Chapter 400 Resisting the Imperial Decree

The development of the matter was almost as Shen Ninghua had expected. However, Baili Qingcang was concerned about the Third and Fourth Princes' reputations, so he did not announce to the public about Noble Consort Li's deeds. He simply punished the Lin Family, starting by issuing an imperial decree to announce Lin Yue's retirement and to transfer him back to his hometown. Lin Yue was the Lin Family's patriarch and also Noble Consort Li's father. After that, he directly sealed several places where the rumors were spreading the most intensely and killed a group of the Lin Family's advisors. For a time, the rumors stopped abruptly. However, this was not enough to stop the rumors entirely. Baili Qingcang went on by bestowing marriage to the princes.