mesbooks Chapter 123 Must be burned alive
Chapter 123 Must be burned alive
The winter rain lasted for several days.
The plum blossoms in the capital city are gradually showing their buds.
After entering the city gate, Zhai Rong jumped off the carriage and instructed the driver to secretly transport the person to an inn. He then got off the carriage and walked towards the Minister's residence.
As she walked, she felt something was off.
Why are all the people I run into on the street giving me such strange looks?
They seemed to be filled with fear of her.
And yet there's some... resistance?
Suddenly, a few vegetable leaves were thrown out of nowhere and hit Zhai Rongyu.
She reached out and straightened her skirt.
I turned around and saw a boy who looked about five or six years old standing on the street corner.
"Witch! Witch!"
"It's all your fault that my mother is like this!"
"I beat you to death!"
As he spoke, he threw the vegetable leaves in his hand at Zhai Rongyu again.
She dodged to the side.
A middle-aged man rushed over, picked up the child, glanced warily at Zhai Rongyu, covered the child's mouth, and hurriedly left.
Zhai Rongyu frowned.
How come I made so many enemies after just one trip?
What trouble has broken out in the capital this time?
She sighed.
She wouldn't have come back in the carriage if she hadn't been afraid that Doctor Han would be ambushed on the way.
She reached out and waved the talisman.
A burst of golden light blinded them, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at Chenxingzhai.
Shuang'er saw her and immediately ran up to her.
"Miss, you're finally back!"
Seeing her panicked expression, Zhai Rongyu felt a faint sense of unease.
"Shuang'er, has something important happened at home?"
Shuang'er said, "Miss, many things have happened to Lan Yue while you were away from the capital!"
"Tell me more details," Zhai Rongyu said, her eyebrows furrowing.
Shuang'er looked worried: "At first, a guest caused trouble, saying that his wife wore Lan Yue jewelry and then broke out in rashes all over her body, which never got better."
"We called a doctor, who said it was caused by an evil spirit!"
"That's utter nonsense!" Zhai Rongyu said angrily.
Although her jewelry doesn't have the same power as amulets, she consecrates every new piece.
Evil spirits will not dare to approach.
How could such a thing happen?
Someone must be deliberately trying to frame me.
Zhai Rongyu's eyes flashed with anger.
The person behind this mess had better stay hidden forever. If she finds out, she'll definitely teach them a lesson!
Shuang'er was also somewhat indignant.
"Yes, miss!"
"Yet some people still believe this kind of thing!"
Shuang'er's two small buns on her head bulged up and down, as if she was quite angry.
She continued, "Later, one after another, people went to Lanyue to cause trouble."
"Some say they fell into a well while wearing jewelry, some say they tripped and fell on flat ground, some say they had a series of nightmares..."
"In short, it's all an ominous sign..."
“Since you were not in the capital, when the master learned of this, he sent people to drive away all the troublemakers.”
"But just a few days later, the woman who had the rash suddenly died!"
"Later..." Shuang'er's voice trailed off.
Zhai Rongyu pressed further, "What happened next?"
Shuang'er stammered, "Later, rumors spread in the capital that you were a witch, and that anything you handled was an ominous sign..."
Seeing Zhai Rongyu's face darken, Shuang'er immediately comforted her, "Miss, please don't take these people's nonsense to heart!"
"Shuang'er knows you better than anyone!"
"That's not what they said at all!"
Shuang'er clenched her fist.
Miss is the kindest and most charitable person, how could she be the witch they call her?
Zhai Rongyu was somewhat irritated.
She didn't care at all whether she was a seductive woman or not, but if this trend continued, it would inevitably implicate the Minister's family.
She suddenly remembered the Three Pure Ones.
Could it be that he was behind this again?
Suddenly a commotion arose outside.
"What's that sound?" Zhai Rongyu was about to go out to see when Zhai Jiqing and Zhai Sangjie walked in.
Zhai Jiqing said, "Little sister, you're back?"
"Come and see, these are persimmon cakes I made for you. Try them and see if they taste good."
As he spoke, he placed a plate of dried persimmons on the table.
Is it time to eat pastries now?
I feel like the timing of their arrival is a bit odd.
Just as Zhai Rongyu was about to peek out of the courtyard, her view was blocked by Zhai Sangjie's tall figure.
Zhai Rongyu: ...
She glanced at her eldest brother, whose face was solemn, and then at her second brother, whose face was smiling warmly. Suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, she withdrew her foot.
I was forced to look at the pastries.
She walked to the table, picked up a piece of bright yellow persimmon, and said with some surprise, "Second Brother can make this?"
Zhai Jiqing smiled and nodded, then pointed to the persimmon cake, indicating that she should try it.
Zhai Rongyu put the persimmon into her mouth.
Mmm! This is delicious!
[As expected, there's nothing a top student can't learn!]
This skill could easily surpass that of a large number of pastry chefs!
She picked up a few more pieces and put them in her mouth.
After traveling for several days, we were starving.
In no time at all, she had finished everything on the plate.
Zhai Jiqing smiled and said, "Little sister likes it, second brother will make it for you again next time."
The commotion outside the door resumed.
Zhai Rongyu turned to leave the courtyard, but Zhai Sangjie blocked her way at the gate.
She frowned.
[Now it's confirmed that these two don't want me to go out and see the excitement.]
"Brother, what exactly happened outside?" Zhai Rongyu asked.
Zhai Sangjie didn't answer. She turned to look at Zhai Jiqing and saw him lower his head and touch his nose. Her unease grew stronger.
"I'm not a child anymore, so don't hide anything from me."
Zhai Sangjie and Zhai Jiqing exchanged a glance.
Zhai Rongyu said with a serious expression, "If I really want to go out, do you think you can stop me, brother?"
Zhai Sangjie's eagle eyes narrowed, and he sighed.
He knew that he couldn't stop her at all.
But with my father...
A bad feeling rose in Zhai Rongyu's heart. She walked past him, pushed open the courtyard gate, and went out.
Zhai Sangjie and Zhai Jiqing quickly followed.
Zhai Rong walked towards the noisy area.
Only then did they see a large crowd of people gathered in front of the Minister's residence.
Minister Zhai stood beside the stone lion at the entrance, his eyes closed, his body covered in vegetable leaves and egg yolk.
"What are you doing?!" Zhai Rongyu rushed over angrily and pulled a few vegetable leaves off Zhai Shangshu's head.
Minister Zhai held her hand, his eyes filled with worry.
"Rong'er, go inside quickly!"
When the people saw Zhai Rongyu, they immediately became noisy.
"Witch! You've finally shown yourself!"
"Witch! Give me back my beauty!" a hideous woman screamed.
Ever since she started wearing Lan Yue jewelry, she was splashed in the face with sparks while adding firewood, which disfigured her!
People say that catching the moon is an ominous sign, and she didn't believe it at first, but now she has no choice but to believe it!
"Witch! Give me back my wife's life!" a commoner cried.
His wife was wearing a hairpin that held up the moon when she went to the river to wash clothes. She fell into the water and drowned!
Today, he is determined to get an explanation for his wife!
"Witch, you've wreaked havoc on Dragon Flame, killing countless people. How dare you show your face?!"
The crowd's anger intensified.
"In my opinion, such a scourge must not be allowed to live; they must be burned alive!"
"It is! It is!"
"Let's all attack together, tie up this witch, and burn her alive!"
"Yes!"
In an instant, the crowd of people rushed forward to seize Zhai Rongyu.