Chapter 33: Complaints

"Dan Baiyu is an ungrateful man who can't hold the princess' heart. He deserves to be tired of by the princess."

The man cursed without restraint, and his words became more and more vulgar.

"You bastard! If we had known you were so cruel and ruthless, we should have beaten you to death back in the palace."

The old woman pulled him, signaling him to be more careful.

The people should not fight against the officials, let alone the royal family.

"Who is so blind as to cause trouble in our territory?"

A majestic voice sounded, carrying a chilling chill. The burly criminal justice officers spread out, isolating the onlookers from outside.

A woman in red sat ostentatiously on the sedan chair. Shi Nuanyu gently raised her eyelids and glanced down at the five people in front of the general's mansion.

"It is you who are slandering my husband."

Hua Lingyan's heart tightened, and her mind was filled with the word "husband".

He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, and a huge storm rose in his heart.

The five people were already scared out of their wits. They just wanted to catch Shan Baiyu and grab some benefits. They never thought that the princess would come to the general's mansion.

The thin man with a lustful face bent his legs and knelt down first.

"Princess, please spare my life. I am only attacking Shan Baiyu. I don't have the guts to slander you."

The old woman cried out, fell to her knees, and moved step by step to the foot of the sedan chair.

"Princess! Please help me!"

She cried miserably, pointing tremblingly at the gate of the general's mansion and accusing him.

"That little bastard Shan Baiyu, after getting promoted and making a fortune, forgot the Wang family's kindness in raising him and kicked them out."

Behind them, the Wang couple also kowtowed and stammered, asking Shi Nuanyu to make the decision.

"Please let the princess take charge."

Shi Nuanyu became interested and asked, "Tell me how Shan Baiyu kicked the Wang family away."

Men usually rush to take credit when they find an opportunity.

The Wang family received information that Shan Baiyu was extremely unpopular in front of the princess. If he tried his best to say something bad about Shan Baiyu, he would definitely be able to show his face in front of the princess.

"Princess, Shan Baiyu has been living comfortably in the Wang family for six years. The Wang family has never treated him unfairly, but he relies on his father being a general to abuse and scold everyone in the Wang family.

Princess, the Wang family is suffering!"

The man looked up and cried, and when he saw the face of the woman on the carriage, he could not hide the greed in his eyes.

A trace of disgust flashed in Shi Nuan's jade eyes.

"Aling."

Hua Lingyin flew forward and kicked the man over. With a dull "bang", the man flew backwards like a kite with a broken string and fell heavily on the hard lion stone seat.

The man felt a sharp dull pain in his chest, and blood flowed uncontrollably from his mouth.

The people watching around took a step back in fear. They had long heard that the princess of the current dynasty was vicious and cruel, and it turned out to be untrue.

"If you dare to peek at me with those dirty eyes again, I will dig out your eyes and chop them into pieces to feed the dogs."

The four members of the Wang family were silent as a cicada, without even the courage to beg for mercy.

Shi Nuanyu stretched out her slender hand like white jade, and Hua Lingyan tactfully helped her down from the sedan chair.

"Just now I heard what you said. Shan Baiyu, who is less than six or seven years old, is staying at the Wang family. He relies on General Shan as his backer and abuses and scolds everyone in the Wang family at will."

She approached step by step, staring at the four people from the Wang family with a sharp gaze.

"Let me ask you, how could a child of six or seven years old bully you?"

No matter what era, the power of public opinion can crush people. People are only willing to believe what they see and hear, and are never willing to see through the truth of things.

The people whispered to each other cautiously, and only after hearing what the princess said did they realize something was wrong.

How could a child from another family beat and scold them in front of so many members of the Wang family?

"No, every word my grandson said is true, Princess..."

The old woman was about to grab Shi Nuanyu's skirt, but was pulled back by the criminal officer.

"Every word you say is true. Do you dare to swear before all the gods and Buddhas in the sky that if your Wang family lies, your descendants will be extinct and you will die a violent death." Shi Nuanyu sneered and looked coldly at the old woman who stopped crying in a second.

The Wang couple trembled like sieves and huddled together timidly, as if they had done nothing wrong and as if they were the victims.

The theory of victim blaming is carried through to the end in this era.

"No, no..."

Wang timidly argued, but her courage was completely wiped out in front of the superior.

"no?"

"Aren't you bullying Shan Baiyu because he has no grandmother, parents, or brothers to support him since he was a child?"

Shi Nuanyu questioned repeatedly, with overwhelming anger in her tone.

"General Shan and the two major generals of the Shan family all died on the battlefield so that the people of Nanyue could live and work in peace.

Grandmother Zhong and Mrs. Zhong were guarding the border and refused to leave the border for more than ten years.

They devoted their lives to Nanyue until their death.

How dare you bully their precious child while they are away?"

The soldiers died on the battlefield, their bodies wrapped in horsehide, and they all died in a foreign land.

They are worthy of respect and admiration, and their lives deserve to be praised by the world.

When questioned, Nuanyu tried hard to control her anger. She didn't know whether she was questioning the Wang family or questioning the original owner on behalf of Shan Baiyu.

The Wang family no longer dared to speak out to slander, and knelt on the ground with their heads down in anxiety.

They didn’t know why things were different from what they expected. Shouldn’t Her Royal Highness the Princess hate Shan Baiyu?

Why would you still speak for him?

The onlookers hung their heads in shame. They had just been led astray by the Wang family and almost hurt General Shan's beloved child.

Hua Lingyan was confused and puzzled. He didn't know why the princess was angry. Wasn't she the one who hurt Shan Baiyu the most?
In the general's mansion, Fusheng, who was wearing a monk's robe, and several imperial doctors stood behind the door, listening quietly to Princess Nanyue's remarks.

Several handsome men were standing in the restaurants and teahouses outside the general's mansion, their eyes all fixed on the woman surrounded by people.

A cool breeze blew by, ruffling Shi Nuanyu's hair, and her bright red skirt floated in the breeze.

She regained most of her sanity, "This palace has learned that Nanyue was in turmoil at the time, and General Shan couldn't bear to see his son suffer with him.

He then sought out his distant relatives, the Wang family, to raise the child, and before leaving, he left a large sum of money as a token of gratitude.

"Now that you've gained benefits, if you want to commit fraud again, you have to find a good reason."

As soon as these words were spoken, the four members of the Wang family kowtowed in fear and begged for mercy.

"Your Highness, we have been blinded by greed. Please forgive us, please."

Shi Nuanyu didn't want to see them again and declared in a cold voice.

"The four Wang family members have defied the imperial family, slandered the loyalty of our dynasty's martyrs, and plotted to murder a loyal orphan. They are to be punished with thirty lashes of the cane and imprisoned in the Dali Temple for trial."

The criminal officer did not give the four members of the Wang family a chance to beg for mercy. He covered their mouths and dragged them away.

In the original book, one of the reasons why Shan Baiyu turned evil was because he was slandered by the Wang family. Now, apart from the Wang family, one of the sensitive points can be eliminated.

Shi Nuanyu turned around and looked at the people who were watching the show.

"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. I, for selfish reasons, have murdered loyal and righteous people. I will personally go to the Imperial Clan Court in five days to accept my punishment. I request that you all be present to oversee the execution."

"Princess, you can't."

Hua Lingyan cried out in panic. He had never thought that the princess would make such a decision in front of the people.

She is a member of the royal family and has nothing to prove to the people.

Shi Nuanyu shook her head at him. It was unreasonable to punish others but not her at this point.

What's more, she has to do this in order to survive until the end.

Only then can she be accepted.

It's all about staying alive.

(End of this chapter)

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