Shen Youan's eyes widened.
After Dugu Jue and the servants left with the children, she shifted her gaze to Chu Yuan, pointing at Dugu Ling's back, "Why is he so fierce one minute and gentle the next?"
Chu Yuan tapped her temple. "Something's not quite right here. Please understand."
If someone has developed two personalities due to schizophrenia, isn't that a sign of mental instability?
Shen Youan, "..."
Is it really true that a crown prince would consider his own husband a good person?
After Chu Yuan sat down at her desk, she gave up on discussing the topic and took out a few sheets of paper, handing them to Shen You'an. "These are the replies we've received over the past few days. I didn't expect that there are still some old friends who are willing to support our restoration of the country."
However, most of them did not live well. Some were reduced to concubines in the inner quarters who were beaten and scolded, while others did hard jobs that were bullied by others. Some were horse feeders, some were night soil collectors, and some were even military prostitutes!
The Xiao family father and son never did a single decent thing to Ji Yun's people back then!
If it weren't for his deliberate suppression and arrangements, many people wouldn't be in such a terrible situation.
Even the army doesn't kill prisoners of war; they're just a few old people, women, and children. How could Dugu Tianxiong and Huaxu's officials possibly care?
It was clearly Xiao Jing who did this on purpose, either to please Hua Xu or to satisfy his own abnormal desires.
"Xiao Jing and his son deserve to die!" Upon hearing this, Shen Youan's eyes also turned red.
Although she did not grow up in the royal family, she had heard about these people from her birth mother when she was a child. They were related by blood, and some of them were her aunts.
"What do you plan to do?" Shen Youan asked after a while.
Chu Yuan took out a calligraphy brush and wrote something on the paper. "What? What should we do?"
Shen Youan, "Xiao Jing and his son's purpose in holding Chang'er's 100-day celebration must be you!"
They want to see how you are doing in Huaxu, and whether you are enjoying the same favors as the outside world says.
If that's the case, and they perceive a threat, it will likely be very detrimental to you and Chang'er!
After all, regardless of whether the country is restored or not, Xiao Jing's betrayal of his lord for personal gain is an undeniable fact.
Over the years, he has been in charge of the entire Ji Yun City, and his life has been incredibly glorious!
Aren't you afraid that one day you'll suddenly bring up old grievances?
When Shen Kuo revealed everything, he also mentioned the results of his investigations over the years, from eyewitness accounts and physical evidence to the ultimate beneficiary, all of which pointed to Xiao Jing.
Over the years, Shen Kuo has never given up searching for the truth, and he has also been secretly taking care of those pitiful people who have been suppressed and bullied by Xiao Jing.
But Shen Kuo couldn't bear to let Shen You'an, a little girl, go down the arduous path of restoring the kingdom, even though he had raised her with great difficulty. He just didn't want her to say it out loud.
He handed over his years of planning and the people he had secretly cultivated to Chu Yuan.
It seems to suggest letting them do what they want, out of sight, out of mind.
To put it bluntly, Shen Kuo probably didn't believe deep down that Chu Yuan and Shen Youan could succeed. He thought that the two young girls would just cause a ruckus, and once their tempers died down, the matter would be over.
Little did they know, Chu Yuan was determined to achieve her goal!
She finished writing the letter, blew on the still-wet ink, and chuckled softly, "Then let them come. I've made all the necessary preparations. I'm not afraid of them taking action now, I'm just afraid they'll chicken out and won't dare to make a move!"
Only if Xiao Jing and his son make a mistake in front of Dugu Tianxiong can she use Dugu Ling to place her own people in the position of city lord.
With internal and external cooperation, the restoration of the kingdom can be expedited!
Jingyue Nunnery outside the city—
On the surface, Xiao Jing and his son did not bring many people, but in reality, they had at least a thousand people. However, they did not come together. Some were disguised as peddlers and farmers, while others were ordinary people or scholars taking the imperial examination. The group had agreed in advance to meet at Jingyue Nunnery.
After dark, the usually quiet and sacred temple became somewhat noisy.
Dugu Pingting, who was meditating in the room, noticed something was wrong and opened the door to stop the nuns who were bringing food to the worshippers. "What's going on?"
She was grounded for being disobedient; apart from attending morning classes, she was confined to her room and forbidden from wandering around.
Seeing that she was being polite and had lost the arrogance she had shown when she first arrived, the nuns reluctantly gave a reply.
Don't you know? The whole country is celebrating the birth of the little prince. The palace is going to hold a 100-day celebration for him, and there will also be a long street banquet on several main streets in the capital to pray for his well-being.
Many merchants, travelers, beggars, and other江湖人士 (jianghu figures) from other places couldn't wait to rush to the capital to see the excitement.
Furthermore, this year an extra imperial examination was held, and scholars flocked to the capital to take the exam. There were so many people that the inns in the city were completely full, and the famous temples outside the city were also full. It's just that our location is a bit out of the way that there aren't too many people here.
But just now, about ten more people arrived, and the side rooms are full. The abbess told them to find other places to stay, but these people said they were together and didn't want to be separated, so they would just sleep on the floor in the main hall where we have our morning prayers.
"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore, I need to hurry and deliver something." The nuns turned and left.
Dugu Pingting instinctively wanted to follow, but as soon as she left the low house, an old nun with a broom blocked her way.
With a fierce and scarred face, he looked like he might eat someone at any moment.
Dugu Pingting was terrified of her, even more so than of the abbess. She always felt that this was not a normal nun, but rather someone the Empress Dowager had deliberately sent to monitor and deal with her.
Because she wasn't seen being so strict and fierce with other people.
Of course, it was clear that no one else had made a mistake, while she had run away countless times since she arrived here.
She even pretended to be crazy. If someone hadn't seen her secretly digging a dog hole a few days ago, she probably would have escaped without anyone noticing!
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