Chapter 629

"Issue another decree: Sima Lei is stripped of his title and dismissed from office, never to be employed again, and exiled three thousand miles away!"

"His father, Sima Xu, for failing to discipline his son, is demoted by one rank and fined half a year's salary."

Consort Yue and the Crown Prince were both terrified.

Being stripped of a title and dismissed from office was one thing.

The key was never to be employed again.

This was basically half a ruin!

And he was exiled three thousand miles away.

One must know that in these years, exile

basically had a very high mortality rate.

With miasma, epidemics, and the like, many exiled people might die on the road, or not even reach their destination.

Therefore, it was truly miserable!

Sima Xu was no better off, demoted by a large rank.

He became a regular third-rank official.

His power and status would inevitably suffer a serious loss.

This made Consort Yue and the Crown Prince feel another pang of pain, feeling that the losses were heavy!

It made the mother and son hate Jia Hui even more!

"By the way, where are Ni Huang and Marquis Wushuang?"

After dealing with the culprits, Li Shiming asked with confusion.

Yang Huan's expression was a bit strange: "Marquis Wushuang is currently treating the Princess in the Zhaoren Palace."

"Treating her?"

Li Shiming was startled.

Then, after seeing Yang Huan's strange expression,

and associating it with what "Love Silk Entanglement" was,

he immediately understood how Jia Hui was treating the illness!

His expression was also somewhat subtle.

Ahem, after coughing once,

he said: "Since that is the case, let Marquis Wushuang treat the illness well. Consort Yue, no, Concubine Yue, you may return to your bedchamber later."

Consort Yue: "..."

Crown Prince, Imperial Consort Zhuo, Yang Huan: "..."

That Jia Hui and Ni Huang would get together made Li Shiming somewhat surprised.

However, he did not have thoughts of fear or the like.

It was mainly because Jia Hui was currently too young.

At fourteen or fifteen years old, he was very deceptive.

And although Jia Hui's position and title were quite high, he was far from reaching the point of being the most powerful minister.

Above a Marquis, there were still Dukes, and even Commandery Princes and Princes.

Official ranks also had several major thresholds like associate first rank and regular first rank.

Therefore, he had not yet reached the level that would make him fearful.

In his heart,

even after learning that Jia Hui and Ni Huang were mixed up together,

he was actually somewhat pleasantly surprised!

Because after Ni Huang married Jia Hui, she would stay in Jingcheng for a long time, and then this couple could help him more.

Truly winning Ni Huang over to his side.

Because Ni Huang, or the entire Mu family,

was loyal to the Great Gan and the Retired Emperor.

Toward the Emperor, the relationship was average.

So if Jia Hui could take Ni Huang as a concubine,

in his view,

Ni Huang could be used by him along with Jia Hui.

Therefore, he was happy.

And besides that, there was nothing else to say.

Jia Hui's situation was different from that of the Crown Prince and Sima Lei.

One was the Crown Prince, his son, an existence that would threaten his throne.

The other was drugging Ni Huang.

Jia Hui was neither his son, nor a member of the royal family, nor did he actively drug her; instead, he was currently saving Ni Huang, which in his view was an act of sacrificing himself.

Therefore, there was nothing to blame Jia Hui for.

As for doing it in the inner palace,

it could also be understood.

Expediency in an emergency.

Anyway, it wasn't his own woman.

Anyway, because he wanted to use Jia Hui,

Li Shiming was still quite indulgent toward Jia Hui at the moment.

It was just that what made Li Shiming somewhat unable to hold back was:

"What?"

"You say it's been an hour and it's still not over?"

After waiting for an hour, which was two hours later,

Consort Yue had waited for a long time and was tired.

So she said goodbye and returned to her bedchamber.

However, she soon returned with a flushed face to tell Li Shiming.

Li Shiming muttered: "It hasn't stopped?"

"I listened from far away outside for a long time, and it hasn't stopped."

Consort Yue said with a somewhat complex expression.

The expressions of Yang Huan, Imperial Consort Zhuo, and the others were all somewhat subtle!

"Wait a little longer, it should be over soon."

After coughing once, Li Shiming said.

Then he dismissed the women.

He continued to return to the warm room to discuss politics and military affairs with some civil and military officials.

Unknowingly,

after chatting for another two hours,

Consort Yue came to him again, aggrieved: "Your Majesty, I was waiting outside and it was so cold."

Li Shiming widened his eyes: "It's still not over?"

"Yes!"

Consort Yue found it hard to say that she could have rested elsewhere temporarily.

But she couldn't control herself.

She went to eavesdrop.