Is Chapter 448 really that scary?
As Dongzang spoke, he directly showed everyone the imperial edict from the Empress Dowager. In fact, it contained only a few words and was very perfunctory. It was even obvious that it was not written by the Empress Dowager herself, but by a scribe.
Lin Chun glanced at the imperial edict, and then a thought struck her. She looked up and met Jiang Nuanzhi's gaze. In that instant, as if possessed, she understood the lady's meaning. She stepped forward and coldly rebuked her, "This woman falsely claimed to be carrying the Empress Dowager's edict, and even said that what she had was an imperial edict. The contents of the edict only mention her, Zhao, and never mention anything about sending others to the imperial court. She actually dares to use the Empress Dowager's name to swindle and deceive. This lowly commoner dares to act arrogantly and domineeringly, ruining the Empress Dowager's reputation. She deserves to die and should be sent to the government."
These words immediately caused an uproar among those around them.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuniang's face turned deathly pale. She forced herself to continue, saying, "You, you, you, what nonsense are you talking about? This is the Empress Dowager's decree. That's exactly what I just said. You're saying I'm forging a decree, that's just slander."
Lin Chun raised an eyebrow, feeling ashamed that she had trusted this foolish woman. She had truly been blinded by a leaf; if it weren't for the madam, she would have been fooled by her.
He immediately went over and pulled Zhao Yuniang up: "Such a wicked person should be taken to the government office and given a good beating by the upright official before she can tell the truth."
"No! I won't go! You're being insolent! Let me go!" Zhao Yuniang began to struggle violently, but she was no match for Lin Chun. In Lin Chun's hands, she was like a little chick, flapping her wings for a long time, but still couldn't budge.
"Are you all mute? You saw me being bullied and didn't say a word? Aren't you the Empress Dowager's people?"
Zhao Yuniang was being pulled by Lin Chun, and in a daze, she turned around and roared angrily at the guards.
"Hurry up and save me! Explain this to me! Jiang Pangya, if you dare let your people touch me, I will definitely have the Empress Dowager skin you alive, and your eldest son can forget about going to school! I won't allow it!"
The lead guard initially thought nothing of it; they were just common folk who wouldn't know anything about such things. Their job was simply to avoid offending anyone. But now, seeing the women returning from that house, each one clearly no ordinary person, he suddenly felt somewhat ashamed.
Being ambushed by a child was already humiliating enough, but when they glanced at Zhao Yuniang, the expressions on the faces of the guards were truly fascinating.
"Gentlemen, Miss Zhao is indeed a guest of the Empress Dowager. Please be lenient." The leader finally managed to say this, forcing himself to speak.
"That's right!" Zhao Yuniang's voice suddenly rose: "You'd better release me right now, or you're all dead when I see the Empress Dowager!"
"Heh, this is really interesting. I'd like to see who dares to spout such nonsense!"
The next second, the young princess walked through the crowd and her cold gaze fell on Zhao Yuniang.
Several guards looked over, then their pupils contracted, and they immediately bowed, saying, "Greetings, Princess."
The young princess, her pretty face flushed, coldly rebuked, "Even the current Sixth Prince wouldn't dare to speak so arrogantly. Who are you? State your name now! When I go to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, I'll have to ask you properly who you are, daring to use her name to swindle and deceive!"
While speaking, the young princess took a moment to wink at Jiang Nuanzhi twice, as if seeking praise.
Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but chuckle.
Then he glanced at Lin Chun, who pushed him away and threw Zhao Yuniang to the ground.
Jiang Nuanzhi let the young princess do as she pleased. Sometimes, given one's status, a single word from the young princess carries more weight than ten of her own. That's just how people are, so she didn't need to waste her breath.
Zhao Yuniang clearly recognized the young princess. She was already intimidated by the princess, only managing to exchange a few words with her because she knew her niece would one day be a princess. But hearing her say that even the Sixth Prince wouldn't dare—who was the Sixth Prince anyway? Her niece couldn't compare! Hearing this, she trembled with fear, her face pale, and hurriedly said, "No, no, I didn't! I was just talking nonsense. Please just pretend you didn't hear me, okay? I beg you."
As he said this, he kowtowed to the young princess in one go.
Jiang Nuanzhi, the young princess, Dongzang, and Linchun, who were all around, were stunned for a moment.
In a daze, the group understood each other perfectly. They were actually discussing countermeasures for this very thing with such seriousness.
Well, it's a bit embarrassing.
A strange atmosphere quickly spread.
After a long while, the young princess touched her nose and gritted her teeth fiercely, saying, "Such a scoundrel, if he were in the capital, would deserve to be dragged out and beaten to death with sticks."
“Killing her would be too lenient,” Dongzang said. “She should have her tongue cut out and be taken away to be torn apart by chariots.”
"Tear by chariot." Zhao Yuniang's terrified eyes were filled with confusion.
"The execution by dismemberment, also known as 'dismemberment by five horses,' involves binding a person's head and limbs to five separate carts, harnessing horses to them, and pulling them in different directions until the body is slowly torn apart, blood and flesh splattering, into five pieces," Dongzang kindly explained. "During the execution, some people don't die immediately; only an arm or leg is severed. Even when the head, neck, and intestines are pulled out together, some people aren't completely dead yet. They might still blink."
"Ah! Ahhh, no, I don't want to!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuniang seemed to lose her composure. She stumbled to her feet and tried to run away, but after only two steps, she was tripped by her own leg and fell to the ground, looking terrified as she tried to leave.
In fact, it wasn't just Zhao Yuniang who was frightened; every single villager around them turned pale. Almost instinctively, they took a few steps back, staring at Dongzang as if they had seen a ghost.
Little Baozhu buried her head in Jiang Nuanzhi's neck, but her big eyes were staring at Dongzang with an astonishing brightness.
"Princess, please be lenient. The Zhao family was summoned by the Empress Dowager, and we need to return to report in the next few days."
One of the guards, seeing this, forced himself to bow to the young princess.
Upon hearing this, the young princess turned around and looked at Jiang Nuanzhi as if asking a question.
Seeing that Jiang Nuanzhi nodded almost imperceptibly, she rolled her eyes and said, "Don't blame me for not reminding you. If there is a next time, I will not let you off easily."
Then he waved his hand.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They helped each other out in twos and threes.
Bang.
The next second, Dongzang, who was not far from the doorway, kicked a large rock far away. The rock hit the wall and embedded itself in it, kicking up a cloud of dust. Everyone's faces turned pale again, and they took several steps back.
"If anyone dares to come here to bully us again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Winter hibernation, come back."
Jiang Nuanzhi called out, then smiled and said to everyone, "Thank you all. Thanks to everyone's help, the children are safe and sound. Why don't you all stay for a meal today?"
Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads in unison.
"No need, no need. Dr. Jiang, you've just returned. Please take care of your work first. The child is fine, so we'll head back now."
"Yes, yes, that's right."
Everyone agreed, and in the blink of an eye, they all ran out of the yard in twos and threes. After they went out, they seemed to still look at Dongcang with lingering fear.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
Is hibernation in winter really that terrible?
She glanced sideways at Dongzang, who was holding a huge hammer, then turned back.
Looking at everyone's hurried retreating figures, well, it's somewhat understandable.
(End of this chapter)
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