Chapter 1173: Second Young Master? Where is he?!
She was silent for a long time before she slowly raised her head and looked at Zhu Feng. She said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Since the emperor has come up with this idea, he has actually already made his choice."
Zhu Feng looked at her: "What about you?"
This time, Nan Yan bit the tip of her tongue directly.
Blood suddenly gushed out, leaving a fishy taste in her mouth, and a piercing pain instantly spread throughout her limbs.
She gritted her teeth and after a long while, she said, "I only ask one thing of the Emperor."
"What's up?"
"No matter what," she looked up and looked into his eyes, saying, "In the future, I must clear the Jian family of their grievances."
“…”
Zhu Feng's breath sank slightly.
He said slowly, "Of course."
“…”
"This is not only an injustice to the Jian family, but also an injustice to me!"
Hearing this, Nan Yan felt a surge of sadness in her heart, making the corners of her eyes slightly red and hot. She could hardly bear it anymore, so she lowered her head.
Even she would say such words to Zhu Feng in a rage, and she should have been the one who knew him best.
What would the people in the world think?
In this quiet room in the cold palace, after an unknown amount of time, Nan Yan's choked voice rang out: "Okay..."
That night, Zhu Feng stayed in the cold palace.
But this night, there was no passionate entanglement and whispering like before. The whole night, he just held the little girl in his arms, listening to her inaudible sobs in the deep and silent night.
He knew she was in pain.
Although it's hard to say what the pros and cons of this approach are, the most important thing is that they are being unfair to the Jian family. They didn't clear the Jian family's grievances, but hastily put a "final end" to the matter.
She felt that she was sorry for Jian Ruocheng.
That man who was as warm as the spring breeze and bright as the moon always gave her the most gentle smile and the most heartwarming tolerance at all times, but she felt sorry for him.
He felt her tears silently falling, slowly wetting his clothes. After a while, he felt a wet and cool sensation on his chest.
Zhu Feng sighed silently.
He reached out and hugged her tighter into his arms.
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In the next two days, Peking was hit by a late spring cold snap.
The north wind howled, bringing with it a biting cold that raged through the city, making people's bones tremble. The new green leaves that had originally sprouted on the branches were shrunken back by the severe cold.
People were also huddled in thick cotton-padded clothes, their faces gray and cold, their eyes dull.
Only in the teahouses and taverns was there still some warmth.
When people come to this place, they become more lively, taking off their heavy clothes, calling out to each other and inviting friends to come and have a drink together.
After a few glasses of wine, everyone started talking more.
One of them, a middle-aged man in his forties who looked quite prestigious, said, "Do you know? The case of Prince Ning has been sentenced."
Someone nearby immediately said, "I heard about that, too. Speaking of which, how come Prince Ning's case was decided so quickly? A case as serious as rebellion should have taken at least half a year to try, but it was completed in less than a month. Furthermore, the person was executed so quickly."
"This matter is not simple. Before, Prince Jing rebelled and almost forced our emperor to flee to Yue State, but he is still alive and well. How could Prince Ning rebel and be killed so suddenly?"
"You don't know this, do you?"
A young man nearby waved a fan in his hand and said leisurely, "Prince Ning's case has been tried and there are more than 30 major crimes, all of which are punishable by death, especially one -"
Everyone rushed over and asked, "What is it?"
The young man lowered his voice and said, "The Jian family's massacre was committed by him!"
"What!?"
When everyone heard this, they were horrified. Someone subconsciously said, "The Jian family? The Jian family is not the emperor—"
When he said this, someone next to him glared at him, as if to say "are you trying to kill yourself?" The man was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth.
The middle-aged man sneered and said, "Where did you hear this from?"
The young man sneered and said, "Hearsay? You are too ignorant. Not only has the news spread among the court, but there are even notices posted at the city gates."
"We need to post notices for this kind of thing?"
"The Emperor has been carrying a bad reputation for this matter regarding the Jian family. Now that he has finally concluded the trial, of course he wants to make it known to the world."
"Really? I don't believe it!"
As they were talking, some people were already looking towards the city gate.
When they ran to the city gate, they saw many people gathered there, all looking up at the notice posted on the wall. Some people looked down and sighed sadly, "The injustice of the Jian family has finally been redressed!"
"Yes, Mr. Jian is such a good person..."
"Thankfully, the truth has come out."
Many people showed expressions of sadness and relief, and sighed.
However, there were a few young faces in the crowd who looked different. Their expressions were complicated and their eyes were deep. After reading the words on the notice, they all silently left the crowd.
They hurried to the city and entered a courtyard not far from the Jian family mansion. There were quite a few people gathered there. When they saw them coming back, they immediately surrounded them and asked, "How is it?"
These people were all former students of Jian Tongguang.
They were also arrested and interrogated for the commotion at the mourning hall. They were later released after it was confirmed that there was no problem. However, they were still indignant and had been trying to find a way to find out the truth about the Jian family's massacre.
Today, they heard that the court had posted a notice, so in order not to attract the attention of the government, they allowed a few people to go and see it.
Those people came back and told everyone the contents of the notice.
When everyone heard this, they all had complicated expressions on their faces.
After a while, a student who looked to be the oldest sneered, "Prince Ning did it? Is that possible?"
Someone nearby asked, "Brother, are you saying—"
"Prince Ning was rebelling in Changqing City at the time and hadn't even reached Hecheng yet. How could he possibly reach out to Beiping City? This is simply a lie!"
Everyone suddenly realized——
"That's right, how could it be Prince Ning?"
"This is the court trying to whitewash the situation!"
"You can lie to others, but you can't lie to us!"
"We wanted to ask the Imperial Concubine for clarification before, but weren't we also arrested by the imperial court?!"
"It seems the teacher's family's grievances can never be cleared up!"
The more people talked, the sadder they became; the more they talked, the more indignant they became.
At this moment, an unfamiliar voice came from outside the door, saying, "Everyone, how can the Jian family's grievances be cleared by relying solely on the court? The thief is crying thief, do you really still want to rely on them?"
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