Severe Punishment

"elder sister."

"Did you rescue my mother?"

Xu Qingqing's voice was full of expectation.

In the past year or so, she has experienced the death of many relatives, leaving only her mother and younger brother, and she also watched her younger brother die in front of her.

Nowadays, the only hope in her heart may be her mother Gao.

Seeing her expectant look, Lu Yaoyao didn't know what to say for a moment.

To be honest, it was so cruel that she was afraid that the little girl wouldn't be able to bear it.

"I heard that you haven't rested or eaten. How about sister accompany you to eat something first and then have a good rest?"

Hearing this, Xu Qingqing shook his head, as if he had some feelings, and his originally bright eyes dimmed a lot.

"Sister, is this my mother?"

Before she could say the rest, her tears were already streaming down her face.

At the age of eight or nine, she already knows a lot of things.

Seeing this, Lu Yaoyao walked over and sat down by the bed, stretched out his hand to take Xu Qingqing into his arms, and said softly, "You still have my sister, and I will take good care of you in the future."

She still couldn't tell the fact that Gao was dead, so she used this euphemistic way.

The moment her voice fell, Xu Qingqing's little body in her arms visibly stiffened, and then began to tremble, and her tears were like bursting from a dam.

"Don't think too much, just follow my sister from now on and everything will be over."

"The guy who hurt you is not going to end well."

Xu Qingqing cried silently, without giving Lu Yaoyao the slightest response.

After a long time, maybe she was tired, so she fell asleep in Lu Yaoyao's arms.

I originally wanted to put her on the bed, but I didn't want her little hands to be tightly grasping Lu Yaoyao's sleeves.

Seeing this situation, Lu Yaoyao could only lie on the bed with her.

As soon as Xu Qingqing fell asleep, it was the next day.

She immediately became nervous as soon as she opened her eyes, but when she saw Lu Yaoyao's smiling face, her nervousness relaxed a lot.

"You are hungry, I have someone prepare something to eat for you."

"Wash up first and then eat."

After she finished speaking, Qiu Yu had already delivered hot water and other toiletries to the bed.

Lu Yaoyao took it upon himself to clean Xu Qing very gently.

As if feeling the warm breath coming from her body, Xu Qingqing's mood also relaxed a little.

He quickly followed Lu Yaoyao out of bed and arrived at the dining table.

"Come and try it. My sister specially asked someone to make it for you."

Xu Qingqing looked at the delicacies on the table and asked softly, "These are the dishes from Baizhenlou."

"Yes, that is the restaurant opened by my sister. Do you like the food here? If not, you and your sister can go back to the villa in the afternoon and I will personally cook you some delicious dishes."

"Sister, can you cook?"

Xu Qingqing was very surprised that Lu Yaoyao could cook.

Qiu Yu next to him smiled and answered, "Not only can you cook, but you can also cook a lot of dishes. Do you know the dishes at Baizhenlou?"

"Many of the dishes there were taught by the young lady to cook."

"Sister is so awesome."

"Let's eat first. Come back to the villa with me later. You can live with my sister from now on, okay?"

Hearing this, Xu Qingqing was silent for a while before slowly nodding.

"Sister, can I go see my mother?"

"Okay, I'll take you there after I finish eating."

After eating and resting for a while, Lu Yaoyao took Xu Qingqing out of the princess's mansion.

Before she came back yesterday, she had asked King Jin to arrange for someone to collect Gao's body.

Death is like a lamp going out, and all the grudges and grudges of the past disappear.

On the way back, Xu Qingqing asked about what happened yesterday, and Lu Yaoyao didn't hide it anymore this time.

He briefly recounted what happened yesterday.

"When King Jin, Marquis Kaiguo, and others arrived, your mother was already there."

She told the story, and the key point was that Marquis Kaiguo and others went to the Prince Yunjun's residence to check, but she did not go.

Whether she said she was a cautious person or she was wise to protect herself, she still didn't want Xu Qingqing to think wildly.

He thought she had a grudge against the Gao family, so he didn't plan to save her at all, or he took this opportunity to kill the Gao family.

Xu Qingqing obviously understood what Lu Yaoyao meant.

"Sister, you don't have to be like this. You are a person who has a clear sense of grudges and knows clearly."

In the past half year, she had lived with Gao and her younger brother, and had experienced many things that Lu Yaoyao didn't know about.

When they left the Xu family and went to live alone in a courtyard, life was actually not that bad at that time. After all, they still had the Gao family as their backing.

But with the demise of the Gao family, those who had issues with the Gao family in the past came one after another to cause trouble for them.

Even some people who used to have good relationships with each other are now stepping on them.

And what about Lu Yaoyao? Since they left the Xu family, they have almost never interacted with each other, and she has never stepped on them since the Gao family was destroyed.

From this point of view, Lu Yaoyao is much better than others in Xu Qingqing's heart.

Soon they arrived at the place where Gao's body was placed.

"Go in and see for yourself."

Xu Qingqing nodded lightly and walked into the room where the coffin was placed.

Not long after, Xu Qingqing's mournful cries were heard inside, and Lu Yaoyao felt a little sad.

After a long time, Xu Qingqing walked out of it.

"Sister, if I want to stay in the capital, is it okay?"

"Stay in the capital?"

"Why?"

Lu Yaoyao was a little surprised.

"I want to see my mother off in person."

"Oh, you said this. I have already found a place and arranged for people to prepare it. You follow me back to the villa, and she will be buried there."

Hearing this, Xu Qingqing nodded and thanked him again.

In the afternoon of that day, Xu Qingqing and Lu Yaoyao left the capital, and then they arrived at the villa, where Gao's coffin was also delivered.

Here Lao Kang has prepared all the funeral arrangements.

It was parked for three days and then a place was found for burial near the villa.

In the past three days, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice in the capital have also investigated Prince Yun's case. Everything Prince Yun has done in recent years is too numerous to describe.

After the people in the entire capital learned the news, they were all filled with indignation. During this period, many families who had lost their daughters were reunited with their relatives. Of course, more bodies were still unclaimed.

After all, there are many people who are from places outside the capital from Prince Yun, or are travelers.

Emperor Hongwen was also very concerned about this matter. When he knew the truth, he was furious and issued an imperial edict to severely punish him.

Moreover, in addition to kidnapping women, Prince Yun also raised 30,000 private troops near the capital after investigation.

This made Emperor Hongwen even more furious, and he directly issued an imperial edict to wipe out his entire family.

Regarding this news, everyone in the capital applauded.

When the news reached Chengyuan Villa, Xu Qingqing burst into tears again, but after crying this time, she was not as silent as before, and there was an occasional smile on her face.
Chapter completed!