Her answer left Emperor Hongwen speechless.

It seems that what she said makes sense, and it seems that this is not the first time this has happened.

"What about beating the court official in public?"

Emperor Hongwen asked again with a straight face.

"This is indeed what I did, but I also did it for your Majesty."

At this point, she paused and said sarcastically, "Your Majesty, speaking of this matter, I have something to ask you."

As soon as she said these words, Emperor Hongwen immediately guessed what she was going to say, and he could no longer maintain the dignity on his stern face.

It's even quite embarrassing.

"This was an accident. It will never happen again in the future. The gold medal given by me will definitely come in handy."

As soon as he said these words, Wang De suppressed himself and his face turned red.

He knew that the reward was because the jade pendant did not work, so Lu Yaoyao wrote letters from thousands of miles away to complain about it.

In order to show that his stuff was useful, His Majesty made an exception and awarded him a gold medal. As a result, when the gold medal was used for the first time in the capital, these things happened.

It is indeed a bit embarrassing for His Majesty.

Although the eldest princess did not know about Lu Yaoyao's letter of complaint, she heard the conversation between the two and their appearance.

There was also a smile on his face.

I thought with a smile in my heart that since my younger brother ascended the throne, he seems to rarely show such a sarcastic side.

Seeing her suddenly at this time, her memories immediately began to surge, and she recalled many things that happened to the two siblings when they were young.

"You have been more honest with me recently. If you cause any trouble, be careful and I will deal with you."

"It's not like I took the initiative to cause trouble."

"Okay, please step back."

Emperor Hongwen waved his hand, as if he was swatting away flies.

This made the eldest princess next to her smile again, and Lu Yaoyao quickly bowed and left.

She didn't want to stay here anymore, she still had a lot of things to deal with.

After Lu Yaoyao left, Emperor Hongwen turned to look at the eldest princess.

"Sister Huang, was my punishment just now too severe?"

"It's not serious. Compared with the loss of imperial power, such a punishment is nothing."

As she spoke, she sighed and continued, "They were not like this before."

Emperor Hongwen nodded. Indeed, although his two nephews could not be said to be the best among men, they were also talented people. Although they were not very smart, they still did things well.

Otherwise, he would not have given them the positions of governor of Jingzhao and commander of the army of five cities.

But what he did today really made him feel stupid.

"In the final analysis, it's because of the Lin family's instigation."

Emperor Hongwen nodded again. He was also very dissatisfied with the Lin family.

He had also heard about some of the things they had done before, but no one made a fuss. Naturally, he, as an emperor, could not ask about those trivial matters.

Besides, this Lin family is still his imperial sister's husband's family, so they still have to give some face.

"I have just written a letter of union and separation to Lin Hanwen."

"What!"

"Sister, you"

The eldest princess smiled and said, "My dear brother, you know very well why he and I got together."

"Originally, after you came to the throne, I was thinking about getting together and separating. But at that time, the children were about to get married, and it didn't sound good for their parents to get married."

"In addition, he is also relatively honest, so I didn't mention this matter."

"But in recent years, he has become more and more restless, and even ignored his son's reputation and future for the sake of the Lin family."

"What happened this time was that the Lin family was wrong to plot against the Lu family. They handed over the things just as the Lin family said, and they still held on to it."

"If it hadn't been like this, Wanfu wouldn't be like this today."

Emperor Hongwen didn't say anything. He was also very clear about the causes and consequences of today's events.

The Lin family was indeed seeking death. They made a mistake by plotting against the Lu family. After they succeeded, they refused to give in. They deserved to die.

"What are your plans, then?"

"The Lin family cannot stay. Your two nephews value family ties. If you keep them, I'm afraid they will end up like this in the future."

"So, I plan to confiscate my family and exterminate my clan."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen was shocked. He originally thought that he would be an exile at most, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

"Sister Huang, is this too much?"

"No, I know the virtues of these people in the Lin family best. If they are given a chance, they will definitely try their best to stick with them."

"I don't want something like this to happen again today. My dear brother, I'm getting old, and there won't be much time left in the future. I can't always protect those children and grandchildren. I hope you can understand."

Emperor Hongwen was speechless now.

He understood what his imperial sister was thinking. It was true that the Lin family's actions in the past few years were somewhat disgraceful.

Not only did this offend themselves, but it also brought a lot of hatred to the eldest princess's house.

Now that he and the eldest princess are here, those people dare not do anything, but what about the future?

"I understand, it's just my nephew's side"

"I will go and tell you over there, don't worry, Your Majesty."

The two siblings reached a consensus, and not long after, an imperial edict to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan left the palace and landed directly at the Lin family mansion.

The moment the imperial edict was read out, everyone in the Lin family fell silent.

It's a foregone conclusion, and there's no point in saying anything else.

Among those who were exterminated, Lin Hanwen, who had just been reunited, was also among them.

This is what the eldest princess specifically ordered to explain clearly.

She knew very well Lin Hanwen's feelings for the Lin family. If she kept him, her two sons might be led astray by him in the future.

It has to be cleaned anyway, so just clean them all.

The news quickly spread throughout the capital, and everyone who got the news applauded, especially those who had been harmed by the Lin family, and even wanted to set off two firecrackers to celebrate.

In the mansion of the eldest princess, the Lin family brothers felt as if they were struck by lightning when they heard the news, especially the separation of their parents, which they couldn't accept.

That is to say, the limbs were broken, otherwise, they were designated to go to the palace to plead for mercy.

"Okay, okay, the Lin family deserves it."

In the bedroom of the main house of the Lu family, Mrs. Zhao, who was looking after Lu Xiu at the bedside, was extremely happy and angry when she heard the news.

"Yao Yao is still very powerful. Not only did he rescue his father, he also took care of the Lin family."

Lu Mingxi also looked relieved.

"I must thank Yaoyao properly later."

"It's just a pity that I don't know if I can get back the things Zhang gave away."

That is the foundation for the Lu family to gain a foothold in the capital. If it is gone like this, the Lu family will have to go through a lot of twists and turns if they want to gain a firm foothold.

"Ahem!"

At this moment, Lu Xiu woke up.

He opened his eyes drowsily. His eyes were a little dazed at first, but when he saw the people around him clearly, his eyes immediately regained their vigor.

"Madam, Xier."

"Huh, you're finally awake. How do you feel?"
Chapter completed!