"Thank you so much, my benefactor!"
"Once I find my family, I will serve my benefactor like a slave!"
Several women knelt on the ground, weeping with gratitude. If it weren't for Xiao Yu, they would have all met their demise.
"Get up quickly."
Xiao Yu bent down and helped them up one by one, saying earnestly, "I saved you, not so you could be treated like slaves. Go back now."
Then, he gave Zhao Haining a wink.
"You all come with me."
Zhao Haining spoke to the women, then led them away.
There are four women left.
"You can stay in Prince Xiao's residence, but you will have to work... and you will be paid."
After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he added, "If you have a better place to go, you can leave at any time. The Prince's Mansion will not restrict your freedom."
This is equivalent to providing these homeless women with a job that includes food and lodging.
"Thank you, my benefactor."
The four women were kneeling on the ground. They were all ordinary women and had no intention of eating and drinking for free in the Prince's mansion.
The treatment Xiao Yu gave them was more than satisfactory to them, exceeding their expectations.
Xiao Yu knew two of the four women.
One is Su Yun, who was sold to a gambling den by her gambler husband; the other is a gentle and beautiful woman with a beautiful face and figure, but a timid and cowardly nature.
She wasn't homeless; she was afraid that if she went back home, her gambling husband would sell her again.
Xiao Yu asked her why she didn't go back to her parents' home. Su Yun replied, "A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. Going back would only bring shame to her parents!"
In the end, he chose to stay at Prince Xiao's residence.
The other one is Gu Qingqing. She and her sister were both arrested by Duke Liu, and her sister was killed by Duke Liu!
After Xiao Yu cut off Liu Guogong's legs, Gu Qingqing questioned Xiao Yu and then frantically slashed at Liu Guogong's genitals with a knife... She was a decisive woman who dared to love and hate.
Gu Qingqing is not homeless; she still has parents at home. The reason she chose to stay at the Xiao Prince's Mansion is to repay Xiao Yu.
Furthermore, her parents are powerless commoners, and by choosing to follow Xiao Yu, she might gain the ability to protect them in the future.
After settling in at the Prince's residence, she will go back to see her parents and tell them not to worry.
The other two beautiful women were people Xiao Yu was meeting for the first time. He didn't ask them too many questions and simply asked Yang Niannian to take care of them.
"Your Highness."
Just then, a soldier ran over and said, "I just came back from the Chu family. Bai Can brought Chu Tianjiao back to the Bai family in a grand sedan chair carried by eight men, hehe..."
"Awesome!"
Xiao Yu couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said, "From now on, it's Green Splendor!"
However, Xiao Yu could understand Bai Can's thoughts. The betrothal gifts of over 100,000 taels had already been given, and the Bai family was already full of guests... If Bai Can chose to break off the engagement, not only would the 100,000 taels go down the drain, but everyone would also laugh at Bai Can!
Moreover, Bai Can might not completely believe his own words; he might think that he was being lied to, a divisive tactic!
Therefore, Bai Can chose to take a gamble, betting on whether Chu Tianjiao was a virgin tonight.
"That's interesting."
Xiao Yu smiled gloatingly and said, "Once he discovers that he and I are kindred spirits, Chu Tianjiao's good days will be over."
Then he waved his hand, signaling the guards to leave.
A quarter of an hour later, the guard rushed over again.
"Is there anything else?"
Xiao Yu asked curiously.
"A large number of common people have gathered at the gate, kneeling there and saying they want to see you," the guard said.
"???"
Xiao Yu subconsciously thought that someone was coming to cause trouble again.
The next second, the guard continued, "They've come to thank the Prince. The Prince solved the case of the missing girls, cut off the legs of Duke Liu, and imprisoned and convicted him... The parents of those victims have all come to thank you."
"I see."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu frowned slightly.
He didn't feel that being thanked by so many people was a good thing; these people had all experienced the pain of losing their daughters, and he didn't know how sad they must be.
They are thanking Xiao Yu now only because he found their daughter's remains...
"I'll go take a look."
Xiao Yu felt somewhat heavy-hearted and soon arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
Some middle-aged couples were kneeling on the ground, some were hugging and crying, and some had only a lonely mother.
Upon seeing Xiao Yu arrive, they began to kowtow to him.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for avenging my daughter! If it weren't for you, my Tongtong would have died without anyone knowing... That damned Duke Liu is utterly depraved; I hope His Majesty will have him torn apart by five horses!"
"He should be executed by slow slicing! This wicked man killed my daughter!"
"I've been searching for my daughter for three years, and all I found was a pile of bones, sob sob sob..."
"I beg you, Your Highness, please petition His Majesty to have Duke Liu executed by slow slicing!"
"My poor daughter!"
These people knelt on the ground, their gratitude to Xiao Yu genuine, and their fear that Duke Liu might escape punishment, so they hoped that Xiao Yu would punish Duke Liu.
After all, Xiao Yu had killed Liu Yunfei and Liu Quan, and Liu Guogong was also sent to Dali Temple prison by Xiao Yu.
"You may all get up."
Xiao Yu walked up to the lonely mother, helped her up, and said, word by word, "Duke Liu will not live!"
After saying that, he went to help the second person, the third person...
Faced with these heartbroken parents, Xiao Yu knew that any words of comfort would be futile.
He could only assure everyone that Duke Liu would not survive. If the Dali Temple could not sentence Duke Liu to death, Xiao Yu would personally execute him!
Of course, Minister Wang of the Court of Judicial Review will not let Duke Liu off the hook; he's doomed!
But the parents of these victims did not believe it. Most of them were ordinary people who thought that officials would protect each other and that Liu Guogong might escape punishment. That's why they came to beg Xiao Yu to punish the evildoers.
It took Xiao Yu a lot of effort to calm these people down.
They brought all sorts of things, including handwoven cloth and eggs, to express their gratitude to Xiao Yu.
Seeing their heartbroken expressions and their pleading for him to accept the gifts, Xiao Yu ultimately did not refuse.
It was already afternoon when they left.
"Well done."
After the last person left, Jin Mulan's voice came from the side.
She had arrived long ago, but after seeing this scene, she stood at a distance without disturbing Xiao Yu.
The phrase "done well" refers to Xiao Yu's conviction of Duke Liu, his rescue of the beautiful women, and his bringing the corpses that had died in the mansion back to light.
"You've arrived."
Seeing Jin Mulan eased Xiao Yu's mood considerably.
He was originally planning to go find Jin Mulan, but these things delayed him... Unexpectedly, Jin Mulan came to find him.
"I didn't have much to do today, so I just came to see you."
Jin Mulan's voice was rather cold, but that was just her nature and didn't mean she was distancing herself from Xiao Yu.
Instead, she walked step by step to Xiao Yu's side, her eyes filled with a faint smile, and asked, "I heard that Dean Liu agreed to let Ao Xue marry you?"
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