Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife

Chapter 838: Chapter 838: The Truth—Shall We Go?

Silence enveloped the surroundings. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

Li Qingmu observed them with such cold indifference, without uttering a word.

"Enter!"

At this moment, Xuan Xu dragged a man directly inside, and before any of the officials could react, he threw the man onto the ground.

Everyone wore a bewildered expression, and then, when they saw who had entered, they were all shocked.

"Mr... Mr. Wang?"

Had they seen a ghost?

Hadn’t Mr. Wang been swept away by the mudslides and floods before? Some even found Mr. Wang’s corpse at the foot of the mountain, so how... could this person be alive?

And moreover, he appeared unharmed!

It had been less than half a month, even if rescued, he should have some injuries, right?

Xuan Xu stepped forward and kicked Wang Cheng towards the other officials, saying coldly, "This Mr. Wang here, some of you personally witnessed his death, didn’t you?"

The officials remained silent, probably bewildered by the scene, unsure what to say.

"Humph, whether this person is truly dead or feigned death, I think you all should have realized it by now, right?"

Xuan Xu coldly stared at Wang Cheng, and said, "He never died; his death was merely an illusion, just like how you saw His Highness lead away the floods on that day, it was all an illusion!"

"But... but, the flood really happened!"

One official’s mind was a bit confused; previously, he had regarded Wang Cheng as a hero in his own heart, even planning to report to the court afterwards to request posthumous honors for Mr. Wang.

But now, the person suddenly appeared lively in front of him?

However, at present, Wang Cheng’s mouth was gagged, and his hands and feet bound, only able to emit unwilling muffled sounds.

They noticed that Wang Cheng’s gaze towards Li Qingmu was filled with venomous hatred; this animosity clearly did not stem from Li Qingmu being the one who released the flood, but more like his conspiracy was exposed by Li Qingmu—such indignation.

"The flood indeed occurred, and many perished unexpectedly, but the entire incident was unrelated to His Highness—it was a setup by someone!"

Xuan Xu stated again, while others looked at each other, somewhat disbelieving, yet when thinking carefully, would His Highness really do such a thing?

"His Highness has worked with many people before; don’t you all have a clear understanding of his character? How could he possibly commit such a heinous act?"

"According to this gentleman’s claims, who exactly framed His Highness?"

"Who it is, you needn’t concern yourselves, nor could you; I only ask if the disaster relief continues?"

Li Qingmu waved his hand, signaling that Xuan Xu needn’t speak further; after all, he wasn’t intending to become Emperor, so these reputations were of no concern to him.

Silence descended once more.

Long moments passed before someone dared to step forward, saying, "Your Highness, the Southern Territory is already in chaos; to proceed with disaster relief now would be futile."

"Oh, why do you say that?"

The official’s face turned stiff; he felt Li Qingmu’s question was a bit absurd—shouldn’t he know why the Southern Territory was in turmoil?

"Your Highness, the Southern Territory is in rebellion! It was only fifty thousand troops before, and now it’s a hundred thousand!"

"A hundred thousand rebels?"

"Yes, and the number keeps rising; it’s estimated... by the next report, it will be a hundred fifty thousand or even more!"

It’s an alarming figure.

If so many rebels really swept out from the Southern Territory, it would undoubtedly create unrest across Dazhou’s border; then Xiliang, Da Rong, and other neighboring states would certainly take action.

Once that happens, Dazhou would plunge into an age of war and chaos, facing the peril of national destruction.

After the official finished speaking, he returned to the ranks, everyone looked at him quietly, waiting for his verdict?

Li Qingmu seated on the main seat, supporting his head with one hand, displayed a relaxed demeanor, suddenly saying, "Since disaster relief is futile, how about suppression this time?"

Silence reigned once more; the officials felt their scalps tingle.

Was this a joke?

How few of them were there? Dazhou had long dispatched forces for suppression; it didn’t fall to them, right?

"Your Highness, this matter..."

"That’s settled; I’m headed over to see what exactly is happening in the Southern Territory."

Giving no room for officials to argue, Li Qingmu stood and departed.

His leaving caused an uproar among the officials.

"Your Highness plans to suppress a rebellion? With just us? Is this a dream?"

"If Wang Cheng wasn’t alive, I’d truly believe he wanted us all dead out there!"

An official, who had narrowly escaped from the flood before, would have really thought so without seeing Wang Cheng.

Yet, even so, he felt Li Qingmu’s idea was a poor one; he wouldn’t truly wish to harm them, would he?

"Hey, do you think His Highness would collude with the Southern Territory people and plan a rebellion?"

"Ahem... Don’t say that!"

Someone promptly stopped him, cautiously glancing around, fearing Li Qingmu might hear.

Li Qingmu did not hear, but Long Yue did.

Ever since practicing the "Soul Technique," her hearing had become much sharper; usually, it was shut off, so she heard only what she chose to.

She looked at the man beside her, and laughed, "Those people are saying you’re planning a rebellion!"

Li Qingmu smiled wryly, "Even if I jumped into the Yellow River, I couldn’t wash it away; Empress Dowager Li’s means are impressive!"

Long Yue reversed her hand to firmly grasp the man’s large hand, smiled softly, "Don’t worry, we’ll get through this. No matter what, I’ll be by your side."

Li Qingmu nodded slightly, feeling warmth in his heart; with his wife long beside him, it wouldn’t matter even living as an ordinary man.

Unfortunately, his identity doomed him not to be ordinary.

Next, they prepared to head to the Southern Territory; whether those officials followed or not held little significance.

To put it plainly, their journey was to investigate the rebellion issue.

As for the flood, such disasters occurred sporadically over the years; what was done before should suffice this year too—under normal circumstances, nothing should have gone wrong, but this year things went awry. It could only be attributed to someone manipulating behind the scenes.

Most likely, this manipulation was linked to Empress Dowager Li.

"We’re going with you!"

Outside the city gate, Broken Jade and Zhe Feng caught up to Li Qingmu and his wife.

"This matter involves You Su; we must go!"

"Alright!"

Without much hesitation, they embarked directly, heading towards the Southern Territory.

Li Qingmu and his company left, leaving those officials at the inn feeling frustrated once more; hadn’t they mentioned bringing them along?

Yet now, they’d been directly overlooked?

"Perhaps what His Highness said is true; we’ve really misunderstood him!"

An official appeared embarrassed, regretting his earlier words.

"Then, do we go or not?"

Another asked, showing a painful expression, caught in a dilemma.

"I think we should go, right? Since it’s for suppressing a rebellion, maybe..."

Someone showed a change in expression, and thus everyone acknowledged.