Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Chapter 137

Ch 137 - Rotten

The horrible atrocity committed by Yang Xiaoyu immediately caused an uproar. The general public was angry, and even the court officials also couldn't believe it when they heard about it. What Yang Xiaoyu did was not only tyrannical but also disregarded the law promulgated by the imperial authority. Needless to say, many officials were furious when they learned about the incident and hurriedly demanded that the Emperor deal severely with Yang Xiaoyu in order to set an example.

Yang Xiaoyu was the only grandson of the Yang family. How could Yang Fucheng be willing to hand him over to the Judicial Court? He didn't even go through the motion by pretending to allow Yang Xiaoyu to be taken over by the authorities and instead proceeded to suppress the situation forcefully as he did last time. Unexpectedly, Yang Fucheng received a heavy backlash this time.

The voice of accusations against Yang Xiaoyu was overwhelming and soon went out of control. From the court officials to the common people, they all demanded that Yang Xiaoyu be handed over and dealt with according to the law.

The law for murder was clear - an eye for an eye. But what Yang Xiaoyu did was far more horrible and blatant contempt of the law, so just beheading him would be too light.

How could Yang Fucheng be willing? His wife cried at home and made a lot of noise, while his daughter-in-law wailed endlessly while hugging her beloved son, refusing to let him go. This incident soon spread into the inner palace, and when the still-bedridden Empress Dowager Yang learned about it, she slapped the desk in anger, "Presumptuous! Isn't it a mere commoner who died? Just a group of pariahs - their lives are cheaper than a blade of grass. How dare they persecute Xiaoyu? That bastard dared to hurt Xiaoyu, so it is only right for him to make amends with his life!"

Empress Yang just happened to be in Cining Palace to serve by Empress Dowager's sick bed. Seeing that Empress Dowager Yang was so angry and started to cough heavily, she hurriedly said in worry, "Empress Dowager, please calm yourself. Don't get angry. I also feel the same way. Even if Xiaoyu was wrong for beating someone to death in public, this person attacked first, and Xiaoyu just counterattacked in self-defense. Xiaoyu isn't in the wrong, except that he was a bit careless and accidentally killed the person. Shouldn't it be enough to scold him a little and let him stay at home to reflect? How can those people demand he be handed over to the Judicial Court? I heard their prison is full of a negative and bloody aura. Xiaoyu is still young, and he is the only hope of our family's three generations. What if something happened to him while he was in custody?!"

In fact, Empress Yang was also quite dissatisfied with Yang Xiaoyu, who made such a big incident and caused so much trouble because of a humble commoner girl. Even without Yang Xiaoyu's scandal, the palace was not peaceful recently, and the Yang family was already put in a disadvantageous situation after the Crown Princess gave birth to dragon and phoenix twins. At such a critical time, what Yang Xiaoyu did was equal to stabbing his family.

Empress Yang couldn't help but regret indulging her natal family so much. Precisely because she was always ready to take care of any problem that the Yang family had gotten high on themselves, and even someone like Yang Xiaoyu thought himself to be above the law.

But in the end, Empress Yang still didn't dare to ignore Yang Xiaoyu. She was fond of the boy, sure, because she had watched him grow up as a small baby and even had personally taken care of him for a short while. But most important of all, Yang Xiaoyu was the only child of the Yang family, who for three generations only produced a single son. For this reason alone, Empress Yang had to protect Yang Xiaoyu at any cost, no matter how much this would put her at a disadvantage.

The day before yesterday, Yang Xiaoyu's mother came to the palace to cry again. Empress Yang was already worried about Dou Xiyin's affairs, but she couldn't bear being begged and cried endlessly by her sister-in-law. In the end, Empress Yang endured exhaustion and went to the Emperor to ask him to intercede.