As dawn broke, the princess's mansion was finally cleaned up, but Lin Yu didn't know what to do with the lifeless men in black.

Su Muyao waited until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.

Lin Yu asked the young princess, "Princess, what should we do with these corpses of men in black?"

Su Muyao thought for a moment: "Hang all these corpses at the city gate and say that the Yan people assassinated the young princess, but were discovered and killed by the guards of the princess's mansion."

"Yes, I will take care of it right away."

Su Muyao watched as the guards carried the corpse out of the princess's mansion. She realized that she had done all this mainly to lay the groundwork.

At least let everyone know that she, this little princess, is not someone who indiscriminately kills innocent people.

Otherwise, if he were to kill the young prince so easily, and war broke out between the two countries, he would have no way to explain it to the people.

After the chief eunuch in the palace reported to Eunuch De, Eunuch De hurriedly went to the imperial study to inform him.

Inside the imperial study, the emperor was furious: "This is outrageous! How dare they assassinate the Imperial Preceptor! Humph, how treacherous and cunning! If they can't have it, they'll destroy it!"

"Little Dezi, if I remember correctly, they should be setting off in three days."

During this period, send more top-notch imperial guards to protect the young princess and her family.

Xiao Dezi replied, "Your Majesty, this prince of Yan has come with a purpose. If he fails to accomplish anything, do you think he will leave so easily?"

"Hmph! If he wants to force it, then the two countries will have to go to war. Given how unfavored he is, if he fails to handle this matter well, the two countries will go to war, and he will be punished in the end."

"If he had a modicum of sense, he wouldn't have escalated the situation so drastically."

"Alright, you can go down and select the men first."

Xiao Dezi quickly selected some highly skilled men and brought them to the princess's residence.

After bringing the person to the Princess's residence, Eunuch De hurriedly left.

After listening to Xia's report, Su Muyao hurriedly went to the factory.

Last night, we thought the fire was put out in time and there were no casualties. But Xia just said that several people on duty at the factory had not gone home, so they were only found after the fire was completely extinguished.

As soon as Su Muyao stepped into the resettlement village that she had originally built with her own money, she heard a chorus of weeping.

Arriving at the nearest courtyard where the crying was coming from, I saw a man in his fifties or sixties lying on the ground with a blanket, his fate unknown.

Their families wept uncontrollably.

Kneeling beside her was a young man, and next to him was her elderly mother.

The old woman had a full head of white hair, and tears were streaming down her face.

"Old man,"

"Daddy~"

"Waaaaah, wake up! Please, don't leave me!"

"You old geezer, open your eyes and look at this old woman!"

Two little ones were kneeling at the very edge, their cries sharp and piercing, making one's mind reel and one's heart ache.

"Grandpa, you said you'd buy me some sweet treats after you got paid this time. You didn't keep your word. Get up!"

Didn't you say that people should be honest? Niu Niu is such a good boy, you can't abandon him!

"Waaaaah."

From the moment Su Muyao entered the courtyard, she felt a pang of sorrow at the sight of this family crying.

It was all because of me that their family was separated forever.

After Su Muyao arrived in the courtyard, the boy named Niu Niu immediately tried to hit her.

"It was you. Grandpa worked for you and then he died."

Waaaaah, you're a bad person, you're a bad person!

Before the little boy could even reach her, his grandmother pulled him into her arms.

“Niu Niu, this is not the little princess’s fault.”

Have you forgotten? We were almost starving to death before, and it was the young princess who saved us. If it weren't for her, our whole family would have been gone back then.

The young man crying beside him nodded: "Yes, it's not the little princess's fault, it's those bad people's fault."

The villagers watching nodded emphatically.

The old lady looked at Su Muyao and pleaded, "Little Princess, we don't blame you. We know you have your difficulties."

Moreover, if it weren't for you, our whole family wouldn't be alive today. Now that the old man is gone, I believe he won't blame you.

"But all the money I earned working for you over the past six months has been spent on buying this courtyard. So, young princess, could you please use my husband's wages to pay for his funeral?"

Seeing the old lady's cautious demeanor, Su Muyao felt even more distressed.

She would rather this family scold her severely than have them defend her like this. What did she do to deserve this?

"Grandma, no matter what, this whole thing was caused by me, so compensation is a must. I will take full responsibility for your retirement in the future."

Xia was carrying a cloth bag on her back, which was full of silver notes and silver ingots.

Su Muyao had already prepared money after learning that someone had died or was seriously injured in the fire the previous night.

While we can't bring the dead back to life, we can at least ensure their families no longer have to worry about making a living.

Su Muyao gave the family a full 100 taels of silver notes, handed them to the old lady, and said, "Grandma, this is compensation."

If you need anything in the future, just go directly to the person in charge here. If he can't handle it, have the person in charge come to me.

The old lady looked at the banknotes handed to her and wiped away her tears.

"This is too much, little princess. We can't accept this. The old man is too old to blame you."

You were already a benefactor to our whole family. Now, all we need is enough money for the old man's burial."

Ignoring the old woman's refusals, Su Muyao stuffed the money into the old woman's pocket and turned to the next shop.

The steward led them to another courtyard not far away. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard several children crying and shouting.

Su Muyao looked over and saw a man lying on the bed, his breathing appearing weak.

"Father, wake up! Don't leave us, Father."

Xia's eyes almost welled up with tears. These children were pale and thin, and now the pillar of their family had collapsed. How would they live in the future?

Lin Yu, who had followed along, had tears in his eyes. He had been an orphan himself and knew how difficult it was to live without parents.

Just then, an old man carrying a medicine box slowly entered.

The two children, who had been crying, quickly asked when they saw Grandpa Wang arrive, "Grandpa Wang, will my dad be alright? Did you go to get some herbal medicine? My dad will get better after drinking it, right?"

Then the old man, whom we called Grandpa Wang, sighed, "The person should be able to be saved, but his legs are not."

The falling object hit my leg, and since no one discovered it all night, I'm sure I can't save my legs now.

"But don't worry, I will do my best to save him. This ginseng is keeping his blood and qi alive. I will get some more medicine and at least his life can be saved."