Chapter 458: The End of the Zhang Family
Ayana tilted her head and listened silently. Suddenly, her eyes reddened as she asked, "Why is the Second Young Master's wife so nice to me?"

Xu Nuoyan paused, then smiled, "My mother didn't even treat you as a servant, so what's wrong with me treating you as my sister?"

Ayana shook her head, "Thank you, sister!"

"You are not shy!" Xu Nuoyan smiled with tears in his eyes. After a long while, he said in deep thought: "In recent years, many people have returned from outside the Great Wall. I have also heard some news. During the years when you were stranded in Qi State, the border war was tense. Ordinary people could not afford to send you to Qi State. The other party was able to do this. They must have some power outside the Great Wall. If you ask in this direction, you may get something."

Ayana complied obediently.

Yang Santie and his group left in midsummer. Not long after they left, the palace announced the decision on King Uya and his group.

Zhao Li was responsible for many deaths and was also related to the loss of the Xuanwu Ding. His crime was unforgivable and he was executed in the autumn.

Zhao Yongxian knew the truth but did not report it, concealing the crime for his father, and was sentenced to death as an accomplice.

Mrs. Zhao had died long ago in the Ministry of Justice prison, so the case was no longer pursued.

King Wuya and his minions were all sent out of Qi and driven to the even more bitter and cold northwest wilderness to fend for themselves.

The only one left is Zhao Yuejiao, who married into the Cheng family.

Because King Wuya recognized her as his daughter, to some extent, Zhao Yuejiao was indeed the princess of the Wuya tribe, so it was not considered as deceiving the emperor. Moreover, this woman was confused and brainless. Zhao Li did not tell her all his plans, and the emperor did not want to specifically target her to be criticized, so he just ignored it.

But after the Cheng family knew Zhao Yuejiao's background and realized that all her backers had fallen, they had no intention of enduring it.

Cui Yudie, Cheng Jiaojiao and a group of maids rushed into Zhao Yuejiao's yard and shouted, "Someone! Tie up this bitch for me and beat her out with sticks!"

Zhao Yuejiao was so angry that she shouted angrily, "You can't do this! I am Princess Wuya, who was married by the emperor. Let's see who dares!"

“The Emperor granted marriage? Hahahaha.” Cui Yudie laughed until tears were about to fall. Then her face darkened and she said coldly, “The Emperor granted marriage to my son with Princess Uya. How can a daughter of a small country squire like you be worthy of marrying into my family? Let me tell you, your evil biological father and elder brother have all been sentenced to death by the Emperor. King Uya has also been driven back outside the Great Wall. Now the only one missing is you.

Go ahead and make trouble if you want, I even hope the emperor will kill you too! Hahahaha."

Cui Yudie was fearless and acted arrogantly.

Zhao Yuejiao was so angry that she almost fainted. She wanted to fight with Cui Yudie, but unfortunately most of the people around her who could be used had left, and the two or three left could not cause any trouble at all.

The result was obvious. She was kicked out of the Cheng family, and Cui Yudie didn't even let her take a piece of clothing with her.

Zhao Yuejiao was so angry that she didn't know what to do. She met a man on the way, who gave her some advice. It was like she had found a life-saving straw. She rushed to the government office and beat the drum to protest her grievances.

The prefect got a headache when he saw her. He wanted to hide but couldn't, so he had to go to court.

Zhao Yuejiao was filled with righteous indignation and accused the Cheng family of various crimes. After that, she pulled out her hairpin and committed suicide. When she lost consciousness, there was still a hint of the pleasure of revenge on the corner of her mouth.

Among the crowd of onlookers, Tian Feng watched this scene silently. The servant beside him whispered, "Sir, that hairpin is poisonous. She is dead!"

It was Tian Feng who stopped Zhao Yuejiao halfway. It was also Tian Feng who gave Zhao Yuejiao the golden hairpin and gave her some advice. Zhao Yuejiao knew that a hairpin could not kill someone, so she immediately followed Tian Feng's advice, but she didn't know that there was another secret in the hairpin.

Zhao Yuejiao's stubbornness frightened the prefect and the onlookers. When the prefect sent someone to call a doctor, Zhao Yuejiao had already died.

The Cheng family's bad behavior spread quickly in a short period of time.

Before Cui Yudie had the time to count Zhao Yuejiao's dowry, the Cheng family was surrounded and ransacked by soldiers.

Cheng Dongjiang was stripped of his official title and was never employed again. Cheng Hong and other male members of the Cheng family were prohibited from taking the imperial examinations and were expelled from the capital.

Cheng Dongjiang watched everything he had gained after decades of scheming go down the drain and went completely crazy. He cried and laughed at the same time and died by hitting his head against a pillar in front of the officers and soldiers.

Old Madam Cheng could not accept the death of her only son in front of her. She died without even catching her breath.

Aunt Sun cried and wailed, but she still had a son and she couldn't give up. Seeing that the Cheng family had no hope, she could only ask someone to take away the bodies of Old Madam Cheng and Cheng Dongjiang in a ox cart, and returned home in disgrace with her son and the remaining two loyal servants.

Over the years, she has been frugal in the Cheng family, and for the sake of her son, she has cut a lot of money from the mansion, including the betrothal gifts given to Zhao Yuejiao by the palace. She also cut off many gold and pearls from them and sold them for money.

Because the money could not be seen in public, she did not dare to keep it in Cheng's house, but found another safe place to keep it. Now the money has become the foundation of her life.

The other concubines and madams also went their separate ways and no one cared about anyone else.

When the soldiers were ransacking the house, Cui Yudie took her two children to the Cui family for help. She shamelessly insisted on entering the Cui family's door, not caring about the lives of other members of the Cheng family.

The mother and her two sons knelt outside Cui's house and cried, looking so miserable and pitiful. The door of Cui's house was closed and no one showed up for a long time.

Cheng Jiaojiao was unwilling to resent, "Mother, grandparents are too cruel! We have fallen to this point, even if they are angry, they can't really ignore us!"

Cui Yudie gritted her teeth and said, "Don't worry, your grandmother loves me the most, she will definitely not watch me suffer, just bear with it, we will be able to go in soon."

Cheng Jiaojiao had no choice but to continue to persevere.

However, the mother and her two sons knelt from dawn to dusk, but they still couldn't wait for the Cui family to open the door.

Finally, I saw someone coming out, and it was Wang.

Cui Yudie didn't care about her reputation at this time, and for the first time she gave in to Wang, "Sister-in-law, I know I was wrong before, I already know I was wrong, please be kind and let me come back!"

Wang looked down at him, covering her face with her sleeves, with an indifferent expression, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place, Cui Yudie, the document of breaking up the relationship has been passed through the government office, it's not a joke! You have nothing to do with the Cui family anymore! Father and mother will never see you again!
But for the sake of our past friendship, I can still give you some silver. Take this silver and leave the city as soon as possible. Don't wait until the officials drive you away, that would be even more embarrassing!"

"I don't want the silver! I don't want the silver! I want to see my father and mother! They will never be so cruel!" Cui Yudie pushed the silver away emotionally.

Cheng Jiaojiao was quick to grab the bag of silver. Nothing was more practical than the silver now.

Wang sneered, "Look, you are not as sensible as a child! Cui Yudie, remember, you have nothing now! All you have is a pair of children. If you work hard and take this money to leave the capital, you can find a village to buy a few acres of thin land and live a good life. If you can't let it go, even gods can't help you! That's all I have to say, take care of yourself!"


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