Regardless of whether they were poor citizens or beggars, they were still Dashun's citizens. The capital was not a place where every inch of land was inlaid with gold, nor was it a place where everyone was wealthy. There were high officials and noble people, and there were also poor people without homes. The northern part of the city was where the poor people gathered. Although this place was the most disliked, they were still a part of the capital.
In just one night, a large number of citizens had died. This was definitely a large matter that would shake the capital. When the bad news spread, someone immediately reported it to court. The number of deaths was so high that even Tianwu could not help but feel shocked.
The officials that had allowed their women to move around the northern part of the city with Zhu Kongshan were all rejoicing at this moment. Fortunately, they had left long ago. Otherwise, with this sort of thing happening, it was possible that they would also be caught in the crossfire.
As for the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo, he was extremely puzzled by this. When he had gone the previous day, everything was still fine. How could so many people have died in just one night? And they had frozen to death? That was impossible, right?
While he was feeling shocked, Emperor Tianwu's question came from his throne, saying: "Eighth Brother, I heard that you went to the northern part of the city yesterday?"
Xuantian Mo quickly stepped forward to reply, recounting everything that had happened the previous day. After he finished speaking, he added: "Son left before nightfall. At that time, nothing strange happened. As for why so many people froze to death this morning … this matter still needs to be investigated. "
The Seventh Prince, Xuan Tianhua, spoke up and recounted a fact that he knew: "Apparently, all of the citizens that froze to death were wearing the new winter clothes sent by His Highness Prince Sheng yesterday."
"What?" The Eighth Prince was extremely shocked and subconsciously said: "That's impossible! You're lying! "
"Hm?" Xuan Tianhua looked at him in confusion, "I'm lying?"
All of the officials lost it and said: "How could His Highness the Seventh Prince possibly lie? What sort of person in this world would lie? Even His Highness the Seventh Prince would not lie! " To everyone, Xuan Tianhua was a special existence. It was to the point that no matter which party or camp the officials belonged to, when faced with someone criticizing Xuan Tianhua, they could not help but stand on Xuan Tianhua's side to defend him.
At the same time, the Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming, also spoke up, adding: "It's not just the people that froze to death. There are also quite a few people that fell ill. Oh, it's more accurate to say that they were poisoned.." After he finished speaking, he looked at the Emperor of Martial Arts and said, "Right now, investigating who is responsible is not the most important thing. Either way, the perpetrator will not be able to escape. The most important thing now is to deal with the corpse and treat the injured. Hundred Herb Hall has already dispatched all of its physicians to the northern part of the city. This son requests that Imperial Father send out the imperial physicians from the palace. Firstly, it will relieve the pressure on the physicians in the northern part of the city. Secondly, it will serve as a witness to see how those people died and how they were poisoned. "
These words received everyone's approval. Even the eighth prince could not say a word of objection. He also really wanted to know what exactly was going on, but he faintly felt that this matter was related to Noble Lady Yuan.
Thus, after court was dismissed, he did not rush out of the imperial palace like the others. Instead, he quickly went to Cun Shan Palace to see Noble Lady Yuan.
The news in court spread very quickly. Before Xuantian Mo could arrive, Noble Lady Yuan already knew about it. When Xuantian Mo entered the side hall, she took the initiative to ask before even saluting: "What happened? Why did so many people suddenly die? Could it be that you did something? "
Xuantian Mo was stunned, "Me?" He then fiercely shook his head, "Imperial Concubine Mother, where did this come from? I can't wait to get those lowly people to fight for my reputation. How could I possibly kill them? On the contrary, I want to ask imperial concubine mother, what exactly is going on with those new winter clothes? Apparently, the people that died were all wearing new winter clothes for the night and froze to death! "
Noble Lady Yuan was startled and was unable to react for a while, "What does that have to do with me?"
Xuantian Mo frankly said: "Are there any problems with those clothes? What kind of cotton did you use to make the clothes? How much cotton did you use? Were there any corners cut? "
Only then did Noble Lady Yuan manage to react. It turned out that her son was suspecting that she had done something to the clothes, which caused those lowly people to freeze to death; however, she had not! Noble Lady Yuan felt very wronged: "If it was any other matter, I could be vague, but this matter is related to your reputation. How could I possibly do that sort of thing? Not only did I not cut corners, but I also used high-quality cotton. I used double the amount. It was thick and warm. It was even better than what I was wearing. Not only was the cotton good, but even the outer covering was made of forged material. How could they have frozen to death while wearing that sort of jacket? Even if they slept on the streets, it's impossible for them to have died on the spot! "
Hearing Noble Lady Yuan say this, Xuantian Mo knew that the problem definitely did not lie with his imperial concubine mother. He felt irritated and did not remain for long. He only said a few words of comfort to Noble Lady Yuan and said that he needed to immediately investigate this matter. He then quickly left the palace.
At this time, Zhu Kongshan had already arrived in the northern part of the city. While crying, she bowed and sent off the people who had frozen to death. That servant, Xiao Yu, was no longer at her side. Just the previous night, she had secretly pushed Xiao Yu into a well in the Sheng Palace. What she was thinking and doing, aside from herself, there was nobody else that knew.
At present, she had already made preparations to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Eighth Prince. She had already made up her mind to cut off all means of retreat, and her plan had already begun. While bowing, she said: "It's all my fault. It's all because I did not think to inspect those clothes. It's all because I believed that His Highness the eighth prince truly wanted to do good for the people. That's why you were harmed." As she spoke, she tore open the clothes in her hands, revealing the black and tattered cotton inside. There were also many pieces of paper mixed in with the cotton. Zhu Kongshan said: "I also really did not think that Noble Lady Yuan and the Eighth Prince would actually do something to the clothes! How could clothes that have been mixed with paper still be called clothes? How could they still be kept warm? I, however, believed them and even treated them as something good to have you wear! Who knew that so many people would freeze to death in a single night. It's all my fault! "
The citizens in the northern part of the city gathered around Zhu Kongshan's side. Listening to her words, they looked at the clothes in her hands. They were clearly made from a new material; however, the inside was filled with trash. There was not much real cotton. Wearing this sort of clothing for the night, how could they not freeze to death?
In an instant, the crowd was filled with anger. The people that had survived cursed the Eighth Prince as Dashun's scum. He was the same as his birth mother, Noble Lady Yuan. They were both man-eating tigers and leopards. There were also people that pointed at Zhu Kongshan and loudly asked: "Why did you not remind us earlier that the Eighth Prince was this sort of person? Why did you speak up for him? "
At this time, Zhu Kongshan collapsed and began to cry. Kneeling on the ground, she continued to complain: "It's not that I didn't want to say it. It's that I didn't dare say it! The Eighth Prince wants to hit me every day. He even … he even … he even forcefully took advantage of my body! You call me Bodhisattva every day, but only I know that I am not worthy of being called Bodhisattva. I am an unclean person. He forced me to do things for him and forced me to help him gain a good reputation. Whenever I did not comply in the slightest, he would hit me and curse me. I am just a weak girl, and I am a withered flower. I really do not have the ability to resist! "
Zhu Kongshan's words caused the crowd to erupt into an uproar. The beggars that had luckily survived stood up and spoke up for Zhu Kongshan: "It's not that the Zhu family's young miss did not say that all of this was unrelated to the Eighth Prince. We knew about it long ago and secretly told you about it. But the Eighth Prince would hit young miss Zhu, so we did not dare say it openly. Everyone, don't blame the Zhu family's young miss anymore. She was harmed so badly by the Eighth Prince. We should get revenge for her! "
"Right! Get revenge for young miss Zhu! "The people began to loudly shout.
But Zhu Kongshan repeatedly waved her hand, "No, no, I don't need anyone to get revenge for me. It's just that I can no longer bear to continue watching the Eighth Prince's actions. I just want to tell everyone the truth so that everyone will not be fooled. As for myself, I am already a broken person. I have never thought of continuing to live, nor do I deserve to continue living in this world. "
She spoke while crying. Her pitiful appearance caused the citizens to be unable to hold back their tears. There were even some that said: "Young miss Zhu, you're such a good person. It's all because of the Eighth Prince. You need to continue living well. You must not take things too hard because of this! "
On this side, Zhu Kongshan led a group of people to cry and make a fuss, saying all sorts of things about the Eighth Prince and Noble Lady Yuan. As for the Sheng Palace's servant, she stood to the side and watched all of this in a daze. She was completely unable to understand what had gotten into Zhu Kongshan. Why had she suddenly become like this?
On the other side, because a large number of people in the northern part of the city had died, and there were also serious illnesses, Hundred Herb Hall had mobilized all of its doctors to provide emergency assistance. At this time, they had already found out that aside from frostbite, there were also signs of poisoning. They had even examined the corpses and found that not everyone had died from the cold. There were also some that had died from poisoning.
The people did not understand why they had been poisoned. At this time, Zhu Kongshan suddenly said: "Oh no! It must be the food that was brought in yesterday! It's the food that the Eighth Prince brought! "After saying this, she got up from the ground and ran toward the porridge stall as though she had gone crazy.
Behind her, a large number of citizens followed until Zhu Kongshan arrived at the Sheng Palace's porridge stall. She then scooped out the leftover porridge from the previous day and brought it to Hundred Herb Hall's doctor. When the doctor from Hundred Herb Hall confirmed that the porridge was poisoned, Zhu Kongshan suddenly knelt on the ground and loudly shouted: "Eighth Prince! Why must you do this! It's enough that you harmed me alone! It's enough that you killed my mother! Why must you harm these pitiful citizens! Why? "
Her sobbing complaints caused the emotions of the citizens to be stirred up, as the people began to loudly shout: "The Eighth Prince harmed the citizens! If a prince commits a crime, he will be punished the same as a commoner! The Eighth Prince deserves to die ten thousand times! The Eighth Prince deserves to die ten thousand times! "
The cries of the citizens in the northern part of the city spread to every corner of the capital. A large number of people surged onto the streets, and the cries of these citizens could be heard from all over the city. All of them were shouting for the Eighth Prince to pay with his life and for justice to be served.
Feng Yu Heng sat in the Imperial Palace Yu, and the sounds from outside entered her ears. Huang Quan was a little anxious: "How about we go out and take a look! Young Miss, do you think that His Majesty will believe it? These things should have been caused by Zhu Kongshan, right? That Eighth Prince, even when it comes to the things that he has done, he is able to avoid some responsibility. Moreover, this time, he really was framed? Could it be that in the end, he will no longer be implicated, and it will all be blamed on Zhu Kongshan alone? "
Feng Yu Heng shrugged, "That is also Zhu Kongshan's own fault. To actually use this sort of method to harm the citizens, even if she does not die, I will send her on her way. Either way, it's a matter of their faction. Regardless of what sort of result it causes, it will be detrimental to Eighth Brother. Moreover, Zhu Kongshan is not stupid. She knows how to make it difficult for Eighth Brother to make it difficult for him to make a comeback. We just need to watch. It's just that those victims of the disaster are pitiful. It's also my fault for being negligent. If I knew that she would be so vicious, I would not have just watched those citizens die. " She helplessly sighed then said to Huang Quan: "You should also go to the northern part of the city. Tell the people at Hundred Herb Hall to do their best to save them. No matter what price they have to pay or how much money they have to spend, as long as there is still hope of saving them, they cannot give up!"
At this time, a servant from the manor quickly came to report: "Princess, there are a large number of citizens kneeling in front of the manor, begging Princess to take action and save them!"
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