"You guessed right. He stayed at the academy and didn't go home. He sent his men to give the woman a slow-acting drug every day. It wasn't poisonous, but it would make her body weaker and weaker. Then the woman fell ill.
Just like the rumors and speculations before, he pretended not to know, and the woman was really reluctant to spend money on her medical treatment. It was not until someone went to his house and saw that the woman could not get up that he was notified to go home.
He acted as if he felt very sorry for the woman, asking for medical advice and taking care of her personally, all for show.
The doctors were all his people in disguise, and the medicine they prescribed didn't cure the disease at all. The patient died within a few days, and the woman's family still lamented that she was unlucky.
"It's cruel, too cruel. After all, this woman is wholeheartedly devoted to him. How can she be so cruel?"
"Is it just to make room for him after he comes to the Imperial City and marries a noble lady?"
"Oh, he has no intention of marrying any noble lady, he is just playing around with them."
"Why?"
"His purpose in coming to the Imperial City was to kill Duke Rongfu. He originally wanted to seduce him, but Duke Rongfu didn't fall for it."
"Ah? How did Lord Rongfu offend him?"
"I'm telling you this is a secret, you can't tell anyone!"
"Don't worry, that's all I've got!"
Haha, it’s just something you say, and you can turn around and tell another group of people. But it’s not something you can’t say, and it’s okay if it gets out.
"I heard that one of his subordinates deduced that Lord Rongfu was an obstacle to his great cause and a variable, and he must be eliminated."
"I see"
"I can't blame him for doing this. Duke Rongfu has ruined his plans more than once, causing countless losses in manpower and money. This time, it was Duke Rongfu who discovered the secret and told the emperor."
"Mr. is right. It's just an obstacle, a variable. Everything is over with her around."
These rumors quickly spread throughout the imperial city, significantly increasing Bai Zhiyue's reputation among the people.
In fact, most of the officials in the court also knew about it. When they thought about their own thoughts at that time and their daughters' behavior, they blushed and felt scared.
After returning home, the daughters suffered another round of teachings from their strict father.
Just like Princess Jiayang, Qu Yinghong and others, only then can we see clearly the terrible and vicious heart hidden under the handsome face, gentle temperament and unparalleled talent.
They all regretted it too late, but it was too late. What had been done could not be pretended not to have happened, and they could not erase other people's memories.
Ten days later, Wan Shanting and all his court officials were beheaded in public. This time, many women still flocked to the scene, but they were no longer competing for beauty. They even shouted before the execution,
"You liar, give me back my money!"
"Return my silver hairpin"
"You're such a heartless bastard! You wasted my entire bag of coppers!"
"You've wasted my silver! That was my dowry money that I saved with great difficulty, and you gave it all to a bad guy like you. Give it back to me!"
They angrily took stones and rotten vegetables and threw them at Wan Shanting. This time, the scene was no longer one of thousands of people cheering, but one of thousands of people cursing.
There were also some noble ladies who were too embarrassed to step forward themselves, so they asked their servants to find some stinky eggs and throw them at his face, so that they could vent their anger for the wrong things they had done.
The situation was once out of control, and later the Yuwei were dispatched to surround the entire execution ground, which ended it all.
Wan Shanting no longer had the elegance and grace he had, the luster in his eyes had gone, and his entire body reeked of stench. He must have regretted personally coming out to seduce Bai Zhiyue.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world
After the beheading, some people were still cursing at the corpse, and no one came to collect the body. It was people sent by the emperor who buried it in a random wasteland.
Winter has arrived again in a blink of an eye. This year seems to be particularly cold. Countless cattle, sheep and horses raised by the Tartars in the north have frozen to death, and many soldiers on the border have also suffered from frostbite.
Even the imperial city was covered with heavy snow. After three days of snow, people of shorter stature did not dare to go out because they would be buried in the snow and could not be seen. The unswept snow on the road was one and a half meters deep. It had not been seen such heavy snow in seven or eight years.
Bai Zhiyue brought Congcong and No. 1-2-3 into the house to ensure their safety during the winter.
"Shivering, shivering, the cold wind is freezing me to death, give me a bed with a thick quilt!"
Congcong is probably the human thinking that comes to the fore, always wanting to cover things up.
"There's no quilt, but there are thick blankets in the nest and a cover on top, so you won't be cold!"
"I'm so lucky to have you, otherwise I would definitely not survive this winter."
"It means you are not destined to die!"
Recently, Congcong has not hidden his behavior at all. Both parties are aware of it and no one is willing to break the relationship.
"With such heavy snow, I wonder how many thatched houses will be crushed and how many people will freeze to death. I'm most afraid that the Tartars in the north will start a war at this time, and the soldiers guarding the border will suffer greatly."
"Why are you worrying about these things at such a young age? The emperor is in charge of state affairs, and I am in charge of family matters!"
“I’m either worried or I feel like I should do something!”
"You mean you want me, a killer, to rescue people? That doesn't really fit my professional code!"
"Mom, we are no longer killers. We have the opportunity to live our lives again. I always feel that we should live up to the opportunity given by God and do more if we can."
It wasn't that Bai Zhiyue didn't want to do it, she was just used to bickering with her son. She had collected so much wealth in the space, and it was just sitting there anyway. Having been a killer in her previous life, it wasn't bad to try a different lifestyle in this one.
"Okay, my son has a heart to live like a mother. We can't take care of things far away, so let's see how we can help with disaster relief!"
The emperor has sent troops from various places to various counties and villages to inspect the disaster, help rescue people and appease the people, but the snow is too thick and walking is difficult. If you are not careful, you can walk into a ditch and fall into the snow. You can't see it, and it takes a lot of effort to dig it out, so progress is very slow.
Many of the thatched houses in the village collapsed in the middle of the night. Some were crushed under the mud bricks and thatch, and some were covered by snow. If they were not rescued in time, they would have died.
Bai Zhiyue is now a duke and is allowed to have 500 palace guards, so there is enough manpower.
She thought about it and felt that it would not be a good idea to act alone.
"I'll go unite the Princess's Mansion and the Prince Qi's Mansion, and we'll do it together!"
"Okay, we have mental detection, so it's no problem for us to clear a path and search for the trapped survivors."
"Yes, let Qinglian go to the Princess's Mansion and ask her to send the palace guards to accompany us. I will go to the Prince of Qi's Mansion and ask him personally. If the Prince of Qi is willing to act together, there will be strength in numbers.
Yan Dong~"
"The little one is here"
"Gather all the thick clothes, blankets, food, and dried meat that can be used in the mansion. Also, buy some common medicines for treating colds and injuries. Prepare a few more carriages. If there are not enough, go to the nearest farm and ask them to take out food for emergency use.
Buy as much as you can from the shop. Remember, if any shop dares to raise the price and cheat me out of my money, go and copy it for me and say that I asked you to do it, and I will deal with it when I come back.
We will go rescue the people first, and you can follow us when you are ready."
"Yes, I'll do it right away!"
The Princess's Mansion was also thinking about how to help at this time, and Bai Zhiyue's idea was exactly what Pingyang wanted.
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