Chapter 221: Panic, no backup plan
"Hey? Isn't this the Lord Shang from Prince Qi's Mansion? What are they doing?"
"This child looks so familiar, I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."
People were talking on both sides of the street, and several noblemen were staring at Shang Mingqi's face.
Suddenly, someone recognized him.
"Shang Mingqi! He's the second master of the Shang family's child!"
"What?!!"
"He's still alive??!"
"Master Qi Wang, and this Twelve... this is the crime of harboring and deceiving the emperor!!"
Everyone was horrified and pointed at the three people, and some even started throwing rotten vegetable leaves.
"This Shang Yuwan must have faked her death! She had her face changed! How can the daughter of a traitor have the right to walk around Kyoto so brazenly?! Get out of here now!!!"
The people remembered Shang Junhu's treason and collaborating with the enemy, and they cursed Shang Yuwan and others.
"Get out of Kyoto!!! Get out!"
"Shang Junhu is guilty of treason and collusion with the enemy. You are unforgivable. You dare to deceive the emperor, you deserve death!"
"But the Shang family has been loyal to Dayu for hundreds of years. They are still dragging a corpse with them. Maybe there is another..."
"What's the big deal? You even dare to deceive His Majesty. Do you think you can outsmart him? You are such a short-sighted woman!"
"If Shang Junhu succeeds in collaborating with the enemy, the people of many cities near Yanmen will die under the blades of the Langjiang people. Why are you so pitiful?"
"The Shang family girl is so scheming, I'm afraid even Her Royal Highness the Princess has been deceived by her. The deposed Crown Prince and the eldest princess are probably also her culprits!"
"It's ruined! Our Dayu is going to be ruined by this witch, it's ruined!"
"Die! Die!"
Shang Mingqi walked with his head held high and chest puffed out. He was holding back a lot of anger and remembered clearly what Shang Yuwan had said to him before.
[Don't argue or care about what you hear later.]
Shang Yuwan and Twelve ignored him as they walked slowly down the road. Suddenly, a rotten egg flew towards Shang Yuwan's face, accompanied by the words "Go to hell."
Twelve flashed to Shang Yuwan's side, drew out his long knife and knocked the rotten eggs back.
The smelly and sticky egg liquid was stuck to the blade. She swung the long knife hard, shaking off the egg liquid. Her eyes were fierce, which scared the person who threw the egg.
"Twelve." The cart stopped, and Shang Yuwan also stopped walking, but he never turned his head even a little, staring straight ahead the whole time. "Don't point the sharp blade at the civilians."
"......yes."
Twelve restrained his expression a little, returned to Shang Mingqi, and started pulling the cart again.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd erupted in anger: "Who do you think you are! What right do the daughters and sons of traitors have to bar their teeth at us?!"
Someone immediately chimed in, "That's right! They're just a bunch of stray dogs, dragging a corpse through the streets. What do they want to do?"
"Could that corpse be someone's husband? Or son? How dare you be so arrogant!"
"That's clearly the uniform of the Zhenxi Army!"
"Leave the body behind!"
Before he finished speaking, what came faster than the sharp words were rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs. The Twelve Monks Mingqi revealed a bit of a fierce look. They didn't dare to take Yang Qianmo's body. What's more, Yang Qianmo's body was already half rotten and emitted a foul odor. No one wanted to get close to it, and they all felt disgusted.
There were young men and women from official families in the crowd who had spoken for the Shang family, but with the recent disturbances one after another, the people were very emotional. The seemingly "weak" Shang Yuwan and the other two gave the people a place to vent their anger, so they did not dare to go up and cause trouble at this time.
The rotten egg flew towards Shang Yuwan, and before Twelve could hit it back with his long knife again, it was caught by a dirty little hand halfway.
"Give it back to you!" A beggar who was only half as tall as Shang Yuwan threw the rotten egg back viciously, staining a man's clothes.
The man had a pointed face and looked even uglier when he got angry: "What are you doing, you little bastard!"
Shang Yuwan seemed to have just come to his senses, stopped walking, and turned his head. He saw the beggar, a tall and thin man, and said in a hoarse voice, "You are the bastard! You should get out of Kyoto!"
"......" Shang Yuwan stared at the child blankly. He felt that he was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
The beggar's eyes reddened as he roared, "The Shang family are all good people. If it weren't for Miss Shang giving me warm clothes and hot meals last December, I would have frozen to death! Don't you dare curse them like that!"
"The Shang family would never collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. This is a frame-up, it must be a frame-up!"
The man was so angry that he started to curse: "Little bastard, I'm going to beat you to death..."
He suddenly fell silent, and the people around him also fell silent. Shang Yuwan stared at the beggar from behind, his eyes as cold as ice, his gaze several times more terrifying than Twelve's, as if a real knife was slashing at him.
Shang Yuwan's aura was so terrifying that everyone's heart was shaken except for the beggar who didn't react.
Shang Mingqi pursed his lips. His cousin was angry.
Shang Yuwan handed the wooden box to Twelve, and gently placed his hand on the beggar's shoulders, which were heaving with anger.
The beggar came back to his senses and turned to look at Shang Yuwan. "Miss Shang..."
The moment he looked over, Shang Yuwan's features softened, completely different from his previous expression.
"I heard you. Thank you."
Things had been going on a lot recently, with the Crown Prince and the eldest princess both in trouble, and the people of the city were already in a state of panic. Shang Yuwan had come out at this very moment to redress the Shang family's injustice, and she wasn't surprised by the people's reaction.
However, Xiao Qinggu wants to achieve his goal before Xiao Tong is completely affected by the mother Gu. Xiao Qingji will certainly take action as well. Shang Yuwan cannot let Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu charge ahead. He has to do something.
There were so many people and their reaction was too intense that the officials and their daughters in the crowd did not dare to stand up and speak well of them. Shang Yuwan could understand that.
But she didn't expect that the person who was willing to stand up and protect the Shang family at this time would be a lonely beggar.
"I'm sorry." The beggar's face was dirty and he pouted. "I'm useless and can't repay your kindness." He couldn't even scold others.
"Thank you very much." Shang Yuwan's eyebrows curved slightly, "I remember who you are."
In the twelfth month of the year before last, Shang Yuwan was riding in the Shang family's carriage back home. A corner of the curtain was accidentally blown up by the cold wind, and he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a child huddled on the side of the road, with thick snow on his body.
At that time, Shang Yuwan didn't think much about it. He just thought that the child seemed to be about the same age as Shang Mingqi, so he gave him the cloak and braised beef.
The beggar's whole body was wrapped in warmth, his mouth was stuffed with braised beef in soy sauce, and he could smell a honey-like fragrance at the tip of his nose.
"Live well, I'm leaving first." Shang Yuwan didn't bring any money with him when he went out today, so he only gave him some food and a cloak.
That day, until the Shang family's carriage had gone far away and even the wheel tracks were covered by the new snow, the beggar was still staring blankly in the direction where Shang Yuwan had left.
He recognized whose carriage it belonged to - the Shang family, who set up a stall to give out porridge from time to time.
Although Shang Yuwan is completely different now than before, Qier can still tell her identity from Twelve's attitude towards her.
The beggar smiled timidly at Shang Yuwan, and Shang Yuwan's eyes deepened, completely ignoring the coldness in his eyes as he stared at the others.
"Huh, what, do you still want to hit me?"
The man felt very embarrassed and said stubbornly, "Aren't you members of the Shang family? If the Shang family hurts the people, it won't just be a crime of treason!"
Before he could finish his words, a black shadow flashed in front of the man, and before he could react, a sound of breaking through the air suddenly exploded in his ears.
The man was startled and subconsciously took a few steps back.
"I'm not from the Shang family. I don't care about reputation."
Ji Suxian appeared with a sullen face, a long whip in hand, followed by Bai Xiaoye, Ju Gongcheng, and the others, and then a string of guests from the building. The people from the Baijia Building surrounded Shang Yuwan, Twelve, and the others. Their weapons were still unsheathed, yet a strong sense of murderous intent was still evident.
A gleam of light flashed in Ji Suxian's eyes. "Whether I kill you or not depends entirely on my mood."
"You, you are from Prince Qi's Mansion!" The man's face showed fear. "Prince Qi is secretly running Baijialou. If it weren't for the emperor's forgiveness, you would be nothing but a bunch of rats crossing the street."
"All of you are armed, are you planning to—!"
Ji Suxian remained silent and swung the whip. The man couldn't dodge in time and was hit with half his face. He fell to the ground screaming in pain.
Ji Suxian sneered mercilessly, "A street rat? You were hit by a carriage after walking a few steps outside. You have a worthless life, and you still dare to scold me?"
Shang Yuwan was slightly startled, "You guys..."
"Since we're family." Ji Suxian turned around and looked at her, "Why should we be so clear about it? Ah Cheng has a lot of things, so it's inevitable that we're a little late."
Ju Gongcheng waved his hand awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I brought a lot of small hidden weapons, and they're a bit heavy."
Shang Yuwan's expression changed slightly.
The weather is about to change, I hope Her Royal Highness will be able to succeed...
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