After all, what happened in Jiangding City was a bit far away from the people in the capital, but this time it was different. The people jointly wrote a letter to the people and asked Cheng Yushi to deliver it to the emperor.
Because of the grievances of the common people, the subsequent events had to be investigated by the prince.
It was only after he exposed the officials who had made mistakes that the people believed that all the bad guys had been caught!
The verdict was passed and the serious offender was immediately executed.
Three hundred and ten people involved were lined up and had their heads chopped off at the execution ground. The bloody smell surrounded the execution ground and lingered for a long time.
Xiao Cunyu watched every execution from outside. Some ghosts went directly into her soul mountain after death, and some family members were unwilling to give in and lingered in the human world after death, refusing to leave. Xiao Cunyu did not think about fulfilling their wishes, but took them in without any hesitation.
If the cause and effect are not fulfilled, the life span will not be shortened, but at this point, I can no longer care about that.
In this incident, the emperor also ordered the crown prince to supervise the execution.
Xiao Cunyu suspected that the old emperor did it on purpose.
Don't the people think the Crown Prince is trustworthy? So, letting him do this is reasonable... But the Crown Prince's health isn't well in the eyes of outsiders. Some even say he's cowardly. Having him look at this bloody scene, isn't there an element of anger and intimidation involved?
In Xiao Cunyu's eyes, that old guy was indeed a petty person.
There were even many people waiting to see the prince's reaction.
If the prince showed any sign of fear during the execution, it would inevitably affect his image of benevolence and courage in the hearts of the people.
So while Xiao Cunyu was catching souls, he was also keeping an eye on him.
Fortunately, the prince never let her down.
Sitting at the execution ground, his expression remained unchanged. Apart from coughing occasionally, he had almost no inappropriate reactions. He even glanced at the leading criminals and uttered a few words of disgust and rebuke. His righteous words won the hearts of many people.
However, Xiao Cunyu still saw that the prince's disaster was probably getting closer.
But good and bad are interdependent, so she didn't say much.
After all the heads were chopped off, she stayed at home obediently to cultivate her character... eating and drinking to her heart's content, being lazy and carefree... for a while.
In a blink of an eye, New Year's Eve passed.
My eldest brother's injury has almost healed.
As soon as the New Year passed, the Xiao family welcomed two great happy events. One was that the eldest uncle had officially taken over the position of Minister of War, and the other was that the eldest brother was about to get married.
The Xiao family suddenly became busy, with people coming to celebrate one after another. Every time a guest came, the eldest brother would take her with him to greet them, and she was targeted more often.
"Which girl has your Qilang chosen?" Xiao Cunyu had heard this question countless times in the morning.
Xiao Cunyu's face fell and he couldn't even smile.
Xiao Jingyun patted her shoulder, forcing him to cheer up.
"Not yet. Seventh brother likes to play around, so it's not a good idea to get engaged too early, lest you delay the girl's life." Xiao Jingyun spoke politely for his younger brother.
Xiao Cunyu looked depressed and didn't want to say anything.
The people who came today were considered relatives of the Xiao family, the sons of her grandfather's sisters, and also her elders, so she couldn't just avoid seeing them.
The uncle hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke his mind: "I recently heard someone mention that you were planning to marry your savior to Qilang?"
"It's not that I think that girl is bad, but... I heard that she doesn't come from a high-class family. If she becomes his legal wife, I'm afraid it would be unfair to Qilang. Outsiders may think you are affectionate and righteous, but we are family, and for Qilang's sake, I won't say such polite words... If you ask me, although this favor is great, there are other ways to repay it. I can't delay Qilang's life, Dalang, don't you agree?"
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