Anning and Xiao Yuan endured bitterly in prison for about three or four days.
In fact, it's hard to say exactly how long it was, mainly because the prison sees no daylight, making it truly impossible to distinguish the time.
In any case, for those from the Duke Ping Mansion, these few days were incredibly hard, like a lifetime had passed.
After enduring these days, the imperial edict was issued.
The main point was that the Duke Ping Mansion was stripped of its noble title and relegated to commoner status, and the whole family was exiled to the Southern Yi.
When the edict came down, ministers in the court and those from noble families saw that the Duke Ping Mansion hadn't committed serious crimes and wouldn't be executed. Some families who had good relations with the Duke Ping Mansion started to take action.
The old acquaintances and in-laws of the Duke Ping Mansion also started to find ways to get them out earlier.
