After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"I did," Zhang Yue'e said sadly, "Liu Lang wrote many letters to the court, but almost every one of them received no response."

"The only reply he received said that the court was also in a difficult situation during the war and asked him to find a solution on his own. He then stopped sending letters to the court. It was not until the end of the war that Liu Lang had hope again. At that time, the food in Sangcheng was getting less and less, and the harvest was very small. If the court did not intervene to provide support, Sangcheng would definitely suffer from famine in the second half of the year."

"So Liu Lang started to submit petitions to the court again, but there was still no reply. Later, Liu Lang felt that waiting like this was not a solution, so he decided to come to the capital himself with dry food. I also advised him that this journey was dangerous and advised him to give up. But he said that no matter how dangerous it was, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would go for the people of Sangcheng. I knew I couldn't persuade him, so I had to let him go. Before he left, I knelt in the temple for a whole night and prayed for a peace amulet, hoping that he would carry it with him to bless him with safety. But after he left, there was no news."

Wan Ning secretly glanced at Ziheng. Although he didn't say anything, his face was full of anger when he heard that this good official who truly devoted himself to the people was in such a difficult situation. He clenched his right fist slightly, as if he was suppressing his inner feelings. Wan Ning looked at Zhang Yue'e again. Her face was full of tears when she was moved. But Wan Ning still asked: "Since there is no trace of Liu Xueyu, how do you know he is dead?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yue'e held back her tears and took out a folded paper from the place closest to her heart. She opened it with trembling hands, and there was a amulet inside.

She handed the amulet to Wan Ning, and after looking at it carefully, she presented it to Ziheng. It was a blood-stained amulet.

"This amulet was obtained from the temple on the day he passed away. He promised me that he would never take it from him unless he died. But, about a month after he passed away, I found an envelope at the door. Inside was this amulet with Liu Lang's blood. Liu Lang is dead. He died on the way to Nanye. He died alone while pleading for the people. If we had known this would be the outcome, we would have accompanied him and the family would have been reunited."

At this point, Zhang Yue'e's voice trembled and she was crying so hard that she could hardly speak.

Wan Ning stood up and walked to her side, hugged her to give her comfort and strength. At this time, the child held by Li Song seemed to feel his mother's sadness in his sleep, and suddenly cried, "Mom, I want mom."

Zhang Yue'e quickly wiped away her tears, quickly adjusted her mood, and stood up to see her son. Unexpectedly, because of her excessive emotions, her legs became weak, and she fell on the chair as soon as she stood up. Ziheng waved to Lisong and asked him to bring the child over and bring him to her.

Zhang Yue'e sat on a chair and lovingly took her son from Lisong's arms. She patted his back gently and tried to comfort him in a calm tone: "Mom is here, mom is here, Jianche, be good, Jianche is already a big boy, don't cry, don't cry"

The child returned to his mother's arms and soon fell asleep again.

"Liu, these disaster victims came to the capital with you to seek justice, right?" Ziheng was silent for a while, then suddenly asked.

Zhang Yue'e's face showed panic after being discovered. She was worried that the emperor would be angry and bring disaster to the people of Sangcheng. She quickly knelt on the ground with the child in her arms: "They are all doing this to repay Liu Lang's kindness. This has nothing to do with them. Please show mercy, Your Majesty!"

The answer was self-evident. Ziheng stood up and helped her up: "Don't worry, the truth about Liu Xueyu will come out. It is a blessing for the people of Sangcheng and our country of Chu to have such a good official. It is also a blessing for the people to be grateful. You can live here with your child first. Someone will protect your safety. Remember not to go out casually to avoid danger until the day when the truth comes out."

Zhang Yue'e was very excited to hear the emperor's promise. Liu Lang's situation finally took a turn for the better and he had a chance to see the light of day again.

It was getting late, so the emperor asked Lisong to arrange for Zhang Yue'e to rest in the side room, and also arranged for people to protect her in secret.

In the main hall, only Ziheng and Wan Ning were left, and Wan Ning was still immersed in the sadness of Zhang Yue'e and Liu Xueyu's story.

Ziheng personally poured a cup of hot tea for Wan Ning and placed it in front of her, asking, "Are you cold? Have some hot tea. I will take care of Liu Xueyu's matter."

Unexpectedly, Wan Ning suddenly stood up and hugged Ziheng and burst into tears. After hearing the story of this good official, she was so sad that she really wanted to cry. Ziheng didn't say much, he understood her, just stood there quietly and let her cry to her heart's content. After crying, she became a full of energy again.

After a long time, Wan Ning stopped crying completely, looked up at Ziheng and said, "Ziheng, thank you for your shoulder." Then she walked out of the room and came to the yard. The coldness of the late autumn night always made her calm down easily, and at this moment she really needed to calm herself down.

The moon tonight is not as round as last time. There is only a small crescent moon hanging in the sky. The stars seem so bright and cold. Even though they are so weak, they are still trying hard to emit their own light.

Ziheng followed Wan Ning into the yard, stood quietly behind her, and looked up at the moon and stars in the sky from her perspective. "Ziheng, how did you know that those disaster victims ignored their own safety and came to Nanye to accompany Lord Liu's widow to seek justice?" Wan Ning continued to look at the stars in the sky and asked in confusion.

"Thank you very much for your booklet. The journey from Sangcheng to the capital is long, and there are many wealthy places along the way. If you just want to save your life, you don't have to go that far. And your booklet records that most of the people who accompanied them were the labor force in the family, and their families did not follow." Ziheng explained patiently.

"They must have understood how dangerous this journey is, but they were still willing to take it."

Ziheng knew that once he continued to investigate, he would inevitably touch upon the interests of the important officials of the court, and would inevitably encounter great resistance, which would be extremely dangerous. But if he wanted to become the true emperor of Chu State, he had to do this, but he wanted to persuade Wan Ning not to interfere in this matter: "Yan Yan, it is my responsibility to investigate this matter, but you have nothing to do with it. Please don't get involved anymore, okay? I can't let you be in danger again."

"Ziheng, but I am also the princess of Chu country. Although I am just a fake princess, as long as I am the princess, isn't this my responsibility?" Wan Ning slowly turned around and looked into Ziheng's deep eyes, and asked seriously: "Now we are teammates on the same front again, you will protect me anyway, right?"

Ziheng lowered his head to meet her gaze, suppressing the urge to hug her in his arms.

Her eyes were so determined that she would not allow him to persuade her to hide behind. With the faint light of the stars, Ziheng nodded and promised her: "Yes, I will protect you, Yanyan."