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 ...