sbdcsierra Chapter 191 Notoriety
Chapter 191 Notoriety
The Crown Prince was slightly puzzled. "My eldest brother rarely appears in public and is not on the list either."
Lu Yangyang was even more surprised. When Sheng Yunjiao told her gossip before, she had never mentioned anything about the Crown Prince. She only knew that the Crown Prince was the second son and not the Emperor's eldest son.
"Is the list of people who purchased Qinglian Temple's Nourishing Heart Pills?" Lu Yangyang asked.
The Crown Prince nodded: "However, those who bought the Heart-Nourishing Pills may not have taken them themselves, and given the three-year timeframe, the authenticity of this list needs to be questioned."
“That’s true. Maybe most of them are bought by resellers. Nobody knows how many times these heart-nourishing pills have changed hands or where they’ve ended up. The most important thing is to uncover the truth about these heart-nourishing pills, deter them, and prevent the same thing from happening again,” Lu Yangyang said.
“You’re right. So I plan to publicly execute those involved in the case outside the Meridian Gate in three days to deter everyone involved. I also want to thank you for having Yan Yue deliver the things in time today. Otherwise, I’m afraid that even if I kill one group of people, the next group will do the same thing in secret. Not only will it not be stopped, but it will only get worse.”
The Crown Prince frowned slightly. This matter was actually very difficult to handle. For the sake of profit, too many people would take risks.
Therefore, we must be extremely cautious and cannot delay. The longer we delay, the more rumors will spread.
Lu Yangyang stared wide-eyed in surprise. Three days?
His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed a decisive and efficient person.
"I will send someone to keep an eye on things with my eldest brother and re-examine the prisoners' confessions. If there is any news, I will let you know." The Crown Prince looked at Lu Yangyang gently: "It's getting late, you should go back and rest early."
Lu Yangyang hurriedly stood up and waved to him, "I was just looking for any useful clues. Your Highness is focused on the case, so there's no need to tell me. I'll go back now. Your Highness should also get some rest."
Lu Yangyang was completely relieved that the case could be resolved so quickly.
Although she didn't understand the undercurrents in the court, she knew that not everything could be completely transparent. Being able to get justice for those innocent children, deter some people, and reduce the occurrence of such crimes was already the best outcome.
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Three days later, outside the Meridian Gate, the Crown Prince revealed the truth about the Qinglian Temple Heart-Nourishing Pills. He then personally oversaw the execution of several masterminds of the Qinglian Temple Heart-Nourishing Pills incident by dismemberment, while the other related individuals were executed according to relevant laws.
All day long, the area outside the Meridian Gate was filled with the smell of blood, and blood was everywhere.
Many people fell seriously ill after learning of this, and the medical clinics throughout the capital were busier than ever.
The Qinglian Temple, which was originally equivalent to a royal Taoist temple, was also shut down. Those who were willing to be dismissed were given severance pay and found other places to go, while those who were unwilling were dispersed to temples in various parts of the capital region.
The prince's reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread throughout the entire Great Zhao Dynasty.
Lu Yangyang didn't have time to worry about that, because she had finally started school.
Taiming Academy requires students to stay at the academy and can rest for one day every ten days. Lu Yangyang arranged for Lüyao to settle in her new house in advance, gave her some capital, and let her do whatever she wanted.
She packed her things and went to the academy.
Taiming Academy is a large place, and two people share a room. Coincidentally, she was assigned to the same room as Xue Wanyue.
Xue Wanyue was a little timid when she saw Lu Yangyang, but Lu Yangyang recognized her immediately: "You are Xue Wanning's sister, right?"
Xue Wanyue lowered her head guiltily: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it. I was able to come to the academy for the exam because I asked my elder sister for help. I only found out you were from the Duke of Sheng's mansion when I saw you talking to the young master Sheng... As for my elder sister's affairs, I... I don't know anything about them either."
Xue Wanyue was really envious of Lu Yangyang back then, and she still is.
If she could, she hoped to keep her identity hidden and stay close to Lu Yangyang, so that she could pretend that she was also a free person, and like Lu Yangyang, live freely in this place where no one knew her.
But all of this was just her fantasy.
Because she is Xue Wanning's younger sister, Lu Yangyang should dislike her very much, right?
Xue Wanyue lowered her eyes in disappointment.
Lu Yangyang didn't care much. She remembered that Xiao Liu had mentioned to her that the Xue family had a concubine's daughter who rarely showed her face and few people knew that such a person existed. She always wore a veil and was very mysterious. She must be Xue Wanyue.
She wasn't interested in the Xue family's affairs; she disliked Xue Wanning, but that didn't affect Xue Wanyue.
"I asked about your identity not because I care who you are, and certainly not because I'm targeting you because of my elder brother's marriage. I'm just letting you know in advance that we'll be spending a lot of time together, and it's best if we don't interfere with each other. But if you cause me trouble behind my back because of your elder sister's situation, don't blame me for being impolite. I'm making this clear upfront to avoid future problems." Lu Yangyang came to Taiming Academy to study, not to engage in scheming. If Xue Wanyue really wouldn't cooperate, she could simply ask Princess Liduan for help in finding her a better roommate.
Hearing this, Xue Wanyue was pleasantly surprised for a moment, and said cautiously, even with a hint of ingratiation, "Don't worry, I definitely won't cause you any trouble, and I won't tell anyone in the Xue family that I'm living with you. Yangyang, can I come to you if I need anything in the future? Can I talk to you?"
Lu Yangyang found this girl rather strange, but she wasn't a harsh person. She was wary of Xue Wanyue only because Xue Wanning was scheming. As long as Xue Wanyue didn't interfere with her, she wouldn't do anything to her.
So she nodded: "Whatever you want."
She was busy all day long and really didn't have time to care what Xue Wanyue was thinking.
Xue Wanyue was overjoyed. Although she didn't know how long she could stay at the academy, she was satisfied as long as Lu Yangyang didn't dislike her.
Lu Yangyang thus began her studies at Taiming Academy.
Perhaps because she rarely returned to the Duke of Sheng's mansion, the Duke of Sheng unusually refrained from causing her any more trouble. Since being removed from the Sheng family genealogy, Sheng Yunzhu has also become much more restrained and rarely appears in front of Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang was busy studying, and she also had to find time to learn medicine from Wen Yu and give acupuncture to the Crown Prince. She was busy and fulfilled, and time passed by exceptionally quickly.
Before we knew it, the following winter had arrived.
It was in Lu Yangyang's dream that her eldest brother died on the battlefield.
However, during that year, Lu Yangyang corresponded with Sheng Junyao multiple times and did not discover anything unusual.
But she couldn't help but become impatient.
Even Sheng Yunjiao and Princess Liduan could see that she was absent-minded all day. Coincidentally, it was the Princess's birthday, so Princess Liduan personally went to Lu Yangyang's house to send her an invitation, asking her to attend the Princess's birthday banquet at the Princess's residence.