Outside the Hall of Heroes, the civil and military officials, guards, eunuchs, and palace maids were all discussing. After all, Yue Fei's reputation was so great that even the people of the Jin knew about him, much less the Southern Song.
Thinking of Yue Fei, the people present all revealed complicated expressions. Some were regretful, some were sad, and of course, some were gnashing their teeth.
Han Chizhou's eyes lit up when he heard about Xiao Long Nu's identity. He didn't expect the situation to take a turn for the better. He hurriedly said, "Yes, this young lady does resemble Madam Yue from back then."
The young officials were at a loss while some of the more senior officials nodded inwardly. Indeed, they did resemble each other.
Hearing their whispers, Xiao Long Nu's frosty face changed slightly. "Mother …" This word was too distant for her. She had been an orphan since she was young and had never cared about such things. Even if her biological parents appeared before her, she wouldn't be surprised. But now that she knew that her parents had been harmed by villains and had no choice but to leave her, things were very different.
Moqi Nu was both shocked and angry. She had collected information on Xiao Long Nu and knew that she was ignorant of worldly affairs, so she wasn't afraid of her revealing anything. She didn't expect that Song Qingshu would know of her identity!
How did he know? Xiao Long Nu's identity was so secretive that even he had only recently discovered it! Could it be that there was a spy at his side?
But he quickly realized that this wasn't the time to be suspicious. He coldly snorted and said, "This is only Song's side of the story. Since Lord Han thinks that she resembles the wife of the rebellious Yue Fei, why didn't you say so earlier? Why did you wait until Song said so before agreeing?"
Han Chizhou indifferently replied, "Back then, Madam Yue always lived in seclusion and rarely saw outsiders. I only met her once by chance. It's not surprising that I didn't remember her after so many years."
"I also met Madam Yue back then, and this young lady does indeed resemble Madam Yue." Huang Chang suddenly spoke. Although very few people knew of his identity, he had defeated Xiao Long Nu with just a single move, which had given him a very high prestige. Seeing that he agreed with Han Chi Zhou's judgment, even Moqi Nu didn't dare to refute him.
"I don't know what happened when Yue Fei died, but Mrs. Yue disappeared at the same time. Yue Fei's orphan is also missing …" Jia Shidao took a deep look at Huang Chang. He was obviously trying to figure out how powerful Huang Chang's kung fu was. Unfortunately, Huang Chang's attack was too short, so he couldn't tell.
Jia Shidao's retelling of the story was quite intriguing. Song Qingshu didn't believe that the Isle of Heroes' intelligence network wouldn't know what had happened all those years ago. However, Jia Shidao still pretended that he didn't know anything. It was obvious that he was deliberately trying to draw attention to this matter. Was he going to make a move on Moqi Ju, too?
Apparently, Moqi Chu had the same idea as Song Qingshu.
She looked at Jia Shidao in fear, her small eyes glowing with a vicious light. It was obvious that she was thinking about what to do next.
"The reason why Madam Yue disappeared that year was because some evil people wanted to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots. They sent assassins to kill Yue Fei's wife and children that very night." Even though he knew he was being used as a tool, Song Qingshu still said it out loud.
"Who could be so vicious?"
"That's so shameless!"
…
Although Yue Fei had been executed by the government, his character was impeccable, and he was the famous God of War. Most people in the imperial court sympathized with him, especially the low-ranking officers in the imperial army, who idolized him.
They were already unhappy that Yue Fei had been killed unjustly, but they didn't dare to say anything. However, the government had only convicted Yue Fei and Yue Yun, and his wife and daughter were innocent. Now that they heard that Madam Yue and Miss Yue had been killed, the anger that they had accumulated over the years exploded.
Moqi Ke's face turned green when she heard this. She glanced guiltily at Zhao Gou, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Zhao Gou's eyes were equally cold. It should be known that Yue Fei was Zhao Gou's reverse scale. Now that she and the Emperor were on the same boat, what was there to be afraid of?
Song Qingshu continued, "After that, Madam Yue was on the run. She didn't dare to trust anyone, so she fled to Zhongnan Mountains. She wanted the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, Wang Chongyang, to take in Yue Fei's orphan. Seeing the Taoist priest of the Quanzhen Sect open the door and pick up the baby girl, Madam Yue felt relieved and left to lead the soldiers away. However, she didn't know that the baby girl wasn't taken in by the Quanzhen Sect. Instead, she joined the Ancient Tomb Sect, which was next to the Quanzhen Sect …"
He repeated what Li Qingluo had said in the past. Everyone who heard it wrung their wrists, and were filled with righteous indignation.
Xiao Long Nu also stared at him, dumbfounded. Although she knew about her past, she didn't know exactly what had happened all those years ago. She only knew that her father, Yue Fei, had been killed unjustly, and her mother's life and death were unknown. She had never been familiar with the affairs of the world. In her eyes, her father had been killed by Zhao Gou, and the one who had sent assassins after her mother and daughter was obviously Zhao Gou. That was why she had resolutely entered the palace to assassinate them.
"Who is that shameless person?" Hearing him finish, some of the more hot-tempered people couldn't hold it in any longer, and shouted angrily.
"Far away on the horizon, but close at hand." Song Qingshu's gaze first landed on Zhao Gou, and his heart jumped in fright. The anger of the person who had shouted the most fiercely just now instantly froze.
Fortunately, Song Qingshu's gaze quickly moved to Moqi Chu. He looked at him and asked in a cold voice, "Master Moqi, that year, you killed loyal and good people, and sent assassins to kill the families of loyal and good people. Have you been able to sleep all these years?"
"You're slandering me!" Moqi Chu's face was deathly pale, and he screamed in exasperation. However, he quickly noticed the disdainful gazes of the people around him. It was obvious that everyone believed him.
He could only blame his poor reputation. Actually, before Song Qingshu had said his name, most people had already guessed that it was him.
"Your Majesty, you have to uphold justice for this subject," Moqi Chu wailed and wailed, "It was these two traitors who purposely slandered this subject in order to absolve themselves of their crimes. Your Majesty, please understand!"
Song Qingshu followed up, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the reason why this friend of mine entered the palace to assassinate you was because she was misled by a traitor, and thought that Your Majesty was the murderer who killed her parents. That was why she entered the palace to avenge her parents. Actually, the main culprit was the person who framed General Yue all those years ago. Although Miss Long has offended Your Majesty, this dynasty is founded on filial piety. Your Majesty, on account of her filial piety, please be lenient. First investigate the main culprit and restore General Yue's innocence. It won't be too late to convict Miss Long afterwards. "
Han Chuan Zhou hesitated for a moment. He had always wanted to go on a northern expedition and had long wanted to reverse Yue Fei's verdict to raise the morale of the soldiers and soldiers. Now was a good opportunity. He stepped out and knelt down, "Your Majesty, please be lenient and restore General Yue's innocence!"
The civil and military officials all looked at each other. After all, they were all old foxes in the bureaucracy. How could they not know that Yue Fei's execution had Zhao Gou's approval?
However, there was no lack of hot-blooded men in this world. Suddenly, another person knelt down, "Your Majesty, please be lenient and restore General Yue's innocence."
After someone had started, more and more people knelt down, "Your Majesty, please be lenient and restore General Yue's innocence."
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