Upon receiving the signal, the people outside immediately cried out: "We beg Your Majesty to execute the witch Ye Qingxue, stop the wind and rain, end the floods, and save the innocent people of Great Zhou!"
The powerful words, cutting through wind and rain, flowed in continuous waves, like a tidal wave.
The force of the raging wind and rain outside was less than one-tenth of their own!
Cui Shao rushed in from outside the palace, knelt down and reported to the emperor: "These people believe that Miss Ye is a witch who brought disaster to the world, which is why she brought this storm and caused the flood in June."
"Therefore, they knelt down outside and begged the emperor to execute Miss Ye, so that the heavy rain would stop and the flood would not occur."
The emperor frowned and asked, "Why are they so convinced that this storm was caused by Miss Ye?"
Cui Shao replied, "Previously, Lord Wang of the Imperial Observatory said that there would be no floods or storms in June."
"Furthermore, today is the wedding day of Prince Ding, a rare auspicious day. However, at the hour of Hai (9-11 PM), a sudden storm broke out, which they believed was caused by evil spirits."
"Furthermore, the news of the June floods originated from Miss Ye, and it was she who advocated for Prince Jing to dredge the river channels and reinforce the dikes. Therefore, they believe that this calamity is caused by Miss Ye!"
Ye Qingxue stood tall and fearless, her back straight: "Your Majesty, they are all your subjects. It's raining heavily outside. Why don't you invite them into the palace to talk? I also have something I'd like to say to them!"
The emperor replied, "What nonsense about a witch causing chaos in the world! Tell them to leave. We don't need to concern ourselves with this!"
Yun Chi cupped his hands and said, "Father, if this matter is not resolved, I'm afraid they will kneel outside the palace gates until they die. What if innocent people bleed at the palace gates?"
The emperor glared at Yun Chi with a look of disappointment and frustration, but Yun Chi was oblivious to it.
Yun Chi now only wants Ye Qingxue to die.
I'll do anything to make her die.
However, Ye Qingxue echoed his words: "This humble woman believes that what Prince Ding said makes sense! Moreover, if this matter is not resolved tonight, this humble woman will not dare to step out of the mansion in the future, and I am afraid that I will be drowned in the spittle of the people!"
Prince Yu said, "Your subject seconds the proposal."
Pan Yuanzhou and General Lan: "We second that proposal!"
The emperor's forehead veins throbbed.
The people from the Marquis's residence were taken away, and the forty commoners were brought in.
Their clothes and shoes were more or less wet, but they didn't care at all. They just knelt down in the hall and begged the emperor to execute Ye Qingxue for the sake of the people.
The emperor rubbed his temples, his face extremely grim, but he suppressed his anger and asked Ye Qingxue, "Miss Ye, what do you have to say?"
"Since Your Majesty has asked me, then I will speak. Whatever I say next, I hope Your Majesty will not be angry."
The emperor waved his hand: "Speak!"
He was so tired. As the emperor, none of these people listened to him, and he couldn't even lose his temper!
Ye Qingxue turned around and faced the forty people directly. Suddenly, she let out a loud "Ha!" laugh, full of mockery.
The people all looked up at her, their eyes filled with anger and a fierce desire to see her dead immediately so that the floods would be stopped.
"Witch, what are you laughing at!" said the burly man at the head of the group.
Ye Qingxue's eyes suddenly turned cold and sarcastic: "I laugh. If I were truly a witch, why would I have saved the deposed crown prince and helped him clear his name? If I were truly a witch, why would I have sought out the real murderer for my deceased father?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Ye Qingxue continued, "Could it be that the Marquis who once protected the country was a monster? Was the former Crown Prince a monster? And I, as a demoness, do not harm people but save them instead? Is there any logic to this?"
Just two sentences were enough to leave everyone speechless and looking at each other in bewilderment!
Yes, she found out the real cause of the Marquis of Zhongyong's death and brought his father's killer to justice. How could that be the work of a demon?
She once saved the deposed crown prince and helped him clear his name. What kind of evil spirit would do such a thankless and arduous thing?
But then someone else said, "You are the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, and it is only right for you to avenge your father! You can't call it doing a good deed!"
"As for you saving the deposed crown prince... but then bringing torrential rain and causing floods in June, it's only because you wanted to help Prince Jing become the crown prince again!"
"If he becomes the crown prince, you can become the crown princess. This is your treacherous scheme! You care nothing for the lives of the people in order to ascend to high positions, so what's wrong with us calling you a witch who brings disaster to the world?"
No sooner had the words fallen than a powerful voice rang out from outside the hall: "Miss Ye, I have already calculated that you are the reincarnation of a demoness! You are the one who summoned the torrential rain and caused the June floods; you truly deserve to die!"
The visitor was Wang Xuanzheng.
After Mo Yuan was imprisoned, he took over the Imperial Observatory and obeyed Yun Chi's orders completely.
After entering the hall, he bowed to the emperor.
Then he turned to Ye Qingxue and said, "I observed the celestial phenomena last night and saw no sign of a downpour at all!"
"It was you and Prince Jing who, in your struggle for power, joined forces with Mo Yuan and brought about this torrential rain! You disregarded the plight of the people!"
After saying this, he turned around and knelt down before the emperor: "Your Majesty, for the sake of all the people, I beg you to execute Ye Qingxue immediately!"
“Alright!” Ye Qingxue immediately replied, “Since Lord Wang is so confident, then let me ask you, when did this downpour begin? Where was I when the downpour began, and where was Prince Jing?”
Wang Xuanzheng was taken aback and quickly asked, "What does this have to do with the floods?"
"Aren't you supposed to be a fortune teller? How come you couldn't even figure out where we are? You didn't even know when the downpour started, yet you claim to be an expert in stargazing?"
Seeing his face turn ashen with anger, Ye Qingxue didn't give him a chance to refute and continued, "Furthermore, since you are so good at divination and believe that I am a witch who brings disaster to the world, why couldn't you predict earlier that I would bring about a rainstorm and disaster? Or are you just slandering me?"
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