Chapter 91: Pleading for the People
The eldest prince was stunned. Although Yan Fengxiao had mentioned this before, he didn't believe it!
It is said that someone saved Yan Qinghao, but who else could it be?
Except for Yan Qinghao, the rest of the people were definitely sent by Princess Su!
"You said this body belongs to Marquis Dingyuan, right?"
Just as the eldest prince raised his doubts.
Suddenly a female voice came from behind.
The woman's voice was a little sad and forbearing.
"I can testify to that."
After Qin Mingzhu said this, she squeezed out from the crowd at the back.
The onlookers, including some guards, also recognized who Qin Mingzhu was.
The affairs of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion have been a hot topic recently, and a lot of after-dinner gossip has been circulating.
First, the old lady in the mansion was bitten to death by a dog, and then the second lady hanged herself, and the new lady was forced to leave the house...
Yes, that’s what’s being said outside.
Even when Qin Mingzhu took out the divorce agreement, she still attracted a lot of sympathy from people. After all, she was a widow who had just given birth to a posthumous child. Widows are always surrounded by gossip, and with a mother-in-law like Old Lady Yan who was difficult to get along with, everyone thought she was being kicked out of the house.
"I am the ex-wife of Dingyuan Marquis Yan Qinghao, and I can prove that this body is his!"
Qin Mingzhu's eyes were bright and her voice was firm.
The eldest prince Yan Xuanjing frowned slightly. He didn't expect that someone would be so bold as to come up to him in any occasion.
He narrowed his eyes, as if trying to use his authority to oppress Qin Mingzhu: "What do you have to prove it?"
Qin Mingzhu pointed at the corpse's hand and said, "The ring on his hand was passed down from the old marquis. It's a family heirloom of the Yan family. This can prove his identity."
Yan Xuanjing deliberately said, "Marquis Dingyuan died on the battlefield a long time ago, yet his body appeared here today. Doesn't this mean that he was guilty of deceiving the emperor?"
He made a big deal of this matter not to deal with Yan Qinghao, who was already dead and worthless.
He just wanted to use this incident to threaten Yan Fengxiao!
With so many people dying inexplicably, Yan Fengxiao must at least give an explanation and give everyone a reason to kill these people.
Regarding the group of people who disappeared in the United Northern Frontier Kingdom, everyone already knew clearly who these people were and what their identities were.
They just tacitly agreed not to argue and spoke directly.
But what Yan Xuanjing didn't expect was that he wanted to make a big fuss, and Qin Mingzhu and Yan Fengxiao also wanted to.
It's just that the two parties have different goals.
The Emperor of Southern Yan was concerned about their past relationship, but Qin Mingzhu did not want the Marquis' Mansion to have an easy time. Now that it has come to this, they must cut the weeds and eradicate them completely to prevent future troubles!
Qin Mingzhu's eyes flushed slightly. She raised her head and said, "Although I have left the Marquis' Mansion, I still want to uncover the various crimes of my ex-husband, Marquis Dingyuan. It's not unfair for Governor Yan to kill him!"
Yan Xuanjing frowned.
"What do you mean by that?"
Qin Mingzhu said, "Dingyuan Marquis Yan Qinghao led an entire army of 50,000 soldiers to be annihilated, leaving him the only survivor. He fled far away and became a deserter, which is already a crime of deceiving the emperor. He also teamed up with the rebels to escape from prison, which is even more suspected of treason. Although I am a woman, I am the daughter of a general. My father, Qin Heng, was once a great general who fought for Southern Yan his entire life. How could I allow my husband to be such a coward?"
She paused and spoke a little louder.
"So, I've already divorced him and drawn a clear line between us. I also want to seek justice for the 50,000 soldiers who followed and believed in him. I'll hand his body over to the families of all the soldiers he indirectly killed, and let them do whatever they want with it!"
Her voice carried far away.
Echoing back and forth in the alley.
And since some time ago, more and more people have surrounded the place from outside.
Yan Xuanjing heard faint cries coming from all around.
Those sounds were suppressed at first, but gradually became more and more obvious...
He was stunned, looking at the current scene, always feeling that something was wrong.
What was he doing here today? It wasn't to find the murderer of Princess Su, or... to make Yan Fengxiao confess his guilt!
Yan Qinghao and Princess Su must have been together last night. He died here, and Princess Su's body must not be far away. Yan Fengxiao admitted that he was the one who killed Yan Qinghao...
As a result, how did it become a criticism meeting of Yan Qinghao?
"Marquis Dingyuan's matter is not important. The most important thing now is to find the whereabouts of the Princess of Northern Frontier!"
Qin Mingzhu was slightly stunned and looked at the eldest prince in disbelief.
"Your Highness, how can this matter be unimportant? The families of fifty thousand soldiers are outside. Who will give them an explanation?"
Yan Xuanjing's expression instantly turned cold.
He had never seen a woman in the harem who was so courageous.
"Someone, take her away!"
At this moment, Yan Fengxiao stepped forward and blocked the imperial guards who wanted to capture Qin Mingzhu.
He opened his mouth slightly, his eyes sharp, "She is a witness. What does Your Highness intend to do with her? Now that the people know that Marquis Dingyuan faked his death, this matter should be reported to the Emperor immediately. Let His Majesty make the final decision and appease the people."
"you……"
Yan Xuanjing felt unwilling.
He felt like he was being tricked!
The arrangement is clear...
The envoys from the Northern Frontier looked at the eldest prince, then looked at Yan Fengxiao, who was intact and unaffected at all, and they always felt that something was wrong.
The old imperial teacher said in a mournful voice: "Your Highness, this matter..."
Before he could finish his words, Yan Fengxiao interrupted him: "Why, you from the Northern Frontier are planning to interfere in the affairs of Southern Yan?"
Qin Mingzhu looked at the envoys from the northern border with hatred.
"My soldiers of Southern Yan died at the hands of you, the people from the Northern Frontier!"
Her words seemed to ignite a powder keg.
The people who were watching the excitement outside all had red eyes when they heard the three words "people from Northern Frontier".
I don't know who it was, but someone in the crowd behind threw a stone into the room.
The stone hit the old national teacher's head accurately, and a trail of blood flowed down instantly.
"ah!"
"Master, be careful..."
Several younger envoys from the Northern Frontier rushed over and protected the old imperial teacher in the center.
A moment later, more stones were thrown at the Northern Frontier Kingdom's envoys, as dense as raindrops...
Although the eldest prince was not targeted, he was also affected a little. His face was dark, "Stop it, anyone who dares to attack again will be killed!"
His words did indeed cause the surrounding people to pause for a moment.
But then, the stones were more like a violent storm.
"Beat, beat to death these Northern Frontier bastards!"
"My father died at the hands of these people from Northern Frontier..."
"Kill them, kill them!"
There were even a few kids who secretly picked up stones and threw them over...
The guards around the eldest prince immediately escorted him away from this place. Fortunately, the people around him did not lose their minds and actively attack the prince.
Instead, he specifically greeted the envoys from the northern border.
Things got out of control in an instant, and the Emperor of Southern Yan, who was reading memorials in the imperial study, was also startled by the eunuch's message.
"Your Majesty, this is bad! There is unrest among the people in the capital!"
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