My elder sister forced me to become a concubine; I was reborn and remarried into the emperor's

The imperial edict deposing the crown prince sent panic throughout the capital. This was no small matter; it was a full-scale purge.

If the emperor wanted to save the crown prince's life, he couldn't simply say that the crown prince was like that by nature, because that would mean the emperor had raised him to be like that. The emperor couldn't be wrong, so the one who was wrong was the person who instigated the crown prince to rebel.

Putting aside everything else, the first to suffer were the late empress's maternal family and the crown prince's maternal grandfather's family.

The once high-ranking nobles had their homes confiscated in an instant.

The emperor resented them for corrupting the crown prince, so all the uncles were dragged out of the five gates and beheaded. After their deaths, no one was allowed to collect their bodies, and they were even whipped.

Next up was the Wei family, after all, they were the Crown Prince's in-laws, so there was no way they could escape it.

The only saving grace was that the emperor, mindful of Wei Rongxuan's loyalty over the years, did not sentence him to death, nor did he subject him to the humiliation that other families had suffered.

All the men were exiled to Ningguta, while the women were reduced to commoners and all their property was confiscated.

As for others who had dealings with the Crown Prince, those who were undoubtedly his cronies, such as Gong Hui, were directly executed along with their entire families. Those with ambiguous relationships but who were not involved in much of the affair were also punished with confiscation of their property and removal from their official posts. Not a single one of those who kowtowed and knelt before the Crown Prince in the main hall that day escaped punishment.

Wei Mingzhao died, and Wei Nanxun returned to the capital. Before she could even settle in, the first news she received was this.

As the Crown Princess, she was confined to her bedchamber by the palace servants after the Crown Prince's incident.

I heard that she hadn't fully recovered from her miscarriage, and after this blow, she was further abused by the palace servants who didn't give her food or water.

She starved to death, and her body was not discovered until several days later by palace servants who were cleaning, by which time the body had already begun to decompose.

The once arrogant and sought-after Crown Princess has fallen to such a state, which is truly lamentable.

Wei Nanxun remembered that in her previous life, before her death, Pei Yuyan was doing a good job as the Crown Prince, and Wei Mingzhao was firmly in the position of Crown Princess. The Wei family naturally rose in status and became one of the most prominent royal relatives in the capital.

In this life, however, he ended up being imprisoned for life and exiled and his property confiscated by the Wei family.

Seeing evildoers get their just desserts, she feels a sense of satisfaction rather than taking advantage of their misfortune.

She also learned that Jiang Qiongzhi, who was taking care of the Empress Dowager, suddenly contracted a serious illness and was sent out of the palace by the Empress Dowager just a few days before the palace coup in Pei Yuyan.

Her illness flared up to the point that her whole body was covered in red rashes, and it seemed to be contagious. The Jiang family didn't dare to take her in and instead sent her directly to their ancestral home in the countryside to recuperate.

It is said that even if it is cured, it will leave rashes on the body, and it is feared that it will never be able to show its face to people again.

The most talented woman and the most noble lady in the capital have both passed away, but no one cares anymore.

After hearing this, Wei Nanxun was only curious about Jiang Qiongzhi's situation, feeling that her illness was somewhat strange and unnatural.

Pei Ji was far away in the capital at the time, so he had no time to care about the life or death of Jiang Qiongzhi. But if it wasn't Pei Ji, then who else could have taken such swift and decisive action to eliminate her?

Although Wei Nanxun had doubts, he didn't have time to investigate further, as an even bigger problem was looming ahead.

As soon as she arrived home, Wei Rongde looked her up and down thoroughly.

"Such a big thing happened in the palace, were you affected? Are you injured anywhere?"

Even Wei Heyu followed behind her, his face full of anxiety. "Sister, Father has been so worried about you while you've been away. He can't eat or sleep well, and his belly has gone flat."

Although Wei Rongde was very thin, he traveled all over the country and had to socialize and drink a lot, so his belly was rounder than other parts of his body and he could never lose weight. Unexpectedly, due to excessive worry, even his belly went down.

"Father, don't worry, I'm fine. I'm serving the Empress Dowager while she's ill. Even if those people are very presumptuous, they wouldn't dare to touch the Empress Dowager. Cining Palace is safe. But how about you all? Are you all doing well at home?"

This was the reason she stayed in the palace before: the Empress Dowager suddenly fell ill with a headache and had no one to take care of her, so she stayed at Cining Palace to attend to her.

"What could have happened to us? For those few days, all nine gates were closed, and the streets and alleys were filled with soldiers carrying long spears patrolling. Who would believe it if word got out? The capital city, during the day, no one could go out on the streets; it was as quiet as night."

"Later I heard that the regent had entered the city to quell the rebellion, and soon the city gates were opened, and sounds gradually returned to the streets."

Upon hearing the words "Regent," Wei Nanxun immediately sat up straight, his eyes darting around.

Fortunately, Wei Rongde continued talking nonchalantly and did not notice anything wrong with his daughter.

"If you ask me, this Regent is truly capable. He can fight on the battlefield and also govern the country and bring peace to the world. He is truly the pillar of our Great Yan."

Wei Nanxun never expected to hear her father praise Pei Ji.

A thought flickered in her mind, and she tentatively asked, "Father, do you also know about the Regent?"

"Who in the Great Yan is unaware of the Regent's illustrious reputation? Over the years, when I traveled to the Western Regions to do business, people knew I was a merchant from Great Yan, and they even offered me higher prices than those from other places. This was all thanks to the Regent who guards the border."

“The Regent is very capable. If I weren’t incompetent, I would want to go to the military camp and fight alongside him.”

"You brat, you better study hard and stop doing these useless things."

Wei Nanxun's eyes lit up slightly as she watched the father and son arguing together. Her father had objected back then because he didn't know that he was Pei Ji.

It seems that Pei Ji's visit might not be as difficult to deal with as I had imagined.

Just as the family of three was enjoying a happy time, Zhixia rushed in: "Father, elder sister, something terrible has happened."

Wei Nanxun frowned. Pei Yuyan's cronies had all been arrested, and Pei Ji was now in charge of the capital. What could possibly be wrong?

"what's up?"

"The First Madam and the Old Madam have come to our door with a group of young men and women. They are right outside our gate."

Wei Nanxun was stunned for a moment. Oh right, how could she have forgotten about these people?

The emperor was merciful to the Wei family, only confiscating their property and exiling the male members. The female members of the family were not forced into prostitution, and they were actually fortunate to have separated from the family.

This punishment only applies to the Duke's mansion and has nothing to do with ordinary people like them.

Wei Nanxun immediately looked at her father, and sure enough, she saw that Wei Rongde looked troubled.

He hesitated for a long time before looking at the siblings and asking, "Xun'er, what do you think of this?"

She certainly didn't want to care about these people's lives or deaths, but her father was different. After all, Old Madam Wei was his legal mother and had raised him. When the family divided their property, he had already said that he would definitely help if there was anything he could do to help.

Unexpectedly, my words came true, and I soon needed their help.

Seeing her sister's predicament, Wei Heyu spoke up, "Father, please don't make things difficult for my sister. They drove us out of the manor and spoke ill of her. If you want to help them, I will be the first to disagree."

Wei Nanxun felt a warmth in her heart; at least her love for her younger brother hadn't been in vain.

“I know all that, but she was still your grandmother…”

Before he could finish speaking, someone rushed in from outside: "Master, something terrible has happened! The old lady has fainted outside the door."