Great, it's just a lackey, we're saved!

Chapter 236 Could it also be from a blessed land?

On the way back to the princess's residence, Zhou Wei asked about Jiang Yueli's situation after leaving the palace.

Jiang Yueli recounted the events one by one, and then exclaimed, "This man named Tan Lin is extremely intelligent. Although he is not in the court, he can see the situation very clearly."

"The few strokes I planted in Wang Shu's heart were not important. If Wang Shu does not cooperate, it will not affect the overall situation."

"But look at Wang Shu's performance at the Grand Court Assembly, it clearly exceeded expectations, which puzzles me greatly."

Zhou Wei was also curious about this newly emerged character.

She was certain that Tan Lin had never appeared in the original storyline!

This is probably another hidden character introduced due to a plot change.

"So, the Third Prince's actions were all orchestrated by this Tan Lin?"

Jiang Yueli nodded and said, "Of course, otherwise do you think Yue Lin, with his brain, could come up with a way to rob his own mansion?"

Zhou Wei chuckled: "That's true. The Third Prince is incredibly stingy. Letting him rob me is no different from killing him."

"It's likely that Tan Lin made the Crown Prince's attempt to force the abdication sound very serious, which is why he persuaded the Third Prince."

"However, now that the princess has said that, I can sense a certain kind of temperament in Tan Lin."

Zhou Wei paused for a moment as she spoke, but the princess exclaimed with great surprise, "So it turns out I'm not the only one who feels this way."

The temperament that Zhou Wei mentioned is actually the temperament of a blessed land!

Tan Lin's demeanor is very much like that of a cultivator from a blessed land, somewhat similar to Zhu Qi.

The eldest princess continued, "This man has always been Wang Shu's advisor, but after Wang Shu became the prefect, he has made no further progress."

"This grand court assembly suddenly displayed great wisdom, and most of the credit for this should come from Tan Lin."

Zhou Wei thought for a moment, "Tan Lin's actions seem to favor the princess, but if we want to know his true thoughts, we still need to meet him and observe him carefully."

The princess nodded; she had already arranged with Wang Shu to meet with Tan Lin the next day.

We'll find out who this person really is tomorrow.

Just then, cheers erupted outside the carriage, and the two curiously lifted the curtain.

It was discovered that the people had spontaneously come out of their houses to enjoy the long-awaited sunshine!

Some people shouted excitedly, while others wept with joy.

The blizzard that had raged for so long finally stopped, and the people were more overjoyed than curious.

Nobody knows why the blizzard stopped, or whether it will continue to snow.

But throughout history, ordinary people have always overcome hardship in this way.

Even though I understand that hardship is a normal part of life, as long as I can catch my breath and bask in the sun during this brief respite, tomorrow will be a new day!

The princess and Zhou Wei were both moved by the people's emotions and smiled.

Just then, the voice of a newspaper vendor came from the street.

"Newspapers for sale! The final chapter of the Beast Tide story is here! The villain who led the beast tide was actually him!"

The child's voice was extremely penetrating. Since the blizzard had stopped and the people were in good spirits, they decided to tease the newsboy.

"Kid, who's leading the beast tide? Why are you keeping me in suspense?"

The newsboy chuckled and said, "Sir, want to buy a copy? I guarantee the contents will blow your mind."

At that time, there was no such thing as "jaw-dropping" yet, but everyone who considered it immediately found the description amusing.

Some people immediately bought a copy, but most people are still observing.

It wasn't until this person finished reading the newspaper that he exclaimed in shock: "My God! Am I seeing things? This women's newspaper actually says that the person who instigated the beast tide and massacred the people is the current crown prince!"

The onlookers immediately erupted in uproar.

One scholar snatched the newspaper and began reading it quickly, while the others anxiously pressed for answers.

"Are you referring to the current dynasty's crown prince, or are you using the previous dynasty as an excuse?"

Not daring to directly mention the current dynasty, but only using metaphors, is a common method used in storytelling throughout history.

Everyone assumed the Women's Daily would be the same, but the person who bought the newspaper exclaimed in shock, "It's not an excuse, it specifically names His Highness the Crown Prince! It even has the Crown Prince's name written on it, Jiang Yueshan!"

This time everyone was shocked, and some even showed fear on their faces.

He said timidly, "How dare we, ordinary people, speak ill of the Crown Prince? Who exactly runs this Women's Gazette, and how dare they be so audacious?"

"Do you think that if something goes wrong and the authorities arrest people, those of us who buy newspapers, read newspapers, and listen to the news at teahouses will be implicated?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed, filled with fear.

Many people who were eager to buy newspapers stopped in their tracks, at a loss.

Then a man came running and jumping from the direction of the Prefect of the Capital, excitedly shouting, "The world has changed! The world has changed!"

Everyone looked at him in surprise: "Liu Laosan, what's changed?"

Before he could catch his breath, Liu Laosan said impatiently, "I just went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to ask if the soup kitchen in the south of the city was still open, but I saw people from the yamen distributing notices saying they were going to post them everywhere."

"I asked out of curiosity, and wow, what did you guys guess?"

Seeing that Liu Laosan was being coy, someone immediately kicked him in the butt.

"Hurry up and tell us. It's freezing cold and we can't grow vegetables. You, Liu Laosan, had no way to make a living and had to beg for food from the Jingzhao Yin. Now that you've heard the news, you still dare to act innocent? Didn't you see that the snow has stopped? If you don't tell us now, we won't want the vegetables you grow in the future."

Upon hearing this, Liu Laosan dared not feign ignorance any longer and immediately said, "His Majesty has issued a decree today to depose the Crown Prince!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately fell silent.

After a long while, someone finally picked up the newspaper, looked at it, then at Liu Laosan, and was deeply moved.

The Women's Daily just exposed the Crown Prince's atrocities, and the Emperor deposed him right away. Isn't that too fast?

Someone asked, "But I heard that the Third Prince has a problem with his leg, and the First and Second Princes have long been sent away to other places. With the Crown Prince deposed, who will be the heir apparent?"

Liu Laosan immediately cupped his hands in the direction of the princess's residence, took a deep breath, and said, "You won't believe it, but it is none other than the current Princess! His Majesty has deposed the Crown Prince and made the Princess the Crown Princess instead."

The people were filled with great curiosity about the birth of the first crown princess of the dynasty.

They all surrounded Liu Laosan, wanting to ask him more questions.

"Anyway, I think the Eldest Princess must be a wise ruler, otherwise why would the snow stop today when she was made Crown Princess?"

"This is an auspicious sign from heaven, a celebration of the birth of a wise ruler!"

While Liu Laosan was still boasting, the Princess lowered the carriage curtain.

He said to the coachman, "Let's go, to the Third Prince's place."

Zhou Wei leaned against the car window, watching Liu Laosan gesturing wildly in the crowd, along with the excited people.

Clearly, the lingering effects of the grand court assembly were slowly spreading from the imperial court to the common people.

Upon arriving at the Third Prince's residence, one is greeted by a desolate scene, with the plaque above the gate fallen down.

The stone lions at the entrance were overturned on the ground, but no one paid any attention.

The gate was wide open, and there wasn't even a guard.

The eldest princess led Zhou Wei inside, and as they approached the courtyard, they heard the third prince's violent voice.

"A bunch of lackeys, you bastards! Are you blind and deaf?"

"I ordered you to pretend to rob someone, and you dared to kill me? What difference is there between my royal palace and a beggar's den now?"

The third prince cursed as he lashed out with his whip.

The servants in the manor were whipped and rolled on the ground, begging for mercy: "Your Highness, spare us! Your Highness is innocent!"

"His Highness sent someone to say that we should not stop the refugees, so we servants dared not move. Who knew that the refugees were greedy and took whatever they saw, which is why they emptied the mansion."

The third prince refused to listen to the explanation and continued to beat the servants severely.

When the princess and Zhou Wei arrived, those men were already covered in cuts and bruises.

Several maids lay on the ground in the courtyard, their faces beaten beyond recognition and lifeless.

The Third Prince's whip still had bits of flesh hanging from it, which looked disgusting.

Upon seeing this, the eldest princess immediately flew into a rage: "Weiwei!"

Zhou Wei instantly activated her technique, her swift movements accompanied by a powerful gust of wind as she attacked the Third Prince.

Hearing the commotion behind him, the Third Prince turned around and was immediately struck by Zhou Wei's golden right foot, flying straight away!