For everyone in the Pei family, this sudden holy decree was like a thunderbolt from the sky, destroying them in an instant. Immediately burst into tears.

Pei Zhang was at a loss for a moment, but what happened in his eyes was an unbelievable surprise.

Mrs. Yong'anhou, who was waiting to be given death, was also stunned.

There was no poisoned wine, no white silk, and no beheading.

Emperor Xuanhe only killed the Marquis of Yong'an and spared the lives of the Pei family......

"Ah Zhang," Mrs. Yong'an Hou trembled, her voice trembling: "Ah Zhang, I heard you right! The emperor did not destroy the Pei family, but only let us be exiled to Lingnan. Isn't that so! Did I hear it wrong! ”

Ants still steal life, let alone people?

The Pei family was uprooted, exiled to Lingnan and never able to return to Beijing, of course, it was miserable. However, no matter how miserable it is, it is better than being beheaded!

Pei Zhang's emotions were also turbulent, as if a thousand words were surging to his mouth, but he didn't say a word. After a long time, he let out a low hum.

Mrs. Yong'anhou, who thought she was going to die, lost all the courage she had to hold on, and the whole person fell to the ground like mud and cried.

This is a cry of joy that escaped death.

Pei Zhang blinked vigorously and forced the tears in his eyes back. Respectfully kowtow to receive the order: "The emperor's grace is mighty, and the Pei family accepts the order." ”

With the evil things that Yong'an Hou has done, Emperor Xuanhe, who is ruthless and murderous, did not destroy the Pei family, but just raided the family and exiled him, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it with the four words of imperial grace.

The sixth prince gave Pei Zhang the holy decree in his hand.

Pei Zhang kowtowed again to thank him.

The sixth prince sighed silently, picked up Pei Zhang with his own hands, and said in a low voice: "Father and Emperor decree that the Pei family will have to leave Beijing today." Five hundred Imperial Forest soldiers will accompany them to 'escort'. ”

"Captain Pei, you lead the Pei family to live in Lingnan!"

After the initial excitement and shock, Pei Zhang quickly regained his calm and self-control, and responded in a low voice: "Yes." Your Royal Highness can rest assured that the Pei family has no resentment, and will definitely live in peace in the future. ”

This is Pei Zhang's promise on behalf of the Pei family that Queen Pei's true identity will be buried underground for a long time from now on, and no one will mention it again.

Emperor Xuanhe forbears it and kills the Marquis of Yong'an on the charge of bullying the king, but spares the lives of the Pei family. It can be seen that Emperor Xuanhe did not want this old secret to spread at all.

Smart people don't need to talk thoroughly, they just know each other.

The sixth prince nodded, said no more, turned his head and ordered, and immediately sealed the Yong'an Hou Mansion.

……

Raiding the house and being exiled means that all the things in the Yong'an Hou Mansion cannot be taken away. The Pei family could only walk out in the clothes on their bodies. Soon, more than 100 royal forest guards rushed to the inner mansion of the Hou Mansion, locked all the courtyard doors, and pasted seals.

There are so many pairs of eyes watching, and there are many of them who are the ears and eyes of Emperor Xuanhe. The six princes can't be soft-hearted, and they don't have any thoughts of favoritism.

The Pei family has more than 100 maids and maids-in-law, and according to the practice of exile from the family, these slaves and maids will become official slaves and be re-sold. In other words, not a single one can be taken away.

These servants of wealthy families, relying on the momentum of the Yong'an Hou Mansion on weekdays, live a good life wearing gold and silver. Once it fell, the cry shook the sky.

Mrs. Yong'anhou's eldest maid Bai Wei cried the most miserable, she knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Mrs. Yong'anhou: "Madame take the slave and maid together!" The slave maid is willing to go to Lingnan with his wife. ”

Mrs. Yong'an Hou's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and when Bai Wei knelt like this, tears flowed out again.

The master and servant hugged their heads and cried. The miserable cry was extremely infectious, and soon, the servants of the Pei family knelt on the ground and cried.

Although Pei Jue is a concubine, he was born rich and prosperous. The biggest worry in my life is "what should I do if my father always wants me, the concubine, to surpass the eldest brother who replaced the concubine". He hadn't recovered from the tragic news of his fiancée's violent death, when a surging wave swept in.

Father is dead!

Pei's house was raided!

They will embark on a long journey of exile, thousands of miles away to Lingnan......

Pei Jue has never come back to his senses, and always feels that he is having a nightmare. The nightmare has woken up, and the dark clouds in the sky should also disperse. But he closed his eyes several times, and every time he opened them, the scene in front of him was still desperate.

"Big brother," Pei Jue's voice was confused: "What's going on here?" Why was my father suddenly put to death? Why did our Pei family have to be exiled to Lingnan? What did the Pei family do wrong? ”

Pei Zhang glanced at Pei Jue deeply: "Don't ask anything." We are lucky to have a life back. ”

Pei Jue: "......"

In just two sentences, it is like a basin of cold water poured down. Pei Jue was completely cold from head to toe, from heart to body.

He knows his brother Pei Zhang. Pei Zhang said this, which is enough to show that his father committed a heinous and serious crime. Pei Zhang refused to say it explicitly, which shows that this secret is too important.

Carrying the secret of deep pain is never happiness. Those who don't know can live numbly. Those who know everything have to bear this pain for the rest of their lives.

Pei Jue didn't ask again, but said in a low voice: "Big brother, the Pei family has more than a thousand. There must have been many trivial matters on the way to exile. I will definitely listen to my eldest brother's dispatch. ”

The exiled criminal clan will have a difficult life in the future, which can be imagined. Pei Zhang is the son of the Marquis of Yong'an and the undisputed patriarch of the Pei family. In the future, we must shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the clansmen and leading them to survive in difficulty. He wants to help his eldest brother and lead his people to survive together.

Pei Zhang raised his eyes and looked at the second brother with a resolute face, and a burst of heat surged in his heart.

He reached out and patted Pei Jue's shoulder, and said one word in a short way: "Okay!" ”

Needless to say, they are brothers.

Pei Jue's eyes were hot, he raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand.

……

The six princes did not stay long, and soon returned to the palace.

He Qi automatically asked for help, and stayed on behalf of the six princes.

In the cries of the Pei family's ladies and slaves, the inner house was quickly sealed. Immediately afterwards, it was the seizure of all the Pei family's shops, granges and other properties.

All the stewards of the Pei family were taken away for careful interrogation. Pei Zhang picked up Mrs. Yong'anhou, who had been crying for a long time, and whispered a few words in Mrs. Yong'anhou's ear.

Mrs. Yong'an Hou also accepted her fate, and after wiping her tears with her sleeve, she took the initiative to tell the waiter in charge of the inspection where the title deeds of all the Pei family's industrial granges were stored.

The secret room of Yong'an Hou's study was also opened, and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver tickets were stored inside, as well as several boxes of gold, silver and jade.

Of course, none of these belong to the Pei family now. After the inspection, half of it will be sent to the national treasury, and the other half will be put into the private treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He Qi swept his eyes, called a few East Palace guards over, and whispered a few words.

These East Palace guards nodded slightly, and quickly took the order to retreat.