Long Xuanmo walked into the room and closed the door, his heart aching at the sight of his beloved wife. Upon receiving the secret report from Monan, his first thought was of his wife’s ability to understand animal languages and that she must already be aware of the news. He immediately dropped his government duties and rushed back, his premonition confirmed by her expression.
Gently sitting down beside his wife, he pulled her tightly into his embrace, and in a soft voice, Long Xuanmo said, "It’s alright, Ah Jiu, I’m here for everything!"
"Wende is back," Yang Mengchen withdrew her gaze, turning to look at Long Xuanmo, "I’ll have sister Jin and the others prepare the meal. After you eat, you can head to the office to work." Saying this, she made to get up, but Long Xuanmo held her firmly in his arms.
"Ah Jiu, the Yang family won’t believe the rebels’ nonsense. Don’t forget you have me and our baby; our family will never be separated!"
Hearing Long Xuanmo’s emphatic words, the feigned strength of Yang Mengchen finally gave way to tears, "Wende, do you know? I’m so scared. I’m afraid of the family’s strange looks, I’m afraid they’ll think I killed her and from then on hate and despise me, I really, really don’t want to lose them!"
"I know, I know everything!" As he gently wiped the tears from his wife’s face, Long Xuanmo felt a pain like a knife cutting through his heart, yet his face was filled with tenderness and resolve, "Trust me, they won’t know the truth, and even if they do, they won’t hate or despise you. Instead, they’ll regard you as a true family member and cherish you even more!"
If Ah Jiu’s relatives from that other time and space were before him, he would surely hack those people to pieces. How could those people cruelly hurt Ah Jiu, who’s such a good person?
Of course, if the Yang family behaved like those people, he would never spare them either!
Lifting her tearful eyes, Yang Mengchen choked with emotion, "Really?"
Family was her Achilles’ heel, no matter how strong she was, she couldn’t bear the pain of losing her family, especially the hard-won affection.
"I swear!" Long Xuanmo promised fervently.
At his words, Yang Mengchen smiled through her tears. If her family wanted to know the truth, she would disclose everything. If they truly didn’t forgive her, she would try her best to earn their forgiveness.
Most importantly, for Wende and her little baby, she would live on bravely and strongly.
Softly kissing away the crystal tears from his wife’s eyes and face, Long Xuanmo said warmly, "I will hold up the sky if it falls; all you need to do now is to take good care of your body and our baby, okay?"
Yang Mengchen nodded her head.
After instructing Sister Jin and the others to prepare the meal, Long Xuanmo accompanied Yang Mengchen to eat and then went for a walk in the garden with her, only leaving for the Imperial Palace after she had peacefully fallen asleep.
As for the rebellion incited by Prince Hui, Prince Jing, and Long Yisi, the Emperor and Long Xuanmo were well prepared. As soon as they received the news, they immediately deployed troops and arranged everything in an orderly fashion,
Aside from the followers of those three, most of the civil and military officials did their jobs without any chaos.
Two days later, the rebel slogan "Clean the monarch’s side, eliminate the evil" spread to The Capital, causing an uproar across the city and even the whole country.
Yang Chengyou and his brothers made a high-profile declaration on behalf of the Yang family; the Crown Princess Consort was their sister who they watched grow up, and was certainly no demon. Whoever dared to slander their sister, the Yang family would never let it go easily!
Several families close to them also voiced their support, unanimously condemning the Rebel Army for clearly harboring ill intentions.
Xiao Huaichen and more than a dozen other kids were even more extreme, fighting in the Academy against those who slandered Yang Mengchen. Min Ruomeng, casting aside her ladylike demeanor, scolded those girls mocking Yang Mengchen so harshly that it was a complete mess. The children declared that anyone who dared to spread rumors would get a taste of their wrath.
Grand Prince, Prince Ning, Long YiXuan, and Min Luozhan didn’t resort to violence, acting even more thoroughly by rooting out those leading the agitation and suppressing the vociferous with iron-fisted measures.
Due to this, the imperial censors reported them to the Emperor, but the Emperor’s only response was "Anyone stirring trouble with rumors will not be tolerated!" After that, no one dared to make noise again.
The citizens of Qinghe Prefecture co-signed a petition saying that the Crown Princess Consort was kind and benevolent, healing the world, a celestial maiden sent by heaven to bless Dong Chu, which was evident by the protection of three Auspicious Beasts.
The citizens from the land belonging to Yang Mengchen, as well as people and army soldiers from all over the nation, subsequently submitted petitions in support of the Crown Princess Consort.
Doctor Luo and Old Hai among others also stated that the medical skill and talents of the Crown Princess Consort were imparted by them, and were not fictitious as claimed by the Rebel Army.
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