Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

However, it was noon.

What happened in the morning court session quickly spread throughout the entire capital.

Everyone condemned Censor Yan.

Although some people feel that Princess Rui went too far, you can't mix public and private matters because of this!

Besides that, the most discussed topic was Prince Rui's attitude.

He actually defended Princess Rui so much, not caring at all.

Indeed, how could Princess Rui have accomplished all this on her own without his consent?

These people who contributed were all from Prince Rui's residence.

Therefore, Prince Rui not only didn't care, he also participated in the matter and strongly supported it.

Others simply thought the two were very affectionate, and that Prince Rui truly doted on Princess Rui.

Those who admired Prince Rui, and those who wanted to send their daughters to his residence, were filled with jealousy and resentment.

Given how much Prince Rui dotes on Princess Rui, do they still have a chance?

………………

When Lingyan woke up, Xiao Muyao had already returned to the manor.

After the two had lunch, Xiao Muyao told her about it.

He originally intended to help her handle it, but he wanted to ask for her opinion on how to proceed first.

After all, people outside are still saying that she is unfilial, heartless, and ruthless.

Lingyan remained calm and composed after hearing this, because she had already anticipated it and even planned it in advance.

So she calmly said, "I can handle this myself. I can finish it today. Don't bother me with such a small matter. Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

Xiao Muyao didn't say anything more after hearing that.

Because he knew she was always shrewd and calculating, he didn't interfere in the matter.

Therefore, Lingyan led Yunmeng out of the palace openly and onto the street.

This is the first time in many years that she has gone out without a veil.

She was dressed in white, and her appearance was exceptionally striking. Those who had seen her before would naturally recognize her, and even those who hadn't would know who she was just by looking at her.

Everyone was curious and surprised.

What kind of situation is this now?

How dare she go out so openly and brazenly while things are in such a public spotlight?

So many people followed behind her.

There were also some bold people who originally wanted to curse her.

But upon seeing her frail and helpless appearance, he couldn't bring himself to scold her.

They simply couldn't bring themselves to curse such a beauty.

But everyone followed behind her and didn't disperse.

Seeing that the crowd behind her had gathered, Lingyan went into a jewelry store.

The innkeeper was a very efficient woman. Upon seeing her enter, she immediately greeted her with a beaming smile, "Your Highness, Princess Rui, is truly a rare guest!"

Ling Yan smiled and nodded.

Then they began to select items.

He picked up a hairpin and looked at it, clearly liking it, but then put it down.

I looked at several pieces of jewelry in a row, and they were all in the same situation.

The shopkeeper was a little unsure, so he cautiously asked, "May I ask if Princess Rui has any dissatisfaction with the jewelry? Why did you like it so much, but then put it down?"

Yes, the people gathered around outside also wanted to know why.

Lingyan seemed to have something difficult to say, so she remained silent.

Yunmeng then blurted out, "Oh, Your Highness, have you forgotten that we're not like before, where we couldn't even afford to eat? You're a princess now, and the prince dotes on you so much. You can easily afford these few pieces of jewelry, unlike before when we couldn't even afford a single piece."

what?

This statement caused an uproar among the crowd.

Can't even afford to eat?

Can't even afford a piece of jewelry?

They wondered if they had misheard; this was the daughter of a duke!

How did things come to this?

Ling Yan smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I forgot. After all, I've only been married into the Prince's Mansion for a few days and haven't gotten used to the life of the rich yet. Besides, it's not so easy to change a life that has lasted for fifteen years."

Yunmeng said with heartache, "Yes, you are clearly the daughter of a duke. His Majesty has bestowed so many things upon you, including silver, jewels, land, estates, and shops, but they have been seized by your uncles and aunts."

what?

This is too much!

What kind of robbery is this!

Yunmeng continued, sobbing, "That's one thing, after all, you were still young then and you couldn't manage these material possessions. But they deliberately mistreated you, didn't give you food, and didn't even have anyone to serve you. You had to work every day and didn't even have time to rest."

God!

How dare these people!

How could they treat the legitimate daughter of a Duke's mansion so harshly!

That wasn't all. Yunmeng continued, her eyes red, "It's hateful that you were less than ten years old at the time. You had to do so much work every day, and you were whipped and humiliated. Not to mention your brothers and sisters, even the servants could bully and beat you at will. You had to wash clothes in cold water in the dead of winter, and you weren't allowed to see a doctor when you were sick."

This is too much! This is bullying!

A young lady from a duke's mansion not only suffered mistreatment from her family, but also humiliation from the servants in the mansion.

Not only were they not fed enough, but they also had to work every day without anyone to take care of them, and when they got sick, no one would even call a doctor for them.

This is absolutely infuriating!

People have begun to feel sorry for him.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Yunmeng burst into tears and said, "You got all these illnesses back then. You caught a cold in the dead of winter, but they wouldn't call a doctor for you. You just endured it all by sheer willpower."

But this left you with a chronic illness, confined to your bed for years. Yet they banished you to the most remote and desolate courtyard in the mansion, leaving you to fend for yourself.

!!!

hateful!

Extremely hateful!

It turns out that all these injuries and illnesses were caused by those people. It's hateful that Princess Rui has been bedridden with illness for more than ten years at such a young age, and she is still seriously ill and weak.

Those people deserve to die!

Yunmeng continued her accusation: "Everyone in the manor spends your money. The masters and young masters spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to hire a courtesan. The ladies and young misses spend tens of thousands of taels of silver on clothes and jewelry for a season. But you don't even get a single tael of silver from them in a year."

You could only eat leftovers from the kitchen, wear patched clothes that even the servants wouldn't wear, and everyone in the mansion ignored you most of the time, but always took their anger out on you when something happened. Those young masters and ladies often came to the courtyard to bully and beat you, and you were always covered in bruises, but you had no way to fight back and could only endure it year after year.

That's terrible, absolutely terrible!

Many people couldn't help but shed tears.

They couldn't imagine how Princess Rui had endured all those years.

Her life was even more difficult than that of ordinary people.

But she was clearly a duke's daughter, the descendant of a meritorious official, so how could she live such a miserable life!

Seeing Princess Rui swaying precariously, on the verge of tears, they felt an urge to kill all those who had wronged her to avenge her.

Seeing that everyone was filled with righteous indignation, Yunmeng finally said, "They have bullied the princess for so many years. The princess only took back the property that was rightfully hers and did not do anything to them. As for those servants, they had all humiliated the princess. They were only given twenty lashes, which is already merciful enough. Isn't the princess benevolent enough?"

Yes! That's already merciful enough!

She's just taking back what belongs to her. They've been taking it all for so many years, so it's only right that they take it back now.

As for their current homelessness, that's because they failed to build a fortune over the years due to their own incompetence; they deserve it.

So Princess Rui has really been good enough to them.

As for the servants, they only received twenty strokes of the cane, which was nothing compared to what they did to Princess Rui.

After all, these servants had bullied their master, and it wouldn't be wrong to kill them all. Yet Princess Rui was so kind that she gave them indentures and spared their lives.

So let's see who dares to say that Princess Rui is unfilial, disrespectful, unkind, and unjust in the future.

That means they can't distinguish right from wrong; they're fools, deaf, and blind.