Mei Shu took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, handed it to the little girl, and comforted her, "Don't be afraid. Although the Dali Temple Shaoqing is a high-ranking official, justice is clear. This world belongs to the emperor, and there will always be someone who can uphold justice for you."
After Meishu comforted her, she looked up at Emperor Mingzheng, "My Lord..."
She only called out softly and didn't say much. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Emperor Mingzheng knew what Meishu wanted to say. He pondered for a moment and said, "This matter needs to be verified. We can't just listen to her one-sided words."
Mei Shu concealed the sneer in her eyes. If a dynasty is rotten from the root, the root should be removed to eradicate the rotten roots, only then can justice be done to the people.
She sighed softly, "After hearing about her experience, I can't help but feel sad for myself. I also hated her back then, but I didn't even know who my enemy was..."
When Emperor Mingzheng saw Meishu's eyes turn red, his heart softened and he said gently, "If it's really as she said, I will never tolerate it."
Mei Shu smiled bitterly, "I don't want to embarrass you, but it's not safe for her to stay out there now. I don't understand what's going on in the officialdom, but it's hard for her to protect herself out there now. Can I take her back?"
Emperor Mingzheng knew that she had a gentle and kind nature, so he nodded and agreed.
Meishu smiled and said to the little girl, "What's your name? Are you willing to go back with me?"
The little girl was delighted at first, but then she shook her head. She kowtowed and said, "My name is Shui Yuan. I am willing to stay by your side, but the Yang family is powerful and I am afraid of causing trouble for you..."
Meishu helped her up and said, "Don't be afraid. He won't dare to do anything to me."
After deciding to bring Shui Yuan back to the palace, Meishu went to look after the rabbits in the yard. She didn't know how long it would take for her to leave the palace again, so she touched each rabbit, feeling a little reluctant to leave.
"If you are reluctant to part with them, then take them into the palace. I will have someone clean up a yard and take good care of them."
Meishu shook her head. "If you go to so much trouble for me because of these rabbits, you will inevitably be criticized. It's good enough for me to go out of the palace and take a look at them every once in a while."
Why should Emperor Mingzheng care about others when doing things? He made up his mind to order people to bring these rabbits into the palace after returning and give Meishu a surprise, so he didn't say anything at this moment.
Just as they were about to go down the mountain and return to the palace, they heard noises on the mountain path outside the courtyard.
"Sir, their carriage is still there and the people haven't left yet!"
"A bunch of rubbish! They can't even capture a single person!"
Upon hearing the voice, Emperor Mingzheng frowned and looked over.
A dark light flashed in Shui Yuan's eyes as she followed behind Mei Shu. She finally arrived.
The man who came was Yang Congwen, and he was followed by dozens of servants, including the ones who had rolled back earlier.
These people were beaten, especially the leader, the stubborn slave, who naturally made a big fuss about it, saying that the Emperor was just a wealthy businessman out for fun, and how arrogant he was, and he didn't take their Yang Mansion seriously at all.
Yang Congwen immediately brought people over. He didn't necessarily need Shui Yuan, the slave girl. It didn't matter if she died, but he couldn't leave her alive outside, otherwise, if something went wrong, it would bring trouble to their Yang family.
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard with a menacing look, the servant behind Yang Congwen immediately kicked the gate and shouted, "Get out!"
The guards looked at Emperor Mingzheng, but Emperor Mingzheng did not move. He stood in the courtyard, looking at Yang Congwen and his group with a cold gaze.
Yang Congwen took half a step into the yard, and when he looked up he met the gaze of Emperor Mingzheng. He was so shocked that his mind went blank, and the half foot that had stepped in froze in mid-air.
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