Mo Kun knelt in the grand hall, speaking word by word, "It was my own decision to try and stop the two Princes, overstepping my bounds. I ask for severe punishnt from Your Majesty!"
Bai Mowan looked at Mo Kun.
She had no need to doubt Mo Kun’s loyalty.
Even with a sword at his throat, he would never betray her.
Xiao Jinxing trying to use Mo Kun to convict her was simply impossible!
At this mont, An Ning also realized Xiao Jinxing’s intentions.
So...
Was he trying to use this opportunity to strike at Bai Mowan?!
Regardless of his current feelings for Bai Mowan, she didn’t want to speculate on that.
But in the present political situation, Xiao Jinxing targeting Bai Mowan was more glaring than going against Xiao Yanqi.
Xiao Yanqi indeed made a mistake, and Bai Mowan voluntarily requested punishnt. The Bai family might still tolerate this.
But targeting Bai Mowan would undoubtedly make them enemies with the Bai family.
No way, was Xiao Jinxing’s goal today actually aid at the Bai family?!
However, the Bai family army is still in the hands of the Bai family, with most of the military power held by Bai Moyi. Xie Ruotong wanting to use eighty thousand troops to fight against five hundred thousand is almost like shattering eggs against rocks!
Actually, if Xiao Jinxing had truly wanted to seize the military authority of the Bai family army, he should have done so during the war with Beimu Country when he still had prestige in the army, using so tactics to make the Bai family army hand over most of their military tokens. Instead, he chose to let go and returned all the forces to the Bai family.
Moreover, now that Bai Wenwu has passed away, Bai Wenwu wholeheartedly served the nation and was a loyal minister of his generation. When the military power was in his hands, there wouldn’t be much threat to Xiao Jinxing. But Bai Moyi is entirely different. Bai Moyi is arrogant and impulsive. Even before he beca a Great General, he was often displeased with many civil officials, and now, having beco one, he disregards them entirely, allowing no one to infringe upon his power. To put it bluntly, he can’t stand grievances, and if ever provoked, he might do anything.
If Xiao Jinxing were to harm Bai Mowan, Bai Moyi might go to war against Xiao Jinxing for the sake of his sister.
Even taking a step back, no matter how wise Xiao Jinxing is, and even if he manages to take down Bai Moyi and successfully retrieve military power, the Bai family has been a generation of loyalty and deeply ingrained in people’s hearts. If Xiao Jinxing moves against the Bai family, he would certainly earn a reputation as a tyrant, possibly causing turbulence in the court and threatening his regi.
After pondering, there’s no way Xiao Jinxing would truly move against Bai Mowan or the Bai family.
Therefore, today’s affair must be just a deterrence and threat to Bai Mowan, as Bai Mowan indeed has been sowhat restless lately. Xiao Jinxing wanting to temper her sharpness is understandable.
She suddenly began to wonder if Xiao Jinxing was also using this thod to warn the Bai family not to act rashly! Regardless, having moved against Xiao Yanqi is a done deal, and Bai Moyi will naturally have opinions. And Xiao Jinxing is letting the Bai family know that since he can punish without restraint, he won’t fear the power of the Bai family army, leaving the Bai family unsure of what they can’t touch when it cos to Xiao Jinxing!
An Ning thought about many things.
Gradually calming down.
She had withdrawn from the political struggles five years ago, stepped away from the entanglents between Xiao Jinxing and Bai Mowan, those were their matters. Now, she only needed to fulfill the contract with Xiao Jinxing.
In the grand hall.
Xiao Jinxing looked at Mo Kun coldly.
Mo Kun knelt on the ground, ready to face death!
Xiao Jinxing also expected that Mo Kun wouldn’t betray Bai Mowan.
This was rely a warning to Bai Mowan, letting her understand his current attitude towards her, not to overreach!
With a tightening gaze, he issued an imperial edict, "Today, the Princes fought, and the truth is revealed! Xiao Yanqi committed the cri of deceiving the emperor, the cri of great disrespect, according to the wishes of the Imperial Concubine, from this day forth, his prince’s title is revoked, he is expelled from the Imperial Palace, and shall never be allowed to enter the palace again for all eternity!"
Xiao Yanqi dared not resist any further.
Now, he even hoped to leave the palace sooner, thinking that being forced by his concubine mother to study all the ti without being able to play in the palace, was not as good as leaving.
"Mo Kun overstepped his bounds, defied the great moral law, and is sentenced to death, imdiately taken away and executed by beating!" Xiao Jinxing continued issuing the imperial edict.
Upon hearing Mo Kun’s punishnt, Bai Mowan felt sowhat agitated.
Mo Kun was her only wholehearted, loyal person in the palace, and the Emperor killing Mo Kun was like cutting off her arms in the palace. She was sure that after today, the Emperor would definitely not allow her to bring anyone into the palace, and in case of danger, there would be no one to protect her.
She looked intently at Xiao Jinxing.
Was Xiao Jinxing really determined to leave her with not a trace of his affection?!
Xiao Jinxing t Bai Mowan’s gaze, utterly indifferent to the anger in her eyes.
She watched helplessly as Mo Kun was dragged away.
No one could defy Xiao Jinxing’s imperial edict.
Otherwise, she too would die!
She could only endure trendous inner sorrow, watching her person being executed alive.
Outside the grand hall, the sound of the beating quickly echoed.
Bai Mowan clenched her fists tightly, her eyes bloodshot.
"Bai Mowan!" Xiao Jinxing spoke again, his voice icy to the extre.
Bai Mowan looked at him.
"Xiao Yanqi committed a great cri, and as his concubine mother, you failed in your guidance. Mo Kun is your subordinate, yet your lack of discipline is evident! However, considering your many years accompanying in the palace, and the Bai family’s long-term stationing at the border guarding Daxuan for , I am lenient in your punishnt!" Xiao Jinxing looked at Bai Mowan, his aura imposing, "The Bai family lacks virtue, unfit for palace rules, from this mont forth, you are stripped of the title of Imperial Concubine, demoted to concubine, all courtesies reduced, relocated to the Qingling Courtyard, confined to reflect!"
Bai Mowan laughed.
Laughing with tears streaming down her face.
Indeed.
Xiao Jinxing did show rcy.
Had it been any other concubine, they would have long been demoted to servant, or directly expelled from the Imperial Palace, and she was rely transitioned from Imperial Concubine to concubine, she should be grateful.
But Xiao Jinxing!
She should have been the Empress, having endured grievances for years, yet only beca the Imperial Concubine, she accepted it all!
But now, she was rcilessly reduced to a concubine by Xiao Jinxing, in the harem, any slightly influential noblewoman could be made a concubine. From now on, she becos just one among them, her status beneath many, her pride would never allow herself to beco just another person Xiao Jinxing wouldn’t even bother to look at!
Bai Mowan’s mind twisted to the extre.
She couldn’t reconcile with Xiao Jinxing treating her this way!
All she ever wanted was to beco Empress, just to support Xiao Jinxing in ruling the world together, just to ensure the lifelong safety of herself and her family.
That was all she asked for.
Yet Xiao Jinxing ruthlessly betrayed her!
From now on, she and Xiao Jinxing, irreconcilable!
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