I have traveled through time, who am I afraid of?

Chapter 1019 The Eunuch Delivers the Decree, Prince Yi's Legs Go Weak

They had just learned that the entire family of former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan had indeed died suddenly in the Imperial Prison and the Shuntian Prefecture Prison!

Hearing the footsteps of the two people, just before they entered the room, Xiao Jingyi hurriedly put an arm across his face, using his sleeve to cover the two streams of tears that were about to burst forth.

Before Jiang Fang and Tong Lian could ask a single question or offer a word of comfort, a guard outside reported: "Your Highness, a young eunuch has arrived from the palace and requests that you proceed to the front hall immediately to receive his decree!"

There is an imperial edict!

Upon hearing that an imperial edict had arrived, Xiao Jingyi was immediately startled!

He had just had the entire family of former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan silenced last night, and today an imperial edict arrived…

Could it be... that his own uncle guessed that he was the one who silenced Zhang Jinyan's entire family?

Is this a way of punishing oneself?

Should I be sent to the Ministry of Justice or the Imperial Penal Division for trial?

Xiao Jingyi panicked!

He propped himself up from the soft couch, first looking at Jiang Fang, then at Tong Lian, and even glancing at Chang Gui. He saw panic on the faces of the three people in front of him!

It seems they think the same way I do.

Could it be... that what I feared most... has arrived so soon?

Does this mean... my path has come to an end?

Xiao Jingyi noticed that his body was trembling slightly.

"You...you tell me...what is the purpose of this imperial edict that has arrived at this moment?"

Jiang Fang and Tong Lian exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with panic and confusion.

The two thought to themselves... that this imperial edict arriving at this moment was more likely a curse than a blessing!

But seeing their master in such a panicked state, if they said that, their master would probably faint from fright!

Isn’t there a saying like that?

It is a blessing, not a curse, but a curse that cannot be avoided!

If the blade is really at their throats, they won't be able to escape or hide!

They can't escape, and they can't hide!

They say fortune favors the bold!

Before they even started planning, they had already considered the worst possible consequences...

As for today's imperial edict...

Of the people in the room, Jiang Fang was the first to regain his composure.

Jiang Fang stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Highness, do not panic!"

Your Highness knows what you are thinking right now.

But judging from the situation... it shouldn't be as the prince thinks!

Your Highness, imagine if our secret were exposed, or if that person in the palace were deliberately targeting you and determined to punish you for treason... then what came today would not be a mere eunuch delivering an imperial decree, but hundreds of Imperial Guards!

Your Highness, please think about it... isn't that right?

But today only a young eunuch came, so I suppose... uh...

Your Highness, you might as well go to the front hall to receive the imperial decree first. After all, it is an imperial decree and you cannot refuse it.

Let's hear the contents of the imperial edict first, and then draw a conclusion!

What do you think?

"Your Highness?"

After listening to Jiang Fang's words, Xiao Jingyi thought about it again... and finally felt a little more at ease.

My legs are weak, and it's a bit difficult for me to stand up on my own!

Xiao Jingyi was, after all, a prince, and he still had to maintain his dignity in front of his subordinates and servants.

Xiao Jingyi closed his eyes briefly to steady himself, then instructed Chang Gui, "Chang Gui, I'm not feeling well, my head is a little dizzy, come and help me!"

It's better to say you're dizzy than to say you're so scared your legs go weak.

How could Chang Gui, who had been standing to the side, not see that his master was afraid?

Chang Gui also noticed that his master's legs were trembling...

In fact, Chang Gui himself was also afraid.

If his master were to fall from power, what would become of him, a mere servant...? He dared not even imagine!

However, I am a servant, and a servant cannot refuse to serve his master just because he is afraid!

Upon hearing the order, Changgui quickly stepped forward and reached out to help him up.

With the help of Chang Gui, Xiao Jingyi managed to stand up, suppressing his panic, and walked towards the front hall.

The eunuch delivering the imperial decree entered the gate of Prince Yi's residence, then went into the front hall, and sat and waited for quite a while, but Prince Yi did not come out to receive the decree.

This was the first time in his life that the young eunuch had come to the Prince's mansion to deliver an imperial edict.

At first, I was actually a little nervous.

After sitting in the front hall for a while, I was respectfully served a cup of tea by the servants of the Prince's mansion, and I drank that tea myself...

The young eunuch's nervousness gradually subsided and disappeared.

Think again about the contents of this imperial edict...

It wasn't a reward for Prince Yi, nor was it a lucrative or desirable assignment for him; rather, it was... a job to collect corpses for Prince Yi!

The family that died was Prince Yi's ex-wife and her family, a family that Prince Yi wanted to get rid of!

Before they came to the palace, the young eunuchs had secretly huddled together and whispered among themselves...

It's said that the death of the former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan and his family was suspicious, and that they were probably... silenced by this Prince Yi!

Since it was this Prince Yi who killed and silenced the people, now the Emperor is ordering him to collect the bodies of those he killed and silenced...

I'm afraid His Highness Prince Yi will feel quite distressed after receiving this imperial edict... uh... right?

That being said, whether His Highness Prince Yi is upset or not has little to do with me.

He was just a messenger delivering imperial orders.

If the imperial edict is festive... then I'll just get a few more coins as a reward.

If it happens to be the content of an imperial edict... well... then it's hard to say. It's possible to make a wasted trip and return empty-handed!

The young eunuch was sitting idly in the front hall when he suddenly heard several footsteps outside, along with two coughs...