The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 350 - 260: The City Has Been Unsettled Lately
Although the Crown Prince did his best to drive these people away, he eventually closed the city gates, executing these foreign people behind closed doors. However, many of the common people in Sairu City still suffered casualties.
The number of people he saved by opening the city gates was roughly equal to those who perished inside the city.
Some people were grateful to the Crown Prince for opening the gates and considered him wise and compassionate. Yet others, who lost their families because of it, hated the Crown Prince with a passion, wishing for his death.
The people of Sairu City were quickly divided into two factions: one that supported the Crown Prince and another that wanted to kill him.
The divergence between the two groups was significant.
The Crown Prince thought of numerous ways to resolve these matters, such as reducing taxes for affected families and personally visiting them with gold and silver to offer condolences.
However, these people accepted all the favors yet still refused to forgive the Crown Prince.
No matter what, they demanded that the Crown Prince commit suicide to atone, or they would remain sworn enemies to the death, never forgiving him.
The Crown Prince, driven to desperation, initially planned to lay low for a while, hoping to address the situation once the public outrage subsided and let it pass.
But surprisingly, those people abducted the Crown Prince’s children, Jun Zisheng and Jing Shu, threatening to kill them unless the Crown Prince committed suicide, and promising to hang their heads at the city gates.
The Crown Prince had been married to the Crown Princess Consort for many years, and they shared a deep affection with no other concubines, having only this pair of children. If they were to die, he would have nothing left to live for.
Upon learning of this, the Crown Prince, without hesitation, ascended the city tower and stood at the highest point, drawing his sword to slit his own throat.
The day’s sky turned crimson with blood, and blood stains covered the rabbit lanterns on the street stalls that hadn’t been put away in time.
The sight was shocking.
"No..."
Jun Ning suddenly woke up, her face wet. As she touched it, she felt a handful of water, which turned out to be tears.
Why did it have to end this way?
Why must the people she cared about always die in the end?
Jun Ning was emotional, choking with tears. After crying for a long time, she dressed up and sat outside the whole night, with Ye Ying always accompanying her.
Ye Ying, seeing her like this, thought something was wrong and kept comforting her, asking what had happened, but Jun Ning said nothing.
Jun Ning pondered a solution.
But this matter seemed to have entered a dead end.
If she opened the city gates to save people, disguised members of the Alien Race would also get in, leading people inside the city to die. But if she didn’t open the gates, she could protect those inside, but those outside would die.
Both hands are flesh and blood! They were all people of Sairu City! Citizens of the Eastern Chu Kingdom!
She couldn’t save one group of people and abandon another.
Jun Ning was distressed, not knowing what to do.
That night, she sat until dawn. When daylight came, Ye Ying urged her to sleep for a while, but she refused, not feeling sleepy at all.
Jing Shu then came with some peculiar things to find her. Without a word, she assigned Ye Ying to Jing Shu and instructed him, "Promise me, you must protect Jing Shu well, and ensure nothing happens to her."
Although Ye Ying didn’t understand why Jun Ning suddenly changed her mind and wanted him to protect Jing Shu, seeing that Jun Ning wasn’t in a good state, he accepted the task for now.
He planned to discuss it when there was an opportunity later.
"Alright, I’m going now." Ye Ying went to protect Jing Shu.
Watching his departure with Jing Shu, his figure full of sorrow and sadness.
Jun Ning stepped forward, pulling Ye Ying aside, and told him, "Ye Ying, rest assured, if nothing happens to Jing Shu after one month, you can come back."
Jun Ning was serious.
Upon hearing this, hope instantly rose in Ye Ying’s heart. He looked at Jun Ning, nodding joyfully in agreement, "Alright, I will return in one month."
Jing Shu said nothing; after watching Jun Ning and Ye Ying finish their conversation, she pulled Ye Ying away to teach her how to ride a horse.
She wanted to quickly learn how to ride so she could go riding with her aunt.
Jun Ning continued to think about how to stop these bad things from happening.
According to the scenes in her dream, the chaos would begin on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival shortly thereafter. If she could prevent the chaos during the festival and protect those trapped outside the city, she could avert the disaster.
So she got to work.
Jun Ning had no troops at her disposal, and Qianji Pavilion’s power was far away in the Imperial City, leaving her with no influence in the remote Sairu City.
After much thought, she wrote a letter to the leader of Black Water Village, asking for his help, promising that if it succeeded, she would gather a large sum of donations to rebuild the village and give them a new name so they would no longer be known as bandits but as a legitimate place.
But, many days after sending the letter, Jun Ning still hadn’t received a reply.
Whether the delay was due to roadblocks or something else, she didn’t know.
Jun Ning was worried to death, as the Mid-Autumn Festival is quickly approaching.
This matter needed to proceed quickly, and there was no time to waste.
She wrote another letter urging the leader, telling him to respond regardless of whether he was willing to help.
After sending the letter, all she could do was wait for news.
But, before any response could arrive, more trouble arose.
Emperor Yongning began urging her to return, saying she had been away for several months, having her fun and seeing the people she wanted, and could no longer linger in Sairu City. It was time to return.
The Eldest Prince, upon receiving the Imperial Decree, acted as if his life depended on it, tirelessly urging Jun Ning to return.
He urged her in the morning, at noon, at night, like a life-or-death matter, never relenting.
Jun Ning didn’t want to leave; she wanted to help the Crown Prince through this ordeal before considering it. However, even the Crown Prince himself was urging her to leave without leaving any room for negotiation.
Jun Ning’s refusal was futile, so she clung to the Crown Prince’s arm, acting coy, "...Crown Prince brother, can you really bear to let me go? Once I leave, you won’t see me again for a long time."
The hand on his arm swaying, swaying, begging him not to make her leave, to let her stay a while longer.
Her swaying hit the Crown Prince’s heart, softening it to the core.
But...
Recently, there were disturbances in Sairu City, with growing unrest.
The Crown Prince had no choice but to send Jun Ning away.
The Crown Prince pulled Jun Ning’s hand from his arm, pulling her into his embrace, holding her, patting her back, and said, "...Yiyi, the Crown Prince brother promises you, after some time, I’ll request permission to have you visit again. Since you’ve had enough fun this time, please go back first, alright?"
