"Xiao'er, Xiao'er, are you alright, Xiao'er?"
Seeing this, Consort Chen was very worried. It would have been better if she hadn't spoken up, because once she did, the people noticed her and even gave some of the rotten vegetable leaves that were supposed to be thrown at Yue Zhixiao to Consort Chen.
Empress Dowager Chen had never suffered such humiliation before. She trembled with anger and shouted, "You unruly commoners, how dare you treat me like this! I will have your entire families executed!"
"Ha! You? Execute your entire family? You beast in human form, you don't value our lives at all! Today, even if I die, I'll drag you all down with me!"
"That's right, that's right! If we kill beasts like you, my family tree will have to be split into two separate books for me!"
"Yes! Kill them! Avenge the dead civilians!"
"Kill them! Kill them!"
Yue Zhixiao's actions thoroughly aroused public outrage, and everyone present wished they could kill this beast.
"Gu Yi'an, you won't kill me and Xiao'er. I have the late emperor's decree. You cannot kill me, you cannot..."
Consort Chen was also frightened by the crowd. Yue Yufeng could not kill them, but the common people in front of her who did not know the details of the matter could take their lives.
At this moment, Consort Chen could only turn her attention to Gu Yi'an, for only Gu Yi'an could save their lives.
"Quiet! Quiet!" After Gu Yi'an brought the situation under control, he looked at Xiao Rou and asked, "So you came to the capital to file a complaint against Yue Zhixiao?"
"Yes! But I came with that group of people, the same group that talked to the woman in red. I happened to run into them when I was at an inn and wanted to get some water before continuing my journey. They were drunk at the time and mentioned him."
Xiao Rou pointed at Yue Zhixiao, "Moreover, I heard it very clearly. One of the voices was exactly the same as the voice of the man who massacred the village that day. I can't be mistaken, it was him! I remember that everyone else called him Brother Liu Qiangqiang."
"Liu Qiang?"
"Yes, his name is Liu Qiang! I remember it clearly."
"Yue Zhixiao does indeed have a subordinate named Liu Qiang." Gu Yi'an thought about it carefully and realized that there was indeed such a person named Liu Qiang.
"I discovered that they didn't use the main road, and they stayed in private inns. Every time they passed through a village, especially a remote one, they would stay for two days. That's how I was able to catch up with them. Later, when they were almost in the capital, there were several more men in their group, but they were mostly asleep."
“Until yesterday, I followed them to a mountain in the east of the city. They took all the men they brought back from other places to a secret cave and then left. I waited for a long time but did not see them come out again, so I went down the mountain.”
Xiao Rou's words at that moment were like a huge rock that fell to the ground, hitting the hearts of everyone present hard.
"So Prince Xiao really is gay, with homosexual tendencies."
"It turns out that the rumors circulating in the streets were not false."
“I know, I know why the Lin family in the east suddenly moved away, as if they had never lived there. It was him, it was them. I saw them, Prince Xiao’s subordinate went to the Lin family… What a tragedy, what a tragedy… Such a good child!”
Everyone felt a jolt in their heart. It was hard to describe their feelings at that moment—hatred, anger, relief… a mix of emotions.
"I will kill you! I will kill you! I will kill you!"
You could say he was a traitor, or that he treated human life like dirt, but you absolutely cannot say he was a womanizer. He wouldn't allow it, he wouldn't allow anyone to say that about him!
"I am not gay, I have children! I have children! Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"
"Xiao'er? Xiao'er?"
The amount of information today was overwhelming, and Consort Chen was having trouble processing it all at once. She knew about the living dead and Yun Yao, and she had even given her permission to do so, but when did her son develop feelings for men? How come she had no idea?
Yue Zhixiao's emotions were already quite off at this moment, and Consort Chen could only watch anxiously from behind.
"Sir, so those people are dead? Were they killed by him? Like Father and Mother?"
Xiao Rou is still young and has been pampered by her parents, so she certainly wouldn't understand such things.
Gu Yi'an didn't want to taint such a pure girl's innocent heart.
Yes, more or less.
"It's such a pity. They were all such handsome young men. Their families must be heartbroken."
"Don't worry, I will take good care of their families."
These people were able to be taken away so quietly, and no one reported it to the authorities. They probably have no family members left. Gu Yi'an didn't want to tell her this.
"My lord, this man has killed so many people. He should be beheaded to avenge their spirits in heaven."
"Yes! Kill him! Kill him!"
The people on both sides had already blocked the streets, completely surrounding Yue Zhixiao and Consort Chen.
"Silence! I will report today's events to the Emperor myself. For now, I can only obey His Majesty's will. Please make way for us. Thank you!"
Gu Yi'an turned to Xiao Rou and said, "Don't worry, I will report this matter to the Emperor in detail. I will send someone to settle you in Yuelai Guest House. I will inform you of any news."
Xiao Rou never expected that the adults she met for the first time would be so kind, not only speaking up for her grievances to the Emperor but also offering to find her a place to stay.
"Thank you, sir. I have no way to repay your great kindness. From now on, I will do anything you ask, even serve you like a slave."
"It's not that serious. Take care of yourself, and we'll hear from you soon."
"Thank you, sir."
Gu Yi'an was the emperor's personal bodyguard, and the common people naturally knew the weight of his words and believed him, so they made way for him.
Upon arriving at Prince Xiao's residence, Yue Zhixiao and Consort Chen were each assigned to a different room.
Liu Xuening, who had been at home, had already learned of Yue Zhixiao's defeat, because the moment Yue Zhixiao left the Xiaowang Mansion today, Yue Xiyuan sent people to take control of the Xiaowang Mansion.
After Liu Xuening learned of Yue Zhixiao's defeat, she had already celebrated, saying, "Even if the poison doesn't kill you, you won't survive this crime of rebellion, Yue Zhixiao."
Liu Xuening was unaware of the imperial edict. She only felt that Yue Zhixiao was doomed to die this time, while she, because of her cooperation with Yan An, would surely escape disaster.
As long as she returns to the Liu family mansion, she will still be the high and mighty eldest daughter of the Liu family. Yan An's score can be settled later.
Little did she know that the Liu family was also implicated in Yue Zhixiao's rebellion, and no one was spared.
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