"Is everything over?"
"Mm." Yu Nanqing responded, reached out and picked Su Wanyan up from the rocking chair, and walked into the house.
Su Wanyan wrapped her arms around his neck and gently rested her head on his chest: "It's been so long, I thought you would come back soon."
Yu Nanqing gently kissed his hair: "I went to the military camp."
Fu Cheng's matter is only a small part.
Having not slept all night, Su Wanyan felt sleepy as she leaned against Yu Nanqing's chest.
Yu Nanqing gently placed her on the bed and tenderly stroked her cheek: "Sleep, I'll stay with you."
Su Wanyan didn't speak, but obediently closed her eyes. After a short while, even breathing could be heard.
"Oh my god, something terrible has happened...something terrible has happened...what a tragedy...it really is a tragedy..." Fucheng, street.
A commoner was running around in a panic, muttering to himself.
This morning, when the people of the city went out to the market, they passed by the Bai family's house and saw soldiers in black armor carrying corpses out one by one.
At first, the people didn't know what was happening inside, but when they got closer to take a look, they were terrified and turned pale.
Hundreds of people in the Bai family were wiped out overnight.
Because there were too many corpses, the bodies that could not be transported out of the city were lined up in rows in front of the Bai Mansion.
When the bodies were first moved out, they hadn't been covered with white sheets yet. Some were headless, some had their legs severed, and some had their throats slit. The varied manner of their deaths caused the timid villagers to flee in panic as if they had gone mad.
The Dragon Flag Army was personally led by Yu Nanqing. Even the most ignorant people would recognize it. No one dared to proclaim it loudly, or even breathe loudly. They had no idea what had happened that night.
However, no matter what happens, no one dares to mention Bai Jiaojiao's intention to enter the Prince's mansion today.
While the people of Fucheng were still in a state of panic, Prefect Yao Ziying posted a notice listing all the crimes committed by the Bai family in recent years.
Forming cliques for personal gain, bribing officials, usurping power and causing chaos, interfering with important government affairs, and later damaging the reputation of the royal palace, defaming the princess, and committing insubordination, among other serious crimes.
During this period, under Yao Ziying's direction, another group of officials who had close ties with Bai Yixun were arrested, imprisoned, and subjected to severe interrogation.
Overnight, the wealthy Bai family was wiped out, and Fucheng was engulfed in bloodshed. In fear, the people fell silent and kept quiet about their daily lives.
It all seems like a dream now, just like the after-dinner conversations that centered around Bai Jiaojiao a few days ago.
Unfortunately, Lu Jiao of the Lu family, who had once been on friendly terms with Bai Yixun, survived the turmoil unscathed.
Yu Nanqing did not intend to exterminate them.
If he were to kill them all, it would take him a lot of effort to train new officials. When he decided to go to Fucheng, he was still fighting against the East Sea, and he had not yet trained any high-ranking officials in the capital.
In other words, apart from commanding an army of 300,000, he was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of deploying and appointing officials.
Therefore, Yu Nanqing only needs one opportunity to intimidate them.
In Yu Nanqing's eyes, an honest official is a rare talent, one in a million. The collusion between officials and merchants in Fucheng has been going on for a long time. If you really investigate carefully, you'll find that no one has a clean hand.
Uprooting it completely would shake the very foundation of Fucheng.
That was not his purpose.
When Prefect Yao Ziying learned that the Bai family had been massacred, he collapsed into his chair.
He guessed that Yu Nanqing would target the Bai family, perhaps by locking them up, or by threatening or bribing them, or... by finding something on them that would force them to confess.
But no matter which one it was, no one could have imagined that Yu Nanqing would slaughter the entire Bai family.
That's... several hundred people!
In just a moment, Yao was drenched in sweat again.
He recalled the events of last night. If he didn't follow the path Yu Nanqing had given him, would he end up like the Bai family, facing annihilation?
He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, only to find that he was so weak that he felt completely powerless.
Thankfully... thankfully he didn't choose to confront Yu Nanqing head-on.
Compared to the Dragon Flag Army, the city's garrison and the local constables were no match for them.
After the initial shock, Yao Ziying dared not delay. He posted notices, visited key figures in Fucheng, and issued an arrest warrant. Under these circumstances, he did not dare to think for even a moment longer.
He was quite clever; those who were thrown into prison were just scapegoats.
Each controlled residence only returned to its original state after Yao Ziying appeared and negotiated with them.
In this way, Yao Ziying understood his current position even more clearly, and also made others understand that if they did not follow Yu Nanqing's instructions, their fate would be the same as that of the Bai family.
These people were already mentally broken from the torment of the previous night, but now that Yao Ziying had spoken, they knew what to do.
Not to mention the Bai family as an example; they certainly don't want to follow in the Bai family's footsteps.
The people are filled with anxiety, and aren't they just as anxious?
Outside, the wind and rain raged fiercely, but inside the Prince Gong's Mansion, all was peaceful and serene.
Su Wanyan slept until sunset, skipping both breakfast and lunch.
When she groggily woke up, she saw Yu Nanqing sitting in front of the bed, his back to her, writing and drawing on the table.
With just one glance, Su Wanyan was lost in a moment of reverie.
When she first met Yu Nanqing, he was still paralyzed in bed. To make it easier to take care of him, she placed a table in front of his bed.
She handled the affairs of the Prince's mansion at that desk, and she also ground medicines at that desk. Of course, she never missed eating or sleeping there either.
Thinking about it, Su Wanyan couldn't help but cover her mouth and let out a soft laugh.
Yu Nanqing paused slightly, turned around, and saw that Su Wanyan was already awake. His eyes brightened: "When did you wake up?"
"Just now," Su Wanyan said with a smile, leaning against the thin blanket on the bed. "It's rare that you didn't even notice I was awake. You used to be able to hear the slightest sound."
After saying that, his gaze fell on the document he was writing and drawing on: "What are you writing so engrossed in?"
Yu Nanqing put down his brush and handed over the memorial without saying a word: "The Prefect just sent this over. I'll give him a few words in reply."
Su Wanyan took it, glanced at it, and handed it back: "Things seem to be going quite smoothly."
The report was Yao's account of what he had done that day, such as the aftermath of the Bai family's corpses, the investigation into the incident, and the capture of any remaining accomplices.
Of course, Su Wanyan knew that all of this was just for show.
"Hmm." Yu Nanqing hadn't expected to lose this round.
He paused, then added, "I thought there would be some resistance."
The result was as he expected, but the process was somewhat unexpected.
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