NCCnovel Chapter 1949 The Regent Princess is about to faint again
Chapter 1949 The Regent Princess is about to faint again
Shi Yu is a careless person, but he truly loves his sister.
Shi Li was lying on the bed, moved by what she heard, and then she remembered the dream she had when she was in a daze.
"Did anyone visit me while I was asleep?"
"There was only a doctor, and he was brought in by a guard. They brought him in, watched him, felt your pulse, wrote you a prescription, and then sent him out."
Shi Xuan was filled with resentment. He looked back at the closed door and muttered softly, "I've already told you that Gu Jinning is not at our house, but you're still locking us up. You're really sick..."
She didn't dare to name anyone, but Shi Li was still shocked. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand and shook her head vigorously at her.
Shi Xuan really didn't dare to say anything more, he held his breath and closed his mouth.
The imperial guards searched all over Jiangnan for Gu Jinning, while in the capital, all the members of the Gu family, young and old, had been framed, beheaded or exiled, with no one spared.
Gu Jinning's parents were the first to be punished, and both were sentenced to be executed in the autumn.
This was not the first murder case caused by the literary inquisition in the current dynasty. No one dared to plead for the Gu family. Only a few people with conscience secretly hoped that Gu Jinning would not be caught.
Shi Li's family was under house arrest for two full months.
The original owner was very weak. After a high fever, he stayed in bed for more than ten days before he gradually recovered.
It was a rare sunny day, so she went out to the yard to bask in the sun.
Through the high wall, I could hear the conversation of the imperial guards passing by outside.
"Is everyone in the Gu family dead?"
"Except for Gu Jinning who was not caught, all those who deserved to die were dead. Those who could be exiled were all distant relatives who were separated by several houses."
"It's so miserable..."
"So usually you should talk less and do more. It's not worth risking your life."
Only then did Shi Li realize that the Gu family had suffered such a tragic end in such a trivial manner.
The young master who had come to his home in such a bright and glorious manner had his family destroyed in just a few moments, and now he could only hide from place to place.
I hope he can hide well and not be found.
But worrying about others is not as good as worrying about yourself.
After the emperor dealt with the Gu family, he was still unhappy because Gu Jinning could not be found for a long time. His attention shifted to the Shi family. Even if there was no evidence, he wanted to charge them with the crime of harboring a criminal.
With such absurd behavior, naturally there are many people who are dissatisfied.
The Shi family has been a clean family for a century. If they were really dealt with, it would inevitably make other noble families feel panic-stricken and grief-stricken.
But the emperor would never be happy if he didn't take any action.
After struggling for several days, the last imperial edict finally arrived in Jiangnan.
It was still Eunuch Zhao who came to issue the decree.
Seeing the Shi family standing in front of him in an orderly manner, Eunuch Zhao rarely showed a trace of pity and said in a thin voice: "Mr. Shi, at least your children were not harmed. You and your wife should thank them."
The emperor finally decided to exile Shi Li's biological parents to Mobei, but forgave the others.
My father stepped forward and took the imperial edict which seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. His jade-like face did not show much expression, but his fingers that were tightly holding the imperial edict were turning pale.
Exile was an irreversible outcome, but the fact that the three children were not harmed actually made their parents feel relieved.
We made good use of the last bit of time to arrange a place for Shi Li and his sister for the next three days.
None of the main family or the side branches were willing to take on this hot potato. In the end, an aunt from their mother's family came and was willing to take the three siblings home to take care of them.
The mother called her aunt "sister-in-law" and handed over several thousand taels of silver from her dressing box with both hands, tears in her eyes.
"They are still young. I may never see them again in this lifetime. I hope you will have some pity on them in the future, sister-in-law."
My aunt took the banknote half-reluctantly and half-accomplishingly, and promised: "Don't worry, I will definitely treat them as my own children."
Shi Li was unable to fully react until her parents were escorted away by government troops.
She had been in this world for two months and had not done anything according to her own wishes. She was swept up in this era and experienced the separation from her loved ones.
"Dad, Mom..." She murmured as she looked at the figure gradually disappearing into the distance, tears welling up in her eyes belatedly.
Before the tears could flow out, Shi Yu and Shi Xuan protected her closely behind them.
"Don't worry, I will definitely be successful in the future!" Shi Yu's words were loud and clear, his eyes fixed on the direction where his parents left.
In this sudden change, the three brothers and sisters were forced to become poor people living under the roof of others.
The aunt who came to pick them up was the only one who offered a helping hand. She sighed and took them back to her home along with the few valuables left by their family.
Before Shi Li's mother got married, she was also a spoiled daughter in the family. But with the passing of her parents, the current head of the family is just a cousin she doesn't know very well, and it's considered kind of him to be willing to raise her child.