Chapter 182: No loose ends.
In the castle on the estate of the Ye family, another fight had broken out and red knights were keeping different groups of people away from each other.
The men whose children had been terminated wanted to throttle the women that had done the termination. Those who had just discovered that their wives had filed for divorce as soon as trouble swept into the family.
The women had no remorse for the actions that they had taken, as longs as they could save themselves from becoming military prostitutes or living a harsh life of never ending suffering in the North or Eastern boarder.
Loud voices were calling back and forth, insults and accusations were flying. In the midst of this chaos, some people were crying. Others were loudly lamenting and cursing Oliver and Blythe, the two people that they considered to be the genesis of the downfall of the Ye family.
Some had resigned themselves to their fate and they were already saying farewell, sharing last words with their children or parents. Those that would live on were making promises, some to live good lives and others whispered that they would seek vengeance. But the adults knew that these promises were all useless. The king would not leave loose ends, on the long journey to the military camp, one by one the survivors would drop dead.
The entire Ye family had around sixty eight family members including close family and extended relatives. They had one hundred ten servants. Most of these servants had been questioned and released already. For the first time, many of Ye’s wished that they were the servants and the servants the masters.
Some wished that they had never been granted nobility. It had turned out to be a curse after all.
In the royal castle, the king made his last declaration. "To compensate the crown princess, the Ye estate will be handed over to her. A monument will be erected in the place where she royal heir was lost in his memory. These punishments are to be executed with immediate effect."
The herald banged his staff down again, the Ye’s were dragged down and taken out of the room. All the members of the royal family evacuated the room and then the nobles followed. The commoners were the last to leave.