Ye Ziyu stood in front of Meng Zuo, looking down at him with a cold voice that seemed to come from hell, causing Meng Zuo to tremble involuntarily.
"I came to Ganzhou by imperial decree to annihilate the Heavenly Immortal Sect. Upon discovering the sect's members, I naturally showed no mercy. It was only after killing these people that I discovered one of them was Prince Jing."
Just now, Prince Jing was still alive. He personally said that he had colluded with the Celestial Immortal Sect and intended to rebel.
It's a pity he was wearing a mask, and I didn't know it was him. I was a bit too harsh and couldn't save him. Otherwise, I could have taken him back for interrogation.
But it doesn't matter. I and my men heard what Prince Jing just said, so we have witnesses.
As for the physical evidence, I'll trouble Prefect Meng to lead a search party to Prince Jing's residence.
After saying that, Ye Ziyu belatedly asked, "Oh, right, what did Prefect Meng just say? He said, 'How dare I?' Do you mean how dare I kill Prince Jing? Since Prince Jing intends to rebel, why wouldn't I dare to kill him?"
Let alone Prince Jing, even if Prefect Meng had rebellious intentions, I would dare to kill him.
I wonder if Prefect Meng has anything to do with this matter?
How could Meng Zuo not understand Ye Zeyu's blatant threat?!
Now that everyone is dead, there's no way to verify anything, so whatever Ye Ziyu says is the truth!
But what is Prince Jing doing?!
Why dress like this and come to a place like this? Isn't this just giving Ye Zeyu an opportunity to exploit his weaknesses?
Furthermore, he did not believe that Prince Jing had mentioned his intention to rebel before his death, so the only possibility was that Ye Ziyu had known about Prince Jing's plans all along, which is why he struck first and killed him directly.
Now that there is no leader and the Marquis of Anyang is not here, he has no choice but to pretend that he knows nothing and follow Ye Zeyu's arrangements.
"Your Highness, please investigate thoroughly. My loyalty to the Emperor is as clear as day and night! I have absolutely no intention of rebelling! Furthermore, I was completely unaware of Prince Jing's plan to rebel!"
"This humble official will immediately lead men to search Prince Jing's residence. If the evidence of Prince Jing's rebellion is conclusive, this humble official will certainly report everything to the Emperor!"
Ye Ziyu curled the corners of his lips, slightly raised his hand, and the steel knife that the guard had placed against Meng Zuo's neck was moved away.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Lord Meng."
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Two days later, the people in Fukang County had almost recovered from their illnesses, and judging by the time, Xie Chi should be arriving in Jinzhou City soon. Therefore, Su Muxi decided to leave Fukang County to deal with the next matter.
Unexpectedly, before they even left, the government office was surrounded by the people.
Bai Zhi's pretty face flushed red with anger, and she stomped her foot angrily. "People are never satisfied! They're all a bunch of scoundrels! The Princess should never have saved them in the first place! They should have all died at Jia Ren's hands!"
Su Muxi sighed inwardly, but said aloud, "Don't say such hurtful things."
Yes, what Bai Zhi said was just said in anger.
Their main purpose in coming to Fukang County was to save people, so how could they let all these people die?
She had considered this situation, but she never expected it to actually happen.
When the people learned that Su Muxi and her entourage were leaving, they surrounded the government office not to express their gratitude, but to demand money.
The people believed that all of this was caused by the Su family, and that they were innocent.
They lost many relatives and friends, so the Su family should provide some compensation.
Moreover, the shutdown of work and production for more than a month has resulted in significant financial losses.
Therefore, the people's intention is for the Su family to pay compensation.
Shao Hongzhuo had never seen anything so infuriating in his life. He felt that Bai Zhi was right; he shouldn't have saved these people in the first place!
Anyway, there's plenty of evidence and witnesses to prove Jia Ren and the Wei family's conspiracy. It won't matter if they come in after all these people are dead.
That way, we won't be extorted by these ungrateful people!
"Your Highness, please leave this matter to my uncle!"
After saying that, he looked at Shao Jie and said, "Uncle, please have the soldiers drive those unruly people away! We're leaving this wretched county town right now! We'll never come back again!"
Shao Jie didn't make a move, but looked at Su Muxi, wanting to see what she would do.
If there are no better alternatives, then we have no choice but to resort to force against the people.
But if this happens, the people will probably blame the Su family instead of Jia Ren.
That's just human nature.
At that time, public opinion can be a powerful force. Even if Imperial Censor Xie comes to investigate this matter, if the opinions of the people of Fukang County are used by someone with ulterior motives and reported to the Emperor, it may bring undeserved disaster to the Su family.
Su Muxi stood up, looked in the direction of the door, and said in a deep voice, "If we're talking about the matter in Fukang County, it is indeed related to my Su family. In that case, I'll go and meet with those people and make things clear."
The county government gates were slowly opened, and when the people saw Su Muxi, dressed in white and wearing a veil, walk out, the previously noisy surroundings quieted down for a moment. But only for a moment, and then the crowd began to get excited again.
"Princess Yong'an, you can't just leave like this! What will we do if you leave?!"
"Yes! My husband and family are all dead. How am I supposed to survive with my newborn baby?!"
"We've all heard that if your father had agreed to marry that Miss Wei, our Fukang County would have been safe! So, in fact, the disaster that has befallen the people of Fukang County is all because of your Su family!"
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Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and their faces were filled with indignation.
Su Muxi raised her hand, and Mai Kun shouted, "Shut up! Listen to the Princess!"
The people shut their mouths in resentment. Their eyes, when looking at Su Muxi, held resentment and greed, but no gratitude whatsoever.
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