"... My husband, General Dugu, and his younger brother worked together to get rid of the snakes and fought against the Sect Master of the Seven Cultivators Sect, Yin Batian. After a bitter battle, Yin Batian was seriously injured and victory was in sight. Who would have thought that an elder of the Seven Cultivators Sect would release a three-zhang-long seven-headed serpent with infinite strength and venom all over its body.
It was impossible for it to be invincible! "Under the critical situation, my husband ordered Dugu Feiying to lead the army to retreat first. He and General Dugu led the remaining imperial guards to entangle the seven-headed serpent and buy time for the army. Later, the seven-headed serpent went berserk several times, causing the remaining imperial guards to suffer heavy casualties.
At the last moment, the captain of the imperial guards, Zhao Siwei, led the remaining imperial guards to fight the seven-headed serpent, wanting to create an opportunity for General Dugu and my husband to escape. My husband couldn't stop him, but he didn't want the soldiers to die in vain. He could only retreat with General Dugu ~! "
Recalling Li Zexuan's narration of the near-death experience, Han Yuxi's eyes couldn't help but turn red. She looked at the more than fifty martyrs' widows in mourning clothes in front of her and said in a deep voice,
"The battle of Snake Spirit Mountain was like this from beginning to end. What I said just now is absolutely true. The more than three thousand imperial guards who survived can testify for me ~! My husband and I feel deeply guilty for the unfortunate deaths of my sisters' husbands in this battle. But if you say that my husband is the only one to blame for this battle, Yuxi will never agree ~!
The terrain of Snake Spirit Mountain, the poisonous miasma, the peak Grandmaster level martial artists, and the seven-headed serpent were all unfavorable factors. If it were any other general who was in command and had the same number of troops, they would also be powerless ~! His Majesty and the other officials in the imperial court have already come to this conclusion ~!
Jiang Cuihua, today you are still speaking irresponsibly and slandering my husband's reputation. Are you more wise than the officials in the imperial court and the current His Majesty ~? "
Han Yuxi almost roared out the last sentence.
It was fine for others to talk about her behind her back, but she would never allow anyone to speak ill of Li Zexuan ~!
Jiang Cuihua had already touched her bottom line today ~!
Moreover, Jiang Cuihua's way of using the grief of a martyr's widow to achieve her own sinister goals made her feel extremely disgusted ~!
With Han Yuxi's last shout, Jiang Cuihua's face instantly turned pale. The surrounding crowd also fell into a dead silence. Regarding the battle on Snake Spirit Mountain, they had only heard about it through some rumors. They never thought that the real situation would be so dangerous!
Especially when the Seven-headed Serpent appeared at the end of the battle. Li Zexuan chose to personally cover the retreat of the Seven-headed Serpent. This move moved everyone! Other people would say that a general's success was built on the bones of thousands of soldiers. However, Li Zexuan, as a general, was able to achieve this step. No matter how picky a person was, they would not be able to find fault with him! Although they were defeated in the end, it could only be said that it was not their fault!
In the end, the Imperial Army's personal guards who sacrificed themselves heroically said that they had bought time for Li Zexuan and Dugu Xin to retreat. However, weren't they also covering the retreat of the main army?
Even if they did not sacrifice themselves, Li Zexuan and Dugu Xin would not have been in danger. However, more than 90% of the 4,000 Imperial Army soldiers would have died. Therefore, in other words, they did not die for Li Zexuan and Dugu Xin. They died in place of more than 3,000 brothers!
"Lord Jue is loyal and righteous. We have wronged Lord Jue. We deserve to die!"
A white-haired old man cupped his hands at Han Yuxi and said in a trembling voice.
Earlier, when he saw how pitiful these widows were, he followed suit and shouted a few slogans. Now that he heard Han Yuxi's explanation, he immediately blamed himself.
"We have wronged Lord Jue. We deserve to die!"
Even such an old man could take the initiative to admit his mistake. How could the others have the nerve to continue being ostriches ~? Therefore, those who blindly followed suit and apologized.
"Everyone, you don't have to do this ~! You were just fooled by Jiang Cuihua's flowery words. It's not your fault ~! The one who is truly guilty is Jiang Cuihua ~! "
Han Yuxi waved her hand at those people, then turned her head and ordered, "Pang Sige, bring her to the Supreme Court for interrogation. I want to see who is deliberately smearing my husband's name!"
As the head of the Li Residence's guards, Pang Feiji had already run out when he heard the commotion. When he heard Han Yuxi's order, he quickly cupped his hands and said loudly,
"Yes ~! Young Mistress ~! "
After saying that, he waved his hand and said fiercely, "Go ~! Take her down ~! "
"Stop ~!"
Jiang Cuihua widened her eyes and said in panic, "You can't take me down. I'm just helping them seek justice. I'm not guilty, I'm not guilty ~!"
"Hmph ~! You're guilty ~! "
At this moment, an angry snort came from outside the crowd! Everyone looked over and saw an old lady in black clothes walking over shakily with a walking stick.
"Mother ~? Why are you here ~? "
Xia Wanqing, who was in the crowd, turned pale with fright when she saw who it was. She hurriedly got up and wanted to help the old lady.
"Hmph ~! If I didn't come, Siwei's reputation would be ruined ~! Wanqing, you're really muddle-headed. How could you believe Jiang Cuihua's slanderous words ~? "
That's right, this old lady was Zhao Siwei's mother. According to custom, elders were not allowed to wear mourning clothes for the younger generation, so she only wore black clothes.
At this moment, when Xia Wanqing walked in front of her, the old lady did not intend to give her daughter-in-law any face in front of others. She sternly reprimanded her.
"Mother ~! Son is wrong, don't be angry ~! "
Xia Wanqing's eyes were red. She quickly supported the old lady and said gently.
"Hmph ~! I'll talk to you later ~! "
The old lady used her walking stick to knock on the ground, then shakily walked in front of Jiang Cuihua. Without saying a word, she raised her walking stick and hit her.
"Jiang Cuihua, you blabbermouth, I'll let you deceive my daughter-in-law ~! I'll let you ruin my Siwei's reputation ~! You're still asking for justice ~? My Siwei protected his master and was not afraid of death. Although his corpse is gone, he sacrificed his life for the country. Even if he died, he died honorably. Why would he need a blabbermouth like you to seek justice ~? "
It was obvious that the old lady was very angry. Every time she hit with her walking stick, she used a lot of strength.
When Jiang Cuihua saw the old lady walking over, she already realized that something was wrong. She quickly ran away, not daring to resist at all.
The ancients valued filial piety. Although Jiang Cuihua occasionally dared to bully her mother-in-law at home, if she dared to hit such an old lady in front of so many people, then even if the bystanders came up and beat her to death on the spot, the imperial court would not punish them for their crimes.
At this time, the old people's social status was quite high.
She did not expect that even if she did not make a move, others would want to beat her to death.
When the surrounding crowd heard the old lady's words, they could not help but cheer loudly.
"Good ~! What a good sacrifice for the country, even if he died honorably ~! The old lady is deeply righteous, good job ~! "
"Yes, yes, yes ~! Jiang Cuihua deserves to die ~! She actually used the pain of someone else's husband to achieve her own unspeakable goals, she deserves to die ~! "
"Beat her to death ~! Beat her to death ~! "
"Go and help catch her, don't let her escape ~!"
Brother Ji originally wanted the two marquis beside him to catch Jiang Cuihua with both hands, but who knew that before he could give the order, the surrounding crowd had already made their move.
Therefore, the old lady did not need to waste any effort to chase after her. She only needed to hit Jiang Cuihua with her walking stick.
In a short while, Jiang Cuihua was beaten until her face was bruised and swollen, crying for her father and mother.
"Sob sob, Siwei's mother, don't hit her ~! Don't hit her ~! I know I was wrong ~! "
Jiang Cuihua tilted her head to prevent the walking stick from hitting her head as she cried and begged for mercy.
Han Yuxi saw that if she continued to hit her, she would die. She quickly came over and said, "Auntie ~! Don't hit her anymore. I will send Jiang Cuihua to the Supreme Court. She will be punished ~! "
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