Chapter 398
Zhou Xin carefully examined the emperor’s face and hesitantly suggested, “Your Majesty, do you think it is too severe?”
As Qin Zhun said, the Qin family sacrificed a lot to protect the emperor’s crown prince position in those days. Both Qin Jue and his wife died in Minzhou, and the emperor could not get rid of them just because they ceased to be useful.
The emperor raised his hand, signaling that Zhou Xin did not need to mention it again, and followed by saying, “Pass on my decree, the title of Marquis of Zhongyi will be inherited by the eldest house, Qin Zening.”
Zhou Xin immediately went to draft the edict, and so, that afternoon, Zhou Xin brought the emperor’s imperial edict to the Marquis of Zhongyi’s Mansion. In recent days, due to the fluctuating condition of Old Madam Qin, Qin Zening and his siblings have all temporarily returned. He also recently took a leave of absence to attend Old Madam Qin in the mansion.
As soon as the imperial edict came, everyone gathered in the main hall to hear Zhou Xin reading the decree.
When the words “this matter was decided by the emperor” fell, Qin Sheng was the first to jump up and shouted defiantly. “For what reason?!”
“I have a younger brother, why should the title go to the eldest house!”
As Qin Sheng said this, she tugged Qin Zezhou beside her, but the latter was already stiff-frozen. From the night his mother, Madam Su was accused of plotting against his grandmother, he was worried that he might lose his title, worried that his mother would be dismissed, and yet … unexpectedly, the situation was even worse than he thought, his father was stripped away from the title and it was transferred to the eldest brother of the eldest house!
Zhou Xin was the grand eunuch, someone who serves and stays beside the emperor so he simply didn’t bother to explain to Qin Sheng, this silly little girl. Instead, after Qin Zening received the order, he smiled and said. “Master Qin…now your family should call you Marquis.”
He smiled and cupped his hands at Qin Zening, “In a moment, the embroidered uniform will be delivered to the marquis’s residence so the Marquis doesn’t need to trouble himself. The eldest house and the second house have already separated, Qin Zhun was corrupt, so the second house’s properties will be confiscated this time.”
“Please do as you wish.” Qin Zening politely said to Zhou Xin while holding the still-hot imperial decree in both hands.
Although Qin Zening did not watch the trial of the three divisions this morning, someone told him of the result of the trial, so he also knew that Qin Zhun was stripped from his title. At that moment, he felt pity. After all, this title was left by his ancestors.
However, it was just pity. If the title was gone, then it’s gone, he was still young, and since Gu Zezhi could earn himself the title of County King, then so could he!
Thus, Qin Zening never expected that the emperor would pass the title, Marquis of Zhongyi to him.
Meanwhile, at this time Qin Sheng was about to go crazy. Looking at her brother, who was quiet, she felt that he was really useless, so she loudly yelled. “I don’t accept this!”
“The eldest house, it must be the eldest house who deliberately slandered my father and my mother for the sake of the title!”
“I’m going to beat the Dengwen Drum, I’m going to beat the drum for my father…”
Qin Sheng screamed louder and louder, looking crazy.
Frowning, Qin Jiu called out the maidservants who were in charge of Qin Sheng’s courtyard, giving only five words. “Take care of young miss.”
The momo in charge was Qin Sheng’s nanny, seeing her felt her heartache for her and hoped for her well-being, but with the imperial decree, the ship sailed. The emperor has given the title to Qin Zening, he was now the owner of the Marquis Mansion, while Qin Zhun was about to be exiled, and with his title gone, Qin Sheng’s only support was also gone. At this moment, provoking Qin Zening’s anger would only be harmful to Qin Sheng and her siblings.
“Yes …… Third Miss.” The momo in charge immediately answered the order, brought a few maidservants with her, and tried her best to persuade Qin Sheng.
Qin Zezhou also left, dazed.
Ever since his grandfather passed away and his father inherited the title, his father and mother told him that he would be the future heir of the Marquis of Zhongyi, and he has always believed that until today!
He felt as if the sky and Earth had been turned upside down.
Qin Zezhou’s mind was in a state of confusion. At this moment, he could not help but complained about his father. Obviously, the family has a title and a rich family business, they could live in peace and stability, so why did his father insist on getting money from the Changying treasury?!
Look what it did now; there was nothing left!
Qin Zening didn’t bother about Qin Zezhou and Qin Sheng, and just personally sent Zhou Xin and the others off.
Qin Zeyu, on the other hand, felt astonished and had to pinch his thigh before he was convinced that everything was true.
“Third sister, so are we moving back?”
The Marquis of Zhongyi Mansion was a place bestowed by the emperor himself, a mansion passed down from generation to generation, and the Qin family has lived in this mansion for decades.
Since Qin Zening has now inherited the title, this mansion now belongs to Qin Zening, so it was reasonable to say that they would naturally move back; otherwise, it would not look right.
“Probably.” Qin Jiu was a bit reluctant to part with the mansion on Hulu Lane, which she personally repaired and furnished little by little, and although it had only been half a year since she moved there, to her, it was already her home in ancient times.
Qin Zeyu was different from Qin Jiu; he was born in Minzhou but he was still young at that time and had no memories of that place. However, different could be said in this mansion, which has his memories from childhood to adulthood. This was his home.
Moreover, once they moved back, he would have a huge racetrack that he could use as a practice area!
The more Qin Zeyu thought about it, the happier he was, however, he could also see his sister’s reluctance towards Hulu Lane and made his eyes darted around before elbowing Qin Jiu, and said with a smile, “Third Sister, if you like that mansion, you can just ask elder brother to make it your dowry!”
Qin Jiu felt that this brat was getting cheeky and wanted to teach him a lesson when Qin Zening came back, not only him but also some imperial guards led by the deputy head, Ren Chenghao.
Normally, when the imperial guards confiscate things, they looked murderous and unrestrained, but today, they were surprisingly amicable that the servants in the Marquis mansion were slightly relieved.
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter the *. However, as long as Marquis’s Mansion was still in place, there would be a way for these servants to survive.
(*once the powerful person loses power his followers will disperse immediately)
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