Chapter 479 - Chapter 479: A Dance of Demons
Chapter 479: A Dance of Demons
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When King You entered the capital and his heir, Yin Huaixi, “died”, most of the guards in the residence followed their masters to the battlefield. Only a mere 2,000 people were left in the You Residence.
Just as the two thousand people were fearless and fighting the Marquis of Changxing’s men, Consort You ordered her servants to splash oil all over the residence and light fires everywhere
By the time Marquis of Changxing and the others reacted, the fire had already covered the entire residence
Only then did they know fear.
Originally, they wanted to accuse King You of treason and plotting a rebellion. In this way, it would make sense for them to barge into the King’s Residence today, and the emperor would not blame them.
However, the fire prevented King You’s Residence from being “searched”. There was still no seal of the King You’s Residence, so there was no way to naturally pin the crime on it.
Being persecuted as a royal family was a monstrous crime that would exterminate all family members. At this point, the Marquis of Changxing, as well as all the officials and n.o.bles in the north, could only announce to the public that Princess Consort You had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the news spread to the capital, King You committed suicide in the golden hall without being tried. The two elders were worried that the emperor would pursue the matter, so they joined forces with the court officials to encourage the emperor to “close the case” as soon as possible.
The emperor was deceived by the two elders, the Marquis of Changxing, and the officials and n.o.bles in the Northern Territory. In the end, he could only close the case hurriedly to prevent this case from implicating too many people and being even more disadvantageous to King You.
However, he did not know that these people were too detestable. They had used the emperor’s “concern for his brother” to control the emperor. He could not bear to implicate him too much and would rashly settle the case to help him escape punishment.
However, the net of justice was long and narrow.
Three years later, the heir, Yin Huaixi, brought his crippled body into the capital to plead for his father. In the end, the crimes that these people had covered up were exposed to the world.
The cruel truth made the emperor furious and even fainted.
There was also an uproar in the capital.
They all knew that King You had died an unjust death, but they did not know that he had actually been persecuted to this extent. For a moment, scholars everywhere jointly requested that these corrupt officials be severely punished and that King You be given justice.
The commotion was even greater after the heir defeated the enemy in Shandong.
However, Yu Youyao only felt that it was ironic. “In order to protect the emperor’s reputation, the court officials have really put in a lot of effort. They didn’t hesitate to distort the truth and remind the emperor that he was someone’s brother. It’s really ridiculous.”
The memorial of King You’s case was jointly drawn up by the three divisions. After Xia Yansheng reviewed it, the ministers pa.s.sed it on to the emperor. After the emperor read it and confirmed that there were no problems, it was announced.
Every word was really a gem to whitewash crimes in the name of peace.
King You had died unjustly. The emperor had only been deceived by the treacherous officials. It was also those traitors who were too detestable. They had used the emperor’s brotherly relationship with King You to cover up their crimes.
From the beginning to the end, not only had the emperor made a mistake, but he had also become a victim of being “blinded” and “used” by traitors.
Who else would think that the emperor had accidentally killed a meritorious general and harmed his sibling?
Even a historian wouldn’t dare to write this.
The memorial was recorded in history books. Who could say for sure in the future?
Chang An also looked resentful. “They’re simply too shameless.”
Yu Youyao only felt disgusted. After taking a deep breath, she calmed down. “No matter what, King You’s grievances have finally been cleared. He can rest in peace in the netherworld. Cousin has also resolved a problem and can live openly in the future.”
Although she said that, she did not feel very happy.
She had completely seen through King You’s case. The Great Zhou Dynasty was already rotten to the core.
Xia Yansheng, who she had always thought was a pure minister, was not that pure anymore.
From the beginning to the end, Xia Yansheng had said that he was sick in the residence and had not partic.i.p.ated in King You’s matter. However, it was also a fact that he was covering up for his henchmen.
Most importantly, he understood that the emperor wanted to kill King You. He knew that King You was innocent, but he did not do his job as a minister. He was unwilling to get involved in this mess and chose to watch coldly.
Yu Youyao felt suffocated and muttered, “It’s a dance of demons. When will the world be clear of sin?
Even Xia Yansheng, the head of the officials, was nothing much. How many people in the court were clean?
Ever since the Marquis of Changxing was escorted into the capital, the emperor’s butcher knife had been killing all the way from Youzhou in the north to the capital. He had really killed until blood flowed like a river. That was why it had stopped for a few months because of the three divisions’ interrogation.
How many of those people were scapegoats pushed out by these powerful ministers?
Now that the matter had been exposed, Elder Tian and the others were so lawless and disregarded the authority of the Tian family. This was no longer just persecuting the royal family, but openly provoking the dignity of the emperor.
It seemed that after her cousin returned to the capital, there would be another bloodbath.
Yu Youyao sighed in her heart. She couldn’t even eat the fat and juicy peaches anymore. Chun Xiao brought over a copper basin and helped Yu Youyao wash her hands. Then, she took some ointment and moistened her hands.
At this moment, Xia Tao rushed into the house without even panting. ‘Young
Miss, Old Madam wants you to go over.”
Yu Youyao stood up, tidied her clothes, and asked Xia Tao to bring over the ginseng nourishing pill. She then went to An Shou Hall.
Autumn was good for nourishment. The method of using a ginseng nourishing pill was a little different from ordinary prescriptions. Ten year wild ginseng and various medicinal herbs were used. The medicinal properties were gentler than ordinary prescriptions and had the effect of nourishing the blood and soul.
It was originally made in autumn for Grandmother to nourish her body.
She had also made some ginseng nourishing pills with 20 -year-old wild ginseng for her cousin.
When she arrived at An Shou Hall, Yu Youyao saw her grandmother sitting on the couch with her body tilted to rest. Yu Zongzheng, who should be in the government office at this time, was actually sitting in the hall and drinking tea.
Yu Youyao stepped forward to greet him. “Greetings, Grandmother and
Father.”
Yu Zongzheng nodded.
Old Madam Yu looked at Chun Xiao’s hands and smiled so widely that her eyes couldn’t be seen. “Look at this girl. She lives in the same house, but every time she comes over, it’s as if she’s a guest. She doesn’t come empty handed. Every time she brings something over, it’s not just anything. It’s something that she personally made.”
It seemed to be a casual remark, but there was a deeper meaning to it.
Old Madam Yu had contributed greatly to Yu Zongzheng’s sudden change in opinion of his daughter.
Every time Yu Zongzheng came over to greet her, Old Madam would pretend to mention how Yu Youyao improved and that she knew how to be filial and promising.
The more he heard these words, the more he would think highly of her.
Unknowingly, it had instilled in Yu Zongzheng a feeling that his eldest daughter was still young but had the demeanor of a legitimate elder.
An old person’s wisdom was acc.u.mulated from a young age.
Madam Yang’s pretense of fooling others was just a moment of emotion, but
Old Madam could really control someone’s mind..