Chapter 248: County Magistrate Lin is grateful
Murong Li took the memorial and read it. Seeing what was written on it, he nodded with satisfaction: "I am confident in Lord Lin's work. He has indeed reported it truthfully without any exaggeration.
Then Lord Lin, please arrange for someone to rush to the capital. In addition, the burned houses and injured people in the city are all caused by me. I am deeply saddened, so I am willing to assist Lord Lin in rebuilding the homes of the people.
Lord Lin, please take a look at how much money is needed. I have some extra money on me, so please give it all to me. If it’s not enough, I can find a way.”
General Li and General Yun's mouths twitched when they heard this.
General Li, in particular, originally thought that Murong Li was just a simple-minded and useless prince, but this journey had shattered his three views. Who says that people from the royal family are simple? Any one of them has a mind like a honeycomb, which is too numerous to count.
However, Lin Tong was deeply moved after hearing this. The dignified Prince Li was so easy to talk to. He did not ask about his crime and even gave money to help the people build houses. He was simply a good man who sympathized with the difficulties of being a local official.
Nothing major has happened in Daping County. The key problem is poverty.
It's a county so poor that even thieves would want to take something away from it.
The county town is sandwiched between mountains and has a small area, so it cannot expand. There is also little arable land, and we can't just move the land up the mountain.
Even if the economy cannot develop, it is a great achievement to ensure that the people have enough food and clothing.
Lin Tong almost burst into tears and quickly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Murong Ni: "This humble official thanks the prince on behalf of the people in the city. The prince is truly kind-hearted and will surely bring you long-lasting blessings in the future."
When Prince Riweili ascends the throne, he will definitely be a good emperor who loves his people like his own children!
Lin Tong didn't dare to say these words.
Murong Li's mouth twitched. Is he kind-hearted? It seems that he is a little bit, but the saying "blessings last long" is quite pleasing to the ear. Murong Li's mood instantly improved. He felt like he was being flattered. No wonder people like to hear good words.
He said with a pleasant face, "Master Lin, there is no need for such great courtesy. Hurry up and get up. Let's discuss things."
"Okay, okay, I'll get up right away."
Lin Tongduo stood up tremblingly and immediately started discussing with Murong Li and the other two.
Of course, it was Murong Li's job to pay the money. With the money, things became easier, and he sent people to take action that same day.
When the people saw the notice posted by the county government and learned that it was King Li who funded the construction of houses for the affected people and compensated everyone for their losses, all their complaints turned into praise.
Murong Li and the others were so embarrassed by what they saw.
The people are the people, and whoever feeds them is their mother. If Murong Li ignores them and walks away, he is afraid that he will be implicated in a memorial as soon as he leaves.
Su Yue was helping out in the mansion. At noon, Su Xue came to tell her that Su Yan had woken up.
When Aunt Yao heard that her daughter had woken up, she dropped the work in her hands and hurried to see her.
When Su Yue saw this, she did not go forward to join in the fun, but only asked about the situation of Caixia and the other two girls.
Su Xue said that they also showed signs of waking up.
Su Yue asked Su Xue to go back and keep an eye on them, and give them some water from time to time.
In the afternoon, the two girls woke up as expected. They saw that they were wrapped up like dumplings. They were in great pain, but when they thought that they were still alive, the pain in their bodies was not so unbearable.
Su Yue cooked some porridge and brought it over.
"You've been unconscious for too long. All you can drink now is some rice porridge. There will be medicine later. If you keep drinking it, you'll be fine in a few days."
Su Yue put down the food box, and she and Su Xue personally fed the two girls.
The two maids ate with tears in their eyes. The young lady served them all day long. This was probably the same treatment they received from the empresses in the palace.
The two girls were so moved that they felt it was worth it for all the suffering they had endured.
In the afternoon, Uncle Liang and Uncle Jiang handed over the maids, old women and servants they bought from the pawnshop to the eldest lady for distribution. As expected, only one maid was allocated to Su Yue's attic.
Su Yue asked the girl to look after Caixia and Su Xue, and let them have a rest.
Su Xue, who was used to living the life of a young lady, was still not good at taking care of others. She made a mess of herself and made the two maids miserable, but they dared not say anything.
With the addition of a maid, Su Yue's bed was naturally left for her to sleep in, and at night she would sneak away to sleep with Murong Li.
A night without him around felt like something was missing.
Construction was in full swing in the city, and the Su family also returned to normal. When Su Yue was free during the day, she would go to the site and help supervise.
She has mental monitoring capabilities, and no negative factors can escape her eyes. No one dares to do anything bad under her nose.
In a flash, ten days passed, the construction of the city was nearing completion, and Lin Tong's memorial arrived in front of the emperor's desk.
The emperor was naturally furious and ordered a thorough investigation to find out who had the guts to kill his son with such a fuss.
This time the emperor was serious and ordered the Ministry of Justice to find out the person behind the incident within ten days.
He did it for his three sons to see, so that the Crown Prince and Prince Yi would stop doing anything behind his back, and also to show Murong Li that he really cared about this son.
It was also a warning to all the ministers, not only his sons, but everyone else was not allowed to have any bad intentions, otherwise they would not be forgiven if caught.
At the same time, he sent someone to pick up Murong Li and brought an oral order, asking Murong Li to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
The emperor has recently felt more and more that his time is up, and the prince has become more and more impatient to take control of the court. He is afraid that he will not be able to wait for Murong Li.
Murong Li stayed in Daping County for half a month. The house in the city was built, and he had more than two thousand taels of silver left. He gave it all to Lin Tong, asked Lin Tong to express his gratitude, and left Daping County with everyone's farewell.
Two days later, they met the people who came to greet them.
The visitors were the Minister of Personnel and a eunuch.
This eunuch was Eunuch Liu, a close confidant of the emperor. Eunuch Liu met Murong Li alone.
"Eunuch Liu said that the emperor is in poor health?"
Murong Li asked doubtfully. In his impression, the emperor was still in good health and could live for another ten or eight years without any problem. But according to Eunuch Liu, the emperor might not even live for half a year.
What's going wrong?
Did someone poison him?
That person has always been suspicious, and ordinary people can't get close to him at all.
Eunuch Liu nodded gravely, "Your Highness, the Emperor's current condition is indeed very bad. The Crown Prince not only controls the court, but also the palace. Even the imperial physicians who treat the Emperor are all the Crown Prince's men. Even if the Emperor is really ill, the imperial physicians will say that he is not ill as soon as they diagnose him. They tell the Emperor to take good care of his health, saying that the Emperor is just overworked and there is nothing serious.
Therefore, the Emperor hopes that the prince will return to the capital as soon as possible, fearing that he will not have the chance to see you."
(End of this chapter)
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