First Princess Consort and Third Princess Consort couldn't find a chance to perform. Hearing Second Princess Consort's words, they naturally didn't decline.
First Princess Consort said, "The Duke has already passed away. Our Xiyue can't be without a ruler. We also need to plan who will inherit the throne."
The officials felt that it made sense and nodded.
Second Princess Consort frowned. Her slender fingers slowly slid across the words' Duke of Xiyue 'on the leaflet. She said faintly, "Don't be anxious. Let's see the situation first."
First Princess Consort didn't appreciate it and sneered, "Anyway, no matter how we rank the seniority, the new Duke can't be your son. You should stop worrying."
Everyone looked at each other. The officials felt that with First Princess Consort's temper, her son might not be a good one.
But no matter how they ranked, Second Princess Consort's son's age was indeed not high.
First Princess Consort and Third Princess Consort arranged the funeral and called the Duke's children to come and mourn. The morning passed in a flash.
At noon, the guards on the palace wall suddenly realized that the people in the square had suddenly gathered. And there was a trend of more and more people gathering.
The guards were shocked and hurriedly went to the inner palace to pass the message.
Not long after, the Princess Consort, officials, and Zhou Meng's children who received the news all gathered on the palace wall and looked out curiously.
There were more and more people. It seemed that all the people of Xiyue had come!
At this moment, a group came from afar. There were quite a lot of people. And they seemed to be escorting supplies in the middle of the group.
Everyone held their breaths as they watched the group slowly approach. Only then did they see the group clearly.
The team was led by more than fifty black-clothed cavalrymen, and a beautiful woman in red was riding alone on a horse. She was riding side by side with another black-clothed young man, who had a stalwart figure and a beautiful appearance. Behind them, under the protection of nearly a thousand people, the carriage carrying the supplies rolled.
The scene was silent. When the people of Xi Yue saw the other party's formation, and the goddess sitting on the horse was indeed a celestial beauty, and she even brought provisions with her, the crowd parted to the sides like Moses parting the sea. The people all knelt on the ground and saluted loudly, "Goddess! The goddess had come with food! Long live! Long live! "
The cheers of several thousand people were like a landslide and a tsunami, shaking one's soul!
The consorts, courtiers, and young masters on the palace walls felt as if the walls under their feet were shaking.
With a pale face, the Second Princess Consort clutched her sleeves tightly and craned her neck to look outside.
The carriages slowly stopped in the middle of the commoners.
The red-clothed goddess and the stalwart young man walked up the stage together. She had a bad premonition.
Qin Yining pursed his lips, raised his arms slightly, and gestured for everyone to be quiet.
The commoners actually stopped talking altogether, not making any more noise. They all fell silent.
Qin Yining cleared his throat and said, "People of Xiyue, the gods have heard your pious prayers day and night. They sent me to this land to give you food and seeds!"
"Good! Alright! "
When the commoners heard this, they immediately cheered excitedly. Some people in the back couldn't hear what Qin Yining said, so they were informed by the people in front of them. Everyone clapped their hands excitedly. Some of the elderly and children even had tears in their eyes.
Qin Yining gestured for everyone to be quiet again. As expected, the crowd quieted down again. Only some people could faintly hear sobbing.
Qin Yining said, "Although I came under the orders of the gods, the situation in Xiyue is not satisfactory. The gods' orders said that the goddess had brought the seeds and was to be married to the Xiyue King. However, the Xiyue King was impersonated!
"Many people have already seen the scene yesterday. The reason why I didn't marry Zhou Meng was because he wasn't chosen by the gods to be the Xiyue King. "
When the commoners heard this, they were all shocked and confused.
"How could it be impersonated?"
"Impossible, the Duke was born and raised on this land. It can't be impersonated!"
… …
Qin Yining listened to them calmly as the crowd retorted at the same time.
When the crowd's voices died down, Qin Yining smiled lightly and said, "The Xiyue Royal Family's inheritance is wrong. If it wasn't for this, the gods wouldn't have arranged for messengers to send food and seeds to the people of Xiyue for the past hundred years.
"You have trusted the wrong Duke. I only received the gods' orders after meeting the Duke and found out that Zhou Meng was impersonating the Xiyue King."
After saying this, Qin Yining stepped aside and pointed at Pang Xiao. "According to the gods' orders, this person is the true heir of the Xiyue Royal Family."
Pang Xiao stood proudly with his hands behind his back. He was handsome and had a noble aura. He was unapproachable.
Compared to everyone's impression of the Duke, this person's aura was a hundred times stronger.
— As someone who had been on the battlefield all year round, the way he looked at people was different from normal people. Naturally, his aura was domineering.
The people looked at Pang Xiao and couldn't help but keep quiet. They felt that under this person's gaze, they only wanted to kneel down. They couldn't even say a word.
The officials on the city walls looked at each other. The Second Princess Consort's face had already turned pale.
When the First Princess Consort saw that someone was trying to snatch her son's position as heir, she screamed without a care, "Impossible! You b * tch! Why should we believe you just because you say it! Do you think whoever you say is the Xiyue King is the Xiyue King? Why should we listen to you! You b * tch, you're up to no good! You must have caused the Duke's death! "
When the Second Princess Consort heard the First Princess Consort's clamor, her heart skipped a beat. She secretly cursed the First Princess Consort for being an idiot. She hurriedly pulled her two sons down the city walls.
As expected, the First Princess Consort called the Goddess a b * tch and a b * tch. This made the people angry and fearful. They all started to condemn her.
Some people even said in shock, "You said the Duke is already dead?"
At this moment, the First Princess Consort couldn't care less. Her ears were buzzing and she couldn't hear what the people below were saying. She only knew that her husband was dead. Her son should have ascended the throne, but that Goddess who suddenly appeared said that the Duke was a fake.
Zhou Meng was a fake Duke. Her son couldn't inherit the throne, right?
She knew that Zhou Meng had long lost his love for her. Anyway, she only had some feelings for Zhou Meng. Even if Zhou Meng died, the First Princess Consort didn't feel too sad.
However, if anyone wanted to snatch the throne that belonged to her son and snatch away the wealth and glory that she would enjoy for the rest of her life, she would definitely not tolerate it.
"You b * tch, you came to our Xiyue Kingdom with bad intentions! I see that you have made up your mind to seize the throne! Everyone, don't believe this b * tch. The Duke has already been killed by her! Now, she's just spouting nonsense. She wants an unknown person to become the Xiyue King. She's delusional! "
The First Princess Consort's words attracted the attention of many people, especially Zhou Meng's concubines and a few older sons who had the chance to inherit the throne. Everyone was filled with righteous indignation as they accused Qin Yining. Their words became more and more vulgar and unpleasant.
Pang Xiao frowned when he heard this, but he didn't immediately refute in order to avoid spoiling the matter.
Qin Yining looked at the people below the high platform expressionlessly. He didn't care how fiercely the people behind him scolded him. He raised his voice and asked, "Do you really think that I'm a fake Goddess?"
The commoners were all in a state of panic from the chaos that had just occurred. Especially those in the back, they didn't know what was said in front of them. So most of them remained silent.
Qin Yining nodded and said, "Alright, if the people of Xiyue don't believe in God's instructions, I can only take my people and food back. However, I have to tell everyone that the person who pretends to be the Xiyue King will be punished by God. He will be brought to the side of the Xiyue King to be dealt with. As for the Xiyue King, since you all believe that it's a fake Xiyue King, then I won't interfere. However, you can only make your own arrangements. "
Qin Yining turned around and was about to leave.
Pang Xiao and the people behind him also cooperated and followed Qin Yining's footsteps.
At this time, the people who were in a daze finally regained their senses. They frantically tried to persuade her to stay, "Goddess, please calm down. We didn't mean that. Of course we believe in God's instructions! "
"That's right, Goddess! Please calm down! "
"Insulting the Goddess was done by those impersonators of the royal family! They were guilty, that's why they insulted Goddess! "
… …
The people were panicking.
The carriages of food were tied up tightly. Just by looking at them, it was quite a sight. To the people of Xiyue who had lived under the shadow of starvation for a long time, there was nothing more important than being able to eat their fill.
The adults could still endure it. After all, this was how they lived their lives.
But what about the children? They could make do now, but if this continued, their children and grandchildren might not even know what rice and noodles tasted like.
Under Zhou Meng's rule, Xiyue was not considered very rich. Although they did not have many people, they were often exploited.
When they had no other choice, they could only endure. In addition, the Setting Moon Sect that they believed in mentioned that the Heavenly Deity had personally chosen the royal family, which gave the Zhou Clan a layer of mystery, making them feel convinced. Thus, they could only endure everything that had happened in the past.
However, it was different now.
Not only did the Goddess mentioned in the Xiyue Sect's holy book appear, but she also mentioned that Zhou Meng would be interrogated by God for impersonating the Duke. In addition, the First Consort said that Zhou Meng was already dead. This further confirmed the people's guess — Zhou Meng must have been punished by God for impersonating the Xiyue King. The First Consort and the others were only panicking because they were afraid that they would no longer be able to enjoy glory and wealth. They even wanted to slander the Goddess!
The people were agitated and did not dare to stop the Goddess. They could only surround the path and kneel down to beg.
There were even some hot-tempered people who raised their heads and cursed at the First Consort and the others. They looked as if they could not wait to rush up the palace walls and tear them apart.
Everyone on the palace wall panicked. Amidst the torrential curses, someone said in a low voice, "The way the Regional King died, there was no wound, no poison. He was simply summoned by God. I think what the Goddess said is true!"
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