The atmosphere in the hall was terribly somber.

The physician, with keen insight, gave Wang Er a knowing look before taking his leave and departing from the hall.

As the physician of the prefect's mansion, if one didn't have the ability to read between the lines, one might have been kicked out of the mansion long ago. One might even have offended a powerful person and been forgotten long ago.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and not the kind of stubborn doctor.

After the physician left, Wang Er's face turned pale, and large beads of cold sweat dripped down his face. His mind kept replaying the things Sheng Lingwei had told him.

After taking a deep breath, she looked up at Luo Xinkai, her tone filled with self-reproach and anxiety.

"My lord, I am sorry. I failed to complete the task you assigned me. Please punish me."

However, before imposing punishment, I implore you, sir, to allow me to lead men to rescue the more than three hundred brothers who have been arrested. They cannot die at the hands of those unruly commoners!

Luo Xin's heart sank, his eyes turning extremely dark. "What exactly is going on? And who is this troublemaker you're talking about?"

"In response to your question, sir, the troublemakers are the people of Gancao County. Some of them, after investigation, said that they were not infected with the plague, but were poisoned. They also said that we cannot burn an entire city's people to death. This is disregarding human life and is intolerable to Heaven."

My brothers and I, of course, would not allow them to rebel, and immediately drew our swords against them.

But those unruly people weren't going to take it lying down. Coupled with their unusually agitated and angry state of mind, they picked up weapons and started fighting us.

Although our men were skilled in martial arts, their numbers were not as large as those from Gancao County, and there were several exceptionally strong young men among them, which caught us completely off guard.

Under the full force of hundreds of people.

Our men were defeated, beaten black and blue, and utterly powerless to fight back.

My first thought was to hurry back and report to you, sir, to prevent the troublemakers in Gancao County from causing an uncontrollable situation.

Thanks to the cover of my brothers, I was able to escape. Even though I am crippled, I will fight my way back to report the truth to you.

At this point, Wang Er's eyes were already red-rimmed.

"My lord, time is of the essence. I urge you to make a decision as soon as possible. If the troublemakers in Gancao County expose this matter, then you will be in real trouble."

Luo Xinkai's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

Before he could speak, Luo Yang jumped out and shouted angrily:

"Outrageous! How dare these lowly people be so audacious! Damn it, they are nothing but a bunch of the lowest of the low, who gave them the courage to jump out and rebel against us?"

Shut up!

Luo Xin roared, his eyes shooting straight at Luo Yang. The kindness in his eyes was gone, replaced by indifference and disappointment.

Luo Yang couldn't help but shiver, and asked with trembling lips, "Father, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that? It's making me so scared."

"You still have the nerve to say you're scared?" Luo Xinkai angrily flung his sleeves. "If you hadn't been so useless and hadn't dealt with the troublemakers in Gancao County in a timely manner, this wouldn't have happened."

Furthermore, I told you to poison them, a poison that could have killed them, yet they are still alive and well. How exactly did you poison them?

Luo Yang's face turned pale, and he dared not look Luo Xinkai in the eye.

"I... I ordered someone to put poison in the big well in the county town. This well is connected to other wells. As long as they drink the water from the well, they will be poisoned. I guarantee that no one will be missed."

At this point, Luo Yang felt wronged and muttered softly, "After all, people can go without food, but they absolutely cannot go without water. My idea is not wrong!"

"Rebellious son!"

Luo Xinkai's cheeks puffed up with anger.

He never expected that his beloved son would be such a complete fool, inheriting none of his intelligence.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She stood up and pointed at Luo Yang's nose, cursing him so hard that she almost spat out her saliva.

"Idiot, is your brain made of shit?"

All they know how to do is eat, drink, and have fun all day long; they never think about doing anything serious.

Didn't you ever consider that by mixing the medicine into the well water, its toxicity would be reduced?

Luo Yang felt guilty and quickly lowered his head, not daring to speak again. He, who was always confident, had really not considered this point.

If he had known things would turn out this way, he would never have hesitated to go through all the trouble and simply had the lowly people of Gancao County arrested and poisoned.

Sigh, just to save time and effort, I ended up doing the wrong thing.

After giving Luo Xin a good scolding, he felt a little better.

Just then, Wang Er, his face filled with worry and fear, timidly raised his hand and said, "My lord, I heard some news on my way back, but I don't know if I should tell you?"

Luo Xinkai snorted coldly, "Speak up if you have something to say, or shut up if you have something to say."

Wang Er nodded hastily, trying to ingratiate himself.

"My lord, the situation is like this. I've heard that Princess Chang Le will be arriving in Nanchang County soon, and that she's particularly fond of standing up for the weak and oppressed, even the powerful Prince Wu'an is no match for her, so..."

"So what?"

"Therefore, I urge you to handle the matter in Gancao County as soon as possible, so as to avoid being encountered by Princess Changle."

"Yes, you're right." Luo Xinkai narrowed his calculating eyes and waved his hand at Wang Er. "I know everything. Go and heal your wounds."

"Yes, sir."

Seeing that Luo Xinkai showed no suspicion, Wang Er breathed a long sigh of relief and hurriedly dragged his weak body out of the hall.

call!

This house is no place for a human to stay.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to complete the task Princess Chang Le had assigned him.

Why was he willing to work for Princess Chang Le?

Don't ask, the answer is based on ability.

Although Princess Chang Le was infamous, she was incredibly powerful. Even a ruthless person like Luo Xinkai was no match for her.

It's estimated that Princess Chang Le could snap his neck with a single finger.

There's no comparison at all!!!

In the hall, only the Luo father and son remained, neither of them uttering a word, the atmosphere eerily quiet.

Luo Yang looked cautiously at Luo Xinkai, "Father, everyone in Northern Qi knows about Princess Chang Le's infamous reputation. We should make plans as soon as possible and absolutely avoid going against her."

I've heard that Princess Chang Le was the most beautiful woman in Northern Qi.

Well, hehe... if he could personally see her beautiful face, no, no, taste Princess Chang Le's flavor, then he would have lived a worthwhile life.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the guts.

Seeing Luo Yang's lewd grin, Luo Xin felt a tightness in his chest; this son had truly disappointed him.

"Smack!"

Suddenly, he stepped forward and slapped Luo Yang across the face.

"You idiot, even now you're still thinking about beautiful women. I think you're hopeless. Get out of here, the farther the better."

Luo Yang covered his slapped face with tears in his eyes, feeling angry but even more afraid and uneasy. "Dad, please don't be angry. I'll leave right away. Please don't make yourself sick with anger."

After saying that, Luo Yang ran back to his courtyard at the fastest speed he had ever run, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Luo Xinkai squinted in thought, then strode into the study, ordering his trusted aides to stand guard outside and turn the blue-and-white porcelain.

In no time, the entrance to an underground passage was slowly opened.