Song Yue glanced at Song Yao: "I apologize? Song Yao, use your brain. These people outside were obviously sent here after being instigated. If I apologize, wouldn't that be admitting my mother's guilt?"
“I don’t care, we can’t just let them kneel outside and be pointed at and talked about. Let’s appease them first,” Song Yao suggested.
Song Hengchuan glanced at the door and then at Song Yue: "Yao Yao is absolutely right. It's important to calm things down first and not make things worse."
Song Yue rolled her eyes and ignored the two of them. She scanned the crowd with her eyes, then stepped over the threshold and stood on the steps in front of the door.
He winked at Yun Dong, who quickly brought over a bronze gong.
Bang!
The clear sound of the gong rang out.
A moment of silence fell over the room.
Everyone looked at Song Yue.
“The dead cannot be brought back to life, and I understand your feelings. If you want justice, that’s not impossible.” Song Yue raised her voice: “Please register your names one by one, as well as where the deceased worked and what your demands are.”
After a moment of silence, the crowd raised their hands and shouted, "We'll pay with our lives!"
"Yes, a life for a life!"
As soon as someone speaks, others follow suit.
Song Yue's face gradually darkened. After thinking for a moment, she decided to report to the authorities and sent many guards to keep watch outside.
Unexpectedly, this move immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of some people. He stood up and said agitatedly, "What are you trying to do? Are you trying to kill someone in broad daylight to silence them?"
"Yes, do you think you can do whatever you want just because you're under the emperor's nose?"
"Does the Duke of Jingguo's mansion still have any justice left?"
An uproar erupted in the crowd.
Song Yue banged the gong again: "How can you prove that you are related to the person in the coffin with just your words? Why did you get angry when I asked you a few questions? Are you feeling guilty? The Duke of Jingguo's mansion is right here. Do you think you can run away? When the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture come and investigate, you will have to give an explanation. If you insist on causing trouble, you must have been instigated and bribed."
"Yes, Third Miss is right. If you want justice, why worry about a day or two? With so many people guarding the Duke's mansion, are you afraid it will run away?"
A fair remark from the back of the crowd silenced the troublemakers.
"That's right, that's right, this must have been instigated by someone. They might have dug this up from somewhere and put it in front of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion to deliberately annoy people."
Song Yue glanced at the speaker and recognized him. Upon closer inspection, she realized he was Zhao Zhiyan's attendant.
"Who knows if officials will protect each other..."
Before she could finish speaking, Song Yue quickly added, "In that case, I suggest we have the master of the Prince Qing's mansion come to back us up, and see if we'll end up protecting each other."
It's obvious that today's situation was orchestrated by the Prince Qing's Mansion, so naturally she has to bring them down.
"That makes sense. These guards were all personally brought to the Duke of Jing's residence by Princess Qing. Why is Princess Qing hiding instead?"
"I heard that Princess Qing deliberately provoked the princess that day and almost hurt the third young lady. The princess went on a killing spree in a fit of anger."
"I've seen that deposed county princess of Prince Qing running rampant in the street before."
As more and more people began to talk about the Prince Qing's mansion, the people kneeling at the gate gradually panicked, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.
Upon hearing that the Prince Qing's mansion was in trouble, Song Yao was extremely excited: "Third sister, I've just thought about it, and it's true that the Prince Qing's mansion was wrong. We can't let this go so easily; we must protect the reputation of the Duke of Jing's mansion."
The misfortune befell the Prince Qing's mansion, which also meant that Zhao Qingyan would suffer the same fate. If they were to marry into the Prince Zhennan's mansion together in the future, she would have the opportunity to trample Zhao Qingyan underfoot.
Song Yue was well aware of Song Yao's thoughts. She took a step back, making room for Song Yao: "I'll leave such a good opportunity to you."
Song Yao was taken aback. Looking at so many people, she felt a little uneasy and quickly took two steps back, giving an awkward smile. Song Huan sneered, "Why is Second Sister hiding behind Third Sister?"
Song Yao's face turned pale. She glared at Song Huan and then said to Song Yue, "Third Sister has the princess backing her up, so it's not a big deal if she commits a crime. But I'm different. I'm about to leave the country, especially since the other party is the Prince Qing's mansion. If I reach out, others will think I'm kicking someone when they're down."
Song Huan was both amused and exasperated by these words, and put her hands on her hips: "Aren't you now encouraging Third Sister so that she can use Aunt's power to crush the Prince Qing's Mansion and you can reap the benefits?"
Song Yao's face flushed red instantly upon being exposed. She gritted her teeth, not daring to refute. Song Huan snorted and pulled Song Yue, saying, "Third sister, those outside are just people being instigated. Let's go inside. There will be elders at home to stand up for you. What if these people go crazy and hurt you without any regard for others?"
Song Huan's body was still mostly blocking Song Yue's way. Looking at the several people kneeling in front of her with fierce expressions, she felt a little scared.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." She didn't want to rely on her mother for everything.
Song Huan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go with you."
As they were talking, some people had already gone to Prince Qing's residence. While waiting, some people tried to step forward to reason with him, but they were all stopped by the guards.
Soon the Prefect of the Capital arrived with his troops.
"Who is causing trouble here?" the Prefect of the Capital asked angrily.
The kneeling family members kowtowed to the Prefect of the Capital: "Your Honor, we beg you to do justice! Our husband died in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion without any explanation. How are we, the old and young, supposed to live?"
Song Yue stepped forward: "My lord, if the Duke of Jingguo's mansion has cut off their livelihood, the Duke of Jingguo is willing to settle them and provide them with jobs to make a living."
"You killed someone, and you think you can just shut up with money?" the woman shouted angrily.
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