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They rushed over, only to find Zhou Qinggong standing with his hands behind his back in the main hall.

"Greetings, Lord Zhou."

Yin Jingtang forced a smile, but his heart was filled with unease, as if a thousand ants were crawling on it. He asked cautiously,

"Didn't you say it was an imperial edict? What are you doing here...?"

Zhou Qinggong turned around and glanced at him, saying indifferently,

"His Majesty issued an oral edict."

Upon hearing that it was an imperial edict, Yin Jingtang breathed a sigh of relief.

An oral edict is a spontaneous statement made by the emperor on a whim, unlike a formal imperial decree. Therefore, even if it is a reprimand, there is still room for maneuver.

He secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a forced smile,

"Yes, then please, Lord Zhou..."

Zhou Qinggong raised his hand. "Don't rush, the messenger hasn't arrived yet. I've come personally to deliver the appointment letter to my junior official."

Yin Jingtang's face turned pale.

Yin Liuli is Zhou Qinggong's right-hand woman, and the fact that he personally delivered the appointment letter shows how much he values ​​that girl!

Gu Jinyan's voice suddenly came from the corridor.

"Don't worry, Madam, Yan'er will arrange the audience with the Emperor as soon as possible."

Lady Zhen said gratefully, "Then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."

"Madam has forgotten again. Just call me Yan'er."

Gu Jinyan's voice carried a hint of a smile, yet was unmistakably respectful.

Was he the one delivering the imperial decree?

Yin Jingtang's heart began to pound again.

Just as she was feeling lost and uncertain, Gu Jinyan, Zhen Shi, and Yin Liuli walked in.

Yin Jingtang hurriedly went to greet him, his heart pounding with a flustered smile.

"Your Highness, your esteemed presence is truly an honor..."

Gu Jinyan raised his hand to interrupt him, his tone cold and stern.

"I, the Crown Prince, have come to deliver His Majesty's oral decree. I kneel and await your receipt."

His handsome face, which had just been smiling, suddenly transformed into a cold and stern expression, his deep eyes radiating a chilling aura and exuding immense pressure.

This was completely different from the frivolous and dissolute image that Yin Jingtang remembered.

He felt a chill run down his spine, and quickly gathered his robes and knelt down.

"Your subject receives the imperial decree."

To everyone's surprise, when he knelt down, neither Zhen Shi nor Yin Liuli, who were standing beside Gu Jinyan, made a move.

Before the imperial edict, everyone from the Yin Marquis's residence had to kneel and listen, otherwise they would be committing a grave offense of disrespect.

Suddenly, Zhen Shi's disdainful words echoed in Yin Jingtang's mind:

Yin Jingtang, you really make me look down on you!

He frowned and reprimanded him unhappily.

"Madam, what are you two doing standing there? Come over and kneel to receive the imperial decree!"

Yin Liuli scoffed lightly.

"His Majesty has issued a decree to you, why should my mother and I kneel?"

Yin Jingtang's face darkened with anger. "What do you know? These are the rules..."

"I forgot to tell you, His Majesty has exempted the Lady from the rule of kneeling with Liuli."

Zhen looked down at him, her face expressionless.

Yin Jingtang gritted his teeth in hatred.

That haughty attitude he used to have towards her, who is she putting on this act for now!

Gu Jinyan raised an arrogant eyebrow, his voice authoritative and cold.

"Yin Jingtang of the Yin Marquis's Mansion, hear my decree: You have been granted the hereditary title of Marquis without succession, yet your heart is not upright and your conduct is improper. Do not think that I do not know what you have been doing in private."

Yin Jingtang should be confiscated and exiled according to his crimes, but I will be lenient towards you because the marriage between Yin Liuli and Yan'er has not yet taken place.

You are hereby dismissed from all official posts and your hereditary status is hereby revoked. Go and reflect on your mistakes in seclusion... So be it!

Yin Jingtang felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Before the emperor could even impeach him, he had already dealt with him, stripping him of the official position he valued most in his life, and also revoking the hereditary title of Marquis of Yin.

How is this any different from killing him?

What's most infuriating is that he was implied that the reason his title of marquis was still retained was because Yin Liuli was getting married, and this was to save him some face!

Yin Jingtang's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, and only two words remained in his mind:

Finished!

Not only is he finished, but the entire Yin Marquis's mansion is finished!

A series of hurried footsteps came from outside the corridor. Yin Jingtang's three younger brothers and his wife rushed over and surrounded him.

"Brother, what exactly did you do to deserve such reprimand and punishment from His Majesty?"

"Brother, you've ruined our Marquis's mansion!"

"You have no son, but my son is the eldest grandson of the Marquis's family! You've lost the hereditary title of Marquis, what am I supposed to do with my son?"

"How are we supposed to face anyone after this?!"

……

The three younger brothers were furious, and the wives of each household had faces full of complaints and blame.

They attacked him en masse, and the accusations overwhelmed Yin Jingtang like a tidal wave. His face turned ashen, and he was speechless, as if he were drowning and couldn't even breathe.

Yin Liuli watched coldly, a cold smile playing on her lips.

She wanted to see this cold-blooded and ruthless villain, Yin Jingtang, meet such an end!

He has ruined her and her mother's lives for over a decade, and now his most cherished official position and career are completely destroyed.

He finally tasted the bitterness of having nothing and being abandoned by everyone!

"Liuli, I have something else for you."

In front of everyone in the Yin Marquis's residence, Zhou Qinggong smiled and took out the appointment letter from his sleeve, presenting it to Yin Liuli with both hands.

"As soon as the imperial decree was issued, I wrote this letter of appointment and personally delivered it to you."

"Envoy Yin, you are now my right-hand man, Duke Zhou Qing. You will surely achieve great things in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Yin Marquis's residence fell into a deathly silence.

All eyes turned to Yin Liuli.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yin Liuli accepted the document with both hands and bowed in a clear voice, saying,

"Thank you for personally delivering the letter of appointment, Lord Zhou. I, Liuli, will certainly follow you and do my utmost to assist you in governing the Dali Temple."

"Envoy Yin, please rise."

Zhou Qinggong gestured to help her up, his steady eyes sweeping over the crowd, and said with a half-smile,

"It seems that the Yin Marquis's mansion will have to rely on you, Assistant Envoy Yin, to keep it afloat in the future."

A collective gasp swept through the crowd, their gazes towards Yin Liuli filled with shock and envy…

The three families rushed up to surround her and Madam Zhen, their faces full of fawning and ingratiating expressions.

"From now on, Liuli will be the face of our Marquis's mansion!"

"Our eldest brother has ruined our hereditary system; we'll have to rely on Liuli from now on!"

"I knew the eldest daughter was capable; without her, our Marquis's mansion would have fallen apart!"

"Sister Zhen is so blessed to have given birth to such a wonderful daughter..."

……

Yin Jingtang was like a discarded tattered sack; no one wanted to give him a second glance anymore.

He never expected that the daughter he had abandoned would come back and take everything from him!

He hung his head low, his face filled with dejection and resentment.

He's not dead yet!

He wants to destroy everything that brat and that bitch Zhen have gained with his own hands!

He wanted to watch this mother and daughter lose everything, be trampled under his feet, and never have a chance to rise again!

"Father, did you see that? From now on, the Marquis Yin's mansion will belong to Yin Liuli alone!"

As the crowd escorted Yin Liuli and her daughter away, a sinister and cold voice came from behind Yin Jingtang.