Did he take the wrong medicine? Isn't his prince in a hurry to find him anymore?
"Princess, please forgive me. I did not recognize you and spoke arrogantly in front of you. Please forgive me."
Liu Shuijin heard it clearly this time, his expression changed, and he hurriedly begged for forgiveness. If he could get up, he probably would have knelt down.
"Alright, ignorance is no excuse. Wang Yu, help him up and get him to that recliner to rest. I have some questions for him."
Lin Yuxin said nonchalantly, then directed Wang Yu to do his job.
"yes!"
Wang Yu reluctantly helped Liu Shuijin up again and placed him on the only recliner in the study.
Lin Yuxin also sat down in the chair behind the desk. After Liu Shuijin had settled down, Lin Yuxin asked:
"Tell me, what's going on here? And what's really going on in Quyan County?"
When Liu Shuijin heard Lin Yuxin's question, his expression changed, and he slowly recalled what had happened before.
"Due to the drought, the people began to lack water and food. Just when I was worried, Zhang Qiang came with a man, holding Prince Rui's token, saying that the grain distributed by the higher authorities had arrived."
"When I heard that, I thought Quyan County was saved, so I didn't think much of it. But when I saw the grain, I felt something was wrong. Even if the higher-ups sent grain, it would be rice or coarse grains, not cooked food."
"With such a long journey and such hot weather, those steamed buns would have gone bad in just two days, while their cooked food was fresh. I raised my suspicions at the time, and as a result, Zhang Qiang took control of me and kept me locked up in the cell."
“At first, I was the only one in the cell. They gave me two steamed buns every day. I took a bite, but the taste was wrong, so I didn’t eat them anymore. Later, more and more people joined the cell, and everyone’s situation was different.”
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