AWB Chapter 154: The princess is possessed by a ghost?
Chapter 154: The princess is possessed by a ghost?
"Thank you, Eunuch Zhao!"
Although he was angry, Li Zhenting still responded politely and then strode out.
"The Emperor really didn't make a mistake!"
Seeing Li Zhenting's tall and sturdy figure striding out with big steps, his black brocade cape embroidered with a golden dragon and auspicious clouds fluttering in the wind, Eunuch Zhao stood in place and nodded in praise.
The emperor had already trained Prince Yu as the crown prince a long time ago. Moreover, according to the current situation in Yan State, Prince Qi has become a useless person and there is no other candidate for the throne.
As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait, but Prince Yu and Princess Yu are now facing a major hurdle. It's true that it's hard to guard against villains, and if they encounter someone as close as Fang Yuming, if they can't handle it properly, public resentment will boil over, affecting Prince Yu's reputation and, incidentally, his chances of ascending to the throne of Crown Prince.
"Disperse, disperse, disperse! This is not the place for you to gather and cause trouble! If you continue to make trouble here and disturb the emperor's rest, I will let you experience the power of the whip!"
Several guards were obviously annoyed. These unruly people actually ran to the palace to complain about Prince Yu. They must be tired of living!
If Prince Yu hadn't led his troops to garrison the borderlands and fight in these years, with neighboring kingdoms invading the capital, I'm afraid these people wouldn't even have a place to live, forced to live a displaced life, supporting the elderly and children! Now, with nothing better to do, they come here to complain to Prince Yu!
"Master, please help me. Princess Fang Qingqing relies on Prince Yu to do evil, murder, arson, and all sorts of evil!
I'm his second uncle, but she disregarded family ties and murdered me. Not only did she burn my house, she also beat my whole family! She burned my concubine, Yu, to death, and my son, so angry he went to her to argue, and she actually beat him to a cripple..."
"The dead are the greatest. She actually smashed Yu's coffin and even broke the legs of the servants carrying it! Oh my God, Fang Qingqing has done such evil. If I just sit back and watch, is there any justice in the world?"
Fang Yuming cried and wailed in grief, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Prince Yu has arrived..."
After a shout, Li Zhenting strode over. His handsome face was full of murderous intent, which made people feel scared.
"I won't go to Prince Yu about this matter, I will go to the Emperor! Prince Yu will naturally protect Princess Yu!"
Fang Yuming saw that Prince Yu, with a murderous look on his face, had actually stood up. He was so scared that he took two steps back and covered his chest before stopping. He changed his arrogant attitude and said in a horrified tone with a sudden drop in his voice.
"As the saying goes, those who are right can conquer the world, while those who are wrong can barely take a single step. Prince Yu is here now, so if you have something to say, let's talk about it. Don't waste everyone's time..."
Prime Minister Cao rushed over upon hearing the news. Because he came in such a hurry, his official hat tilted to one side. He stood beside Prince Yu and spoke while panting heavily.
"If you're an official who doesn't serve the people, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes! Lord Cao is clearly favoring Prince Yu! Everyone in the world knows that you, Lord Cao, are a member of Prince Yu's faction!"
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted loudly, and the group of people who had just been quiet suddenly became excited again.
"Ever since Fang Qingqing married Prince Yu, her personality has changed drastically. Beating her own father and scolding her half-sister are common occurrences! It was also after she became Prince Yu's consort that several households in Kyoto were robbed, and even children from several families went missing! This is simply not right!"
"Folk sorcerers say Fang Qingqing isn't the original Nangong Qing at all. I'm afraid she's possessed by a ghost! Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to do so many cruel things one after another!"
"People are already in a state of panic. The common people have no peace anymore. They are afraid that one day these things will happen to them! If you don't give everyone an explanation, we ordinary people will really have no way to live..."
"Don't spit blood!"
With a crisp clang, the sword in Li Zhenting's hand was unsheathed, and the sword, emitting a cold light, emitted a dazzling light in the air.
The man who had just tried to stir up public resentment hurriedly shrank back and tried to hide in the crowd to avoid disaster, but he didn't expect that the Wind Shadow and Thunder Shadow who had been lying in ambush came forward at the same time and directly grabbed Fang Yuming, who was the leader of the trouble, and the man.
"I can't live! I can't live! I just came here to seek justice, but Prince Yu came up and wanted to kill me. This is bullying..."
Fang Yuming dragged his broken leg and looked up in horror at the long sword in Li Zhenting's hand. He was so frightened that his belly was so full that he kept trembling.
This sword has killed countless enemies. Over time, the sword has acquired a terrifying evil aura that makes people afraid to approach it.
"Haha, everyone, watch carefully. I was just drawing my sword as usual, and this guy started slandering me, falsely accusing me of killing him..."
"That's right. Prince Yu's sword has killed countless Tartars. How could it be used to kill the people of Great Yan? Don't just listen to one side of the story. You should know that gathering a crowd to cause trouble is also against the laws of Great Yan. It will result in time in jail!"
Prime Minister Cao patiently spoke to a group of ignorant common people.
"You officials, you have to take good care of this. The people are saying that there's a demonic spirit running rampant in the southwest. If we don't find a solution, it could spell disaster for the Yan Kingdom! Some people have consulted sorcerers, and they've found that the demonic spirit is getting stronger these days. If we don't find a solution, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe..."
A white-haired old man walked tremblingly forward from the crowd and knelt down before he even reached Prince Yu.
"Prince Yu is engaged in military campaigns, how could this old man not know about it? But this evil spirit concerns the lives of all people in the world. Prince Yu, please make up your mind to eliminate Princess Yu! If you hesitate, you will suffer the consequences!"
"Please stand up. I ask everyone to trust me. I will definitely find out the truth and give everyone an explanation!"
"Similarly, if anyone else deliberately spreads rumors and stirs up trouble like this fellow, I will not tolerate it! Fang Yuming, since you said I want to kill you, I will certainly not bear this reputation in vain!"
The long sword in Li Zhenting's hand stabbed straight towards Fang Yuming's chest.
"Ah...ah..."
Amidst the wailing, Fang Yuming suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted on the ground.
"Take them both away!"
The crowd, which had been buzzing with chatter, suddenly quieted down. A few of the troublemakers quietly slipped into the crowd and ran away with the other people who were running away.
After Fengying captured the man, Li Zhenting walked towards Xuanzheng Hall with Prime Minister Cao and others.
"Prince Yu, this is strange. There are so many big-character posters insulting Prince Yu and his wife in the streets and alleys for no apparent reason..."
As he spoke, Prime Minister Cao pulled out a stack of papers with red and white writing from his sleeve. The handwriting was illegible and full of insults. It said that Fang Qingqing had seduced Prince Yu with her beauty, that she was possessed by a demon, and that she was not the original Nangong Qing, the daughter of Nangong Xun, at all.
"Even the iron horses that Princess Yu and Prince Bai rode on when they were reviewing the troops on the battlefield were used to make a fuss. They all said that Princess Yu was possessed by a ghost and that she was not human at all!"
When the old prime minister spoke, his back teeth were grinding with anger.
Princess Yu saved the lives of Prince Yu and the Emperor one after another. Even the arrogant Tatar Wanyan Honglie from the Desert Kingdom admired Princess Yu. However, a group of simple-minded common people believed her and insisted that Princess Yu was a ghost!