Chapter 147

Three days later, the royal edict of punishment from the former Minister of Rites ordered that the perpetrators be executed, including the servants who were involved. Those who were not involved were exiled to the northern border and banned from entering government service for life.

The Minister of Justice accepted the royal command and announced the execution date in three days because they had to select the people to be deported first, so it took some time to sort them out.

Jiang Cheng, who had finished his duties, returned to his usual work at the military camp. Ning Qing had also told Jiang Cheng that it was good that there was no war at the moment, so the country had developed a lot. Moreover, she did not have to be separated from her husband.

Four months later