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Chapter 27 The Princess Takes the Blame and is Granted Death (27)

At the same time, Ding Shui had returned to Zhao'an Prefecture.

It's daylight too.

It’s not dawn, it’s the sunrise in the east!
The sun was casting its dazzling rays down, illuminating the dim earth. The people of the city had already risen and continued their daily lives, much as usual. Only a few knew of the incident at Prince Lu's mansion, and even fewer knew the details. However, there was no shortage of discussion about the Princess of Lu.

After all, Princess Lu was just sentenced to death yesterday.

This is common knowledge.

The common people, living a carefree life in the streets and alleys, without having to worry about what to eat tomorrow or how to pay the rent the day after tomorrow, would gather at the entrance of the alley to chat, or chat with friends while shopping for groceries, or chat with vegetable vendors. The richer and more leisurely would go to restaurants and teahouses to chat, or chat with people while listening to storytelling.

Even some people working in government offices are no exception.

No one is allowed to mention hot news when meeting someone.

After all, the person they were chatting with was himself, and Ding Shui himself also wanted to investigate what his reputation would be like after his death. Did he really believe that he was the culprit?
So it was natural for her to be under the scorching sun.

Wander around town and listen to other people chatting.

Then, the mood was pretty good. Maybe it was because the residents of Zhao'an Prefecture were relatively close to Prince Lu's Mansion and knew very well what kind of person Prince Lu was. Even the people who went to the capital to file a complaint were locals. So most people generally did not believe it and were quite sympathetic to Prince Lu's wife.

“How could the culprit be Princess Lu?

I'm telling you, I don't know much about others, but I do know Princess Lu. Her mother, the wife of the Duke of Shu, has always been a devout Buddhist and has done charity work every year. Princess Lu followed suit, donating 300 acres of land to an orphanage last year in hopes of having a child.

He also donated one thousand taels to the Guanyin Temple in Qingshan.

He also donated 1,800 taels to Keats Hospital."

"Monks never take elixirs or make elixirs. If nothing unexpected happens, Princess Lu must be a Buddhist. How could she possibly try to trick Prince Lu into making elixirs? To put it bluntly, she's definitely trying to take the blame for Prince Lu."

"There are also claims that Princess Lu's dowry was an accomplice. She has recently realized the gravity of her sins and would certainly not commit suicide out of fear of punishment. A relative of mine from the countryside rents land from one of Princess Lu's estates. He complained to me a few days ago that a new head of the estate had been appointed six months ago. He had thought the rent would remain the same, but when they came to collect the rent recently, they said it had increased by 70%.

My relative tried to argue and was whipped. The village headman clearly said that he was King Lu's man.

Everyone is very familiar with the previous village head.

It was the dowry of Princess Lu.

The former village head and his entire family disappeared. They had been missing for half a year and no one knew where they had gone. No one knew where they had gone. They suddenly disappeared overnight without even saying goodbye.

How could someone who disappeared half a year ago commit suicide out of fear of punishment and kill his family members out of fear of punishment?
Could it be that the whole family committed suicide out of fear of punishment?"

"That seems to be true. The owner of Chunshuilou was suddenly replaced half a year ago, and his entire family disappeared along with him. If I remember correctly, the owner of Chunshuilou was also part of Princess Lu's dowry, but didn't they go to the capital to file a complaint half a year ago?"

"Wait, I suddenly remembered something. Princess Lu hasn't appeared in public for half a year. In recent years, Princess Lu has always gone to Guanyin to pray for a child a few months ago and donated money for merit. A few months ago, when she didn't go, many people secretly wondered if she was pregnant and fulfilled her wish, so she didn't continue.

At the same time, some people said that Princess Lu was not sincere.

Could it be that by then, Princess Lu had already disappeared like her close associates, or was imprisoned, or even dead?"

"Who was sentenced to death?" "Oh my god, I can't even think about it."

"Getting married is really like a second life. No one knows whether they are marrying a human or a ghost, and what kind of family they are marrying into. It seems that marrying a daughter off to a richer family is not a good idea!!"

"You suddenly said this... Oh, I see..."

"This isn't absolute. Do you think marrying down is a no-brainer? You know the Zhao family in Tancheng, right? At their peak, they were known as the Zhao family of half the city. They only have one daughter, but unfortunately, she's a little ugly. If they wanted to marry up, the real nobles wouldn't look at her. Those who would be interested would probably be after the family's wealth."

His family also wanted to do good for their daughter, so they specially found a simple and honest family to marry their daughter to. The wedding was very beautiful, and it was said that the dowry was estimated to be more than 100,000 taels.

Didn’t the support behind his family collapse two years ago?
His family was also implicated. Although they were not exterminated, their property was confiscated and they were exiled. Guess what? Last year, his daughter, who had been full of energy for the past twenty years, died of a cold. Less than two months had passed since her death, and the soil on her grave probably hadn't even dried up yet.

The son-in-law of the Zhao family remarried and married his cousin.

He also redeemed two courtesans from a brothel as concubines."

"Alas, the Zhao family, for their daughter's own good, specially found her a husband from a lower family background. As a result, although the entire family has been exiled, at least one of them survived. On the contrary, the only daughter who was not exiled was killed early."

"So, the Shu family is in a very bad situation. They just lost a daughter, and now they have to send another one to the devil's den.

Oh, I'm thinking about moving.

In the following year, Prince Lu was put in solitary confinement and asked to reflect on his mistakes. Nothing should happen, but what about a year later? Who can guarantee that Prince Lu will not... As the saying goes, a dog will always eat its own food. It seems that moving is more unreliable, if it weren't for the high housing prices in Beijing.

I even want to move to Beijing.”

"If you throw a brick out of the capital, you never know who will hit one of the royal family members. What are we without any connections doing there? We might as well move farther away.

Move to a place far away from the emperor."

"Why, you want to exile yourself?

"You're moving to a faraway place. In a truly faraway place, there are either local tyrants, pirates, or barbarians. If you really move there, you're probably going to be eaten alive by them. So be careful."

"Nonsense, the County Magistrate's Mansion is less than thirty steps to the right of your house, so of course you're not afraid of anything.

No matter how bold the Prince of Lu is, he must avoid the prefectural governor's office."

"Hey, hurry... hurry up and come with me to watch the fun. I just heard that the new steward of Prince Lu's Palace went to the County Magistrate's Mansion to beat the drum and complain. It's really like the sun is rising from the west.

What else could he, the steward of a prince's mansion, complain about?
Are you going to sue the prince?"

"Also, waiter, put the money on hold first and pay when you come back. Don't pour the food out. I can heat it up and eat it when I come back. I'm here to watch the fun, not to run away!"

"Hey! Sir, wait a minute!!"

"Do you want some of the dishes that haven't been served yet?"

(End of this chapter)