"It's my aunt. If you have anything to say, please get in the car and we'll find a place to talk slowly." Fu Liu said.
She didn't want to be watched like a monkey on the street.
After hearing Fu Liu's words, the woman immediately got up from the ground, got on Fu Liu's carriage with some fear, and came to an inn with Fu Liu.
She was terrified, not because she was afraid of Fu Liu, but because she had never seen such a nice carriage before, and she was a little afraid that she would dirty the things here.
After settling down in an inn, Fu Liu and Chen Yalan took the woman into the inn. The three of them sat down in the room. Fu Liu then asked the woman what had happened and why she had stopped a carriage in the street to appeal for justice.
The woman was originally a little skeptical about whether Fu Liu would deal with her appeal for justice, but when she knew that Fu Liu was Liu Mingmei's daughter, she was eighty percent sure about what she was going to say.
He immediately told Fu Liu everything: "Our local officials are reclaiming wasteland indiscriminately, but that area is a residential area with many people. My house is within the demolition area, and they are forcibly demolishing it even though I don't want it."
The scale of the land that the official wanted to reclaim was quite large, almost covering half of the village and a large piece of wasteland behind the village.
Fu Liu thought about it and remembered that this aunt lived not too far away from his home, so after he carefully asked about the range, he felt a little annoyed.
Because he learned from the woman that the official's demolition area actually included his mother's grave.
Ancient people believed in being buried in peace. Once buried, the body could not be easily moved. But now, just for their own selfish thoughts, they actually wanted to demolish their mother's grave, dig up her grave, or even flatten it. Fu Liu would never allow such a thing.
"Okay, they actually dared to do such a thing, I must find them and ask them clearly." Fu Liu could not contain his anger.
Chen Yalan, who was standing by, was shocked after hearing the woman's account of the incident. She had never expected that local officials would be so bold as to forcibly demolish residents' homes. No wonder the woman was willing to risk her life to stop a horse in the street and appeal for justice.
Seeing the rage in Fu Liu's eyes, Chen Yalan knew that this matter would definitely not be so simple, so he let the woman go down and rest.
After the woman left, Chen Yalan asked Fu Liu why he was so angry. Fu Liu told her that his mother's grave was within the demolition area. After hearing this, Chen Yalan felt the same way.
"No, I can't tolerate this. I must go find them and let them explain what happened." Fu Liu couldn't calm the anger in his heart no matter how hard he tried.
Seeing this, Chen Yalan immediately grabbed Fu Liu's arm and pushed her down on the chair: "Okay, calm down first. I know you are angry, but if you go to them like this, will they pay any attention to you?"
Chen Yalan was right. If an ordinary person went to these people to ask for an explanation, they would probably ignore him.
"What should we do? Should we just let them do whatever they want?" Fu Liu felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be that he couldn't even ask for an explanation?
"No, in fact, you can go home to visit your parents as a concubine. In this way, they will give you some face. Now that you have an identity, are you still afraid that they will not give you an explanation?" Chen Yalan suggested. His method was indeed a good one. As the emperor's concubine, those local officials, no matter how local they were, would not fail to give Fu Liu some face.
However, Fu Liu was unwilling to do so. "I've considered the idea you mentioned, but if I go back as a concubine to visit my parents, they'll definitely find an excuse to put me off. What's the point in letting them find any excuse? I want to know their true thoughts, not just excuses. If I want to know their true thoughts, I can only go back secretly and investigate this matter thoroughly, leaving them no room for resistance."
Chen Yalan could only express some confusion about Fu Liu's idea. Although sometimes a secret investigation would get to the bottom of things, sometimes one could also appropriately reveal one's identity to let others know that one is not so easy to provoke. In this way, no matter whether they were trying to evade oneself or giving themselves real reasons, they would give oneself some face, be a little wary of oneself, and would not be so bold and presumptuous.
Sometimes, a combination of kindness and severity is the best solution.
"Although you are right, have you ever thought that they dared to be so presumptuous? It means that they must have made all the necessary preparations. Then even if you sneak back, you may not be able to find out any problems." Chen Yalan said.
"And if you investigate them secretly and they find out, it will be dangerous for you. If you investigate this matter as a concubine from the beginning, even if you can't find out the truth, then at least you can guarantee your safety. Fu Liu, I hope you can take care of yourself, put your own safety first, and don't get into trouble." Chen Yalan looked at Fu Liu with sparkling eyes.
No matter what, she must persuade Fu Liu. She can't let Fu Liu joke about his own life.
Since these local officials dared to seize residents' homes, it shows that they are very powerful in that place.
It's just a life, which is naturally not a big deal for them. Fu Liu may not have thought about this, but Chen Yalan is someone who has fought on the battlefield, so she naturally thinks more than Fu Liu.
It has to be said that what Chen Yalan said made sense. Fu Liu was angry at first, so she didn't think too much about it. But now, under Chen Yalan's persuasion, she gradually calmed down. After thinking it all clearly, she felt a little fortunate that she was not too impulsive at the beginning and still listened to Chen Yalan's words.
When she calmed down, she felt that Chen Yalan's method was very useful, so she went back under the pretext of going home to visit her relatives.
Because she was the emperor's concubine, the ceremony of a concubine returning home to visit her family was naturally very grand. When the officials learned that the emperor's concubine had returned to visit her family in the area under their jurisdiction, they naturally came to greet her in a very servile manner.
When Fu Liu saw the local official standing in front of her with a flattering smile on his face, a hint of disgust appeared on her face, but in just a moment, she hid this disgust!
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