Regardless of whether they are poor or beggars, they are all the people of Dashun. The capital is not a place filled with gold, nor is it a place where everyone is rich. There are dignitaries and poor people with no place to live. The north of the city is a concentration camp for the poor.
Although this place is the least popular, they are still part of the capital.
A large number of people died overnight, which was definitely a big event that shocked the capital. When the bad news came out, someone immediately reported it to the court in the morning. The number of deaths was so high that even Tianwu had to be shocked.
The officials who had always allowed their female relatives to follow Zhu Kongshan in the north of the city were all very lucky at this moment. Fortunately, they had evacuated long ago. Otherwise, if something like this happened, they would be left unprotected.
The eighth prince Xuan Tianmo was extremely puzzled by this. He was fine when he went there yesterday. How come so many people died overnight? Or did they freeze to death? This is impossible?
While they were astonished, Emperor Tianwu on the dragon throne also stopped asking questions, saying: "Lao Ba, I heard that you went to the north of the city yesterday?"
Xuan Tianmo hurriedly stepped forward to reply, and explained everything that happened yesterday. After that, he said: "My son left before dark, and nothing strange happened at that time. As for why so many people froze to death this morning
...This matter still needs to be investigated.”
The Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua opened his mouth and recounted a fact he knew: "It is said that all the people who froze to death were wearing the new winter clothes sent by His Highness King Sheng yesterday."
"What?" The Eighth Prince was shocked and said subconsciously: "This is impossible! You are lying!"
"Well?" Xuan Tianhua looked at him puzzled, "Is this king lying?"
All the courtiers gave up and said one after another: "How could His Highness Lie? It is impossible for anyone in this world to lie to His Highness!" For everyone, Xuan Tianhua is a special being, so no matter what
No matter which party or battalion the courtiers faced, when faced with someone's accusations against Xuan Tianhua, they would not be able to help but stand on Xuan Tianhua's side to defend him.
At the same time, the Ninth Prince Xuan Tianming also spoke and added: "Not only are people freezing to death, there are also many people who are sick, oh no, to be precise, they were poisoned." After he finished speaking,
Looking at Emperor Tianwu, he said: "At the moment, it is not important to pursue the responsibility. The evildoers cannot escape. The top priority is to deal with the corpses and treat the injured. Baicaotang has dispatched all the doctors to the north of the city. I asked my father to send the palace
The Chinese Imperial Physician, firstly, relieves the pressure on the doctors in the north of the city, and secondly, it serves as a witness to see why those people died and why they were poisoned."
These words were approved by everyone. Even the Eighth Prince could not say a word. He also wanted to know what was going on, but he also felt that the matter had something to do with Yuan Guiren.
relationship.
Therefore, after the dynasty was dismissed, he did not rush out of the palace to the north of the city like others, but hurried to Cunshan Palace to see Mr. Yuan Gui.
What happened in the court spread quickly, and even before Xuantian Mo arrived, Yuan Guiren already knew about it. When Xuantian Mo entered the side hall, without even saluting, she took the initiative and asked: "What's going on? Why?
So many people died suddenly? Did you do anything?"
Xuan Tianmo was stunned, "Me?" Then he shook his head violently, "Where did the mother-in-law start talking about these words? How can I kill those untouchables even if I don't have time to fight for my reputation? On the contrary, I really want to ask
Ask my mother and concubine, what happened to those new winter clothes? It is said that those who died wore new winter clothes overnight and were frozen to death!"
Yuan Guiren was stunned and didn't react for a moment, "What does that have to do with me?"
Xuan Tianmo said directly: "Is there anything wrong with those clothes? What kind of cotton did you use when making the clothes? How much cotton did you use? Did you cut corners?"
Only then did Yuan Guiren realize that her son suspected that she had tampered with the materials of the clothes, which caused the untouchables to freeze to death, but she did not! Yuan Guiren was very aggrieved: "I want to talk about something else.
I can be vague, but this is about your reputation. How could I do that? Not only did I not cut corners, but I also used all the best cotton. I used double the amount. It is thick and warm. It is simply better than
The clothes you wear are all good. Not only is the cotton good, but even the outer cover of the hood is made of forged materials. How can you still freeze to death while wearing a coat like that? Even if you sleep on the street, you won't die directly!"
Hearing what Yuan Guiren said, Xuan Tianmo knew that the problem definitely did not lie with his mother and concubine. He was agitated and did not stay here longer. He only comforted Yuan Guiren a few words and said that he wanted to find out the matter immediately.
Something happened, so he hurried out of the palace again.
At this time, Zhu Kongshan was already at the north end of the city, crying and bowing in mourning for those who had frozen to death. Xiaoyu's girl was no longer with her. Just last night, she secretly pushed Xiaoyu away.
When she arrived at a well in Prince Sheng's Mansion, no one knew what she was thinking and doing except herself.
At the moment, she was ready to break up with the Eighth Prince, she had made up her mind to break the boat, and the plan had begun to be implemented. She was heard bowing and saying: "It's all my fault, it's all because I didn't think of checking it out.
Those cotton-padded clothes, it’s all my fault that I believed too much that His Highness the Eighth Prince really wanted to do good for the people, and that’s why I harmed you.” After saying that, he tore open the cotton-padded clothes in his hands, and the dark, tattered cotton inside was immediately exposed.
Since there are still a lot of paper scraps filled in and mixed with the cotton, Zhu Kongshan said: "I really didn't expect Yuan Gui and the Eighth Prince to tamper with the cotton clothes! Where are the clothes mixed with waste paper scraps?
Can they still be called cotton-padded clothes? Where can I keep warm? But I just believed in them and let you wear them as a good thing! I didn’t expect that so many people froze to death in one night. It’s all my fault!”
People in the north of the city gathered around Zhu Kongshan, listening to her words and looking at the cotton-padded clothes she was holding in her hands. They were obviously made of brand-new forged dough, but they were all filled with garbage, and there was not much real cotton.
How could I not freeze to death if I wore such clothes overnight?
For a moment, the crowd was furious, and the survivors cursed the Eighth Prince to the heavens, saying that he was a scum of Dashun, and that he was a man-eating tiger and leopard just like his biological mother Yuan Guiren. Some people pointed at Zhu Kongshan and asked loudly: "You
Why didn't you warn us earlier that the Eighth Prince is this kind of person? Why do you still speak for him?"
Zhu Kongshan collapsed and cried. She knelt on the ground and howled. She complained repeatedly, "It's not that I didn't say it, but that I didn't dare to say it! The Eighth Prince beats me every day, and he still... he still... he still...
You have taken my body by force! You tell me to hate Bodhisattva every day, but I am the only one who knows that I am not worthy of the title of Bodhisattva. I am an unclean person. He forces me to do things for him, and he forces me to win a good reputation for him.
If I disobey, he will hit or scold me. I am a weak woman, a loser, and I really don’t have the ability to resist!"
Zhu Kongshan's words caused another uproar in the crowd. The beggars who were lucky enough to survive stood up and spoke for Zhu Kongshan, "Miss Zhu family has said that none of this has anything to do with the Eighth Prince. We have known it for a long time and secretly
I told you. But the Eighth Prince will beat Miss Zhu, so we don’t dare to say it openly. Don’t blame Miss Zhu anymore, she was harmed so miserably by the Eighth Prince, we should avenge her!"
"Yes! Revenge for Miss Zhu!" People shouted loudly.
But Zhu Kongshan waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, I don't need anyone to avenge me, I just can't stand what the eighth prince did anymore. I just want to tell everyone the truth so that everyone will not be fooled again, and I
I am already a broken body, I have never thought about continuing to live, and I don’t deserve to live in this world anymore.”
She was crying while telling her story. Her pitiful appearance made the people couldn't help crying. Some even said: "Miss Zhu, you are such a good person, but you were harmed by the Eighth Prince. You have to live a good life."
, don’t let this stop you from thinking about it!”
Here, Zhu Kongshan and a bunch of people were crying and making trouble, making all sorts of miserable remarks to the Eighth Prince and Yuan Guiren. But the girl from Prince Sheng's Mansion stood aside and stared at all this, completely unable to think about it.
Do you understand what kind of evil possessed Zhu Kongshan? Why did he suddenly come out like this?
On the other side, due to the death of a large number of people in the north of the city and the serious illness, Baicaotang dispatched all the doctors to come here for emergency treatment. At this time, they had identified those who were seriously injured. In addition to frostbite, there were also signs of poisoning. They even treated the corpses
An examination was also carried out and it was found that not all of them simply froze to death, but some also died of poisoning.
People didn't understand why they were poisoned. At this time, Zhu Kongshan suddenly said: "Oh no! It must be the newly shipped food yesterday! The food brought by the eighth prince!" After saying that, he got up from the ground and started to eat the porridge.
Shed running, like crazy.
A large number of people followed, until Zhu Kongshan came to the porridge shed in Prince Sheng's Mansion, took out the remaining porridge from yesterday, and brought it to the doctor of Baicaotang. When the doctor of Baicaotang confirmed that the porridge was poisonous,
, Zhu Kongshan suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted to the sky: "Eighth Prince! Why are you doing this! It's enough for you to kill me! It's enough for you to kill my mother! Why are you still killing these poor people? Why?
?”
She cried and complained, which aroused the emotions of the people. People shouted loudly: "The eighth prince harmed the people! The prince broke the law and the common people are guilty! The eighth prince deserves to die! The eighth prince deserves to die!"
The shouts of the people in the north of the city spread to every corner of the capital. A large number of people poured into the streets. There were shouts from these poor people in the southeast, northwest, and everyone shouted that the eighth prince should pay for his life and that they should be given justice.
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Feng Yuheng was sitting in Prince Yu's Mansion, and the sounds from outside could be heard. Huang Quan was a little anxious: "Why don't we go out and have a look! Miss, do you think the emperor will believe it? Zhu Kongshan should have done these things, right? Eight
The prince is someone who can completely disassociate himself from everything he does, let alone whether he was really framed this time? Could it be that in the end, he was disconnected from him again, and all the blame was placed on Zhu Kongshan?
superior?"
Feng Yuheng shrugged, "That is Zhu Kongshan's fault. He harmed the people in this way. Even if she doesn't die, I will give her a ride. It's all their group's fault. No matter what the outcome is,
All of this is not good for Lao Ba. What’s more, Zhu Kongshan is not stupid. She knows how to harm Lao Ba to the point where it is difficult for him to stand up. Let’s just take a good look at it. It’s just that I pity the victims. I blame my negligence. If I had known she would
If you are so cruel, I will not just watch those people lose their lives." She sighed helplessly, and then said to Huang Quan: "You also go to the north of the city and tell the people at Baicaotang that you will do your best to treat them, no matter what the cost.
No matter how much the price is, how much money is spent, as long as there is still hope of salvation, we cannot give up!"
At this time, the servants of the mansion hurriedly came to report: "Princess, there are a large number of people kneeling at the door of the mansion, begging the princess to help!"