When the people saw the county magistrate coming out, they were still subconsciously afraid, and the anger that had just been aroused also dissipated a little, and the crowd gradually quieted down.
"I know that the crops in the fields were hit by a locust plague yesterday, but it's only the second day, and I have to report to the capital before I can distribute food to you, right?" The fat-bellied county magistrate said in a casual tone, "If anyone causes trouble before this, be careful and you will arrest them and put them in jail!"
"Oh, my God, you have to save us. If we don't get any food, our family will run out of food in half a month." A white-haired woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the county magistrate.
Intermittently, people knelt down and kept begging.
The county magistrate glanced impatiently from behind the crowd and said loudly, "Got it, everyone leave."
The door slowly closed amid the crowd's requests. Shen Yu'an glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, feeling sorry for them but unable to do anything.
She had the ability to provide the food to resolve the crisis, but that would only expose her to danger.
It was so hard to get a chance to start over, and she wanted to live a stable life with the Shen family. She couldn't act willfully until she had enough ability to protect herself and the Shen family.
She couldn't bear it and turned her head away, telling Chen Yun to leave.
Shen Yu'an and Shen Yun did not get any useful information in the county town, so they had to go back.
However, she had a vague premonition that the court would not open the granaries to release grain.
Just as she thought, the court is now in chaos.
---The Imperial Palace of Wei---
"My dear ministers, if you have nothing else to do, please leave the court." said the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, I request that Your Majesty appoint a crown prince." An old minister stood up and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty, in order to stabilize the country, it is better to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible."
"The eldest prince is the eldest son and is honest and kind. I think he should be made the crown prince."
"You said something different. Although the eldest prince is the eldest son, he is not the legitimate son. The eleventh prince is the legitimate son of the queen. I think the eleventh prince should be made the crown prince."
"But the eleventh prince is too young to be in charge of the country. The emperor has many sons, so he will naturally choose the most capable prince to be the crown prince."
There was chaos in the court for a while. The emperor now had thirteen princes who were still alive. Except for the two youngest princes, most of the other princes had people taking sides, but some of them remained silent and waited for the opportunity.
Several princes were sitting in the front row of the court with different expressions. Some of them did not show any excitement, as if the matter had nothing to do with them, but some of them quietly looked up to observe the emperor's expression.
"Asshole!" The man sitting on the dragon throne shouted angrily and threw the memorial in his hand at the head of the first minister who asked for the establishment of a crown prince.
The minister's legs went weak and he knelt in the hall. The few people who had just spoken also knelt down in fear.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." The ministers all lowered their heads.
"You want to appoint a prince before I die. Are you cursing me or want to change your master?" the emperor asked angrily.
"We are loyal to Your Majesty and would never have any second thoughts!" All the ministers quickly expressed their loyalty and dared not mention the matter of appointing a crown prince again.
The emperor was extremely angry and took a few deep breaths. The chief eunuch beside him bent down and stepped forward, handing over the exquisite ivory box in his hand.
"Your Majesty, elixir." The eunuch's shrill voice echoed in the hall.
The emperor put the elixir into his mouth and swallowed it. The next moment, he felt refreshed, his face became more rosy, and his mood improved a little.
With this magic elixir, he can achieve immortality, and the world will belong to him from generation to generation. A bunch of bastards are thinking about establishing a crown prince all day long!
He stood up, flicked his sleeves, and said loudly: "The matter of appointing a crown prince is not allowed to be discussed anymore. I have my own plans. I am dismissing the court!"
As for Shen Yu'an, although she didn't get any concrete news, she wasn't too disappointed.
After an hour, the two finally returned to Shenjia Village, and at this time the front of Shen's house was particularly lively.
"No matter where Zhao Lai Di marries, she is the daughter who crawled out of my belly. How can she not recognize me as her mother? What's wrong with asking her to help her brother with some food?" Li Jinhua in the crowd shouted righteously.
Standing next to her was a middle-aged couple, Li Jinhua's son Zhao Laigui and his wife Tiehua.
On the Shen family's side, Zhao, who had a slap mark on her face, was protected by Shen Ming behind her. The three brothers Erlang, Sanlang and Silang also stood in front of her and stared at Li Jinhua fiercely, preventing Li Jinhua from coming up and hitting anyone again.
"Bah! Why should I give you my family's food?" Old Mrs. Shen, as the first fighting force, was arguing with Li Jinhua.
Li Jinhua only scolded Zhao: "You let your mother starve, and you are not afraid of choking to death when you eat."
Zhao had been married to the Shen family for so many years that she had become much more confident. She walked out from behind the crowd and said, "Why didn't we tell you when we harvested the grain in advance? What would we eat if we gave you our grain? You sold your daughter to get so much silver, so you can go to the town and buy grain yourself."
"You stupid girl, you dare to talk back? You are really a rebellion." Li Jinhua yelled and ran over to tear Zhao's hair. Zhao did not want to be outdone and fought back.
Old Lady Shen and Mrs. Song hurried forward to stop them. After all, Li Jinhua was nominally Zhao's mother. If a fight really broke out, it would be bad for her reputation and would also affect the marriage plans of the other boys in the family.
"Laigui, Tiehua, come and help your mother." Li Jinhua's hair was torn and she couldn't even straighten her waist. She could only shout for help at the top of her voice.
Zhao Laigui looked at the men from the Shen family who were staring at him and pushed Tiehua hard, "Don't you see our mother got beaten? What are you doing standing here?"
Zhao caught Tiehua who was pushed in and beat her up. This woman was not a good woman. After getting married to Zhao Laigui, she kept urging Li Jinhua and Zhao Laigui to fight Qiufeng. Zhao directly vented her resentment towards Li Jinhua on Tiehua.
Shen Yu'an squeezed into the crowd and stood next to the Shen family. He noticed that Shen Rong and Dalang and Erlang, who were supposed to be in town, were also at home, but now was not the time to ask.
Zhao Laigui noticed Shen Yu'an who walked in, his eyes lit up, and he looked her up and down with lustful eyes.
Shen Yu'an noticed an uncomfortable gaze, and when he looked up, he saw Zhao Laigui's obscene eyes.
She glared at him with sharp eyes, but Zhao Laigui seemed not to notice and continued to stare at her with lustful eyes.
Shen Yu'an's expression turned cold, and his mental power rushed towards him rapidly. Shen Dalang and Shen Erlang also noticed the situation here, and they walked over in two or three steps and punched him each.
Zhao Laigui suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, leaving him no chance to react. He could only lie down and let himself be beaten.
After venting their anger, Mrs. Shen and the others walked back home. The three people lying on the ground looked so miserable.
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