freenovelworld Chapter 120: Toppling the Statue of Lu Qingheng
Chapter 120: Toppling the Statue of Lu Qingheng
Jiang Ningwan and Yu Jingxiu were standing in the corner and were inevitably affected by the leaves.
Lu Qingheng and Qin Beihuang were hit all over.
Lu Qingheng bit her lips tightly, filled with grief and anger, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into. She had never been so miserable before!
As much as the people of Huaifeng loved her in the past, they hate her now.
Lu Qingheng was about to cry, but she held back her tears and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know either."
Qin Beihuang was anxiously protecting her and shouted to the people, "She was also deceived. She didn't mean to hurt anyone!"
"Stop! Stop smashing it!"
Qin Beihuang shouted as loud as he could, but to little avail, no one listened to his explanation.
Because all the details of what happened that year had spread throughout the streets and alleys the day before.
Until a stone mixed in the leaves hit Qin Beihuang's head, and the blood immediately gushed out.
County Magistrate Xue immediately sent people to force the people to retreat.
The people had no place to vent their anger. Someone shouted, "She's not worthy of our statue. Smash it!"
"Smash it!"
The crowd rushed towards West Street.
Jiang Ningwan also took Yu Jingxiu there and came to the second floor of a teahouse, where they could just see the statue below.
The young and strong man carried a hoe and a hammer and smashed the statue hard a few times, causing cracks to appear.
From a distance, Lu Qingheng saw the scene, biting his lower lip tightly and holding back his tears.
"boom--"
With the loud noise of hammer and pickaxe, the heroic statue collapsed.
"Liar! Bah!"
The statue was smashed to pieces, a mess on the ground, and was spat on.
The relatives of the victims can only vent their anger at the statue, stepping on it and spitting on it.
Every kick seemed to be stepping on Lu Qingheng's body.
Lu Qingheng completely broke down, tears bursting out, and he turned and ran away.
"Qingheng!" Qin Beihuang was startled and quickly chased after him.
"Get out of here! Don't come to Huaifeng again, you shameless liar!"
"Pooh!"
"get out!"
The people on the roadside were swearing at each other, and those hateful and contemptuous looks and harsh words were all around Lu Qingheng.
She was like a rat crossing the street, too embarrassed to face people and fled in panic.
He ran out of Huaifeng City crying all the way.
Jiang Ningwan stood on the teahouse and witnessed everything with Yu Jingxiu.
Seeing the statue shattered beyond recognition, Yu Jingxiu's eyes welled up. "As long as I'm in Huaifeng, the people of Huaifeng will never forget what Lu Qingheng did."
At this moment, Yu Jingxiu's eyes became firm, as if she had suddenly found the direction.
"I want to open a school in Huaifeng and teach and educate people just like my father did, and record this history forever."
“No one can forget.”
Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan felt relieved, "I support you!"
After all of Lu Qingheng's statues were smashed, the crowd's restlessness gradually subsided, and many people gradually dispersed.
Aunt Yang cried particularly sadly, sad about what happened to Yang Wanning, and also sad that she had trusted the wrong person.
I treated Wan Ning's enemy as my benefactor and admired him for so long.
Just as Aunt Yang was leaving in a daze, Jiang Ningwan called her, "Aunt Yang."
Aunt Yang turned around and wiped her tears. "It's you. Thank you for letting us know the truth."
"Aunt Yang, Yang Wanning's tomb is in Huaifeng. I'll take you to see her."
Hearing this, Aunt Yang was slightly surprised.
Once again I came to Yang Wanning's tomb. Under the clear sky, the new soil on the tomb had sprouted tender green shoots.
Jiang Ningwan engraved a name on the nameless stone tablet again.
"Although Lu Qingheng is not dead, the people of Huaifeng already know everything you went through back then."
She will take the rest of the revenge.
After paying tribute to Yang Wanning, several people returned to Huaifeng City. Aunt Yang warmly invited Jiang Ningwan to dinner at her home, but Jiang Ningwan had something else to do.
She took Yu Jingxiu home to take a look and clean up together.
He left her five thousand taels of silver.
"No, no, no, you have helped me enough. I can't accept so much money." Yu Jingxiu quickly refused.
"You want to open a school, and I said I would support you. Money makes things easier."
"If you encounter difficulties that cannot be solved, you can go to Qianqiu Trading Company to find the owner."
Jiang Ningwan stuffed the money into her arms without saying a word.
By the time everything was settled, it was already evening.
I wanted to return to the capital overnight, but County Magistrate Xue came looking for me again, "General Jiang, Commander Jiang, I thank you on behalf of the people of Huaifeng."
"If you hadn't investigated the truth, the grievances of so many people would have remained buried forever."
"In fact, it is me, as a parent official, who has failed in my duty. I feel ashamed."
Jiang Ningwan smiled and said, "I have to thank County Magistrate Xue for helping me submit a letter to the Emperor. Yu Jingxiu, please take care of her a little longer."
"She is the last survivor. If she died, it means someone killed her to silence her."
County Magistrate Xue was slightly startled, then nodded quickly, "I understand."
"The food and wine are ready. Would you like to follow me for dinner?"
Jiang Ningwan waved her hand, "No, we have to go back to Kyoto."
"Then I'll see you off."
……
When he returned to Kyoto, the imperial edict of enthronement had already come down.
The glorious military exploits of Jiang Ningwan and Jiang Zhouye have spread throughout Kyoto.
The emperor specially rewarded Jiang Ningwan with the General Lingwei Mansion, and she became the talk of the town for a while.
All the dignitaries in Kyoto came to congratulate him.
The door is like a city.
Jiang Ningwan had no choice but to hold a banquet to entertain them, and General Ling Wei's mansion suddenly became extremely lively.
Pei Xunzhi's whole family came and praised Jiang Ningwan's achievements in the southern expedition. The banquet was full of laughter.
Suddenly someone came to the palace.
Eunuch Hai was all smiles. "This old servant congratulates General Ling Wei. The Queen Mother was very pleased to learn that the general had demonstrated great prowess at the border, and she has specially ordered this servant to deliver a reward."
Eunuch Hai waved his hand, and the palace maids behind him came into the courtyard one after another holding rewards.
All the guests present stared with their eyes wide open. They had seen all kinds of scenes inside and outside the palace, but this was the first time they had seen so many rewards.
There are so many that the yard can’t hold them all.
Eunuch Hai recited the reward gift for a whole incense stick of time, and his mouth was dry after he finished.
"Oh my god, there are so many rewards. Lu Qingheng didn't have so many rewards before."
"It seems that the Queen Mother really likes Jiang Ningwan."
There was a carriage parked far outside the gate, and Princess Yi in the carriage was almost tearing her sleeves.
"It's really a changing world. Jiang Ningwan has been made a general and rewarded with such a magnificent General Ling Wei Mansion. The Queen Mother also gave him so many rewards." Princess Yi felt jealous.
Qin gradually became jealous and asked, "Why is the Xuanwei General's Mansion awarded to us so shabby?"
"Jiang Ningwan's general's mansion is so grand! It's not fair!"
Princess Yi stared at the mansion unwillingly and complained, "It's all because of your father's poor background. He was born to a palace maid and is from a poor royal family. He might as well be an ordinary person."
Qin gradually filled with resentment, "Jiang Ningwan already has so many houses, yet he still offers them as a reward."
"Isn't Prince Chu's Mansion big enough for her to live in?"
"Sister-in-law Qingheng is the same. She went to the battlefield with Jiang Ningwan, but Jiang Ningwan made such a great contribution. Not only did she not make any contribution, she was even punished."