Chapter 294: Palace Incident

Well, seeing that her aunt was serious and looked like she was going to beat her if she didn't learn skills well, Li Yaoguang once again felt that her aunt had changed.

What might be done?

She is your own aunt, no matter how she changes, she is still her aunt, so just spoil her.

She felt wronged and pitiful as she snatched the clothes from her aunt's hand and said hurriedly, "Oh, aunt, I can do it myself."

Seeing Li Yaoguang's anxious look, Yu Meixue laughed, and did not fight for it. She turned around and walked to the dressing table in front of the window, grabbed a comb and hairpin and came back to comb Li Yaoguang's hair.

Li Yaoguang was helpless, he still treated her as a baby!
He quickly put on his clothes, snatched the tool from his aunt's hand and begged for mercy, "I'll do it, I'll do it, aunt, I'm an adult, I can do it myself."

"Child, Mo Ge'er is still waiting outside. Be obedient and let your aunt comb your hair. Don't move."

Ji Mo, who had excellent hearing, was in the yard. He listened to the noise inside the house and couldn't help imagining what was going on inside the house. The corners of his lips kept rising.

When Li Yaoguang came out, he saw the man in the yard smiling at him with great pride. Li Yaoguang got angry and pointed to the sky, "Brother, my dear brother, are you a devil? It's still early. Do we have to practice martial arts at this time?"

Ji Mo nodded relentlessly.

Yu Meixue on the side rudely slapped Li Yaoguang on the shoulder again, "Speak properly and stop making trouble."

Meeting his aunt's warning gaze, the "weak and helpless" Li Yaoguang instantly became obedient, with a listless look, and glanced at the empty yard in confusion.

"Eh? Auntie, didn't you just say that everyone was up? Where's my brother? And where are Yang Ge'er, Yi Ge'er, and Yao Yao?"

Yu Meixue was busy with her own things and replied casually, "Who was it yesterday who said that he wanted to eat Chengnan Maji wontons this morning? Brother Feng went out early in the morning to buy them for you. As for the three little ones, they are still young and growing, so they are still sleeping."

What happened to the agreed-upon ones? Li Yaoguang instantly complained, "Aunt, you are biased!"

Yu Meixue, who was rushing to work, was not in a good mood. The bachelor responded, "Well, I am partial, so what."

Li Yaoguang couldn't believe it, "Aunt, you have changed! Oh, God, please give me back the gentle and caring aunt."

Yu Meixue burst out laughing at her nephew's antics, "Alright, alright, stop playing around and follow Mo Ge'er's lead. I'm in a hurry to meet up with Xiao Qing. I'm busy now and I won't bother with you any more."

After Yu Meixue finished speaking, she gave Ji Mo some more instructions, waved her goodbye and left without a trace of cloud, leaving behind Li Yaoguang, who was pitiful and had fallen into the clutches of her father and brother.

After watching the people walk away, Ji Mo began to sigh that current events have shaped people. My aunt, ahem, it was my aunt who had changed so much. He felt a burning gaze beside him.

When I turned around, I met the little girl's resentful eyes.

Ji Mo couldn't bear to watch this, but he had to insist on something, so he raised his hand and rubbed Li Yaoguang's head and comforted him.

"Okay, okay, don't be so upset. I'll teach you something simple and easy to learn. It's not difficult. Be good. I'll accompany you to wash up first. When you're better, I'll take you to run two laps first, and then come back to do horse stance."

Li Yaoguang... "You are such a devil!"

Ji Mo...

When the family was safe and sound, everything was going smoothly, and they had no shortage of money, she just wanted to be a salted fish, really.

Unfortunately, someone used her aunt to control her. Li Yaoguang was not ignorant. She kept mumbling, but she still followed the training obediently. She was urged by her father and brother to run in circles. She only consoled herself with the thought that she would be able to eat the wontons she had been longing for soon. But she didn't expect that when she finished running two laps and returned home with her father and brother, she met Li Qifeng who ran from the side with a panicked look on his face before she entered the yard.

Li Yaoguang was surprised to see that her brother had nothing in his hands, but she didn't expect that the other party would rush forward and make a big move as soon as he saw her.

"Yaoguang, something terrible has happened. Something has happened to Second Young Master Lu's family!"

"what?"

"What happened?"

When he came back this time, Ji Mo also got to know Lu Er, and the two of them sat together drinking and playing chess. They had similar personalities. Upon hearing the news brought by Li Qifeng, he and Li Yaoguang expressed their concern in unison.

Li Qifeng was on his way to buy wontons for his sister early in the morning. When he passed the west of the city where the nobles lived, he saw soldiers surrounding the mansion of Duke Cheng'en and ransacking the house. He was so scared that he didn't even bother to buy wontons and turned back immediately. He didn't know the specific situation, so he shook his head truthfully.

"I don't know the details, but the Imperial Guards surrounded Duke Cheng'en's mansion and confiscated the houses from a distance. I didn't dare to delay and didn't have time to see it. I took advantage of the chaos to run back and inform you. Yaoguang, what should I do?"

What to do? She didn't know what to do for a moment. She didn't even know what had happened in Cheng'en Mansion.

After all, when Lu Er returned home last evening, he was fine and nothing unusual happened. How come his property was suddenly ransacked?
Li Yaoguang was panicking and couldn't figure it out. Ji Mo felt distressed and tried to comfort her: "Don't worry, Yaoguang. I'll go find out."

At the critical moment, Ji Mo was still reliable. Seeing that he was about to leave, Li Yaoguang, who couldn't wait any longer, hurried to catch up with him, "Brother, I'll go with you."

"And me, Brother Ji, Yaoguang, wait for me, I'm going too."

Li Qifeng had also been taken care of by Lu Er, so at this moment he had no intention of hiding and wanted to do his best, so he hurriedly followed, but was rejected by Li Yaoguang and Ji Mo.

Li Yaoguang: "Brother, Yang Ge'er, Yi Ge'er, and Yao Yao are still at home. We can't leave them alone. Aunt Qiu and the others can't make the decision. You stay at home. If there is any news, there will be someone at home who can make the decision. We will feel at ease with you around."

After hearing this, Li Qifeng stayed and watched the two of them leave in a hurry.

As soon as the two came out, they went straight to Jishiditang. Ji Mo was methodical and released all the dormant men and all the carrier pigeons. For a moment, the entire Qijitang located in Xinjing was in motion.

No matter it was the medicine boy, the doctor, or the secret guard, they were all trying to find out the specific reason why Lord Cheng'en was raided, as well as the origins of Lord Cheng'en's family.

Li Yaoguang waited for a whole day, worried about his friend. He was so anxious that he didn't eat or drink until night fell. The released pigeons returned to their nests and the people who were sent out returned one by one. When the news was gathered, Li Yaoguang, who was waiting in the study with Grandpa Wu who was also worried, learned the cause and truth of the incident from Ji Mo.

It turned out that Shen Yue was involved in the matter. The emperor issued eight golden orders in a row. After Shen Yue disobeyed the order and refused to return, the emperor was furious and aroused the Shen family. He wanted to kill him as soon as possible. The queen and loyal ministers such as Duke Cheng'en could not bear to see him suffer, and did not want to disappoint the loyal ministers and generals, and they were even more devoted to the emperor and Dajing.

Upon hearing the news, the empress broke into the palace despite the emperor's order to reflect on her mistakes. At today's grand court meeting, when the emperor was about to order the execution of her and her family members, the empress broke into the court, gave a desperate remonstrance to the king, and died by hitting a pillar. The emperor was furious, and pointed at the ministers who were kneeling in the court to advise him and cursed them as traitors.

When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die. Even if the current emperor is foolish, he is still the emperor.

What kind of emperor is it who is so angry that he can abandon the city and the people and run away? He immediately became murderous. Cheng Engong knew the emperor well. Seeing this, in order to protect his colleagues who were begging for mercy, he was willing to sacrifice himself and bear all the king's anger. He committed suicide in court to show his loyalty and innocence, but he didn't expect to anger the emperor even more.

"According to the news from the palace, the higher-ups have charged Duke Cheng'en with defying the emperor, harbouring evildoers, and defying the imperial order. They have ordered the Lu and Shen families to be confiscated and sent to prison. Duke Cheng'en committed suicide on the spot, and His Majesty was furious. Fortunately, a group of loyal people under Duke Cheng'en's protection risked their lives to plead for him. Now, the entire Lu and Shen families are imprisoned in the Sky Prison awaiting their fate."

Listening to Ji Mo saying this with a heavy expression, Li Yaoguang simply couldn't believe that this was something an emperor could do, and he was so angry that Grandpa Wu next to him hit the table and cursed.

"If the ruler is not benevolent, the country will no longer be a country. If the ruler is not benevolent, the country will no longer be a country!"