The Eighth Prince's faction had caused a disaster, yet Feng Yu Heng had led all of the people from Hundred Herb Hall to participate in the rescue. This time, she did not try to extort money from the Sheng Palace. In fact, when the Sheng Palace took the initiative to send her money, she refused to accept it. She even loudly said in front of everyone: "Put away your Sheng Palace's dirty money! My Hundred Herb Hall can afford this bit of money. Even if Hundred Herb Hall cannot afford it, there's still my imperial daughter's manor and the Imperial Palace Yu. It's not up to you to cry crocodile tears. What were you thinking when you did such a heartless thing? Now you want to pretend to be a good person? It's too late! "
The citizens were very supportive of Feng Yu Heng's resolute attitude. Thinking about it, if one were to speak of a true Bodhisattva, it would be the current Royal Consort Yu and the former Princess Ji An! Over the years, when had there not been a single incident where Feng Yu Heng had not been the one to quietly take care of the aftermath, silently helping and supporting? That year's Winter disaster, that year's flood, when had Feng Yu Heng's efforts not been credited? Especially during the flood, she had left the city with the Ninth Prince and stayed with the refugees. In the end, the epidemic had been brought under control, and the capital had not fallen into chaos.
Now that the Eighth Prince's side had caused chaos, they needed to rely on Feng Yu Heng to clean up the "battlefield." For a while, the people felt that the capital could do without anyone else, but it could not do without Royal Consort Yu.
Aside from Hundred Herb Hall, the academy had also sent people over to help. It was to give the students a chance to practice their skills. At the same time, it was to relieve the pressure of not having enough people.
The imperial physicians from the palace had also come, but there was not much that those old-fashioned imperial physicians could do. Not only could they not do anything, but they were also a burden. Feng Yu Heng simply had them observe and not do anything. They just needed to see what the situation was and report back to Emperor Tianwu when they returned to the palace.
Yao Xian also participated in the rescue efforts in the northern part of the city. Feng Yu Heng found a place with no one around and sent him into her space, where he was responsible for preparing medicine. With him and Feng Yu Heng joining in, the situation of the poisoned people was very quickly stabilized.
Feng Yu Heng let out a sigh of relief. Just as she wiped the sweat from her brow, she turned her head; however, she saw that Zhu Kongshan had walked over to her side. Squatting down, she asked: "I watched for a few hours and did not think that I could do anything. Look … is there anything that I can do to help?"
Feng Yu Heng snorted coldly, "I do not dare trouble young miss Zhu. Why the citizens in the northern part of the city died and why they were poisoned, you are very clear on this. I won't say anything more. I believe you should know what to do. "
Zhu Kongshan nodded, "I understand. Don't worry. I will pay with my life for the people that died, but it will not be now." While she spoke, she turned her gaze to the other side of the road and coldly said: "That person, I need to drag him down to hell with me. Otherwise, wouldn't all of these people have died for nothing?" After saying this, she suddenly stood up and ran in a certain direction.
Feng Yu Heng looked back and saw an imperial carriage coming from the other side of the road. She recognized that imperial carriage. It belonged to the Sheng Palace. At this time, she heard Zhu Kongshan run toward the imperial carriage while loudly shouting: "The Eighth Prince has come. If everyone wants justice, surround him with me. If he does not provide an explanation today, he cannot be allowed to leave the northern part of the city!"
Under Zhu Kongshan's lead, a large number of people surged in the direction of the imperial carriage. It was such that the imperial carriage was forced to stop before it could reach the center of the northern part of the city. Just as the people in the carriage lifted the curtain, they heard a woman shout at the top of her lungs: "Eighth Prince! A life for a life! Give the citizens of the northern part of the city an explanation! "
Xuantian Mo furrowed his brow. He was too familiar with this commotion. Wasn't this Zhu Kongshan? What sort of madness had that woman gone through?
Xuantian Mo still did not know about the situation on Zhu Kongshan's side. After he came out of the imperial palace, he had been hindered by the Board of Punishments and had been delayed for a long time. Although he had sent servants to the northern part of the city to deliver money, he did not receive any information from the northern part of the city in time. That was why he did not know that Zhu Kongshan had turned on him. In fact, he was still thinking about how he should use Zhu Kongshan to calm the people in the northern part of the city.
Unfortunately, his wishful thinking was wrong. Upon arriving in the northern part of the city, the first thing he heard was Zhu Kongshan shouting herself hoarse to cause trouble for him.
Xuantian Mo walked out of the imperial carriage and stood outside. Looking down at the lowly citizens, his face was filled with anger and disdain. In truth, as he saw it, if these people in the northern part of the city died, so be it. They were all low-class people. They should not have died at this sort of time, and they should not have died in this sort of manner. At present, he could not disassociate himself from this unforeseen event. His mind was simply filled with questions.
Seeing Xuantian Mo stand in the imperial carriage without saying a word, Zhu Kongshan spoke up once more. Her once delicate face was filled with hostility, and her beautiful eyes were filled with resentment "Eighth Prince! Give the citizens of the northern part of the city an explanation! Also give me an explanation! Today, I no longer fear you. I will expose all of your crimes! Tell all of them to the people! "
Xuantian Mo saw the joy of revenge on Zhu Kongshan's face, and he immediately understood everything. It turned out that this woman had been harboring a grudge against him for a long time. He thought that by taking her body, he would be able to control her; however, who knew that this woman's thoughts would be even more vicious than his. At the same time that he was scheming, she was also scheming. She had also been scheming against him without him even knowing it.
In regards to Zhu Kongshan's accusations, Xuantian Mo naturally could not admit to them. He coldly looked at the citizens that had the same expression as Zhu Kongshan and loudly said: "What do you want me to explain? What can you possibly expose? I have always wanted to serve the people, yet this sort of thing has happened. I wanted to personally come and investigate. Why did so many people suddenly die overnight, and why did so many people suddenly get poisoned? As for all of this … "He fiercely glared at Zhu Kongshan," It cannot be unrelated to you! "
Zhu Kongshan raised her head and stood straight in place. It was as though she had mustered all of her courage to face Xuantian Mo. At the same time, she loudly said: "I'm not afraid of you investigating. I'm just afraid that you won't investigate! You and Noble Lady Yuan used shoddy clothes to pass them off as good ones, sending those tattered clothes to the northern part of the city for the citizens to wear. In just a single night, so many people froze to death! Eighth Prince, could it be that your heart isn't made of flesh? Could it be that in your eyes, these people are even lower than ants? "
Her accusations resonated with the hearts of the citizens, as they shouted with her: "Eighth Prince, pay with your life! The Eighth Prince's heart is evil! "
In that instant, Xuantian Mo felt as though he had returned to the time when Feng Yu Heng had closed Hundred Herb Hall. There were also large numbers of citizens that had gathered in front of the Sheng Palace to denounce him. It was just that the situation this time was much more serious than before. With so many lives lost, it was not something that he could ignore just because he wanted to.
"Woman, could it be that you've been bewitched?" Xuantian Mo ignored the citizens, only saying to Zhu Kongshan: "I do not understand what you're saying. Servants, "He said to the subordinates that he had brought:" Young miss cousin has gone crazy. Bring her to the imperial carriage and send her back to the palace. "
"You're saying that I've gone crazy?" Zhu Kongshan sneered, "With me going crazy as the reason, my words don't count, right? Don't forget that there are so many doctors here. Whether I've really gone crazy or just faking it, we'll know with a single examination. "
Upon hearing the word "doctor," Xuantian Mo subconsciously looked forward; however, he happened to see Feng Yu Heng standing in front of him. She was currently squinting her eyes and smiling at him. This smile caused a chill to run down his spine. Intuition told him that wherever Feng Yu Heng was present, nothing beneficial to him would happen. Xuantian Mo practically wanted to turn around and return to the imperial carriage, but there were still so many pairs of eyes watching. Even if he wanted to leave, he could not.
He saw Royal Consort Yu slowly walk over and stand next to Zhu Kongshan. Holding Zhu Kongshan's wrist with a smile, she pretended to massage it for a while then said: "The Zhu family's young miss' pulse is stable. Aside from being angry, there is nothing abnormal about her. As for Your Highness the eighth prince, why do I see that your glabella is turning dark? There will definitely be a bloody disaster in the near future! "
Just after saying this, they saw some of the hot-tempered citizens who had lost loved ones suddenly shout: "Kill him! Kill him to get revenge for our loved ones! "While they spoke, a large number of people rushed forward and surrounded the Eighth Prince. The citizens' eyes were red with anger, as they raised their fists and kicked him. Even if the Eighth Prince had guards with him, because there were too many citizens causing trouble, they were powerless to suppress them.
Feng Yu Heng dodged quickly and arrived outside the crowd in a flash. She was not implicated, but Zhu Kongshan was not so lucky. She did not know martial arts, and her body was weak. Being pushed by the crowd like this, she subconsciously fell in front of Xuantian Mo. She was already standing at the very front, and this charge landed directly on Xuan Tianmo's body. As for Xuan Tianmo, when he saw her, he immediately took action. He grabbed her and used her as a shield, standing in front of him like a meat shield to defend against the attacks of the citizens.
Zhu Kongshan hated this man bitterly. At this time, she could no longer worry about anything else. Taking advantage of the fact that Xuantian Mo had turned his head to dodge the punches coming from the crowd, she quickly raised her hand and scratched at his face.
Xuantian Mo did not think that Zhu Kongshan would do this and was unable to dodge in time. Five bloody scratches appeared on the left side of his face. Zhu Kongshan had used a lot of force, and a girl's fingernails had always been a bit longer. Now, her fingernails were covered in flesh and blood. Xuan Tianmo's face was also covered in blood.
Zhu Kongshan laughed loudly; however, she was pushed aside by Xuantian Mo in a fit of anger. She stumbled out of the crowd and nearly fell. She was supported by Feng Yu Heng. Looking at the bloodstains on her fingernails, Feng Yu Heng smiled and said: "You really are able to bring yourself to do it!"
Zhu Kongshan gritted her teeth. There was no longer the Bodhisattva look on her face, as she fiercely said: "If I had a knife, I really would want to stab him to death!" After saying this, she looked toward Feng Yu Heng and pointed at the cotton clothes that had been delivered the day before, saying: "Can you arrange for me to go into the palace to file a complaint? Aside from the Eighth Prince, there is still Noble Lady Yuan! Even if I can't move it, I still need to try. I know that you also hate Eighth Brother. Since we have the same enemy, we are on the same side. "
Feng Yu Heng shrugged and smiled, "I don't dare to be on the same side as you. At the very least, I will not harm innocent citizens because of my own hatred. But I am very interested in your complaint. Don't worry. I will arrange it. " After saying this, she said to Wang Chuan, who was at her side: "Send young miss Zhu to the imperial daughter's manor for a few days. I will make arrangements for the rest."
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