"

Thanks to Qin Da, from then on, all those who were sentenced to death all honestly thanked the Lord for his grace, and no one dared to make trouble anymore. Qin Da could be said to have done a good thing.

Even though the Qin family incident was over, the emperor thought the treasure was just a fantasy and ignored it, so Zhao Yuanqing got through it safely.

Although it was not widely publicized, the Qin family's style of doing things was gradually revealed, causing quite a stir among the upper-class officials.

So disgusting and despicable.

All the relatives of the Qin family were implicated. Engaged ones were broken off, married daughters were divorced, and the wives of the male members were all divorced for fear of suffering the same fate.

Not only that, they were despised wherever they went. In the end, they had no choice but to sell their property at a low price, leave the capital, go far away, and never come back.

This incident also caused quite a stir in the He family.

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